'Testimony on the Revelation of the Old and New Testaments by Chapter'
Shincheonji Church of Jesus, The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Chairman Man Hee Lee, hereinafter Shincheonji Church of Jesus) will hold a seminar on the book of Revelation, Testimony on the Parables of the Secrets of Heaven, followed by Testimony on the Revelation of the Old and New Testaments by Chapter..
Shincheonji Church of Jesus announced on the 29th that 'Testimony on the Revelation of the Old and New Testaments by Chapter', the intermediate course of the Zion Christian Mission Center will be released on the official YouTube channel every Monday and Thursday at 10 am from the 31st to the 27th of June. Zion Christian Mission Center is a free Bible education center of Shincheonji Church of Jesus.
According to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the intermediate course allows you to know the promises and fulfillment of the Book of Revelation by confirming the providence of God who has been prophesied and fulfilled over the 6,000 years of the Bible. Through a total of 25 lectures of the intermediate course, you can realize the Old and New Testaments across the Bible. the pastors of the churches of 12 tribes of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, including Chairman Lee, will testify groundbreaking content such as the purpose that God intends to achieve and the method of salvation today through a total of 25 lectures under the theme of important chapters of the Old and New Testament.
In particular, Chairman Lee will give the first lecture on the 31st, explaining the intermediate course, and teaching about the overall of the Bible and the purpose of the intermediate course under the theme of the New Heaven and New Earth, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony.
The intermediate course focuses on the core chapters of the Bible ▲God’s covenant, Abraham and Revelation ▲The physical kingdom of heaven created according to the heavenly spiritual world ▲The order of betrayal, destruction, and salvation of the chosen people ▲The sealed books and revelations of the Old and New Testaments ▲The results of the one who keeps the covenant and the one who does not keep the covenant.
In relation to the seminar of the intermediate course, Chairman Lee said, “After the Revelation seminar and the introductory course, we will testify about the intermediate. The instructors are people who became the walking Bible keeping the Old and New Testaments up to the book of Revelation in their hearts. Please write a memo if there is anything wrong, ask questions and make comments at any time.”
Last October, the 12 tribes of Shincheonji Church of Jesus proceeded with lectures on the full chapters of the Book of Revelation, followed by 24 lessons of introductory course by instructors from the Zion Christian Mission Center.
A total of 70,000 people attended the seminar for the introductory course, and 7,000 people from home and abroad registered for the follow-up training course, and about 3,000 of them registered for the regular training course of the Zion Christian Mission Center.
So far, the total number of viewers has exceeded 15 million. The number of pastors who signed an MOU and applied for educational materials reached 2,000. The number of ministers, such as domestic pastors, evangelists, and seminarians, who registered in the regular curriculum of Shincheonji Church of Jesus is over 100.
An official from Shincheonji Church of Jesus said, “As Shincheonji Church of Jesus is growing rapidly, the reason why we are able to deliver the best words of mankind, for example even pastors ask for educational materials and request dispatch of instructors, is because God is with us. Through the word of revelation that God promised and fulfilled, I hope this will be a time to check the secrets of the Bible that you have never known so far.”
'Testimony on the Revelation of the Old and New Testaments by Chapter' which is the intermediate course of Shincheonji Zion Christian Mission Center will be available on the official YouTube channel of Shincheonji Church of Jesus((https://bit.ly/SCJyoutube).
[Shincheonji Church introductory Education Seminar, Lesson 24]
Testimony on the Parables of the Secrets of Heaven and Their True Meanings,
The Process of Growth to Be Born Again and the Faith of Perseverance
Hello, pastors, seminarians and saints around the world who attended the Shincheonji Online Seminar on the Testimony on the Parables of the Secrets of Heaven and Their True Meanings, it is nice to meet you. I am Kim Woo Nam, a center instructor taught by the leader of Busan James tribe out of the 12 tribes of Shincheonji. Our tribe leader was taught by the Chairman of Shincheonji Lee Man Hee. I hope this time will be a precious one to become one in God for those who have the hope of heaven and eternal life which is the purpose of our faith. The words I will testify today will be the introductory lesson 24, the process of growth to be born again and the faith of perseverance. Some of our pastors here may know about this. And some may not. But today I hope that you will listen to what I am explaining about this one more time and that you may all reach heaven and eternal life. First let's read the reference verse for today. Let's read Jeremiah 1 verses 9-10
9. Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “Now, I have put my words in your mouth.
10. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”
Yes, you've read well. The verses are from approximately 2,600 years ago when God chose the prophet Jeremia and put the word of God in his mouth and we see God gave the prophet Jeremiah the mission to uproot and tear down, destroy, overthrow to build and to plant. Here, when it says to uproot, what is to be uprooted and what should be overthrown when it says to tear down, destroy and overthrow? In 1 Corinthians chapter 3 verse 9 the apostle Paul compared people to fields and buildings. To call a person a building means that someone can enter and dwell inside of it. And what enters into a person is a spirit. The person's action changes depending on which of the two spirits enters and governs that person.
