The messiah’s abilities and responsibilities

The Last Days

The messiah’s abilities and responsibilities

Who can stop Satan’s accusations and protect the people from it? Unfortunately, God cannot prevent Satan’s accusations. Why is that so? It is because Satan conspired with humans. Therefore, the Messiah has to appear among humanity to uncover the identity of Satan, and accuse Satan, “Are you not the Satan who has committed various sins?” Satan then will not be able to deny it. That is the Messiah’s ability and responsibility.

Satan raped Eve out of his longing for God’s love. Even though Satan fell out of his own self-centeredness because he wanted to receive God’s love more. Lucifer also hates the 6,000 years-long sinful history which he has caused.

Did Satan himself know how horrible was the sin he committed? Satan did not know it initially. Lucifer, to his original position? Satan wants to return to his old position of faithful servant of God.

Then who can return Satan to his original position? Only the Messiah can do it. Father has been saying recently, “I did what even God couldn’t!” it is because he has stopped Satan’s accusation and liberated God.

Father then also said, “you will never fully comprehend, no matter how much you study the Divine Principle. There are only three beings who really know the Principle thoroughly; they are God, the Messiah, and Satan.” However, even Satan’s knowledge of the Principle is limited to the level of the growth stage of completion period because that is when he caused the fall of humans.

I was relieved when I heard this. It is because we can’t know the principle perfectly no matter how often we give lectures. Therefore, we must convey the Principle as it is. Father also told us that we should not mix our words when we give a lecture about the Principle.

What is the reason God and human beings could not subjugate Satan? Because of one aspect of Satan’s claim. God and human beings are trapped in Satan’s claim, “Those who wish to perfect themselves and enter the Heaven must set the condition that they have loved me. They cannot reach perfection unless they do so.”

Even Father remarked, “what’s really aggrieving God and the Messiah is the fact that they cannot harm Satan.” They cannot attack Satan. They must bring Satan to natural subjugation otherwise, Satan accuses, “I am a bad being but you are God, the Absolute One. Therefore, your love must also be eternal, unchanging, absolute and unique. I am a harmful being, but if you hate me, your love cannot be absolute love.”

Father say’s “God’s strategy is to bring his enemies to natural subjugation, do you think I would try to do something other than that?” He also says “I wasn’t a kind person from the beginning, I had to train myself, bite my tongue when I had too, in order to walk the path of the Messiah even though I was an impatient person with needs for revenge and bad manners.”

That’s the path of the Will. That is why Father is walking the life course of Jesus today. Jesus was able to escape from Satan’s accusation because he loved his enemy instead of hating him. Satan took away Jesus’ body but he cannot make accusation against Jesus.

Had Jesus been crucified on the cross with hatred in his heart, God could not have resurrected Jesus. Through Jesus who was resurrected by God, we are able to at least receive the spiritual salvation.

Have you ever heard the reason why Father wanted to build Panda Motor Co. in China? Father wanted to help China because he had to advance the Providence in the archangel nation. China is economically developed now, but the nation was in a bad shape at that time. He told Mr. Moon of the Tongil industries Co. to give all the possible technologies to China. Then, he instructed Mr. Moon to give all of the profits generated from the company to China after the company was built.

The reason the gap between the developed nations and developing nations is widening is due to the fact that developed nations are unwilling to reveal their technologies and monopolize them. Nations like Japan, primarily, do not have much underground natural resources. They live off of the export of products that they have made with their technologies. They receive a lot of money in patent royalties.

However, they should not do that if we are to realize the world of peace where there is no war. At that time Tongil Industries had also a mechanical factory in Germany. Therefore, Father told Mr. Moon to gather the technologies in Germany and Japan and give them all to China. Mr. Moon who has recently passed away, said “But Father! If we gave them all our secrets, Tongil Industries won’t make any money for the next decade or two.”

