General Introduction

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Chapter 6
Significance and Value of the Blessing
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A. Gods Ideal of Creation and Marriage
1. Creation of the Archangel, Adam and Eve
admirer, helper for God. attendance, protection,
nurturing of Adam and Eve until their marriage.
1) Archangel
2) Adam
Gods beloved child.
Gods body God dominates the spirit world
and physical world through Adam.
3) Eve
to develop and substantiate the ideal of Gods
love in the horizontal plane. Gods wife.
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2. Growing Period of Adam and Eve
a. Reason for the Existence of Man and Woman
A man and a woman are born for the sake of each
other. A man and a woman are different from each
other both physically and in character
correlative harmony. A man and a woman cannot
accomplish their purposes without each other.
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b. Development of Adam and Eves Love Adam and
Eves love was to develop through their
relationship with God in heart and with the
natural world as their teacher. They first
should have fully nurtured their love as brother
and sister.
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3. Marriage of Adam and Eve and the Perfection of
Love
The perfection of love through the marriage of
Adam and Eve the appearance of Gods love on
earth. Conjugal love is representative of all
the kinds of love.
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4. Original Family and the Perfection of the
Ideal of Creation
Children are conceived when the conjugal
(horizontal) love of Adam and Eve is united with
their vertical love with God. Adam and Eve stand
in the position of horizontal parents to their
children. God stands in the position of vertical
parent to the children. the children
are Gods as well as Adam and Eves
the beginning of Gods blood lineage
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When God, vertical parent, and Adam and Eve,
horizontal parents, are united, then Adam and Eve
are called True Parents. The ideal of creation
is accomplished through the ideal family. The
marriage of Adam and Eve and the perfection of
Gods ideal of creation are inseparable.
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5. Original Love of Man and Woman and the
Significance of Marriage
We cannot imagine the ideal spouse without
first experiencing the relationship of brother
and sister. There should not be an emotion
beyond a brotherly-sisterly love toward the
opposite sex. The love of a man and a woman is
an extension of childrens love and
brotherly-sisterly love. Childrens love and
brotherly-sisterly love must develop fully before
ones marriage.
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Total investment for ones spouse is the starting
point of true love. A husband should love and
serve his wife. A wife should love and serve her
husband.
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The sexual organ (reproductive organ) is the most
important of all organs, because it is the
culminating point of conjugal love and the origin
of love, life and lineage 1) Love 2)
Life 3) Lineage The sexual organ is the most
holy place in all creation. To stain or abuse
this organ is the terrible act of destroying
Gods ideal of creation.
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The conjugal relationship of love is allowed only
between a Blessed husband and wife. Only Gods
Blessing in marriage gives conjugal love
sanction. the inheritance of Gods love,
creatorship and lordship marriage is the
greatest blessing from God.
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6. The Fall of Adam and Eve
The Fall was caused by unprincipled love. 1) Eve
had a relationship of conjugal love with the
Archangel 2) Adam and Eve shared conjugal love
while still immature. 3) She had two husbands and
two relationships of conjugal love.
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7. Consequences of the Fall
God, human beings, angels, and all things lost
their original position and value because of the
Fall. The failure of Adam and Eves marriage
destroyed true love, true family and Gods ideal
of creation.
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8. Purpose of the Providence of Restoration
To restore the ideal of Gods eternal love is to
restore the original standard of family the
original marriage centered on God the
Blessing.
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B. Change of Blood Lineage and the Providence of
Restoration of the Family
1. Adams Family
Fall AA E A The Archangel
became Satan. Eve came to stand in the position
of Satans wife. Adam came to stand in the
position of Satans son. Restoration A
E AA The Messiah stands in the
position of original (not fallen) Adam.
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2. Jesus Family
a. Providential Background
After the Fall, Adam became the source of good
and evil necessity of the providence of the
separation of good and evil. Sin (Satans
blood) entered Eves womb through the Fall the
womb must be separated from sin. The struggle
to separate good and evil had to start from
within the womb. Cain killed Abel failure to
separate good and evil
Adam Eve
Cain brothers Abel
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Isaac Rebekah
Jacob, the younger brother, restored the
birthright from Esau, the elder brother
Esau twins Jacob
restored the family on Gods side the starting
point of the chosen nation. Rebekah
symbolically restored the pure womb through the
unity of Jacob and Esau.
(struggle in the womb)
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Judah Tamar
Tamars condition of heart made the condition to
restore
Gods blood lineage. Tamar substantially restored
the pure womb.
Zerah twins Perez
(victory in the womb)
The starting point of the national-level F/M
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• Judaism
• Sin originated from the Archangel Lucifer.
• The sphere of high-level religions takes the
  role of the good archangel who restores through
  indemnity the crime of the evil Archangel.
• High-level religions teach self-denial and
  condemn sexual immorality.
• Judaism (position of AA) had a central role to
  establish the Foundation for the Messiah
• (position of Adam).

