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Do You Know God and His Word, the Bible?
Do you know the reality of the prophets and apostles of old and the 12 tribes of Shincheonji of today? Whether in the past or now, the two gods—God and the devil—have been at war.
It was said that a person is like a house and a field. Thus, he becomes a house for the spirit (1Cor 3:9). This word is true. I need to guard myself (one must guard oneself). Even if one is born of God’s seed, he must be sealed (Rv 7). This is the same as a person being born and studying to obtain knowledge in this world.
God is the Word in the beginning and therefore, has the power of creation. And the devil is a created being that betrayed and therefore, does not have the power of creation. Because God has the power of creation, He prophesied and then fulfilled what He had prophesied. However, the devil does not have the power of creation that fulfills, and thus, he cannot prophesy.
People are all sinners because everyone was born of the seed (genes) of the sinner, Adam. And because they are with sin, they have become slaves of the devil. This is why [we] must be born again of God’s seed and the Holy Spirit.
Even if one is born again, one must [still] be sealed. As long as the devil exists, there is deception. Thus, we must be sealed and overcome [this] deception. The Bible is a book regarding the history of God and the devil. It is a book [regarding] the history of gods (spirits).
The prophecies (the revelation) of the New Testament were hidden as parables, and thus, there was no one who could know them. We only get to know at the appointed time when the Lord opens them (Jn 16:25). Even if I hear and realize these [prophecies] and then pass them on to others, the content is still difficult for them to realize right away.
In order for a person who has been a sinner to become a person who is a perfect (complete) new creation, the marriage of spirit and flesh in Rv 19 must occur, and he must become the first who resurrects [(a participant of the first resurrection)]. God has been working with patience to fulfill Rv 20 (ref. Jn 5:17), to the point of not sparing his one and only son and sacrificing him instead.
Seeing this, those who truly understand will know just how much effort and patience (perseverance) is needed in order for us, who have become sinners, to be clothed with perfection. In the beginning, when we started our life of faith, we lived with the belief, “If I believe in Jesus, I will go to heaven,“ and, “If I attend church well and volunteer a lot, then I will not go to hell and will go to heaven instead.“ Coming from elementary teachings and going on to maturity (completion), we can see that the process has truly been a mountainous hurdle after hurdle. Here and there, again and again, we had to climb over 12 hills.
In order for a small egg of an insect to become a mature insect (adult insect), the small egg hatches and becomes a small bug (larva). When it grows, it builds a house (cocoon) and remains inside as a pupa. In order for it to then become a butterfly (a mature insect) and fly out of there, it must go through multiple stages of change. Just like how such a process is needed to accomplish that goal, humans must go through even more twists and turns than a small egg of an insect becoming a butterfly and change in order to enter the first resurrection. This is the course (journey) from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22.
A sick person uses medicine, but what is the medicine for sinners? That medicine is the blood of Jesus. How is it eaten? And what happens when one eats Jesus’ blood and his sin goes away? Is it freedom? If so, what kind of freedom? People need to change the way their minds think, and when evil changes and becomes love, one can enjoy eternal life in the peaceful kingdom of heaven (paradise) and act freely. What we long for is freedom, peace, and love.
SHINCHEONJI Healing All Nations