Master Speaks - Belvedere Training Session: The Limit Of The Providence

l ’ BELVEDERE TRAINING ,. SESSION MASTER SPEAKS September 23, 1973

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In the light of the divine providence so far, we know that the elementary point of the providence is to find ol).e Adam and then Eve. After finding Adam, when he reaches maturity, he was supposed to marry Eve and then the blessing of multiplication will come about. Then they would have multiplied their family and it would become a nation and the world. But now in the satanic world the multiplication came about and it came to be a nation and the world under the evil sovereignty. There is a nation already built on the satanic side, but not one on God’s side. On God’s side there is no individual, no family, no tribe, no nation and no world. The purpose and the limit of God’s providence was to find an Adam without fall and then, centering on him, to build his family, expanding it to tribal level, national level and world wide level.

Centering on Jacob, God was going to make a family under God’s providence. Centering on Moses, God was going to make a nation. In doing that, Moses had to inherit the family level providence from Jacob and then establish that of the nation. Every family in that nation, having inherited the family level victory accomplished by Jacob, had to start the mission of nation-wide providence. That was how God came to choose a nation and build a nation under His providence. This was how God was going to lead a nation on the solid foundation of which He was going to send His son.

The Israelites in God’s providence were situated in the position of the archangel on God’s side. The archangel, when he left his position, went against God’s will and fell into satanic reign. But this nation of God’s choice was going to become the archangel on God’s side. Being on God’s side, representing God’s side, this chosen nation had to excel in every point more than other nations of the world. Then the Messiah was going to come; he was in the position of Adam without fall - having nothing to do with · sin. But because of the human fall, Adam had to become one with the archangel without sin. Having restored himself, he had to restore the archangel or he was not going to be accepted by God. God could dominate over Adam only after he was united with the archangel in harmony.

Jesus Christ was the perfected Adam, and if Israel the chosen nation in the position of the r e stored archangel, and he had become one with each other, God could accept the whole world. If those two are not united, then God could not accept either - Adam or the chos en nation of Israel. Also, Jesus could nct accept the nation. Jesus’ mission was to unite the Israelites to God’s side and the mission of the Israelites was to be united with Jesus. If they had been united with each other, then God could have become the God of Jesus and the God of the Israelites. If there was disunity between them, God could not become the God of the Messiah, of Jesus or of the Israelites.

When the Israelites were disunited from Jesus, they were not in the position of ,,..-..__ the archangel when he was to minister to Adam, but they were in the position of the arch- anbel after the fall. On Jesus’ part too, if he could not unite the Israelites to his side,

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he was in the position not to have dominated over the archangel before the fall. In the comparison of Cain and Abel, too, Cain was in the position of the fallen archangel and Abel was in the position of Adam. Abel was going to be able to unite those who were in the position of Cain. We say that it is acceptable when Abel and Cain are united into one. It means that Abel in the position of Adam could have restored Cain who was in the position of the fallen archangel. In that case those people will come into the position of the archangel without fall.

In other words, when Abel and Cain are united into one, it means the archangel without fall and the archangel after the fall are united into one. It is in the position that there is no such thing as fallen archangel. There is the Messiah in the position of un- fallen Adam to unite the whole world which is in the position of the archangel restored. Then the Messiah would come in the position of the True Parents of all mankind and they are in the satanic world. Those who are in the Abel position, those who are closer to God must unite those to God who are in Cain’s position.

In that comparison we must say that the Israelites at that time must be united into one with themselves. Then those in Abel’s position should have been united with the Roman Empire and all the outside world who were in Cain’s position. If that happened the Messiah could have been the Messiah for not only the Israelites, but for all other nations surrounding the Roman Empire. Centering on Jesus all these things should have happened, but they failed to carry out their mission and God’s providence was nullified there. Among the Israelites, all the individuals should have been able to restore them- selves on the individual, family and national level. With those individuals united into one, they could have formed the real nation of the chosen Israelites.

With the Israelites, some playing the role of unfallen Adam, and some in the position of the fallen archangel could have become one then it could have become the solid foundation on which God could work. Then, God would use the Messiah to come between himself and the nation playing the role of the mediator. They should have ministered to the Messiah and become one with him; but this was not done. Because God’s providence was nullified at that time, now in the Christian world, centering on Christianity, God is going to develop His providence all over again.

