Hyung Jin Nim's Victorious Rally,
Blessing in Tokyo!
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In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet: “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say, ‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How do you see it now? Is it not as nothing in your eyes? Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the Lord. Be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the Lord. Work, for I am with you, declares the Lord of hosts, according to the covenant that I made with you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit remains in your midst. Fear not. For thus says the Lord of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land. And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts. Haggai 2:1-7
Why does God require us to have obedience? It is not for the sake of God’s joy but for the sake of man’s joy. God puts men and women in the position of His ideal objects and gives them the responsibility of completing the purpose of recreation. Thus, people must push away and overcome the factors of the fall. Because the fall originated from disobedience, God must order us to have absolute obedience as a necessary condition to restore this.
SMM, God’s Will and the World, p.100
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Greetings!
Saturday's rally in Tokyo at the Dai-ichi hotel and Sunday sermon were great successes, with 14 new young couples blessed and several hundred returning to True Father's authority. Yesterday, Hyung Jin Nim and Yeonah Nim flew to Kumamoto. Tomorrow there will be a rally in Kyushu.
Here in the U.S. we listened to his message, recorded in a beautiful bamboo forest owned by Baptist missionaries. He started by discussing the resistance to Christianity in Japan due to the Shinto religion, which worships a human hierarchy embodied as the “Emperor.” He warned against anyone worshipping him. We should worship God and Christ, no one else.
While exercising, Hyung Jin Nim damaged his back and is receiving acupuncture. Father is taking away his physical strength so he will depend on spiritual strength from God, not his own.
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What amazing victories in America with last week’s Supreme Court decisions removing restrictions to Concealed Carry and to school vouchers being used by students who wish to attend religious schools, and especially the overturning of Roe v. Wade!
Mark 9:42-50 tells us to cut off from anything that will drag us into hell. We must resist the bad sex coming from the Fall, the demonic culture of transgenderism, etc. In reality, the Left in America loves guns, but only when employed to ensure the power of the State. Hollywood is the Left’s praise and worship team. Mainstream media is their evangelism team.
Licentious and hedonistic people are easier to dominate. But the Leftist attack on our values and institutions is backfiring. The American people are waking up and resisting.
The origin of our freedoms is the thesis that we are created in the image of God. It starts from the Logos that is made into flesh.
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Hyung Jin Nim saw a lecture by Jordan Peterson and an A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) scientist. They have learned that we do not just see objects and then impute meaning. They discussed a visual cliff experiment with 6-8 month toddlers. The toddlers see meaning first, and then objects. They see a “falling off” place first. Humans are born with the ethic of “aiming.” Eating an apple lets us live and living has a purpose. We can die if we aim incorrectly. Human nature is the opposite of deterministic, materialistic narratives.
When we look up at stars we feel awe. We want our mind to be like that. We too aspire to be like God and Christ. Let Christ live through me. Those who are thirsty for God can drink and never be thirsty.
God teaches us mercy and justice. The Fatherly spirit pushes us to become better. God is calling back his sheep. They are hearing his voice.
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The Rod of Iron Ministry
was caused by Hak Ja Han
By Jim Stephens
Many brothers and sisters, especially in Family Fed, are struggling with the concept of the Rod of Iron Ministries. It was founded by Hyung Jin Moon based upon True Father’s guidance. It recognizes that the right to self-protection and being prepared for a violent Last Days is increasingly important in God’s Providence in these times.
Many believed that with the Second Coming of Christ that the Kingdom of Heaven was going to be automatically accomplished by true love and God’s intervention.
We know that Jesus preached for the majority of his ministry that the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand and it was a kingdom of true love. Surely, at the Second Coming the Kingdom of God’s Love will be established. The expectation is that it will be relatively easy because God will take most of the responsibility.
Unfortunately, at Jesus’ coming, the faithlessness of the people and particularly John the Baptist led directly to the way of the cross and crucifixion for Jesus. Because of faithlessness, God’s hedge of protection was not sustained and the forces of evil were able to commit great violence against God’s chosen people.
At the end of the Last Supper, Jesus’ words to his disciples were about taking up weapons.
“Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.” Luke 22:36
So now we are in the age of the Second Coming. What has changed? Will God do everything? Is faithfulness by chosen people somehow automatic this time around? No.
Are the chosen people of this age going to manifest a greater faith than the many generations that went before them, somehow magically breaking the age-old string of failures?
The faith of the chosen people is the pivotal razor’s edge that determines the progression toward the coming of God’s Kingdom. It was true 2,000 years ago and it is still true today.
Looking at the lifetime of the Returning Jesus, Sun Myung Moon, we see his whole lifetime was constantly filled with faithlessness by the people chosen to believe in and follow him.
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Calling All Patriots! Join a Rod of Iron Patriot class!
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Jesus and True Father are One
by Kerry Williams
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"Since humankind has received satanic blood, people cannot return to God on their own. So the Messiah must accomplish absolute restoration of the lineage, renewing the bloodline that was defiled by Satan. This transition must be made. This is why the Messiah must surely come."
January 7, 1988, Cheon Seong Gyeong, p. 127, 172-53, 1988.1.7
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May God bless you and your families!
Sincerely,
Richard
Richard A. Panzer, Ph.D., President
World Peace and Unification Sanctuary - USA
"Sanctuary Church" is short-hand for "World Peace and Unification Sanctuary" which is from calligraphy on a scroll presented to Hyung Jin Moon by his father, Rev. Sun Myung Moon. The purpose of the "World Peace and Unification Sanctuary, Inc." is to "preserve and propagate the Biblically-based teachings of Reverend Sun Myung Moon."
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