Therefore to uproot means to uproot the weeds from a person's heart. And to plant means to plant the good seed which is the word of truth. And when it says to tear down and overthrow, it is about tearing down the temple of the heart that was built incorrectly through the falsehood which is the temple of the heart of Satan. And when it comes to building something, it is about building the temple of the heart through the word of truth so that God's holy spirit can dwell inside of it. Therefore the appointed task given to the prophet Jeremia is the work of uprooting, tearing down and destroying which is the work of judgements as well as building and planting which is the work of recreation
This is what was spoken about through the works of the promise paster comparing to the prophet as said in Hosea chapter 12 verse 10. So the mission given to Jeremiah was the mission or duty for Jesus at the First Coming. And at the Second Coming, it is the mission or the duty for the promised pastor. Therefore Jesus, who was a promised pastor approximately 2,000 years ago, uprooted the devil's seed, tore down the temple of the devil's heart and then planted the seed of God and established it as God's temple to build a house for God to dwell in. Then what did Jesus the promised pastor we create? As said in Zechariah chapter twelve verse one, he recreates the spirit of the heart. Only when we are recreated as a house where God can dwell, can we have God within us and enter the kingdom of heaven and eternal life.
So what is the purpose of our life of faith? Everyone in attendance at this event now would know this. it is heaven and eternal life. It is not easy to walk the path of faith with the objective of heaven and eternal life.But there are necessary steps to take in order to achieve this objective. The first is to be born again. The second is the process of growth. And the third is the faith of perseverance. First the process to be born again. In order to become a child of God through the seed of God which is the word of God? What must we be born again of? It is a spirit that must be born again. When it comes to being born again, there is physically being born again but there is also spiritually being born again.However, since the body cannot be born again, being born again here refers to the spiritual aspect that is the spirit that is being born again.
If one was perfect from the beginning there would be no need to be born again but because there is something initially wrong with that first part, it is saying that the person must be born again into a better being. Also a person is told to be born again because the first spirit and the second spirit are different. It means because a person was not born of God's seed and this spirit was not of God's holy spirit. It is told to be born again through God's seed, the water and the holy spirit. The reason for this is that the first spirit did not come from God. So it is telling people to be born again through God's seen which is from God. The second is a process of growth. What growth is in this process? In a process of physical growth, an infant is fed only milk in the beginning then grows through kindergarten to graduate school to become a mature person and eat solid food.
Likewise spiritually speaking e spirit grows by eating the word of God which is the spiritual milk. And this is the process of growth for the spirit. If we look at Hebrews chapter five and six, it talks about elementary teachings and the path of perfection. Starting off with the elementary teachings, our spirit grows with the word of God that is like solid food up to the point of perfection. And this is a process of growth. Third, what kind of faith is the faith of perseverance? It refers to the faith that endures and perseveres when tribulation persecution and testing comes in our way. And the result is heaven and eternal life.
Then what is the reason for these tribulations and persecutions when it comes our way? The reason for this is that there are two types of spirits in this universe. There is a spirit of the creator God. And the spirit that betrayed that is the spirit of the devil. Throughout the 6000 years of history of the Bible, God had sent many prophets but in each era the pastors of the previous eras had killed all of God's prophets. Those who are killed in this way are the martyred spirits. Since Adam’s sin this world has become a world of sin and has been persecuting those who belong to God. The prophets, Jesus and his disciples all suffered persecution and death.
This world where God is not together with had become the world of the devil and had continued in this way for 6,000 years until today. However now is a time of the fulfillment of Revelation. From this point on, it is the era of God's reign. And God's new kingdom and new people are created. Now the world of sin ends and the world of righteousness begins. Therefore when you overcome with the faith of perseverance you will inherit all the blessings that are promised in the Bible. I sincerely hope that through today's word that all of you will be born again and grow into the word and be victorious through the faith of perseverance.
Next we will look at being born again. First of all, what is a reason to be born again of the seed of God? As mentioned earlier, being born again is not about being born again physically. But it is about what is spiritual meaning about the spirit that is being born again. If one was completely born of the seed of God and the spirit of God and was built into the temple of God, then there would be no need to be born again. However because one was born of Satan’s seed instead of God's seed and was built into a temple of Satan, not the temple of God. That is why the seed of Satan, the weeds, have to be uprooted. The temple of Satan has to be torn down
and one needs to be born again of God's seed and to be rebuilt as a temple of God. In regards to this being born again jesus explained it at the First Coming.
Let's read John chapter 3 verses 3-6.
3. In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
4. “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nocodemus asked. “Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!”
5. Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
6. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
Approximately 2,000 years ago, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council came to Jesus and confessed. We know you are a teacher who has come from God. Jesas heard these words and in verse 3 he said that no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. He said this because the Pharisees at that time were born of the devil's spirit and the devil's seed instead of the spirit of God and God's seed. So he told them to be born again. Jesus said that you can enter the kingdom of God only if you are born again. To be born again means rebirth. So Nicodemus asked Jesus how can a man be born again when he is old? Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born. Everyone, can a person be born and then enter the mother's womb and be reborn? We all know very well that the answer is no.
Then how can we be born again? Let's read the words of 1 Peter chapter 1 verse 23.
23. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
It says that for you have been born again not of perishable seed but of imperishable through the living and enduring word of God. Yes. He said to be born again through the seed of God's word. In Luke chapter 8 verse 11, it is said that the seed is the word of God. So you can enter the kingdom of heaven only if you are born again through the word of God. Let's also read the words of John chapter 1 verses 1-4.
1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God,
2. He was with God in the beginning.
3. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
4. In him was life, and that life was the light of men
In John chapter 1 verse 1, it is said that the word in the beginning was God and in verse 4, in him was life and that life was a light of men. Furthermore, in 1 John chapter 1 verses 1-2, it says that which was from the beginning which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched. This we proclaim concerning the word of life. The life appeared. Therefore the word in the beginning is Jesus. Since God is the word and Jesus is also the word, one must be born again through the seed of the word of God and Jesus. Once again, when it comes to being born again, it means a spirit is born again through the word of God. And the purpose to be born again through the word of God is to become a child of God and inherit the kingdom of heaven and eternal life.
When we are born again of God's seed, we become God's children. Then who will be the children of God at the Second Coming of the Lord? I believe that you have already understood it well through the introductory lesson for the figurative seed, field, tree and bird. According to the words of Matthew chapter 13 verses 24-30 and verses 37-43, two kinds of seeds grow in Jesus's field until the time of the harvest. Here there are those who are born of the seed of God. And also those born of the seed of the devil. Those born of God's seed become the sons of God so that they are harvested and taken to the heavenly barn.
On the contrary, those born of the devil's seed become the sons of the devil. So they cannot be harvested but remain in the field and end up going to hell. Everyone, now is the time of the harvest. If one is a child of God should they be harvested or should they remain in the field? Also, if you look at Matthew chapter 8 verses 11-12, there are those who are harvested from the east and the west. And those who are the subjects of the kingdom who are thrown outside. Those harvested from the east and the west will go to heaven as the 12 tribes of the new kingdom in Revelation chapter 7.
But the subjects of the kingdom who are thrown outside will go to hell as the corrupt traditional churches of Revelation chapter 6. Everyone who hears these words let us not stay in the field but let us become God's true sons who are harvested. So the true sons of God at the Second Coming of the Lord will be those in Revelation chapters 7, 14 and 21. The 144,000 of the 12 tribes who had been born of God's seed, harvested and sealed. These are the sons of God whom the creation has been an eager expectation for to be revealed as said in Romans chapter 8 verse 19.
Everyone who hears this message, let us become God's children through being born again of God's seed by being harvested and sealed and by belonging to the 12 tribes. Next I will explain about the process of growth. The process of growth is a process in which our inner person grows by spiritually eating the word of God just as a child grows by eating food in order to become a mature person. Hebrews chapter 5 verses 12-14 talks about the elementary teachings and the path of perfection. It says though by this time you ought to be teachers you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food.
Therefore we should not just eat the milk like elementary words as an infant does.But in order to become mature, we should eat the solid food such as the testimony on the parables of the secrets of heaven and their true meanings as well as a testimony on the prophecy and fulfillment of Revelation, God's new covenant. And we should be able to discern between good and evil. Jesus described this process of growth through the parable of the four fields. As we see in Matthew chapter 13 verses 1-9, when the seed of the word is sown, there will be a path, a rocky, a thorny field and also a good soil as well. Jesus explains the 4 fields in this way.
First those along the path which is where the birds come and eat it up are the ones who hear and then when the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts so that they may not believe and be saved. It is the words that are taken away by the devil. Next is a rocky field where it withers after the sun comes up. They are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it. But because they have no root, they believe for a while and in the time of testing they fall away meaning that they are those who lose in the testing due to the word.
Next is a thorny field. The seed that fell among thorns, it stands for those who hear but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures. And they do not mature. Now in order to see what kind of field the good soil is so that it produces a crop of 160 or 30 fold, we will take a look at Luke chapter 8 verse 15.
15. But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
It is said that the good soil stands for those with a good and noble heart who hear the word retain it and by persevering produce a crop. I hope that all of you who are listening to this word now have the seed of the word planted in your hearts, grow and produce crops as the good soil so that we will be able to enter the kingdom of heaven and have eternal life. As you've seen so far, you can reach heaven through the process of growth to be born again. Then what is the most necessary in the process of growth to be born again? It is the faith of perseverance. It is the faith of perseverance that allows us to endure when tribulation, persecution and trials of all kinds come in our faith.
