The Master Speaks On the Lord of the Second Advent (Second Series)

THE MASTER SPEAKS ON THE LORD OF THE SECOND ADVENT These questions and answers have been transcribed from tapes made during our Leader’s sessions with members and guests at Centers throughout the United States during his trip in March and April 1965.

Because of Jesus, some individuals, like the saints, got very alose to God, What is diffeT’ent OT’ unique about the Lord of the Second Advent with regaT’d to mankind? The Divine Principle teaches that the history of God is the history of re 3toration through the payment of restitution. The restitutional bi.- ~o r y is the history of God. The history of restoration has pro- gressed through individual, family, tribe, natiop, world and uni- verse, and even heavenly universe. There were seven major stages. Jesus was not given the chance to complete all of the stages and open up the fully perfect pattern, even for the individual. The development to perfection is being fulfilled.

God created man in both spirit and flesh, spirit as subject and rlesh as object, Spirit and flesh must reach perfection together ( in oneness with God, This is God’s original ideal. Man fell both spiritually and physically; consequently both must be restored. Jesus’ mission was to completely restore man in both spirit and flesh. Yet we know that while he achieved spiritual salvation, he was deprived of the opportunity to accomplish the physical salva- tion. Hence, for the last 2000 years, the body has been forgotten, and has had no chance to become the flesh of God. So the Lord of the Second Advent comes to bring salvation~ both spiritually and phy si c ally, to the full restoration of the original perfect pattern of man.

What is the meaning of the warning about anti-christs? By knowing God’s Will, principle and truth, you are equipped to j !udge the true and the false. You are given the knowing or the vi. s .Lon of the truth of God. The full understanding of the Divine E~ i ~ciple bri~gs you, without failure, the determination of a true c:ll ri.st or an anti-christ. And the work of God today is a continu- a i: ion of His work of yesterday; hence the mission of the Christ must be based upon the historical foundation. The missions cannot be separated. They are one successive effort. In addition, the miad ion of the Christ must be such that all Christianity can be u n~i ied, and all religions can be made 6ne. It must teach a uni- V<-’.::s:i l truth,

“Peace of the world” and “Oneness” are beautiful terms, and the true religion which achieves this must teach two things. First, the work of God is a restorative concept, and second, the essence of the true religion is based upon the concept of the true parent- ship of mankind. In the restoration of God’s Ideal, it is necessary () that the Tr.ue parents be red first, before the restoration of all of mankind can be accomplished. This includes the recovery of the lineage of mankind from the satanic side to God. All of this is the key to the answer of the world’s problem.

Because the time of fulfillment is at hand, all religions are close to Heaven. All religions participate in the common goal through “oneness,” “peace,” or “freedom.” The important thing is whether the particular religion has the full, sound, true, powerful principle or method to bring God’s wLll into reality. ~any see the goal but cJ do not know the way.

Will the Leader please aomment about the work and alaim of Baha’u.’llah? His revelation is right, in his own religion. The Baha’u’llah was a Messiah for Mohammedanism or Islam, but he did not come upon the foundation of Christianity. We know that Christianity is the central work of God, and that the restoration upon a worldwide scale must be founded upon Christianity. Baha’u’llah was the Lord in his own religion, and was a forerunner of the Lord of the Second Advent. In a way, he was in the position of John the Baptist. The Buddhists, the Muslims, and the Confucianists all teach a Second Corning.

If Baha’u’llah were the Ultimate One, then the New Age, or the Kingdom of God was to start in his lifetime~ but he has been dead for about 90 or 100 years. He was not the One, but was a forerunner.

