The Will of God, the Will of Man, & the Will of the Devil
Main references: Mt 7:21 (Jn 3:3-6)
What kind of entities are God, man, and the devil? What are the purposes of each? As self-existent (Ex 3:14), God is the creator of heaven and earth. Humans are the creation of God (Gn 1:26-27). The devil (the snake) is the craftiest animal among all the wild animals created by God (Gn 3:1; Rv 12:9). God’s will is for humans to receive all things as an inheritance and to reign over it, to carry out their filial duties and faithfulness to God, to serve him, and return glory to the father God with all creation. The will of man is to love God and all things, to serve God, and to act upon God’s will. The devil’s will is to deny God, the creator, to become like God, to interfere with God’s work, and to possess God’s creation by enticing them to betray God.
God created the worlds of Adam and Noah, and yet they were deceived by the devil and betrayed God just like the devil (refer to Gn 3:1-11; Gn 9:20-27). The world of Moses, the Israelites who received the Law betrayed God as well (Hos 6:7). Due to such betrayal, God appointed the Old Testament prophets in order to make known the true God (Hos 6:6) and also to proclaim future events. God came to Jesus and made himself known to people by fulfilling the Old Testament. The Israelites, however, adhered only to the Law of Moses, and they did not receive God. God, therefore, established a new covenant, which is the New Testament, through Jesus (Mt 26:26-29; Lk 22:14-20; Heb 8:10). The book of Revelation, which is yet to be fulfilled at the second coming, summarizes the New Testament very well. There has never been a time when God did not fulfill his promises accordingly (Is 14:24; Hab 2:3). In the same manner, God has also fulfilled the book of Revelation and the New Testament.
God is a savior. Men are those who need to receive salvation. The devil is the one who hinders man to acquire salvation. God is the tree of life whereas the devil is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The fruit from each tree signifies God’s word and the devil’s word respectively. God’s word is truthful, but the devil’s word is deceptive lies. God makes people live by granting them life. The devil makes people die through wickedness.
Revelation makes references to the events of three entities: The betrayers, destroyers, and the savior. Those who believe in the New Testament will be harvested and come to the savior among the three entities. If one becomes harvested and comes to the savior, he will receive the education of God (being sealed). The introductory level of God’s word is the education where the hidden parables are plainly explained. The intermediate is the education where each chapter of the Bible is discussed, and epical facts (prophecies and their fulfillment) from the history of the Old and New Testaments are made known. The advanced level is the education where the true meaning of all the chapters of Revelation in the New Testament (chapters from 1 to 22) and their physical fulfillment are testified. People who receive the education of God are those who are harvested and sealed by the new song (the revealed word) at Zion Theology (otherwise known as Zion Christian Mission Center). They are the firstfruits (Rv 14:1-5) and the twelve tribes of Shinchonji promised in the New Testament. Shinchonji has not added or subtracted from Revelation (its prophecy and its physical fulfillment). No one has received the revelation except these people, and everyone has added and subtracted from Revelation except these people. Who, then, can go to heaven? (refer to Rv 22:18-19)
The difference between those who are harvested and sealed and those who have not been harvested and sealed is heaven and hell. The reason why people have not received the education of the revelation is because they have been deceived and held captive by false pastors. Believers must first perceive and believe the word of God before believing the words of people. The word of promise is the path that leads people to heaven. Why is it, people consider the words of humans (pastors of the world) rather than the word of God? It is only when people enter into the word, they will be able to see heaven.
Shinchonji: Healing All Nations
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2014년 8월 15일 금요일
2014년 8월 14일 목요일
The End of Spiritual Israel & Those who will Attain Salvation in the New Testament
The End of Spiritual Israel & Those who will Attain Salvation in the New Testament
Main references: Mt 24 (Mt 7:13-21; Rv 6)
What is the end of Spiritual Israel and what is salvation in the New Testament? Jesus stated during his first coming that the stone (of the Jerusalem temple) would not be left on another, and that it would all fall down. Upon hearing this word of Jesus, his disciples asked Jesus three questions. They asked him regarding the time of the destruction of the temple, the signs of his coming, and the signs of the end of the age. The answers to these questions are the content of Matthew 24.
The temple falls due to the destroyer. Nursing mothers and pregnant women receive woes because the destroyer conquers and stands in the holy temple. The darkened and fallen sun, moon, and stars represent the chosen people (Gn 37:9-11) who used to belong to heaven, that is, the temple of God, and later returned to the earth, being mere flesh due to the work of destruction.
After the sun, moon, and stars go dark and fall, it becomes utter night where no light can be found. In the midst of that night, Jesus and the angels come and gather good grains (his elect) from the east, west, north, and south. They seal these good grains and establish God’s new kingdom, priests, and the great multitude dressed in white (people).
Jesus put together and summarized the New Testament, which he had promised here on earth, into the book of Revelation after his ascension. He also made a clear statement in Revelation 22:18-19, whoever adds or subtracts from Revelation will be unable to go to heaven and will receive plagues. Who have added and subtracted from Revelation? And who has not done it?
This book of Revelation is what is yet to be fulfilled. It has the content that we must see and believe at the time of its fulfillment (Jn 14:29). This is God’s will and promise. If one cannot keep this covenant, then he will receive curses just like the Physical Israelites. Salvation is determined by whether or not one believes in this word of promise and its physical fulfillment.
As examined previously, even if the sun, moon, and stars belong to heaven, if they become destroyed and fall to the earth, they are part of the earth, not of heaven any more. This, in fact, is the end of the church and the end of the Spiritual Israel.
Why is it that people claim to believe in Jesus and yet they do not perceive his words? It is written in Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom (Matthew chapter 24) will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” This word refers to the destruction of the temple, where not even one stone is left on another. Furthermore, it is only when the temple become destroyed and falls down (at night where there is no light) that Jesus and angels can come and harvest.
How does the destroyer destroy the temple (Spiritual Israel)? The war portrayed in Matthew 24 and Revelation 13 is a religious war where people fight against each other with the words of their testimonies (Rv 12:11). At the time of such war, the destroyer’s words of testimony are lies, which are symbolized by the wine of adulteries. It was through this wine of adulteries; the destroyer caused all nations to fall down (Rv 18:3). This very event indicates the end of the sun, moon, and stars where they go dark and fall, and where the temple falls. How can one flee (Mt 24:16) and attain salvation unless he is aware of these events? Will there be salvation and truth if all the churches and pastors have fallen from heaven and have become a part of the destroyer? Look! Isn’t it only curses, insults, and vicious words that are coming out of their mouths? Do you not know this, even if you see them doing so? If you say you do not know this, then ask those who have stopped going to church. If one adds and subtracts from Revelation in the New Testament (the new covenant), he will be unable to know Revelation and its physical fulfillment—the work of the betrayers, of the destroyers, and of the savior.
Today the pastors and the congregation members of all the churches on earth have added and subtracted from Revelation. Will they, then, receive salvation? Or will they not? Will they go to heaven? Or will they end up in hell? Whoever has added and subtracted from Revelation will go to the fiery hell. This can be testified by the recorded word (Rv 21:8; Rv 22:18-19). If theology schools and pastors do not know Revelation, how can their congregation members possibly know it? It is only when one knows and believes that he will be able to go to heaven. Are the words I speak a lie?
The messenger who speaks on behalf in Shinchonji, the promised kingdom, helps those who have not been harvested to become harvested, and he helps those who have not been sealed to be sealed. He also guides those who have not entered into the twelve tribes of the promised new kingdom to enter into these twelve tribes. Furthermore, he helps those whose names have not been recorded in the book of life to have their names recorded in the book of life. This is salvation. The promised kingdom, Shinchonji, is the city of truth, the kingdom of righteousness and justice, and the world of virtuous kings.
The education of the revealed word (Zion Theology), the new song sung before the throne of God at Mt. Zion, is comprised of a total of six months—two months of the introductory session, two months of the intermediate session, and two months of the advanced session. The introductory session is the education where the hidden parables are plainly explained and made known (Jn 16:25). The intermediate session is the education where each chapter of the Bible is discussed, and the prophecy of the Old and New Testaments and its fulfillment are testified. The advanced session is the education where the prophecy of all the chapters of Revelation (from Revelation 1:1 to Revelation 22:21) and its physical fulfillment are testified and education done in accordance to the 5Ws and 1H. After all these sessions, one must acquire a score above 90 out of 100 on a combined graduation test in order to be qualified for the graduation. After one finishes the new member’s education session, he can be registered with the church. If there isn’t any problems found with that person at church, he can be registered with the headquarters.
All the saints in Shinchonji Church of Jesus have seen the prophecy of all the chapters of Revelation and its physical fulfillment, and they have also passed the test. Therefore, they are those who have not added and subtracted from Revelation. To whom are the words in Revelation 22:18-19 applied to between the saints of Shinchonji and the Protestant believers? Who are the ones who believe in the promise? Jesus said, “That very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day” (Jn 12:48). In addition to this word, it is written in Revelation 20:12-15, people will be judged according to what they have done as recorded in the books (books of the Bible). Between the two groups mentioned above, who are the heretics and who is the orthodoxy?
In Shinchonji, people can receive the education of revelation, and they can have their names recorded in the book of life. Above all, people can enter into heaven in Shinchonji. Whoever hears this testimony, and yet refuses to believe in this, will fall into the fiery hell due to the sin of disbelief (Rv 21:8). We in Shinchonji pray that the saints of God will believe and attain salvation.
Amen!
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Main references: Mt 24 (Mt 7:13-21; Rv 6)
What is the end of Spiritual Israel and what is salvation in the New Testament? Jesus stated during his first coming that the stone (of the Jerusalem temple) would not be left on another, and that it would all fall down. Upon hearing this word of Jesus, his disciples asked Jesus three questions. They asked him regarding the time of the destruction of the temple, the signs of his coming, and the signs of the end of the age. The answers to these questions are the content of Matthew 24.
The temple falls due to the destroyer. Nursing mothers and pregnant women receive woes because the destroyer conquers and stands in the holy temple. The darkened and fallen sun, moon, and stars represent the chosen people (Gn 37:9-11) who used to belong to heaven, that is, the temple of God, and later returned to the earth, being mere flesh due to the work of destruction.
After the sun, moon, and stars go dark and fall, it becomes utter night where no light can be found. In the midst of that night, Jesus and the angels come and gather good grains (his elect) from the east, west, north, and south. They seal these good grains and establish God’s new kingdom, priests, and the great multitude dressed in white (people).
Jesus put together and summarized the New Testament, which he had promised here on earth, into the book of Revelation after his ascension. He also made a clear statement in Revelation 22:18-19, whoever adds or subtracts from Revelation will be unable to go to heaven and will receive plagues. Who have added and subtracted from Revelation? And who has not done it?
This book of Revelation is what is yet to be fulfilled. It has the content that we must see and believe at the time of its fulfillment (Jn 14:29). This is God’s will and promise. If one cannot keep this covenant, then he will receive curses just like the Physical Israelites. Salvation is determined by whether or not one believes in this word of promise and its physical fulfillment.
As examined previously, even if the sun, moon, and stars belong to heaven, if they become destroyed and fall to the earth, they are part of the earth, not of heaven any more. This, in fact, is the end of the church and the end of the Spiritual Israel.
