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“One God, One World Religion” I ,I

A TALK GIVEN BY SUN MYUNG MOON

ON FEBRUARY 11, 1972 AT

GOUCHER COLLEGE, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

ONE GOD, ONE WORLD RELIGION

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am very happy to have you here tonight

and I thank you very much for coming. I have been l ook ing forward to this oppo rtunity

to speak to you. I wish that all of you receive an abundance of God’s blessings.

As you can see, I am an oriental man. My topics relate to God’s revelation, new

revelation. Perhaps you will hear some new terms and for many of you it is the first

time that you hear of these things from an oriental. I understand many people among

Americans receive revelations or have spiritual communication w tth the spirit world.

These facts that you receive through revelations or spiritual communication cannot

last eternally. You must have truth to support these facts. The important thing is to

summarize these facts through the truth. We must have a systematic explanation for

these facts because spiritual revelations are timely and truth lasts eternally. I have had

many experiences of spiritual communication and spiritual rev elations but I was most

concerned with how to systemize all these facts into one systematic truth. Here I would

like to emphasize the importance of truth again.

Tonight I am going to speak on the topic: One God, One World Religion.

When you look around you at this world - at the chaos of this world - I believe most

of you must wonder, “ … whereto go? What is this world heading towards ?” At this

time I think even the free world, the democratic world has come to an end. In the comm-

unistic world too we can see division: they have big trouble ahead of them. In these cir-

cumstances how happy we’d be if we could have Almighty God with us to solve all these

chaotic problems! If all people understood the existence of God everyone would want to

follow in His direction. However, I don’t think there are too many people who really

understand the existence of God. Even among Christians, among Christian ministers

and Christian leaders I say there are many who do not understand the existence of

God. It is ignorance of God’s existence which leads many nations to follow the path

which brings about corruption and eventual destruction of their society. Therefore the

most important thing is to understand whether or not God exists. Though God exist He

cannot fulfill His ideal if He exists or works all alone. If God exists His most needed

one must be man. When God and man have a relationship with each other that relation-

ship acquires great significance. Therefore the most important thing is to know o f the

existence of God fully. If we consider God to be an author then this world may be reg-

arded as his ‘work.’ All people understand this world is a world of existence - it exists.

For any thing or being to exist it must have energy or force. Without energy or force

nothing can exist. But before energy or force can come about action is necessary.

Without action no energy or force can exist. Further, action cannot occur just simply

by itself, isolated, without an object. In other words a subject and object relationship

is ne-:essary in order to produce or result in action. So we may cone lude there must

first be a subject-object relationship and then they can have action - a give and take

action. On that basis everything can begin. However, when subject and object exist

they don’t involve in a give and take action without any purpose. They involve in this

action only when they can multiply or increase some mutual advantage by so doing.

Thus we see whenever a subject and object have give and take they seek to derive some

benefit from it. Without this they wouldn’t engage in such interaction. It means when

either one incurs a loss they wouldn’t desire this give and take action - wouldn’t

have it. You people have come here tonight. I believe there is none among you who

came here to lose anything . On the co ntrary you came here l ooking for something

which will benefit you and if you find you have lost something by comi ng here you

won’t come again. Cons ider Baltimore. There are many people walking the streets

in the busy section. We wouldn’t find anyone there who have left their homes to

lose anything. They have all come to seek something which will benefit them. Thus

whenever man loses something he will not continue that action or that work. For

instance, two men work jointly in business only when they receive some mutual gain

by operating that business. If I raise and lower my arm thL,s, without ary object to

relate to, you might say I am insane. But if during my action I raise my arm, my

hand to hold something, you wouldn’t call me an insane man. Now let’s say there is

a worl d renowned man in your country: if he stays in his quarters all by himself

and without any reason smiles or laughs he would probably be regarded as a crazy

man. BtJt if he held something in his hand and in relation to that thing smiles or

laughs he would be quite normal.

