"Mother alone, represents True Parents" - Father "Mother is the top decision maker" - Father's direction "The responsible person of UC is not Hyung Jin nor Kook Jin. On the top of Hyung Jin there is Mother.. Do not forget this." (TF 2011) READ ...HYUNG'S FALSE CLAIMS OF SUCCESSION
Solomon & Hyung Jin
In the Period of Divided Kingdom the kingdom was already establishedin the midst of the satanic culture. Thus, separation of good and evil was necessary. Since they failed to divide the evil ideological influence from their faith, kings were invaded by the satanic ideologies and practices. God was obligated to carry the course of separation on good and evil, thus the kingdom divided.
We are at the same point, CIG started, but we live in the satanic world. UC has to cleanse itself from all unprincipled influences - all the influence of Humanism, Selfishness, Negativity, Criticism, Gossiping and other practices that give common base with low spirit world and prevent the substantial society of true love to emerge. But let's not forget, in this period of substantial restoration the central fight is all about accepting or denying the lineage of True Parents. To say it directly, the world now divides based on one principle, who denies True Parents and who accepts them. As Father said:
"You should know how important.. True Parents are. You have an obligation to believe in True Parents even if you may not believe in your nation and the president, your teachers, your parents, or your brothers and sisters. You should know that the concept of True Parents contains the idea of the salvation of hell and the evil world of Satan."Book Two - True Parents
Parallel with the United Kingdom 120 yrs
Parallels of History seems to apply for our course too. After the 12 years (2000-2012) of Coronations and establishing the Temple, TF ascended to the Spiritual World and his descendants divided the Church.
What was central for the period of United Kingdom (120 yrs)?
3 CORONATIONS and building the TEMPLE:
What was central for the 12 yrs (2000 to 2012)?
3 CORONATIONS and building the TEMPLES (3 for the OT/NT/CT):
Why we See this Parallel:OT - At the end of this period Solomon failed!
NT - After the 120 yrs descendants of Charlemagne divided the Kingdom!
CT - After the 12 yrs Hyungjin divided UC
These 12 years correspond to the 120 years of establishing the Jewish Kingdom and 120 years of establishing the Christian Kingdom. After this 12 years starts the Divided Kingdom, where the children divided it - good and evil became clearly separated (like oil and water).
Why was Hyungjin Inaugurated 3 times? It represents the 3 kings, who failed. Did Hyungjin restore that failure? No! He REPEATED the failure; he showed disbelieve in TP (The Temple in Substance)!
Parallel between Solomon and Hyung Jin
Same like Solomon, Hyungjin was crowned with the responsibility to build the Temple and "serve God's will", thus, "enabling the Messianic ideal to be realized". Replace Solomon with Hyungjin in DP p. 429 and you'll read:
"If at that time King Solomon (Hyungjin) had served God's will to the end, he could have unified all the Eastern countries.. he could have formed a worldwide territory enabling the Messianic ideal to be realized. However, due to the fall of King Solomon (Hyungjin), God had to work.. tearing down his monarchic society."
Thus, because of Solomon's (Hyungjin's) failure the period of Divided Kingdom started. But what exactly was Solomon's (Hyungjin's) failure? We read, that he "was to realize God's Word... erect the temple... and exalt it" (DP p.413). "But because King Solomon (Hyungjin) worshiped the gentile gods.. the Kingdom was divided" (DP p. 416). I saw spiritually how Hyungjin was invaded by these evil angels, he believed their lies. We see how he ended following the negative, agressive model of InfoWars, instead of Father's teaching. This is parallel with the 'spirit worshiping' in the Period of the Divided Kingdom.
We are not repeating the failures, we follow the course of substantial restoration: 40 yrs (1920-1960) | Exit Satan's lineage / Enter God's lineage (First Couple)
40 yrs (1960-2000) | Expand the realm of God's lineage (Spread the Blessing to 400 mill)
12 yrs (2000-2012) | Kingdom: Coronations and Build the Temple (Foundation to start CIG)
40 yrs (2013-CIG start) | Division: Separate all Satanic elements expand the Good
21 yrs | Inherit: Amidst Satan's Culture - Take all technology & skills; destroy their idols
40 yrs | Reformation: Center on Truth & TP, not on changing Leaders (Word incarnated)
Difference between Jacob & Hyung Jin
It was actually Mother who pushed Father to sign Hyung Jin as a king. I remember when watching TM urge Father to sign it, it reminded so much of Isaac's wife, pushing the nearly blind father to bless Jacob instead of Esau. And of course, after Isaac's death, Jacob's mother asked him to go into exile (After Father's death Mother asked Hyung Jin go into exile). But the complete difference between Hyung Jin and Jacob comes afterwords. "After his father's death, Jacob's mother asked him to go into exile. After Father's death Mother asked Hyung Jin go into exile." Jacob obeyed his mother and returned victorious, gaining riches and destroying the idols. Jacob was deceived more than 10 times, yet never complained, so he became victorious. Hyung Jin, however, was invaded by Satan and started complaining, rebelling, gossiping and twisting the truth to put himself up in opposition to his mother. Just the opposite of Jacob, who even coming back to his brother, offered everything he had and humbly bowed down 7 times to his Cain. We remember how Hyung Jin went around arogantly accusing his brother. Together with Kook Jin they started court cases. Mother had to intervene, to stop this insanity. And now Kook Jin is even Talking of killing True Mother.