Jesus had said in Luke chapter 18 verse 8. When the son of man comes will he find faith on the earth? Therefore we can see that there will not be many people who have true faith. And that is the reality of the faith of the believers at the Second Coming according to the words of Jesus. Today the time of the Lord Second Coming is much more important for us. And the Bible prophecies that there will be trials and persecution today as well. So now let me share what they are going to be like. Jesus had prophesied about the suffering and persecution that the promised pastor and the people of God's kingdom would experience because of the word at the second coming.
Let's read Luke chapter 17 verse 25.
25. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
Jesus said that in the future he will suffer many things first and be rejected by the generation. Here, this he does not refer to Jesus but refers to the promised pastor at the Second Coming. And in John chapter 16 verses 1-4 Jesus said that anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. This means that the people of the kingdom of God will be put to death. Even today it is very sad and unfortunate that four people were persecuted to death while keeping their faith as the members of the Shincheonji church, the kingdom of God.
In 1 John chapter the verse 15, it says that hating a brother is also murder. Hating within the religious world is persecution. In other words, if you cause religious hatred and persecute people because they have different denominations and different doctrine, it is a spiritual murder in God's eyes. Such persecution and hatred kill a person's spirit as well as faith and even lead to physical murder as well. In Matthew chapter 10, Jesus said that people will be handed over to the councils and there will be fights and killings between parents and children and brothers and between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Let's read Matthew chapter 10 verses 16-23.
16. I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
17. “Be on your guard against men; they will hand you over to the local councils and flog you in their synagogues.
18. On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
19. But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say.
20. For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21. “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
22. All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.
23. When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Jesus said they will hand you over to the local councils and all men will hate you because of me. And just as it was prophesied that the workers and the people of the kingdom of God would be persecuted by false pastors and the powers of the world. The workers and people of Shincheonji suffer persecution even today and these words have come true. The reason for this persecution is because there are two types of spirits. Even though the world of Adam whose sinned was wiped out by the flood at the time of Noah. The evil spirit was not wiped out. Therefore people kept on sinning. However it is said that this evil spirit can be seized and locked up at the time of the fulfillment of the book of revelation. In the constitution of the Republic of Korea Article 20 Paragraph 1 reads all citizens shall enjoy freedom of religion. And in article 20 paragraph 2, no state religion shall be recognized and church and state shall be separated.
According to these words, shouldn't one be free to choose one's own faith? However in Matthew chapter 25, Jesus said that there would be the workers of God who are unjustly imprisoned and those who will suffer. In Luke chapter 22, Jesus promised his disciples saying you are those who have stood by me in my trials and I confer on you a kingdom just as my father conferred one on me so that you may judge the 12 tribes of israel. I hope everyone who hears these words will not be on the side of persecution. But become the children of God who participate in suffering in order to inherit the kingdom of God and eternal life. In Romans chapter 8 verses 17-18, it says that we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory and that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. It says that we should share in the suffering as the children of God because the glory we will receive in the future is much greater. The faith of perseverance is what makes it possible to be able to endure these hardships, the trials and the persecution.
Next let's read Hebrew chapter 10 verse 36.
36. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
He is saying that perseverance is necessary to receive God's promise. Therefore I earnestly hope that everyone is victorious through the faith of perseverance.
Now let me tell you today's conclusion. The objective of the life of faith is heaven and eternal life. The necessary process is, first, to be born again. The second is a process of growth and the third is the faith of perseverance. It is said that we must be born again because we are not born of God's seed. So first your spirit must be born again in order to become a child of God through the seed of God which is the word of God.
Next, the process of growth is a process in which a person begins with the elementary teachings then goes to the word of perfection. So this is the process of growth of an inner person. Next the faith of perseverance will be the unchanging faith that perseveres and endures when tribulation, persecution and trials come within the life of faith. In Matthew chapter 24 verse 13, Jesus said that those who stand firm to the end will be saved. I pray that everyone who listens today will be victorious with the faith of perseverance and become the children of God who will inherit the kingdom of heaven and eternal life.
Did you listen well today? The introductory seminar of the testimony on the parables of the secrets of heaven and their true meanings is now over today. And the next time the intermediate seminar of the testimony on the revelation of the old and new testaments by chapter will begin. Starting from the next session the level of studies is much higher than the introductory level. So an instructor who delivers the word much better than I will come and testify the word. I hope that you will attend and have the precious time to receive grace and be able to perceive. Lastly we will end by shouting we are one in the meaning that we are one in God and in Jesus. We transcend races, countries and religions and we are one in God. we are one.
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[Shincheonji Doctrine Comparison] What are the waters in Genesis 1:6?