In the Christian world, the Christian population must inherit and accomplish what was left unaccomplished by the chosen nation, but at this time they have also failed to do that. In the Christian world there must be one in the central position to inherit Jesus’ position. There must be some pattern formed around the central personage with him as the Messiah and with 12 or more as his disciples. Then those together must win over the people who are in the position of the Israelites. If this core of the thing would be subjugated by those in the position of the Israelites, all the providence of God could be nullified again. At the time of Jesus, the chosen nation could not unite the Roman Empire which was in the position of the fallen archangel, so all the providence was nullified. The. 12 disciples, of Jesus had to become entirely one with Jesus, and if they did that on that foundation, they could undo their failure and accomplish their mission.

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The 12 disciples, including Jesus’ relatives, could have accomplished that mission and God’s providence could have restarted there. With them united into one, even though the whole Israelite nation were against them, or the whole Christian world and Roman Empire were against them, they could have won over them with God’s love working through them. However hard the persecution may have been, if even the 3 main disciples of Jesus had become one with him, they could have become stronger than the opposing power and restored the Roman Empire and restored the rest of the world. The number “3” of the 3 main disciples denoted 3 archangels. If those 3, united in strong oneness, were ready to sacrifice themselves for the chosen nation and had died on the cross with Jesus, what could have happened? Then the Israelites, on the sub- stantial level, could not have been a failure. If they died in place of Jesus, with Jesus surviving all those difficulties on the physical level, the chosen nation was supposed to be saved on the physical level. Then, they could have formed the position of the un- fallen Adam and the unfallen archangels (3 major ones) united into one.

If those 3 main disciples had been united into one with Jesus at that time, and in face of the persecution could have been sacrificed in place of Jesus, then they were in the position of the unfallen archangels ministering without fall. So, something great could have happened there. In that case those 3 main disciples could have died in place of Jesus as Adam, while they were in the position of the archangel. Then, in what position was Jesus situated? His disciples having been separated from him, he was in the position of Adam without the archangels ministering to him. There were no arch- angels whatsoever to minister to him. Then, they were in the position of after the fall where there were no archangels to help or serve Adam. In restoring the condition, only Jesus as the son of God could do that, no one else. Jesus was in the position to have lost the archangels to minister to him, and in that case he assumed all the sins on him- self and had to be martyred or sacrificed on the cross. He bore the cross in the place of the people in the archangelic position. On the spiritual level, by doing that, he could rest ore his archangels.

Having lost those in the position of the archangels, even though he may have struggled hard to restore the archangel on the spiritual level, he had to sacrifice himself physically in order to save those on the spiritual level. He could not. He failed to accomplish his mission both on the spiritual and physical levels. But on the spiritual level, by his dying on the cross he could restore his disciples and the people in the archangelic position. By dying on the cross, he could restore the people on the spiritual level - especially those in the pattern of the disciples, then the resurrection was possible. Then on the spiritual level from then on, he could have come on the position of Adam to restore his Eve. After his resurrection, his disciples were entirely one with the spiri- tually resurrected Jesus. On that foundation the spiritual Israelites could have been multiplied.

You must clearly understand that if the Israelites could have become one with Jesus in his lifetime on the physical level, they could have been saved and he could have saved the world both on the physical and spiritual levels. But they allowed Jesus to die by their disloyalty to him. So after the resurrection they could become one with Jesus

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and, including the rest of the people who believed in Jesus, could be saved only on the spiritual level. That is why even in a lifetime, the Christians can be united into one with Jesus only when they are on the sacrificial level; or only after they die and go to the spirit world. By dying on the cross, he could save those on the spiritual level - those in the archangel’s position on the spiritual level. So, by believing in the resur- rected Jesus, we are saved on the spiritual level and not on the physical level. Up to the present time, Christians have been the chosen Israelites on the spiritual level. By their being sacrificial and ministering to Jesus on the spiritual level, they could become one with him and develop the providence of salvation on the individual, family, national and world-wide level, on the spiritual level alone. And this only in the case that they keep being sacrificial.

In Jesus’ days the chosen nation of Israel was in the position of Abel, while the rest of the world were in the position of Cain. In this age the Christian world, including the democratic world, is in the position of Abel, while the communist world is in the position of Cain. I said the democratic nations are in the position of Abel. Is it both on the spiritual and physical levels, or on the spiritual level alone? (Both!) I have repeated these things so many times and you don’t seem to understand clearly. The democratic world is on the side of Christians and are God-loving people. So far, have the people on God’s side been saved on the spiritual level alone, or both on the spiritual and physical levels? (Spiritual.) Then, that’s the extension of what it is. Then, what is it? (Spiritual level alone!) You must clearly understand this. That’s why the Christian world’s people have been wanting to be saved on the spiritual level alone, not wanting to be saved on the physical level. As it now stands in the democratic world, there is no one nation of that kind chosen by God.

