[Shincheonji Man Hee Lee] : The Book of Revelation - The Revelation of Jesus Christ (1:1-①)

The Revelation of Jesus Christ (1:1- ①)

 

Rev 1:1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John.

 

When Jesus left to prepare a place for us at the time of the First Coming (Jn 14: 2-3), Jesus gave us the New Testament to keep it. Also, he promised to come back, and he said he will be with those who obey this word at the Second Coming (Jn 14:23). The Revelation, the last part of the New Testament, is a summary of the New Testament. Moreover, it is the conclusion of the New Testament that Jesus promised.

The Book of Revelation was recorded by Apostle John, and it was the revelation of Jesus Christ (Rev 1:1). John recorded this at the Island Patmos through the vision, and Jesus gave this Revelation to believe what is fulfilled to us. Consequently, all we have to do is realizing the Revelation and keep this word when it is fulfilled.

The verses from Rev 1:1 to 1:8 are the conclusion, the summary of all chapters of Revelation. Also, the summary of the verses from Rev 1:1 to 1:8 is Rev 1:1-3, and the summary of the purpose and conclusion of New Testament and all chapters of Revelation is Rev 1:1. Today, we are going to figure out the meaning of the verse 1.

 

1) The revelation of Jesus Christ

There are two kinds of revelations. One is a vision revelation and the other is a fulfillment revelation. Vision revelation is a prophecy, a prophecy that is to be fulfilled. Fulfillment revelation shows the physical reality that appeared on earth according to the prophecy. We can see the physical reality with our eyes. The prophecy regarding the future that will become a revelation remains as the word of the sealed scroll until the appointed time.

The revelation of Jesus Christ that John saw at the Island Patmos about 2000years ago was a vision revelation. John recorded this through the vision, but he did not know the time of the prophecy is fulfilled. Just he recorded what Jesus showed to him. However, the prophecy that sealed by figurative word and parables will be fulfilled an appointed time, and Jesus showed the fulfillments at that time, that is the fulfillment revelation. Therefore, the fulfillment revelation comes when the prophecy is fulfilled.

At the time of the Revelation is fulfilled, not Apostle John who was already dead preached the realities and fulfillments that he recorded, but the one who saw and heard the fulfillment revelation testifies these things. The one, promised pastor, is in a position like Apostle John, and he works for what Jesus promised according to the Bible. Hence, we can realize the fulfillment of the Revelation at the time of the Revelation through him. If this time is the time of fulfillment of Revelation that the physical realities appear, we should listen to the word of fulfillment from the one who testifies a whole things. He is the promised pastor that God and Jesus promised according to the Bible.

- The Importance of the Revelation

* Now this is eternal life; that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent (Jn 17:3).

* All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him (Mt 11:27).

 Jesus said eternal life is to know the only true God and Jesus Christ. Then, how can we know the only true God and Jesus Christ? As you can see at Mt 11:27, the way we can know the only true God is to be those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. If we became those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him, we can understand the only true God and Jesus Christ. Then, we can be blessed as the Bible recorded.

  By knowing the only true God, we can be the children of God who can receive a gift of eternal life through the revelation. This is the reason why revelation is so important to us.

  As a result, we should find the one who receives the revelation who can testifies all chapters of the Book of the Revelation, and we should correctly know this content of the revelation and keep this word through his testifies. Then, we can be a part of God’s blessings. Let us find out the promised pastor who can testifies all fulfillments of the Revelation and receive a blessing that God wanted to give us.

[Shincheonji Church of Jesus] - (24Q&A - 4) : existence of God

[24 Q&A] 4. Someday, it seems like synthesis of life and people living for a long time without illnesses might be possible. If scientific development continues, wouldn’t the existence of God be denied?
Posted 6/16/2012 8:38:00 AM | Updated 2012-06-16 AM 8:38:55
Photo caption: Chairman Lee Byoungchul and Chariman Lee Manhee 4. Someday, it seems like synthesis of life and people living for a long time without illnesses might be possible. If scientific development continues, wouldn’t the existence of God be denied?   Someday, synthesis of life and people living a long time without illnesses is possible. What you have said is correct. However, it is not through science. I do not think just because science develops, it will be able to analyze the two kinds of gods. Gods can only be known through gods. Also, since life spans were shortened due to sin (within biblical history), when sin is decreased and disappears, people will be able to live longer. The only way to resolve the problem of sin is the blood of Jesus (a righteous man). This is when God could reunite with men.

