【The Way Of Unification】 - 42. Japanese Colonial Rule Of Korea

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The Way Of Unification

Chapter 3. Divided Korea And The World

Section 3. The Providence For Korean Christianity

1. Japanese Colonial Rule Of Korea
 
The history of the restoration providence is the history to restore through indemnity by repeating the same conditions and the same circumstances.

It is God's providence to set up indemnity conditions by repeating missions not accomplished through history of two thousand years since Jesus Christ died. 
 
The Second Advent could not come to an independent nation. It is because Israel did not meet Jesus Christ as the rulers of Israel. The Israelites had lost their own nation, and many tribes had been scattered.

So, Jesus Christ had started in the lonely position without a nation and Church. In the days of the Second Advent, God has to prepare to connect with one country in that position.
 
The nation that is in a position like that is Korea. Korea, externally and internally, is very similar to the Israelite people. If we see Korea from the Asian side, Korean is very similar to the Israelite people.

If we look at Korean history, Korean history has been the history to restore Abel and Cain. Korea has been in the position to be invaded. Internally, Korea has had a very complicated history until today.

In recent history, Korea was a Japanese colony for 40 years. It corresponds to the Roman persecution for 400 years of Christianity. It also corresponds to the 400 years in Egypt by the Israelites.

Because it corresponded to such times the Koreans had to go through so much suffering. As you know, the country of Japan worships the Shinto gods.
 

In Asia, Japan's radical development within a hundred years is also of great provocative significance. Japan took approximately 120 years to reach the top of modem civilization.

Japan externally developed their own country. Korea has internally developed for 120 years centering on Christianity.

Already 80 years have passed. Unless we bring about worldwide reconstruction within 40 years, we have no way to bring victory.

In two countries with historical ties, just as Cain dominated Abel and the external world dominated the internal world, the fact that the external Japan dominated Korea for 40 years is a time of hardship to write off 4,000 years from Adam to Jesus.  

In the era of teachers whose 40-year write-off period at home and abroad ends, we must recover it and make a start that can affect Japan with independence. (67-244) 

What was Korea's position then? Just as the state of Israel and Christianity fought to establish themselves as a spiritual center and ruled in the Satan world, Korea, for 40 years, has been dominated by its enemies in terms of physical strength, and has been campaigning for independence with a group spiritually determined to give up their lives for this country. 

We must see that God has established a connection of Providence around this spirit. and they rallied and united the nations, and led by those who led Christianity to build the country. 

Thus, it is of great providence that the Christian believers were suppressed in the 40th year of Japanese colonial rule and made the duty of loyalty to love the country by going their own way to death in the absence of a country. (71-230)