Now let’s think about God Almighty. If God speaks or laughs withoui: ,,aving any …- object to hear or see or talk with or have any relati o nship with, He should be an in~ane

God l But if God has something in Hs objective p o sition - as His obj ect - and laughs

or e xa lts in relation to that then God is a n o rma~ God . We ca n confirm all things have

such a re lati o nship whenev er the y hav e a j oi nt interest o r re c ei v e mutual benefit.

Quite often when we conduct e:,.:periments in a physical laboratory we come across

certain elements that never interact, never have any chemical rea c tion among themselves

However, when two such elements find anot!’1er type o f substance - a tr,ird object - can

be formed by having give and take action they tend t o interact.

It is the same with man and woman. If a man and woma n l ose something by uniting

they wouldn’t desire to be united. If they have better resul ts by u niting they will unite.

If they can multiply their volue infinitely they will u nite or stay u nited eternally. ~ ,.~. lov() Consequently everything exists on the foun da ti on o f energy o r force. Ener gy 01, force

is produced by action. Action comes from the interac ti o n of subje c t and objec t. These,

subject and object, unite and be co me one o nly when they ca n multiply pos iti v e re su lts

or mutual gains. This colossal, massive universe is thus created from some small

unit or thing - by continued subject-object relationships and continued give and take

action a principle stands out: if subject and object lose(instead of gain)by give and take

action such a great work of creation could not have come about if give and take took

place. Such creation cannot be . Wherever they run into conflicting natures they are

unable to interact. But whenever they find they can develop a higher standard, or into

) a higher position they are able to have this give and take action.

Dialectic materialism is now influencing this world very much. The dialectic

studied from the above-quoted viewpoint leads to the conclusion that there is no being

which does not have a purpose intended to lift i;t to a higher position or higher premise.

Man is a resultant being, a being of effect. There must be a cause to him. In every

man we find rational conscience. This conscience always leads to goodness, good

things. No one can deny this action of conscience. It is this which watches, so to speak,

and prompts us to do good deeds and works. Even at night - if you wake up and feel

like doing evil your conscience wi 11 stop you. From where then does the action of

conscience come ? I said before no action can come into effect without there first

being a relationship between subject and object. I also stated no action can take place

when there is mutual loss. I said too that action takes place because subject and object

reap greater advantage than previously existed, by that action. Therefore conscience

too must have a subject. Conscience must have subject-object relationship with some-

thing. Since man is not subject there must be someone who stands in the subject pos-

ition to conscience. In the action of conscience there is no ‘evolution . ’ It is the same,

stays the same - in the past, present, and future. So long as the subjective being

does not change the action of conscience cannot change. Who then could be subject to

conscience? We cannot deny the existence of this subject - call it God or any other

word. That the s ubj e c t be in g e xi s t s w e mus t adm it. L e t’ s ca ll h i m God.

Now let’ s think of Go d’ s ex i s tence in a n o th e r illu s tra ti o n : ev ery r esult depend s

ups n the c au s e o f it. If w e r ega r d o ur physi ca l body w e see it as a body o f m ys t e r y .

I b e li 2v e ove r hun d r eds of tho u sa n ds o f med i cal doct o r s have stu di ed th e s tru c ture

of the physi c al bo dy of m a n. Having s tudied a s m a ll porti o n o f the body they re ce ived

their advanced degree s a n d doct o r a t es . They d i d n o t c r eat e a n y thing, didn’t build that

body or make it, they ju s t d i scove red s ome f act s . Then the y explained those d i scove ries.

If we trac e our forefa th e rs over the gene r a ti o n s we will ultimately arrive a t o ne

man, the first man. L et us co nsider this first m a n. He w as made, b o rn, and he e x isted

here on this earth. Do y o u th i nk that man had know l edge o r foreknow l edge, of the

heavenly bodies, or of light with whi c h to see, before he e xi s ted? Man is a bein g of

matter. Yet when man started existing he had eyes to see all heavenly bodies and there

was light with which he could see these bodies. We also know our eyes bl i nk frequent l y.

Eyes blink because someo ne knew there is radiant heat on earth and that heat c auses

water to evaporate. H en c e, to prevent drying, to keep themselves moist, eyes blink.