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Shincheonji Revelation : [Bible Comprehension through Shincheonji] -Two Seed and the Harvest

Two Seed and the Harvest

 

 

   The spiritual seed divided two seeds, God’s seed and Satan’s seed. Each seed represents the word of Spirit. Then, where is the place that each seed sows? And when is the time that these seeds sowed? And who is the one that sowed these seeds? What is the result after these seeds sowed?

 

- Jer 31:27 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will plant the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the offspring of men and of animals.”

 

  God prophesied that there will be two seeds sowed (Jer 31:27). In this verse, the offspring of men means seed of God, and the offspring of animal means the seed of Satan. The place that these seeds planted is the house of Israel and Judah, the world of God’s chosen people. These promises fulfilled at the time of the First Coming. Jesus came to the world, and he sowed the word of God to the Israelites. Then, Jesus is the one who sowed the word of God, God’s seed, to the world. However, something happens after Jesus sowed the God’s seed.

 

  Let us check out the parables of heaven that Jesus told more detail.

 

- Mt 13:24-30 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed food seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.”

  “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’”

“ ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.

“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

“‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. At the time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.

 

   Jesus sowed the seed to his field, the world of Christianity. After Son of Man sowed the GOOD SEED, the enemy sowed the weeds. Then, who is the enemy? Satan is the enemy. Satan sowed Satan’s seed, his own laws and doctrines to Jesus’ field. Therefore, the prophecy that God told to us was fulfilled at the First Coming.

- Mt 13:37-43 He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

“As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the age. The Son of Man will send out his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

 

In the parable, the owner’s servants noticed that the weeds sowed in their owner’s field. They asked to the owners to pull the weeds up. However, the owner just let the weeds leave in the field until the time of harvest. Then, when is the time of the harvest? The time of the harvest is the end of age. It does not mean the end of the world. What is the world to Jesus? It is the world of Jesus, therefore; the harvest starts at the end time of Jesus’ world.

 

What is the result after these two seeds sowed? Good Seed became the wheat, and the weeds are the sons of evil one. The wheat will be brought into the owner’s barn, Jesus’ barn. However; the weed will be thrown into the fiery furnace. It just merely small difference of seed, but the result is so tremendous. Therefore, bearing with God’s seed is so important to the believers. Because not all believers can go to the heaven, those who are born with the God’s seed only can enter the kingdom of heaven.

 

Jer 31:27 (Prophecy)	Seed of men	Seed of animals
Mt 13:24-25(fulfilled)	Good Seed	Weeds
Mt 13:37-39	God’s word(truth)	Satan’s word(lies)
	Sons of kngdom of heaven	Sons of evil one
1Jn3:9-10	Children of God	Children of devil(Jn8:44)
Secret of kingdom of heaven = SEED

 

Believers who want to enter the kingdom of heaven should be born with the God’s seed and be brought into the barn. Then, where is the barn that we should go at the time of the harvest. We can check it more specifically at the book of the Revelation written about the time of the end and the prophecies in the New Testament. At the Chapter 14 in the Revelation, there is a Mount Zion that those who offered as firstfruits of God and the lamb gathered. Also, this firstfuits are born with the word of truth, God’s seed (Jas 1:18). Therefore, people who gathered in Mount Zion are born with the God’s seed, the word of truth, and Mount Zion is the right place that God, Jesus and the spiritual thorn in the heaven are dwell in.

 

Believers who follow the word of Jesus and wish to go to the kingdom of heaven should understand the realities of these two seeds and should be the children of God that are born with the God’s seed so that they can be harvested to the barn at the time of the harvest, the end of the era.

 

Shincheonji Testify : [24 Q&A - 1] - How can you prove God's exisrence?

