Eschatology and Our Time

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Eschatology and Our Time The Last Days
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Purpose of Life Three Blessings
Family
Society
Nation
One World Family
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The Purpose of History
Salvation Restoration

Satan
False Parents
True Parents
Adam Eve
Ideal Man
Ideal Woman
Fallen Man
Fallen Woman
True Love
False Love
Fulfill
Fail
Child
Child
Family
Family
Society
Society
Nation
Nation
Ideal World
Fallen World
Heaven on Earth
Hell on Earth
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Ideal World
Declares God, The time is coming whenI will
put My laws in their minds and write them in
their hearts They will all know Me from the
least of them to the greatest. Behold, the
dwelling of God is with men They shall not
hurt nor destroy in My holy mountain, for the
earth shall be full of the knowledge of the
Lord They will beat their swords into
plowshares. Nations shall not lift up sword
against nation, neither shall they learn war
anymore.
Jeremiah 3133-34
Revelations 213
Isaiah 116-9
Isaiah 24
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Why is God Working to Save Fallen Man ?
1. God will not accept failure
What I have said that I will bring about what I
have planned, that will I do.
Isaiah 4611
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Why is God Working to Save Fallen Man ?

• 1. God will not accept failure
• 2. God created us as His children
• Our spirit self is eternal

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Gods Will - All People Are to Be Restored
God our Saviourwants all men to be saved and to
come to a knowledge of the truth. Your Father
in heaven is not willing that any of these little
ones should be lost. For God so loved the
world that He gave His one and only Son
1 Timothy 24
Matthew 1829
John 316
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Attempts to Restore the Ideal World
Creation
Completion
Formation
Last Days
Growth
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Noahs Time Complete Restoration Attempted
God said to Noah, I am going to put an end to
all peopleI am surely going to destroy both them
and the earth.
Genesis 613
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Attempts to Restore the Ideal World
Creation
Completion
Formation
Last Days
Growth
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Jesus TimeComplete Restoration Attempted
Surely the day is comingAll the arrogant and
every evildoer will be stubble The Kingdom of
Heaven is near.
Malachi 41
Matthew 417
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Attempts to Restore the Ideal World
Creation
Completion
Formation
Last Days
Growth
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Time of Returning Messiah -Complete Restoration
to be Attempted
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will
it be in the days of the Son of Man.
Luke 1726
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Significance of Religion

• Reconnects God and humanity
• Central means of Gods influence in history
• Centre of culture

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Centre of Restoration

• Moral and Spiritual Leader
• Brings and embodies a higher expression of truth
  from God
• Shows Gods true love and forgiveness
• Fulfils the purpose of religion

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Messiah

• 1. New Adam
• Example of ideal person
• Overcomes Satan
• Begins new history
• 2. True Parents
• Remove original sin
• Restore ideal families
• Restore Gods love, life, and lineage

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Centre of Restoration
Messiah
Christ
Lord
Saviour
True Man
Enlightened One
Last Prophet
Son of God
Avatar
Incarnation
New Adam
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Centre of Restoration
Messiah True Parents
Christ
Lord
Saviour
True Man
Enlightened One
Last Prophet
Son of God
Avatar
Incarnation
New Adam
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Position of the Messiah
God
Perfected Man
True Parents
Messiah
Fallen Man
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History of Restoration
Complete Restoration



Messiah
Spiritual Development
History of Religion
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Evidence for theHistory of Restoration

1. The development of culture

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The Unification of Cultures
Twenty-one culturalspheres
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The Unification of Cultures
Hindu
Judeo- Christian
African
Far Eastern
Islamic
Distilled into five maincultural spheres
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The Unification of Cultures
Hindu
One World Culture
Judeo- Christian
African
Far Eastern
Islamic
Towards a Culture of Heart -
Beauty in Diversity
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In the 21st Century, human life is going to be a
unity again in all its aspects and activities.
Arnold Toynbee British Historian
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History of Conflict
Evil Good
Individual Family Society Nation World
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What is the meaning of the Last Days ?
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Traditional Understandingof the Last Days

• Evil people punished
• Good people Lifted up,
• others sent to Hell
• Earth destroyed

