Why World History Repeats Itself Part II

Moses Disbelief, Israelites Follow Canaan Idols

In the period of slavery in Egypt, the First Israel, the chosen nation, separated itself from Satan, who was able to invade because of Abraham's failure in the offering, through circumcising (Ex. 4:25), offering sacrifices (Ex. 5:3), and keeping the Sabbath (Ex. 16:23).

Why does history repeat itsel?  It is an answer that cannot be answered without viewing God's standpoint.

History repeats itself when God preordains a chosen people and nation, and they do not complete their mission.  God chooses another time, nation and people through which to work his providence.

During the First Israel's slavery in Egypt, the chosen nation was able to indemnify or pay back Abraham's failure when he failed to cut the doves in half when making an offering to God.

Even though his descendants have been cursed for this failure, Abraham indemnified that mistake by having to offer Issac, God could work through Abraham's family, in order to do this, they endured 400 years of slavery.

After the 400 year period of slavery ended, Moses severed his ties to Satan by the powers of the three miracles and ten calamities, and headed for Canaan. Likewise, the period of Christian persecution by the Roman Empire.

This time period had to be indemnifie.  In other words, this time period repeated. Therefore Christians indemnified the past by the offering of saints as living sacrifices, keeping the Sabbath and partaking in Holy Communion and Baptism.

Then after this 400-year persecution period, Jesus in spirit along with his followers, influenced Emperor Constantine and moved him to recognize Christianity publicly in year 313. Then Theodosius I declared Christianity the national religion.

In this way, Christians came to be restored, spiritually, out of the Satanic world.

According to the law, God subjugated Pharaoh by giving Moses external miracles and signs.

After the period of slavery in Egypt had ended, Moses set up the center of the Old Testament by receiving the Ten Commandments and words on Mount Sinai. By receiving the tablets of stone, the tabernacle and the ark of the covenant, the First Israel, the chosen nation, came to set up the will to receive the Messiah.

Likewise, after the period of persecution by the Roman Empire, the Second Israel, the chosen nation, decided on the New Testament by collecting the records of the apostles  to fulfill spiritually the Ten commandments and the ideal of the holy temple of the Old Testament Age.

This laid the groundwork to receive the Lord of the Second Advent, which comes at our time, by establishing churches centering on the words of the New Testament. After the period of Jesus, he and the Holy Spirit have been leading Christians directly. In all periods.

Throughout biblical history, there was always a central figure such as Noah, Abraham and Jacob.  Yet, after Jesus's coming, he did not set up any one person as the central figure of the whole providence. 

We do not read of anyone coming after Jesus bringing a new truth such as Noah, Abraham and Moses. God had labored to bring such a person, but there were many failures of His people to bring about such a person before our time.

In the period of the judges, after the Israelites, led by Joshua and Caleb, entered the blessed land of Canaan, they formed a new nation of God's elect, centering on the judges in the new land given to each tribe. Thus they established the foundation of the Israelite feudal society.

Likewise, in the period of Christian churches under the patriarchal system of Christianity, after its liberation from the Roman Empire, which represented the Satanic world, spread the gospel to the Germanic tribes, who had moved to Western Europe because of the invasion by the Huns in the 4th century.

By setting up the Germanic people as a new people of God's elect in the new land of Western Europe, they established the foundation of the Christian feudal society.


Feudal Society Failed

In Moses's time, the people of Israel set up the foundation of substance through the tabernacle as the symbolic being of the Messiah.

Therefore, after they entered Canaan, the Israelite nation in the period of judges should have exalted the will of the tabernacle of God under the leadership of the Judges.

But, by living among the seven tribes of Canaan, the representative of Satan's society, the tribes did not destory them as ordered by God, and the Israelites came to worship Canaan's idols and their evil customs, thus bringing about great chaos in their faith.

Likewise, in the period of Christian churches under the patriarchal system, the Christians should have exalted the will of the church as the image-entity of the Messiah.

Instead, there came about a great confusion in their faith partially due to the influence of the many miscellaneous religions of the German people.

The Israelites received Jesus only after the 400-year period of Roman persecution.   Therefore, in order to restore this by indemnity, Christians now can receive the Lord of the Second Advent only after the 400-year period of preparation for the Second Coming of the Messiah. This began with the Pope's return to Rome from his life of captivity in Avignon.

Let us observe how the background and environment were formed in each of the two periods which were the preparation periods to receive the Messiah.

At the time of the first coming of the Messiah, God sent the prophet Malachi to His chosen nation 430 years in advance, having him prophesy the coming of the Messiah which would be Jesus. He reformed Judaism, preparing Israel as the chosen nation to receive Jesus.