[24 Q&A] 1. How can you prove God’s existence?
Posted 6/15/2012 8:46:00 AM | Updated 2012-06-16 AM 8:46:56
Photo caption: May 12th, after the Open Bible Seminar in Europe, one of the ministry leaders is sincerely asking the Chairman to host an Open Bible Seminar in his country in tears. 1. How can you prove God’s existence? Why doesn’t God clearly reveal himself? Looking at oneself gives proof of God’s existence. God does not reveal himself to people because God and men have become enemies. There are two kinds of gods or spirits: God the creator, who is life, and an evil spirit, who is a created being. Each kind of god has both a parent-god and a child-god. The god who exists inside of a person is the child-god. A person (body) is like the house for a god. A god is a spirit and the soul is life. Even if the god leaves, a person is able to breathe and live if he still has the soul. When both the god and the soul leave, the person dies. However, even if a body is dead, the spirit is still alive. We cannot know God if we do not know about religion. Man (Adam), who was created and was the child-god of the Creator (Acts 17:29), became a living spirit after receiving the breath of life (Gn 2). However, as a result of receiving the evil spirit of the dragon, who is a created being, the living spirit and the evil spirit became one. This caused confusion, anxiety, and pain. The soul and the spirit left, the flesh returned to the dust and became dust (Gn 3). People who are born with the genes of the first man (Adam) are the people who have been living on this earth until today. When man, who is the child-god of God, receives another god, the parent-god, who gives life, leaves and after living the life they are left with, the man dies. As a result of inherited sin and personal sin accumulating on top of original sin; sin increased and our lifespan became shorter (Gn 6:1-3; Ps 90:10). Because evil entered into life, pain and death also came into existence. By receiving another god, sin was committed and because of this sin, the holy God of life left men. The parent-god cannot come to people because of sin and people cannot go to the parent-god because of sin. This is how there came to be a division between heaven and hell. Confirmation: I am dreaming. My spirit (god) that looks like me comes out from me, goes far away and wanders around. The spirit wanders around and is able to see and hear. My body’s soul, which is still within the body, is not dead and is still breathing. The spirit (god) and soul (life) are separated. The spirit which left even has the ability to fly. The soul which remains in my body lies still and breathes. When the soul (body), which is the house of the spirit, is shaken, the spirit comes back immediately. The spirit then lets the soul know what it has seen and heard. The child-god cannot receive help from the parent-god as a result of sin. One cannot know God through worldly knowledge or wisdom. Since there are two kinds of gods, which give two kinds of thoughts of the heart, it causes confusion; and after suffering under this kind of captivity and pressure, the spirit leaves, the soul also leaves and only the body (house) is left to return to the ground. Heavenly religion belongs to the parent-god and it is education which is given to the child-god. This education provides a way for the child-god to meet the parent-god and receive the breath of life. The spirit, which became a living spirit as a result receiving of the breath of life, became a dying spirit and soul as a result of receiving an evil spirit. How does it cause death? It sends all kinds of illnesses and destroys the inner parts of the body (house). Because the house is destroyed, the spirit leaves. By understanding religion, escaping from the evil spirit, and believing in the parent-god, who helps people to become living spirits, the body will be judged and die because of the original sin, hereditary sin, and personal sin, but the spirit will live by being encouraged through faith. This is due to a separation between the child-god and the evil spirit, which was with the child-god. In order to save mankind, who is in this kind of state from the evil god, first the cost of sin must be paid (with the blood of a righteous man). The evil god must be overcome and one must overcome oneself. This is when one is able to find oneself once again, escape from the evil god and become one with the parent-god, who is the Creator and life. This is the path of religion. This does not occur simply by wishing for it, but rather, it is possible through the one who gives us the path and life (religion). It is similar to a reunification where an orphan finds and drinks the breast milk of his mother. I have seen the God of heaven, have heard his voice, dreamed dreams and have experienced the spirit and the soul leaving my body. I have also experienced the spirit and the soul leaving and returning (to the body, which is the house of flesh) twice. Both times I tried hard not to die. After the spirit and soul left, I did not think at all about the body, which was the house. With the same outfit I wore while I was alive, I was traveling somewhere on earth. This happened when I was walking on a path by myself. I do not remember for how long I had left the flesh. I was going far away and the moment I thought about the body, I was back in the body and came back to life again. Conclusion: The proof of the parent-god is to look at oneself, who is a child-god. How can the son say the father does not exist because he has not seen him? The reason why the parent-god does not show himself is because the child-god has committed sin by uniting with another god. This is why the parent-god (holy spirit) has been groaning (Rom 8:19-27). If I wrote based on the evidence recorded in the Bible, I would have a lot more to say; but I have explained, as you can see above, so people who do not believe would also be able to understand.

