Chapter 6 The Second Advent

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Chapter 6The Second Advent
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Jesus clearly foretold his return.
Mt 1627 For the Son of man is to come with his
angels in the glory of his Father...
But there is no clear understanding concerning
details of the Second Advent.
When? How? Where?
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When Will Christ Return?
Section 1
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Is it possible to know when?
Mt 2436 But of that day and hour no one knows,
not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but
the Father only.
Rev 33 ...If you will not awake, I will come
like a thief, and you will not know at what hour
I will come upon you.
Therefore, it has been commonly thought unwise
to speculate about the date, place and manner of
the Second Advent.
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However,
Amos 37 ...the Lord God does nothing, without
revealing his secret...
1 Thess 54 But you are not in darkness,
brethren, for that day to surprise you like a
thief.
Mt 2436 ...no one knows, ...but the Father
only.
Therefore, God will certainly give prophecies to
those faithful believers who are in the light.
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e.g.,
Noah faithless people
1) The flood judgment
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400 400 120 400 210 400 1930
1517 400 1917
end of WW I 1918
Last Days today
\ around 1918 1930
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How Will Christ Return?
Section 2
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A. Perspectives on the Bible
God used parables and symbols in the
Bible (Jn 1625)
In interpreting the Bible, the most important
matter is to find the right perspective.
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1) The mission of John the Baptist
Most Christians read the Bible with the
preconception that J/B completed his given
mission, but in fact he did not.
2) The return of Elijah
Many Jewish people believed that Elijah
would descend from heaven (2 Kings 211),
2 Kings 211 Elijah went up by a whirlwind
into heaven.
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1) The mission of John the Baptist
Most Christians read the Bible with the
preconception that J/B completed his given
mission, but in fact he did not.
2) The return of Elijah
Many Jewish people believed that Elijah
would descend from heaven (2 Kings 211),
but he was born on earth as J/B.
2 Kings 211 Elijah went up by a whirlwind
into heaven.
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3) The First Coming of Jesus
Which did the Israelites believe?
Knowing the influence of the two prophets
Daniel and Micah on the Israelites, we can
assume that they were waiting for the Messiah
to come on the clouds...
2 Jn 7 John condemned some heterodox
Christians who believed that Jesus had
not come in a body of flesh.
...but Jesus was born in the flesh.
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B. The Return of Christ by His Birth in the
Flesh

• Lk 1725
• But first he must suffer many things and be
  rejected by this generation.

2) Lk 188 ...when the Son of man comes, will
he find faith on earth?
3) Lk 1720 ... The kingdom of God is not
coming with signs to be observed.
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4) Mt 722,23 On that day many will say to me,
Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name,
and cast out demons in your name, and do many
mighty works in your name? And then will I
declare to them, I never knew you depart from
me, you evildoers.
5) Rev 125 She brought forth a male child, one
who is to rule all the nations with a rod of
iron, but her child was caught up to God and to
his throne.
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Two Traditional Interpretations Concerning the
Second Advent of Christ

• The Second Advent takes place when Jesus comes
  to dwell within the hearts of people
• through the descent of the Holy Spirit.

