Sun Myung Moon Speaks to Unification Theological Seminary Students - 1989
(Father, Hyo Jin Nim, Col. Han, and several Korean guests)
(partial notes)
(In Father’s dining room) Father asks how many students are from foreign countries? FRther is here - are you happy? (Yes!) Every time Father comes to the Seminary he gives you a party, but you ,need a scold- ing sometimes, no? (Too much studying - laugh) Those students who are the oldest in the group, raise your hands.
Do any of you~haye 4 question? (Stephen Stacey, “I want to knew more about “c hange of :rfneage I Father”). (Father smiles) To 6 tart I you have to cut off the old lineage. Just like you cut the tree to graft. If you cut - do you cut high or low? You h.’.lve “cut across the neck” in man (separate the brain from the body parts). The Bible says, “Anyone who follows me has to cut off past lineage or they cannot reach true love.”
We have to separate good from evil. Why do you have to have that kind of “Cain/Abel” cut? (For restoration through indemnity). Cod created the original world and our first ancestors were to reach true love. But vi.th the bad archangel and the fall with Eve then came about bad lineage vi.th the false god, Satan. Then after that, the individual, family, tribal, and world levels vere all fallen. So we have to cut off on all those levels and it’s very complicated. Do you understand?
(Father is speaking in English) Originally, the whole cosmic world
.. vas for the ideal man (and woman). So you have 2 eyes, 2 arms, 2 feet, etc. • all the parts of our bodies are in var with evil. How can we under- stand that kind of evil? Unity ia vhere there is one “speaking,” one action, and one “thinking,’’• that’s _the ideal, But in history, nevertheless, ve have a problem? Why? How about all of you· do you know that kind of content already?
It’s belief, not knowledge, but action. What did Paul say? “Wretch· ed man I am • mind follow Cod • body death.” So how are you? (To Stephen . Stacey) What do you think - do you have a good situation or not? (Yes, Father· blessed). Do you think Father’s like Apostle Paul? (No -different) Is Father’s situation different from Jesus’? How? (You have True Parents)
… after When the tree is still growing the fruit is not yet ripened. But the tree has fulfilled all the conditions with the surrounding nature, then the tree becomes mature to bear fruit. How about Adam - was he a tree of life to bear fruit? (No!) What .,bout Jesus? (No) The cross -he could not yet marry and have children. How about ~ath~r? Different? (Yes ·different) How about Father did he have a one or two-way fight? If you experi~nce evil, what about Father did he have to go through all the steps (of restor- ation)? {Yes).
When Father’s hungry, does he vant food or is he a “perfec_t man” . and h’e- doesn:’ t” need° to eat? ( laugh) The “difference 1s· when Father is hun• t I r-.,
gry he does not just go ahead and eat; he 1tudie1 or prays, and after fu l· filling all conditions then he eats. If Father were hungry or sleepy and he would just give into those things, then many problems would start. When does Father .sleep or eat? When the food wants to be eaten by Father, and when the “sleep” wants to be taken by rather. (laugh)
Ia Father a wo man or a man? (True man!) Han is born for the sake of woman, and woman for the sake of man; you know that, Father has said that many times. Should a man follow a woman? (No) . So would Father want to have a beautiful woman to marry? (Yea· Mother). In the Garden of Eden how many beautiful women were there? (One!) You must know - Eve was gor· geoua. \olhat made Eve so gorgeous and beautiful? Cod’s love in her made her so beautiful. What is your guess • do True Parents always get along well• all the time, or sometimes not? (laugh - always).
So, the (metaphysical) center has a certain direction: vertical and horizontal. The relationship between the two is a right angle, a 90 degrees between the two. Once you know about that vertical relationship then you can find the horizontal relationship. Once man and woman are oriented to the vertical (relationship with Cod) then they can express their horizon· tal direction. Wh~t does that horizontal direction mean? One thing it can only mean· love.
You have to go the straight horizontal way. But some men may be more intelligent or strong than their spouse, or the woman may be more intel· ligent or more athletic than her husband. But with the horizontal level ~ of love, it is always the same. All the body parts move on the horizontal love level toward each other and so they must come together into the right place. Just like the moon starts out small and then becomes fuller, then the woman’s breasts become fuller. All parts of the body show the time, and she knows this is the time to have a baby - everything becomes swollen.
