2014년 3월 23일 일요일
This Present Life and the Afterlife
This Present Life and the Afterlife
Our present life is the physical life we are living here on Earth, and the afterlife refers to people’s spiritual lives in the spiritual world after they die. At the time of Revelation’s fulfillment, however, the spiritual world descends upon and unites with the physical world (Rv 21).
When people die they go to the spiritual world. The spiritual world, however, is divided into two parts: heaven and hell. Heaven is the the world of God, the source of all creation (Ez 1, 10; Rv 4). Hell is the world of the spirits who sinned against God (Is 14:12-15; Ez 28; 2 Pt 2:4).
Although the spirits of people who have died leave their physical bodies, these spirits are not immediately judged and forced to enter either heaven or hell. The spirits of people who have died simply await their final judgment in a place that is neither heaven nor hell; they wait in spiritual prison—the place mentioned in 1 Pt 3:19-20. Those who are physically alive, on the other hand, are judged when their generation, the generation of Spiritual Israel, comes to an end. This judgment is handed down by the true pastor of the generation of New Spiritual Israel because he has united with the spirit of God (Jn 5:22-30; Rv 2:26-27). Those who have physically died are finally judged 1,000 years after this new generation begins (Rv 20).
Every living person (i.e. flesh) has his or her own spirit. In the time of the end, the spirits of people who died and went to heaven will choose and unite with the spirits of people living on Earth; heaven (spirits) unites with the earth (flesh). This is a spiritual marriage (1 Thes 4:13-17; 1 Cor 15:35-54; Rv 20:4-6). In a spiritual marriage, evil spirits choose evil people and holy spirits choose holy people. Each flesh becomes a permanent home for a spirit (1 Cor 3:9; Rv 18, 19).
After dying, physically dead people do not realize or feel that they are dead. People who are physically dead cannot communicate with people who are still physically alive, nor can dead people sense anything. When a spirit emerges from a physically dead body, it has has the same appearance as the body from which it came. The world even looks the same to the eyes of the dead person’s spirit. The spirit is able to feel and think the way he or she used to feel while physically alive. This is similar to the way people feel when they are dreaming. Sometimes people see themselves walking or flying around in their dreams. Even if people die in their dreams, they can still see things that are alive moving about in their dreams. This is what the spirit of a dead body is like. Most people who are still physically alive have not experienced death, and so they do not know much about the appearance of their own spirits. Intriguingly, however, if a spirit that leaves its living body returns to the body before the body dies, the spirit can still live within that body. Thus, anyone who has one of these out-of-body experiences knows the appearance of his or her own spirit.
Without regard to their former positions or authority, the spirits of people who have lost their physical bodies will be judged by the holy spirit before the throne of God when the period of the millennium is completed (Rv 20:12). The spirits will be judged according to what they did while they were alive, just as recorded in the Bible. Those with righteous acts will be guided to the paradise of heaven. Those with sin will be thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur where they will suffer eternal punishment (Rv 20:4-6; Rv 22:1-5).
Because sins committed mindlessly can usher in eternal suffering, we must live our lives of faith with careful consideration. If we are to enter into the presence of the holy God and live with him in heaven, we must have good and noble hearts filled with the kind of faith that leads to acts of righteousness. Only in doing so can we attain salvation on that day.
Those who curse SCJ and our revealed word of truth by calling us heretics are themselves sinners who spread heretical lies. SCJ is God’s kingdom, and the congregation members of SCJ are God’s priests and the people of heaven (Rv 7; Rv 14). Those who understand our testimony understand and believe in the promises of the New Testament. Without receiving the revelation of Jesus Christ (Rv 1:1-3), it is impossible to know God, Jesus, the Counselor, heaven, God’s kingdom, or God’s priests.
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2014년 3월 22일 토요일
Summary of the New Testament Prophecies and Their Physical Fulfillment
Summary of the New Testament Prophecies and Their Physical Fulfillment
Just as God had fulfilled the prophecies in the Old Testament (Jn 19:30), he made prophecies in the New Testament and will fulfill them (Mt 26:26-29; Lk 22:16-20; Rv 21:6). In particular, the book of Revelation summarizes all the prophecies spoken throughout the New Testament. Revelation begins to be fulfilled as the work of the seven lamps of the seven messengers appear (Rv 1:19-20). In addition, the events to be fulfilled in Revelation are the work of betrayal, destruction, and salvation. Precisely, Revelation is fulfilled when the betrayers, destroyers, and the savior appear in the same place and carry out each one’s tasks according to the prophecies. In the midst of fulfilling this work, an inevitable spiritual war takes place between God’s army and Satan’s army. At the end, the victory goes into God’s hand as Satan is seized (Rv 12).
Thus, this process explains the end of one generation (the generation of churches, Spiritual Israel), and the creation of another generation (New Spiritual Israel). Rv 6 shows how one generation is put to an end. Rv 7, on the other hand, shows how a new generation is created. Rv 13 explains the destruction of the former generation as a result of receiving a mark from the beast, Satan. Rv 14, in contrast, explains the creation of a new world as its people are sealed by God. Rv 18 portrays how all nations become deceived and get married to the devil, and how they are eventually ruined by the devil. Unlike Rv 18, Rv 19 describes the new generation and the marriage between believers and the Lamb, Jesus, after a judgment takes place in Rv 18. The 144,000 of the twelve tribes, the firstfruits who are harvested (Rv 7; Rv 14), become people of the new world as they are sealed by the revealed word from heaven. What have been stated above are God’s prophecies (i.e. promises) and the physical fulfillment, which requires our faith (Jn 14:29).
It is not surprising that many pastors are cursing and criticizing Shincheonji Church of Jesus (SCJ) today, but what is ironic is that many of them have been plagiarizing and teaching the revealed word of SCJ to their own congregation members (Jer 23:30). If they refuse to belong to us and yet continue stealing SCJ’s teachings just like the fallen angels (2 Pt 2:4), they will not be able to escape from God’s punishment. If they are, however, willing to become one with us, they, too, will be blessed.