If so, the Second Advent already took place 2,000
years ago.
2) The Second Advent the return of Jesus as a
spirit person
If so, the Second Advent can happen at any
moment and more than once.
Jesus often met John in spirit, yet Jesus told
him, Surely I am coming soon (Rev 2220).
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The Principled Reasons for the Birth of the LSA
in the Flesh
1) Lord of the cosmos
The LSA, as the lord of the cosmos,
dominating the two worlds, must be born in the
flesh.
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2) Restoration of the Heavenly Kingdom on earth
Jesus came as the True Parent of humankind
and the king of the Heavenly Kingdom on earth
3) From the viewpoint of redemption
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C. The Meaning of Coming on the Clouds
(Mt 2430)
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The LSA will emerge from among a group of
reborn believers as the leader of Christians,
the Second Israel.
Lk 1737 implying that Jesus will return to the
place where faithful believers gather
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D. Why Did Jesus Say that the Lord Will Come on
the Clouds?
1) To prevent the delusions of antichrists from
creating confusion among believers
2) To encourage Christians who were walking a
difficult path of faith
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Jesus other words of encouragement
Rev 2220 ... Surely I am coming soon....
Mt 1023 When they persecute you in one town,
flee to the next for truly, I say to you, you
will not have gone through all the towns of
Israel, before the Son of man comes.
Mt 1628 Truly, I say to you, there are some
standing here who will not taste death before
they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
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The hope of Jesus imminent return inflamed the
zeal of his disciples and gave them the strength
to overcome persecution by Judaism and the Roman
Empire.
Encouraged by the ardent hope of the Second
Advent, they were filled with the Holy Spirit and
established the early Christian Church, even amid
great adversity.
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Where Will Christ Return?
Section 3
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A. Will Christ Return among the Jewish People?
Some Christians expect that Christ will come
again among the Jewish people.
Rev 74 And I heard the number of the sealed, a
hundred and forty-four thousand sealed, out of
every tribe of the sons of Israel.
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However,
Jesus will come again among the Gentiles.
Mt 2133-43 the parable of the vineyard
householder vineyard tenants servants son of
the householder
other tenants who harvest the fruit
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The meaning of Israel
the people of God who have triumphed through
their faith this term does not necessarily apply
to everyone who comes out of Jacobs lineage.
Mt 39 And do not presume to say to
yourselves, We have Abraham as our father for
I tell you, God is able from these stones to
raise up children to Abraham.
Rom 228,29 For he is not a real Jew who is one
outwardly He is a Jew who is one inwardly
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Rom 96-8 For not all who are descended from
Israel belong to Israel, and not all are children
of Abraham because they are his descendants
Jn 837-40 They answered him, Abraham is our
father. Jesus said to them, If you were
Abrahams children, you would do what Abraham
did, but now you seek to kill me, a man who has
told you the truth which I heard from God this
is not what Abraham did.
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The chosen people of Israel after Jesus death on
the cross are the Christians who inherited the
faith of Abraham.
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B. Christ Will Return to an Eastern Nation
Rev 72,3 Then I saw another angel ascend from
the rising of the sun from the east King James
Version, with the seal of the living God
Mt 2427 For as the lightning comes from the
east and shines as far as the west, so will be
the coming of the Son of man.
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Necessary Conditions of the Nation to which the
Messiah Returns
1) A national indemnity period 40
foundation for separation from Satan
2) The front line of God and Satan The front
line of that which is most dear to God and
most abhorred by Satan
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3) The object of Gods Heart
a) A path of blood, sweat and tears
b) Good people in Gods sight
c) Endowed with a religious character by nature
4) Prophetic testimonies among the people
5) Bearing the fruits of all aspects of
civilization realizing a society with the
highest level of civilization
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C. The Nation of the East Korea
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Japan a fascist nation at the period of
the Second Advent persecuted Korean
Christianity
Korea has become qualified to receive Christ at
the Second Advent.
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1. A National Indemnity Period
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(1905-1945)
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2. The Front Line of God and Satan
1) The line of rivalry between God and Satan
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3. The Object of Gods Heart
1) Korean history over 4,300 years invaded by
foreign nations more than 930 times.
2) Never themselves invaded other nations
people in white robes white represents God
3) Strong God-revering thought
highly value loyalty, filial piety and
chastity
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Reference Korea and Religion
Korea is the nation through which all religions
will be united.
- Buddhism dominated Korea for about 1,500
years (ca. 100 B.C. 1392).
- Confucianism dominated Korea for about 500
years (1392 1905).
- Catholicism came to Korea more than 200
years ago (1777).
- Protestantism came to Korea more than 100
years ago (1884).
- Islam came to Korea more than 50 years ago
(1950).