.. For you women, is that true - Father cannot know? (laughter) •
Like cows or horses the female comes into season or “heat” and you ‘) cannot stop her way. So when Spring comes then everything in creation moves and is in action. So we have to move in order to come into the right posi· tion. We can never do that by just standing still. So when you see birds and insects moving around, then you know that everything is in action, coming to ‘life. Why do birds migrate to the south? Why don’t they just stay here? The food (worms) grow in the warm area, but in a cold place the food changes. So we see the migrating birds• on one told them to do this - fly from the north to the south. In a warmer area their offspring grow stronger,
So we can see an analogy in the Unification Church. Members migrate from many parts of the world. Then Father matches them together from many p’aYts of .the universe. So when many persons from different races come to- gether this brings children of genius. So these offspring of these blessed· marriages. :.. from these many future lc.1<fors will be born. father feels if there are many serious white people that . arc anxious to cct m~rried .wilh black people and they come to the Blessing then when Father matches them, he knows that the offspring will be geniuses.
At thls time of history white people are becoming like “night” and black people are becoming like “day.” in America whHe peopl~ always wa.nt to rest or sleep and so they are going ·11 aovn.” The species of fish that
growa in the aalt water muat come to clear water to breed - salmon or shad. So you aee here - Western and Eaatern civilitation are aa different as night ----- and day, But when they come together there will be a tre mendous unified civiliza-t..ion, ,,
So ia persecution good? Not so good - true or fals~7 (Good!) So Father came to this tract (point) so he can come back to where he started. So where there’• action there’• life, Love is so important. Do you think Jesus wanted to get married or not? (Yea!) No matter how much noise Chris- tian theologians make, they don’t atand a chance. If Jesus could have found a woman that was suitable for him· the world could have been transformed at that time. Do you think Jesus was like that? (Yes!) Di~ Jesus have to use a knife and fork to eat? (Yes), Did he go to the bathroom? (Yes)
So what is holiness (divinity)? Everything is holy~ Cod created everything~ we should know that kind of concept, Anything that is.in the “original position” is holy, The historical “I” (human being)) was to have been holy. How about the “I” in mosqultos • is that holy? Why isn’t every- one holy? If they are too lazy then the mosquitos bite them! (laugh) It’s true - take a poisonous snake even· everything was created “holy.”
Then if in the natural world there ls so much “lUe” action, then the Messiah too wants to get married, doesn’t he? In fact, for the Messiah the number one goal to to find a bride· is that true? Who snatched away the bride of Adam? (Lucifer/Satan) The very bride that the Messiah wants ia the one that Satan wants too, no? (To destroy). So the Messiah needs to become “True Parente” in order to restore historically the fallen posi- tion of Adam and Eve.
The Messiah came to find a wife - to chose one bride - for holy matri- mony. Should he find the right one and get married right away? (No). When the Messiah comes again which is more important first: finding the bride … or restoring bad children? (fallen humankind) So if “Cain and Abel” chil- dren exist, then centering on “Abel” they cannot have marriage until they restore the archangel position and “Cain” children. Do you understand? (Yes).
So the Messiah comes as the perfect Adam and takes a bride in holy matrimony. Do you understand why we have “elders”? So Adam can find hie wife and have true children born, So you must restore 3 “archangel” mem- bers or you cannot have blessed children born. Now do you understa~d the purpose of the “Cain/Abel-” ·struggle? (Yes) Understand (Yes!) You have to understand this truth!! (Father pounds on table)
… past - ofSo mind if you know all these things that Father has discovered in the and body unity centered on Cod’s love - _nothing can change that; it is equal to the original state of birth. So to change your blood lineage ls your lifrl So the Bible s~ys, “You must lose yourself (kill your old self) and you will live - we must cut out the evil lineage; to “die” to live.
So how are you, doctor? (Dietrich Seidel, Ph.D.) Do you have true love? (iaughter) So throughout 6,000 yeara of old history Cod is search- ing for one “true man ·.” How can the historical “I” survive? Today in our a9cie .~y they say; “Don.’t- JG.ill· don’t go to the Unifi.c :ation Churc:h!” But . \
after the older parents aee their blessed gr.andchlldren, they eay, “ •• ,it’, not eo bad ••• “ You have to experience aomething to cake it \olork, So from this ve can know the sovereign po…,er of Cod. If Father had not appeared on the earth, what would you have? (No hope), •• . [Father apeaks softly to brothers and sisters in English patting them on the head - speaking about “true love.”)
Ia it easy or difficult for Cod to find that kind of true love? (Dif- ficult). Cod has absolute power but through “true love” you can have “love pover.” The vertical relationship of am.an and \oli!e with God in the “center” is “absolute love power” • absolute vertical love. Love is, internal and life is external. Through the vertical relationship centered on Cod and true love \le can make the physical and spiritual worlds “one.” Only true love ls the way to unite the spiritual \11th the physical. ~t’s only “love power” that can make everything unified. True love can break through even time and apace• nothing can separate true love. Ho._. \o/Onderful, \IOnderful true love isl How valuable, you can find out - it ._.ill last forever• it’s the most precious thing! True love can go over any complicated situation; no matter how high a mountaintop true love can go over it.