Why is it that people claim to believe in Jesus and yet they do not perceive his words? It is written in Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom (Matthew chapter 24) will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” This word refers to the destruction of the temple, where not even one stone is left on another. Furthermore, it is only when the temple become destroyed and falls down (at night where there is no light) that Jesus and angels can come and harvest.
How does the destroyer destroy the temple (Spiritual Israel)? The war portrayed in Matthew 24 and Revelation 13 is a religious war where people fight against each other with the words of their testimonies (Rv 12:11). At the time of such war, the destroyer’s words of testimony are lies, which are symbolized by the wine of adulteries. It was through this wine of adulteries; the destroyer caused all nations to fall down (Rv 18:3). This very event indicates the end of the sun, moon, and stars where they go dark and fall, and where the temple falls. How can one flee (Mt 24:16) and attain salvation unless he is aware of these events? Will there be salvation and truth if all the churches and pastors have fallen from heaven and have become a part of the destroyer? Look! Isn’t it only curses, insults, and vicious words that are coming out of their mouths? Do you not know this, even if you see them doing so? If you say you do not know this, then ask those who have stopped going to church. If one adds and subtracts from Revelation in the New Testament (the new covenant), he will be unable to know Revelation and its physical fulfillment—the work of the betrayers, of the destroyers, and of the savior.
Today the pastors and the congregation members of all the churches on earth have added and subtracted from Revelation. Will they, then, receive salvation? Or will they not? Will they go to heaven? Or will they end up in hell? Whoever has added and subtracted from Revelation will go to the fiery hell. This can be testified by the recorded word (Rv 21:8; Rv 22:18-19). If theology schools and pastors do not know Revelation, how can their congregation members possibly know it? It is only when one knows and believes that he will be able to go to heaven. Are the words I speak a lie?
The messenger who speaks on behalf in Shinchonji, the promised kingdom, helps those who have not been harvested to become harvested, and he helps those who have not been sealed to be sealed. He also guides those who have not entered into the twelve tribes of the promised new kingdom to enter into these twelve tribes. Furthermore, he helps those whose names have not been recorded in the book of life to have their names recorded in the book of life. This is salvation. The promised kingdom, Shinchonji, is the city of truth, the kingdom of righteousness and justice, and the world of virtuous kings.
The education of the revealed word (Zion Theology), the new song sung before the throne of God at Mt. Zion, is comprised of a total of six months—two months of the introductory session, two months of the intermediate session, and two months of the advanced session. The introductory session is the education where the hidden parables are plainly explained and made known (Jn 16:25). The intermediate session is the education where each chapter of the Bible is discussed, and the prophecy of the Old and New Testaments and its fulfillment are testified. The advanced session is the education where the prophecy of all the chapters of Revelation (from Revelation 1:1 to Revelation 22:21) and its physical fulfillment are testified and education done in accordance to the 5Ws and 1H. After all these sessions, one must acquire a score above 90 out of 100 on a combined graduation test in order to be qualified for the graduation. After one finishes the new member’s education session, he can be registered with the church. If there isn’t any problems found with that person at church, he can be registered with the headquarters.
All the saints in Shinchonji Church of Jesus have seen the prophecy of all the chapters of Revelation and its physical fulfillment, and they have also passed the test. Therefore, they are those who have not added and subtracted from Revelation. To whom are the words in Revelation 22:18-19 applied to between the saints of Shinchonji and the Protestant believers? Who are the ones who believe in the promise? Jesus said, “That very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day” (Jn 12:48). In addition to this word, it is written in Revelation 20:12-15, people will be judged according to what they have done as recorded in the books (books of the Bible). Between the two groups mentioned above, who are the heretics and who is the orthodoxy?
In Shinchonji, people can receive the education of revelation, and they can have their names recorded in the book of life. Above all, people can enter into heaven in Shinchonji. Whoever hears this testimony, and yet refuses to believe in this, will fall into the fiery hell due to the sin of disbelief (Rv 21:8). We in Shinchonji pray that the saints of God will believe and attain salvation.
Amen!
Shinchonji: Healing All Nations
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2014년 8월 13일 수요일
Those Who Believe and Keep the New Testament, & Those Who Do Not Believe
Those Who Believe and Keep the New Testament,
& Those Who Do Not Believe
Main references: Jn 12:48 (Rv 20:12-15)
Who are the believers of the New Testament, the promise of Jesus? And who are those who do not believe in it? What will be each of their outcomes?
It is written that Adam’s world, Noah’s world and Moses’ world Israel did not keep God’s covenant like Adam (Hos 6:7; Jer 31:31-32).
God gave another promise through His Son Jesus and this was the New Covenant, the New Testament. This new covenant was already prophesied in the Old Testament to be given (Jer 31:31-34) and God came to Jesus to establish the new covenant through Jesus’ blood (Lk 22:20). This new covenant was the prophecy of the New Testament, which was yet to be fulfilled. The gospel of the kingdom of heaven, the promise to fulfill the new covenant, was preached for the past 2,000 years as a testimony to all nations. And finally, the appointed time came for the Lord to fulfill His promise in today’s era (Rv 21:6).
The Lord spoke his words in the New Testament in advance so that when it happens, we may see and believe in it (Jn 14:29). What did he promise in the New Testament? And what has he fulfilled? In Matthew 24 and Revelation 13, a destroyer destroys a temple, and the pastors of God’s chosen people receive plagues. The chosen people, the Spiritual Israelites who are referred to as the sun, moon and stars (refer to Gn 37:9-11), fall from heaven to the earth. They return to mere flesh and became the dark night. In such night, Jesus and the angels come and harvest people from the east, west, north, and south (Mt 24:29-31). These are the promises in the New Testament, and they are fulfilled in today’s era.
In today’s era, just like the people at the time of the First Coming, there are those who believe in the promises of the New Testament, and there are those who do not believe in them. Those who believe in them are the congregation members of Shincheonji, and those who do not believe in them are Protestants. Who are the true believers? Who are the people who believe and keep the New Testament (Jn 14:23)? Who will be saved?
What are the differences between Shincheonji congregation members who believe in the New Testament, and Protestants who do not believe in it? The differences are like heaven and earth, and heaven and hell. If you look at John 3:31-34, it shows how the one born from the earth speaks of what he has seen and heard from the earth (things that belong to the earth), and how the one that comes from heaven speaks of what he has seen and heard from heaven. People who hear the things of heaven and believe in them are those who are sealed. It is to these people that God gives the holy spirit without limit. This is how much the things of the earth differ from the things of heaven.
Those who believe in the New Testament will go to heaven, and those who do not believe will end up in hell. Shincheonji congregation members will attain salvation because of their faith in the prophecies in the New Testament and their physical fulfillment. Protestants, however, will fall into the fiery lake of hell because they neither know the will of the New Testament, nor do they believe in it. Only when one repents, understands, and is born again of the revealed faith, will there be salvation for that person.
Let us further examine the differences between Shincheonji congregation members and Protestants. Jesus revealed the hidden secrets of the kingdom of heaven (Ps 78:1-6) in parables (Mt 13). He promised that a time would come when he would no longer use the figurative language but would tell us plainly about the work of the Father (Jn 16:25). Roughly 2,000 years have passed since that promise was made. Today the work of God is not being spoken in figurative language, but it is being made known with clear explanations. Thus, the promise has been fulfilled. Those who know the physical fulfillment of this figurative language are Shincheonji congregation members. Protestants are outsiders because they do not know the word of parables, and they will be unable to receive the forgiveness of their sins (Mk 4:10-13). These are the differences between these two types of people.
Shincheonji congregation members have been harvested from the field (the church) where Jesus sowed seed. They have been harvested and brought out of the field like a thief in the night according to Jesus’ promises. Therefore, they are the physical realities who have appeared according to the word. Protestants, on the other hand, do not know that the word has been fulfilled. They still remain in the field. This proves that they are weeds, and are not good crops. This is the difference between these two types of people. Who are the ones who have kept the promise? Furthermore, Shincheonji congregation members have been harvested, sealed, and have become the Twelve Tribes of the promised kingdom. This truly shows how the promises in the New Testament have been fulfilled, and they have appeared as realities. In contrast, Protestants have been neither harvested nor sealed. They have not entered into the Twelve Tribes of the promised kingdom. Just like the people at the First Coming, the Protestants do not realize that these prophecies have been fulfilled. This is another difference between these two types of people. Who are the ones in whom the will of the Lord has been fulfilled?
Shincheonji congregation members understood the physical realities of the parables by receiving the two month-introductory education where the secrets of the kingdom of heaven were plainly explained. They also understood the work of the Bible for the past 6,000 years by receiving the two-month intermediate education where epical facts from each chapter of the Bible—history, instructions, prophecies, and their fulfillment—were testified. In addition to introductory and intermediate, they also finished the advanced education and learned the revealed word of the opened scroll—the meaning of the prophecies of the entire book of Revelation (from Revelation 1:1 to Revelation 22:21) as well as the physical fulfillment and realities of those prophecies. They studied the prophecies and their fulfillment of one chapter of Revelation every day for about two months according to the 5Ws and 1H. They graduated from all the sessions with scores above 90% on the accumulative, 100 question graduation test. All Shincheonji congregation members passed the graduation test, and have graduated. No one in Shincheonji has added to or subtracted from Revelation (refer to Rv 22:18-19). It would not be wrong even if we say that this accumulative graduation test tests people to see whether or not they are qualified to become the people of heaven. Unlike these people, the Protestants do not know the physical realities of the parables concerning the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. They have been neither harvested nor sealed. They have not entered into the Twelve Tribes of the promised kingdom. They have also added to and subtracted from Revelation. These are the differences between Shincheonji congregation members and Protestants. Protestants are outsiders who have not received the forgiveness of sin. They are people of the earth. Shincheonji congregation members, on the other hand, have become the people of heaven, the promised kingdom. This is the difference. It was the same in the days of Noah and of Jesus’ First Coming. Who are the true believers? Who has the true faith? Who will attain salvation?
Korean Christians were numbered to be about 12 million, but that number decreased dramatically to 8 million. The Christian Council of Korea (CCK) recently divided into two different organizations due to issues over money, and now the number of Korean Christians is estimated to be only 4 million. Christians have become like the stars that fell from heaven, and have returned to mere flesh. People are calling each other heretics, and they curse each other. All this happened because the CCK worshiped a pagan god (the god of the Japanese Emperor) during the time of Japanese colonization. This is the end of the religious world, as according to the Bible. Shincheonji Church of Jesus, in contrast, is growing rapidly day by day. The reason for its rapid growth is the fact that God’s word of promise being fulfilled in Shincheonji. Furthermore, Shincheonji has mastered the Bible because of the presence of the holy spirit (1 Cor 2:10). Having become the true light, Shincheonji is shining its light to the whole world. Hallelujah!
We of Shincheonji are ceaselessly praying for the withering Christian Council of Korea. Whether it was at Jesus’ First Coming or at his Second Coming, those who claim to believe in God and his word superficially call out, “Lord, Lord,” and they are using their traditions as a means to practice their authority. Their traditions are like their weapons. In fact, they neither know the Bible, nor do they really understand who they are. If we tell them God’s word of promise, they speak out of their emotions first.
