Creation of the Sun, Moon, & Stars in Heaven

 

Creation of the Sun, Moon, & Stars in Heaven

 

 

 

Main reference: Gn 37:9-11

 

How are the creation and the re-creation of the sun, moon, and stars different in the Old Testament and the New Testament? According to Genesis 1 in the Old Testament, on the fourth day, God created the sun, moon, and stars in the expanse, which was in the middle of the waters. How are these sun, moon, and stars different from the sun, moon, and stars appearing in Matthew 24:29? What do they mean?

 

The creation, the end, and the re-creation of the sun, moon, and stars in the Old and New Testaments use the logic of the natural world figuratively. The sun, moon, and stars in the Bible are the physical realities of the creation of the kingdom of heaven.

 

According to the Bible, there are hidden mysteries in the contents of Genesis (Ps 78:2). Jesus spoke in parables in accordance with this promise of God, and he made them known to the future generations (Mt 13:34-35). Jesus also promised he would no longer use this figurative language, but would speak plainly about the Father when the time promised by God comes (Jn 16:25). In fact, according to that very promise today is the time when the word is being made known plainly.

 

This is God’s promise and His will. Furthermore, there is a time when people are not supposed to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. At a time when those secrets are made known, there are people who are permitted to know them, and there are people who are not permitted to know them.

 

God has begun His work of restoration since the fall of Adam, and this work has gradually been fulfilled since the time of Abraham. The law was given at the time of Moses; the gospel of heaven was preached in parables at the time of Jesus; and today, the testimony of the physical fulfillment of Revelation is being proclaimed. This is how the work of restoration has been gradually fulfilled.

 

Genesis 1 does not refer to the creation of the natural world, and yet, God uses the logic of the natural world figuratively to refer to the re-creation of God’s kingdom. There was the corrupt heaven and earth on the first day in Genesis 1. In the midst of this corrupt world, God found one light, and He created heaven on the second day, and He created earth on the third day. On the fourth day, God created the sun, moon, and stars in the expanse, which He had created in the middle of the waters. From this time on, seasons, days, and years started to be marked, and the sun and moon started to govern the day and night. Beginning from Moses’ time, things were, and have been re-created at the time of both, the first and second comings of Jesus.

 

The dream which God gave to Joseph was concerning the sun, moon, and stars (Gn 37:9-11). This sun, moon, and stars represent the chosen people, the Israelites. The tabernacle of these chosen people was heaven and God’s kingdom of promise.

 

On the first day in Genesis 1, the earth was formless and empty, and the heaven above was dark. Afterwards, God created heaven and earth again, and He made the sun, moon, and stars on the fourth day to govern the world. This is the creation and the re-creation.

 

The fact that one generation becomes corrupt and comes to an end indicates the end of the light, the sun, moon, and stars. The sun, moon, and stars are re-created so they can govern in the new heaven and new earth.

 

At Jesus’ first coming, the Physical Israelites became corrupt and came to an end. It was the end of the Israelites, who were the figurative sun, moon, and stars. Thus, it was also the end of the sun, moon, and stars. At Jesus’ second coming, the sun, moon, and stars also become dark and fall. This is the end of the Spiritual Israelites. The Lord said He would come back after this event takes place.

 

The sun, moon, and stars are supposed to be in the sky, but the reason they fall to the ground is because of their corruption, and they are brought to an end. The Physical Israelites, the sun, moon, and stars at the first coming came to an end, and the Spiritual Israelites were created through Jesus, the one who overcame (Israel). These Spiritual Israelites are the sun, moon, and stars which are re-created. These sun, moon, and stars, the Spiritual Israelites, also becomes defiled at the Lord’s second coming, and they come to an end just as Revelation 6 and Matthew 24 prophesy.

 

Before they become defiled, they belong to heaven, but when they become corrupt, they fall to the ground and become part of the earth.

