Consideration of the Concept of the Second Coming in the Divine Principle.

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< Consideration of the Ambiguous Explanations and Confusion Induced by the Concept of the Second Coming in the Divine Principle. >

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1.  Quotation from the Divine Principle.

I

Therefore, Jesus, who comes again as the perfected substantial being of this standard, should not come as a spiritual body.

< Divine Principle. P. 541. Upper. 1 beginning ~ Upper. 2 middle. >

II

Just as in the first coming, He should come as a being perfected in both spirit and flesh, grafting all humanity onto Him in both spirit and flesh to make them one body (Romans 11:17), so that they may be perfected in both spirit and flesh and govern both the invisible and visible worlds.

< Divine Principle. P. 541. Upper. 2 middle ~ Upper. 5 end. >

2.  Consideration of the Contradictions and Conflicts in the Above Excerpts.

In the above excerpts:

< * I > states that “The second coming of Jesus should not be in the form of a spiritual body.”

< * II > states that “The second coming of Jesus should be in both spirit and flesh.”

These two excerpts present mutually contradictory and conflicting concepts.

In the context of the entire Principle Lecture, especially in the theory of the second coming, we have seen explanations that focus on the conclusion that Jesus must come again in both spirit and flesh to complete the physical salvation that He left unfinished during His first coming, where His spiritual body achieved only spiritual salvation.

Therefore, the second coming of Jesus must be as a perfected substantial being that encompasses both spirit and flesh < * II >.

In emphasizing the necessity of the physical birth of the returning Messiah, it seems that the explanation in the above excerpt < * I > could lead to the misconception and error that the returning Messiah must come only in the flesh and should not come as a spiritual entity.

According to the principle of creation, humans are composed of both a spiritual body and a physical body.

A human with only a physical body without a spiritual body appears as a corpse, and a human with only a spiritual body without a physical body appears as a ghost.

According to the principle of creation, when God created humans, He first made the physical body and then breathed the spiritual body into it, as seen in Genesis (Genesis 2:7).

Therefore, for a human on earth to reach perfection, they must possess both a physical body and a spiritual body simultaneously, completing their portion of responsibility to become a perfected human.

Thus, as explained in the above excerpt < * II >, it becomes clear that the returning Jesus will come as a perfected human, possessing both a spiritual body and a physical body.

3.   Conclusion.

The returning Jesus will come as a perfected human, possessing both a spiritual body and a physical body simultaneously.

The spiritual body of the resurrected Jesus achieved only spiritual salvation, and the physical salvation that He left unfinished will be completed through His second coming.

Therefore, it is concluded that the second coming must be as a perfected substantial being that encompasses both the spiritual body and the physical body.

Thus, the above excerpt < * I > should be revised and explained as follows:

Therefore, Jesus, who comes again as the perfected substantial being of this standard, should not come only just as a spiritual body.