Spiritual Israelites do not realize that they have become corrupt and have fallen from heaven. They do not know that God left them, and how they have added to and subtracted from Revelation. In addition, they do not realize that they are not qualified to enter heaven, and they think of their lies—which are like the wine of adulteries and the diluted water (refer to Is 1:22)—as truth. They do not even know that they are accepting and teaching such lies. God’s word of revelation is nowhere to be found in them. Their instructions are the teachings of men, and they commit sin upon sin. They do not make an effort to receive the revelation from heaven, the water of life as clear as crystal. Having been bound by their personal judgments, they fail to see their own faults and danger, and their thoughts are captured with faults of others. Spiritual Israelites do not have a heart that seeks to keep the New Testament and enter heaven. They have become rich in their hearts, and they are complacent. On one occasion they manipulated a family member of a Shincheonji member to murder that Shincheonji member just because she refused to convert to their denomination. They fabricate lies every day and spread them to the world by using anti-Shincheonji online cafes. They seem to be fulfilling the duties of the devil on his behalf.
Christians who have stopped attending church say that they stopped attending because the Christian Council of Korea has become too corrupt and they do not want part in the corruption. Is this word not true? How can those who have become part of the world and do not know the word, possibly understand God? How can they possibly know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, which are the words of promise in the New Testament? The scripture, however, makes it very clear that whoever does not understand the secrets of the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 13 will become an outsider and will be unable to receive the atonement of sin. How can this word be broken (Jn 10:35)? If someone has faith, he must put his hope in heaven, seek to understand God’s will, and truly pray after knowing the meaning of the Lord’s Prayer. Instead of pursuing the world (the first heaven) that is coming to an end, he must side with the world (the latter and new heaven) that is coming, and he must endeavor to become a new person of the new generation.
Only when the ‘word in the beginning’ dwells in me, God will also reside in me with the word, and he will become my life and light that leads me (Jn 1:1-4). If one has not learned the introductory level of the Zion Theology—the explanations of the parables—and the intermediate level—the words of history, instructions, prophecies, and their fulfillment (physical fulfillment), he will be unable to learn Revelation, which is the advanced level. Even if he learns Revelation, without learning the two previous levels, he will not understand it completely. In the times of both the Old Testament and the First Coming, believers who adhered to traditions and claimed to believe in God became one with the world, and they murdered the apostles and Jesus by labeling them heretics. Believers today, again, are labeling Shincheonji—the one and only city of truth, the new kingdom that has mastered the Bible and the revealed word—a heresy, by using their wicked traditions. In fact, they became divided and divided again within themselves, and they are disputing one another by calling each other heretics. This has happened because the Lord has removed peace from them. Although they saw how people who were calling Shincheonji a cult were either killed in car accidents, or were stabbed by a knife, or were killed by lightning, lies never depart from the lips of those who contain the spirits of demons. Shincheonji’s speedy growth is also the fulfillment of God’s word when he said this is the work that must soon take place (Rv 1:1). Just like at the time of Jesus’ First Coming when the Old Testament was fulfilled, the words promised in the New Testament have also been fulfilled today (Rv 21:6) Do you believe in John 14:29? Not believing in that scripture is almost habitual and hereditary, but it leads to greatly negative consequences.
To the believers who have come to Shincheonji, let us not be like the fish (bad fish) that were once caught in the net but were thrown back to the sea just as portrayed in Matthew 13. I pray in the Lord that all of you become good fish who can enter into your hope.
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& Those Who Do Not Believe
Main references: Jn 12:48 (Rv 20:12-15)
Who are the believers of the New Testament, the promise of Jesus? And who are those who do not believe in it? What will be each of their outcomes?
It is written that Adam’s world, Noah’s world and Moses’ world Israel did not keep God’s covenant like Adam (Hos 6:7; Jer 31:31-32).
God gave another promise through His Son Jesus and this was the New Covenant, the New Testament. This new covenant was already prophesied in the Old Testament to be given (Jer 31:31-34) and God came to Jesus to establish the new covenant through Jesus’ blood (Lk 22:20). This new covenant was the prophecy of the New Testament, which was yet to be fulfilled. The gospel of the kingdom of heaven, the promise to fulfill the new covenant, was preached for the past 2,000 years as a testimony to all nations. And finally, the appointed time came for the Lord to fulfill His promise in today’s era (Rv 21:6).
The Lord spoke his words in the New Testament in advance so that when it happens, we may see and believe in it (Jn 14:29). What did he promise in the New Testament? And what has he fulfilled? In Matthew 24 and Revelation 13, a destroyer destroys a temple, and the pastors of God’s chosen people receive plagues. The chosen people, the Spiritual Israelites who are referred to as the sun, moon and stars (refer to Gn 37:9-11), fall from heaven to the earth. They return to mere flesh and became the dark night. In such night, Jesus and the angels come and harvest people from the east, west, north, and south (Mt 24:29-31). These are the promises in the New Testament, and they are fulfilled in today’s era.
In today’s era, just like the people at the time of the First Coming, there are those who believe in the promises of the New Testament, and there are those who do not believe in them. Those who believe in them are the congregation members of Shincheonji, and those who do not believe in them are Protestants. Who are the true believers? Who are the people who believe and keep the New Testament (Jn 14:23)? Who will be saved?
What are the differences between Shincheonji congregation members who believe in the New Testament, and Protestants who do not believe in it? The differences are like heaven and earth, and heaven and hell. If you look at John 3:31-34, it shows how the one born from the earth speaks of what he has seen and heard from the earth (things that belong to the earth), and how the one that comes from heaven speaks of what he has seen and heard from heaven. People who hear the things of heaven and believe in them are those who are sealed. It is to these people that God gives the holy spirit without limit. This is how much the things of the earth differ from the things of heaven.
Those who believe in the New Testament will go to heaven, and those who do not believe will end up in hell. Shincheonji congregation members will attain salvation because of their faith in the prophecies in the New Testament and their physical fulfillment. Protestants, however, will fall into the fiery lake of hell because they neither know the will of the New Testament, nor do they believe in it. Only when one repents, understands, and is born again of the revealed faith, will there be salvation for that person.
Let us further examine the differences between Shincheonji congregation members and Protestants. Jesus revealed the hidden secrets of the kingdom of heaven (Ps 78:1-6) in parables (Mt 13). He promised that a time would come when he would no longer use the figurative language but would tell us plainly about the work of the Father (Jn 16:25). Roughly 2,000 years have passed since that promise was made. Today the work of God is not being spoken in figurative language, but it is being made known with clear explanations. Thus, the promise has been fulfilled. Those who know the physical fulfillment of this figurative language are Shincheonji congregation members. Protestants are outsiders because they do not know the word of parables, and they will be unable to receive the forgiveness of their sins (Mk 4:10-13). These are the differences between these two types of people.
Shincheonji congregation members have been harvested from the field (the church) where Jesus sowed seed. They have been harvested and brought out of the field like a thief in the night according to Jesus’ promises. Therefore, they are the physical realities who have appeared according to the word. Protestants, on the other hand, do not know that the word has been fulfilled. They still remain in the field. This proves that they are weeds, and are not good crops. This is the difference between these two types of people. Who are the ones who have kept the promise? Furthermore, Shincheonji congregation members have been harvested, sealed, and have become the Twelve Tribes of the promised kingdom. This truly shows how the promises in the New Testament have been fulfilled, and they have appeared as realities. In contrast, Protestants have been neither harvested nor sealed. They have not entered into the Twelve Tribes of the promised kingdom. Just like the people at the First Coming, the Protestants do not realize that these prophecies have been fulfilled. This is another difference between these two types of people. Who are the ones in whom the will of the Lord has been fulfilled?
Shincheonji congregation members understood the physical realities of the parables by receiving the two month-introductory education where the secrets of the kingdom of heaven were plainly explained. They also understood the work of the Bible for the past 6,000 years by receiving the two-month intermediate education where epical facts from each chapter of the Bible—history, instructions, prophecies, and their fulfillment—were testified. In addition to introductory and intermediate, they also finished the advanced education and learned the revealed word of the opened scroll—the meaning of the prophecies of the entire book of Revelation (from Revelation 1:1 to Revelation 22:21) as well as the physical fulfillment and realities of those prophecies. They studied the prophecies and their fulfillment of one chapter of Revelation every day for about two months according to the 5Ws and 1H. They graduated from all the sessions with scores above 90% on the accumulative, 100 question graduation test. All Shincheonji congregation members passed the graduation test, and have graduated. No one in Shincheonji has added to or subtracted from Revelation (refer to Rv 22:18-19). It would not be wrong even if we say that this accumulative graduation test tests people to see whether or not they are qualified to become the people of heaven. Unlike these people, the Protestants do not know the physical realities of the parables concerning the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. They have been neither harvested nor sealed. They have not entered into the Twelve Tribes of the promised kingdom. They have also added to and subtracted from Revelation. These are the differences between Shincheonji congregation members and Protestants. Protestants are outsiders who have not received the forgiveness of sin. They are people of the earth. Shincheonji congregation members, on the other hand, have become the people of heaven, the promised kingdom. This is the difference. It was the same in the days of Noah and of Jesus’ First Coming. Who are the true believers? Who has the true faith? Who will attain salvation?
Korean Christians were numbered to be about 12 million, but that number decreased dramatically to 8 million. The Christian Council of Korea (CCK) recently divided into two different organizations due to issues over money, and now the number of Korean Christians is estimated to be only 4 million. Christians have become like the stars that fell from heaven, and have returned to mere flesh. People are calling each other heretics, and they curse each other. All this happened because the CCK worshiped a pagan god (the god of the Japanese Emperor) during the time of Japanese colonization. This is the end of the religious world, as according to the Bible. Shincheonji Church of Jesus, in contrast, is growing rapidly day by day. The reason for its rapid growth is the fact that God’s word of promise being fulfilled in Shincheonji. Furthermore, Shincheonji has mastered the Bible because of the presence of the holy spirit (1 Cor 2:10). Having become the true light, Shincheonji is shining its light to the whole world. Hallelujah!
We of Shincheonji are ceaselessly praying for the withering Christian Council of Korea. Whether it was at Jesus’ First Coming or at his Second Coming, those who claim to believe in God and his word superficially call out, “Lord, Lord,” and they are using their traditions as a means to practice their authority. Their traditions are like their weapons. In fact, they neither know the Bible, nor do they really understand who they are. If we tell them God’s word of promise, they speak out of their emotions first.
Spiritual Israelites do not realize that they have become corrupt and have fallen from heaven. They do not know that God left them, and how they have added to and subtracted from Revelation. In addition, they do not realize that they are not qualified to enter heaven, and they think of their lies—which are like the wine of adulteries and the diluted water (refer to Is 1:22)—as truth. They do not even know that they are accepting and teaching such lies. God’s word of revelation is nowhere to be found in them. Their instructions are the teachings of men, and they commit sin upon sin. They do not make an effort to receive the revelation from heaven, the water of life as clear as crystal. Having been bound by their personal judgments, they fail to see their own faults and danger, and their thoughts are captured with faults of others. Spiritual Israelites do not have a heart that seeks to keep the New Testament and enter heaven. They have become rich in their hearts, and they are complacent. On one occasion they manipulated a family member of a Shincheonji member to murder that Shincheonji member just because she refused to convert to their denomination. They fabricate lies every day and spread them to the world by using anti-Shincheonji online cafes. They seem to be fulfilling the duties of the devil on his behalf.
