< The Providential Historical Path of Orthodoxy and Heresy. >
In the Old Testament era, the bloodline descendants of Abraham, who upheld God's will and suffered persecution in Egypt, were the first chosen people of Israel.
The Christians, who upheld the resurrected Jesus and carried on the second providential restoration despite being accused of heresy by the first chosen people of Israel, became the second chosen people of Israel.
(The bloodline descendants of Abraham, the first chosen people of Israel, claimed they were orthodox while rejecting the Messiah and crucifying him, persecuted the Christians who succeeded in the providence, labeling them as heretics.)
However, as mentioned earlier, we know that just as Jesus foretold in Luke 17:25 that He would suffer many things upon His return, He will also be accused of heresy by the entire Christian community, the second chosen people of Israel.
(The second chosen people of Israel, the global Christian believers, claimed their orthodoxy while persecuting the returning Messiah and His disciples as heretics.)
If that happens, just as God abandoned the Jews who rejected Jesus, He will have no choice but to abandon the Christians who persecute the returning Jesus (Matthew 7:23).
In that case, the Korean people, who must uphold the returning Lord and complete God's third providence, will become the third chosen people of Israel.
However, since the Korean people, the third chosen people of Israel, rejected and persecuted the returning Messiah,
God abandoned the Korean people and raised a new third chosen people of Israel, which is the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification composed of blessed families worldwide.
From that point on, it was proclaimed that religion would be abolished and the Family Federation would become the center of providence.
Thus, although once the chosen people upholding God's will as the "orthodox," when they rejected and persecuted the new Messiah and criticized him as a "heretic," thereby abandoning the providential will,
God abandoned them and left, raising a new chosen people again.
This has been the anguishing providential history of restoration.
The bloodline descendants of Abraham: the first Israel. The Christians upholding Jesus: the second Israel. The nation where the returning Jesus descends: the third Israel. The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, composed of the blessed families of the returning Messiah: the fourth Israel
Overview of the Historical Path of the Returning Messiah
For the first time in the history of providential restoration, the universal blessing ceremony encompassing both the physical and spiritual worlds was held, distinguishing it from the initial Messiah.
Since starting the providence of the returning Messiah from nothing in 1954, he faced intense opposition and false accusations from established churches, enduring six imprisonments (twice in North Korea, once in Japan, twice in South Korea, and once in the United States).
Despite this, by 1994, he had successfully pioneered vibrant global missionary work, sending missionaries to 195 countries.
He established his own blessed family and propagated blessed direct bloodline children, and by 1994, approximately 400 million couples had been blessed globally.
This equates to 800 million people, and with an average of three first-generation children per family, the population of blessed families on Earth totals about 2 billion.
Including potential blessed candidates and followers studying the principles of restoration worldwide, and considering up to five generations of descendants from blessed families, the number becomes incalculable.
This accomplishment, considering the 30 years since 1994 up to 2024, illustrates an exponential increase in descendants per family.
The behind-the-scenes providential achievements are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
These members belong to the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification and are the fourth chosen people of Israel.
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