 

The one who receives a white stone in Revelation 2 judges and brings to an end the betrayers of the Spiritual Israelites (those who fell to the earth) and the beast-like pastors, the destroyers. Afterwards, the twelve tribes of God’s kingdom are created. This is the re-creation of the new heaven and new earth, the sun, moon, and stars. Six thousand years of God’s work proves that He brings to an end the previous generations that went wrong or became degraded, and He re-created a new generations in each and every era. Since mankind is worse than any insects, due to their corruption and sin, how could they perceive the signs of heaven? Are not even rats and frogs able to read the signs of heaven?

 

All things on earth live from the things of heaven. There is the sun, moon, and stars in the sky. There is air, rain, winds, and clouds in the sky as well. They grant life to all living things on earth. Among all things on earth, we as people also live as a result of the things of heaven.

 

God’s family, the Israelites, is symbolized by the sun, moon, and stars because their duties are to shine light, brighten up the earth, and to give life. Despite having such duties as light, they betrayed and conducted evil, and therefore, they are no longer able to shine the light. This is why they can no longer dwell in heaven and are thrown away. This is the situation of the Spiritual Israelites who sinned.

 

Since they have been thrown away from heaven and have become night, how can they understand what is of heaven? According to 1 Thessalonians 5, there is light, and there is darkness. There is night, and there is day. Those who sleep do so at night, and those who work, work during the day.  The children of night (darkness) and the children of day (light) differ from one another, in terms of their affiliation. This very word, in fact, is being fulfilled today in the reality of the New Testament.

 

The reason why people persecute is because they dwell in darkness, they are ignorant of the word of our Lord. They belong to evil, and that is why they conduct evil. Shincheonji has overcome sin, wickedness, the devil, and untruth. For that reason, God is with Shincheonji. They are the chosen people who have been re-created to be the sun, moon, and stars of heaven. God has permitted us to know the deep things of heaven. Having become the light of life, we are shining in this earth and giving the light of life to the family of darkness, just as John 1:4 describes. We are giving this light of life, only to those who wish to receive.

 

Shincheonji, who has received the revelation of the New Testament, knows this well. God has descended upon the one who overcomes in accordance with the promises in the Bible (Rv 2, Rv 3). Unless they are dead, everyone will know well that God is accomplishing His will through the one who overcomes. Evil men are born of the seed of the devil, and they belong to the devil. Good men are born of the seed of God, and they are the family who belongs to God.

 

We belong to heaven. Let us complete our duties of heaven. We must carry out our duties as the light of heaven, the sun, moon, and stars, the duties as the saviors, just like God and Jesus. We must not forget all things can live only when we do all our duties entrusted to us, just like the air, rain, clouds, and winds. These are the duties of the family who belongs to heaven. We must not be like the devil or beasts. The flesh dies due to the sins of each person, and it also lives due to the grace each person received. God feeds and clothes all things in heaven and on the earth. Does God not love His own family more than them?

 

The new heaven, which God and we are creating today, is the eternal kingdom that remains forever. The qualification for living with the Lord in this kingdom eternally is to resemble the image and the likeness of God. Do not become worthless people like animals. Keep in mind, God’s family is the light of life. I pray that all of us choose to become this light.

 

Amen!

 

 



 

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The Idol in the New Testament & the Resurrection of the Dead

 

The Idol in the New Testament

& the Resurrection of the Dead

 

 

Main references: Rv 13, Rv 20

 

What is the idol in the New Testament? What kind of resurrection is the resurrection of the dead? The New Testament refers to a new promise. The idol refers to something which is not of the truth. The resurrection of the dead is referring to how the dead spirit, not the dead flesh, comes back to life.

 

God fulfilled the promise He had established with Abraham at the time of Moses (Ex 12:37-41). God also fulfilled the promises He had made through the Old Testament prophets during the time of Jesus’ first coming (Jn 19:30). Likewise, the promises in the New Testament will also be fulfilled at the time of the second coming (Rv 21:6). This is how the Old and the New Testament promises are fulfilled.

