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Seek First His Kingdom

I will give a perspective of how God is working, in spite of the seemingly negative events that have been happening throughout the world in the past one and one half years. 

Let’s start with a scripture reading from Rev. Sun Myung Moon from the Cheon Seong Gyeong, the collected works of Rev. Sun Myung Moon:

Established Christian churches are making a big fuss because I said that Jesus is my disciple, but they will see everything when they go to the spirit world. Why do I say such things, when I know clearly that doing so will cause me to be inundated with curses?
    How about the established Christian churches? Through Unification Church members, I will clean up anything that is unclean in their back rooms and hold worship services transcending all denominations. After this, I will go to the spirit world. I will go there after completing that trans-denominational worship. You may not know this, but there are already a large number of ministers using our Principle. Some of them read the Divine Principle on a blanket and when a deacon or elder comes in, they quickly hide it underneath the blanket, and then take it out again when they leave, and read it all night. They memorize it and diligently use it.
    Autumn leaves do not fall all at once. Do they fall all at once? They do not. They fall one by one, rather than as a whole bunch. Although they fall one by one, before long the tree, once clothed with green, is left with no leaves. Whether they know it or not, I am dealing with things in that way. (213-34, 1991.1.13)

Cheon Seong Gyeong (original) p. 291

Rev. Moon also stated in the Universal Peace Inaugural Speech in Washington, DC on September 23, 2005:

Christianity in general will become weaker and weaker unless they go with God’s Truth which is given in these Last Days.  This is New Truth.  They have to be reformed.  The New Age came.  All the religions have to be united now.  I am appealing to all of the religions and all of the religious leaders to work  together  to  complete  the  Bering  Strait  Project,  which  I  will  explain  later.    They probably have to, they maybe have to chip in together, from every religion, all the religious leaders, because this project will be for the sake of the well being of the entire humanity.

A lot of people, including many Christian ministers, did not pay attention to what Rev. Moon said.  Then, they are seemingly blindsided by the sudden assault on the freedom to worship during the COVID “crisis”.

Many churches have lost focus on what is truly important, which is seeking first God’s Kingdom and His righteous (Mt. 6: 33).  Instead, there is more of a selfish focus on church growth, prosperity, etc.  The Exposition of the Divine Principle, the teaching of the Rev. Moon, explains:

The Soviet Union, a nation on Satan’s side, participated in the Second World War on God’s side. How was it possible? When medieval society could not fulfill its providential purpose, it became a hindrance to both God’s side and Satan’s side, which then divided and began developing along paths leading to the maturation of the democratic world and the communist world. The Cain-type and Abel-type views of life worked in tandem to break down medieval feudal society and later, absolute monarchy and imperialism. Just as God’s providence progresses while riding on the currents of its time, Satan’s effort to build an unprincipled imitation of the ideal world is also bound to the currents of its time. When the prevailing social order obstructs the formation of new societies, including those furthering Satan’s goals, Satan joins in the fight to destroy it.

In a similar fashion, fascism had become an obstacle to both Satan’s side and God’s side. Because the providence of restoration through indemnity required that God temporarily permit Satan’s side to form the communist world, the Soviet Union in the Second World War was allowed to join forces with the nations on God’s side to destroy fascism, in order that it might quickly build up its communist state. Nevertheless, as soon as the Second World War was over, the communist world and the democratic world separated like oil and water. 

Exposition of the Divine Principle pp 373-374

Many churches closed during the COVID lockdowns.  Some never re-opened.  Others, however, had their faith strengthened.  So, a pruning of churches has occurred, where Satan’s work can be used in the larger providence.

Additionally there is a new wave of Christianity that I believe represents the real spirit of Jesus.  That is a kingdom building movement.  Examples of this type of movement include the Health and Freedom Summit organized by Clay Clark in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and available on clouthub.com.  Other Christian leaders like Alana Newman and Patrick Coffin have organized health freedom summits.  Others, such as Lance Walnau, promote a disposition of Christianity where we engage and influence the world actively in all of its aspects from a Christian perspective.  Others, such as myself (VisionRoot) also actively work to engage, educate and change the culture, with a Kingdom building mentality.

Although the fundamental issue of God-given freedoms addressed in the above mentioned conferences are key, there is another key element of being human.

According to Rev. Sun Myung Moon, that is the key element of absolute sexual ethics:

Yet, at this time there is an absolute requirement that people must fulfill, no matter who they are. This is the requirement of maintaining their purity, which is the model of absolute sexual morality for human beings. God gave it to His children as their destined responsibility and duty, to be carried out in order to fulfill the ideal of creation. This heavenly path is thus the way toward perfecting the model of absoluteness in conjugal love.