Invaded by Satanic Ideologies
Just as God warned Cain, "sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it," Father blessed Hyungjin.. "the pain of this sin will come upon you, but you have to achieve victory over this historic resentment. See, Father's prayer over Hyungjin's Inauguration. And Father was very clear:
If you separate from your parents.. that's a satanic act." Father, The True Pattern of Family life, 3-7-75
After establishing the Kingdom we are responsible to expand it's ideal in the Satanic world (establish substantially God's Kingdom - CIG). To do that, the chosen people have to separate themselves from the fallen influence from outside and within themselves. Swedenborg describes best the trades of Sanctuary Church that we ought to separate from:
"The state of people... who focused on evil, who had no conscience... because their evil impulses force them to break out into wicked deeds - into contempt for others, into jeering and blasphemy, hatred, and vengefulness. They cook up plots, some of them with such ingenuity and malice that you would scarcely believe anything like this existed in any human being. In short, they lose their ability to reason. Still, to themselves they seem to be wiser than anyone else."Swedenborg
In the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Israel the Kings were invaded by satanic ideologies. Today's fallen world ideology is Humanism (Relativism). Many members, including Hyung Jin, do not really understand what's wrong with Humanism.
Humanism is the fruit of the physical mind over the spiritual mind. It's a reversal of dominion; False logics over True Love; Child over his Mother. Wrong neurological connections resulting from their trapped emotions imprisoned them in that low state of negativity.
There are enough signs that Hyungjin was influenced by other religions and deviated from the Principle, not understanding TF's words:
* Hyungjin talks against the Muslims - instead of following Father's Unificationism
* Hyung Jin was to exalt the Word; Instead he puts himself over the Word
* Hyung Jin was to exalt True Love; Instead he uses Gossiping and teaches to Judge others
* Hyung Jin was to exalt True Parents (the Substantial Temple) - yet, he invests all his energy to destroy the position of True Parents,
* Hyung Jin denied the value of the Blessings TF has given. Many Sanctuary Church members even divorced and he blessed them with other members.
* Hyung Jin invests all his energy to destroy and divide UC. * Hyung Jin was to exalt goodness - yet, he multiplies; Resentment, Fear, Threats, Confusion, Accusations, Division, Gossiping, Manipulation, Disrespect to Parents, Rebellion... these are the characteristics of Sanctuary Church. Good is the opposite; Love, Unity, Harmony, Obedience, Respect. The Principle is clear, "History developed towards good by constantly... separating good from evil." (p. 426)
As Father says,
"God seeks peace and unity, whereas Satan seeks conflict and division. The world is at a crossroads, where one path leads to prosperity and the other to destruction." Father, CBG
Why did TF pray for Hyungjin to take the Resentment of all 3 Ages? God and TF allowed Hyung Jin to become resentful for providential reasons
This is an important fact; When TF prayed over Hyungjin's Inauguration, he didn't bless him as a king over us, instead, he proclaimed that Hyung Jin's family course would involve gaining victory over resentment.
TF literally said,
"With this blessing prayer.. I am letting you know that.. you will discover the words "achieving victory over resentment." TF prayer
Father clearly directed him; "Resentment will come.. You have to overcome... resentment of three eras - OT, NT, CT".
"You have to overcome the bitter pain.. the resentment from three eras -- the Old, New and Completed Testament Ages." TF prayer
Father was very direct, that all the pain and resentment from unresolved past sins will descent upon Hyung Jin. With the words, "Later you must go beyond," Father signified that it will take some mathematical period of time to "achieve victory over resentment."
"hope, that you become the representative of that Word... become the owner of the Word.. achieving victory over resentment.”
That will be his responsibility and True Parents "hope" that he will "not only read the Word", but "practice", become it's representative and only then he will be victorious.
Return Resurrection of Resentful Spirits
In all ages, numerous spirits ended up in the spirit world with negative and resentful feelings. The only way for them to overcome that is to bring it to an earthly person who will be victorious to overcome it for them.
