Every time an era became corrupt, the one and only creator, God, chose one person and told him what would happen in the future. The one chosen then became a prophet who spoke and wrote on behalf of God. People believed the prophet, but not the words of God that the prophet spoke. Much of God’s word was sealed with figurative language and parables (Hos 12:10; Mt 13:10-11; Rv 5:1). Therefore, no one could know the Bible before the words (parables) were opened.
Looking at the history of the prophets, Siddhartha of Buddhism was born about 2,600 years ago, and Confucius of Confucianism was born about 2,500 years ago. Prophets of Christianity such as Isaiah and Jeremiah were born about 2,700 years ago, and Jesus was born about 2,000 years ago. The root of Jesus, however, goes back about 6,000 years. Isaiah, Siddhartha, and Confucius were born of man, so they all had the original sin, hereditary sins, and personal sins. Jesus, however, was the son of God the Creator, born of his seed, so he did not have any sin (Mt 1:18-23; 3:16-17). God came to Jesus, who did not have any sins, and became one with him (Jn 1:32-34, 10:30). To Isaiah, Siddhartha, and Confucius, all of whom had sins, God only revealed himself through his voice and visions; he did not become one with them.
Originally, the holy God was with Adam, who had no sin (Gn 2), but God left him when he committed sin (Gn 3, 6). God and Jesus, who have no sins, want to come back to people and become one with them (Rv 21:1-3). Thus, in order to forgive the sins of mankind, he made sinless Jesus carry the cross (Is 53; Jn 1:29; Jn 19). Siddhartha, Confucius, and Isaiah neither had the power nor right to get rid of the sins of mankind, let alone their own.
People who are dying since God has left them to their sins, need God more than any power or wealth. It is because once a person loses his life, the power and wealth that he owns also disappear. It is clear that we sinners need God and Jesus above all things. God’s work is to save people from their sins by the blood of a righteous man, Jesus. It is also to seize Satan, who makes people commit sin, and throw him into the Abyss. The prophets of the Old Testament such as Moses and Isaiah, as well as Siddhartha and Confucius, prophesied in their religious books that Jesus the Messiah was coming to this earth. However, did people believe in Jesus when he came to this earth as prophesied? People believed in Siddhartha, Confucius, and Moses, but not their words (regarding the savior Jesus). They believed in their teachers but not their words, which was the word of God (regarding the promised pastor). Will there be salvation for believing in just Moses, Isaiah, Siddhartha, or Confucius, without believing in the physical fulfillment, that is, Jesus, who came to save the sinners, of whom God prophesied through these men?
Jesus came to this earth just as the prophets (Moses, Isaiah, Siddhartha, and Confucius) had prophesied, and fulfilled the Old Testament. Then he prophesied again about the future (i.e. the New Testament). This prophecy was concerning a promise to send a pastor in his name (Mt 23:39; Jn 14).
God, heaven, and the angels came to Jesus at the First Coming (Mt 3:16-17; 4:17), and Jesus said, ‘No one comes to the Father except through me’ (Jn 14:6). Likewise, today, even if one says he believes in Jesus, if one does not believe in the word of God (i.e. if he does not believe the promised pastor) that was spoken through the lips of Jesus, then he cannot come to heaven, God, or Jesus. This is because heaven, God, and Jesus have come to the one who overcomes, the promised pastor (Rv 3:12).
Today, those who claim to believe in Jesus but refuse to go to the pastor promised by him, are just like the people who believed in Moses, Isaiah, Siddhartha, and Confucius, but not their words (i.e. Messiah Jesus). Also, believing only in one’s own pastor even when the promised pastor has come is the same as believing only in Adam and not going to Noah; believing only in Noah and not going to Moses; and believing only in Moses and not going to Jesus.
If the believers truly believe in Jesus, they also must believe in what he promised. By believing and keeping the New Testament, that is, the new covenant, one can be saved.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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