What was the single word, the one and only commandment God gave to Adam and Eve, the first ancestors, upon their creation? It was the commandment and blessing to maintain an absolute standard of sexual purity until God’s approval of their marriage. We find the basis for this in the Bible passage that indicates that Adam and Eve would surely die on the day they ate of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil. If they had refrained from eating and observed Heaven’s commandment, they would have perfected their character and, as co-creators, stood with God, the Creator, as His equals. Furthermore, they would have taken dominion over the creation and become the lords of the universe enjoying eternal and ideal happiness.

It was God’s blessing that He told them to preserve their purity so that they could wed as His true children through His Marriage Blessing, become true husband and wife, become true parents and give birth to true children. This knowledge deepens our understanding of this commandment. It is connected with the principle of absoluteness in conjugal love, which is a principle of God’s creation. The profound truth within God’s commandment has lain hidden throughout history: human beings must inherit and live by a model absolute sexual purity that is intrinsic to God’s ideal for creation. This is so that they might perfect their individuality as God’s children and establish themselves as lords of creation.

The Family Rooted in Absolute Sexual Ethics, which is the Model for God’s Absoluteness, Peace and Ideal, and the Global Kingdom: Rev. Sun Myung Moon

An example of God’s move in this providential area is the exposure of the dark area of sexual misconduct.  Both within the church and in society at large, sexual exploitation and misconduct is becoming more exposed.  To understand why this is key to the Kingdom Building movement, it is necessary to study Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s teachings on absolute sexual ethics.

A good place to start is to read The Family Rooted in Absolute Sexual Ethics, which is the Model for God’s Absoluteness, Peace and Ideal, and the Global Kingdom, and to study The Principle Two Hour Diagrammed Lecture Manual booklet.

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Rod of Iron Kingdom Book Review

Rod of Iron Kingdom by Hyung Jin Sean Moon helped me to better understand the meaning of the essential three elements of the Nation of God, or Cheon il Guk that Rev. Sun Myung Moon Teaches about.  Those elements are people, land and sovereignty.

The first nine chapters outline a clear apologetic for why the ownership of firearms is a basic human right, the responsibility of Christians and an essential ingredient of a free society.  The book introduces the Feb. 28th, 2018 Book of Life Blessing at the Sanctuary Church in Newfoundland, Pennsylvania.  This marriage blessing caused a firestorm of interest from the media, on the heals of the Parkland Florida school shooting.

The dangers of Facism and Political Islam are outlined.  The clear view of the Founding Fathers about the importance of the right to bear arms, and of the danger of a standing army are delineated.  We learn that the confiscation of firearms has preceded all of the democides (killings by the government) of the 20th Century.

We also learn that gun contral started as a way to keep guns out of the hands of blacks.  Furthermore, we learn that areas where citizens are armed are much safer.

For me, as a Unificationist who has been a member of Rev. Moon’s Unification movement for 43 years, the last two chapters are the most revealing.

I have undertood that God wants a nation, but yet that cherished hope has not yet come to fruition.  Could it be that God is devolving the idea of a nation to a more local level?  Every nation must be able to protect the sovereignty of its territory.  Let’s consider that the people of God’s nation, or Cheon Il Guk are families who have received the Blessing of marriage from Rev. Moon and his appointed inheritors, the land being land owned by these couples.

In this case, what would the sovereignty of God’s nation be?  The sovereignty is determined by the ability of these couples individually and corporately to defend their land.  So the Crowns and Rods of Iron (AR-15 Rifles) that these couples brought to the February 28th Tree of Life Blessing symbolically and substantially represent the sovereignty of God’s nation.  Furthermore, these couples become good citizens, ready to defend their neighbors.

To understand the Rod of Iron Ministry I think that you have to understand the importance of the Bundy Ranch standoff, covered in Chapter 10 of the book.  Pastor Moon interviewed Larry Pratt and covered this in that interview, as well.(see the link below).  This was a crucial turning point where armed citizens were ready to defend land unjustly being taken by overreach of an overzealous Federal Government.  Many mostly armed citizens came to support the Bundys.  This was an important point in United States history.  After all, the right to bear arms is ultimately to protect against tyrannical government, as the Founding Fathers were well aware.  It is not only about the right to self defense or sportsmanship.

With the crucial understanding of sovereignty as protected by the Second Amendment that is explained in Rod of Iron Kingdom, we can see the way forward for protecting God’s children and protecting His Kingdom in the future.  I recommend Rod of Iron Kingdom as an essential read for all of those who cherish freedom and want to understand more about the debate about gun ownership and the Second Amendment

I also recommend viewing Pastor Sean Moon’s three interviews with Larry Pratt, President Emeritus of Gun Owners of America to better undersand about the Rod of Iron Kingdom.

Interview November 14, 2017:  https://youtu.be/A8iMZq0jW64

Interview December 28, 2017: https://youtu.be/BYg5lunIclA

Interview February 6, 2108:  https://youtu.be/CfhO-gniBes
The Bundys are discussed at 31:35.

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