"The new tabernacle created in the world, the place where God and the spiritual kingdom of heaven comes to"
[Shincheonji Church of Jesus, The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony]
The sky of the natural world is so high that we cannot reach it. And there are the sun, the moon, and the stars in the sky. Under the guise of this characteristic, in the Bible, the spiritual world where God the Most High, the Creator dwells and the tent of the chosen people where the spiritual world comes down were compared to the kingdom of heaven. Also, in Genesis 37:9~11, the sun, moon and stars were compared to Jacob's family, God's chosen people. So, the kingdom of heaven, where the sun, moon and stars are, is the tabernacle of the chosen people.
What is the expanse and sky on the second day? In Genesis 1, there are two heaven and earth, which are the passing away heaven and earth and the newly created heaven and earth. This tells that Genesis 1 is the blueprint for the re-creation, and the expanse in the text refers to the new heaven after God found a light over the waters on the first day when darkness was over the surface of the deep.
Darkness being over the surface of the deep means that heaven is dark, that is the state of absence of the word of truth since God, who is light, has departed from God's tabernacle. The surface of the deep that God was hovering over refers to the sea, that is, the world. Also, the light that God has found in this world refers to a shepherd who has the word of truth with God's heart. The new tabernacle re-created by God through this shepherd who is light in this world is the expanse in this text.
In any age, God's creation takes place in order recorded in Genesis 1. And God’s creation, which started from the beginning, repeats the same sequence as in Genesis 1 in each age due to the corruption and betrayal by people, and then is completed with the fulfillment of Revelation 21.
After choosing Adam, God created the Garden of Eden. And when Adam's world was judged for corruption and betrayal, He chose Noah to build the ark. And when Noah's world became corrupted, He chose Moses to create physical Israel. And He made him make the tabernacle after seeing heavenly things.
Also, when physical Israel was corrupted and ended, He chose Jesus as the light and preached the gospel of the kingdom of heaven to create a new tabernacle, spiritual Israel where God can dwell.
Like this, God has created a new tabernacle in which God can dwell by choosing a shepherd who is like the light after the world has been corrupted, judged and passed away in every age.
Even today, at the time of the Second Coming of the Lord, in Revelation chapter 21 verse 1, when we saw the new heaven and the new earth for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. What is the first heaven and the first earth that passed away? And what are the new heaven and new earth that are created again?
Today, when the time for the fulfillment of Revelation comes, as in Revelation 1:20, the seven stars, seven golden lampstands, the heavenly tabernacle, appears. However, it became destroyed as in Revelation 6 and 13 by the beast with 7 heads and 10 horns, that is the flock of the dragon like many waters, that didn't repent despite committing sins when eating food sacrificed to idols and committing fornication due to being deceived by the Satan's Nicolatians. As a result, the sun, moon and stars darken and fell, and the sky receded. This is the end of the corrupted traditional churches, the spiritual Israel and Christian world, and this is the event in which the first heaven and the first earth passed away.
At this time, a shepherd like the light who was chosen by Jesus and received the word of revelation as in Revelation 10 fought against the flock of the dragon, overcame, harvested as in Revelation 7, 14, sealed and created the spiritual new 12 tribes of Israel. These are a kingdom and priests purchased with the blood of Jesus and a great multitude in white robes who received the forgiveness of sins by that blood. The place where they are located is the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony in Revelation 15 and the new heaven and new earth in Revelation 21. And, God and heaven of the spiritual world come here to be together forever.
"The vast expanse of space, the atmosphere, refers to the physical space of the sky "
[Existing denominations the Presbyterian Church Pastor A]
In today's text (Genesis 1:8), this person is expressed as heaven. However, the word “heaven” does not seem to be an appropriate translation. Today, I would like to take a look at what this expanse means to us.
What exactly is this expanse? Rāqīa in Hebrew word is translated as firmament, This refers to a vast expanse of space. A vast space, this is translated as 'broad sky' in the word 'Expanse' in the NIV Bible.
However, the more appropriate meaning is that it is a very wide expansive space. To be precise, we describe this space as the atmosphere. atmosphere.
[Shincheonji Church introductory Education Seminar, Lesson 23] Testimony on the Parables of the Secrets of Heaven and Their True Meanings, The Three Kinds of Heaven and the Figurative Key
Pastors and believers worldwide who hope in heaven and eternal life, it is nice to meet you. I, out of the 12 tribe leaders of Shincheonji, learned this word from the Thomas tribe leader and Mission Center Instructor Kim Chang Sik. And our tribe leader learned this word from the Chairman of Shincheonji Lee Man Hee. I sincerely welcome you to the Shincheonji Online Seminar on the Testimony on the Parables of the Secrets of Heaven and Their True Meanings. Everyone, did you listen well regarding the three kinds of Israel last time. God in every generation chose the chosen people and together with the chosen people he worked. However, the chosen people who were selected broke their covenant. And at those times God chose the new chosen people and continued on his work of the past 6,000 years. And, I believe that we know through the Bible that today is the era of new spiritual Israel. Today, together with me, we are going to share the testimony on the parables of the secrets of heaven and their true meanings in introductory lesson number 23 regarding the 3 kinds of event and the figurative key.