Christianity as a whole assumes the spiritual meaning of the Israelites. But in the democratic world there must be an individual of God’s choice coming about. Then around him, his family, the solid nation on the physical level must be formed and a

chosen by God as the Israelites. Surrounding that nation the third Israelites are going to be formed. In Jesus’ days the Israelites failed to carry out their mission. So, after Jesus’ death, the followers of Christ were scattered and multiplied over the world. But out of the Christian world an individual, family and nation on the physical level must be restored in the position of the second Israelites.

The limit between the Israelites in the Abel’s position and that in Cain’ s position on the spiritual level, would start at the same point with the providence now. The boundary of spiritual is like the boundary of physical. The boundary between the Abel and Cains in the Israelite’s position starts at the same point with the boundary between the Cain and Abel in the Israelite’s position on the physical level. Those on the spiritual level start at the same point as those on the physical level. On the wider scope there is the boundary line between the communist and democratic world. In the chosen nation the land is divided into two: one representing the communists and the other the democratic people. So, the limit or boundary between them corresponds to the boundary between the part of the country representing the communist and the other representing the democratic world. (Drawing on the board.)

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At the starting point, Abel and Cain were separated from each other. Then, mankind multiplied and are roughly divided into two camps: the democratic world and the communist world. Those two must be united into one. Now, in the chosen nation the same type of world is represented. The land is divided - one representing the democratic world and the other representing the communist world. If the unity comes about what was lost here can be restored here on the vertical level. That’s what he means when he said that the boundary line starts at the same point and corresponds to the same thing. Do you clearly understand him now? If unity comes about in this nation, then this nation can play the core role being placed here. It will become the central nation. Surrounding that nation, restoration will come about spreading out to the whole world, then the whole world will be restored with that nation in the center. With this nation in the center, one individual will be called by God out of that nation. He will accomplish his mission on the spiritual level first, and then cover the individual, family, tribe, nation and world wide level and cosmic level. Then he will. come back here and start his mission on the physical and spiritual levels. That will go on until he covers the whole world - both on the physical and spiritual levels.

If that whole nation - the chosen nation - the people of the chosen nation could have been one with the central figure, his nation could have been saved both on the spiritual and physical levels. But because of the disbelief of the people he had to do things on the spiritual level first and then come back to do both. Now, in the Christian world, if they believe in the Lord of the Second Advent, without persecuting him, they could have been one with him at once on the spiritual level. Then what he accomplishes both on the spiritual and physical levels, will see no objection or persecution. Then, the world wide mission on the physical level will be accomplished at an instant. But the Christian world went against him. Then he was in the position to have lost things both on the spiritual and physical levels. He had to re -start his mission.

Then the Lord of the Second Advent has to redo or restore what was lost on the spiritual level. But because his mission is to accomplish things both on the spiritual and physical levels, he has to do it over again and restore things on the physical level. He was opposed and persecuted by individuals and he had to fight against and win over the power and set up things on the physical level of that scope. On the family leve, even though he was opposed by other powers on the physical level, he had to win over that and had to set up his family. He would go on like that and after winning over them, he would establish the tribal and national level on the physical level. That started in the year 1960. Since 1960, during the course of 12 years, he has developed God’s providence up to the national level.

Now the mission of the world wide level - the channel to the world wide level thing is open and that brought him here to fight in this nation. What he accomplished so far in Korea is inherited here. From here he is going to fight through until he reaches out to the whole world. Korea is not quite restored as a whole as a m tion, so I am going to fight here and with what is fruitful here, I will counter-attack the whole nation of Korea and the whole nation of Korea will be restored at that time. America, the leading nation of the democratic world, if she accomplishes her mission, is going to be in the

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position of the restored archangel. If the U. S. should become one with our movement, then we can go back to the original position including all other nations. Until then, Korean unity between the North and South will not be accomplished.

The fact that I am here corresponds to Jesus entering Paradise - not Heaven. Here in the U. S. I have to absorb all the democratic side of the world into our ideology, and then go back to Korea to restore the whole nation. Do you understand so far? (Yes!) In that sense, what you are doing in this nation is very important. Do you know why the Christianity which has developed for 2, 000 years has fallen over the last several years, while our movement is going up? Especially after 1960, since Christianity would go against our movement, they are doomed to fall. With them in prosperity they will go on objecting against our movement, so it was God’s providence to have them fall and become corrupted while our movement becomes better.