Meanwhile, among the Gentiles, at about the same time, God had Gautama Buddha of India (565-485 B.C.) pioneer a new base for Buddhism by improving Hinduism. Also, in Greece He had Socrates (470-399 B.C.) pioneer the period of Hellenic culture. In the Orient, He had Confucius (552-479 B.C.) set up human ethics and morality through Confucianism, thus having them establish the culture and religion suitable for the place and people in order that they may make necessary spiritual preparation to receive the coming Messiah.

This explains the mystery to why cultures all over the world had similar customs, religions and beliefs even though they were not in comunications.  Many fables such as the city of Atlantis tries to describe such a phenomenon.  Without knowing God's providence to restore man back to His ideal,possible to know the reason behind the history of events.

God prepared this basis, foundation around the world in order to unify all the regions of various religions and cultures into one sphere of Christian culture.  God planned for the Christian culture to absorb and win over Judaism, Hellenism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and other religions from around the world. This was God's ideal to bring World Peace in this way.


Democratic Sphere Usher in Messiah

The Renaissance period occurred in order to restore history through indemnity. This period served as a background and environment to establish a foundation for the Second Coming of the Messiah. In addition, the rapid progress in politics, economy, culture, science and all other aspects of human endeavor that we enjoy today all began in the Renaissance period.

The political territory in Jesus's day was formed by the rise of the Roman Empire.  Romans had ease of communication in all directions, and the vast cultural territory formed centering on the Hellenic language. This established the foundation to expand the ideas of the Messiah - from Israel to Jesus, to Rome centering on Israel, and then to the world centering on Rome.

Likewise, since we are living in the days of the Lord's return, the democratic sphere, which is based on freedom, is covering almost every corner of the earth. Transportation and communication shortens the extremes between East and West. Also, due to the free exchange of languages and cultures, the true ideology for the Second Advent of the Messiah can freely and swiftly flow into the hearts of all mankind.

It is easy to see this is the best foundation to spread the truth and ideology of the Second Messiah worldwide within the shortest possible time. In other words, the Internet, the ability to go anywhere in the world in under an hour was brought about to prepare a way to spread the Messiah's message to the world's people upon his returns. 

Once the world accepts and follows the returned Messiah, centered on his new truth, the world will head toward God's ideal of peace.

Return for tomorrow's post: Why World History Repeats Part III


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Note:

The text above was taken directly from the Korean textbook, "The Divine Principle". This has been rewritten in conversational form without changing the philosophical or spiritual nature of the text. To learn more about the teachings it is based on, Reverend Sun Myung Moon, please visit, www.unificationnews.com.

Is World War III Inevitable? Part II

How many movies fantasize about Armageddon? 

We always win, and there is always The One who sacrifices to save us so we can go back to eating hamburgers and watching mindless television.  And they always involve robots or aliens or ...  Zombies.

The previous post spoke about how World War III is inevitable based on Free Will. So based on humanity's global decision whether they choose to follow the The One on D-day or follow his enemy - there are two possible choices to be fought.

One way is to bring God's enemy to surrender through armed conflict and the other way is through an ideological, internal conflict that quickly brings the enemy to submission and participate in unification through an ideology that can resolve all historical conflicts.

We may say, that is what Regan did, but it was on an external front only based on the Washington Times's daily updates about our supposed Star Wars program. The enemies believed we possessed a defense system that would deplete every attack possible and then we could have the upper hand to attack back. So Gorbachev quit before starting World War III and surrendered.

Regan's defeat through the voluntary submission of the enemy was based solely on might - not because our ideology won the enemy over.

That is how wars and ideologies are fought - based on might. But the new war of ideologies will have to conquer one aspect of our enemies that rarely has happened in history. Jesus was the first teacher of it. What will the ideology that conquers without war have to defeat? The enemies Heart.

Conquer the enemy's heart and you truly have won. (Revenge makes everyone a loser no matter how just because of this one principle.) When do we do this in our own lives. The person in class we don't like or the one who picks on us. Do we immediately stop to pray for them or attack back in subtle ways. Do we win them over? Know how to win the toughest bully? Love them. Forget the kill them with kindness, kill them with true love and it is like placing a hot bed of coals on their heads.

If we have too much pride to do that in our own individual lives, how do we expect to do this on a worldwide front? Yes, you don't just sit there and let the bully destroy you, you are allowed to defend yourself - that is what justifiable war is and how America fought in the past. But then what happens? Two choices: We force them into our ways, dominate them in a way or they flee from us.

That's the history of wars. Domination.

World Peace Through Winning Enemies Heart

Win their heart toward what? An ideology they live by. During the Third World War, God's side will base their life on a new ideology that can unify all of the different faiths, beliefs, races and nations. So, which existing ideology can completely unify the world?