Believers—who have realized how churches have become corrupt today and how truthful SCJ’s revealed word is—have been flocking to SCJ. If anyone labels SCJ as a cult simply because members of his church left him, his words are no different from the words of the religious leaders at the first coming (Mt 12)—those who kept believers from going to Jesus by calling him a cult leader (Mt 23:13).
Shincheonji Church of Jesus is not a cult; it is a clear-cut orthodoxy (Rv 15; Rv 21). True heretics are those who label the orthodoxy as a cult—those who called Jesus and his disciples heretics at the first coming; and Babylon is the true cult that appears in Rv 17 and Rv 18 at the second coming. Even at this moment, a great number of pastors and believers are coming to SCJ to receive the revealed word.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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Just as God had fulfilled the prophecies in the Old Testament (Jn 19:30), he made prophecies in the New Testament and will fulfill them (Mt 26:26-29; Lk 22:16-20; Rv 21:6). In particular, the book of Revelation summarizes all the prophecies spoken throughout the New Testament. Revelation begins to be fulfilled as the work of the seven lamps of the seven messengers appear (Rv 1:19-20). In addition, the events to be fulfilled in Revelation are the work of betrayal, destruction, and salvation. Precisely, Revelation is fulfilled when the betrayers, destroyers, and the savior appear in the same place and carry out each one’s tasks according to the prophecies. In the midst of fulfilling this work, an inevitable spiritual war takes place between God’s army and Satan’s army. At the end, the victory goes into God’s hand as Satan is seized (Rv 12).
Thus, this process explains the end of one generation (the generation of churches, Spiritual Israel), and the creation of another generation (New Spiritual Israel). Rv 6 shows how one generation is put to an end. Rv 7, on the other hand, shows how a new generation is created. Rv 13 explains the destruction of the former generation as a result of receiving a mark from the beast, Satan. Rv 14, in contrast, explains the creation of a new world as its people are sealed by God. Rv 18 portrays how all nations become deceived and get married to the devil, and how they are eventually ruined by the devil. Unlike Rv 18, Rv 19 describes the new generation and the marriage between believers and the Lamb, Jesus, after a judgment takes place in Rv 18. The 144,000 of the twelve tribes, the firstfruits who are harvested (Rv 7; Rv 14), become people of the new world as they are sealed by the revealed word from heaven. What have been stated above are God’s prophecies (i.e. promises) and the physical fulfillment, which requires our faith (Jn 14:29).
It is not surprising that many pastors are cursing and criticizing Shincheonji Church of Jesus (SCJ) today, but what is ironic is that many of them have been plagiarizing and teaching the revealed word of SCJ to their own congregation members (Jer 23:30). If they refuse to belong to us and yet continue stealing SCJ’s teachings just like the fallen angels (2 Pt 2:4), they will not be able to escape from God’s punishment. If they are, however, willing to become one with us, they, too, will be blessed.
Believers—who have realized how churches have become corrupt today and how truthful SCJ’s revealed word is—have been flocking to SCJ. If anyone labels SCJ as a cult simply because members of his church left him, his words are no different from the words of the religious leaders at the first coming (Mt 12)—those who kept believers from going to Jesus by calling him a cult leader (Mt 23:13).
Shincheonji Church of Jesus is not a cult; it is a clear-cut orthodoxy (Rv 15; Rv 21). True heretics are those who label the orthodoxy as a cult—those who called Jesus and his disciples heretics at the first coming; and Babylon is the true cult that appears in Rv 17 and Rv 18 at the second coming. Even at this moment, a great number of pastors and believers are coming to SCJ to receive the revealed word.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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2014년 3월 21일 금요일
Meeting the Lord in the Clouds of the Air
Meeting the Lord in the Clouds of the Air
Main references: 1 Thes 4:17; Ex 19:4; Mt 16:28; Mt 17:1-5; Mt 24:15-17; Rv 14:1-5; Lk 17:22-24; Jn 16:8-11; Jn 14:26; Mk 12:24, 27
It should be first pointed out that the New Testament includes scriptures that were written figuratively.
Meeting the Lord in the clouds of the air (1 Thes 4:17) refers to welcoming Jesus at the figurative Mt. Zion in his second coming (Rv 14). The Lord will come in the spirit, but the believers who welcome him are flesh. If this is the case, isn’t it unreasonable to think we will see the Lord with our naked eyes? Even if Jesus does come flying through the air, however, it will surely be impossible for us to levitate up to meet him. Both Jesus and Apostle John were inspired by the holy spirit and went up to heaven in the spirit (Jn 3:13; Rv 4). When Paul wrote 1 Thes 4:17, he referred to the same event that Jesus referred to in the gospels (Mt 24:30; Mk 13:26; Lk 21:27). We should remember that God’s thoughts are higher than our thoughts (Is 55:9).
After the 70 disciples Jesus sent returned to him, Jesus told them, “Rejoice that your names stand written in heaven,” (Lk 10:20b). Jesus also said that his disciples did not belong to the world (Jn 15:19). Paul testified that our citizenship is in heaven (Phil 3:20). Taken together, these passages make it clear that going to the place where God dwells is going to heaven. When Jesus told Peter and his brother Andrew that he would make them fishers of men (Mt 4:18-20), he used fish as a metaphor for people. A fish that is caught and pulled up from the sea (Mt 13:47-48) is a person who is lifted up to be with the Lord (the owner of the ship).
Jesus also told his disciples, “There are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom,” (Mt 16:28). Six days after he said this to his disciples, he took three of his disciples and went up into the clouds on top of a high mountain (i.e. the mountain of transfiguration). Jesus showed them his appearance as it would be revealed at the time of the second coming (Mt 17:1-5).
In Ex 19:4, God told his people, “You [the Israelites] yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I lifted you [approximately 600,000 men, not counting their families (Ex 12:37)] on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.” Were there real physical eagles that lifted God’s people out of Egypt at that time? One of God’s four living creatures (Rv 4) is an eagle. Thus, these eagles undoubtedly represent spirits. When Ex 19 says the Israelites were lifted up on eagles’ wings, it means that God’s angels delivered them out of Egypt and led them to be with God.