The “end of the world” or the fulfillment may be compared to the harvesting season of the year, All religions have come to the har- vesting season today. God sent a worker to harvest each field. The Ultimate One, who will create the New World in the New Age, will have the lineage to be the true son of God. Only Christianity has the background of the history of the fall of man and God’s restoration. Christianity is the central religion of the Last Days. And the world Messiah comes with the qualifications of the New Adam, and the new history of the world will start from him. In the meantime, God has prepared each field to be ready for the corning of the Ultimate One. There are two proofs that Christianity is the center of God’s effort. First, the concept of God’s creation was to have God and man in the Father-and-son relationship, the tie being love. No other religion calls God “Father” and mankind “son.” And second, only through Christianity is the concept of the True Parents made obvious. Adam

,rncl 1.: ve were intended to be the ‘l’rue Parentso Because of their fall, J esus came to restore Adame Since Jesus was unable to fulfill this, che Lord of the Second Advent comes as the Third A<lam. ,Then he will cestgre Eve, and they will be inaug ,ted a the True Parents. Then all men will be born again, under this true parentship, and become a new kingdoma It is so simple and clearo Christianity has to be the center, and the New Messiah has to come upon the foundation of Clhristianityo

Is it correct that Jesus fed Ze d :o establish the physical Kingdom of God on earth but t h,1.-’; he 1,Jas success fu ‘l in establishing the spiritual Kingd om? Yr.r”, (End of tapeo]

‘r.he bn.ttle with Satan is not yet finished. It must be expanded until the entire world is without any interference from Satan. ·Then we will have the universal achievement of the Kingdom of Heaven. The Leader has laid the cornerstone of this accomplishment, but this does not mean that every individual will enter the Kingdom during the Leader’s lifetime. It all depends upon the followers of the Leader. The Kingdom is available to everybody, and the way is clear.

Is it true that physical death is one of the curses of ( Satan’s influence? Noo But you never die, you are transformed. You leave your body and go to the spiritual Kingdomo You take off your physical body like you would take off your overcoat, and your limitless life continues. Hence, there is no ~itter cup of death. The Bible says that there is de a th no more.

No one truly knew me, and through what background , what authority, I teach the Divine Principleo

Can the Leader tell us about this very thing?

Can you take the responsibility for that knowledge?

Yeso I think we a’lZ want to knowo

Bd fore the Messiah ever came to this world, he had already completed hls battle spiritually, and the spirit world was already conqueredo fThe main battle of the spirit world is already finished. Then he ca:r·,e to enforce his victory upon the physical world. This is the ~e~s j ah’s mission. ~o, whether you accept it or not, the entire s·-:.;::it world is under himo Pray to God or ask mediums for verifica- ti r -~ of thiso All spirits, from the smallest to the greatest, are t,, · ·’ier his command. Evil has to be pushed out by this invincible work o

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This is why the Divine Principle has started on such a small scale, .compared with the populations of the great cities and countries. But bear in mind that the result of the battle is already deter- mined, and fifty percent of the victory is already ours. It is now necessary to expa~d the victory. The worldwide foundation is already laidJ the entire spirit world is assaulting this world as they fight our battle. We cannot rail. It all sounds very much like a dream, but it is the living reality, and it is being fulfilled. May we kno1,; more about the Leader’s life 1 such as how he was prepared for his mission? o \I was destined for that mission. I was born for that mission. M ~A~” The Divine Principle does not yet reveal my personal history. vf }.e). Once my personal history is known as part of the Divine Principle, .,._Q.,e,,. lno one in the world can ever deny this truth. w i 1en you truly know Divine Principle, a great change in your life is inevitable. It gives you power to turn. Before we can turn the world upside-down, we must turn ourselves upside-downo

If I would reveal the path I have walked for the past forty years, I don’t think anyone could bear to listen. My past sad life has been all for you, and I am here through the passage of 6000 years of history, as the conclusion of the 6000 years of history. There- fore, as the time gets nearer and nearer to the end of the age, the spirit world has to admit the truth about me. ~here are many millions of people in this world who have never seen me, but they have to work for me. They have to witness for me in various ways and in various degrees. In other words, I have millions of soldiers in this world. They have never known me, but they have to work for me, because they are all instructed by the spirit world.

Have you really believed that this is the truth? If you truly know our Leader and his mission and his victory, then overflowing joy is inevitable. If this is relevant to your heart, then his victory is your victory. His joy, which is the joy of God, is your -joy. His achievement is your achievement. Once you know the Divine Principle, you will have constant joy. And if you truly know the agony of the Heavenly Father, and if you know our Leader’s past, then you have to cry out in tears. The separation from God was a tearful time, and likewise our return to God is a tearful time. I hope that at some time you will have a spiritual experience, some kind of communication with the spirit world, because then you will know me much better than you do now.