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c. Jesus Family
Fall --- through Adam, Eve and the Archangel
mother
father
Adam
Eve
AA
engaged
Satans son (Adam)
Restoration
mother
position of the AA
father
Mary
Joseph
engaged
Gods son (Jesus)
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Reference The Birth of Solomon (2 Sam 11)
Position of Adam
Position of Eve
position of the AA
wife
husband
Bathsheba
Uriah
David
Solomon
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The central purpose of Jesus coming as the
Messiah the restoration of his spouse
holy marriage the perfection of true
love True Parents the beginning of
Gods eternal blood lineage
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Reference Jesus Family
1) Unification of husband and wife 2) Unification
of two women 3) Unification of children
God
Mary
Jesus
spouse
children
children in Abels position (physical children)
children in Cains position (spiritual children)
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Reference The Unified Foundation at Jesus Time
unified foundation of the world
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3. The Family of the LSA
3.16.1960 (L.) --- The Holy Wedding of True
Parents 1.1.1968 --- Gods Day The 4PF of True
Parents family entered into the sphere of
Gods direct dominion.
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Reference The Family of the LSA
1) Unification of husband and wife 2) Unification
of two women 3) Unification of children
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God
Mary
Jesus
spouse
Mother Of LSA
LSA
spouse
children
children in Abels position (True Children)
children in Cains position (Blessed families)
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C. Significance and Value of the Blessing
1. True Parents and the Tradition of the Blessing
True man and woman have a true marriage
show us the standard of true marriage
stand as True Parents start the
tradition of the Blessing
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The original purpose of marriage is to inherit
Gods love, creatorship and lordship through True
Parents. Without True Parents, there has been no
way to inherit everything of True Parents
therefore, we can say there has been no true
marriage. True marriage became possible after
the establishment of the True Parents, who became
one with God in heart.
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2. Significance of the Blessing
Completion
Messiah
Rebirth centered on the Messiah the Blessing
liquidation of the original sin
Satan
Growth
course of separating from Satan
Formation
A
E
E
A
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3. Significance of the Change of Blood Lineage
Jn 33 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one
is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of
God. a. Basic Principle of Change of Blood
Lineage We must be born anew from sinless
parents to become sinless children of God. We
call the sinless parents True Parents.
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Fall The seed of fallen Adam (substance of
Satan) was sown in the womb of fallen Eve (wife
of Satan), Cain (child of Satan) was born first
and Abel (child of Satan) next, and original sin
came into the human race. Restoration Unificatio
n members, who are standing in the position of
restored Eve (women) and good Archangel (men),
should set up a condition to return to the
mothers womb through Abel, starting from Cains
position.
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God
True Mother (new bride)
True Adam (LSA)
mother
(Abel)
Gods child
(Cain) restored Eve good Archangel
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b. Difference of Process of Change of Blood
Lineage between Man and Woman
Order of the Fall Archangel Eve Adam Ord
er of Restoration True Adam Eve
(woman) Archangel (man)
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God
True Mother (new bride)
True Adam (LSA)
mother
my spouse (new bride)
(Abel)
Abel-type children
Cain-type daughter
Cain-type son
restored Eve (Cain) good Archangel (Cain)
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Reference Engrafting from the Tree of Life to
the Tree of Sin
sin of falsehood, disbelief and rebellion
sin of robbery
Satans nation(195)
sin of adultery
True Parents
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Sin of murder
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Satans family
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7
1
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Tree of Life
Satans language(1,000)
tree of sin
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4. Ideal Spouse
a. Liquidation of Hereditary Sin b. Restoration
of the Three Kinds of Heart c. Perfection of
Original Conjugal Love d. Beginning of the Ideal
Future
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D. The Blessing and Our Attitude
1. The Spouse for the Blessing
a. Selection b. Considerations The Blessing
spouse is given by God through True Parents (or
their representative) 1) For the sake of the
salvation and liberation of the ancestors from
their sins 2) For the sake of ideal descendants
in the future 3) For the sake of the
establishment of the ideal world 4) To create
ideal harmony and balance
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2. Significance of an International Blessing
1) Creation of a new cultural sphere centered on
Gods Heart 2) Removal of the barriers between
tribes and nations 3) Liberation of the sphere
of enemies e.g., Korean Japanese couples
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3. Our Attitude toward the Blessing

• 1) Internal preparation to receive the Blessing
• 2) Eternal marriage
• 3) The Blessing is a special gift from God
• 4) The Blessing is given to practice true love
• We represent the men and women of human
• history, restoring through indemnity the
  position
• of Adam and Eve.

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4. Conditions for Receiving the Blessing
e.g.,

• F/M
• 2) Understanding the Principle through
  participating in Divine Principle seminars
• 3) Becoming one with True Parents in heart
  Believe, trust, love and follow
• 4) Accepting the Principle viewpoint on marriage
• 5) Commitment and determination not to divorce
• 6) Other

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Reference Process of the Blessing and Start of
Family Life 1) The Holy Wine
Ceremony internal change of blood
lineage 2) The Holy Wedding Ceremony 3) Indemnit
y Stick Ceremony 4) The Holy Separation Period
(3 years, 40 days, etc.) 5) The Three-Day
Ceremony external change of blood lineage
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6) Start of family life The relationship of
love between a Blessed husband and wife should
reflect the dignity of Heaven. It has nothing to
do with false marriage. a) Live for the sake of
the spouse. The husband was born for his
wife, the wife was born for her
husband. b) Love, respect, trust (subject)
sexual relationship (object) c) Do not use
instruments for sex or contraceptives.
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Reference Change of the Role in the Blessing
Eve
Adam
Archangel
(Mary)
(Joseph)
J/Bs sister
J/B
Jesus
Woman
man
good Archangel
restored Eve
the LSA (True Adam)
Blessed wife
Blessed husband
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the LSA (True Adam)
Blessed wife
Blessed husband
father
daughter
good Archangel
bridegroom
bride
father
mother
son
elder sister
younger brother
bride
bridegroom
mother
father
children (2nd generation)
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Reference The Way of the Blessed Family The
Blessing does not mean the perfection of ones
individuality, but rebirth. 1) Becoming one with
True Parents through True Children 2) Unification
of husband and wife 3) Unification of
children 4) Restoration of the position of the
tribal Messiah (tribal True Parents) 5) Salvation
of the world