Does man blir:ik without this knowledge or foreknowledge ·7 If you keep y o ur eyes from

blinking for thirty minutes you will be in trouble ! Then again, why do we have eye-

lashes? Do you th i nk eyelashes c ame to be with o ut someone’s foreknowledge of dust

in the air ? Someone knew of the presence of dust in the air - to prevent dust from

getting into the eyes eye lashes exist. Besides this, we have eyebrows. If we lac ked

these sweat and rain would get into the eyes. To prev ent this from happening ey ebrows

exist. All these which exist - did they know that man would stand and walk and live

in an upright position ? The eyes, for instance, are set inside the head but the y also

potrude a little . Let’s look at our nose: how about if it were upside down ? Also the

creases a long the face. Again, the upper part of the nose is narrower than the lower

part - this is to prevent water fr o m dripping into the mouth. There is no one who

doesn’t have this crease along the face extending below the sides of the mouth. Is

there anyone on whose face these lines, these creases extend into the mouth ? These

lines stretch outward. The mouth too potrudes, slightly.

Did all these come into existence at random - without any cause ? We have hair

in our nostrils, and hair in our ears. Because our face, ears, etc. face forward

(frontal) we understand man was made t o live with people in front of him. When we

shake our hands we see they were made to function in front of us .• There are many

who say such a being, man, came to exist without any cause to him. Is there - can

there ever be - such a being which exists without a cause or plan ? How do we express

by tongue---- while speaking - what we think in our mind ? These are all mysteries. So

physical man can be regarded as a “ … palace of mystery.”

These things cannot exist without any reason or cause. Thus we can understand all

parts and members of our body came to exist as a result of vast knowledge - foreknow-

ledge - with which no scholars, no scientists, no doctors can compete. Can we then

deny the existence of someone who had this foreknow{edge .before man existed ? If so

please raise your hand.

So before man existed we must admit there was :someone who knew all these things

and who prepared a great plan to make such a man. When he created him he must

have had a plan for that man, a certair, purpose. He made man as he did so that man

may fulfi 11 thdt purpose. Whenever you wash your face and look at yourself in the

mirror you should think of the one who made you this way. We should thank him

for making us this way

Let us now conclude that God really exists - not isolated but in company with

something. God can exist then. Now I am going to speak on that basis - that God

can exist. I do believe God is almighty. However, He cannot be joyful if He lives

isolated or alone. If we confine President Nixon to a room and leave him there alone,

will he feel joy and happiness ? The same is true for you. Because man feels this

way his cause - God - must feel the same. Therefore God too needs to have an object.

What thing or being would be the most fitting object for God ? Would He have a diamond

as His object ? That cannot be ! Maybe plants; which have life ? They are closer

to God than the diamond. Would plants then be the most fitting object to God? Well,

if God finds something better than plants, something superior to them, very likely

He would prefer to relate to that. What about animals ? Even if we ask this question

to children in kindergarten they would most probably answer,”· .. it must be man!”

Among men, there are many kinds of people - some uncorrupted, some criminals ,

some good people. Who among these would God want to have in His object position ?

God will have as His object the highest, the best man. There are many high ranking

officials and people who have high positions - would God select these people then ?

For God to select His object certain conditions must me met. We see examples of this

in our own lives : in our selection of friends and colleagues. Also, in choosing their

spouses people desire the best man or best woman in the world. This nature is innate

in man. To be able to stand before God - who is Absolute - man must be Absolute.

When God created man He must have had a purpose to create him. Besides, man created

by God must have a purpose too. These two purposes must meet, must correspond.

They must find a point of convergence where both God and man can find greater mutual

advantage. Since God is the highest being He would naturally want the highest man as

object. Again, if God made man to be the highest object to Him man had to have been

created with the desire to reach that highest position. Consequently every and each

man on earth has this desire to become the highest being in the world. All men and

women desire this. Not only does man desire to attain this highest of goals - the status

of the highest being - but he also wants to control the whole world as he pleases. This

i s man’s natu re. All o f y o u hav e, I think, the same desire, the same feeling.