What, then, does it mean for us to be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air?
This means that our spirits—not our flesh—are lifted up into the air like Ezekiel was (Ez 3:12-15). Just as John was lifted to heaven in the spirit (Rv 4), being caught up in the clouds means that the four living creatures lift up the living spirits of those who are still physically alive with the living spirits of those who are physically dead. Since the spirits of those who have died physically are invisible, it is as if they are hidden by clouds. After being lifted up, both the spirits of those who are physically dead and the spirits of those who are still alive will be gathered together at the figurative Mt. Zion. This is what it means for us to be lifted up into the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. According to Jn 3:13, Jesus went up to heaven before his crucifixion. At that time, it was Jesus’ spirit, not his body, that was lifted up to heaven. Only later did the spirit of Apostle John also get lifted up to heaven in Rv 4. If our physical bodies will really be taken up to heaven, then, shouldn’t the bodies, and not the spirits, of Jesus and John have been taken up to heaven too? If Jesus ascended into heaven with his physical body, shouldn’t he be able to return with the same body? Why then did Jesus warn his followers that they would no longer be able to see him (Mt 23:39; Lk 13:35; Jn 16:8-10)? He was pointing out that he will not be coming in the same form when he returns; he will be coming in the spirit. In addition, if Jesus were coming back in his physical body, then the spirit of truth—the Counselor who comes in the name of the Lord—would not have any work to do. In that case, we would not need to fight against and overcome Satan; we would not need the wedding banquet. The 144,000 of the twelve tribes, the great multitude in white robes, and Mt. Zion, which God promised to create on Earth, would be unnecessary if our physical bodies are going to be lifted up to heaven.
The Physical Israelites were compared to the sun, moon, and stars (Gn 37:9-11) in the sky (heaven). When Paul talked about being caught up in the sky in 1 Thes 4:17, he was talking about the place where the twelve tribes of New Spiritual Israel are with God, Jesus, the four living creatures, and the 24 elders (Rv 7, 14:1-5). Heaven is the location of God and the twelve tribes of his chosen people—the sun, moon, and stars of heaven (Rv 15).
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Main references: 1 Thes 4:17; Ex 19:4; Mt 16:28; Mt 17:1-5; Mt 24:15-17; Rv 14:1-5; Lk 17:22-24; Jn 16:8-11; Jn 14:26; Mk 12:24, 27
It should be first pointed out that the New Testament includes scriptures that were written figuratively.
Meeting the Lord in the clouds of the air (1 Thes 4:17) refers to welcoming Jesus at the figurative Mt. Zion in his second coming (Rv 14). The Lord will come in the spirit, but the believers who welcome him are flesh. If this is the case, isn’t it unreasonable to think we will see the Lord with our naked eyes? Even if Jesus does come flying through the air, however, it will surely be impossible for us to levitate up to meet him. Both Jesus and Apostle John were inspired by the holy spirit and went up to heaven in the spirit (Jn 3:13; Rv 4). When Paul wrote 1 Thes 4:17, he referred to the same event that Jesus referred to in the gospels (Mt 24:30; Mk 13:26; Lk 21:27). We should remember that God’s thoughts are higher than our thoughts (Is 55:9).
After the 70 disciples Jesus sent returned to him, Jesus told them, “Rejoice that your names stand written in heaven,” (Lk 10:20b). Jesus also said that his disciples did not belong to the world (Jn 15:19). Paul testified that our citizenship is in heaven (Phil 3:20). Taken together, these passages make it clear that going to the place where God dwells is going to heaven. When Jesus told Peter and his brother Andrew that he would make them fishers of men (Mt 4:18-20), he used fish as a metaphor for people. A fish that is caught and pulled up from the sea (Mt 13:47-48) is a person who is lifted up to be with the Lord (the owner of the ship).
Jesus also told his disciples, “There are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom,” (Mt 16:28). Six days after he said this to his disciples, he took three of his disciples and went up into the clouds on top of a high mountain (i.e. the mountain of transfiguration). Jesus showed them his appearance as it would be revealed at the time of the second coming (Mt 17:1-5).
In Ex 19:4, God told his people, “You [the Israelites] yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I lifted you [approximately 600,000 men, not counting their families (Ex 12:37)] on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.” Were there real physical eagles that lifted God’s people out of Egypt at that time? One of God’s four living creatures (Rv 4) is an eagle. Thus, these eagles undoubtedly represent spirits. When Ex 19 says the Israelites were lifted up on eagles’ wings, it means that God’s angels delivered them out of Egypt and led them to be with God.
What, then, does it mean for us to be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air?
This means that our spirits—not our flesh—are lifted up into the air like Ezekiel was (Ez 3:12-15). Just as John was lifted to heaven in the spirit (Rv 4), being caught up in the clouds means that the four living creatures lift up the living spirits of those who are still physically alive with the living spirits of those who are physically dead. Since the spirits of those who have died physically are invisible, it is as if they are hidden by clouds. After being lifted up, both the spirits of those who are physically dead and the spirits of those who are still alive will be gathered together at the figurative Mt. Zion. This is what it means for us to be lifted up into the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. According to Jn 3:13, Jesus went up to heaven before his crucifixion. At that time, it was Jesus’ spirit, not his body, that was lifted up to heaven. Only later did the spirit of Apostle John also get lifted up to heaven in Rv 4. If our physical bodies will really be taken up to heaven, then, shouldn’t the bodies, and not the spirits, of Jesus and John have been taken up to heaven too? If Jesus ascended into heaven with his physical body, shouldn’t he be able to return with the same body? Why then did Jesus warn his followers that they would no longer be able to see him (Mt 23:39; Lk 13:35; Jn 16:8-10)? He was pointing out that he will not be coming in the same form when he returns; he will be coming in the spirit. In addition, if Jesus were coming back in his physical body, then the spirit of truth—the Counselor who comes in the name of the Lord—would not have any work to do. In that case, we would not need to fight against and overcome Satan; we would not need the wedding banquet. The 144,000 of the twelve tribes, the great multitude in white robes, and Mt. Zion, which God promised to create on Earth, would be unnecessary if our physical bodies are going to be lifted up to heaven.