There are some of us who may know this and some of us who may not know this. However, I will testify to this once again Today. So, I would appreciate it if you would listen to it. We the believers, our hope is heaven and eternal life. However, in the Bible, there isn’t only just one kind of heaven. Actually there are three kinds of heaven. Then, what are the three kinds of heaven? In the Bible, there’s physical key and also spiritual key or the figurative key using the characteristics of physical key. What is the true meaning of this figurative key? Let’s all find out in the Bible.
Then, let’s first look at the true meaning of the parables. The true meaning of the three kinds of heaven. The first meaning is the kingdom of heaven in the spiritual world. The second meaning, so in the physical world it is the tabernacle of heaven of the chosen people who were chosen first. Thirdly, after the betrayal of the tabernacle of the chosen people, there’s a recreated heaven that is the sealed 12 tribes. The true meaning of the figurative key is the wisdom to know secrets.
How did these true meanings of the parables come about? Let’s find out through the Bible. Let’s first examine the three kinds of heaven. Heaven as you know very well refers to God’s kingdom. The place where God’s throne is found is heaven. If God’s throne is in the spiritual world, then the spiritual world is heaven. If God’s throne has come down to this earth, the physical world then the place where it has come down to is heaven. Then, before Adam’s sin, was there heaven in the spiritual world? Before Adam sinned, the Garden of Eden was itself heaven. Because Adam sinned, God left and he went to the spiritual world. Then, from that point on the spiritual world has become heaven, right? Everyone carries out a faith walk to go to heaven. Then, where is heaven? If one does not know where heaven is, can one go here? And, when God is on this earth, can we refer to the spiritual world heaven? No.
Because God’s kingdom has left his world and it is in the spiritual world, we call that place heaven. Thus, if heaven has come down from the spiritual world to this earth, we can say heaven has come. That’s why at the first coming Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is near. Then the kingdom of heaven that has come was with Jesus. That’s why Jesus was the reality of heaven. Additionally, the people of Israel were referred to as the sun and the moon and the stars. The place where the sun and the moon and the stars are found is also heaven, right? Therefore, we can know that God was also with men.
In contrast though, if the devil was with these people then that place is called hell. Then, no matter what era it is, no matter what organization it is, if God in heaven is with them, they are connected to God. Then, that place is heaven. Isn’t that right? Meaning if God and God’s throne come down to this earth, then the place where they have come down to is the kingdom of heaven meaning in heaven in the physical world. Then, let’s see how God’s kingdom of heaven can be categorized into three kinds. Through the word, let’s examine one by one.
Let’s perceive the three kinds of heaven so that we can obtain our hope of heaven and eternal life. In order to understand the three kinds of heaven, we must read the parable verse in Revelation chapter 21 verse 1 to 2 in one voice.
Looking at Revelation chapter 21 verse 1-2, there is new heaven, new earth, first heaven, first earth and also the Holy City New Jerusalem coming from God in heaven. Then, what is new heaven and earth? What is first heaven, first earth? What is the Holy City New Jerusalem? Let’s examine through the words inside of the Bible. First, let’s learn about heaven. The first meaning of heaven was the kingdom of heaven in the spiritual world. Looking at Revelation chapter 4 and God’s throne is displayed. The kingdom of heaven in the spiritual world and at that place we see God, the 24 elders, the seven spirits, the four living creatures and many spirits, right? That’s why that place is heaven. Also, in Revelation chapter 21 verse 10, the kingdom of heaven in the spiritual world is called the Holy City New Jerusalem. And it says in Revelation chapter 21 verse 14 that the Holy City New Jerusalem is made up of the 12 disciples becoming the 12 foundations, the kingdom of heaven in the spiritual world.
Jesus approximately 2,000 years ago from today spoke about this Holy City New Jerusalem the kingdom of heaven in the spiritual world in John chapter 14 verse 3, it says that Jesus will go and prepare a place and when this place is prepared he will come back and be with us. Then where is this place which Jesus prepares? It is the Holy City New Jerusalem. And, when this Holy City New Jerusalem is prepared, it says Jesus will come back. Then, the Holy City New Jerusalem the kingdom of heaven in the spiritual world to whom does it come? If you look at New Testament Matthew chapter 25, we can see that this kingdom descends on sheep like believers. And in Revelation chapter 4 verse 8, it says that God is to come. Isn’t that right?
Like this, the kingdom of heaven in the spiritual world that is the Holy City New Jerusalem at the appointed time. it comes down to sheep-like believers on this earth. Therefore, the kingdom of heaven in the spiritual world that comes down is the first meaning of heaven.
