【The Way Of Unification】 - 84. Jesus' Cross And Today's World

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The Way Of Unification In God’s Providence

Chapter 5. Communism And The Two Wings

Section 1. The Emergence Of Communism And The World Today

2. Jesus' Cross And Today's World

(1) Today's World is the Return of Jesus' Cross

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Jesus is the embodied origin of truth, that is, the seed of truth. That seed was planted because of his crucifixion. All of you know that there was a thief on the right side and a thief on the left side of Jesus.

Further, Barabbas was the person who received the blessing because of Jesus and gained new life from the position of death. Jesus said he would come again after his crucifixion.

Because he went to the Cross, he has to return from the cross. When the phenomenon of Jesus' crucifixion is harvested on the world level, then will come the Lord at the Second Advent ; you have to know this. (69-107) 

Jesus came to the Israelites, but he did not accomplish his entire mission; he then promised that he would return centering on the Christian culture. Christendom is the beginning of a new history centering on Jesus, Jesus was planted.

Jesus was a true person : that true person was planted. But when Jesus was planted, he was not planted wholly cleanly or alone, but accompanied by Satan's accusation.

You have to know that when what was planted at the time of Jesus bears fruit on the global level, this will signify the Last Days.

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At the time of Jesus' crucifixion there was a thief on the right and a thief on the left, and before Jesus was Barabbas. The term right-wing or left-wing was not derived today.

What was planted in Jesus' time now has been harvested as right and left wings. The left-side thief said to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God save us,". He denied Jesus.

The right-side thief said to the left thief, "Of course, we should die because of our sin ; but this person should not die because he has no sin".

He was on the side of Jesus, overcame difficulties and defended him. Therefore, the thief on the right went to Paradise with Jesus. We know this from the Bible.

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Centering upon Jesus, the right-side and left-side thieves, and also Jesus, and Barabbas were planted. History was planted in this way.

It should be harvested as it was planted. So, what first appeared were right and left wings, which are democracy and Communism.

Next to take global prominence was the Barabbas-type, the Islamic realm. Islam, the Barabbas-type religion that received the blessing because of Jesus, started by centering on the Old Testament.

The history that began like that now has brought about three leading realms. This means we are entering the time of harvest.

Nasser, in the Islamic world, had a dream of one unified Islam nation. Similarly, Christianity now has a worldwide trend toward unifying all religions.

When we see this kind of worldwide trend, we can understand that the history which was begun or was planted from misery is finally appearing due to due the fruit of goodness centering upon God.


In the last days of fallen history, everything will be harvested according to its original planting ; this is an inevitable phenomenon in God's providence.

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Then what should come now? Jesus was crucified for the sake of all humankind. At the time, the left-side thief blamed Jesus, who carried the cross (Lk 23-39)

"Aren't you Christ? Then save yourself and save us". What has appeared from the left-side thief is Communism that blames and denies God.

The right-side thief, talking to the left-side thief said, "You silly person; although you have sin, you are not afraid of God. We should be punished for our sin, of course, but this person has no sin at all."

The right-side thief recognized Jesus and defended him and testified to Heaven. Democracy and the right-wing world has appeared due to the right-side thief. Islam is from Barabbas, who received liberation from the position of death by Jesus.

Nasser, from the Islamic world is seeking to benefit from the conflict between right wing and left wing worlds. This is the policy of Nasser. Democracy is the internal side and communism is the external side. The right wing is internal and the left wing is external.

Therefore, the Messiah's world will come on the internal foundation of the democratic world, which respects God. The Messiah will embrace the external environment. He will form a unification movement centering on the Christian cultural realm.

In the Last Days this kind of movement will begin. This will begin, not by accident, but because it was planted in the beginning, such a movement will emerge. (21-75)

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(2) Four Groups on the Earth in the Last Days

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In Jesus' time God and Satan fought, and the planting of the global struggle of God and Satan occurred. The place were Jesus was crucified was where God and Satan fought. As this is the time of the Last Days and the time of harvest, there should appear on the global level the struggle between God and Satan. 

There were four figures, viewed from centering on Jesus. Jesus, the right-side thief, the left-side thief and Barabbas. All four share with each other a relationship centering on life and death. From this relationship Barabbas was resurrected physically, Jesus was resurrected spiritually. (53-132) 

People say today's world is the era of the Soviet Union, China and America; but that is not true. America, the Communist and the Arabic realms are today's realms. The Arabic realm is the Islamic realm. Do you understand? Today the world is divided into the democratic world, the Communist world and the Arabic world.

Then, one more needs to come: this is the world of the Heavenly Kingdom. When the Heavenly Kingdom is established, then the realm of resurrection, which signifies Jesus victory, will arrive. Why? To the extent the truth was planted, the truth will be harvested. Isn't that true? If you plant some birdseed, you will be harvesting some birdseed. What you plant you will harvest. (57-332) 

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God divided the nations and God made many "isms" and thoughts and even divided Communism. So everything is divided. They will merge into four groups.

When the four groups are formed, it is the time of the end of fallen history. Now this time is coming. The four groups should be formed on a global level. Since Jesus is the prince of truth, the time will come to harvest what Jesus planted. (49-196)

What, from now on, is the problem? All have to die. Because Jesus died, so the right-side and left-side thief died, Christianity will end, democracy will end, Communism will end isn't that true? Even the Islamic realm will end.

Because the owner of the universe disappeared, many disasters will happen: we are in such a destiny. The historical view of the Unification Church is that at the Second Advent the Lord will come on earth with the authority of the resurrection.

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When families are divided, you can know that the time of the heavenly family is forming. When a mother and father are at war with each other, you can know that the satanic world is fighting itself into destruction.

When a church minister and elders are at war in the church, you can know that God has already left that church. When the church members are at war with the church minister, then you can know that it's the Last Days.

From now on, such phenomena will happen in the world. The position where the most blood was spilled is the position where Jesus was crucified.

In this position is the place Jesus should resurrect again. Korea is exactly the country in that position. In that sense the Lord at the Second Advent will come from Korea.

Centering on North and South Korea, at the dividing line of right and left, the communist and democratic worlds came into existence.

Many families were separated, on the national level. If you understand this, you can under, stand God's providence. (50-72)

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