So this is the conclusion· if you’ve got true love you can go over any situation - you can’t even escape, cannot go out - it that a happy or unhappy situation? (Happy!) True love can dwell everyvhere, true? (Yes) I don’t know •• ,.(Yes!) True love can possess and have everything! How about that - is it good? (Yes!!) If l possess true love I am “rich” - I have everything. Then Cod can have sovereignty of the \olhole univeroe if there’s true love. (Even chimpanzees have true love if they can sit and clean their mates, eating lice, they don’t mind ••• ) “Forsaking all else” for true love ••• your family, your possessions for your nation, for people.
Can you see homosexuality in any other species except humans? (No) .. Why? Because it is such an unnatural act - terrible. It could wipe out the human race. Cod created woman like a triangle: small shoulders, \lide hips, and man like an inverted triangle: \lide shoulders, small hips, no? (laugh) But when you put them together you have a “whole” being (complete aquare).
woman =••V \lhole being lZr Foraaking £alee love, that is true love ••• forsaking all else ••• foraaking all other for true love. Why do you love me? True Parents ia the embodi· ment of true love. So to fulfill the ideal of the true love purpose there
… is so much persecution and pressure. If you compress carbon, for instance, under great pressure (or through time) you have diamond. So even under pressure and persecu;ion, are \le happy or not? (Yes!)
· Now you arc UTS students forsaking all - getting tr~ining for higher living. ·What can Unfication students do? From here you can !ind the unified world. Forsaking all~ •• AdaM and Eve are the most precious couple, all value ia there - from here is the center for unifying the ideal \IOrld - this is the moat . important place. Absolute true love ls “forever” - you must know that law. So the religious \lord: “forsaking” all else la precious. Rev. Moon is the “t~ue love philo&opher” - t way true · love can mult{phy ind go · anyvhere - everything is attracted to the absolute true love center - so that is the highest~position in history! (clapping) . -.., :’
Don’t complain about the “Corsaldng” concept; for some people “for• aaking” is a problem· they cannot receive lt. But Father’s a “smart guy” you don-’ t know how you can follow “prosperity” if you have to do that but following Father, lt 1e clear. Amerlc_ans are taking the .materialistic situation and perishing· they have a superior attitude in the world, but in other countries people say ‘’Yankee go home.” But you have to understand, “ ••• forsaking all other •• ,” How can one guy from such a acall country lead the Western world? Ask in China. If my eon Hyo Jin follows my way he can do more than Father.
How great le America? So they have True Parents, Unification thought, or the “forsaking formula”? America is perishing • you have to repent. Rev. Moon came to this country as a firefighter, now you have to be. You have to be strong and fight • not with “gun power” but Father says with “love power”! We are a true church centered on Cod!! (Raise your hands and pledge).
Everyone pledges and all sing “Tan Shin Ca.” (After lunch Father goes on a tour of the Seminary]
{lnfor~al and unofficial notes by Shirley Stadelhofer)
PAT’IID AT OTI
April 19, 1989
[On Wednesday at noon Father came up to the Seminary vlth flve apecial guests from Korea, it was• surprise to everyone. The rumor spread quickly that he vaa coming to go fishing.)
Father’s Dining Room - (Translator, Mr. Peter Kim)
[Father told Peter Kim to· introduce the gµests to everyone)
This lady is Kr• • Olt, Se Byun, she is 92 years old. (clapping) She was the first member to join Father in Pyungyang, North ’ Korea around 1946. Mrs. Ok had received a revelation that the Second Messiah would come in the physical body. So she came to Father when he was in North Korea from Pyung Chana Li vilage. After Father vas put in’ prison she always visited him and brought food and clothing to him.
Mrs. Ohk’s family were all Presbyterian elders of the most famous church in North Korea. When she found Father she did not diplomatically start visiting to hear him, she just left everything and came straight to Father; no indecision. Because of this kind of direct faith she caused a “big persecution” - the Christian churches in the area started accusing Father and when she would not return home then they treated her as if she were a “crazy woman.”
These are Father’s two cousins; they and Father both have the same grandfather. The first is Mr. Moon, Yong ~i, he is called Elder Moon. The second is Kr. Moon, Yong Byun. He is with Tong 11 Co. he’s the younger cousin and his son is blessed with Mr. Kamiyama’s daughter.
