[071] Words of Hak Ja Han Book 1 - Global Unity Through True Parents Part 2 : Global Mission Strategy for National Restoration 3) Central Providential Nations and the Responsibilities of Each Mission Country
3. America—the elder son's responsibility - 3
True Father established America as the elder son. An elder son should be a filial son to his parents and a respected elder brother for his siblings, but has America fulfilled that responsibility?
You cannot enter the kingdom of heaven based on the mere fact that you were given a responsibility. True Father has taught you and shown you what you need to do 100 percent, and if you cannot put that into practice, you will be disgraced.
True Father first thought of the Las Vegas providence because he wished to establish America in a position to carry out its responsibility. True Father called Las Vegas the "sin city,” didn't he? It means that Las Vegas is a sinful city.
Why, then, did he begin the providence here? Whatever the motive may be, when you consider the position of Las Vegas today, you can see that its environment is such that everything that happens here is connected to the world.
At the time of the Roman Empire, it was said that all roads lead to Rome. At the time of the British Empire, it was said that the sun never sets on the British Empire. Las Vegas is in an environment where it can be connected to the world, and True Parents knew that.
If this city can be restored to Heaven's side, ultimately the restoration of the world will become possible. Though it has casinos where people from all over the world gather, it also has a remarkable system for holding conventions and also enough hotels to house hundreds of thousands of people in one city. What an amazing environment this is!
This is the only city with such an environment. There are many travelers here, aren't there? When people visit this place, they think only of their country's interests.
However, if you can form connections with such people and witness to them, it will be an opportunity to spread our movement around the world. The people who come here from other countries are people of rank, either in the financial sector or in other sectors.
It could be said to be a city that Heaven has prepared for a certain time. Though it is a city that has a bad image throughout the world, it will be able to save the entire world if we can digest and resurrect it internally. In other words, in Las Vegas we can start indemnifying the responsibility that America failed to fulfill. (2013.05.02, Cheon Hwa Gung) |