Chapter 2. Jesus' Early Ministry
Jesus himself indicated the mission that John the Baptist came to fulfill: "For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John; and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come."
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Jesus himself indicated the mission that John the Baptist came to fulfill: "For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John; and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come."
The time has come when God's providence is progressing to the point of culmination. There should be one goal set by God and True Parents.
Today being Christmas day, he will continue the speech on the subject I already mentioned last night.
Countless people live on this earth, yet no one can confidently say that he possesses Heaven in his mind.
We know that ever since the human ancestors experienced the sadness of losing Paradise, there has been sadness of mind, sadness of body, and sadness of life.
Christianity tells us that mankind fell. This is a fact that cannot be denied when we look at or speculate upon society.
We know very well that humanity has lived until the present time unable to realize Heaven's true hope because humans fell and are in a state of having lost the granted hope of Heaven
King Solomon had a heavenly responsibility to build the holy temple by upholding the will of Heaven and to unite his people with it through his leadership.
The fall took place because God's thinking and human beings' thinking were diametrically opposed.
God wanted to boast about the creation He had made in six days. When He was looking at all the created things, He was extremely delighted.
God exerted Himself to the utmost for the sake of saving fallen humanity.
You know well that all beings, from the smallest to the largest, were created as beings of joy to move with God in the realm of His love.
Looking at all creation from the first day to the fifth, God rejoiced in Himself with unlimited desire and hop
God created the world of creation centered on a lofty ideology we human beings have yet to comprehend.
As you well know, Golgotha means the place of the skull and thus is the place of death.
We know well that it was the fall of man. In restoring humankind, God must have an ideal for this society, and we must also have that ideal.
Since we cannot exist apart from the world of relationships, we should clearly know that in our maintenance of life and our struggle in our life courses, everything moves within the world of relationships.
The fact of the emergence of the one person Jesus within history was not a chance accident.
Once he came to this earth, Jesus was pierced with anxiety on behalf of the chosen people and the spiritual beings of the spirit world
Today is the day of resurrection, the day when Jesus resurrected 2,000 years ago.
Jesus, who came 2,000 years ago, is not someone who was needed only by the Jewish people at the time.
There are many people living on this earth today. They live with individual visions and opinions, with various doctrines and assertions.
The body of Jesus Christ knew how to feel and experience God's shimjung, and Jesus' heart knew how to feel God's shimjung.
We know well that Jesus visited high mountains whenever he was faced with serious matters.
After the resurrection, Jesus stayed on the earth for forty days. Before he ascended, he made the promise that he would send the Holy Spirit, the protector and giver of blessing.
These words were given to encourage his beloved disciples who were determined to win the final battle.
Today the many people living on the earth cannot find the Kingdom of God and His righteousness which God foretold. Consequently, finding the kingdom of God and His righteousness is the hope of all humankind today.
You know very well that although many people believe in Jesus and welcome him now, calling him Christ and Lord, he did not enjoy that same glory at the time he came to the earth.
The purpose of God's constant toil and His leading the providence until the present day is only to achieve His will.
Jesus faces the dispensational fate to come back, because when he came to this earth he died hanging on the cross and after the resurrection he ascended to Heaven.
Human beings on earth have hoped for the Kingdom of Heaven until now.
Human being's life of original creation is living life with a tranquil mind. Yet, we do not find peace in the minds of people today.
You know very well that, because one eternal center could not be established on this fallen earth, the love that God wishes to find has not been established.
What kind of mind did Jesus have when he appeared before humanity on this earth?
Due to their fall, Adam and Eve lost the garden of eternal ideals that God had granted.
Therefore, you must keep in mind that the history of God's dispensation forecasts the providence that begins and concludes adventurously.
God created humankind as the central beings who can substantially feel His internal ideals.
The purpose of God wanting to save humankind is, as you all know very well, that He is trying to restore them to the original state.
The Garden of Eden is the garden where God's glory is revealed and all things live in happiness and offer a bow of delight to God.
After the fall, humanity does not stand among the 99 lambs, but with the lamb that fell away.