Elder Moon has lots of stories about Father’s childhood, but we have no time to hear them, I’m sorry. But he’s a good singer. [Every- one claps for him to sing a song. Elder Moon stands up and sings: “Young Byun Ga.” He sings in the old style Korean folksong style.]
[Then Father asks for the student with the best voice to stand up and sing - everyone calla for senior student Jane Pridgeon - she sings an old English folksong. Then Father calls for a brother to sing; senior student Andre Jenkins is picked - he steps forward and sings a song that he had composed when he was on the MFT: “Father’s Hope is Our Canaan’s Promised Land.” Father calla for another song - Mariel Pearlman is brought in next to Father - she sings “Sun Myung Moon” in French. Father remarked that he had heard that song in Paris and that it was composed by a UTS graduate. A Junior student, who is from mainland China Hong Yu Kovic, was asked to sing; she wanted to sing “Sarang Hae,” but Father wanted her to sing a song in Chinese. She hc1d a difficult time to remember but finally she sang “Chen Chin” (Harch Forward). Finally, Junior stu- dent Moon Sook Yoon sang a song in Korean.)
(Then Father said that he has a busy schedule and cannot speak ·:;..--…___ lohg - that they must eat and go. But then he asked if a senior student had a question? Several students raised their hands but Father picked Will Peat. Question1 “What does Father expect of the UTS graduates when we leave ~he Seminary?!’_)
(Father 1peak1 in !ngll1hJ Tou are repre1entative1 of Cod’• provi• dence of re1toration. ‘nle critical difference betveen the Old Te1tament and the Rev Te1tament and the Dlvine Principle life 11 that the Bible 1hov1 the hi1tory or all record• of ‘’failure•” (prolongation of the provi• dence). But Father’• li(e l1 • record of 1ucces1. This vas to indemnify all the failures from the past. So Father has been fighting to achiev~ the victory. A real foundation ii needed, a real Cod’s.family. You have to think that, “I (you 1tudents) am representing Adam’s family.”
So Father made that kind of victory. Why? In a way our Divine Principle h like a big “sign of victory,” showing everybody what we have done. So you have to read Divine Principb? so that you know these things. You have to think, “1 have to live, not a victorious life, but the “life of a victor.” To live a repentful life; that kind of serious historical life and work, Look how much (very) serious Father was in the family, tribe, nation, and world indemnity course - eight steps. So you must be really smart, reading so many theological •books.(laughter)
Satan is always attacking and trying to control people - it’s an historical problem to get Satan to ‘bow down.” That means that many Christians (although they don’t know it) belong to Satan. How can you make an indemnity condition when all the time Satan is attacking?
But all the time Father welcomes the younger generation; they always say “monsei.” All they do is follow Father, but they don’t make any conditions of indemnity. Do you believe lOOt in Father? (Yes!) Father paved the way for all of heaven - Satan cannot i~vade Did you know all of this? (No) That’s “bad” - Satan understands the Principle more than you do. How about all of you UTS students, do you know this? (Sorry, Father) I don’t vant to hear “sorry” - all the time people say “sorry.” You have to find out for yourselves. (Yes! We’ll go anywhere, Father) I don’t think so … (Yes!)
Satan is in the archangel position, and God is the “subject” and Father is in the Adam position. That was Satan’s foundation: the heavenly world and the physical world, but Satan does not like Father’s providence. How can Cod relate to you? Only in heart. But which is the real way? Which is the closest to Cod’s vay, believing or knowing? (Knowing?) Yes - knowing and action! Believing the Principle, knowing the Princi- ple - you don’t need these (Father slaps the table) you need action!
If you march on - go on - Satan cannot get in there - Cod is be- hind you. It takes more than blood and tears. Every time Father says, “Go out and fight, then you don’t need prayer, you need action. How much are you making that kind of record? Do you understand? (Yes). UTS is now appealing to many outside theologians. After you graduate it must be clear what you are to do. Father doesn’t have time for the Unification Church to get to ~ork - he must make a record all over the world. The same with UTS graduates; the most “failure” is from high positions. If you are in a “lower position” then you can “turn around” and rise up,
The Christian Church {Christianity) has no hope - no hope - is that true? (true) The American people, if they do not listen tom~, then the United States will crumble down. The only hope is the Unifi-
cation Church! (Teal) I don’t believe itl (It’• the only vay, Father) We’re vorking, not for iorea, not for the United State, but (ultimately) for Codi Who can bring victory? Not Cod • it hu to be the “fa11f.ly” re1tored man, V011l4D 1 and children. You don’t knov (underatand) “Adam’•” position • it’• not easy. ;
The important thing is East and West, not North and South· vho can vin over “Satan’• field”? (territory) Father made (founded) UTS in the United State,. He didn’t make it in Korea. Why? Korea 11 too small a country. Thia nation of America ia mainly Christian· you need to teach Divine Principle• to turn around this country. You don’t use the power you have· you don’t know it - the Principle is a good source. If you can’t use that power that’s your problem.