Besides this you w ant to be resr:,,e c te d by oth ers . S u ch a being of such tendency is

not a t htng o f today - fr o m the v ery begin ni ng man was mad e wi t h this nature.

In orde r t o r each that high position m a n must hav e the intention which arouses

in him the d esire to attain that goal - he must have the mind to do it. What then would

be the final goal for him ? If you know there is a God how joyful it would be to live

with Him ! Perhaps y o u may fE:el happy in possessing God. But if you knew that God

had one great treasure in His bosom - one love, the highest love - then everyone

would want to possess that love o f God. So e v en if you possess God it would mean

n o thing if you cou ld not have His love because our ideal to be happy cannot be realized

without love . The highest position for God 3.nd the highest position for man must

meet at lov e - must converge at the p o int o f God’s love. What then would you like to

be before God ? In what positi o n woul d you be where you co uld h a ve God’s full love ? ~

We’ll l ook at this : we don’t want to serv e God as our l o rd. Vve want to have Him

as ::i ur father - as “my “ faU,er ! That is the final goal for man. However humble you

., may b e - i f you d is cove r the way t o rea c h the state where you can stand as the son

of God or th e Jaughter o f G o d , h o w h ap py you w ou l d be ! If you see the way to attain

i_ h ts goal an d are conft de nt t o get there all people of the world will use that path. Look

at the ele c ti o ns here in the USA. E v ery four years you elect your President. Many

people strain an d compe te to wtn that p os iti o n because it is so desirable. How much

mo re to find the way to become the son o r daugh ter o f God! If y o u definitely learn to

rea c h that position you won ‘t need the man who knows the way . B ut if I teach you you

will co me with me.

When man was c reated he was e n dowed with the capac ity t o b e able to reach that

goa l. Thus e v ery man has the desire t o grow t o the highest. Since e veryone has this

desire a ll sh o u l d be entitled t o rea c h that state. If man becom es the son or daughter

o f God h e will be ent itled t o a ll that Goel made - thi s i s a n a t urc:ll l aw . S i n c e G o d

made the wh o l e uni v er s e rnan ‘--an have d om i ni o n ove r it t f he beco.n-,e chi ldre n o f God .

It i s n aturul that all rnen ‘11ant to h avt, rlon1in ion 0ve r the whole we dcJ .

But th e persona l ity o f the c hildren of God is not what you think. I am ta lking abo ut

man who did not fa ll - d i d not s eparate f r om God . If two p eop le l uvccJ each uthcr

they wouldn’t stan d s till. They w o u ld move and ac t to gether. When you h o l d your

loving baby in your arms you w o uld move aro und a n d d ance for de light. Y o u co uldn’t

feel joy by standin g still . T o ‘move ’ impl ies subje c t a nd obJec t are one. It means

the object becomes t he sec o n d 11 I. 11 From that p o int of o nene ss and unity h ope g row s .

Then G od i s almighty and m a n beco mes tf·1e ::;on and daughte r of God .

A father-son relationship is an up-and---down rel a ti onship , or high a n d low . The

son comes after the father. In the orwnt..’”:l.1 t raditton t he son shoul d r·e spect his

father because he was g iv en bi rth — his life - by his father. Consequent l y the son

should respect his father and in t h at se!lse w e may say fat:, e~--son relati ons hi p is

a high-low relationship, an up-and-- d o wn r e l a tionsh i p . Man i s n o t sat i. s f 1e d t o re main

in the ‘son’ position. He l o n gs t o pr ogress t o his father’s p o sition. S uch i s man’s

desire. God knows th i s , Bes id es , to rem a i n in a high-l ow p o sition is not the ideal

- relationship. Kno win g Lh is God wanted that man be in the f ather ’ s po s i t ion.

means God wanted to live t o g e ther i n o r,en es s with man . Wh er e th en would God d well ? This

If man reached that state as son to his fa.l:her in a father-son relationshi p then his

father - God - would want to live within man. So God wanted to become the internal

God to man whom He made as the external God. Thus from fallen man’s position

the first unfallen, perfected man meant the position where he could have an internal~

external relationship with God similar t o mind and body - mind being internal and

bo~y being external. God desired to be as mind and He created the first man as His

What then lies within your mind - how great is your mind ? Is it small or large ?