Christians who have stopped attending church say that they stopped attending because the Christian Council of Korea has become too corrupt and they do not want part in the corruption. Is this word not true? How can those who have become part of the world and do not know the word, possibly understand God? How can they possibly know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, which are the words of promise in the New Testament? The scripture, however, makes it very clear that whoever does not understand the secrets of the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 13 will become an outsider and will be unable to receive the atonement of sin. How can this word be broken (Jn 10:35)? If someone has faith, he must put his hope in heaven, seek to understand God’s will, and truly pray after knowing the meaning of the Lord’s Prayer. Instead of pursuing the world (the first heaven) that is coming to an end, he must side with the world (the latter and new heaven) that is coming, and he must endeavor to become a new person of the new generation.
Only when the ‘word in the beginning’ dwells in me, God will also reside in me with the word, and he will become my life and light that leads me (Jn 1:1-4). If one has not learned the introductory level of the Zion Theology—the explanations of the parables—and the intermediate level—the words of history, instructions, prophecies, and their fulfillment (physical fulfillment), he will be unable to learn Revelation, which is the advanced level. Even if he learns Revelation, without learning the two previous levels, he will not understand it completely. In the times of both the Old Testament and the First Coming, believers who adhered to traditions and claimed to believe in God became one with the world, and they murdered the apostles and Jesus by labeling them heretics. Believers today, again, are labeling Shincheonji—the one and only city of truth, the new kingdom that has mastered the Bible and the revealed word—a heresy, by using their wicked traditions. In fact, they became divided and divided again within themselves, and they are disputing one another by calling each other heretics. This has happened because the Lord has removed peace from them. Although they saw how people who were calling Shincheonji a cult were either killed in car accidents, or were stabbed by a knife, or were killed by lightning, lies never depart from the lips of those who contain the spirits of demons. Shincheonji’s speedy growth is also the fulfillment of God’s word when he said this is the work that must soon take place (Rv 1:1). Just like at the time of Jesus’ First Coming when the Old Testament was fulfilled, the words promised in the New Testament have also been fulfilled today (Rv 21:6) Do you believe in John 14:29? Not believing in that scripture is almost habitual and hereditary, but it leads to greatly negative consequences.
To the believers who have come to Shincheonji, let us not be like the fish (bad fish) that were once caught in the net but were thrown back to the sea just as portrayed in Matthew 13. I pray in the Lord that all of you become good fish who can enter into your hope.
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2014년 8월 12일 화요일
Who are the Betrayers, the Destroyers, and is the Savior?
Who are the Betrayers, the Destroyers,
and is the Savior?
Main reference: 2 Thes 2:1-4 (Rv 1, 2, 3, 13)
Who are the betrayers, the destroyers and the savior? When and where do they appear and what do they do? Should we not find out who they are? Can one be saved without knowing these beings?
There once was a young man who was born with the light of the heavens. While praying, he met a star for three days and through the guidance of this star, met a person from the heavens. From this time he pledged his loyalty to God with his own blood and began his life of faith. While carrying on his life of faith, he returned to his hometown in the countryside and stayed there for the next 7 years. This was during the time of “Saemaeul Movement” (New Village Movement) which was a modernization movement in Korea under President Park Chung-Hee.
In the 7th year, he greeted the Lord who came amongst the clouds in the heavens and was guided to the Tabernacle Temple by the words of the Lord’s commands. This was the church he was previously carrying out his life of faith. As it is recorded in Rv 2 and 3, he sent letters to the Tabernacle Temple's seven messengers, also called “the seven stars” in accordance with the Lord’s command to urge repentance. But the seven messengers simply ignored him and the content of the letters and did not accept any of it.
The seven messengers of the seven stars made a covenant with God with their blood. They vowed to be loyal to God with blood drawn from cutting their wrists in 1966, which amounted to 2 ringer bottles. This blood of the covenant was used to mark the back of the Certificates of Duty with crosses given to their congregation members. They however, broke this covenant made with God and instead made a new covenant with the Presbyterian and seven pastors from different denominations (which were from seven of the biggest denominations in Korea) therefore becoming a part of them. This all took place in 1981. The pastors from the seven denominations established the “Stewardship (Chung-Ji-Gi) Education Center” through the strength of the authority of a certain past President. This was an institution that trained pastors from all over Korea and was an organization that controlled Korean Christian leaders with this authority.
Under the pretense of a “cult-cleansing” movement, the seven pastors from this organization approached the Tabernacle Temple, (established through a covenant between God and the seven messengers), and devoured it by exercising their authority. On one Sunday early that year, these gentile pastors gathered all congregation members of the Tabernacle Temple (including the 80 branch churches throughout Korea) at its main temple located in the city of Gwacheon. They then made all congregation members swear an oath (marking their foreheads and right hands) acknowledging their denomination, church laws and doctrines. This was the event of the congregation members of the Tabernacle Temple receiving the mark of the beast and worshipping it, as described in Rv 13. That day, the head of the Stewardship Education Center had all the congregation members stand up and take an oath with their right hands to acknowledge the Presbyterian denomination, its laws and doctrines and anointed them on their foreheads. This was the event of receiving the mark on their foreheads and right hands.
After acknowledging the Presbyterian denomination, church laws and doctrines, the congregation members worshipped the beast-like destroyers (the invaders). This was the betrayal by the congregation members at the Tabernacle Temple. The pastors of the seven gentile denominations were the destroyers who brought destruction upon the Tabernacle Temple and its congregation members. This was the event of the sun, moon and stars falling from the heavens and the event of the abomination that causes desolation (the destroyers and invaders) standing in the holy place (the altar) (Mt 24:15, 29; Rv 6:12-14, Rv 13).
The young man, who had sent letters as described in Rv 2 and 3, saw and heard these events at that very location. Having been commanded to, he testified the prophecy and fulfillment in accordance to what he has seen and heard. He is therefore the Promised Pastor and the Savior.
As can be seen in Rv 17, the mystery of the beast with seven heads and ten horns, the pastors of the dragon, were the pastors of Babylon. The seven pastors that came out from the sea (the world: refer to Dn 7:3, 17), and the beast with ten horns was the eighth beast that belonged to the seven heads. He was the group of Satan, Nicolaitans (Nicolas) who had converted, the beast of 666 that came out of the earth in Rv 13 and he was the fallen star, which fell from the sky (the heavens), as it appears in Rv 8 and 9. The beast with the ten horns burned the seven beasts, the group of the prostitute (mother of Babylon) and took away the kingdom of Babylon and made it their own in Rv 17.
The congregation members of the Tabernacle Temple, which belonged to the seven stars, received the mark of the beast and worshipped it; thus, they were the betrayers. The beast with the seven heads and ten horns (group of the dragon of Babylon) who destroyed the congregation members of the Tabernacle Temple; thus, they were the destroyers (Parable of the beast [animal] according to Prv 30:2-4 KJV = an ignorant person).
The One Who Overcomes came to fight and overcomes the group of the dragon in heaven (Rv 12) and this is how the kingdom of God and salvation comes. Therefore, the One Who Overcomes is the Savior.
The key point of the Book of Revelation is the event of the three entities, the betrayers, the destroyers and the savior (the one who overcomes) as seen in Rv 12 and fulfilling what was recorded in the Bible about them. The betrayers fulfill what was recorded regarding them, the destroyers fulfill the work of destruction as recorded and the savior also fulfills what applies to him (the work of salvation).
Those who were victorious, appearing in Rv 12 and 15, are used as the bowls of wrath that begin the judgment described in Rv 16. This is the judgment of the destroyers (the kingdom of Babylon and its pastors) and the congregation members of the Tabernacle of Heaven (Tabernacle Temple) who betrayed. What then comes is the sound of the last and the seventh trumpet, which is the sound of salvation. The destroyer Babylon, which destroyed the Tabernacle of Heaven in Rv 13, comes to an end as it is judged in Rv 18. The wedding banquet of the Lamb takes place after this, with the spirits and the flesh that are gathered there take part in the first resurrection as seen in Rv 20 (refer to Jn 5:24-29 regarding resurrection).
There are three mysteries and three types of plagues in the Book of Revelation. These are the three things that apply to the betrayers, the destroyers and the savior. But what should be understood is that these three things were made known only to the Promised Pastor. The reality to the fulfillment of the prophecies of Revelation can be seen starting from Rv 1, as the people and their actions appear as the reality to the prophecies.
Let us have faith based on knowledge. Let us not add to or subtract from the Bible (the book of Revelation).
This is what the Promised Pastor prays for.
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and is the Savior?
Main reference: 2 Thes 2:1-4 (Rv 1, 2, 3, 13)
Who are the betrayers, the destroyers and the savior? When and where do they appear and what do they do? Should we not find out who they are? Can one be saved without knowing these beings?
There once was a young man who was born with the light of the heavens. While praying, he met a star for three days and through the guidance of this star, met a person from the heavens. From this time he pledged his loyalty to God with his own blood and began his life of faith. While carrying on his life of faith, he returned to his hometown in the countryside and stayed there for the next 7 years. This was during the time of “Saemaeul Movement” (New Village Movement) which was a modernization movement in Korea under President Park Chung-Hee.
In the 7th year, he greeted the Lord who came amongst the clouds in the heavens and was guided to the Tabernacle Temple by the words of the Lord’s commands. This was the church he was previously carrying out his life of faith. As it is recorded in Rv 2 and 3, he sent letters to the Tabernacle Temple's seven messengers, also called “the seven stars” in accordance with the Lord’s command to urge repentance. But the seven messengers simply ignored him and the content of the letters and did not accept any of it.
The seven messengers of the seven stars made a covenant with God with their blood. They vowed to be loyal to God with blood drawn from cutting their wrists in 1966, which amounted to 2 ringer bottles. This blood of the covenant was used to mark the back of the Certificates of Duty with crosses given to their congregation members. They however, broke this covenant made with God and instead made a new covenant with the Presbyterian and seven pastors from different denominations (which were from seven of the biggest denominations in Korea) therefore becoming a part of them. This all took place in 1981. The pastors from the seven denominations established the “Stewardship (Chung-Ji-Gi) Education Center” through the strength of the authority of a certain past President. This was an institution that trained pastors from all over Korea and was an organization that controlled Korean Christian leaders with this authority.
Under the pretense of a “cult-cleansing” movement, the seven pastors from this organization approached the Tabernacle Temple, (established through a covenant between God and the seven messengers), and devoured it by exercising their authority. On one Sunday early that year, these gentile pastors gathered all congregation members of the Tabernacle Temple (including the 80 branch churches throughout Korea) at its main temple located in the city of Gwacheon. They then made all congregation members swear an oath (marking their foreheads and right hands) acknowledging their denomination, church laws and doctrines. This was the event of the congregation members of the Tabernacle Temple receiving the mark of the beast and worshipping it, as described in Rv 13. That day, the head of the Stewardship Education Center had all the congregation members stand up and take an oath with their right hands to acknowledge the Presbyterian denomination, its laws and doctrines and anointed them on their foreheads. This was the event of receiving the mark on their foreheads and right hands.
After acknowledging the Presbyterian denomination, church laws and doctrines, the congregation members worshipped the beast-like destroyers (the invaders). This was the betrayal by the congregation members at the Tabernacle Temple. The pastors of the seven gentile denominations were the destroyers who brought destruction upon the Tabernacle Temple and its congregation members. This was the event of the sun, moon and stars falling from the heavens and the event of the abomination that causes desolation (the destroyers and invaders) standing in the holy place (the altar) (Mt 24:15, 29; Rv 6:12-14, Rv 13).