The Physical Israelites were compared to the sun, moon, and stars (Gn 37:9-11) in the sky (heaven). When Paul talked about being caught up in the sky in 1 Thes 4:17, he was talking about the place where the twelve tribes of New Spiritual Israel are with God, Jesus, the four living creatures, and the 24 elders (Rv 7, 14:1-5). Heaven is the location of God and the twelve tribes of his chosen people—the sun, moon, and stars of heaven (Rv 15).
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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2014년 3월 20일 목요일
The Great Hailstorm in the Temple
The Great Hailstorm in the Temple
Main references: Rv 11:19; Is 28:2; Rv 8:7; Rv 16:21; Mt 13:34-35; Jn 16:25
In Rv 11, the temple in heaven is not referring to the same temple of heaven mentioned in Rv 13:6, which was established in the physical world. It is referring to the promised temple upon which the temple of God in the spiritual world descends. The great hailstorm in the temple symbolizes a pastor in whom God’s word of wrath is stored (Is 28:2).
Most of the prophecies in the Old Testament were literal, but the prophecies—the words of mystery—in the New Testament are spiritual. They use people, places, and things from the Old Testament as metaphors (i.e. figurative language) (Hos 12:10; Mt 13:10-13). Thus, the “hail and fire mixed with blood” in the spiritual world is also figurative. If the great hailstorm in Rv 11 were meant to be literally understood, such huge hailstones would kill everyone they hit. If this is the case, why is this hailstorm from God found in God’s temple and not in his armory?
Revelation 16:21 points out that the hailstones weigh about 100 pounds—the weight of a small man. In addition, hail and fire mixed with blood is hurled down upon the earth when the first angel sounds his trumpet in Rv 8:7. The hail and fire consume one third of the earth, trees, and green grass. If this event were meant to be literally understood, one third of this globe should be burned up. Furthermore, in Rv 14, blood flows out of the winepress of God’s wrath and rises as high as a horses’ bridle for a distance of 1,600 stadia. Even if all the grapes on the earth would burst and everyone were killed, it would be impossible for the grape juice and the blood to reach the level of a horses’ bridle and spread over 1,600 stadia.
Hence, it is clear that the language of the New Testament prophecies is figurative, and that it must be hiding a true meaning. It is clear that each and every prophecy must be fulfilled to become a physical reality.
God came at the end of every generation to judge and to choose his promised pastor (Ez 1-3). This pattern repeats itself at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment. Because God’s chosen people (the betrayers) unite with the gentiles, they are forced to suffer under the gentiles (Rv 8; Rv 9) until the sounding of the sixth trumpet is complete. Things change, however, when the seventh trumpet is sounded. At the sound of the seventh trumpet, the gentiles who had invaded the tabernacle of the chosen people are judged (Rv 11:15-19). God fills his pastor, whom he has placed in charge of God’s temple, with his wrath, and God’s pastor pours this wrath out unto the gentiles. Thus, the vengeful words of this pastor (Is 28:2, 17) represent God’s judgment (Jn 12:48-50). Figuratively, this judgment is symbolized by fire (Jer 5:14) and by the hail mixed with blood (Rv 12:11).
We in Shincheonji have seen the physical fulfillment of Revelation (i.e. its formerly hidden events that have already been revealed). We are testifying about Revelation’s fulfillment just as Jesus testified about the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies at the time of his first coming. Our testimony is true. It is only those who receive the revelation of Jesus (Rv 1:1) that will be able to know the only true God, Jesus, and the one who overcomes. It is only those who receive the revelation that will be able to receive eternal life and heaven (Mt 11:27; Jn 17:3).
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Main references: Rv 11:19; Is 28:2; Rv 8:7; Rv 16:21; Mt 13:34-35; Jn 16:25
In Rv 11, the temple in heaven is not referring to the same temple of heaven mentioned in Rv 13:6, which was established in the physical world. It is referring to the promised temple upon which the temple of God in the spiritual world descends. The great hailstorm in the temple symbolizes a pastor in whom God’s word of wrath is stored (Is 28:2).
Most of the prophecies in the Old Testament were literal, but the prophecies—the words of mystery—in the New Testament are spiritual. They use people, places, and things from the Old Testament as metaphors (i.e. figurative language) (Hos 12:10; Mt 13:10-13). Thus, the “hail and fire mixed with blood” in the spiritual world is also figurative. If the great hailstorm in Rv 11 were meant to be literally understood, such huge hailstones would kill everyone they hit. If this is the case, why is this hailstorm from God found in God’s temple and not in his armory?
Revelation 16:21 points out that the hailstones weigh about 100 pounds—the weight of a small man. In addition, hail and fire mixed with blood is hurled down upon the earth when the first angel sounds his trumpet in Rv 8:7. The hail and fire consume one third of the earth, trees, and green grass. If this event were meant to be literally understood, one third of this globe should be burned up. Furthermore, in Rv 14, blood flows out of the winepress of God’s wrath and rises as high as a horses’ bridle for a distance of 1,600 stadia. Even if all the grapes on the earth would burst and everyone were killed, it would be impossible for the grape juice and the blood to reach the level of a horses’ bridle and spread over 1,600 stadia.
Hence, it is clear that the language of the New Testament prophecies is figurative, and that it must be hiding a true meaning. It is clear that each and every prophecy must be fulfilled to become a physical reality.
God came at the end of every generation to judge and to choose his promised pastor (Ez 1-3). This pattern repeats itself at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment. Because God’s chosen people (the betrayers) unite with the gentiles, they are forced to suffer under the gentiles (Rv 8; Rv 9) until the sounding of the sixth trumpet is complete. Things change, however, when the seventh trumpet is sounded. At the sound of the seventh trumpet, the gentiles who had invaded the tabernacle of the chosen people are judged (Rv 11:15-19). God fills his pastor, whom he has placed in charge of God’s temple, with his wrath, and God’s pastor pours this wrath out unto the gentiles. Thus, the vengeful words of this pastor (Is 28:2, 17) represent God’s judgment (Jn 12:48-50). Figuratively, this judgment is symbolized by fire (Jer 5:14) and by the hail mixed with blood (Rv 12:11).