People have fallen blood lineage; they have that kind of circu- lation of Satan’• blood. You must break out of it. Vhere ,can you get that kind of experience? Here - do you understand? (Yes!) Recently, Father opened his mouth and gave you (UTS students) a scolding. (sigh) It’s a serious question - a very serious problem for Father. No matter hov much they persecute Father, don’t worry about it. Father’s whole life has been that serious. How do you like that serious point? (Good) American people don’t like that kind of serious things! (We do!)
So where is hope for the world? (True Parents) Do you have hope for the world? (We dot) Does “we do” mean “l do”? There is 10 much individual culture in America (do your own thing). America is like a “pirate ship” - everything is “me, me, me ••• “ or “l, my, me .• “ (laughter) ----------, la it true in England also? (Father looks at David Fraser-Harris - “Yes, it’s true!) So the more public way is the best - together. The problem is the individual vay. It’• been that “individual way” all through history, not the power of people working together. It’ a not, “I, my, me” - it’s “together” - from that way (unity) a new world will come. You think about it - “I, my, me! I” - Satan loves that kind of culture. It sounds good, but you cannot accept that.
God has been waiting for the “family, tribe, nation, and world unity” - it only takes one time. What counts is how serious you are in finding out the Divine Principle contents. You have to have that kind of experience. You have to have that kind of heart and feeling to know what’s going on outside. You have to know, “ … how much will this condition continue?” You have to know - to do it yourself. Do you understand? (Yes)
[Father continues the discussion about the torture, beating and execution in Korea in early days) Are you thinking, “Oh, Father is too serious . talking about “execution”? But it’s that kind of feeling; your eyes have to know that, your mouth and ears have to know that kind of situation. Who caused th:it kind of “execution” situation? Satan. He cannot “hang” Father.
How can this relate to my deepest heart? To know that the rela- tionship between God and man was lost. What is Satan’s secret? This ,,,--… _ is it - Father found out. So Father wants to tear down this “indivi- dual” wall that surrounds everything. It’s a difficult situation. Only
Cod (and archangel) knev the foundation 1tage clearly• then Patber di•· covered it. It’• been a bi1torlcal 1ecret - do you under1tand • thi1 proc laut ion.
The CIA and KGB all hate me - they’re alvays lletening to “rumors” of Rev. Hoon. Father sponsored the Media Conferences - nov Gorbachev ; wants to have a Media Conference (Father) in the USSR. (Father 1miles) True? (Great) What? (Great!) Father has been speaking a long, long time, forgetting all about lunch. Do you vant to go and eat or atay? (Stay!)
Think about it, in the future the vorld \deology will be oura. Take the fallen vorld at the time of Adam and Eve and the archangel, it is compared to today. America cannot solve the proble~ of the break- down of families and (immoral) love in today’s situation. But our Church can do it • change the blood lineage - our power is “unified power”! Someone did it - we have it! We have many “not the same color” (inter- racial) marriages, blessed couples. After the blessing they are separ- ated for a while, but the “harvest time” is coming.
[Father discussed World War 11 and the nations that were on the Abel (God’s) side and the Cain (Satan’s) sidei America, England and France• Abel. Germany, Japan and Italy• Cain.)
Father discovered the pattern, but Satan knew about this ahead of time. Rome was to take Cod’s position - they did not know - God blessed the Pope for the sake of the world (not just the Roman Church). So you have to save the world from God’s viewpoint. The Roman Church believed they were blessed, they were so “high” and they were saved.” No - God wants to save the world! It’s the persecution course that will save the world.
At last came the American forefathers and the pilgrims - they wanted “one nation under Cod.” This was a Protestant country - the na- tion of the United States - we have to save it so we can save the world. America has an independent concept; to become a modern race. The United States is a big country; there are many resources everywhere.
So when Father came back to Korea from his US mission here he found the Catholic and Protestant churches were fighting; they were con- trolling everything. Whenever anything is divided between “Cain and Abel” it means that Satan is fighting. America couldn’t do it (during the Korean War) make Korea an independent country. Then with9ut Korea centering on Father, and without the Christians and through Ewha Uni- versity Father lost everything.