When he heard this, Father yelled, “Hey! The reason I am building a car factory in China is not to make money. I do it because I have to bring China to the central position in the Providence! All profit generated by the factory must be returned to them! They are atheist who do not believe in God! Would they just believe the existence of God if I just told them? They are hungry so we must feed them first. Then I have to tell them to listen to me. They are bound to come to me once their stomachs become full.”

In addition, Father did not try to attack Gorbachev and Kim Il Sung, but rather embraced them with love. Father met them and brought them to a natural subjugation with true love. The unspoken pain of God and the Messiah is that they cannot do anything to Satan even though he is so evil. However, the worldly people kill and wage war against others in order to settle their enmity. The vicious circle is continuing today.

What is, however, God’s strategy? God’s strategy is to move Satan’s heart and bring him to natural subjugation. Satan’s strategy, of forcing people to subjugation, is different from God’s strategy. The human history of wars has been that of forceful subjugation and it only begets vengeance. God’s strategy of natural subjugation is the only path. That is the way to the complete victories.

Salvation of glory and salvation of shame

The Bible tells us of two kinds of salvation: salvation of glory and salvation of shame. The salvation of glory – 2 timothy 2:10 is the salvation that those who have suffered with the Lord will receive, and the salvation of shame – revelation 6:16 is the salvation that Christians who opposed the Lord will receive when they finally know the Lord.

Those who receive the salvation of shame will return while saying “Mountains, rocks, cover me” what should I do with this shame!” Didn’t Saul, before he become Paul, for example, try to kill the believers of Jesus before he repented through the miracle of Damascus and returned? – Acts 9:1-30

Accordingly, many Christians who persecuted the returning Lord will repent and return in shame saying, “What shall I do with this shame?

Satan did everything as he wished, but God is waiting for the day that Satan surrenders, saying, “I must end this world where I was the King, so please accept me. I will never do it again even if you asked me to.

Father loved his enemies his entire life

There are three things that Father did when he went to Japan.

First, Father prepared for the Providence, second, he studied in school, and third he fought against the Japanese government.

Father said that he took the role of a leader and fought against Japan after making an underground organization during his time in Japan. Father engaged in the independence movement for his nation while searching for God’s will, so he use to hold a great enmity against Japanese people.

Back then, anyone who was caught while engaging in the independence movement was tortured in horrible way. Father told us that one of the tortures he received was been beaten while being hung by the arms behind him. Ordinary people could not endure such torture.

Every time he received such harsh torture, Father desperately prayed, “Father! I am in Japan in the position of a parents, but the children do not recognize me because I have not fulfilled my responsibility as a parent. However, it is my fault, not theirs. Please forgive your children in Japan.” Father did not hate them even for a moment. Father forgave and loved the Japanese people just as Jesus forgave and loved his enemy.

Then in 1942, there was a place called the Imperial Palace in Tokyo where Japan ‘s emperor lived, and there was a bridge called Nijyu-Bashi, Father offered a desperate prayer, “Heavenly Father! Even though your Japanese children do not recognize me and try to kill me, I do not hate them. In twenty years, your Japanese sons and daughters will kneel before me, subjugated, and I will offer all of them to you.”

Afterwards, missionary works in Japan began in 1958, and 12 CARP leaders from Japan came to Korea around 1970. They visited Korea for the first time. I served these CARP leaders also with other members.

As soon as they came through the main gate of the former headquarters church, they took off their shoes, kneeled down in front of Father, and cried out, “True Parents, please forgive the sin our ancestors have committed. We will practice the loyalty and filial piety with our lives for God and True Parents.” Their tearful apology made even us cry.

Father was greatly moved, looked to the sky, and said “Yes the promise I made to Heaven during my time in Japan has finally been fulfilled.” That’s the kind of person Father is.