Do you realize that in the Jewish religion, they object against Christianity as a whole? Isn’t that true? To us, Christianity is in the position of Judaism in the time of Jesus, and Christianity as a whole objects against our movement, which is in the position of Christianity at that time. If the Christian world is prosperous, it will do some harm to our movement. It is a serious but an interesting fact that while the Christian world is being corrupted the Jewish people have restored their nation and are now prospering, in a way. In the days after Jesus’ death, the collective sin of having crucified him fell on the Jewish people and they were scattered all over the world and went through untold difficulties and persecution. But now that Christian world is being corrupted they gained power and restore their nation. As I understand, the Jewish people in this nation have about 1/5 of the nation’s wealth in their possession. If the Christian world goes on like this, persecuting us and objecting against our movement, then who knows, the Jewish people may come to our side in favor of uf. They can recognize the Lord of the Second Advent as their Lord of the first coming without be- lieving in Jesus as their Messiah.

So, our view now is that we have to be in haste to send missionaries to the Israelites and here, too, witness to more Jewish people. It is the first occasion in the history of our movement to send 12 missionaries at one time to one nation. We are going to send 12 Jewish members to Israel. More Jewish members, as we witness to them and bring more of them, will be sent to Israel. Then, what they do in the nation of Israel will represent the formation stage and the Jewish people restored here in this nation will represent the growth stage. Finally we will conclude to have included all the Jewish people to form the perfection stage. Through them we can save the whole Chris- tian world. Then, the chosen nation of the Israelites who nullified the providence will be restored to such a position as to have accomplished this as their mission to minister to the Lord. This would be done not only on the spiritual level, but on the spiritual and physical levels this time. This is God’s providence, and this is why the Jewish people are now being blessed with material abundance - representing the formation stage. In the stage of growth, our movement will be blessed by manpower, not only material abundance. The growth of our movement on the second level, when we gain manpower,

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centering on the democratic world, then the growth will go beyond the level of growth - centering on Christianity. Then we will reach the perfection stage.

The Christian world is going against our movement, and that’s why they are faced with peril and corruption. The Christian world which has been prepared for 2, 000 years has declined in 12 years time. After Jesus, during 400 years the Christians struggled so hard. Even though they were martyred they prospered despite the persecu- tion of the Roman Empire. But now the Christian world declines by itself.

For the time being, the communist world would seemingly excel or be pros- perous over the democratic world. But in the communist camp, too, there is rupture and there is strife between Soviet Russia and Red China. It is doomed to decline too. The U. S. is faced with peril, while the communist world is going to decline. It will go on until the last year of our third 7 year course. That is to say, going over the year 1980 entering the year of 1981. This is what I said about the limit of the providence. God’s providence has developed in such a way that sufrounding our movement, a handful of people there - all other powers are suppressed and our power is rising. If the indivi- duals would come and join us, if the family is erected here under the blessing and if the whole nation would admire our movement, then the chosen nation, as the core of our movement will rise and be seen in the historical field.

If our movement is successful in this nation, there will come to be nations who will welcome us as a whole. Some nation will initiate the welcoming project and say, “Come to our nation and restore our nation. “ Master, being Korean, Korea may be the first one who will receive our movement as a nation. If we can restore one nation as a whole, then centering on that nation, other projects in the providence of God will be established to reach out to the world. If all the U. S. is restored welcoming Master and his people, then what we have earned here, will be inherited to other parts of the world. When will it be returned? In the world situation when we closely examine it, Korea is in the central position. In the Eastern part of the world, the communist power would set eyes on Korea in order to occupy Japan. They think that their destiny lies both in Korea and in Japan. In the Western hemisphere, the U. S. too, would set eyes on Japan because she is going to belong to the communist world, it is a great loss. So, from now on, more and more in the public eye, Korea and Japan will be the problems. Economi- cally, Japan will be the issue, while ideologically Korea will become the issue of the world.

If, while we work here, the whole nation of the U. S. exalts our movement and admits to and realizes that our ideology is the greatest of all ideologies, including all philosophies, then people of the world will know that the ideology oriented in the Orient - in Korea - will enlighten the whole world. Are you not confident that our ideology, originated by Master, will overcome all other ideologies including all other philosophies? (Yes!) The Eve and Adam nations - Korea and Japan from the East are here to fight in this nation ideologically. If this nation in the position of the archangel is restored to the heavenly side, then all will be accomplished.