That's why True Father prayed for his son, Hyung Jin, to take and restore all this resentment from the Old, New and Completed Testament ages. And only when he is victorious in that, Father said, he can inherit and represent the True Parents, for only TPs are the eternal center.
What does it mean to have resentful spirits come to you for returning resurrection? The energy field of the negative spirit merges with your energy field. His low frequency influences your thoughts, feelings and actions.
What if these are hundreds of millions of resentful spirits? Their field completely dominates your physical mind. Their resentful spirits will overtake you. You will feel, see and act through their perspective.
This is how Return Resurrection works. The merging will be for the period of time during which from feeling like these spirits you have to find the way to overcome these feelings. But the only way out of this swamp of hell is to recognize how wrong it is to judge, repent and see your own fault.
But since your brain rewires in correspondence to their field, so principles you believed before will now be erased or transformed to correspond to this external negative field. All the excuses come to accuse and be resentful. Instead of resurrecting them you may sink in their hell forever.
People who didn't win over this negative spiritual influence cannot build a good world. Why? Because evil spirits can come at any time and influence them to destroy it. That's why the Principle explains that before reaching perfection one has to face that challenge and win over Satan. The Messiah shows the model, but we all, ourselves have to subjugate Satan, only than we enter the level of Completion (Perfection of Heart - the Realm of Love - in God's dominion).
God Allowed Evil to Descend on HyungJin
We have to understand that God and True Father allowed Hyung Jin to become resentful. There are providential reasons. This was not a coincidence. As True Parents have opened the path of liberation, we were to fulfill our responsibility and liberate the lower spiritual realms. So, who is to liberate the vast number of spirits in Hell and those in the Middle Spirit World? As we have failed, True Children are taking the burden. That's why they are suppressed under the pressure of these low realms.
As Dr. Lee explained, God and the good angels cannot interfere with one's responsibility:
"Angels cannot influence those who have a special mission from God without God's permission. That's because God wants to make the person with a special mission stronger by putting him through hardships."Dr. Lee, Messages from the Spirit World
Be under such low spirits is to put him under their mental state. It is easy to produce negativity, once one holds resentment. Thus, Father clearly directed him; "Resentment will come.. You have to overcome... resentment of three eras - OT, NT, CT".
True Children are taking the burden to liberate the low realms
In a way, the True Family are taking the burden of liberating those low spirits from hell. That is why in his prayer Father apportioned this heavy burden on his own beloved son, for the purpose of Returning Resurrection:
"You have to overcome the bitter pain in the root, trunk and shoot, the resentment from three eras -- the Old, New and Completed Testament Ages." TF prayer
TF: Hyung Jin will go Satans way, don't worry, God is in charge Even more shocking for me was reading another of Father's blessing prayers over Hyung Jin, often used by Sanctuary Church. There Father gave the suggestion, that Hyung Jin and his wife will go on Satan's side, but we should not worry, because God is in charge. So always check the full context of whatever Sanctuary Church uses to advance their manipulations.
If Sanctuary Church members were not parading with these texts all around, I will probably have never noticed what exactly Father said. What's even more surprising for me, is that Sanctuary Church keeps waving these texts totally unable to notice what actually Father says. I can only take that as a sign that even the evil spirit world working behind this division, is actually now working for God, paving the way for the liberation of Hell itself.
Liberate Resentful Spirits to Start CIG
Spirits with resentment, could not overcome their feelings of enmity. History cannot be restored, CIG cannot be started if someone does not liberate that historic resentment. Father explained numerous times:
"History can be set right through the liberation of resentment" (CSG1)
"These problems will not be resolved unless you give those spirits with resentment something they want which is of more importance to them than someone’s death, more important than whatever it was that caused them to have enmity." (CSG1)
"With this blessing prayer.. I am letting you know that.. when you become the owner of the word and.. approach its deeper content, you will discover the words "achieving victory over resentment."
"Whose bitter pain are you relieving? It is the bitter pain of the cosmos, of heaven and earth.
You have to overcome the bitter pain in the root, trunk and shoot, the resentment from three eras -- the Old, New and Completed Testament Ages. "Later you must go beyond the bitter pain of the realm of the heart of the fourth Adam."TF prayer
Don't hold Grudges: Don't Complain or Blame
When we develop on a higher level, we start vibrating closer to God, we effect very easily the environment (you see it in the expansion of Heavenly Tribal Messiahship (HTM) around True Mother). So you know that your heart vibrates higher, because you feel a sense of joy, love and peace. And at that level everything unites and everything is joy, and everything is love. This was the Consciousness Shift required after 2012.