Why will the Second Advent succeed where the Pirst Advent failed?

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Since the failure of Jesus, God has been working for 2000 years pre- paring the foundation for the Second Coming and the establishment of the Kingdom in such a way that there cannot be another failure. ‘.ohe foundation is laid by Godo Jesus could not openly say that he had come to erect the Kingdom of Heaven on earth, because he did not have freedom of speech, but today under democracy,the rights of the individual and the five freedoms,we have a religious atmosphere which assures us of successo

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His work will be doneo Because he lives means his work will be done. This freedom is the work of Godo

In 1 967 our Leader will complete 21 years of work in the Divine Principle Movement. This year (1965] he marches under utterly ------”’-------- . . adverse conditions. . no smooth way, but one obstacle after There is another~ He walks a thorny path. In this respect, the conditions are the same as those of Jesus. However, ,Tes us might have been killed at any time, but at this time the spirit world makes certain guarantees. Our Leader was imprisoned twice, but without justice, no justification. He could not be put to death. By contrast, President Kennedy’s assassination might have been unthwarted by the President himself, because of his failure to heed warnings or con- ditions.

Our Leader, Lord of the Second Advent, knows things in advance. So-called accidental things can be prevented. Things that operate according to law that must be found and judged according to the preparation of God cannot be prevented. ,This is why a prisoner is not put to death without proper justification and lawful means.

T h13 Di vine Principle Movement no longer depends completely upon our Leader. Even if he were no longer here upon earth, the Divine Principle Movement, -w:,uld still succeed. Whether the world followed him or not, or whether our Leader should die at this stage, the fulfillment of his mission wouli not be affected, because his ~/ mission is doneo Our Leader has no reason to stay longer upon this earth 6 except to expedite the work for the millions of people. Having already become the perfected Adam, having established the Pa r c ntship, and having children, his work i s finished. The movement is bound to grow.

At the time of Adam and Eve, only two people existedi but now in addition to the True Parents, there are millions of fallen indi- vid u als in past generations. The Leader must take care of all of the s e people because they need his help.

Be f: .,-:e the fall of Adam and Eve, there was no .America, no Korea, n r· “!”lation, no tribe. Today there are not only AdaM and Eve but

many nations. .Nll of the world needs to be straightened out. This is why it is better that the Leader’s life be prolonged so that he can effect the change more quickly. The fulfillment of the work of God is assured. The seed is sown, and it is bound to grow to complete fulfillmento By cnntrast, Jesus could not sow the seed of the Kingdom of Heaven. He could not bring himself to the invincible stage, which our Leader has reached. Thus, the world remains evil now, but since the plant is growing it will eventually cov~r the entire world. God is working at pushing the world into _. ----- the Divine Principle Movament. The world has no choice.

Many people laughed at my work and were skeptical about me many years ago. When talkerl about, it sounded like a dream. Today, all of the elements fit into their proper places.

If people have five percent of the ohoioe, are they sure to choose the Lord this time? When we consider the entire dispensation of God, we have no free will. Pree will existed in Adam as the center of the Garden of Eden. Adam had free will~ If one fulfills the requirements of free will, the following generation is automatically perfected without the requirement of fulfilling the five percent choice. Adam’s children and grandchildren should have been autonatically perfected without a chance to be rejected. •Their ancestor, Adam, as the center, had, on behalf of all men, already done the five percent. By the same token, our Leader, by his fulfillment, has done the five percent for all of us. Of course, you may use your own free will to choose whether you will be saved or not. Your free will affects your individual choice, but it can never affect the center of the dispensation of God. Whether you accept or reject salvation, the work of God goes on just the same, according to His Will. Suppose that in this life you reject salvation. Since the center, or spiritual axis is already established, all that is required is to stay with the center. Be with the center, grafted into this trunk. It is your responsibility to cut your- self off from the tree where you are and become grafted to him.