The young man, who had sent letters as described in Rv 2 and 3, saw and heard these events at that very location. Having been commanded to, he testified the prophecy and fulfillment in accordance to what he has seen and heard. He is therefore the Promised Pastor and the Savior.
As can be seen in Rv 17, the mystery of the beast with seven heads and ten horns, the pastors of the dragon, were the pastors of Babylon. The seven pastors that came out from the sea (the world: refer to Dn 7:3, 17), and the beast with ten horns was the eighth beast that belonged to the seven heads. He was the group of Satan, Nicolaitans (Nicolas) who had converted, the beast of 666 that came out of the earth in Rv 13 and he was the fallen star, which fell from the sky (the heavens), as it appears in Rv 8 and 9. The beast with the ten horns burned the seven beasts, the group of the prostitute (mother of Babylon) and took away the kingdom of Babylon and made it their own in Rv 17.
The congregation members of the Tabernacle Temple, which belonged to the seven stars, received the mark of the beast and worshipped it; thus, they were the betrayers. The beast with the seven heads and ten horns (group of the dragon of Babylon) who destroyed the congregation members of the Tabernacle Temple; thus, they were the destroyers (Parable of the beast [animal] according to Prv 30:2-4 KJV = an ignorant person).
The One Who Overcomes came to fight and overcomes the group of the dragon in heaven (Rv 12) and this is how the kingdom of God and salvation comes. Therefore, the One Who Overcomes is the Savior.
The key point of the Book of Revelation is the event of the three entities, the betrayers, the destroyers and the savior (the one who overcomes) as seen in Rv 12 and fulfilling what was recorded in the Bible about them. The betrayers fulfill what was recorded regarding them, the destroyers fulfill the work of destruction as recorded and the savior also fulfills what applies to him (the work of salvation).
Those who were victorious, appearing in Rv 12 and 15, are used as the bowls of wrath that begin the judgment described in Rv 16. This is the judgment of the destroyers (the kingdom of Babylon and its pastors) and the congregation members of the Tabernacle of Heaven (Tabernacle Temple) who betrayed. What then comes is the sound of the last and the seventh trumpet, which is the sound of salvation. The destroyer Babylon, which destroyed the Tabernacle of Heaven in Rv 13, comes to an end as it is judged in Rv 18. The wedding banquet of the Lamb takes place after this, with the spirits and the flesh that are gathered there take part in the first resurrection as seen in Rv 20 (refer to Jn 5:24-29 regarding resurrection).
There are three mysteries and three types of plagues in the Book of Revelation. These are the three things that apply to the betrayers, the destroyers and the savior. But what should be understood is that these three things were made known only to the Promised Pastor. The reality to the fulfillment of the prophecies of Revelation can be seen starting from Rv 1, as the people and their actions appear as the reality to the prophecies.
Let us have faith based on knowledge. Let us not add to or subtract from the Bible (the book of Revelation).
This is what the Promised Pastor prays for.
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2014년 8월 11일 월요일
The Fulfillment of the Old and New Testaments
The Fulfillment of the Old and New Testaments
Main references: Jn 19:30; Rv 21:6 (Heb 8:7)
The Old Testament refers to the promise before Jesus and the New Testament to the promise after Jesus. The Old Testament was fulfilled by Jesus when he came, and the New Testament will be fulfilled through Jesus’ return.
Let us examine the previous prophecies and their fulfillment of the past.
The book of Isaiah has a total of 66 chapters. Among the 66 chapters, Isaiah 1:1 to Isaiah 2:4 is the summarized conclusion of the entire book of Isaiah. This prophecy was fulfilled at the time of Jesus, roughly 700 years after it was prophesied.
The book of Jeremiah has a total of 52 chapters. Among the 52 chapters, Jeremiah chapter 1 is the summary of the entire book of Jeremiah. It was fulfilled roughly 600 years after it was prophesied.
The book of Ezekiel has a total of 48 chapters. Among the 48 chapters, Ezekiel chapter 1 to chapter 3 is the summary of the entire book of Ezekiel. This too, was fulfilled at the time of Jesus, roughly 600 years after it was prophesied.
The book of Daniel has a total of 12 chapters. Among the 12 chapters, Daniel chapter 1 to chapter 2 is the summarized conclusion of the entire book of Daniel. It was fulfilled during Jesus’ time, roughly 500 to 600 years after it was prophesied.
The promise with Abraham, which existed before these promises above, was fulfilled when God came to Moses. This promise came to pass four generations after the Israelites went into Egypt.
In the Old Testament God prophesied through several prophets—from (the book of) Isaiah to (the book of) Malachi—including the book of Psalms, what would be and was yet to come in the future. Approximately 600 to 700 years later, God fulfilled those prophesies by coming to Jesus (Jn 19:30).
The Israelites, who committed sin like Adam (Hos 6:7; Jer 31:32), did not believe in the promised pastor, who was Jesus, or in God who came at the first coming. They only insisted on following the Law and the gentile king (Caesar). Why did they not believe in the Old Testament? Not believing in the promise was equal to not believing in God. They did not believe in the promise of the Old Testament because the spirit of wickedness was inside them.
The blood from the atonement offering, that is, the blood of the lamb in the Law of Moses, could not atone for people’s sins (salvation). For that reason God promised the work of salvation, where the blood of the Jesus, who was blameless, would be used for the forgiveness of sins instead of the blood of the (physical) lamb. This promise of the work of salvation was the Old Testament. It was Jesus who fulfilled this work.
Now, however, is the time of the New Testament, and it is the time of the New Testament’s fulfillment. Who has promised the New Testament, and who will fulfill this promise? It is the promise which God has given through Jesus, and it was the disciples whom Jesus recorded this promise through. This is why John refers to the Revelation as the ‘Revelation of Jesus Christ’ (Rv 1:1). He also stated, if anyone adds or subtracts from Revelation, that person will be unable to go to heaven, and plagues will be added unto him (Rv 22:18-19).
To whom is this Revelation of Jesus Christ spoken? It is the word spoken to the Spiritual Israelites (the world of Christianity) in the era of the New Testament. It was written so it would be made known to the promised servants. It took approximately 2,000 years for this news to be proclaimed throughout the world. Today, as this news has now been preached to the ends of the earth, the end of the Spiritual Israelites has come (refer to Mt 24:14). Thus, harvesting, the work of sealing, and the creation of the new kingdom has begun.
At the time of Jesus’ first coming, when the Old Testament was fulfilled, the Physical Israelites did not believe in the fulfillment. They instead persecuted Jesus and his disciples. Likewise today, at the time of Jesus’ second coming when the New Testament is being fulfilled, the Spiritual Israelites also do not believe in the fulfillment. They continue to persecute the messenger whom Jesus has sent (the promised pastor) and the people who belong to this messenger. The only people, who believe at this time, are those who have been harvested like a thief in the night, and are sealed. Those who are harvested and brought in (to the barn) have seen the fulfillment of the New Testament, and thus, what they believe is the New Testament and its fulfillment.
Why was it, the unbelieving people and the persecutors in both the first and second coming of Jesus, refuse to believe and instead only persecuted? It was because of their pride in believing they were righteous, their feeling of satisfaction in their life of faith (the rich) and their traditions. They did not realize who they were. They did not know God had left them, that they were under Satan’s ecclesiastical authority, and had become gentiles and outsiders due to their sins. Without knowing these things, they were persistent only on their traditions. This is the reason for their unbelief and their acts of persecution.
The Physical Israelites were ignorant of how they had become gentiles, by worshiping gentile gods during the reign of Solomon (1 Kgs 11). Under the authority of the gentiles, they persecuted Jesus. What about the people of the New Testament? The Spiritual Israelites in the era of the New Testament are in the same position as the people at that time.
The seven stars (the messengers) in Revelation 2 and 3, refused to repent despite having received the letters of repentance. As a consequence, they were judged and fell from the sky to the earth in Revelation 6. Furthermore, they received on their foreheads and right hands the mark from the beast-like gentiles and false pastors, worshiping them in Revelation 13. These actions have led all nations to fall and people to marry the spirits of the devil in Revelation 18. If this is the situation, would these people welcome the promised pastor even if he comes? As in the past, the people of today do not realize this situation. They claim to be the only orthodoxy and righteous people. They are busy labeling others as heretics and persecuting those who do not belong to them.
Among the 22 chapters of Revelation in the New Testament, Revelation 1:1-1:8 is the summary and conclusion. Jesus said he would come like a thief in the night and harvest (1 Thes 5:2). Just as his word says, Jesus went to the field (the church) and harvested good grains at the in the spiritual night, after the sun, moon, and stars went dark and fell (the destruction of the chosen people). This in fact, is the fulfillment of the recorded word (Mt 24:29-31).
Why is harvesting carried out like a thief in the night? The Spiritual Israelites have fallen from heaven (God’s possession) to the earth, due to their betrayal in Revelation 13. They were banished from heaven just like Adam. These people, who were banished, are now held captive under Babylon, the kingdom of demons (the kingdom of the beast with seven heads and ten horns). They are enslaved within Babylon; they have become gentiles and darkness where no light (the word) is found. It is to this very place which Jesus goes and carries out the work of redemption by calling people (Rv 18:4) and bringing them out (Rv 17:14). This is what it means to harvest like a thief in the night. This is fulfilled just as the Bible promises.
People who have been harvested are taught at Zion Center (Zion Christian Mission Center) through the introductory, intermediate, and advanced education sessions. This is the same as sealing them with the revealed word of the new covenant (the new song in Revelation 14:3). After they learn the advanced session, where they are educated with the prophecies and their physical fulfillment of the entire book of Revelation without adding to or subtracting from it, they take a graduation test. If they acquire a score above 90 out of 100, they can then be registered with the church.
Out of all nations, it is only Shincheonji which has not added to nor subtracted from Revelation. Those who have learned the new song at Shincheonji Zion Center, now belong to the twelve tribes of the promised new kingdom. Therefore, their names can be recorded in the book of life (refer to Rv 21:27). This event can only take place within Shincheonji. Will there be salvation without this result? Is this occurrence heretical? Whoever says this work is heretical, also labels Jesus, who has promised this very work, as a heretic.
Now is the time for false pastors to stop speaking lies. It is truly the time to believe in the true words of Shincheonji. Is it worthwhile to have a conversation with unbelieving people about both the Bible and Jesus? No matter how much they persecute, the Bible and Shincheonji remain the same. It is only natural the devil conducts the actions of the devil. It is also natural Shincheonji carries out the actions of Shincheonji. The most pitiful people in this era are those who have become the pastors of the devil who speaks lies. The next most pitiful people are those who believe in the words of the devil’s false pastors, instead of believing in God’s word of promise.
The sun, moon, and stars recorded in the Bible, symbolize the Israelites (the chosen people) (refer to Gn 37:9-11). The sun and moon represent pastors and evangelist, and the stars the congregation members. When it says in the New Testament, the sun, moon, and stars go dark and fall (Mt 24:29; Rv 6:12-13), it signifies how the light is absent (Jn 1:4), and how it has left people. When the scripture says they fall from heaven to the earth, it implies how they return to mere flesh, just like Adam, after having first been a part of God.