Our mind is so vast we can hold God in it. In I Corinthians 3:16 it is stated: “Do

you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s spirit dwells in you ?” Even

fallen man then could become the Temple of God by gaining salvation. How much

more so unfal len , perfected man would have been ! Many Christians have the idea

that the creator God and the created man cannot become one. They believe God is

the holy one and we the a.re sinners. But such thinking came about as a result of

man’s fall. If man had not fallen his body would have been as holy as God. Originally

man was given the value to stand as Absolute object to God. Suppose man had real-

ized that father-son, internal-external relationship. Would he be content to stay

r~ r,.S1 ~hat way ? If man found something better in himself he would want to realize that. 1’ . ~ JJD--~ \ J Now he had an evil relationship as well as possessed the love of God - even from

this stance we God as the creator and man as the created. Even at this stage man

-- wants to have the greatest of God , the c r eative ability of God. He wants to exper- … ~

ience God’s joy which 1-.l e felt after he created. God too wanted to grant the greatest

In Genesis 1 :27 we read: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of

God he created him; male and female he created them.” What kind of a being is God ?

For Him to exist God must have a subject-object relationship within Himself. Every-

thing is made from a cause , resembling the cause. Since God is creator of the entire

universe all things resemble His nature. Thus seeds come in two parts and are

covered with a skin. This is so because God has such a nature. Seeds have two parts

with an embryo or jell at the core. Since God projected His nature into the creation

. His subjective nature emerged as the substantial being - man; and his objective nature

resulted in the substantial being - woman. Why did God divide this being into man

and woman? Because He wanted ·them to reach the stage of perfection as individuals.

When they attain this.)man and woman - as subject and object - have give and take

action between them. When he reaches the stage of perfection as an individual man

receives God’ love as a son and woman as daughter. Then they - man and woman -

unite as husband and wife. That is the origin of family. Whe~ husband and wife

are united into one they resemble God’s form. This united body can then stand in

the object position to God. Thus God as subject and the untied husband and wife as

object have give and take action between them. In this manner the married couple

inherits the creative ability of God and God’s creation. It is from this that they can

create children as God created man and woman. Such a relationship leads to man’s

inheriting the creatorship of God and through the resulting love man and woman are

able to bear children. Not only God can create man and woman - man and woman

can create too: their children. When God created man He created man as an eternal

being. Likewise man and woman can create being who live eternally. Besides this,

man has love. The joy he feels from loving his children is the same as the great

experience of God’s joy when He created man.

God’s love can be divided into three aspects: parental love, the love of husband

and wife or conjugal love, and children’s love. By bearing children man can exper-

ience these loves in his life on earth. This is the fundamental principle for man to

attain happiness. When we run into a man who has no parents we feel sorrowful for

him. We call the man who lives alone a poor man. The couple which d o es not have

children is unhappy. So are their parents. It is man’s nature to have parents,

husband or wife, and children. If a man and woman establish this foundation through (:,oY. S/-a J-… I .,. the family God must dwell in that family . Here God and man can be united into one · J process and this family can be the base for God to establish and realize His ideal world. .J--,,vw c cn.-pl e ~.,.:.. Is there anyone here who can claim, “I have attained all these qualifications?”

I don’t think there’s anyone here. I am speaking of these things very briefly

and in a short period of time. I have explored these facts in the spirit world and

finally received these answers.

Man lost his position, his qualifications by the fall. We must understand and

realize how pitiful is fallen man. Man who is God’s creation must have in him an

absolute direction - direct and purposeful - because God is absolute. But when we

see fallen man we see him divided in mind and body, fighting within himself. Is there

anyone who can say he has a united mind and body - that his physical body follows

the directives and orders of his mind, his conscience, perfectly ? There is no

such man. So man’s life is a continued battle and dissension between conscience

which takes to goodness and physical which takes to evil. Such results have come

about. What caused man to come to such a state ? We wi 11 discuss this the night

after tomorrow.