Let's see, Communism attributed to millions of deaths in its past and its ideology was bringing about unification through force - without God. It has been proven again and again that this ideology falls short by working through absolute force, denying its people the freedoms that God gave us in the beginning so it will always fail in the end.

Democracy rose more on God's side but looking toward the past democratic world, it is an ideology based on popularity and laws and policies are based on a candidate's or party's individual interest, not benefiting the whole.  Freedom and Democracy are more prevalent today than in any other time in history.  Sadly, even under democracy, freedom is not secure and is not the final stage.


Existing ideologies come close but always takes steps backwards when it come to bringing the world into one united front. I have been told by many that we will have this struggle between good and evil forever and it's part of the world. Know who else bases their beliefs on this - Communism. A God-less ideology based solely on force not choice.

The struggle between classes was based on this: struggle or resistance is needed for an individual or nation to grow. I let people have their own beliefs, but it is hard for me not to share that I believe when Revelations speaks of the world ending via catastrophic means or however, I think it meant destruction to the enemy's evil sovereignty enslaving His earth. Then the bible says that the Messiah will bring a new truth and those who accept will be the only citizens on the earth. This is where Christians believe they will be the only ones left on earth when the Messiah conquers.

Look into history. What did the Messiah do the last time he came to earth? Was it to repeat the Old Testament? He came with the New Testament. A higher truth - it is history and can not be argued. Moses did not bring the New Testament, his people barely followed the Old Testament when he returned from his 40-day condition. God gives a level of the truth based on the times. So, he raised up Moses's people so they would be able to accept Jesus's New Testament. This is why God waits thousands of years - based on us.

So, as the Messiah returns, he again will bring a higher form of the truth - a new ideology. This new ideology will arise from the world of democracy. Democracy was implemented by God's people at the start, laws based on His words given to his chosen people.

In order to conquer the enemy peacefully, we will follow this ideology in our lives and win over our enemy's heart. Is it possible? Have you ever had someone taunting you or showing their power over you and their might and you answered them by either agreeing with them, sympathizing with them, or giving them something back with love?

You know who has? The Messiah and countless saints. How in the world could Jesus's meek followers conquer Rome? History shows us when conflict arose the Messiah conquered people with His words - words like and with love as its basis. And a meek man who lived 2, 000 years ago seemingly defeated continues to conquer the enemies heart today.

Why is today any different? The war over communism will truly end if we ourselves can live by the ideology of today. OR

What does history show us happens when we do not follow God on the national level?

World Peace Through Armed Conflict

We think this sounds contradictory. It is based on our Free Will. God always chooses the perfect way for us but said, if you choose my way there are blessings, if you choose outside my way there are curses.

Too, too many people in the bible give us examples. Go back to Moses's time. God wanted the Israelites to immediately go to Canaan and establish their nation. How long did that take?

They received God's judgment. This is why even though they could see Canaan right in front of them, it took them 40 years of living in the wilderness to reach it. And it was not even the ones who were led out of Egypt. It was their children.

After failing several times to follow, God attempted to restore this through a spy mission to Canaan for Forty days. When the spies - one from each tribe returned, they all gave a faithless report except Joshua and Caleb. The other spies said that their land was strong and cities were large and the men were great and they were the Israelites were the size of grasshoppers to them. Joshua and Caleb instead reported God's words:

Do not rebel against the Lord, and do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us, their protection is removed from them and the Lord is with us - do not fear them. - Numbers, 14:9

Who did they follow in  the end - God or the enemy? Moses's people tried to stone Joshua and Caleb. This last attempt to send His people to Canaan was thwarted by His own people and thus they had to spend 40 years waiting in the wilderness so God could restore the Israelites internally to follow Him and they did. Joshua and the younger generation who believed Joshua's report and followed Him into Canaan conquered the foes of Jericho.

What about today? God gives us choices everyday on an individual level and national level. Is America following God's way or the enemy's? The question is not whether there are faithful following the Messiah. The question is when Joshua gives us a report that we can go into the promised land will we stone him?

If we do not follow His messenger as he stands on a worldwide level the fate of those who do not follow will be just as those who wandered in the wilderness.

What will God's judgment be? He has done it in the bible several times. Those who do not follow His direction even to the end - is left unprotected.

Whether you know it or not, the truly faithful receive many blessings which include protection from their enemy's direct attacks including diseases (attacks, death and disease does not mean someone did something wrong - sometimes someone pays for the sins of their family past and present).

So, that means if America does not truly follow God - TRULY - in the end, if China happens to send us biological weapons of destruction and also to our allies - we will be unprotected.