Our Leader had to pay the indemnity for the entire world, but you are required to pay only the indemnity for your own life. Our Leader worked for the salvation of the world~ you are only required to work for your own salvation. He paid the world’s debt, but you pay just yourso So, no individual can affect the achievement of the center of the heavenly dispensation since our Leader has ac- complished his mission. Jesus had the opportunity but was not successful.

Comments: Our Leader says that he has given us too much of his revelation. He should have given a couple of chapters of the Principle every

1 ten years instead of all at onceo Then people would appreciate it more, People are not yet apt to be appreciative when they are given so rnucho Before our Leader started his ministry, he spent some time in South Koreao He startec1 his ministry in Pyung Yang, the capital

l of North Korea, under the Communist regime, because the Leader of the New Age has to begin his ministry in enemy territory under the most adverse conditionso At that time, he didn°t teach all of the Di vine Principle, but only certain parts o At the present time he can reveal nearly all of the PriPciple but there are still some r e,…). c~ . 4 thL1gs which he does not tello He explains that the story of his ~ life i s not yet part of the Divine Principleo C.When requested to C ~ tell about himself, he asks, “Are you ready to bear the responsi- fP 1 ~ bility to know that truth?” Our Leader does not feel that we are ready now, but will be at a later timeo J We have compiled a ccnsiderable amount of data relating to his life, but we must wait for that part which only he can tell us. Much of this is spiritualo

Other religions do not know the complexity involved in the restora- tiono Even the word “restoration” has not been significant. The ~•restoration” could be called the key word of the Divine Prin- ciple, followed by the words “creation” and “fall . “

l Do you realize that you have embarked upon a unique responsibility in the history of the world? If you understand, you must be serious, and you must feel the grave responsibility” Actually, we are not all eligible to know the Divine Principle. ,Those persons whose ancestors have greatly contributed to the preparation of the Kingdom of Heaven should be hand-picked, because they are entitled to know the Divine Principle. If the entire Christian world were whole- heartedly welcomed to know the Divine Principle at this time, we would . not have the privilege of sitting here with our Leader; there would be so many wanting to be here that we couldn’t get into the room.

When the Leader looked at one member he ~elt sadness and sorrow for having chosen him for this position. Many times our Leader desires that a person become a member of the movement because he has such a precious thing to offer o ‘Sbmetimes people are apathetic as he asks them to come in, and he has so much that i s good for them. Some- times he actually pities them .

There are so many learned and well-qualified people whom God has not asked to join the movement, but God has asked youo Who are yo u ? Are you important? Are you a scholar? Are you well qualified? Ar~ you a leader? God has picked you, and you have a great responsi- b il ityo Do your besto Be humble.

It is the highest privilege and honor to be the Leader’s disciple in his lifetime, to have personal association an<l to live together. In future years, many religious leaders will be accused by their followers for not affording them the privilege of knowing our Leader. In a way, these leaders block the way between their fol- lowers and our Leader. Our Leader has a limited amount of time here on earth. He is 45 years old [1965], and has only two or three more decades at most. However, many people could have con- tact with him if they were not misguided by their reli0ious leaders. These same people will also accuse us for not making greater effort to tell them in spite of the complete religious freedom of today. They will accuse us of neglecting our duty. Have you wished that the Divine Principle had come to you earlier in your life? But think how much more regretful others will be who had no opportunity at all to meet the Leader.

In the area where you are acquainted, you should make it known that you are identified with the Divine Principle so that all who wish to know about it can find you.

Even though people say that you are crazy, do your witnessing, because there will come a time when they will suddenly want to hear your message, and all of the bad publicity will suddenly turn to good. Our Leader profited by the publicity he received because of his imprisonment, and because he became a controversial figure. ( You too may become a controversial figure while teaching the truth.

We gain favorable publicity, such as that we are really dedicated people, we are people of conscience, we are honest people, and we are hard-working people. If in the face of this some opposing ideo- logy causes our Leader to be imprisoned, we have a golden opportunity for worldwide publicity • . Although good publicity is better, adverse publicity, resulting from our honest effort, can aid our c&use.

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Master Speaks, Second Series, December, 1967