But what happens to those who failed to adapt to the new higher spiritual energy? They go the opposite direction of love; more and more down vibrationally, where everything is separate. Then fear starts operating, which is the negative pole of love, which essence is to suck of others, to propagate itself. But this set of mind creates a dangerous system (fear, self-protection, wepons, paralized in WT). And this is what happened to members who failed to adapt to the new energy after 2012. H2 is responsible to find the way for resurection for those people. But this is very heavy spiritual realms that have to be liberated. Don't judge if the resurrection proces there is slow and looks ugly. There is no fast way to liberate thousands of years of history.
God placed Hyung Jin in this situation where his mind could not find peace. Yet, he was to overcome; not hold grudges, not complain, blame or get resentful, but keep a grateful heart like Jacob and TF.
"We cannot hold grudges against others; rather, the target of our resentment should be ourselves. We need to do witnessing ourselves ... Only then will there emerge that place in which we wish to live." (Father, 1973.05.16)
Father clearly explained the only way to victory from that situation:
"We cannot welcome the day of the victory of True Parents without first establishing an absolute standard of not succumbing to any historical sorrow, pain or resentment." (Father, CSG1)
Could Hyung Jin by reading and teaching the Bible become the representative and the OWNER of "The WORD" of the 8 textbooks, as Father asked him to do?
"I will pass on the Word.. that True Parents practiced.. hope, that you become the representative of that Word. When you become the owner of the Word and not only read the words.. achieving victory over resentment.”
Father proclaimed:
1. TP practiced this word... now is your time to practice (TP are the embodimetn)
2. TP hope Hyung Jin will be representative of the Word (HJN is still not)
3. Hyung Jin should not only read the Word, but embody it
4. Hyung Jin will have to overcome and achieve victory over resentment
God warning Cain as TF warned Hyungjin
Cain had the same responsibility. Lucifer's unresolved resentment came upon him. He had to overcome the same unresolved resentments Lucifer had. God said to Cain, "sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it." God foretold him of his part in this indemnity and said, " If you do what is right, will you not be accepted?" Genesis 4-7
The very same way TF blessed Hyungjin.. "the pain of this sin will come upon you, but you have to achieve victory over this historic resentment. I'll not be in the physical world to help you with that." Meaning, TF already has to be in the Spiritual World, but it's required Indemnity you will have to go trough. And Father was clear:
If you separate from your parents.. that's a satanic act." Father, The True Pattern of Family life, 3-7-75
We have to understand Hyungjin's heart. He and Kookjin did so much with great heart. We love them. But going through the rejection, experiencing unresolved historic resentments, they had to humble themselves and keep faith, "If you do the right thing".. "gaining victory over resentment".. you will be accepted, you will be blessed, you will be allowed to enter the realm of God's Heart. The rejection was "God's Blessing in Disguise".
However, as many great lecturers in the church, who faced such rejection (required by the Principle, before entering the realm of perfection - dominion over the angels), they lost faith, looked externally - blaming Father or Mother, who rejected them and thus failed. Looking at the situation from an external, humanistic perspective, they were invaded.
No matter how much they are twisting and struggling to find the path out, the resentment is projecting from their hearts to those around them. With every effort in that direction they bring more and more disaster for God's providence - dividing the church and making members to resent each other. But there are providential reasons, why this failure was possible exactly at that historic stage. See, HYUNGJIN STARTED THE PERIOD OF DIVIDED KINGDOM
Did Hyung Jin gain victory over resentment
"You should atone for the resentment you caused by not having served your grandparents (and parents) well during your lifetime." Father, CSG1
Did Hyung Jin gain victory over resentment? No! In fact, Hyungjin's deviation is result of the resentment he could not overcome. See, PARALLEL BETWEEN SOLOMON AND HYUNG JIN: KING'S FAILURE TO EXALT THE TEMPLE. This is not because of external reasons (Mother, or FFed) but RESENTMENT of the past ages, of the whole resentful spirit world. But there is Time Period for such things and it's not happening randomly at this point of history. Father knew all this will come. He even mentioned in the prayer over Hyungjin, that he will go Satan's side, but we should not worry, because in this age all is under God's governance, for cleansing purposes. Father is offering his own children to be attacked by the evil, only so that the evil be completely dissolved and restored.
PERIOD OF INDEMNITY
Feelings have to Reappear to be Resolved
Why God and True Father allowed that to happen? Historic fallen natures and resentments can only be resolved if they reappear for a period of time and are reversed and resolved. In this case there are different levels of Indemnity to be completed at the same time; Individual, Family, World and Cosmic Indemnity.