1942 was when the Second World War was in full blossom. Even though Father received such harsh tortures from Japanese people, Father forgave them and did not build a barrier in his heart. Father told us that this is the reason Japanese people come running to God’s will simply after listening to the Principle. If Father hated them and held resentment towards them, “You Japanese scoundrels!” then his barrier of hatred would be so elevated that nobody would be able to huddle through the barrier and come to father.

The reason witnessing in Japan is effective and its church flourishing, and the reason that Japanese people come to Korea to offer their hands in many activities, is that Father build such a foundation of heart when he was in Japan.

We realize how strong Father’s true love is when we think about situation like this. Father once told us, “When someone asks me “how does Rev. Moon live his life?” I will give my answer simply like this: I have lived my entire life sacrificing myself for my enemies who have tried to kill me. I have loved them, and lived for their sake. Father walked the life course of Jesus, and that was the course of loving one’s enemy. People of the world were all melted by that.

For this reason, Gorbachev and Kim Il Sung were surprised. Father saw spiritually that their hearts had turned around. That is why when Father told Gorbachev, “let’s meet!” Gorbachev said “yes”. “Kim Il Sung, lets meet”. Kim Il Sung said “yes” and they meet True Parents.

Didn’t Gorbachev meet Father and said Rev. Moon, please help me your international organization and financial foundation” Father responded “I am here to help you follow God’s will. However, helping you with money is only temporary help. If your nation is to develop eternally, it must believe in God. Human strength alone cannot do it. Therefore, liberate religion.”

Then Gorbachev liberated religion. Father then told him to tell Kim Il Sung that the Unification of Korea must be done through peaceful means, not through violence. Gorbachev answered “yes”. Father also instructed “leave the youth in your nation to me. They will become great leaders and revive The Soviet Union.” So he discovered students who were fluent in English.

Father initially told 200 students to come, but the number later became 4,000. They helped Gorbachev’s democratization movement, which led Soviet Union to welcome democracy. They have grown up to become today’s competent workers and received the Blessing of God as his children.

When Father met Kim Il Sung for the first time, Kim Il Sung whispered to Father’s ears, “you are a person with no enemies. I have realized that you have sacrificed your life for world peace more than anyone else.. I trust Rev. Moon completely. I think the unification Of Korea can be easily be realized if we work together.” Then, as if he knew that he would die first, Kim Il Sung asked Father, “If I happen to die before you, please teach my son Jung Il.”

Father told us that he must to go to bed after midnight. It is because people visit Father by offering Jeong Seong, and most of them after midnight. Father told us if Adam and Eve had not fallen, they could have spoken to God at noon and midnight. Heaven’s door opens during those times. This was the testimony of Mrs. Seok Cheon Jeong. Mr. Seok Cheon Jeong was the father of Su won Jeong, a member of the 36-couples. That is why Father told us that if we are to offer Jeon Seong for something important, we should pray at noon or at midnight. Father considered these two periods in a day very important.

Father stays up late at night, puling the spiritual string. Father told us once “I am talking to you know but do you think that is the only thing that I’m doing right now?” I am offering Jeon Seong so that those who would otherwise join the church in ten years join in a year, and those who would otherwise join the church a year from now come knocking at the door of our church tomorrow.

When Father fished in Alaska, we always waited until it was ten at night. Because it was only then that Father gathered his fishing rods back and returned home. Father was always looking at the ocean quietly the entire day. I used to wonder what Father was thinking while he was watching the ocean, and Father always looked so peaceful as if he was inside of his living room. And Father told me one day, “hey you think I’m just catching fish on the boat? When I’m in the middle of the ocean on a boat, fish come and tell me, “Father please stay with us longer.” And the spirits of heaven come down too, and all creation play with each other and I become drunk in their happiness.”

He said that the ocean water and air, and even the heaven, become joyous. Then countless spirits would come to Father and tell him while crying, “I am someone who drowned in the ocean at such hour on such day, please liberate me.” Father listens to all their pleas and liberates them. We do not know this well because we can’t truly see. We were only angry when fish didn’t bite the bait.