 

What does an idol refer to? People think of an idol as something made of stones, wood, or iron such as the image of Buddha in a Buddhist temple. This type of idol is nothing but an image, which neither benefits nor harms people. The true meaning of an idol according to the Bible, however, is a false teacher (Hab 2:18). Daniel 2 also portrays this type of an idol. In fact, the idol was a person; it was a false pastor.

 

At the time of the first coming, Jesus warned people, “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees.” Just like the yeast at that time, and the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which Adam and Eve ate in their time, today there is the wine of adulteries (maddening wine) which has caused all nations to fall according to Revelation 17 and 18. This wine of adulteries is the same as the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and the yeast which a false pastor gives. Those who feed people this wine of adulteries are the pastors who belong to the group of the dragon, the kingdom of demons. They are the reality of the idol in Daniel 2. They are also the idol, the beast, the dragon, and the serpent, portrayed in Revelation 13. How ignorant they must be that they are unable to understand this word!

 

The real understanding of worshiping an idol is for someone to believe in something else which is not God, as though it was God, and believing in a church, which is not of God’s denomination (church), as though it was God’s church. It is also believing and serving someone, who is not God’s pastor, as God’s pastor. Furthermore, believing in a different gospel or doctrine, which is not given by God, is also idol worship.

 

There are two types of people who are referred to as ‘the dead’: People whose flesh has died, and people whose spirit is dead. The physical realities of the dead in Ezekiel 37 were the Jews in Jerusalem during the time of Jesus. It was their spirits, not their flesh, which was dead. In the case of Lazarus and Jesus, it was their flesh which came out of the tombs. The dead, in Revelation 8 and 9, are not the people whose flesh is dead, but rather, they are the people whose spirits are dead. In addition, those who partake in the first resurrection in Revelation 20 refer to the people whose dead spirits come back to life, just like the resurrection spoken of in John 5.

 

In short, the idol in the book of Revelation refers to a false teacher, a false pastor. ‘Death’, in Rv 8 and 9, refers to the dead spirits of the saints. Being alive (Rv 20) refers to the resurrection of the spirits, which were once dead.

 

Today’s nation of Babylon (a spiritual kingdom) is like a tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Dn 4:20). Babylon’s doctrines, which are their commentaries—figuratively called the fruit of the tree of life or the wine of adulteries—have led all nations to go astray and die. What will enable the spirits who have died by eating Babylon’s fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Rv 18), to resurrect is the revelation in the New Testament given in Revelation chapter 10. This revelation is with the one who overcomes found in Shincheonji. It is through this word of revelation, which is the fruit and the leaves of the tree of life, that people come back to life again. They are brought back from death to the resurrection of life. This is the promise of the Bible, and it is the fruit of life, the word of revelation.

 

Whoever believes will receive eternal life and heaven as an inheritance.

 

 

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[SCJ Quote] Knowledge – Man Hee Lee

 

"knowledge if given so wecan believe it.

What good is knowledge if you don't believe it?"

 

Man Hee Lee

 

 

 

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Distinguishing Between the Man of Heaven & the Man of the Earth

 

Distinguishing Between the Man of Heaven

& the Man of the Earth

 

 

 

Main references: Jn 8:23; Phil 3:20

(refer to Jn 5:24-29, 6:1-6; Mt 13; Jn 15:18-24; 1 Cor 15:51-54; 2 Cor 5:17)

 

 

How can one distinguish between the man born of heaven and the man born of the earth? It is through their seed and fruit they can be distinguished. They can also be recognized as their transformed images appear, and as they take a test through the word planted in their hearts.

 

Adam was dust. He became a living being, that is, a living spirit, as the breath of life (the word of life) entered into this dust. It is stated clearly in John 6:51-53, people will have eternal life as the breath of life enters into them. Jesus also said in John 3:5-6, one can enter into God’s house, heaven, by being born again of God’s seed and His holy spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, and spirit gives birth to spirit.