"The resentment of zillions of spirit people must be consolidated here.. We must liberate all these ancestors. We must accomplish the work of liberating them from resentment." CSG1
1. On individual level: To qualify and enter the realm of perfection, everyone has to go through a period of complete rejection, yet 'gladly endure' - meaning overcome these heavy historic feelings without resentment. This is the very reason Father pushed away his own children once they have reached to the top of the growth stage. For the same reason many of our best leaders, lecturers and missionaries also experienced a period of complete rejection. Those who overcame could enter the benefits of the age - to grow to Divine Spirit. Those who failed, developing resentments, were trapped under Satan's dominion, or stayed struggling, confused and nonfunctional. They are easy pray for Sanctuary Church - having the same common base of unresolved feelings.
2. On Church level: To divide good and evil within the Church, God caries the providence of separation. All those who failed into resentment, humanism or other deviations of the Principle have to separate on the Cain (Physical Mind) side. The rest of the Church has to realize what's wrong with that and center on the Principle, cleansing itself from all humanism, criticism, gossiping etc. Therefore if the Church does not stand centered on the Spirit Mind people, in pure connection to God and the Principle, it will also fail into faithlessness; Goodness will be not established. In no way God can work if the Church is a mixture of good and evil, as it is right now. God is not clear. Confused members gossip and accuse. Principle education is not priority. Members don't even know the Principle. Thus, entering in the Age after the coming of CIG, we have to go through the indemnity period of the Divided Kingdom, to resolve that.
3. On Cosmic level:God wants the True Family to quickly make indemnity for all these evil forces to be liberated so that humanity can be free to enter CIG. Hyungjin has no evil lineage allowing them to invade him. Definitely God and TF had allowed that for the purpose of indemnity.
"The total indemnity offering concerns the ceremony of liberation of resentment." Father, CSG1
Indemnity for all Historic Resentments
How historic indemnity is made? There has to be someone who takes all those feelings of historic resentment (Cain figure). They will come on him and he will feel them as his own. And there has to be Able figure on God's side, accused with all these resentments and accusations, yet gladly endure without responding (creating common base on the level of resentment). This way all these resentful spirits, dragged by Satan to Hell by resentment, will be liberated.
"Why do I do such things while being persecuted? I do it to liberate the spirit world from resentment." CSG1
The period of indemnity will last until all trapped emotions of resentment are reversed and liberated through Abel's victorious heart. Thus finally, the Cain figure - object of those feelings, will be able to open his heart and overcome. When that happens humanity will be free of all this evil spiritual influence. Satan will be left with no objects to work through. And as we see this is also a process of resurrection for the Evil Angels too.
Hyung Jin Takes on Himself Historic Resentments
How Hyungjin helps God's providence. All historic resentments come on him with full power. He has to liberate all historical failures - unresolved feelings in heart. That's why TF prayed over Hyungjin's Inauguration, that his family has to "gain victory over resentment". The resentment,
1. of all saints dragged by Satan to resentment when pushed away.
2. of all gossiping, negative, spirits and angels
3. of the failure of UC members
4. Separate good and evil in our own church (humanistic and negative)
Indemnity is successful by reversing the 4 fallen natures, overcoming the historic resentment and obediently follow God's representative - TM. That's why Father blessed him, "to relieve.. the bitter pain of the cosmos.. have to overcome the bitter pain.. of resentment from three eras -- the Old, New and Completed Testament Ages."
True Mother Takes all the Indemnity
True Mother is the only woman in human history that showed absolute obedience and overcame all the historic resentments against husbands. Now she is taking the most difficult indemnity, to be accused by her own children. Yet, spiritually, this is the love and grace of God and True Parents, who want to quickly liberate all of humanity and the whole spirit world, including Hell. Everything has to be restored to God's all embracing love.
1. Indemnity for Liberating All Humanity
2. Indemnity for all Mothers that Triangulated against Fathers
So many people in history have become trapped in Hell because of Gossiping (sharing displeased feelings - thus multiplying evil). Yet, this problem is mostly due to mothers. Instead of teaching their children to love and respect father, they have heartistically shared displeased feelings against husband with their children. The hearts of their children thus became twisted and satanic. Intimacy for them was to find common base to gossip. They knew no other love, than sharing such negative emotions.
Mothers made their hearts satanic. Now True Mother, the only woman that didn't do that, is taking the Indemnity and the accusations for all these mothers in history. Her son has to accuse her and resent her, on behalf of all these children trapped in Hell.
Divine Principle best describes this process in the story of Ham. Father clearly explains that this was because of Noah's wife, constantly accusing him and transmitting that to her children.