The second meaning of heaven is referring to the tabernacle of the chosen people in the physical world that was chosen first. It says in Revelation chapter 21 verse 1, that there is first heaven and first earth that passed away. And this first heaven and first earth is what we are examining right now the tabernacle of the chosen people that were chosen first. First heaven out of the two kinds of heaven in the physical world it is referring to the tabernacle of the chosen people whom God was one with that is the churches of tradition. It says first heaven and first earth passed away right?
What does it mean that it passed away? This heaven that is the churches of tradition the pastors and the saints that belong to it because they betrayed, they are judged and they come to an end. That is what it is talking about. This is also explained in Matthew chapter 8 verse 12. Let’s read this verse all together.
If you look at the verse that we read, it says in God’s kingdom the subjects of the kingdom are there and they are kicked outside into the darkness. Who are the subjects of the kingdom that are mentioned here? The subjects of the kingdom are seen in Revelation chapter 13 and in Revelation chapter 6. They are judged for their betrayal and they belong to the Gentiles. They are the first heaven and the first earth. For the past 2,000 years ago, where Jesus sowed to the traditional churches and the church members. Then to organize once again, they were heaven. However, because they betrayed, God left. They are the tabernacle of heaven of the chosen people. They were chosen first. Subjects of the kingdom traditional churches and the church members belonging to them.
The third meaning of heaven is referring to the recreated heaven after the betrayal of the tabernacle of the chosen people that is the sealed 12 tribes. As we read in Revelation chapter 21 verse 1, what appears there is new heaven, new earth. This heaven, new earth is the recreated heaven that is the sealed 12 tribes. So, in this physical world out of the two kinds of heaven, there is a recreated God’s kingdom. That is heaven. Let’s see what it says regarding this in Matthew chapter 8 verse 11.
Like the words that we just read, from the east and the west they come and take their places in the kingdom of heaven and they’re promised here. In Revelation chapter 7, they are written as the sealed 12 tribes of new spiritual Israel. Then who are those who belong to the 12 tribes of new spiritual Israel? They appear in Revelation chapter 14 verse 1-5, harvested and gathered as the first fruits. In Revelation chapter 14, they are gathered in Mt. Zion as the first fruits of the 144 thousand, they are in Revelation chapter 7 that sealed 12 tribes of new spiritual Israel.
These 12 tribes are in Matthew chapter 6 verse 10 that Jesus spoke about this. You will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In Revelation chapter 14, the first fruits 144,000 how do they appear? Let’s find that out. Approximately 2,600 years ago from today, it was prophesied through Jeremiah and fulfilled. If you look at the words in Jeremiah chapter 31 verse 27, we can see that God prophesied through Jeremiah sowing of the two kinds of seeds. And according to this prophecy in Matthew chapter 13 verse 24-25, Jesus came at the First Coming. So, God came to Jesus at the First Coming and fulfilled the prophecy of the sowing of the two kinds of seeds.
And, according to the promise in Revelation chapter 14 verse 14-16, from the field where the seed was sown, the ripened crops born of the seed that was sown. There’s harvested wheat like believers. They are those who come from the east and the west and take their places in the kingdom of heaven. Spiritual Israel just like physical Israel broke their covenant. That’s why God judges and ends spiritual Israel that is the traditional churches. And in Revelation chapter 7, he creates the 12 tribes of new Spiritual Israel. They are those who are born of God’s seed coming from the east and the west and harvest them. They are sealed, created into the 12 tribes of God’s new kingdom and new people. They are the reality of Matthew chapter 13 verse 24-30 and verse 38-39. They are those who appeared as flesh of these prophecies born of God’s seeds, God’s sons. The third meaning of heaven, the recreated heaven that is the sealed 12 tribes the reality is or those who receive atonement of their sin by Jesus’s blood born of God’s see. Harvested and sealed the saints of the 12 tribes.
Loving pastors and congregation members, where would God dwell today? Would God be with the first heaven and first earth that betrayed? Or, would he be with the newly created new heaven, new earth? He would desire to be with those that are created with the words of truth meaning the sealed 12 tribes. Then, all of us must be reborn with these words of the kingdom of heaven so that we can enter into the promised heaven. As the family of God,
Now, moving on, let’s examine the figurative key. The figurative key is referring to wisdom to know secrets. Let me give you the explanation regarding the true meaning of this parable. Let’s read the parable verse Revelation chapter 1 verse 18 all together. In order to know the meaning of the figurative key, first let’s look at the characteristics of the physical key. Key is the tool to open locks right? With the key, we can unlock locks. To see the hidden content inside, God’s word likewise if you look at Revelation chapter 5, it says it is sealed with seven seals. Then, what is a figurative key that is needed to open God’s word that is sealed like this? To know the true meaning, we have to learn about the figurative key in the Bible. There are two kinds of figurative keys.
First, it is the key of the kingdom of heaven. Secondly, it is the key of hell. So, the key of heaven. It is the wisdom to know the secrets of heaven. It is written in Isaiah chapter 22 verse 22 that God will give the key of David to him. Then, who is him that is referred to here? It was referring to Jesus. At the First Coming, Jesus who received the keys to the kingdom of heaven, he gave this key to his disciples. Let’s read the story of Peter who receives the keys of the kingdom of heaven in Matthew chapter 16 verse 19.