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Bible Prophesies for the Last Days
1. Earth destroyed New Earth 2 Peter 310,13 Revelation 211
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Bible Prophesies for the Last Days
1. Earth destroyed New Earth 2 Peter 310,13 Revelation 211
2. Judgment by Fire 2 Peter 312
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Bible Prophesies for the Last Days
1. Earth destroyed New Earth 2 Peter 310,13 Revelation 211
2. Judgment by Fire 2 Peter 312
3. Meeting Messiah in the Sky 1 Thess 417
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1. Earth Destroyed, New Earth Created
Old EarthSatans dominion
The earth will be laid bare we are looking
forward to a new heaven and earth
II Peter 310,13
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1. Earth Destroyed, New Earth Created
Old EarthSatans dominion
New EarthGods dominion
The earth remains forever
Ecclesiastes 14
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2. Judgment by Fire
Firewas hurled down upon the earth. The earth
was burned up
II Peter 312
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Fire Represents the Word of Truth
I came to cast a fire upon the earth, and would
that it were already kindled. Gods Word is a
fire
Luke 1249
Jeremiah 2329
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Judgment by fire isReaction to the Truth
All who reject me and my message will be
judged by the truths I have spoken. Everyone
who does evil hates the light for fear that his
deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the
truth comes into light so that it may be seen
plainly that what he has done has been done
through God.
John 1248
John 320-21
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3. Meeting the Lord in the Air
We shall be caught up in the clouds to meet the
Lord in the air
I Thessalonians 417
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Heaven
GoodNear to God
Matthew 69
Earth
EvilFar from God
Colossians 32
Through the Messiah fallen people are Lifted up
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Meaning of the Last Days

1. End of Satans dominion and beginning of Gods
   dominion
2. End of evil history and beginning of good history
3. A time of dramatic change and hope

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Last Days Turning Point of History
Eternity
Evil
Messiah True Parents
End of Evil
Goodness
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Last Days

• First Days of New History
• Time of fulfilment of theThree Great Blessings

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Ideal World is Based on the Three Blessings
God

1. Ideal Person

First Blessing
2. Ideal Families Nations
World
Person
Person
Second Blessing
Third Blessing
3. Ideal Dominion over Creation
Creation
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History of Restoration



Preparationfor theRestoration of3 Blessings
Fall
3 Blessings Lost
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The Last Days are the First Days

• Beginning of a historyof goodness
• Realization of theThree Blessings

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Last Days First Days

• Human Rights
• Freedom, Equality
• Spiritual Phenomena

• Perfected
• Individuals

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Restoration ofSpiritual Capacity
In the last daysI will pour out my Spirit on
all people. Your sons and daughters will
prophesy, your young men will see visions
Acts 217
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Restoration of the First Blessing
Ideal Person
Original Love
Original Value
Freedom of Original Mind
Spiritual Capacity
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Last Days First Days

• Human Rights
• Freedom, Equality
• Spiritual Phenomena

• Perfected
• Individuals

• Merging Cultures
• League of Nations, UN
• Economic Interdependence
• Inter-Cultural Exchange

2. Ideal Families, Nations, World
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The Unification of Cultures
Hindu
One World Culture
Judeo- Christian
African
Far Eastern
Islamic
Towards a Culture of Heart -
Beauty in Diversity
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Positive Signs
Overcoming barriers of race, religion, culture,
nationality
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Restoration of the Second Blessing
One World Family
Original Value of Marriage
Sense of Brotherhood
Interracial Harmony
Religious Tolerance
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Last Days First Days

• Human Rights
• Freedom, Equality
• Spiritual Phenomena

• Perfected
• Individuals

• Merging Cultures
• League of Nations, UN
• Economic Interdependence
• Inter-Cultural Exchange

2. Ideal Families, Nations, World

• Ecological Concern
• Conservation Movements
• Technological Advances

3. Ideal Dominion Over Creation
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Restoration of the Third Blessing
Ideal of Creation
Original Love and Care for the Creation
Original Health
Material Comfort
Original Creativity
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Last Days Turning Point of History
Eternity
Evil
Higher Expression Of Truth
Messiah True Parents
End of Evil
Goodness
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New Truth explains principles underlying Bible
and Holy Scripture

• Nature of God
• Purpose of creation
• Origin of evil
• Purpose of the Messiah/salvation
• How mankind can be restored

I have yet many things to say to you The
hour is coming whenI will tell you plainly of
the Father.
John 1612
John 1625
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Our Attitude in the Last Days
1. Unite with Gods central person of the age 2.
Expect the old age to oppose the new age
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Old Age Opposes the New
The Phariseessaid, It is only bythe prince of
demons that this fellow Jesus casts out
demons. We have found this man Paul to be
a troublemakera ringleader of the Nazarene
sect.
Matt 1224
Romans 312
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Our Attitude in the Last Days
1. Unite with Gods central person of the age 2.
Expect the old age to oppose the new age 3. Keep
an open mind to receive the new truth
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We Must Keep an Open Mind
New wine must be poured into new
wineskins. Whoever humbles himself like a
child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Luke 538
Matthew 184
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Our Attitude in the Last Days
1. Unite with Gods central person of the age 2.
Expect the old age to oppose the new age 3. Keep
an open mind to receive the new truth 4. Make
our own decision
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