"You will have no resentment if you live in love." Father, CSG
TF made, "Ceremony for Total Liberation from Resentment on March 1, 1975, a ceremony to liberate and forgive everyone. This opens the way to liberate even Satan. Through this ceremony, enemies can no longer treat each other as enemies but must forgive one another." CSG1
Father's Warning
If Hyung Jin denies True Parents you must not follow him.. Hyungjin will be overtaken by the Resentment of 3 Ages.. and have to overcome
True Father knew that True Children may deviate and go against True Mother, after he is gone, so he asked Hyung Jin to proclaim infront of everyone:
"If Hyung Jin... any of TC... If any 3rd gen., any Moon, future descendant, or relative to True Parents, denies True Parents - do not follow them."
Father really stressed, this is an eternal order, that Hyung Jin had to promise to keep. If "any Moon", any "future descendant" violates that, we should not follow him. "We should.. offer all our devotion towards.. True Parents, whom God established.. who are manifestation of God in flesh." Father, CSG p.165-169. Father insisted. In CSG he said, "individuals and families.. must unite centering absolutely on the True Parents, first becoming as one with True Mother." CSG p. 1575
"If I deny True Parents.. proclaim myself a new center, you must not follow. Father particularly asked to be clear on this." Hyungjin Read...
What evil force could make TC go against Father's order, loose faith in TP and attempt to destroy Father's foundation (FF, UPF etc.).
Unresolved Feelings Leading to Negativity
Instead, Hyung Jin and his group gave up into resentment and gossiping. They went so low in their behaviors, that as long as they are harming someone with their constant accusations, they feel fine. Their psychological state is a combination of alienation, bitterness, envy and rage, leading them to lashing out with an intend to destroy any aspect of TF's original culture.
"Hate is a chronic condition leading to urge to destroy."
We cannot serve two masters, it's our responsibility to overcome the resentment in our hearts. One cannot claim to be on God's side, if his actions have so much common base with Satan. The sole purpose of Hyung Jin's speeches is to produce over radical activists; People enraged in hate, no longer able to sort out facts from gossip:
The Four Fallen Natures
Swedenborg describes best the trades of Sanctuary Church that we ought to separate form:
"The state of people... who focused on evil, who had no conscience... because their evil impulses force them to break out into wicked deeds - into contempt for others, into jeering and blasphemy, hatred, and vengefulness. They cook up plots, some of them with such ingenuity and malice that you would scarcely believe anything like this existed in any human being. In short, they lose their ability to reason. Still, to themselves they seem to be wiser than anyone else."Swedenborg
Physical Mind always tends towards the 4 fallen natures - excusing reversal of dominion on all levels; (Subject over Object, Horizontal over Vertical, External over Internal, Children over Parents, Man over God). That's why TF always said, Humanism and Communism are our biggest enemies. How can we repeat the Resentment of Communism, without being aware of it? SC represents both and drags like a magnet UC members with such common base. Not seeing God's Viewpoint and Leaving his Position:
After years of denial finally Sanctuary Church officially admitted that Mother is the Only Begotten Daughter, but did not apologies for their rumors, accusations and negative talk
Jesus Incarnated the Word and became the Only-Begotten Son, but he couldn't find Only-Begotten Daughter, to restore the 2nd Blessing - Ideal Family. Thus, a Second Coming was needed.
Father said, "The Completed Testament refer to.. the fulfillment of God's covenant to establish the ideal.. Adam and Eve.. to be God's children and complete the ideal of creation.. (and) return as the son and daughter of daughter on God's side.. who can finally represent God's kingship on the world level. On this foundation, we will be able to return to a world that has nothing to do with the Fall." (CIG p. 126)
What does 'Only Begotten' son means? In short, this is 'The first restored man'! What does 'Only Begotten' daughter means? 'The first restored woman'! This is no one, but True Mother. Father said, "Mother is of pure lineage"... "unrelated to the fall." Father could inherit Jesus's victorious foundation, but Mother had no one to inherit from - she was the first (Only-Begotten).
Reborn through the Only-Begotten Daughter
Mother's victory is the first in history and the model for all women. Denying this fact Sanctuary Church is denying all Father's teachings and achievements. Father himself said, "the “only begotten son” needed to find the “only begotten daughter.” He specifically asked Hyung Jin to promise, he will never deny TP and never proclaim himself a new center. Father was clear about Mother's historic value:
"You have been born through True Mother. Remember that the favor bestowed by the True Parents is a great blessing that cannot be exchanged for anything in the whole universe." Father, CSG
It takes Only-Begotten Daughter to give rebirth to humanity. Means, she has to be separated from the Original Sin. Don't tell me we can understand what it means to be without original sin, or when and how that happens. It's of small use to rationalize with our limited physical mind and argue on that, as SC are trying. It's enough to study Father's words, pray and try to understand with the time; not create dogmas and fights about it, as Christianity did for ages. Why Hyung Jin repeats such historic mistakes?!!