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4. Prophetic Testimonies among the People
1) Messianic hope
Chonggamnok the king of righteousness, Cho
ngdoryong
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Reference Excerpts from Kyogam Yuirok
Kyogam (1509-1571) met with a man of God and
received revelations containing precise prophecy
covering the 400-year period of the modern era.
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- Chongdoryong will resolve the resentment
(Han) of God and Jesus.
- He will be born in northern Korea. After
living for a time in an island nation of the
Eastern Sea, he will come over to the South.
- He will seek the unification of religions.
- He will not be a national-level leader, but a
world-level leader.
- He will give the opportunity for unmarried men
and women who believe in God to be married.
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- He will receive the most ridicule and blame
in the world.
- He will receive great blessing (many
children) this is similar to Sook Jeon Kong of
China, who received the most blessing in the
world.
- He will become the ancestor of the people of a
New Nation of Heaven.
- He will surely experience prison life.
- He will harvest the people who build
Gods Kingdom through 12 tribes of 12,000
each (total 144,000).
- He has the family name Moon.
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2) Revelations that the founder of every
religion will return to Korea
LSA the second coming of the founder of
every religion with respect to his mission
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3) Appearance of many spiritualists
revelations and signs testifying to the
Second Coming of Christ in Korea
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5. Bearing the Fruits of All Aspects of
Civilization
1) The movement of the center of land-based
civilizations
continent China India Egypt Babylonia Persia
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2) The movement of the center of river and
sea-based civilizations
India Ganges River, Indus River
river civilizations
Babylonia, Persia Tigris River, Euphrates River
Egypt Nile River
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3) The movement of the center of civilizations
according to climate
Civilization temperate-zone civilization
(spring) of Eden was not realized due to the
Fall.
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Parallels betweenJesus Day and Today
Section 4
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Today
Jesus day
1) Progress of the providence
Leaders of Christianity clergymen, priests
captive to their authority and rituals spirits
grow dimmer each day.
Leaders of Judaism priests, scribes enslaved to
ritualism and legalism spiritual life was
corrupt.
2) Spiritual darkness of the leaders
will criticize the words and deeds of the LSA
based on narrow understanding of the New
Testament Scriptures.
criticized Jesus words and deeds based on narrow
understanding of the Old Testament Scriptures.
3) Attitude toward the Messiah
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Today
Jesus day
4) Receiving the words of the Lord
If Christians persecute the LSA believing he is a
traitor of God, they, too, will go to hell.
Priests and scribes killed Jesus believing they
punished a traitor of God. They went to hell.
5) Later fate of believers
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Reference Similarity between Jesus Day
and Today
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Today
Jesus day
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Jesus day
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Jesus day
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Jesus day
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blamed as a group teaching to do evil to bring
goodness. (Rom 38)
blamed for telling lies without any sense of
guilt.
defamed for the ceremony of blood sharing.
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Today
Jesus day
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Jesus day
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Today
Jesus day
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Reasons for persecution rejecting worship of the
emperor, refusing to pay taxes, destroying
families, immoral activities, adultery, new
religion, etc.
received persecution being criticized for
destroying families, making ones parents cry,
unrighteous activities, religion of fornication,
heretical doctrine, tax evasion, etc.
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Today
Jesus day
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Jesus day
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took away the key of knowledge to enter the
Heavenly Kingdom. (Lk 1152)
published many critical books and literature
misinterpreting Unification Principle, spread
false information to the world.
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Today
Jesus day
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The Cause of the Chaotic Profusion of Languages
and the Necessityfor Their Unification
Section 5
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If human beings had not fallen, we would have
formed one global family sharing a common
language.
The Canaanites, descendants of Noahs second son,
Ham, built the Tower of Babel to exalt themselves
even above God, thus furthering the will of Satan.
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When the descendants of Shem and Japheth, who
stood on Gods side, helped with the
construction, God brought about such confusion in
their languages that they could no longer
communicate with each other to further the will
of Satan.
Gen 117 Come, let us go down, and there
confuse their language, that they may not
understand one anothers speech.
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Our languages must be unified if we are to
realize the ideal world of one global family
which can honor the LSA as our True Parent.
Children naturally learn the language of their
parents. All people will naturally come to use
the True Parents language, the Korean language,
as their mother tongue of faith.
All humanity will become one people using one
language, thus establishing one global nation
under God.