For the last 2000 years the Christian culture (Christianity) has ruled. But after World War II - wasn’t that strange? If the victorious nations after WW 11 had united with “one Adam” then God would have won. But instead everything was “lost.” Then Father had to go to North Korea (June 6, 1946 • “666”) otherwise Father cannot start the new providence. So he went into the “communist camp” - if there was one rumor about you th~y slit your throat.
Now in Korea vhen Father comes to the “Church” and opens the door, he sees the corridor filled vith people to make “morning greeting.”
-s- So Father hat finally ude a 1ucce11ful foundation. Who lo1t everythlna after W 11 • l.orea and AMrlca. It v11 lo1t, but vho re1tored it ae. W’hyT Satan tried to accu1e ae, “Bov can you choo1e Aaerlcat If a nation lo1e1 it’• original foundation then hov can it be uaed again in Cod’ • providence?” (DP) “If the father lo1e1 lt then it’• up to the child to find it.” All those nation• that in the war were on Cod’s side: England, France and America • vent agdnat ~ peraon who vu for. Cod.
But “Abel” completely follova Father - that le Father’ a “family.” Then came the “Bleuing”, 36, 72, ••• 430, etc. Like Jacob’s family 12 children, the formation, grovth and perfection stagea centering on Father. All this became equa 1 to “Jeaua’ reau~rection” time. So Cod’ a aide made the family foundation. It vaa not simple or easy. It means that the original ancestor lineage that vu lost and aga~n with the “Cain and Abel” situations in the Old Testament vhich were lost every time and they could not restore. They vere restored in the “36, 72, etc. couples. The “Israelites came out in 8 stages”· then Father blessed 777 couples in 1970. At Jesus’ time he could not be a “tribal” Messiah. Jesus’s tribe (Joseph and Mary) and John the Baptist’s tribe (Zechariah and Elizabeth) should have “married Jesus” (found his bride). This was the tradition of the Jewish churches, to have tribes. But the “Roman Empire” took Jesus” flesh, so that meant much persecution • in Rome and Milan. So today the Roman Empire cannot accomplish the mission; unlike England the sun does set on the Roman Empire) Their blessing (God’s anointing of the Popes) was for the vorld, but they did not know that. They became a “thief” stealing everything.
South America (Latin) was developed by the Roman Catholic culture (Cain side) and North America became Protestant culture (Abel side). Nov in Latin America there ia a “third world” situation. Now where the Roman Catholic church has controlled the religion and the people it is going down.
Who will save this “archangel” nation? Only Father. Why? If America is lost then the entire “formation. grovth, and perfection stages” in the spiritual world vill be lost. I vill take responsibility for this American culture. Some American members say, ‘’Why is America the ‘archangel’ country •••• why?? • they complain, “Why is Japan the ‘Eve’ country ••• wby?? But is it clear to you why? (Yes) I told Heavenly Father I will also take responsibility to save Korea. (Japan doesn’t have a Christian culture background).
Look what Satan did during WW II, in Germany where they had the Jewish culture, 6 million Jevs Satan wiped out. Look at during that time all the countries that were enemies: Korea/Japan, Japan/America, Germany/America. After WW II then Korea was lost for God, so now Father must save Korea.
Some Americans have said, “We don’t need any Korean leaders, we don’t need any Japanese (they caused Pearl Barbor) - many complaints. But these people did not come to America for themselves - they came for Cod and Father too, but Father was “cast out.” Father has made a strong foundation in this nation. The US vanted to “kick him out” - they said
.he vaa a “•PY•” But Father h11 aade aany organization, in the US• the aobUe tuk force (KFT) • aaklng a “big nohe” - 1tirring everything up· like a fire. ?bey vere accu1ing Rev, Koon of avalloving up ~rlca’1 youth· brainvaahing, What irony. [Father apoke about hla ‘victory’ in high level,· the Kedia Conference· ‘Perestroika: etc.) ~
America sent Father to prison - vhen Father was in Danbury he sent out 300,000 tapes and book• of our ideology. He bought big trucks and aent out mobile buses. Rev. Moon vas making “more noise” so he vaa a “bad guy” • but many nov add he vaa a “good guy.” (clapping) American veteran• took the CAUSA course and nov have hope· before they said that there was no way that thia nation of America can be saved. I So at this time Father 1a sending out “tribal messiah” leaders - especially UTS graduates. Father has been accused in the media of “bribery” in trying to vln America for Cod. So do you. understand the long history since WW 111 (Yu) The media has accused Father, “You say you are the most famous American patriot, but you are Korean!” But I say “No· I have a green card!’’ (clapping) How many world messiahs are there? (One) How many tribal messiahs? (Many) In the past Father has said we will reach “perfection”· is it happening? (Yes!)