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[Religion News] - Shinchonji testify : Evolutionism or Creationism?

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Only 1 in 5 Americans Believe in

 Complete Evolution Without God - New Poll

A woman walks beside an exhibit displaying the evolution of humans, at the Darwin's Evolution Exhibition

 in the Calouste Gulbenkina Foundation in Lisbon February 12, 2009.

By Katherine Weber, Christian Post Reporter

July 23, 2013|7:34 pm

A new poll indicates that only one in five Americans believe in evolution without the guidance of God, while a majority at 62 percent believe God played some role in human creation.
The results come from a recent YouGov poll, which was conducted among 1,000 participants in the U.S. from July 8 to 9 and questioned peoples' views on the origins of humans.
The poll asked the question "Which of the following statements comes closest to your views on the origin of human beings," with 21 percent answering "Human beings evolved from less advanced life forms over millions of years, and God did not directly guide this process."
A total of 62 percent answered that God had a hand in human creation, with only 27 percent saying "Human [beings] evolved from less advanced life forms over millions of years, but God guided this process."
In addition, 55 percent said, "God created human beings in their present form within the last ten thousand years."

A total of 17 percent of participants said they were unsure of the origins of man.

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The YouGov poll says that although these results indicate a small portion of the American population believing in pure, godless evolution, they actually show a spike in pure evolutionists, compared to a poll taken in 2004.

The same question was asked by a CBS poll in 2004 and found that only 13 percent believe in total evolution without God; when the question was asked again in 2008, the number rose to 15 percent, and as seen by the most recent findings, the number has now risen to 21 percent.

YouGov said in a press release that the number of Americans believing wholly in evolution without the influence of God may increase in the coming years, if the trend from 2004 to 2013 continues.

"This number may continue to increase in the coming years, as the belief in evolution without the influence of God is most common among those 18-29 years old, with 31% of those in that age group believing it," the U.K.-based market research firm said in the press release.

The recent YouGov poll also asked Americans what they thought about the teaching of creationism in public schools, with 40 percent saying they favor the teaching of creationism and intelligent design, and 32 percent saying they oppose it; 29 percent said they are not sure.

Of those results, 57 percent of Republicans favor the teaching of creationism, compared to only 30 percent of Democrats; only five percent of Republicans believe God played no role in human creation or evolution.

YouGov, an internet-based, international market research firm founded in the U.K., conducted the survey among a "representative sample of 1,000 Americans" earlier in July.

Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/only-1-in-5-americans-believe-in-complete-evolution-without-god-new-poll-100727/#dPgQwsWQeyRVLwyA.99

  Which one is the truth, Evolutionism or creationism? Scientists and Christians have argued continuously about this controversy. We cannot ignore these two theories easily. If you realize the real truth, you can find out the answer that can lead you to the right way.
  
  God had hidden the truth, the secrets of the Bible, through the parables, and the meaning of the creation of heaven and earth is not an exception. The contents of Genesis are in parables, so it has deeper meaning that we should understand. The creation of heaven and earth is the re-creation of new heaven and earth, and it is the spiritual meaning.
 
  It is time to realize the true meaning of the creation of heaven and earth. Shinchonji can explain this, so you can understand the words of God that he wanted to tell us. Come and listen to the word of God in Shinchonji.

 Belief in Shinchonji, belief in God! That comes from only through the bible. Please come and see what is the truth and the belief God wants from us. 

[Man Hee Lee Quotes] - Let us be a Walking Bible

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Let us be a Walking Bible

 

We should not only believe God

but perfectly be created by the word of God.

 

Our Father, God, is the word,

so we should be the word.

 

If we are born with God's seed,

we should be the Bible entirely.