We in Shincheonji have seen the physical fulfillment of Revelation (i.e. its formerly hidden events that have already been revealed). We are testifying about Revelation’s fulfillment just as Jesus testified about the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies at the time of his first coming. Our testimony is true. It is only those who receive the revelation of Jesus (Rv 1:1) that will be able to know the only true God, Jesus, and the one who overcomes. It is only those who receive the revelation that will be able to receive eternal life and heaven (Mt 11:27; Jn 17:3).
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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2014년 3월 19일 수요일
Those who are Sealed—the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in White Robes
Those who are Sealed—the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in White Robes
Main references: Rv 7; Rv 1:6; Rv 5:9-10; Ex 19:5-6; Rv 14:1-6; Jer 31:31-32
God’s chosen people—described as the sun, moon, and stars—are brought to an end because of their betrayal. After the generation of the formerly chosen people is brought to an end, a new kingdom is created; the 144,000 and the great multitude in white robes are sealed as God’s priests and people (Rv 7; Rv 14). Because the pastors and people of the previous generation are cast down from heaven to earth (Rv 6:12-14), they cannot be the pastors and people of the new kingdom of God. It is only those who are harvested from the previous generation who are sealed; it is only those who hear and acknowledge the new word (Jn 3:31-34) who can obtain salvation.
Approximately 2,600 years ago, God made a prophecy through Jeremiah that he would make a new covenant with his people (Jer 31:31-33). About 600 years after that prophecy was made, Jesus came into the world and established the new covenant with his disciples through his blood on the night of Passover (Mt 26:26-29; Lk 22:14-20). The new covenant requires us to put God’s laws (Jn 12:48) in our minds and engrave them on our hearts (Heb 8:10-13). God will be with those who keep the new covenant because their sins will be atoned. They will also become God’s kingdom and priests (Rv 1:5-6; Rv 5:9-10). The number, 144,000, is a literal number. They are the good grain that are harvested from the field where the seed was sown. The 144,000 are those who are harvested and sealed by believing in the revealed word (Mt 13:24-30).
God’s kingdom will be established on earth just as it is in heaven (Mt 6:10). Just as Moses built a tabernacle according to the pattern he saw from heaven (Ex 25), God’s kingdom (Rv 21), which is created at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment, is comprised of the twelve tribes (Rv 7) according to the pattern in heaven (Rv 21:12). It is only those who strive to inscribe the revealed word of the new covenant (i. e. the New Testament) on their hearts—those who endeavor to become the word made flesh—that will become the new priests or pastors of God’s new generation (Hb 2:2; Heb 8:10). The pastors and people of the previous generation do not have the seed of God’s word (Lk 8:11; 1 Pt 1:23) or the holy spirit. This is why these people cannot become the priests of God’s kingdom, nor can they become the people of heaven.
Only new creations who are born again of the water (the word) and the holy spirit are God’s children (Jn 3:5-7; 2 Cor 5:17). They are the family of God and the people of heaven. The 144,000 priests and the great multitude in white robes are God’s people of heaven because their sins are atoned by Jesus’ blood of the new covenant (Rv 5:9-10; Rv 7:9-17).
God made a long-standing promise (i. e. covenant) that he would create his kingdom—its priests and people. Despite God’s eagerness to fulfill this goal, the covenant failed in Moses’ time (Ex 19:5-6) because the chosen people broke it (Jer 31:32). This work of creation, however, will be realized in the time of Revelation’s fulfillment. Those who keep the new covenant become God’s kingdom, his priests, and people of heaven.
Anyone who receives and believes in the physical fulfillment of Revelation and the revealed word from the one who overcomes will be blessed by becoming God’s kingdom, priests, and people. Having received the revealed word, we in Shincheonji Church of Jesus are testifying about the physical fulfillment of Revelation.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/102
Main references: Rv 7; Rv 1:6; Rv 5:9-10; Ex 19:5-6; Rv 14:1-6; Jer 31:31-32
God’s chosen people—described as the sun, moon, and stars—are brought to an end because of their betrayal. After the generation of the formerly chosen people is brought to an end, a new kingdom is created; the 144,000 and the great multitude in white robes are sealed as God’s priests and people (Rv 7; Rv 14). Because the pastors and people of the previous generation are cast down from heaven to earth (Rv 6:12-14), they cannot be the pastors and people of the new kingdom of God. It is only those who are harvested from the previous generation who are sealed; it is only those who hear and acknowledge the new word (Jn 3:31-34) who can obtain salvation.
Approximately 2,600 years ago, God made a prophecy through Jeremiah that he would make a new covenant with his people (Jer 31:31-33). About 600 years after that prophecy was made, Jesus came into the world and established the new covenant with his disciples through his blood on the night of Passover (Mt 26:26-29; Lk 22:14-20). The new covenant requires us to put God’s laws (Jn 12:48) in our minds and engrave them on our hearts (Heb 8:10-13). God will be with those who keep the new covenant because their sins will be atoned. They will also become God’s kingdom and priests (Rv 1:5-6; Rv 5:9-10). The number, 144,000, is a literal number. They are the good grain that are harvested from the field where the seed was sown. The 144,000 are those who are harvested and sealed by believing in the revealed word (Mt 13:24-30).
God’s kingdom will be established on earth just as it is in heaven (Mt 6:10). Just as Moses built a tabernacle according to the pattern he saw from heaven (Ex 25), God’s kingdom (Rv 21), which is created at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment, is comprised of the twelve tribes (Rv 7) according to the pattern in heaven (Rv 21:12). It is only those who strive to inscribe the revealed word of the new covenant (i. e. the New Testament) on their hearts—those who endeavor to become the word made flesh—that will become the new priests or pastors of God’s new generation (Hb 2:2; Heb 8:10). The pastors and people of the previous generation do not have the seed of God’s word (Lk 8:11; 1 Pt 1:23) or the holy spirit. This is why these people cannot become the priests of God’s kingdom, nor can they become the people of heaven.