“True love” is a concept that is completely outside the law of the immorality of this nation. The true love concept is very pure you know it - standing on that foundation can you do it? The immorality in this world ls horrible - Cod doesn’t make it that way - only Satan does that. There is “free sex” love, dirty disco dancing, women with so much make-up are like “witches.”
[Peter Kim askss “Does Father speak good English’’? Everyone claps - yes - very good! Father smiles.] How much inconvenience it is to have so many languages. In the future there should b e ~ language - there should be only one religious book, in one language, not many. If you are in the Unifuation Church you must “go over” the language barrier. What language should there be? {True Parents’ language) Of course - the language of the original root of true love from the restored “Adam and Eve”· the original ancestors. You have to learn to speak the “original” language. Thia will be the ideal world, centering on one culture, one language. Western people cannot understand this - but “catching it” means to learn a nev language fast.
So after WW II Father made all the restoration. Christian and Western countries don’t understand that the “communist world” is “Satan.” But they will finally be restored, last. Stalin was Satan’s “Second Advent” figure; he died in 1953. It was then Father started a new provi- dence. In 1988 we will have the “second generation” who will be champions for the world. Cod is working - who is making the universal restoration? It is the “changing lineage”· changing the trunk and engrafting into True Parents’ root - cutting away Satan’s branches. Where do you belong? (True Parents’ lineage) Where? (root lineage)
As ‘’tribal messiahs” in this country you should be welcomed. (centering on Rev. Moon) With the 20,000 blessed couples the Old Testa- ment messiahship vas completed.· Do you need tribal messiahs? (Yea!)
Tribal • tu iah1 mean• “True Parent•’ concept” uking you “Ada11” 1 tudent1. Do you vant to becOtH tribal me11iah1? (Teel) Why? So you can inherit everything - love power• participating in everything! How valuable ve are - with “fut way action”! Making the fast vay has pover! (cl,apping).
[Pru. Kim mot lone for everyone to • tand up for. “monse 1s.” After a late “lunch” Father, guests, students and 1taff all go dovn to the pond where member, 1ing and Father tries 1ome fishing).
(lnform6) and unofficial notes, not for public ~istribution.) Shirley Stadelhofer
UNIFICATION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY’S 13th COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
BY REVEREND SUN KYONG HOON
June 30, 1989 Barrytown, New York
Distinguished guests, parents, graduates, administration, faculty and staff, ladies and gentlemen: . On this happy and joyous occasion of the Unification Theological Seminary’s 13th graduation exercise, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to 40 new graduates. At the same time, the administration, faculty and staff of UTS, who have I
helped these graduates complete their academic program, deserve to be congratulated. Furthermore, I am pleased to receive a report from your beloved President, Dr. David S.C. Kim, that 22 of last year’s graduates officially received the diploma for the Master’s degree in Religious Education. These MRE degrees were confer- red by the New York State Board of Regents and the President of New York State University on March 17, 1989. You are greatly honored to receive this kind of presti- gious Master’s degree from the Empire State of New York. There- fore, my third “congratulations• goes to the 22 MRE degree recipients who are the Unification Theological Seminary’s first degree holders. I recognize this event as a sign of the Seminary’s contin- uous advancement as a new age educational institution. I acknow- ledge the UTS Board of Trustees, the faculty, the administra- tion, the staff, and the students for their steady effort and progress. I, the Founder of this Seminary, deeply appreciate this progress made under difficult circumstances. May I call attention especially to the significance of this year in which you are graduating. On this happy occa- sion I would like to directly address you graduates regarding
the urgent need for the revival of American Christianity, as . a part of God’s dispensation, and the need for a global revival ; of world Christianity based on the revival of America. Who is responsible for these revivals? It is your mission, as graduates, to be responsible for the future destiny of America and the world. The land of America was richly blessed by ‘God so it could develop rapidly. This phenomenon did not j~st happen by chance. In the course of God’s providence the nation of America was chosen for the sole purpose of restoring this trou- bled world to God’s side. This nation was founded on the Chris- ~ian ideal, therefore, America inherits the position of the 2nd Israel from Christianity. God’s plan was to let America become a world-power, and then lead the free world of theistic countries in confronting atheistic communism. Thus, centering on America as His chosen nation, God hoped to restore the free nations to the “ideal” according to His original will. However, the people of America, not knowing God’s provi- dence, went the wrong direction, especially after 1945 and the victory of World War II. They did not fulfill their heav- enly responsibility for restoration to God’s side. Thus, since that time, America and the free nations have lost the ideal, bringing about the moral corruption of their young people. Such moral corruption can be seen by the existence of free sex, drug and alcohol abuse, and homosexuality, not only in America but throughout the world.