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What is interesting is that Korea is in Adam’s position while Japan is in Eve’s position. In another sense Korea is in the internal position or spiritual position, while Japan is the external or materially oriented. The Japanese members are here for the economic restoration - the restoration of the material side. The reason why I am using the Japanese members to restore the economics, is that even though you have material abundance here in America, you are in the position of the archangel and you cannot return your blessing of material wealth directly to God, but through those in the position of Eve. Because of the human fall, God lost His direct child, Eve, first. So, the resto- ration will come about through Eve, and the restoration of wealth, too, cannot be returned directly by the U. S. but by the hands of the Japanese. The reason why God blessed Japan with material wealth was for our movement to prosper from then on. But none of the Japanese people realize that. But the members of our movement, though they may be Japanese or those from other nations, you must realize this.

Even though we are in this nation, you must know that Korea or Master and the Japanese members will set the new tradition for the new world; and you as Americans must follow this tradition. America must play the role of the restored archangel. In that case you must be utterly obedient to what Master would say - to the tradition which he would set up with the Eve nation. You must never cause minus to the tradition, but add something which you will earn or you will make to that tradition and inherit it to your future descendants. Do you understand? (Yes!) You must not be scornful at the Japanese members at all - at what they are doing here. You must be obedient to follow their tradition and their example. Do you understand? (Yes!) They are doing this for this nation and for the whole world. Everything starts at one point. What I said today is th the things you have to observe and follow.

I have brought not only the Japanese members here but the members from the European nations, as you know. The European nations and the American nation are in the position - one of Abel and the other of Cain. Who is in the position of Abel? (America!) If you are in that position, you mus t be the example to the European members. Are you in that position? But America is a mixed nation, so there is no pure American. You are of German, Italian, Dutch and so many other descents. So, out of Americans, people of what descent which are excelling others will be the issue. But America, as a whole, must be united into one and play the role of Abel. That means the whole world will be united into one. Those who are in the position of Abel will be in the central position.

Those who are in the central position must be able to sacrifice themselves for the sake of the parents. Abel should have been sacrificial in place of their parents. In the fallen world we must restore our parents first, and then restore ourselves in the position of Abel. Isn’t it true? (Yes!? In light of the Divine Principle. If you are going to be in the position of Abel, or if you are in the position of the successful archangel, then you have to play the role of setting the example for others. You must go through more hardships than I do, than the Japanese brothers do. This comes according to the Principle. Do you understand! There can be no complaint here. We are in the second year of the last half of the second seven year course, and we are now in the fierce battle campaigning to seel the tickets. In doing this you Americans must set up the highest

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record - not the Europeans or the Japanese. But actually what is the situation? Are you pushing others or are you being pushed? (Being pushed!) That’s not the way it should be. The Japanese brothers will not be here forever. After 3 years or more they will have to come back to their countries.

You American members must set up a new tradition for the rest of the world. You must not stick to your old ways. If you don’t carry out your mission and I have to leave this country with the Japanese members, discarding this nation, your nation will be faced with peril and ruin. America, being the archangel is nation, the material bless- ing which was intended to give to Adam has been temporarily in the hands of the American people. Representing the 2, 000 years of history on the satanic side, in 200 years or more period of time your nation has been blessed abundantly in material wealth. There is meaning to this. By the year 1976, your history will reach the 200th year - July 4th, 1976 is your bicentennial year. From the year 1976 through 1978, 1977 - those are the three most crucial years. We must go beyond those years to pave our road to the world. In thos years we are entering our third seven year course. We are going to enter the new era toward the end of our third seven year course. The start of the second seven year course if very important - this is the history making or epoch making period. So, we have to be prepared on the individual, family, nation levels in that period.

What we are will be successful in this nation will be brought back to Korea and be inherited there to restore that nation as a whole. So, we are now on the point of boundary between the old days and the new epoch. We must clearly set up the new view of the individual, of the family, of the nation and the new view of the world here. In thinking of that, you must sacrifice yourself on the individual, family and world-wide levels. Without reserve!

Both in Korea and in Japan and in the world over, our blessed families will be separated and work through the second seven year course. In this period I am going to invest my whole family in this nation - my Japanese families, European families in this nation, concentrating our work in America. With Master in the center, his family, his nation and his people under the Divine Principle without national boundary will be here working for this nation. This is for the providence of God. We represent individuals who nullified God’s providence in the Israelitic nation. We represent families which were nullified in the Israelitic nation when God chose it; and we want to represent the nation and the world in God’s providence as a success centering on Christianity too, we must represent successful Christians. Seen from this viewpoint, the three years from now, including this year, will be most important. That’s what I meant when I said that my subject was “Limit of God’s Providence.” Going beyond the limit of the end of the second seven year course, we will go over the national boundary to reach over to the world.

