We wish to live in heaven.
Do you think there are any borders in heaven, many different languages or any hint of discrimination there? Surely not. These are characteristics that came about because of the fall, division.
Then what would heaven be like?
Since all of humanity came from God's bosom, they are all brothers and sisters. When we look from God's point-of-view, since we are all His children then that would naturally make us all siblings even though we come from separate families.
When we look from a heaven on earth viewpoint, we see we are all citizens of the same kingdom. Each is subject of this kingdom.
When one becomes perfect, then he becomes a citizen of the one global nation that is also God's Kingdom on earth.
Each of us come from different countries: America, some Germany, some Korean and so on. But have you thought where is God's kingdom on earth?
“We should think that this world, earth, is your nation as well as mine.”
Where is our original hometown? Know that this whole world is our hometown. When God looks down on earth, He does not see borders, nations or color of skin as we do.
We are also not concerned with national borders or differences between blacks and whites. All of us are God's children.
The Divine Principle is the truth and will not be changed throughout eternal history. No authority or powerful person or strong influence of a nation can change that. Not even the whole world or God Himself cannot change the truth.
The truth has existed unchanged from the past until the present and will continue to remain unchanged in the future.
When there are a people who can restore to their godly position before the Fall by transcending nation and world, then they will all be siblings.
Then in that world, black, white, yellow races will not exist. The blood, skin, bone and mind are no different for all of humanity.
The only difference lies in the color of the skin which was altered due to the different climates and environment of the individual which cannot be helped.
We can take for example pine trees. When we look in the Polar regions, trees are different according to their environment, starting point and history.
When we look at bears, bears at the North Pole are white so they can be protected in an all white environment.
In humanity, the white race resembles white bears at the North Pole while the black race resembles the black bear in the temperate zone. That is the only difference.
If black bears and white bears were to meet each other would they discriminate or hate one another for the simple fact they were a different color.
All humanity should become as one.
In the Unification Church, Westerners are matched and married to Orientals, and whites and blacks get married as well.
These marriages that disregard racial, religious or cultural backgrounds are the most beautiful scene in all of history.
But the problem appears when we are unable to transcend or look past the the racial barriers.
An inspired ideology that is universal should emerge or humankind will perish. As far as God is concerned, we are all brothers and sisters.
There is no excuse for those in the church not to be united in front of Him. America was founded on a spirit which is committed to truly building one nation under God.
That spirit is magnificent. We are actually seeing it manifest in the present time.
All peoples around the world are the same in the fact that they are human beings whether they are brown, black, yellow or white. The only difference between them is the environment in which they live.
What if a man first married a black woman and had a black child, then he married a white woman and had a white child? He would still be the father of the black child just as much as he is the father of the white child.
These two children would share the same father and be brothers and sisters even though they didn't share the same roof or color.
It will be impossible for world unification of peoples and generations until people feel deep within their hearts that they are siblings born of the same Father. We need to do whatever it takes for them to realize that we are all siblings under the same Father, God.
The fastest way to bring world peace is for all the races to participate in international and interracial marriages.
A man and woman who are chosen from two totally different culturals and environments have to work harder to become harmonious through God's love.
This is true unity and harmony. We need to make such an ideal real. In order to accomplish such a great work, we need to find the gigantic power of love. This great power can only come from the utmost power of love.
We are not referring to the type of love that changes according to the social and environmental circumstances.
Only the deepest, consistent love can transcend the differences between the races, cultures and knowledge.
How can the world be united? How do we lay the foundation for a true heart for relationships?
“That is why I plan to hold international holy weddings for young men and women in the future. This is what God wants. He doesn't want people who stay quietly hidden within the boundaries of Korea; instead, He wishes for everything to be fulfilled within His ideological realm.”
A communist woman's greatest desire to marry workers. However, you women members should aim more for that.
From now on, all the members of your family should unite so well that lineages of other races will be proud of once you have passed into the next world.
It would be best for your sons and daughters to marry internationally.
All single men and women of the Unification Church should get married internationally.
God is fair.
America is a civilization that flourished materially in such a sort time as the representative nation due to His blessings.
On the other hand, the East, focuses on the spiritual aspect rather than the material.
The West is still lacking in terms of internal values, while the East struggles with external. God is so fair.
If you focus on spirituality in religion, you will reject materialism.
The Orient rejected materialism by attaching the importance to spirituality, while materialism was embraced by the West.
Many Western countries, including the United States, managed to achieve a high standard of living by natural resources from the East and securing it as their own by using them to advance.
However, we see that the Western Civilization has reached their limit. Also, the spiritual civilization of the Orient has also reached its limit.
Now, the Orient has come to pursue Western material, while the West has come to pursue the spirituality of the East. Consequently, we are living in the age where these two civilizations are now engaged in a mutual cultural exchange.
Q: What would be the most difficult path for human beings?
It is the path toward heaven?
Out of all the paths in the universe, this is the most difficult.
The hardest path in life would be that leading to heaven.
Do you think Jesus went to heaven when he left the earth?
Jesus went to Paradise, which is the waiting room prior to entering heaven. We enter heaven as a family, Paradise is for individuals. This shows you how difficult the path to heaven is.
Is there anyone who has been able to enter heaven since the outset of history? If God does not dwell there alone, and His son cannot enter there, who on earth could have entered it?
This is why the path to heaven is by far the most hard path.
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This
post was rewritten and derived from the religious textbook, Cheon
Seong Gyeong Book Ten, Chapter Three, section 2.
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