 

Let us be a walking Bible.

 

Man Hee Lee

 

[Shincheonji testify] : Bible Comprehension through Shincheonji - Parable of SEED

Parable of the SEED

 

 

* Mt 13: 31-32 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”

 

When Jesus came to the world at the time of the First Coming, he said about the heaven in parables. At Mt 13: 31-32, Jesus told one of parables about heaven.

 

What is the seed that makes up the kingdom of heaven? Jesus did not want to tell about the physical seed. The meaning that Jesus wanted to say is the spiritual seed. The spiritual seed is a word of the spirit (Lk 8:11).

While a lot of physical seeds exist in this world, there are only two kinds of spiritual seeds. Because the spiritual world divided two worlds, the spiritual seed divided two kinds of seeds, God’s seed and Satan’s seed. God’s seed is the word of God, and Satan’s seed is lie.

  

    Then, why Jesus describes the word as the seed? The reason is that the characteristics of the physical seed are similar to the spiritual seed. Seed has life, and it is the origin of the all living creatures. The word has the same characteristic just like the physical seed.

If we want to be children of God, we should be born with the God’s seed because God gave birth to people with the word of God, the spiritual seed (Jn 3: 6).

However, the serious problem we should remind is the existence of Satan’s seed. If we are born with the Satan’s seed, we cannot enter the kingdom of the heaven. Therefore, we should know the realities of Satan’s seed exactly.

 

  “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of the heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. – Mt 7:21

 

We usually claim that we are believers, and we are the children of God. Even though we insist that we are the children of God, we cannot be son of God if we are not born with the God’s seed.

Therefore, we should check out ourselves whether we are born with God’s seed or not. Then, we can attain the right which we can enter the kingdom of heaven if we are born with God’s seed.

Then, where is the place that the word of Satan, Satan’s seed, sowed? Let us check out more about it next time.

 

 

Bible Comprehension through Shincheonji - The Reason Why Jesus Said Figuratively

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  When Jesus came to the world at the time of the First Coming, Jesus said about the kingdom of heaven figuratively. Disciples wanted to know the reason why Jesus told figuratively, so they asked the reason.

 * I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old – Ps 78:2

* Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”  - Mt 13:34-35

First, the reason why Jesus said in parables is to fulfill the prophecy, Ps 78:2. Therefore, Jesus said figuratively about the secret of kingdom of heaven that is hidden things from the creation of the world.

People usually do not tell the secret to anyone easily. Just like this, Jesus told the secret in parable to hide the true meaning like a code. If those who belong to Satan know the secret of the kingdom of heaven, they will obviously disturb the will of God that God wants to fulfill. The secret of kingdom of heaven should be known to the child of God. As a result, Jesus said in parables about the kingdom of God.

* The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. This is why I speak to them in parables:   - Mt 13: 11-13

* The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables so that, “they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!”  - Mk 4: 11-12

    * The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.” – Lk 8: 10

When Jesus came to the world at the time of the First Coming, he did not speak all word figuratively. However, he told the secret of the kingdom of heaven in parables. Jesus told in parables openly; however, he explained everything when he was alone with his own disciples (Mt 13:36, Mk 4:34).

Therefore, we should try to realize the secret of kingdom of heaven. We should listen to the true explanation of the secret like the 12 disciples.

   * The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches.   – Mt 13: 31-32
 
  Can you see the kingdom of heaven when you see the tree near your house?
  Do you know the true meaning of the tree? How about the seed and bird?

  * The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.  – Mt 13: 33

What is the meaning of the yeast? How it can be related to the kingdom of heaven?

We should know about these things because they represent the kingdom of heaven. God told to us the secrets of heaven, so we should try to find out the true meaning of these things. Then we can realize kingdom of God and the word of truth.

* Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. – Jn 16: 25

As you can see John 16: 25, there is a time that we can know the true meaning of secrets. Today, Shincheonji is explaining the secret of heaven and testifying the fulfillments.

Please come Shincheonji and listen to the word of God. You can finally realize the true meaning of the secrets of heaven that Jesus told to us at the time of the First Coming. Then, you can be a real believer who realizes all parables and fulfillments in the Bible.