Those who are from France, please stand up - that is 3 generations of French ancestry. Through 3 generations if you are from French descent, please stand up. British? German? Italian? Dutch? Austrian? Jewish? You are mixed people - some had to stand twice or three times. So, from now on we are going to have people from at least 40 nations stationed here to work for this nation and for the world from here. That’s

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why we sent out our missionaries to 40 nations - in order to bring people from those nations. We now have missionaries in 43 nations. After 1975, I am planning to send out missionaries to 120 nations. Here, in this nation, whose nature is already world- wide, we will transcend individual, family and national boundaries - all those limits. We will create a new history. We must totally devote ourselves to God’s cause!

In order to offer ourselves to God, we need someone to offer us. We, our- selves cannot go directly to God. You must be returned to God through your Parents. In order to be an acceptable offering, you must surpass other people in the satanic world as an individual. As a family, your family must surpass other families in the satanic world. As a nation your nation must excel or surpass other nations of the satanic world. Right in the midst of persecution, if it were satanic people they would scatter and escape from the difficulties. But we are here, united into one all the more under persecution. Satan will know that we belong to God. Then we can be an acceptable offering to Him.

Now I have invested and brought so many members from the East and from Europe. All will move from place to place centered on me. On the way, you must not complain like the Israelites did who surrounded Moses. But under total committment and devotion, you must follow me without complaint. This is a serious moment. Here you will conclude the first stage to go over the limit and enter the next epoch. In the arena of battle both on the spiritual and physical levels, if you are going to be a victor, then alone, can God call you His sons and daughters. If one of you should fail, it means the nation you represent, will have been a failure. But if you are victorious, all the nations will be glorified. Other nations who have not been able to participate in this movement will regret it. You must know that you do not belong to yourself. You are not alone, but in the background your nation is there.

In another sense, you represent the Unification Movement and you represent Master and his family. Towards the outside world you must know how to behave. You must never cause minus to our movement. You must add something there by adding yourself. Only by adding something to the movement, can you go over the boundary - the limit to the next level of thing. What we do today will be the foundation on which we can go over to the next stage. What we earn tomorrow will be the solid foundation from which to go over to the next stage. In the providence of God, you are destined to go over the limit of individual, family and nation until you reach out to the end of the world. If we are here to go over the national boundary and if our project in this nation is a success, then yourself and your family level, will be included there. So, you will go by leaps and bounds to go beyond the national boundary to reach out to the world.

If you fail to restore this nation, you will come back to the original point to have to go through the individual things again, then the family level, then the tribal level and then the national level. You have to go through all those levels again. If you, who are participating in this project on the nation-wide level, fail to do that, then not only you but your descendants will be in a miserable position. By your succeeding in your mission, your ancestry, including your descendants will be saved and you can influence the whole group and you will be a success as a group of the Unification Movement.

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You will not have Master forever, so the fact that you are directly guided by him is of such untol value. More than anything else you must realize that. I will not always directly guide you.

Three years from no on, are the most important years. That means I will appear publicly only 3 times. Then after that you will have no chance to directly minister to me like that. After three times of public appearance, suppose the president of this nation’s church and the presidents of our movement from other nations make speeches in this nation. But however hard you may struggle for their success, it will not be as great as what you do now for me. Wouldn’t that be true? So these three years are the most important ones. What you do during these three years is so important that those who did not participate in last year’s speaking tour will regret it, and those who do not parti- cipate in the next year’s public appearance of Master will have to regret it.

You are not just a single individual working here. You represent your nation, your ancestors, your descendants; you represent the past, present and the future. I must again say that these three years are the most important years setting up the limit of God’s providence. When we closely examine the history of mankind, we are going beyond the limit of something to make a new epoch, entering a new age. Don’t you think so? (Yes!) You must know this fact. What became famous in the City of New York will be famous world-wide. Even if a bunch of gangsters should be famous in New York City, it will spread to the rest of the world in the next moment. That’s why I focused the attention on this city. Then we will become famous. Don’t you think so? Haven’t we become famous in this city of New York? (Yes!)