We see external (Property) attack from H1 and Internal (Ideological) attack by H2. BOTH NEEDED - to clear up the future from possible similar deviations by future Moon generations or other Physical Minded leaders; Also to restore past Christian problems. IT'S ALL GOD'S LOVE
What “Begotten” Really Means? Misunderstanding Leading to Division
The word “begotten” is problematic now as it was to the Christians. This one word led to divisive misunderstanding, and even violent conflicts.
The Christian church in the third and fourth century eventually split over the use of one word. Was Jesus “homoousios” (ομοούσιος) or “homoiousios” (ὁμοιούσιος)? It was a conflict about the essence of the Messiah.
The main issues at the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D. was whether Jesus was of the same substance as God (homoousios) or of a similar substance (homoiousios). The letter “i” made all the difference.
Now Sanctuarians argue Father and Mother are of different essence, going again in the same wrong theology and reviving the same old problem.
"There’s no way Father and Mother could have a marriage of true love because their essences are so different." Kerry Williams, SC
Are we not repeating the split between Arius, who believed Jesus was of a similar substance but not God himself and Athanasius that Jesus was of the same substance — God himself. In the view of Nicean Christianity, Jesus is God. Similarly, in the view of SC, Father is of different essence from us.. even from TM.
COMMENT: "Obviously Sanctuary Church deviated from the Principle, influenced by wrong Christian theology, serving their external aims, to discredit Mother. Meaning, they are ready to change core Unification theology, change Father's teachings, just to go around Mother and reach for power."
In Christianity, along with other issues this eventually led to the split in the Church. Hyung Jin is recreating this problem, stuck in the very same New Testament mistakes.
“Unificationists” are the ones resolving differences as one of the founder’s major objectives – indeed Reverend Sun Myung Moon is widely known for his efforts to bring harmony and cooperation among representatives of different religions, races and cultures – and among Unificationists of different persuasions!
The word “begotten”
The word “begotten” is used in some English translations of the Bible – especially the King James version of 1611. The most well-known verse is John 3:16. One also finds the word “begotten” in John 3:18, John 1:14, John 1:18, and 1 John 4:9.
The word “begotten” generally suggests the idea of originating or produced by someone else and, more importantly, a being begets someone or something like itself.
“We don’t use the words begetting or begotten much in modern English, but everyone still knows what they mean. To beget is to become the father of: to create is to make. And the difference is this. When you beget, you beget something of the same kind as yourself. A man begets human babies, a beaver begets little beavers and a bird begets eggs which turn into little birds. But when you make, you make something of a different kind from yourself. A bird makes a nest, a beaver builds a dam, a man makes a wireless set – or he may make something more like himself than a wireless set: say, a statue.”
However, the Greek word used at the Council of Nicea is “monogenes” μονογενής (monogenes literally means “only” and “offspring” or “of the same kind”). The Greek word is an adjective compounded of μονο (only) and γενής (species, race, family, offspring).
Latin, the other major language used in the early Christian period, used the word unigenitum and is identical in meaning to the Greek monogenes.
The word in question was used in the formulation of the Nicene Creed and is drawn from the biblical verses mentioned above (John 3:16, John 1:18, 1 John 4:9).
Interestingly, the Revised Standard Version of the Bible used in the Divine Principle text does not use the word “begotten.” The biblical verses mentioned above simply use the word “only.”
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16, RSV)
Rev. and Mrs. Moon have been addressing the issue of Jesus’ uniqueness for decades and more recently Mother Moon’s use of the word “begotten” has led to much controversy. Is it really so controversial as to cause schisms within the “Unification” family? Referring to Father and Mother Moon’s words as expressed in Korean may be helpful.
When the late Father Moon spoke in Korean he used the word dok saeng ja: 독생자 (獨生子). It means only-born son: 독 (獨) = only, 생 (生) = born, 자 (子) = son.
Mother Moon uses dok saeng nyeo: 독생녀 (獨生女). It means only-born daughter: 독 (獨) = only, 생 (生) = born, 녀 (女) = daughter.
It is significant that the words used in Korean are closer to the original Greek (monogenes) and Latin (unigenitum). The word “begotten” used in some versions of the Bible in English does not capture the original meaning intended in the Greek and Latin used in the early Christian period.
Differences between Christian and Unification views
Of course, the complexities that emerge are not restricted to linguistics. There are also thorny theological issues that arise with the use of the word “begotten.”
Since the Council of Nicea, Christians, for the most part, generally accept that Jesus was not only born through divine intervention but also stress that Jesus was not born through physical conception as is stated in the Nicene Creed: “Begotten, not made.”
The view is held by all major Christian denominations – Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Churches of the East, Anglican, Lutheran, Reformed, and most mainline Protestant Churches.