False pastors and their congregation members do not realize this fact. They believe they are still with God. They claim to be the chosen people and orthodox, and act arrogantly. This is identical with Adam’s family, who also did not realize God had left Adam and had instead gone to Noah. False pastors and their congregation members today are also similar to the Israelites, who did not know God had left them and had instead gone to Jesus. In the same manner, the Spiritual Israelites do not realize God has left them, and that God, Jesus, and heaven have instead come to Shincheonji. Without knowing this, the Spiritual Israelites are boastful of themselves, but they have in reality, become gentiles and heretics. Furthermore, they do not realize they themselves are the heretics, but are instead, busy labeling and blaming Shincheonji—the place where God and Jesus are with—as a heresy.
The evidence which proves God has left them is their own actions (false testimonies, persecution, etc.), and the dramatic decrease of their congregation members. Just like in the days of Jesus’ first coming, they have concocted lies and are cursing Shincheonji with those lies. This very action serves as proof which shows they have become the devil’s false pastors. The evidence which proves God has come to Shincheonji is the fulfillment of Revelation in the New Testament taking place within Shincheonji, without adding to or subtracting from Revelation, and Shincheonji’s rapid growth.
「Shincheonji to the world, and the world to Shincheonji! 」This statement is being fulfilled today. As a result, both spiritual and physical wars will come to an end, the world will gain peace, and the light will be restored. The Sabbath-Rest, in which God reigns, is approaching right in front of our very eyes.
Amen!
Shinchonji: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/537
Main references: Jn 19:30; Rv 21:6 (Heb 8:7)
The Old Testament refers to the promise before Jesus and the New Testament to the promise after Jesus. The Old Testament was fulfilled by Jesus when he came, and the New Testament will be fulfilled through Jesus’ return.
Let us examine the previous prophecies and their fulfillment of the past.
The book of Isaiah has a total of 66 chapters. Among the 66 chapters, Isaiah 1:1 to Isaiah 2:4 is the summarized conclusion of the entire book of Isaiah. This prophecy was fulfilled at the time of Jesus, roughly 700 years after it was prophesied.
The book of Jeremiah has a total of 52 chapters. Among the 52 chapters, Jeremiah chapter 1 is the summary of the entire book of Jeremiah. It was fulfilled roughly 600 years after it was prophesied.
The book of Ezekiel has a total of 48 chapters. Among the 48 chapters, Ezekiel chapter 1 to chapter 3 is the summary of the entire book of Ezekiel. This too, was fulfilled at the time of Jesus, roughly 600 years after it was prophesied.
The book of Daniel has a total of 12 chapters. Among the 12 chapters, Daniel chapter 1 to chapter 2 is the summarized conclusion of the entire book of Daniel. It was fulfilled during Jesus’ time, roughly 500 to 600 years after it was prophesied.
The promise with Abraham, which existed before these promises above, was fulfilled when God came to Moses. This promise came to pass four generations after the Israelites went into Egypt.
In the Old Testament God prophesied through several prophets—from (the book of) Isaiah to (the book of) Malachi—including the book of Psalms, what would be and was yet to come in the future. Approximately 600 to 700 years later, God fulfilled those prophesies by coming to Jesus (Jn 19:30).
The Israelites, who committed sin like Adam (Hos 6:7; Jer 31:32), did not believe in the promised pastor, who was Jesus, or in God who came at the first coming. They only insisted on following the Law and the gentile king (Caesar). Why did they not believe in the Old Testament? Not believing in the promise was equal to not believing in God. They did not believe in the promise of the Old Testament because the spirit of wickedness was inside them.
The blood from the atonement offering, that is, the blood of the lamb in the Law of Moses, could not atone for people’s sins (salvation). For that reason God promised the work of salvation, where the blood of the Jesus, who was blameless, would be used for the forgiveness of sins instead of the blood of the (physical) lamb. This promise of the work of salvation was the Old Testament. It was Jesus who fulfilled this work.
Now, however, is the time of the New Testament, and it is the time of the New Testament’s fulfillment. Who has promised the New Testament, and who will fulfill this promise? It is the promise which God has given through Jesus, and it was the disciples whom Jesus recorded this promise through. This is why John refers to the Revelation as the ‘Revelation of Jesus Christ’ (Rv 1:1). He also stated, if anyone adds or subtracts from Revelation, that person will be unable to go to heaven, and plagues will be added unto him (Rv 22:18-19).
To whom is this Revelation of Jesus Christ spoken? It is the word spoken to the Spiritual Israelites (the world of Christianity) in the era of the New Testament. It was written so it would be made known to the promised servants. It took approximately 2,000 years for this news to be proclaimed throughout the world. Today, as this news has now been preached to the ends of the earth, the end of the Spiritual Israelites has come (refer to Mt 24:14). Thus, harvesting, the work of sealing, and the creation of the new kingdom has begun.
At the time of Jesus’ first coming, when the Old Testament was fulfilled, the Physical Israelites did not believe in the fulfillment. They instead persecuted Jesus and his disciples. Likewise today, at the time of Jesus’ second coming when the New Testament is being fulfilled, the Spiritual Israelites also do not believe in the fulfillment. They continue to persecute the messenger whom Jesus has sent (the promised pastor) and the people who belong to this messenger. The only people, who believe at this time, are those who have been harvested like a thief in the night, and are sealed. Those who are harvested and brought in (to the barn) have seen the fulfillment of the New Testament, and thus, what they believe is the New Testament and its fulfillment.
Why was it, the unbelieving people and the persecutors in both the first and second coming of Jesus, refuse to believe and instead only persecuted? It was because of their pride in believing they were righteous, their feeling of satisfaction in their life of faith (the rich) and their traditions. They did not realize who they were. They did not know God had left them, that they were under Satan’s ecclesiastical authority, and had become gentiles and outsiders due to their sins. Without knowing these things, they were persistent only on their traditions. This is the reason for their unbelief and their acts of persecution.
The Physical Israelites were ignorant of how they had become gentiles, by worshiping gentile gods during the reign of Solomon (1 Kgs 11). Under the authority of the gentiles, they persecuted Jesus. What about the people of the New Testament? The Spiritual Israelites in the era of the New Testament are in the same position as the people at that time.
The seven stars (the messengers) in Revelation 2 and 3, refused to repent despite having received the letters of repentance. As a consequence, they were judged and fell from the sky to the earth in Revelation 6. Furthermore, they received on their foreheads and right hands the mark from the beast-like gentiles and false pastors, worshiping them in Revelation 13. These actions have led all nations to fall and people to marry the spirits of the devil in Revelation 18. If this is the situation, would these people welcome the promised pastor even if he comes? As in the past, the people of today do not realize this situation. They claim to be the only orthodoxy and righteous people. They are busy labeling others as heretics and persecuting those who do not belong to them.
Among the 22 chapters of Revelation in the New Testament, Revelation 1:1-1:8 is the summary and conclusion. Jesus said he would come like a thief in the night and harvest (1 Thes 5:2). Just as his word says, Jesus went to the field (the church) and harvested good grains at the in the spiritual night, after the sun, moon, and stars went dark and fell (the destruction of the chosen people). This in fact, is the fulfillment of the recorded word (Mt 24:29-31).
Why is harvesting carried out like a thief in the night? The Spiritual Israelites have fallen from heaven (God’s possession) to the earth, due to their betrayal in Revelation 13. They were banished from heaven just like Adam. These people, who were banished, are now held captive under Babylon, the kingdom of demons (the kingdom of the beast with seven heads and ten horns). They are enslaved within Babylon; they have become gentiles and darkness where no light (the word) is found. It is to this very place which Jesus goes and carries out the work of redemption by calling people (Rv 18:4) and bringing them out (Rv 17:14). This is what it means to harvest like a thief in the night. This is fulfilled just as the Bible promises.
People who have been harvested are taught at Zion Center (Zion Christian Mission Center) through the introductory, intermediate, and advanced education sessions. This is the same as sealing them with the revealed word of the new covenant (the new song in Revelation 14:3). After they learn the advanced session, where they are educated with the prophecies and their physical fulfillment of the entire book of Revelation without adding to or subtracting from it, they take a graduation test. If they acquire a score above 90 out of 100, they can then be registered with the church.
Out of all nations, it is only Shincheonji which has not added to nor subtracted from Revelation. Those who have learned the new song at Shincheonji Zion Center, now belong to the twelve tribes of the promised new kingdom. Therefore, their names can be recorded in the book of life (refer to Rv 21:27). This event can only take place within Shincheonji. Will there be salvation without this result? Is this occurrence heretical? Whoever says this work is heretical, also labels Jesus, who has promised this very work, as a heretic.
Now is the time for false pastors to stop speaking lies. It is truly the time to believe in the true words of Shincheonji. Is it worthwhile to have a conversation with unbelieving people about both the Bible and Jesus? No matter how much they persecute, the Bible and Shincheonji remain the same. It is only natural the devil conducts the actions of the devil. It is also natural Shincheonji carries out the actions of Shincheonji. The most pitiful people in this era are those who have become the pastors of the devil who speaks lies. The next most pitiful people are those who believe in the words of the devil’s false pastors, instead of believing in God’s word of promise.
The sun, moon, and stars recorded in the Bible, symbolize the Israelites (the chosen people) (refer to Gn 37:9-11). The sun and moon represent pastors and evangelist, and the stars the congregation members. When it says in the New Testament, the sun, moon, and stars go dark and fall (Mt 24:29; Rv 6:12-13), it signifies how the light is absent (Jn 1:4), and how it has left people. When the scripture says they fall from heaven to the earth, it implies how they return to mere flesh, just like Adam, after having first been a part of God.
False pastors and their congregation members do not realize this fact. They believe they are still with God. They claim to be the chosen people and orthodox, and act arrogantly. This is identical with Adam’s family, who also did not realize God had left Adam and had instead gone to Noah. False pastors and their congregation members today are also similar to the Israelites, who did not know God had left them and had instead gone to Jesus. In the same manner, the Spiritual Israelites do not realize God has left them, and that God, Jesus, and heaven have instead come to Shincheonji. Without knowing this, the Spiritual Israelites are boastful of themselves, but they have in reality, become gentiles and heretics. Furthermore, they do not realize they themselves are the heretics, but are instead, busy labeling and blaming Shincheonji—the place where God and Jesus are with—as a heresy.
The evidence which proves God has left them is their own actions (false testimonies, persecution, etc.), and the dramatic decrease of their congregation members. Just like in the days of Jesus’ first coming, they have concocted lies and are cursing Shincheonji with those lies. This very action serves as proof which shows they have become the devil’s false pastors. The evidence which proves God has come to Shincheonji is the fulfillment of Revelation in the New Testament taking place within Shincheonji, without adding to or subtracting from Revelation, and Shincheonji’s rapid growth.
「Shincheonji to the world, and the world to Shincheonji! 」This statement is being fulfilled today. As a result, both spiritual and physical wars will come to an end, the world will gain peace, and the light will be restored. The Sabbath-Rest, in which God reigns, is approaching right in front of our very eyes.
Amen!
Shinchonji: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/537
2014년 8월 10일 일요일
God’s Pastor, the Devil’s Pastor, and the Betrayers
God’s Pastor,
the Devil’s Pastor, and the Betrayers
Main references: Rv 13, Rv 12 (Mt 24)
How are God’s pastor, the devil’s pastor and the betrayers different from one another? How can they be distinguished between each other?