Some of you may have the experience of chasing people who are trying to escape when you’re selling the tickets. The by-standers, the on-lookers were probably amazed at you. Those who buy a ticket and those who welcomed you as you went door-to-door were the targets of admiration and you would admire them and love them. Have you had that experience? If you have not been able to sell the tickets all day, you feel so discouraged and in despair. But in the last moment there was one person who would buy the tickets. You feel so much joy! You must have that kind of experience, too. In that case you feel that you have gained the whole world. In that moment you are more happy than at the moment of your wedding - or any type of your blessing. Have you ever experienced that kind of feeling? Then you could have crossed over the boundary from extremity to extremity. If you have not been able to sell even one ticket all day and just before having to go back, you sell one ticket, then you are happier that day than any other day.

When you sell that one ticket you will make only three dollars, but if you go out selling flowers, you can make six dollars at least, or more. But our project now is to sell tickets. We invest manpower and we lose more money, sometimes for this. If we have to invest 300 people in this project, it means we lose - that is, we are investing $18, 000; because otherwise we can earn $18, 000. We invest $18, 000 to earn whatever we make in one day. Are we losing or gaining? But even though we may lose moneywise, we are going to gain the spirits of the people - the hearts of the people - and you must work harder than ever. If, in selling the tickets, you may be beaten by a drunkard, it will be recorded in the history of the Unification Movement.

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I know that there have been many members who have cried with their hearts when they could not sell tickets on certain days. Those who have had such experience hold up your hands. When you have that experience, have you complained and said, “Why do I have to do this?” Or do you feel sympathetic to God’s heart and how much more miserable God must be to feel like that. If you feel the heart of God at that moment and cry for God, then the next moment the people will come and buy the tickets. That’s how the work of indemnity goes. But in that case even though you may even sell one ticket at the last moment, who knows? Maybe behind that person is the multitude of people who can save the nation. That person is going to be that kind. Your effort will be fruitful somewhere, at least. If not on that person then the person next to him. You must not be discouraged, because what you have sown will be successful somewhere, sometimes. Those who bought so many tickets will maybe pass by; but the one whom you sold the tivket to after spending the whole day will come into the movement and minister to you as his savior because you will have saved his spiritual life. If you think of this you will become so serious and even though you are so tired and exhausted, you will fall asleep only while walking.

If you work so hard and if you long for the True Parents, if you long to see them even in dreams, if you long to meet God, and for that you are resolved not to sleep, work- ing so hard sitting up all night in prayer and then falling asleep, then at that moment, when your desire is the strongest, a dream or things like that will come to you. Even in sleeping you must apologize to God that you are sleeping for more strength to work. Then, God will love you and answer your prayers. You must fall asleep thinking of our True Parents and God. You must jump out of the bed calling to the Parents and God. ‘lien you cannot but be loved by him. Walking on the streets, you just think of God and of the True Parents, and they will appear to you without your being conscious of it. They will be there working with you. In that case you can sell so many tickets just as if you are distributing them. That is the way you meet God and that is the way you have God working through you.

You must never get exhausted as time goes by. You must think of “October 1st,” “October 1st.” Maybe you are more exhausted as you go along. But I am more and more zealous as the day draws near. You are apt to be more exhausted, but as the day draws near, you must be more serious and more zealous. While the days go by and October 1st is nearing, have you been thinking of the people to whom you sold tickets and calculated how many will come out of those who you sold tickets to? Are you anxious to see them? Suppose you are a young man and the girl to whom you sold tickets was there. Almost unconsciously you will want to hug her. If you female members would remember one of the boys who bought a ticket from you and he is there, then you will want to hug him, too. Have you ever imagined that kind of scene? Most of you have not even been fancying that. But it’s going to be an exciting moment to see the faces to whom you sold the tickets. If you sold 100 tickets and you wouldn’t let them go from your mind - always remembering them and praying for them, then they could not but come. They will be drawn to that place. Some of them may be told in dreams and they are attracted to that place. When they come right after the speech - or even in the midst of the speech - they will think of you and look around to see your face. After the speech they will look for you even waiting and being the last one there. The tickets you sold is the conditional

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thing for them to be attached to you. You are selling tickets is to have sold your heart - your whole being. So, with the ticket they will remember you. You will receive the money for the ticket, but that is the money of promise for him to remember you - to be connected to you.

Like in any other activities, in selling tickets you must want to establish the highest record - break the records. When we have success in the City of New York - filling up the Carnegie Hall - with people overflowing, what we have attained here will be inherited to other cities. People will hear the rumors and come to hear him in many other cities. Then there will be a highway paved on the spiritual level to go through all thce e 21 cities. That’s true. We are doing wonderful things. Can you say you are exhausted? Once we have started, let’s go dashing forward and win the victory.