In fallen man two opposites are battling each other. If two such people unite to

form a family not only two but four different directions wi 11 emerge. If ten people

live together twenty directions wi 11 come about. This unhappy world of disunity was

brought about in such manner. If God left such mnn alone, doing nothing, we can

hardly admit the existence of God. But God has been working to restore fallen man

to his original state. Man became defective. Therefore a repair shop is necessary

for him. What could this be, which would correct and repair man’s defects? It is

religion. All religions teach us to return to God. There is no great religion which

does not center on God. Due to the fall man lost his relationship with God. So with-

out restoring this relationship with God man cannot return to his original position.

God gave man many different religions - according to his tradition, culture, and

varied circumstances. Through these religions God has been guiding man to His

goal which is also man’s goal. Man has the knowledge and ability to compare and

discern the superior from the inferiDr. When the first tailor made his first suit

he never imagined that one day all people would wear such suits. Man wears the suit

because he fintls it convenient. If he discnvers better clothing he will change accor-

dingly. Man seeks to receive the good, the be”::ter. The underdeveloped countries

chase after developed nations for this reason. It is the same with religions.

Religion started from the primitive state and subsequently grew to higher and

higher religions. Today we have four great religions. This means God has prepared

four great repair shops on earth. The existence of religion should prevent us from

denying the existence of God. In the latter part of the 20th century I know that the

ideologies which deny the existence of God are spreading round the world. This is

a strange phenomenon. But it is so because the adherents haven rt found any better c.n·-,· ideology by which they could be convinced in any way. Therefore they turn to atheistic ‘lt..e c>.f ideology. If they are taught something better, something superior, they would follow /°e /,j· , Ia-;., that. The mission of all people of religion is to discover the ideology whi-::,h can

surpass atheistic teachings. All founders and workers of religion must search this

out and present it to all people. That is their mission. But they stick to their religions

to keep their own positions and prestige. When God looks around He finds He is

unabte to continue to work through the inadequately prepared religions. Therefore

He has aimed at mobilizing people to this end - to do away with such religion and

to reawaken all people of religion . Many young people today do not respect ministers

or priests. In these circumstances they cannot fulfill their missions. Religious

leaders should be able to lead even scientists.

The reason God set ur such religions is that He may restore the ultimate world

of His ideal. But the four great religions today are battling each other. When I est-

ablished this new teaching, this new movement most leaders objected to and

persecuted our movement. Before persecuting or objecting they should study the

contents. Among the four religions of today we must select the one which is

highest, closest to God. When we talk of four sacred men we mean four people

only. The four religions are Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, and Confucianism or

Far Eastern religions. Their founders we call sacred. Some have wanted to include

Socrates in this list but Socrates was a man of knowledge. We cannot control life

with knowledge. Life comes only from God and the teachings of these founders of

religions have led man to life - only they can be regarded as sacred men. Because

Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, and Confucious were all founders of religions whose

ideologies were all based on God - their goal being to save the whole world - sacred

men cannot be confined nationally, by national boundaries. They came to the world,

not to any country. Most of them were persecuted by their own nation and their own

people. Typical of this was the example of Jesus Christ. Confucious experienced the

same things. Mohammed was persecuted by his countrymen. Buddha too deserted

his palace and country and went into the mountains to find his way. Which among

thes”’ is the special religion, the special one ?

Before becoming one with God we must attain the position of His son. In order to

realize this it is necessary for us to go through the servant’s position because the

fall brought man under the domination of God’s servant. Beyond this is the state

of adopted son. Then we can attain the position of son. The final position is that of

parent . Thus there are many kinds of ret igions - some for men on the servant’s

level; some for men in the adopted children’s position; some for those in the position

of son. Confucious taught of the concrete c onscience of heaven in the moral life.

Buddha taught of the spiritual world, mostly of its laws; but he didn’t realize that

God was a God of personality. The Muslims have the Old Testament as their source

but in teaching their faith they hold their book in one hand and a sword in the other.