God is self-existent (Ex 3:13-15). He is the creator of all things in heaven and on earth. Nothing was made that has been made without God’s work of creation, just as it says in John 1. The devil, on the other hand, is one of the wild animals and a created being. He is that dragon, Satan and the ancient serpent (Gn 3; Rv 12:7-9; Rv 20:2).
God’s pastors can be categorized into 3 types. One is the Pastor of Prophecy, the second is the General Pastor and the third is the Promised Pastor. The Pastors of Prophecy are the prophets and apostles who recorded the Old Testament (prophecies) and the New Testament (prophecies). General Pastors are those who have preached the fulfillment of the prophecies until today. The Promised Pastor is the savior and he is the pastor prophesied (promised) in advance.
How can these pastors be distinguished from one another? God selected the prophets so people would know about this. God recorded His word, in particular the prophecies, through these prophets. The books within the Bible are the recordings of God’s word. It is this Bible (the promise), which God asks us to believe. There are four categories of biblical content within the Bible: History, Instructions, Prophecy and Fulfillment. God’s prophecies in the last 6,000 years of the Bible history have always been fulfilled accordingly. Since God surely fulfills every promise He makes, the saints of God also believe He will certainly fulfill all remaining prophecy. God’s last prophecy is the Book of Revelation in the New Testament.
Roughly 2,000 years ago, God and Jesus came to the world. They used parables to speak about the book of Revelation. The reason why they spoke in parables (Mt 13:34-35) was to fulfill the prophecy, which says, "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old" (Ps 78:2). Another reason for speaking in parables was to hide the secrets of the kingdom of heaven from Satan's pastors (Mt 13:10-15).
The Book of Revelation is sealed in parables so it may be seen but not perceived nor understood. Opening of the seals from the sealed book indicates the fulfillment of Revelation and the appearance of the physical realities of the prophecy. As it is written in John 16:25, it is the physical realities, not the figurative language, which will be shown and made known plainly. The promised pastor, after seeing and hearing them, proclaims these realities.
The saints of God today, before the prophecies are fulfilled, have the faith, which must be revealed. However, at the time of the prophecies' fulfillment, one will be able to see and believe in the revealed physical fulfillment (this is the faith that has been revealed). This is in fact, the complete faith. At the time of the First Coming, the law served as an elementary teacher, which led people to Christ (Gal 3). The Revelation that fulfilled the Old Testament plays the role of an elementary teacher as it guides people to the Revelation of the New Testament that is to be fulfilled. Furthermore, the Revelation that fulfilled the New Testament also acts as a teacher that guides people to the true God, Jesus and the Promised Pastor.
At the time of Jesus’ First Coming, the disciples asked, "Will there be many or only a few people going to be saved?" Jesus' answer implied only a few people, in fact would be saved (Lk 13:23-24).
At the end of the age at the time of the fulfillment of the New Testament, one must have five qualifications fulfilled within them in order to receive salvation and enter into the kingdom of heaven. The five qualifications are as follows: One must be harvested, one must be sealed, one must belong to the twelve tribes, one must not add to or subtract from the book of Revelation and one must have their name written in the book of life. From among the seven billion of the world’s population, it is only the people of Shincheonji who have these five qualifications fulfilled within themselves.
Among the betrayers, destroyers and the savior, it is the savior who helps the saints of God to attain these five qualifications. This is how he is able to save people. It is also these five qualifications that the pastor promised by God must testify. The destroyers are the devil and his pastors. Their work is to deceive and destroy the chosen people, just as portrayed in Revelation 2 and Matthew 24. According to Revelation 13, the destroyers made the people of God, the chosen people, become their possession and destroyed them. He wanted to rule over all which belongs to God by being like God. This devil was the ancient serpent in Genesis 3, who enticed Adam and Eve, and who made the entire creation of God, his possession. At the time of Jesus’ First Coming, he was the pastor of the Pharisees, the snakes, who expelled John the Baptist from the Jerusalem temple--John was the messenger who prepared the way of God's temple, Jerusalem, at Jesus' First Coming--and gained control over this temple (Mt 23:2, 33). These entities are the destroyers and this is the work, which the destroyers carry out.
The betrayers are the pastors and the congregation members, who were once likened unto the sun, moon and stars, and who once used to be a part of God. Having forsaken the commands of God and his word of promise, they instead believe and follow the devil, his pastors and their doctrines. This is the act of betrayal. The betrayers’ actions resemble those of Adam and Eve (Gn 3), Solomon (1Kgs 11), the Physical Israelites in Jerusalem, as well as Cain and Balaam and the fallen angels in the book of Jude. In addition to these entities, the betrayers are also symbolized in 2Peter 2, as a dog who returns to its vomit and a sow that is washed but goes back to wallowing in the mud. Also the betrayers of today are like the congregation members of the tabernacle of heaven, which we find in Revelation 13. Despite the betrayal of the chosen people, their descendants may not realize it and may go on thinking of themselves as the chosen people. Also there were times when the events of betrayal and destruction took place within the same generation. The Physical Israelites committed betrayal during the time of Solomon. At the time of Jesus' First Coming, the chosen people of Jerusalem where John the Baptist conducted his ministry also betrayed God by appointing the snake-like pastors (the Pharisees) and worshiped them. Likewise, today, just as in the time of the First Coming, the congregation members of the tabernacle of heaven worshiped gentile pastors in Revelation 13, and in doing so, betrayed God.
In the Bible, the pastor of God and the pastor of the devil can be recognized by their deeds. The prophecies of Revelation in the New Testament record the actions of the betrayers, the destroyers and of the savior. Just as it says a tree is recognized by its fruit (Mt 12:33; Lk 6:43-44), one's actions serve as the evidence that testifies to what kind of entity they belong.
The promised pastor sent by God testifies about the work of the betrayers, the work of the destroyers, and the work of the savior. This testimony is based on the fulfillment of the recorded prophecies that have appeared and the deeds conducted in accordance to those recorded prophecies. The saints are able to have faith in the fulfilled physical realities and understand them, through the word of prophecy recorded in the Bible. The savior is the one who is able to testify about the betrayers and destroyers. He testifies about the actual realities, which he has seen and heard.
Once again, out of the seven billion people of the world’s population, only the people in whom the aforementioned five qualifications have been fulfilled are those who will attain salvation.
Amen!
Shinchonji: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/538
the Devil’s Pastor, and the Betrayers
Main references: Rv 13, Rv 12 (Mt 24)
How are God’s pastor, the devil’s pastor and the betrayers different from one another? How can they be distinguished between each other?
God is self-existent (Ex 3:13-15). He is the creator of all things in heaven and on earth. Nothing was made that has been made without God’s work of creation, just as it says in John 1. The devil, on the other hand, is one of the wild animals and a created being. He is that dragon, Satan and the ancient serpent (Gn 3; Rv 12:7-9; Rv 20:2).
God’s pastors can be categorized into 3 types. One is the Pastor of Prophecy, the second is the General Pastor and the third is the Promised Pastor. The Pastors of Prophecy are the prophets and apostles who recorded the Old Testament (prophecies) and the New Testament (prophecies). General Pastors are those who have preached the fulfillment of the prophecies until today. The Promised Pastor is the savior and he is the pastor prophesied (promised) in advance.
How can these pastors be distinguished from one another? God selected the prophets so people would know about this. God recorded His word, in particular the prophecies, through these prophets. The books within the Bible are the recordings of God’s word. It is this Bible (the promise), which God asks us to believe. There are four categories of biblical content within the Bible: History, Instructions, Prophecy and Fulfillment. God’s prophecies in the last 6,000 years of the Bible history have always been fulfilled accordingly. Since God surely fulfills every promise He makes, the saints of God also believe He will certainly fulfill all remaining prophecy. God’s last prophecy is the Book of Revelation in the New Testament.
Roughly 2,000 years ago, God and Jesus came to the world. They used parables to speak about the book of Revelation. The reason why they spoke in parables (Mt 13:34-35) was to fulfill the prophecy, which says, "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old" (Ps 78:2). Another reason for speaking in parables was to hide the secrets of the kingdom of heaven from Satan's pastors (Mt 13:10-15).
The Book of Revelation is sealed in parables so it may be seen but not perceived nor understood. Opening of the seals from the sealed book indicates the fulfillment of Revelation and the appearance of the physical realities of the prophecy. As it is written in John 16:25, it is the physical realities, not the figurative language, which will be shown and made known plainly. The promised pastor, after seeing and hearing them, proclaims these realities.
The saints of God today, before the prophecies are fulfilled, have the faith, which must be revealed. However, at the time of the prophecies' fulfillment, one will be able to see and believe in the revealed physical fulfillment (this is the faith that has been revealed). This is in fact, the complete faith. At the time of the First Coming, the law served as an elementary teacher, which led people to Christ (Gal 3). The Revelation that fulfilled the Old Testament plays the role of an elementary teacher as it guides people to the Revelation of the New Testament that is to be fulfilled. Furthermore, the Revelation that fulfilled the New Testament also acts as a teacher that guides people to the true God, Jesus and the Promised Pastor.
At the time of Jesus’ First Coming, the disciples asked, "Will there be many or only a few people going to be saved?" Jesus' answer implied only a few people, in fact would be saved (Lk 13:23-24).
At the end of the age at the time of the fulfillment of the New Testament, one must have five qualifications fulfilled within them in order to receive salvation and enter into the kingdom of heaven. The five qualifications are as follows: One must be harvested, one must be sealed, one must belong to the twelve tribes, one must not add to or subtract from the book of Revelation and one must have their name written in the book of life. From among the seven billion of the world’s population, it is only the people of Shincheonji who have these five qualifications fulfilled within themselves.
Among the betrayers, destroyers and the savior, it is the savior who helps the saints of God to attain these five qualifications. This is how he is able to save people. It is also these five qualifications that the pastor promised by God must testify. The destroyers are the devil and his pastors. Their work is to deceive and destroy the chosen people, just as portrayed in Revelation 2 and Matthew 24. According to Revelation 13, the destroyers made the people of God, the chosen people, become their possession and destroyed them. He wanted to rule over all which belongs to God by being like God. This devil was the ancient serpent in Genesis 3, who enticed Adam and Eve, and who made the entire creation of God, his possession. At the time of Jesus’ First Coming, he was the pastor of the Pharisees, the snakes, who expelled John the Baptist from the Jerusalem temple--John was the messenger who prepared the way of God's temple, Jerusalem, at Jesus' First Coming--and gained control over this temple (Mt 23:2, 33). These entities are the destroyers and this is the work, which the destroyers carry out.
The betrayers are the pastors and the congregation members, who were once likened unto the sun, moon and stars, and who once used to be a part of God. Having forsaken the commands of God and his word of promise, they instead believe and follow the devil, his pastors and their doctrines. This is the act of betrayal. The betrayers’ actions resemble those of Adam and Eve (Gn 3), Solomon (1Kgs 11), the Physical Israelites in Jerusalem, as well as Cain and Balaam and the fallen angels in the book of Jude. In addition to these entities, the betrayers are also symbolized in 2Peter 2, as a dog who returns to its vomit and a sow that is washed but goes back to wallowing in the mud. Also the betrayers of today are like the congregation members of the tabernacle of heaven, which we find in Revelation 13. Despite the betrayal of the chosen people, their descendants may not realize it and may go on thinking of themselves as the chosen people. Also there were times when the events of betrayal and destruction took place within the same generation. The Physical Israelites committed betrayal during the time of Solomon. At the time of Jesus' First Coming, the chosen people of Jerusalem where John the Baptist conducted his ministry also betrayed God by appointing the snake-like pastors (the Pharisees) and worshiped them. Likewise, today, just as in the time of the First Coming, the congregation members of the tabernacle of heaven worshiped gentile pastors in Revelation 13, and in doing so, betrayed God.