Only new creations who are born again of the water (the word) and the holy spirit are God’s children (Jn 3:5-7; 2 Cor 5:17). They are the family of God and the people of heaven. The 144,000 priests and the great multitude in white robes are God’s people of heaven because their sins are atoned by Jesus’ blood of the new covenant (Rv 5:9-10; Rv 7:9-17).
God made a long-standing promise (i. e. covenant) that he would create his kingdom—its priests and people. Despite God’s eagerness to fulfill this goal, the covenant failed in Moses’ time (Ex 19:5-6) because the chosen people broke it (Jer 31:32). This work of creation, however, will be realized in the time of Revelation’s fulfillment. Those who keep the new covenant become God’s kingdom, his priests, and people of heaven.
Anyone who receives and believes in the physical fulfillment of Revelation and the revealed word from the one who overcomes will be blessed by becoming God’s kingdom, priests, and people. Having received the revealed word, we in Shincheonji Church of Jesus are testifying about the physical fulfillment of Revelation.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/102
2014년 3월 18일 화요일
The White Horse, Its Rider, and the Bow
The White Horse, Its Rider, and the Bow
Main reference: Rv 6; Zec 6:1-8; Hb 3:8-9; Lam 2:1-9; Rv 19:1-16
What do the white horse, red horse, black horse, and pale horse signify in Rv 6:1-8 (and Zec 1:6)? What are the riders and the objects they are carrying: the bow, the sword, and the scales? When and where is Rv 6 fulfilled? What kind of event is this passage describing?
Revelation 6 shows how God and Jesus command the four living creatures, who surround God’s throne (Rv 4:6-7), to judge the Spiritual Israelites who have sinned against God. Just as God judged Adam when Adam sinned, God carries out the work of judgment on the Spiritual Israelites. The horses that appear in Rv 6 symbolize flesh (Is 31:3), and their riders symbolize spirits. The bow, the sword, and the scale represent the words of the Bible (Eph 6:17; Hb 3:8-9; Lam 2:4; Prv 24:12). The famine refers to a spiritual famine when the word cannot be found (Am 8:11-13).
After God’s chosen people have committed sexual immorality with Satan and eaten the food sacrificed to idols by receiving Satan’s teachings (Rv 2-3), Jesus sends them a letter asking for repentance. In spite of Jesus’ letter, they refuse to repent and are eventually expelled from Jesus’ presence just as Adam was expelled from the Garden of Eden (Gn 3:23-24). God commands his four living creatures to judge and expel his chosen people from his tabernacle. It should also be pointed out that Satan has his own army replete with cavalry—the horses and riders in Rv 9. Thus, the spiritual war between God and Satan is a battle between the flesh and spirits that belong to God and the flesh and spirits that belong to Satan (Eph 6; Rv 12).
Horses, bows, and swords were used long ago as weapons, but they are used figuratively in Rv 6. Although there seems to be just one rider on each horse in Rv 6, Zec 6 and Rv 19 make it clear that the rider on each horse in Rv 6 is a representative of all the riders. This rider on the white horse is evokes the image of a prince riding out into battle, and Rv 19:11-16 shows us that the Lord participates in the battle and in the work of judgment along with these other entities. In Lam 2 and 3 God strings a bow in the direction of his people who have sinned against him. Habakkuk 3:8-9 also mentions God riding out with his horses, uncovering his bow, and calling for many arrows. Although Rv 6 does not say it directly, if Lam 2-3, Hb 3:8-9, and Rv 19:16 are taken together, it should be clear that the rider on the white horse is Jesus.
The souls of the martyrs ask God to avenge their blood in Rv 6:9-10, and God fulfills their request in Rv 18:20. The sun, moon, and stars, which symbolize God’s chosen people (Gn 37:9-11), go dark and fall from heaven to earth in Rv 6:12-13. The heaven and earth, which disappear in Rv 6:14, are re-created in Rv 7, Rv 21, and Gn 1. Revelation 6 shows how the judgment on the betrayers (i.e. the sun, moon, and stars) occurs. Revelation 16 and 18, on the other hand, make references to the judgment on Spiritual Babylon—the beast that destroyed God’s chosen people in Rv 3.
We in Shincheonji Church of Jesus have seen and heard the physical fulfillment of all the chapters of Revelation. We have been testifying about how Revelation has been fulfilled according to Jesus’ commands (Rv 1:1-2; Rv 10; Rv 22:16). If you believe in biblical prophecies and are eager to see the physical fulfillment, come to SCJ and verify what we have seen! Our testimony is true!
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/101
Main reference: Rv 6; Zec 6:1-8; Hb 3:8-9; Lam 2:1-9; Rv 19:1-16
What do the white horse, red horse, black horse, and pale horse signify in Rv 6:1-8 (and Zec 1:6)? What are the riders and the objects they are carrying: the bow, the sword, and the scales? When and where is Rv 6 fulfilled? What kind of event is this passage describing?
Revelation 6 shows how God and Jesus command the four living creatures, who surround God’s throne (Rv 4:6-7), to judge the Spiritual Israelites who have sinned against God. Just as God judged Adam when Adam sinned, God carries out the work of judgment on the Spiritual Israelites. The horses that appear in Rv 6 symbolize flesh (Is 31:3), and their riders symbolize spirits. The bow, the sword, and the scale represent the words of the Bible (Eph 6:17; Hb 3:8-9; Lam 2:4; Prv 24:12). The famine refers to a spiritual famine when the word cannot be found (Am 8:11-13).
After God’s chosen people have committed sexual immorality with Satan and eaten the food sacrificed to idols by receiving Satan’s teachings (Rv 2-3), Jesus sends them a letter asking for repentance. In spite of Jesus’ letter, they refuse to repent and are eventually expelled from Jesus’ presence just as Adam was expelled from the Garden of Eden (Gn 3:23-24). God commands his four living creatures to judge and expel his chosen people from his tabernacle. It should also be pointed out that Satan has his own army replete with cavalry—the horses and riders in Rv 9. Thus, the spiritual war between God and Satan is a battle between the flesh and spirits that belong to God and the flesh and spirits that belong to Satan (Eph 6; Rv 12).