Christian doctrine concludes that Jesus was not conceived by natural conception between a man and woman. Indeed, Jesus, in the traditional Christian view is God himself.
A close reading of the Divine Principle chapter on Christology leads to the Unification understanding that stresses Jesus was conceived of a man and woman. Father Moon explained in numerous speeches that Jesus had a literal father and mother. Jesus was conceived through a relationship between a physical man and woman. Furthermore, the Unification view is that Jesus was not God himself, but rather the son of God. Yet Jesus was divine and the mediator between God and human beings.
Therefore, when Father or Mother Moon’s words dok saeng ja: 독생자 (獨生子) or dok saeng nyeo: 독생녀 (獨生女) are interpreted or translated “begotten” son or daughter, an English-speaking audience is faced with both a linguistic and theological challenge.
As mentioned above, the words used in Greek (monogenes) and Latin (unigenitum) mean “unique” or “only” offspring. The Korean words used by Father and Mother Moon emphasize “only” born son or daughter or “first” born son or daughter.
It is interesting that the interpreters and translators of Father and Mother Moon’s words have chosen to use the word “begotten” found in the King James Version (KJV) of 1611. It is not widely known that 90% of the KJV is identical to the earlier Tyndale version of the early 1500s. The 10% that is not identical includes references to “begotten.”
Here are some versions of the Bible that do not use the word “begotten” in John 3:16: Common English Bible (2011), Contemporary English Version (1995), English Standard Version (2016), International Standard Version (2014), New American Bible (Revised Edition 2010), New International Version (2011), Revised Standard Version (1952), New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (1993).
Recent challenges to Mother Moon’s use of the word “begotten” have caused some to disassociate from her. Families have been split. Long-time friendships have ceased. Vitriol has spread through social network sites and other channels on the web.
Mother Moon was declared to be co-founder, co-messiah and co-True Parent by Father Moon. Regardless, some challenge the very core of Unification understanding of Deity, Christology and the very purpose of Unification teaching itself.
The issue can be easily resolved when one clearly understands the meaning of a few simple words and interprets and translates them correctly.
Father and Mother Moon were not born directly from God as Christians believe of Jesus. Father and Mother Moon were born of a man and woman. They both had physical parents.
When Father and Mother Moon use the word dok saeng ja: 독생자 (獨生子) or dok saeng nyeo: 독생녀 (獨生女), they both are saying that they are the first to have fulfilled their responsibility and are thus the first born as God’s son or daughter.
It is also important to note that theirs is not an exclusive state. They continuously encourage each and every child of God to become a “true” son or daughter of God as well.
Consider the following words of Rev. Moon:
“Dok saeng ja means the first son who can receive the first love and the dok saeng nyeo means the first daughter who can receive the first love.” (Rev. Moon’s sermon #203, June 27, 1990)
“Dok saeng ja is the one who is connected to the fullness of God’s first love for an individual.” (Jan. 24, 1986)
“It is the goal of all of us to become the dok saeng ja and the dok saeng nyeo.” (#41, Feb. 15, 1971)
“The most important thing is how to reach the position of the dok saeng ja and the dok saeng nyeo.” (#52, Dec. 30, 1971)
“It is our task to become the dok saneg ja and the dok saeng nyeo in order to liberate God.” (#94, June 26, 1977)
“Blessed families need to become the dok saeng ja and the dok saeng nyeo so that God says ‘You two are the ones I love most.’” (Sept. 29, 2002)
Clarification of words and their meanings should lead to a mature faith practice.
It seems the current spat within the Unification family is between apologists for the “begotten” daughter and those that consider the very concept of Mother Moon as a begotten daughter to be cause to establish a new movement. There are of course serious issues and future consequences theologically, providentially and practically.
The current schism will not easily be resolved since religious disagreements historically have rarely been solved. Can Unificationism be different?
If the fulfillment of God’s providence in the Completed Testament Age is the establishment of the “True Parents,” and if, after 57 years, one of the established True Parents is perceived to have failed, it will be extremely difficult to persuade a new audience that a new set of “True Parents” will succeed.
On the other hand, if the existing and established order lacks flexibility and the ability to admit mistakes, reconciliation will prove increasing difficult, if not impossible.
The future of the movement founded by Rev. Sun Myung Moon in the 1940s is at stake. Will it flourish and fulfill the dream of world restoration? Or will the Unification Movement devolve into several factions causing efforts to influence society at large to fizzle?
Misunderstanding of one word could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.♦
Rev. Franco Famularo (UTS Class of 1994) lives in Montreal, Canada, and serves as Secretary-General of the Universal Peace Federation, Canada. He is also Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Unification Theological Seminary. The views expressed herein are his own.
Painting at top: A depiction of the First Council of Nicea in the year 325 A.D.