In addition, they have been plunged into a worldwide~
con”frontation with the rising evil force of communistic power, which has now taken more than half of this world in their global conquest. Now, America is at the crossroads of “life and death,” and is on t~e verge of complete. collapse. If America fails God will have to raise up a 3rd Israel to restore this failure and to save America · and the world. Therefore, we must work hard to revive America from a dangerous coma and the condition of “near death.” Since the “heavenly doctor” has not yet pronounced America and the free nations dead, there is some hope. How can we revive America from its present, dying con- dition? That is the question. First, the nation of America and the American people must return to the ideals of God: to serve God, to believe in God, to pay awesome reverence to God, and to worship God. Second, they must recognize God as their Heavenly Father and all of humankind as their brothers and sisters. Based on Judeo-Christian faith, morality, ethics and values, they have to repent for their past failures and reject the present secular, satanic values. The most urgent thing we need to do is to revive the people of America and return to the Judeo-Christian value system. ’ Originally, Christianity was never intended to become individualistic, but it has developed into secular humanism and extreme individualism, abandoning the original values of the family and community. The family structure and the societal system have been separated to the detriment of both. We need
to bring them back together based on the original Judeo-Christian ideal that this nation’s Founding Fathers envisioned in the Constitution and fought for with their lives in the “War of Independence.” If the people of America return to God and revive their original values, then the free nations will automatically be revived and the rest of the world will be restored. With a high standard of value the free nations can easily influence the communist nations, where changes are already taking place. Russia, China, and the Eastern satellite countries are now waging a battle to gain a democratic system, and a “pro-democracy movement” is tak1ng place throughout the world. I have much hope for the near future; a global revival and restoration is within our reach under God’s providential scheme and timetable. Then, all peoples of the world will know God as their Heavenly Father and will understand His dispen- sation and His will. So, it is up to the people of America ’ the world can be revived and restored to God, whether or not , ‘fulfilling the ideal world on earth which God had originally t>lanned. So, where do we begin? First of all, the re-revival of Christianity must come in America. Then, we must arrest the spread of worldwide communism and expose their global con- quest strategy. Furthermore, we must stop the moral decay of the young generation in the world, and tackle the worldwide “mafia gang” operation that adds to the destruction of our youth. Finally, we need to mobilize over 400 Christian denom- inations to protect their young generation as future leaders t
-s- through interfaith and ecumenical action. Instead of fighting witn each other over doctrinal differences and denominational · insistence, they must form a united front, fighting social evils in the community and the world. I have established the Interdenominational Conferences for Clergy (ICC) for the purpose of giving direction to American ministers to help America. , Christian You graduates can teach ministers about the infinite existence of the spiritual world of heart and love as a reality in our life of faith~ Let your colleagues, the Christian ministers, rediscover this religious sphere. • ,We cannot sit back and watch the nation of America and the world perish. We must stop it now! Revive them; restore ·- them to the original ideal and condition! When you go out to your mission you will immediately engage in a war between good and evil. With the help of your fellow alumni, I believe that you shall win over this war and bring victory to God. I am even more convinced that you shall bring total victory in your mission because in 1988 I began the “Tribal Messiah System.” This system is your opportunity to restore this nation by becoming a messiah to your own family. By cre- ating God-centered tribes, each of our Movement’s more than 20,000 Blessed families can become tribal chieftains and messianic families. The extended family structures established by these core families will develop into community and societal structures that can turn America around to fulfill its providential mission for the world.
Once America ia revived, the free nath>ns will follow, and once the free nations are revived, atheistic communism will turn around and begin to move towards God’s direction. In this way, America and the world can be restored based on the Tribal Messiah System. The Tribal Messiah Concept is God’s thought and system. It is God’s providence for America and the world. ,. Thus, the construction of the kingdom of heaven starts through this Tribal Messiah System. In this way, we . can re-structure the original Judeo-Christian values so they can be revived. Tribal Messiah thought, or ministry, is practiced by me in my own daily life of faith, and has been proven as a valid system. In this way I have made God’s thought and system my own. I have created this supra-national “Historical Tradition• so that you may accomplish your mission in America and the world. I am the incarnation of Heavenly Father’s thought, the Tribal Messiah Concept. You can learn this concept by studying me; this is your challenge. I pray that Heavenly Father’s love, grace, mercy, and protection be upon you in your future mission, and I hope that you can bring great and total victory in the “Revival of Amer- ica and the World.” One more time, my sincere congratulations · to you graduates who will inherit God’s kingdom on earth • • Thank You .