Horses, bows, and swords were used long ago as weapons, but they are used figuratively in Rv 6. Although there seems to be just one rider on each horse in Rv 6, Zec 6 and Rv 19 make it clear that the rider on each horse in Rv 6 is a representative of all the riders. This rider on the white horse is evokes the image of a prince riding out into battle, and Rv 19:11-16 shows us that the Lord participates in the battle and in the work of judgment along with these other entities. In Lam 2 and 3 God strings a bow in the direction of his people who have sinned against him. Habakkuk 3:8-9 also mentions God riding out with his horses, uncovering his bow, and calling for many arrows. Although Rv 6 does not say it directly, if Lam 2-3, Hb 3:8-9, and Rv 19:16 are taken together, it should be clear that the rider on the white horse is Jesus.
The souls of the martyrs ask God to avenge their blood in Rv 6:9-10, and God fulfills their request in Rv 18:20. The sun, moon, and stars, which symbolize God’s chosen people (Gn 37:9-11), go dark and fall from heaven to earth in Rv 6:12-13. The heaven and earth, which disappear in Rv 6:14, are re-created in Rv 7, Rv 21, and Gn 1. Revelation 6 shows how the judgment on the betrayers (i.e. the sun, moon, and stars) occurs. Revelation 16 and 18, on the other hand, make references to the judgment on Spiritual Babylon—the beast that destroyed God’s chosen people in Rv 3.
We in Shincheonji Church of Jesus have seen and heard the physical fulfillment of all the chapters of Revelation. We have been testifying about how Revelation has been fulfilled according to Jesus’ commands (Rv 1:1-2; Rv 10; Rv 22:16). If you believe in biblical prophecies and are eager to see the physical fulfillment, come to SCJ and verify what we have seen! Our testimony is true!
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/101
2014년 3월 17일 월요일
Law, Politics, and Order
Law, Politics, and Order
Are there any politicians whose eyes and ears are opened in both the physical world and in the spiritual world (i.e. churches)?
It is easy to find countless deceitful and slanderous posts on the Internet these days. The mental, physical, and even financial suffering that these false posts cause for organizations and individuals alike cannot be over-emphasized. Reputations of of these organizations and individuals have been damaged by the constant electronic onslaughts. For whom do the law, politics, and social order exist? If they cannot maintain control of public safety, shouldn’t we say they are in darkness? When the ears, eyes, and hearts of those working in the legislative and the administrative branches of government are in darkness, it is as if they do not even exist.
The world has become a place where true religion from heaven is ignored and the arbitrary, authoritarian religions of humanity are welcomed. Noah came out of Adam’s world when it became corrupt; Abraham and Moses came out of Noah’s world when it (the world of Canaan) became corrupt; Jesus came out of Judaism (Physical Israel) when it became corrupt corrupt; Protestantism emerged from Catholicism when it became corrupt. Today, Shincheonji Church of Jesus (SCJ) has come out of the depraved Protestant religion according to the Bible and Jesus’ commands.
The priests and people of Judaism persecuted Jesus, calling him a cult leader and the devil himself (Jn 8; Acts 24). In the same way, the Christian Council of Korea, which is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and Christianity (i. e. Protestantism), is persecuting SCJ Church of Jesus. They call us a cult without any biblical evidence for their accusations. There are two main reasons for this persecution. First, SCJ does not follow their regulations. For example, we disapprove of their policies regarding the ordainment of pastors who have graduated from seminary. Second, SCJ has received the spirit of the Counselor and has mastered the Bible. After having received the spirit of the Counselor, SCJ began teaching people the Bible, and since then, Presbyterian believers have been flocking to SCJ (Jn 14; Jn 16; Rv 10).
The Presbyterian Church was founded by John Calvin, and the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. Just like Calvin, conversion education pastors from the CCK have been assaulting and holding people in small studio apartments against their will. These so-called conversion education pastors put bandages on their prisoners’ lips to gag them. They handcuff the prisoners’ hands and feet. After ensuring that their captives cannot escape, these pastors begin their forced conversion education program. In some cases, when their captives refuse to convert to the Presbyterian Church, these conversion education pastors have even committed them to mental institutions. Can you imagine how terrified these victims must have been? There are some victims that have been able to escape the conversion education program to tell their stories, but the conversion education pastors try to blame the entire situation on SCJ. Now that you know the story, does this make any sense? Is it SCJ that has caused the problem? There was even one case where a husband beat his ex-wife to death because she refused to change her religion. These incidents have revealed the true identity of the CCK, who are working under the traditions of Calvinism. The murder that occurred because of the conversion education program is a continuation of the persecution and death of God’s prophets and apostles in the Old and New Testaments (Mt 23:34-37; 1 Thes 2:15; Heb 11). Calvin was a murderer too, and this tradition can be clearly seen in the actions of his followers, the pastors who belong to the CCK. Even more inexplicable, these pastors claim to be cult experts and “cult terminators.”
According to a recent survey on religion, the general public regards Christianity as the least trustworthy religion. How can the CCK still claim to be the light of the world with apparent disregard for the results of surveys like this? This is why the relationship between SCJ and CCK is confrontational. Instead of cooperating, SCJ is striving for righteousness and fairness.
Let us discuss the difference between the law of world and the law of the heaven. The law of the world is created by the men and women who work in government legislative bodies. The law of heaven, on the other hand, is created by God. Speaking on behalf of God, Jesus declared, “The word I have spoken will judge him at the last day,” (Jn 12:48b). Upon hearing from Jesus, Apostle John also testified, “The dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds,” (Rv 20:12b). Outward believers and inward believers (Rom 2:28-29) will be distinguished at that time of judgment. Look carefully! There is not a single passage in either the Old or New Testament that says people can become pastors who are allowed to teach only after learning at a seminary and being ordained. Did the Old Testament prophets, Jesus, or his apostles ever study at a seminary? Were they ever ordained as pastors. Regardless, they still mastered the Bible with the help of the holy spirit. Aren’t today’s theologians and pastors also learning from the books that the prophets and apostles recorded?