 

Since Adam’s fall, the living spirit within a person has been dead because of sin. The dead spirit within a person, however, becomes alive as God’s word of life (the breath of life) enters into a dead man. This is the resurrection of the spirit, which was dead in the grave [the flesh] (Jn 5:24-29). Furthermore, whoever is born of Adam is his numerator (i.e. children), and he also becomes someone who ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, since Adam originally ate the fruit. The one born of Adam is a person born with sinful genes, and he is nothing but dust and mere flesh whose living spirit is dead. Concerning this, Paul states that death came through one man, and life also came through one man.

 

The thoughts of the devil want man to die, whereas the thoughts of God want man to live. If Adam, who became a living spirit, had not eaten the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, would his flesh still have returned to dust?

 

According to Genesis 6, the sons of God became one with the daughters of the earth (flesh), and as a result, they became the same flesh and mortal and returned to dust. Their life (life expectancy) was determined to be one hundred twenty years, and eventually they were destroyed and died.

 

The history of the Bible portrays the work of God which has been carried out in order to save people whose spirits are dead. God allows people to be born again through the cross of Jesus and the seed of God. God’s will (Mt 7:21) is that we are born again of God’s seed and the spirit, just as it says in John 3:5-6. If anyone is born of God’s seed and the spirit, he is born from heaven. He becomes God’s child and His family. This is the man of heaven born from above. That which is born of dust, the earth, is flesh, and this flesh returns to dust. That which is born of heaven, in contrast, goes to heaven. In other words, the seed of heaven is sown into the flesh, which is dust; once it grows and becomes bigger, the spirit of God, which is likened unto the bird of the holy spirit, comes and perches in it. This illustrates how God (the holy spirit) comes to His Son and unites Himself with His Son as one.

 

In this way, the one born of heaven differs from the one born of the earth. The place each of them ends up going to, also differs from one another. The one born of the earth does not know what is of heaven (the Bible).

 

Not all believers are true believers. Just because someone says he believes does not mean he truly believes. A false believer is only a believer superficially, and in fact, he is worse than non-believers. Just because someone claims to be a pastor does not mean he is a true pastor. Only the pastor whom God acknowledges is the true pastor. There were numerous pastors at Jesus’ first coming, but not even one person was a true pastor. All of them were the devil’s pastors. Likewise, there are several pastors at the time of Jesus’ second coming [at the time of Revelation] (Mt 24; Rv 18). However, the only pastor of whom God approves is one pastor: the promised pastor.

 

Among this great number of pastors, to whom will God entrust the secrets of the kingdom of heaven and the events of the covenant which are yet to be fulfilled?

 

At the end of the religious world when all nations have fallen down (Rv 18), those who follow their own pastors will be unable to attain salvation. Only when people follow the promised pastor, will they receive salvation. At the end of the religious world, falling from heaven to earth, and returning from the work of the holy spirit to being mere flesh is referred to as the end of the age or the end times (Rv 13). At a time like this, one will not become the man of heaven unless he is born again of the seed of heaven. Someone who is not born of the seed of heaven is born of the earth and is part of the earth, and he eventually returns to dust. Moses, Elijah, and Jesus went up to heaven, and they were not buried under the ground. Anyone born of the seed of heaven is guided by the holy spirit. His citizenship is in heaven (Phil 3:20), and he will resurrect and bear the holy image of heaven, just like the ones who appeared on the Mount of Transfiguration.

 

God’s true purpose after Adam’s fall was to remove from people the inherited sin, and to make people reborn of God’s seed and spirit. As the holy spirit of God rests on the people born of God’s seed (the sons), their lives of faith are made perfect, and the purpose and hope of their lives of faith are accomplished.

 

God has made the betrayers, destroyers, and the savior appear just as He promised in the New Testament Revelation. God has allowed us to know the pastor whom God is with through the appearance of those three entities. He has also permitted us to understand what kind of people will be saved and what God’s promised new kingdom and His promised temple are. Knowing the betrayers, destroyers, and the savior promised in the New Testament is the qualification for one’s salvation. If someone does not know these three entities, how can he be considered a believer?