In Matthew chapter 16 verse 19, Jesus gives the keys of the kingdom of heaven to Peter and he says whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven. Whatever you lose on earth will be loosed in heaven. These keys of the kingdom of heaven, which God had, gave it to Jesus. And, Jesus who received the keys of the kingdom of heaven he gave it to who? He gave it to Peter, one of the 12 disciples of Jesus. Doesn’t it say so? We have many pastors and congregation members gathered here. At the First Coming, did Peter receive physical keys of the kingdom of heaven from Jesus at the First Coming? He did not receive physical keys of the kingdom of heaven, right? Then, what is the reality of the figurative keys of the kingdom of heaven? And, with what can we open the secrets of heaven? To know the answer, let’s see what it says in John chapter 17 verse 8.
If you see John chapter 17 verse 8, God gave the words to who? God gave his word to Jesus at the First Coming. What kind of word did Jesus receive? It was the revealed word of the fulfillment of the Old Testament. And, there are two kinds of revealed words which Jesus gives to his disciples. One of them is the words of the scroll in Ezekiel chapter 3. Another, it was in the hand of God the words of revelation that is. Then, at that time what Jesus gave to the disciples was the words of the scroll of the Old Testament Ezekiel chapter 3. Afterwards the words that Jesus gave to John was the words of prophecy that he had him record.
The recorded words are prophecies and not reality. The reality of the fulfillment is what Jesus received at the Second Coming and opened and the one who received that word and testifies to it is the person who received the word, the revealed book of the New Testament. And, this revealed book that he received and testifies to is the open book that the angel gives in Revelation chapter 10. Then, to organize the keys of the kingdom of heaven is the wisdom to know the secrets of heaven that are sealed in parables. Then let me explain the work of the Second Coming in pictures.
If you look at Revelation chapter 5, we can see that God has a book sealed with seven seals. And who does to whom does God give the sealed book to? It is to Jesus. And, because Jesus now has the wisdom to know the secrets of heaven he receives this book. And, in Revelation chapter 6, in chapter 8, he opened the secrets of heaven that were hidden in parables. And as we can see in Revelation chapter 10, Jesus through an angel gives this open book meaning the revealed book of the New Testament to new John on this earth meaning to this one shepherd. Then, on this earth, the only person who has the secrets of the kingdom of heaven meaning the keys of heaven. Who is it? It is the promised shepherd New John. This one person who received the revealed book of the New Testament who knows and testifies to all secrets of heaven. Then, if one is a believer who hopes in heaven and eternal life, then they must meet the promised shepherd New John who has the keys of the kingdom of heaven so that they can understand and perceive the secrets of heaven and enter heaven.
Next, let’s learn about the key of hell. The key of hell is the wisdom to know Satan’s secrets. We can see in Revelation chapter 1 verse 18 that Jesus has the keys of death and hades. And, because he has this key, he’s able to from abyss meaning the organization of Satan like he says in Revelation chapter 17 and 18. He’s able to call and bring out God’s people. But, this key in Revelation chapter 9 is given to this star that falls from the star sky, this destroyer. Then, how is it that this destroyer has the key to the shaft of the abyss? We can understand this by knowing the order of the fulfillment of God’s prophecies in 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2. God’s prophecy is fulfilled in order of betrayal, destruction and salvation. In order for the work of destruction, then the destroyers must be brought in. Then, in order to do that, the keys of death and hades, meaning the keys to the shaft of the abyss, are given to one of the destroyers so that he can do the work of destruction. However, after this work of destruction is over, an angel comes with the keys to the abyss and retains capture and lock up say to the devil and from that point on is the era of God’s reign. Then, to organize this, this key of hell abyss is the wisdom to know the secrets of Satan. To be able to release Satan and to also lock up and capture Satan.
Let’s organize what we looked at today. To give you the true meaning of the parables once again, we examine the three kinds of heaven, right? In the three kinds of heaven, first it is referring to the kingdom of heaven in the spiritual world. Secondly it is referring to heaven the tabernacle of the chosen people who are chosen first. And, thirdly it is referring to after the betrayal of the tabernacle of the chosen people, there is recreated heaven that is the sealed 12 tribes. And, also we examined the true meaning of the figurative key. And, this figurative key is the wisdom to know secrets.
Today, the secrets of Revelation which are fulfilled on this earth can be known through the promised shepherd, the one who overcomes and receives the Revelation from Jesus. And, we must become believers belonging to the 12 tribes of the newly created heaven so that we can receive the keys of heaven and obtain our hope as believers. So, we have now listened to the three kinds of heaven and the figurative key. Next time, we are going to look at introductory lesson number 24, the process of being born again and the faith of endurance.
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