Let us go beyond the limit of providence beyond the goal of what we should do. What if I make you do this for three years, will you go on doing that? (Yes!) What about 7 years? Yes! Even though it may be 70 years or your whole life, you must do this. Some may say that even though they have to go through 7, 000 years o f hardships they will go and work hard for those 7 years of success. Then who will be more praised by God? You know that. Compared to those who determined to work out 7 years even though he may have to work through eternity for that, will he be more prai sed by God? God has already set the limit of the providence. He knows how long it will take you to restore a certain person. But if you are determined to go through eternity for that, then the eternal God will have to follow you wherever you go - helping you out to carry out your mission in the soonest possible date. God will work for you and God will be like a servant to you - doing for you. Isn’t that true!

What kind of person would you prefer to be? A person who is determined to go through to eternity for that cause? Yes!) If you are with that determination, everything else will be solved, because God is helping you. Without complaint, without skepticism if you go on like that, you will win the final victory because God is on your side. If you are determined to go through eternity, then all the difficulties mounting to the value of the eternity will come upon you, all condensed. What will you do? Have you ever imagined that you would sell all the tickets by yourself? Have you ever stopped to think that? You must think that you are going to sell all the ticekts, but because there isn’t enough time, you have to distribute yours to others. Think like that! In that case you must think of yourself as the central figure - all the rest of the people are being used by you - under you. Once you do that you must put yourself in the central position - which rre ans you have more responsibility than any other person. If there be God, would He like this kind of person or other people who vo uld say, “I have ten tickets today and once I sell these ten, I can idle away the time.”

God has sentiment too. God has feeling and emotion. If you were God, would you not help the people who were ready to sell all the tickets? If you are like that, you are going beyond the limit of God’s providence. God has allocated a certain amount to you, but you have gone beyond that. How do you imagine that Master would be in that situation? Would he be exhausted? At time do you imagine that he, too, may be exhausted?

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Then, what is the knack of the thing for him? He woudl awaken himself to the fact that he promised God. He would keep the promise by forging on even though he may have to sacrifice himself. He would say, “I would remind myself of the fact that I promised God that I would do anything at the sacrifice of my life - and I am still alive. I have to go on denying myself. If I am exhausted and tired, it doesn’t matter. Every moment I will be renewed, revitalized. I know fatigue, I feel it. I feel hungry; I feel thirsty. But if I feel that this money is for God’s sake, I can go on without eating and without drinking. The same should apply to you. You are more than money. You are more than anything els in the world in the sight of God. So, if I transcend money, money will come naturally to you. If you cling to money, money will try to leave you, escape from you. But if your attitude is the other way around, money will be yours.

There is not a vast difference between you and myself. Only I am closer to God than any one of you. If you observe my ordinance, my command, you will be in the position I am in, and then God will help you as He would me. Even though I may be exhausted and physically tired and go to bed, every moment when I feel like going to bed and getting sleep, then I have to apologize to God that I have to rest for the next day. There is no notion whatsoever like I have to sleep at least 8 hours. There is no such thing in my mind that I have to sleep when it is night time. Any time when I am tired I can doze off a little bit and work on. I want to shorten the time of my sleep so that I can live more. I want to work more and add something to God’s project. Whenever I go out, for instance, to New York City, I will sleep in the car and that will make up my lack of sleep. Sometimes I even sleep as I walk. Many sleepless nights in prayer will pass. My life is that way. Those who sleep more, will come to their knees before me - in the spiritual sense. You must realize that God is eternally wide awake watching over you. Always active. That’s what makes God better than myself. All through thousands of years He wouldn’t have a wink of sleep. H e would overcome all the ugliness and misery that He sees in His children. If you are the son of God or the daughter to God, you would want to resemble Him at least even though you may at times have to sleep. You must at least have that kind of notion. That kind of person can go beyond the limit set before him always. Then the road will be paved before him. Transcend the limit - and boundaries are always the issue.

Even though you may be faced with difficulties, don’t frown and go barely to the boundary. Smile and transcend the boundary and go by leaps and bounds. Feel any rebuff as the challenge and go beyond the boundary - beyond the limit. Then even Satan, instead of accusing you of failure, will admire you and come to his knees before you in utter surrender. Even Satan will praise you. Would you rather go beyond the limit in the position where Satan would accuse you, or would you rather go without accusation from Satan? (Without accusation!) This is the most important moment. Every day from now on will be the most valuable days. You don’t have many days left ahead of you. So, I want you to struggle hard. Will you do that? (Yes!)