 

If one is not born of heaven will be unable to attain salvation, nor will the one born of the earth enter into the kingdom of heaven. It is only those born of God who will be able to go to the kingdom of heaven. Anyone who has perceived the word of promise will say amen to this word.

 

 

 

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Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is Near!

 

 

Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is Near!

 

 

 

Main reference: Mt 4:17

 

What was the kingdom of heaven which came near? Why did Jesus ask for repentance? The kingdom of heaven which came near was God’s spiritual realm. He asked for repentance because the chosen people had betrayed.

 

This was the word Jesus spoke around 2,000 years ago. At that time, God and heaven came to Jesus according to the Old Testament promises. Those who believed in this word and repented, crossed over from death to life and attained salvation (Jn 5:25-29). Whereas, those who did not believe in this word did not receive salvation, but instead became a part of the evil ones and carried out the work of opposition.

 

Jesus came according to the Old Testament promises, and he fulfilled all which was promised. The pastors at the time, however, betrayed and became one with the gentiles. They became those who opposed and went against Jesus. It was a plain fact, the opposing pastors in each and every generation carried out their work as the spirit of wickedness entered into them.

 

This was the reality and the fulfillment of the Old Testament (prophecies). How about the reality and the fulfillment of the New Testament (prophecies)? If there is any believer who can speak truthful words, please speak. Those who murdered the Old Testament prophets were the pastors who kept the Law of Moses. The Old Testament prophets prophesied the end of the Israelites in accordance with what they heard and saw. Jesus came and fulfilled what was prophesied through the Old Testament prophets (Jn 19:30). He also proclaimed the gospel of heaven. The legalistic pastors who saw Jesus preach the gospel of heaven, persecuted and killed Jesus. The persecution Jesus and his disciples received was portrayed in Matthew 5, 13, Acts 7, and Luke 20.

 

Among the words Jesus and his disciples recorded within the New Testament, they prophesied the end of the Spiritual Israelites in the New Testament. Jesus and the apostles who preached this end were killed by the pastors of their time. Today when this New Testament prophecy is being fulfilled, the messengers who prepared the way and the promised pastor have appeared. The promised pastor has seen and heard the fulfillment of the prophecies, and he is testifying about this fulfillment. Because of what he is doing, the pastors have mobilized themselves, and they are persecuting the promised pastor.

 

Why are they persecuting? Just as Jesus said at the first coming, it is because he is doing among them what no one else has done (Jn 15:24). This was not only speaking about the situation first coming; Jesus also prophesied how it would be the same at the second coming (Mt 23:34; Acts 7:51-53; Rv 12:13). Today, at the second coming, Shincheonji has done among them what no one else has done. Thus, no one will make an excuse, saying, “I have not heard it.”

 

Our faith should be the faith in the fulfillment of the New Testament. According to what Christians say, even their own pastors have said, “Shincheonji’s testimony is correct.” Despite having said this, why is it they cannot come to Shincheonji? It is because of their thoughts of fear, thinking they might receive persecution from the world of Christianity. It is also because of the authority they have and the fear their congregation members might not trust them anymore. These thoughts, however, are quite wrong. Only when they overcome these thoughts, will they attain salvation.

 

What kind of kingdom is the kingdom which came near? Jesus and Apostle John (the New John at the time of the fulfillment) went up to this heaven and came back (Jn 3:13; Rv 4, 5, 21). These two people went to heaven, and they saw and heard many things. Jesus saw and heard the things of the Old Testament. He received the revealed scroll and testified about the fulfillment of the Old Testament. As for the New Testament, Apostle John saw and recorded a vision he received on the island of Patmos. Roughly 2,000 years later, the New John today has seen and testified about its fulfillment. 