We receive God's judgment representing America's faithlessness. What does his messenger look like, when does he bring this new ideology or how does one know? If people are looking to the sky for his return they will miss him - that means millions of Christians and people of faith are going to miss the Messiah's return - just as the Israelites wandered in the wilderness, just as many religious leaders persecuted Jesus etc, etc, many Christians will repeat history in our time.

It is up to you to find the new ideology. And when you hear it: those who have the ears to hear will hear it. And when you find the returned Messiah: those who have the eyes to see will see him.

Return for tomorrow's topic: What Will World Peace look like?

Notes:

Today I paraphrased the majority of the teachings from 8 textbooks taught by Reverend Sun Myung Moon. I have been learning this teaching daily and hourly for 7 years.

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Is World War III Inevitable? Part I

Many summer blockbusters make our hearts jump with the scenerio.  Could 9/11 on a national every city level happen?  I love Terminator because to me it comes so close to what we envision.  Instead of robots it will be humans that take over America.

At the close of the Regan years, the fall of communism's left hand over the world smashed into history. Yet, communism still exists today with absolute control over their own nation and citizens. The fall of the wall was a universal symbol that communism will no longer be a threat on the world level.

Then recently, China's military actions start alerting Americans again almost throwing us back to the times of daily fears of a nuclear attack. Times have changed since the nuclear threats of the 50s and 60s. Peruse thousands of articles and opinions and the common thought is if World War III happens, it will be with the use of chemicals and the country will not be North Korea or Russia but - China.

Humans Choose Blessing or Curses

To weigh whether World War III is inevitable one always has to look into the reasons of the past wars, their results and how war was avoided in the past. Some believe that World War III was supposed to happen in the 80s but Russia voluntarily submitted to Regan's "Bring down that wall" thwarting Armageddon.

So, why is there any mention of communism and the coming world war if there has been peace in a sense on a international level between the nations? The reason? Free Will.

Always there are two outcomes for every situation. God's way which He said yields blessings, and the other way which He said gives curses. The responsibility of choice is on different levels, from individual, nation to world-wide level. Unfortunately, Americans are currently choosing outside of God's way. In the past God's way to restore a people or a nation involved death, punishment or loss of power. Even though it is 2012, the modern age is ruled by the same law - and so is America.

Why World War Happens

Why does a peaceful God use war to restore the world toward His Will? Wars break out due to political, economic reasons and clashes of ideology. This is true for every war - even conflicts between individuals. The main causes of war are always a providential cause. There are four reasons why wars happen, but we’ll discuss the first two now.

1. World Wars have resulted because the enemy of God uses all of his powers in an all out offense to preserve his sovereignty on earth.

Since humans have fallen in the Garden of Eden, God has given all of His energy to bring humans back to their original positions they enjoyed before The Fall. Gradually century by century He has prepared people and nations on his side to end Satan's dominion over His children.

2. World Wars have occurred in order to fulfill the worldwide indemnity conditions to restore the three blessings that rightfully belonged to Adam and Eve.

We received a tainted version of the three blessings. The three true blessings were for humans to grow to individual perfection then two perfect individuals marry, raise an ideal family, and their children would multiply and the third blessing was to have dominion over the earth.

We believe this already happened, but it hasn't. Or else, we could end communism, we could completely make Satan surrender as a True Child of God and control the environment. This has not happen so it must be fulfilled on all levels.

World War III is Inevitable Based on Free Will

Inevitability means an end result will happen matter-of-factly, but we must remember we have the gift of choice. World Peace was supposed to happen in Jesus's times, but mistakes happened and he must return to give a brighter Testament to God's people.  So when he returns, we as people of faith must join with him.  

With the Messiah we must bring God's enemies to submission without weapons (like Regan) but this time the enemy must internally submit based on the new truth the Messiagh brings.  If we don't - then it is inevitable World War III will happen. World War III is completely based on the choices of those on God’s side.

God gave us dominion through freewill. So we can choose Blessings or Curses. In Jesus's time his own disciples did not choose blessings by deserting him in the end and look what happened to the nation and his people.

When he returns, will he find those willing to have strong faith to stand up against the opposing forces and receive blessing (Heaven on Earth) or will God have no choice but to issue us curses (World War III)? It is a decision for those who truly have faith in God to plant their roots deeply in faith and we will control the outcome.

Part II focuses on the two choices to bring about World Peace and what kind of ideology it will take to conquer God's enemies eternally.

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Note:

These words are taken from oneof the 8 textbooks taught in the Unification Theological Seminary to high-level scholars and theologians.  With the use of the teachings, millions of those from several faiths, countries and races, have joined together vowing to take one step closer to World Peace in our time.

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