In the Bible, the pastor of God and the pastor of the devil can be recognized by their deeds. The prophecies of Revelation in the New Testament record the actions of the betrayers, the destroyers and of the savior. Just as it says a tree is recognized by its fruit (Mt 12:33; Lk 6:43-44), one's actions serve as the evidence that testifies to what kind of entity they belong.
The promised pastor sent by God testifies about the work of the betrayers, the work of the destroyers, and the work of the savior. This testimony is based on the fulfillment of the recorded prophecies that have appeared and the deeds conducted in accordance to those recorded prophecies. The saints are able to have faith in the fulfilled physical realities and understand them, through the word of prophecy recorded in the Bible. The savior is the one who is able to testify about the betrayers and destroyers. He testifies about the actual realities, which he has seen and heard.
Once again, out of the seven billion people of the world’s population, only the people in whom the aforementioned five qualifications have been fulfilled are those who will attain salvation.
Amen!
Shinchonji: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/538
2014년 8월 9일 토요일
The Pastor Whom Jesus has Promised in the New Testament
The Pastor Whom Jesus has Promised
in the New Testament
Main references: Rv 2-3; Mt 24:45-47
Who is the pastor promised by the Lord at the time of the second coming? What kind of promises has the Lord made?
Jesus promised in Matthew 24, when he returns, he will put the one who gives the saints their food at the proper time, in charge of all his possessions. In Revelation 2 and 3, Jesus promised he will give to the one who fights against and overcomes the serpent, the Nicolaitans, the fruit of life, manna, the white stone to judge, and the iron scepter to rule over all nations. He has also promised, God, heaven, and Jesus will come to the one who overcomes. Just as Jesus sat down with God on his throne, Jesus has promised to allow the one who overcomes to sit with him on his throne. In Revelation 10, the opened scroll of the Revelation from heaven is given to him to eat, and he is commanded to proclaim the words of the open scroll again to many nations, peoples, languages, and kings. This is the same as the promise of Matthew 24.
The one who overcomes in Revelation 2 and 3, the one who eats the scroll and proclaims it again to people in Revelation 10, is synonymous with the one who gives the food at the proper time in Matthew 24. He is the promised pastor.
When does this promised pastor appear?
The tabernacle of the seven messengers, the tabernacle of the lampstands which prepared the way, must appear first. Next, the serpent (Satan), the Nicolaitans, must invade this tabernacle. The Nicolaitans entice the chosen people, the saints of the tabernacle which prepares the way, to accept the teachings of idols and to eat the food sacrificed to idols, deceiving them into committing adultery with the spirits of Satan. The Nicolaitans are the pastors of the dragon, Satan. The pastors of the dragon are able to enter the tabernacle of heaven and carry out the actions of Satan, because the dragon gives his throne and authority to the pastors whom he chooses (Rv 13). After the group of Satan, the Nicolaitans, invade the tabernacle of the chosen people, and during the time in which the chosen people are held captive by them, the one (the promised pastor) who fights against and overcomes these Nicolaitans, carries out the work of salvation. The location of this event is the tabernacle (the tabernacle of heaven). It is in just one location out of the entire world and is the end of the earth, as it says in the word of the prophecy. All this also occurs at the end of the age.
Jesus received the throne and the authority from God at the first coming, and he fought against and overcame Satan (Jn 16:33). Today, Jesus promised to give what he received from God to the one who overcomes. Jesus stated, the one who overcomes will sit with him on the throne and the blessings recorded in Revelation 2 and 3 will be granted to him as well.
Satan has been controlling over the world with his ecclesiastical authority for the last 6,000 years (refer to Mt 4:8-9; Lk 4:5-6; Eph 2:2). If so, it was not an easy task to overcome such an entity. Today, however, is different. Since Jesus overcame, he can take control over the devil, the ruler of the kingdom of the air, seize and lock him up (refer to Rv 20:1-3). As the devil is captured and locked up, no one is there to assist the pastors of the devil on earth. In this way, the pastors of the devil become no different from the dead, their lips become sealed, and they do not have any power. This is why the pastors of the devil will certainly be overcome.
Since the devil has already been seized and imprisoned, his pastors are no longer a problem. God’s kingdom and salvation cannot exist, and the blessings in Revelation 2 and 3 cannot be given, unless one fights against and overcomes the devil and his pastors (refer to Rv 12:7-11). In short, there is no salvation if the one who overcomes (the promised pastor), who receives the blessings promised in Revelation 2 and 3, does not exist. Foolish pastors are not even aware of this. They may not know, because their purpose is not to carry out a life of faith and go to heaven, but they are merely conducting their ministry as a means of an occupation to feed their own flesh.
No matter what people claim, the book of Revelation in the New Testament, the promise of God, will surely be fulfilled. One must enter into Revelation in order to discover whether God can fulfill it or not. Jesus promised in the New Testament what is yet to be fulfilled. He said, “I have told you now before it happens, so when it does happen you will believe” (Jn 14:29). If anyone hears the news regarding the fulfillment of the New Testament, he must make an effort to go and verify the testimony through the Bible. Such a person is a true believer.
If anyone hears the news about the work of harvesting being carried out like a thief in the night, he must look at the Bible first, instead of merely persecuting the work. If the word says the harvesting takes place like a thief in the night, he must run and hope to be harvested. Such a person is one who believes in the Bible and Jesus. How can someone, who did not at least learn the content of the Bible at a seminary school, possibly know what the Bible says? If anyone claims to be a believer, should he not at least read the Bible a few times and try to perceive the meaning? The sins will be weighty of anyone who conducts their ministry simply as an occupational means to feed themselves food and runs towards hell by doing so. Such a person must consider the situations of their saints who trust and follow them (refer to Mt 15:14; Mt 23:13).
Now you know, the kingdom of God and salvation will not exist, unless the promised pastor exists. Meeting the one who overcomes, is itself, salvation and heaven. I pray everyone believes in this and attains salvation.
Shinchonji: Healing All Nations
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in the New Testament
Main references: Rv 2-3; Mt 24:45-47
Who is the pastor promised by the Lord at the time of the second coming? What kind of promises has the Lord made?
Jesus promised in Matthew 24, when he returns, he will put the one who gives the saints their food at the proper time, in charge of all his possessions. In Revelation 2 and 3, Jesus promised he will give to the one who fights against and overcomes the serpent, the Nicolaitans, the fruit of life, manna, the white stone to judge, and the iron scepter to rule over all nations. He has also promised, God, heaven, and Jesus will come to the one who overcomes. Just as Jesus sat down with God on his throne, Jesus has promised to allow the one who overcomes to sit with him on his throne. In Revelation 10, the opened scroll of the Revelation from heaven is given to him to eat, and he is commanded to proclaim the words of the open scroll again to many nations, peoples, languages, and kings. This is the same as the promise of Matthew 24.
The one who overcomes in Revelation 2 and 3, the one who eats the scroll and proclaims it again to people in Revelation 10, is synonymous with the one who gives the food at the proper time in Matthew 24. He is the promised pastor.
When does this promised pastor appear?
The tabernacle of the seven messengers, the tabernacle of the lampstands which prepared the way, must appear first. Next, the serpent (Satan), the Nicolaitans, must invade this tabernacle. The Nicolaitans entice the chosen people, the saints of the tabernacle which prepares the way, to accept the teachings of idols and to eat the food sacrificed to idols, deceiving them into committing adultery with the spirits of Satan. The Nicolaitans are the pastors of the dragon, Satan. The pastors of the dragon are able to enter the tabernacle of heaven and carry out the actions of Satan, because the dragon gives his throne and authority to the pastors whom he chooses (Rv 13). After the group of Satan, the Nicolaitans, invade the tabernacle of the chosen people, and during the time in which the chosen people are held captive by them, the one (the promised pastor) who fights against and overcomes these Nicolaitans, carries out the work of salvation. The location of this event is the tabernacle (the tabernacle of heaven). It is in just one location out of the entire world and is the end of the earth, as it says in the word of the prophecy. All this also occurs at the end of the age.
Jesus received the throne and the authority from God at the first coming, and he fought against and overcame Satan (Jn 16:33). Today, Jesus promised to give what he received from God to the one who overcomes. Jesus stated, the one who overcomes will sit with him on the throne and the blessings recorded in Revelation 2 and 3 will be granted to him as well.
Satan has been controlling over the world with his ecclesiastical authority for the last 6,000 years (refer to Mt 4:8-9; Lk 4:5-6; Eph 2:2). If so, it was not an easy task to overcome such an entity. Today, however, is different. Since Jesus overcame, he can take control over the devil, the ruler of the kingdom of the air, seize and lock him up (refer to Rv 20:1-3). As the devil is captured and locked up, no one is there to assist the pastors of the devil on earth. In this way, the pastors of the devil become no different from the dead, their lips become sealed, and they do not have any power. This is why the pastors of the devil will certainly be overcome.
Since the devil has already been seized and imprisoned, his pastors are no longer a problem. God’s kingdom and salvation cannot exist, and the blessings in Revelation 2 and 3 cannot be given, unless one fights against and overcomes the devil and his pastors (refer to Rv 12:7-11). In short, there is no salvation if the one who overcomes (the promised pastor), who receives the blessings promised in Revelation 2 and 3, does not exist. Foolish pastors are not even aware of this. They may not know, because their purpose is not to carry out a life of faith and go to heaven, but they are merely conducting their ministry as a means of an occupation to feed their own flesh.
No matter what people claim, the book of Revelation in the New Testament, the promise of God, will surely be fulfilled. One must enter into Revelation in order to discover whether God can fulfill it or not. Jesus promised in the New Testament what is yet to be fulfilled. He said, “I have told you now before it happens, so when it does happen you will believe” (Jn 14:29). If anyone hears the news regarding the fulfillment of the New Testament, he must make an effort to go and verify the testimony through the Bible. Such a person is a true believer.
If anyone hears the news about the work of harvesting being carried out like a thief in the night, he must look at the Bible first, instead of merely persecuting the work. If the word says the harvesting takes place like a thief in the night, he must run and hope to be harvested. Such a person is one who believes in the Bible and Jesus. How can someone, who did not at least learn the content of the Bible at a seminary school, possibly know what the Bible says? If anyone claims to be a believer, should he not at least read the Bible a few times and try to perceive the meaning? The sins will be weighty of anyone who conducts their ministry simply as an occupational means to feed themselves food and runs towards hell by doing so. Such a person must consider the situations of their saints who trust and follow them (refer to Mt 15:14; Mt 23:13).
Now you know, the kingdom of God and salvation will not exist, unless the promised pastor exists. Meeting the one who overcomes, is itself, salvation and heaven. I pray everyone believes in this and attains salvation.
Shinchonji: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/539
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