 

What we need to see and believe today is not the fulfillment of the Old Testament, which is the revelation at the first coming; now is the time to believe in the revelation of the New Testament. Moses saw what was in heaven, and he fulfilled it accordingly. Jesus, too, saw what was in heaven and accomplished it according to what he saw. Today the New John has seen what was in heaven, and he has fulfilled it together with the Lord. Since there is the fulfillment at this time, we need the revelation of today.

 

No one knows God, heaven, and the one sent by God except the ones who receive this revelation. Jesus promised the one who overcomes would receive the food of eternal life, the authority to judge, and the iron scepter to rule over all nations (Rv 2). Furthermore, God, Jesus, and heaven will descend upon the one who overcomes (Rv 3).

 

Today, we in Shincheonji have proclaimed the heaven of the second coming, not the heaven of the first coming, has come to the one who overcomes in Shincheonji. Now that heaven is near, we have also preached and asked for repentance several times.

 

The reward for those who believe in the New Testament and the punishment for those who do not believe will be determined by the judge of Shincheonji. How can the ones who are persecuting attain salvation? Politicians, pastors, and even the press must depart from any personal matters, and as they are born again of the culture of heaven, this country will be even more blessed. Blessings have come very near to us. No one in this world can come to heaven and Jesus except through the one who overcomes. No one among the Buddhists and Confucianists understands their own scriptures. No one among them has acted according to their scriptures. How then can they receive salvation? Only hell waits unless people are born again of the fruit of the tree of life in Shincheonji. People must know before they speak, and they must speak truth.

 

Shincheonji is the greatest city of truth within the 6,000 years of God’s history. The reason why it is the greatest city of truth is because Shincheonji has been established through the holy spirit of truth (refer to Jn 14:26, 16:13-15, 25). It is in Shincheonji the truth which the Bible refers to exists. I am making this known to people once again that the eternal truth no one else can transgress is in Shincheonji. I am praying everyone will live through this truth.

 

Amen!

 

 

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[Shincheonji Cheonan Church] The 2nd Church Bazaar for the Neighbors

Welcome to the 2nd Shincheonji Cheonan Church Bazarr for Neighbors!!

 

The Bazaar was in place on 9.28.2013 from 9am~5pm

in the parking lot of the church.

 

Over 1,500 people visited the site to buy, eat and enjoy the Bazaar~!

 

 

Entry of the Bazaar.

Don't you just want to go in there~?

 

 

 

The event started by the greeting of members of the Church as well as staff members from Seong-Jeong Dong office.

 

Now, let's see what happened there at the Bazaar!

 

There were clothes, shoes, acceceries, books, almost everything

for all family members.

 

 

 

You can not talk about any good bazaar without Food!!!

There were over 15 foods to choose from.

Yum~!!!

 



 

 

 

That's how you make the korean rice cake traditionaly.

And the man hitting the batter really good was

the Chief of Seong-Jeong Dong office. 

 

 

 

Later, the staff members from Seong-Jeong Dong office looked around church and encouge volunteers. We thank all of your support.

 

 

 

 

 

I believe that every single person who was at the Bazaar had great time.

That included the members of Shincheonji Cheonan Church volunteers.

 

The Bazaar is to help neighbors.

 

Love your neighbor as yourself.

Shincheonji Cheonan church loves our neighbors.

 

The Church's volunteers service will be continued until all of our neighbors receive the love of Shincheonji!! 

 

[Shincheonji Cheonan Church] Volunteer service-Haircut service to Seniors

 Shincheonji Cheonan Church Volunteers offer free haircut service to seniors around Seong-Jeong Dong area once every month.

 

The month of September, volunteers visited Mokryeon Senior Center.

 

  

 

All volunteers are professional.

 

All Seniors are looking good~!

 

 

 

Was she asking for her turn?

 

It is clear that they are happy with our volunteers.

 

 

Clip here, cut there~. Snip. Snip.

 

Wow~!

 

 

 

Thank you, all Shincheonji Cheonan Church volunteers for your service.

 

Shincheonji Cheonan Church Haircut Volunteer Service will be continued...