Who’s testimony must be the truth: those who have mastered the deepest things of heaven after receiving the holy spirit (1 Cor 2:10; Acts 1:8) or the pastors who have been ordained by seminaries established according to man-made traditions? Some Christian pastors have even been appointed through bribery. There are people who have never even set foot into a seminary that have been appointed as pastors and as denominational representatives. If this is what is happening within Christianity, how can they still claim to be orthodox? CCK claims to be orthodox, but these are the types of actions they carry out. Do you think believers under these kinds of pastors will attain salvation?
To all believers in this generation! Please examine your own pastors. The Bible should be our teacher; it should be the spiritual path on which we walk. God and his word are the only things we can trust. Those who do not know the Bible do not know God; they cannot see the path. Since the spirit of the Counselor is in SCJ, SCJ has been able to master the Bible and is testifying about the revealed word (Jn 14; Jn 16; Rv 10).
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/100
Are there any politicians whose eyes and ears are opened in both the physical world and in the spiritual world (i.e. churches)?
It is easy to find countless deceitful and slanderous posts on the Internet these days. The mental, physical, and even financial suffering that these false posts cause for organizations and individuals alike cannot be over-emphasized. Reputations of of these organizations and individuals have been damaged by the constant electronic onslaughts. For whom do the law, politics, and social order exist? If they cannot maintain control of public safety, shouldn’t we say they are in darkness? When the ears, eyes, and hearts of those working in the legislative and the administrative branches of government are in darkness, it is as if they do not even exist.
The world has become a place where true religion from heaven is ignored and the arbitrary, authoritarian religions of humanity are welcomed. Noah came out of Adam’s world when it became corrupt; Abraham and Moses came out of Noah’s world when it (the world of Canaan) became corrupt; Jesus came out of Judaism (Physical Israel) when it became corrupt corrupt; Protestantism emerged from Catholicism when it became corrupt. Today, Shincheonji Church of Jesus (SCJ) has come out of the depraved Protestant religion according to the Bible and Jesus’ commands.
The priests and people of Judaism persecuted Jesus, calling him a cult leader and the devil himself (Jn 8; Acts 24). In the same way, the Christian Council of Korea, which is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and Christianity (i. e. Protestantism), is persecuting SCJ Church of Jesus. They call us a cult without any biblical evidence for their accusations. There are two main reasons for this persecution. First, SCJ does not follow their regulations. For example, we disapprove of their policies regarding the ordainment of pastors who have graduated from seminary. Second, SCJ has received the spirit of the Counselor and has mastered the Bible. After having received the spirit of the Counselor, SCJ began teaching people the Bible, and since then, Presbyterian believers have been flocking to SCJ (Jn 14; Jn 16; Rv 10).
The Presbyterian Church was founded by John Calvin, and the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. Just like Calvin, conversion education pastors from the CCK have been assaulting and holding people in small studio apartments against their will. These so-called conversion education pastors put bandages on their prisoners’ lips to gag them. They handcuff the prisoners’ hands and feet. After ensuring that their captives cannot escape, these pastors begin their forced conversion education program. In some cases, when their captives refuse to convert to the Presbyterian Church, these conversion education pastors have even committed them to mental institutions. Can you imagine how terrified these victims must have been? There are some victims that have been able to escape the conversion education program to tell their stories, but the conversion education pastors try to blame the entire situation on SCJ. Now that you know the story, does this make any sense? Is it SCJ that has caused the problem? There was even one case where a husband beat his ex-wife to death because she refused to change her religion. These incidents have revealed the true identity of the CCK, who are working under the traditions of Calvinism. The murder that occurred because of the conversion education program is a continuation of the persecution and death of God’s prophets and apostles in the Old and New Testaments (Mt 23:34-37; 1 Thes 2:15; Heb 11). Calvin was a murderer too, and this tradition can be clearly seen in the actions of his followers, the pastors who belong to the CCK. Even more inexplicable, these pastors claim to be cult experts and “cult terminators.”
According to a recent survey on religion, the general public regards Christianity as the least trustworthy religion. How can the CCK still claim to be the light of the world with apparent disregard for the results of surveys like this? This is why the relationship between SCJ and CCK is confrontational. Instead of cooperating, SCJ is striving for righteousness and fairness.
Let us discuss the difference between the law of world and the law of the heaven. The law of the world is created by the men and women who work in government legislative bodies. The law of heaven, on the other hand, is created by God. Speaking on behalf of God, Jesus declared, “The word I have spoken will judge him at the last day,” (Jn 12:48b). Upon hearing from Jesus, Apostle John also testified, “The dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds,” (Rv 20:12b). Outward believers and inward believers (Rom 2:28-29) will be distinguished at that time of judgment. Look carefully! There is not a single passage in either the Old or New Testament that says people can become pastors who are allowed to teach only after learning at a seminary and being ordained. Did the Old Testament prophets, Jesus, or his apostles ever study at a seminary? Were they ever ordained as pastors. Regardless, they still mastered the Bible with the help of the holy spirit. Aren’t today’s theologians and pastors also learning from the books that the prophets and apostles recorded?
Who’s testimony must be the truth: those who have mastered the deepest things of heaven after receiving the holy spirit (1 Cor 2:10; Acts 1:8) or the pastors who have been ordained by seminaries established according to man-made traditions? Some Christian pastors have even been appointed through bribery. There are people who have never even set foot into a seminary that have been appointed as pastors and as denominational representatives. If this is what is happening within Christianity, how can they still claim to be orthodox? CCK claims to be orthodox, but these are the types of actions they carry out. Do you think believers under these kinds of pastors will attain salvation?
To all believers in this generation! Please examine your own pastors. The Bible should be our teacher; it should be the spiritual path on which we walk. God and his word are the only things we can trust. Those who do not know the Bible do not know God; they cannot see the path. Since the spirit of the Counselor is in SCJ, SCJ has been able to master the Bible and is testifying about the revealed word (Jn 14; Jn 16; Rv 10).
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/100
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