People who didn’t accept the holy book were destroyed by the sword. That is not

God’s method. God does not want people to use violence while saving man. What

about Jesus ? By what standards and from what standpoint can you select the highest

As I said before the conditions necessary to become the highest man are three

to have a father-son relationship with God; to become one with God in an internal

and external relationship with Him; finally, to bear children of God through a God-

centered husband and wife relationship. This man has to raise a God-centered

family and teach the way to establish such a family centered on God. Jesus aimed

to fulfill these three conditions. “’Every religion teaches us to bear hardships, to

overcome our physical body i.n order to return to God. By so doing God wanted to

make body and mind cne. Though superficially the words of all religions are the

same there are many internal di. fferences in connotations, espcially in the words

Let us discuss Jesus’ sayings. Jesus called himself the only begotten son of God. - o,J…Ah ,j He claimed to be the first man to receive God’s love i.n his ti.me. He claimed to be i”’-tw~ the only begotten son of God. Next he said he was one with God. In John 14:20 it is

stated: “ ••• I am i.n my Father and you in me b.nd I in you.” He wanted to take a

bride. He came to establish the kingdom of heaven on earth. To establish a nation

we need a tribe. To establish a tribe it i.s necessary to have family. Without family

i.t is not possible to establish God’s nation. Therefore Jesus wanted to and longed

to start with a God-centered family. Jesus came as a man and man was not created

to live alone, singly. His desire was to realize his family by restoring a bride. On

G that base. he intended to restore God’s nation, the ideal world. But .he could not

establish such a family because the Hebrews did not receive him. When he was

11 crucified he said, ••• I am the bridegroom and you are the bride.” These two

thousand years after his crucifixion Christianity has been preparing and waiting

for his return. Many people have said the lord will come again in the last days.

Many believe Messiah will return on the clouds - from the sky. In Matthew 18:18

Jesus says, “· .. whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and what-

you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 11 When he left this earth he gave the

key to the kingdom of heaven to Peter, who was on earth. Because the kingdom of

heaven was lost on earth it must be found on earth. If the lord returns on the

clouds from the sky he will be unable to establish that ideal world on earth. Besides,

the lord who is to come as a bridegroom should be received not by man but by a

woman - a real bride. Jesus declared he could find one man among a thousand

but not a woman among the thousand. The Messiah then comes to take a bride -

woman. In the Book of Revelations we note the wedding of the Lamb. That is the

occasion when the Messiah who comes as a bridegroom finds his bride, and gets

married with the blessing of God. This is God’s ideal. Originally God intended to

have the first man and woman married with His blessing and thus establish a God-

centered family from this couple. But the fall prevented that from being realized.

Therefore God’s will of restoration · s salvation - to restore man to the original

family-to-be before the fall. This should have been established on earth. Conse-

quently the Messiah comes to restore this God-centered family on earth.

Fallen man has had fallen parents - false parents i.e. they haven’t had unfallen

or perfected parents. In the Book of Genesis we lost our true parents. God intended

to restore this in the Book of Revelation because God said, fl • • • I am the Alpha and

the Omega … the beginning and the end … the first and the last … fl This is why -

to fulfill His wi 11 from start to finish - God longed to restore that original family.

Thus far we have had religions corresp o n d ing tc status o f servant, adopted

children, and son but we haven’t had the religion for parents. In the future when

we do have su c h a religion we can attain salv ation and perfection by receiving

parents’ love and attending them. From these true parents new culture, a new

way of life, a new world will be established. In this way all people will be reborn

as children of God. When we establish this ideal family God can come down among

us. God then comes not as the ideal God but as the living God in our lives. When

we usher in the true parents and establish the true family the ideal world will grow

from this - the ideal world of happiness, the ideal world of unity, the ideal world

of peace will spring for mankind. Then we can all become children of God. Anyone,

everyone can become sons and daughters of God. We can become one with God and

inherit His creatorship. We can multiply children of goodness and experience the

limitless happiness and joy of God’s ideal. On this foundation a world religion

will be established.

Our movement, our church has emerged to p repare f or this.

It is time to end. I’ll c ontinue my talk Sunday afternoon and night. Thank you

Sun Myung Moon February 11, 1972

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