Transcript FINAL 19 Preparation for Second Coming

Preparation for the
Second Coming
Chapter 19
400 year Preparation for Messiah
Protestant
Reformation
Treaty
of Westphalia
French
Revolution
World War I
1517
1648
1789
1918
The Period
of
Reformations
and
Renaissance
Formation
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The Period
of Religious
and
Ideological
Conflicts
Growth
The Period of
Maturation
of Politics,
Economy and
Ideology
Completion
400 year Preparation for Messiah;
Stages of External Preparation
Politics
Feudal
Society
Monarchy
Democracy
Capitalism
Economic
Democracy
Steam
Energy
Electricity,
Oil
Atomic
Energy, IT
Formation
Growth
Completion
Economics Feudalism
Technology
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The Cain-type View of Life (Humanism)
• Seeks external aspects of the original nature.
• Emphasis on reason or empirical observation.
• Focuses on individual.
• Grew through the Enlightenment into atheism
and materialism and finally into communism.
• Historical figures of Cain-type view of life:
D .F Strauss, L. Feuerbach, Karl Marx,
F. Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Mao
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The Abel-type View of Life
• Seeks internal aspects of the original nature.
• Emphasis on faith and spirituality.
• Encouraged people to follow internal
pursuits to seek God.
• Grew from the religious reformations to
Western democracy.
• Historical figures of Abel-type view of life:
Immanuel Kant, J. G. Fichte, Friedrich
Schelling, & Hegel
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Cain-Abel Struggle on World Level
French Revolution : “Reign of Terror”
Fight to tear down the absolute monarchy – the remnants of feudalism.
Renaissance
Cain-type
Thought
Cain-type
Democracy
Communist
Democracy
England and American Revolutions
Fight to win religious freedom – centered on God-centered values.
Religious
Reformation
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Abel-type
Thought
Abel-type
Democracy
Multi-party
Democracy
World War I : 1914 - 1918
Allied
Central
USA
England
France
Germany
AustriaHungary
Turkey
Abel
Cain
Victory for the Allied forces
8.7 million killed
League of Nations
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Atlas of Modern World History, 1989
Qualifications for
Abel & Cain Sides
1. Abel side – Supports God’s Providence
• Struck first
• Democratic
• Protects religious freedom
2. Cain side – Blocks God’s Providence
• Attacks first
• Totalitarian
• Persecutes religion
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World War II : 1939 - 1945
Allied
Central
USA
England
France
Germany
Japan
Italy
Abel
Cain
Victory for the Allied forces
37.6 million killed
United Nations
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Atlas of Modern World History, 1989
God’s Providence in the World Wars
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World War I
1918
World War II
1945
World War III
Cain-Able Unity
Birth of
the Lord of
Second Advent
God’s Word:
Public Mission
of LSA
Realization of
the Ideal World
World War III : 1945 —
Democracy
Communism
Abel
Cain
Victory depends on human responsibility
170 million killed
Global System of “Good Governance”
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La Figaro, November 18, 1976
Democracy
The advantages in democracy:
• Strong economic growth.
• Freedom of religion; belief in God
• Human rights; democracy.
The disadvantages in democracy:
•Extreme individualism (immorality)
•Lack of responsibility
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Communism
The advantages in communism:
• A centrally planned economy,
• More disciplined society.
The disadvantages in communism:
• Justification of violence,
• Denies existence of a God,
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A Sweet Potato Between Two Stones
To the North:
China, the largest communist
country in the world.
To the South:
India, the largest democratic
country in the world.
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Solving the ideological conflict between communism
and democracy is in Nepal’s national interest.
Fundamental Problem
Instead of focusing on "power"
(control vs. freedom)
Headwing Ideology focuses
on "education."
Principle education generates
“self-control” through development
of a God-centered conscience.
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Headwing Ideology
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Right Wing and Left Wing
Both need  Headwing.
Headwing Ideology
Interdependence, Mutual Prosperity, Universally Shared Values
Interdependence
Production to meet needs
Fair distribution
Reasonable consumption
Economic Community
(Distribution)
Mutual Prosperity
Universally
Shared Values
Overcome selfishness
Human rights,
opportunities guaranteed
Shared power and honor
Political Community
Universal Values:
(Absolute Sex)
Moral and ethical society
World of shimjung culture
Ethical Community
(Management)
(Heart)
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Interdependence
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“Ownership” in both capitalist and socialist
economies are simply material possession. They
lack the dimension of love. Human beings were to
exercise joint ownership (stewardship) over all
things–with a heart of gratitude to God. In Creation
for example all birds “own” the sky; all fish “own” the
ocean, all animals “own” the land. No single bird,
fish or animal monopolizes everything.
In a family, the property is legally owned by
the parents. But more important than a legal
document, children always have a heart of gratitude
and love towards their parents and take good care
of the family property as if it were their own.
Mutual Prosperity
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This is “ownership of government” and requires a
public-minded attitude; it is spiritual in nature. In
Western societies the policy of separating church
and state has, in effect, removed ethical and moral
principles from governing. Communists call
themselves a “people’s democracy,” but outlaw
religion altogether. Both systems of government
have become self-serving: “governments of their
party, by their party, for their party.” If the spiritual
and moral dimensions of social order are not
addressed, then these economic developments will
be undermined, as we are seeing today in both
democratic and communist societies.
Universally Shared Values
The concept of universal values is
the very core of an ideal society. If
we cannot find universal ethics and
morals that resonate with all cultures
and religions, we will never be able
to create a world that is peaceful,
interdependent and co-prosperous.
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Three Responsibilities
Families of
True Love
Character of
Goodness
God
Mind
God
Man
Body
Societies of
Co-prosperity
Children
All
Things
Man
Ideal
World
Man
Universal Ethics
God
Woman
Universal Morals
( most essential )
One Family
Under God
The Family: A Paradigm of
“Good Governance”
The basic values and virtues of good
governance are all taught in the model
family. Building families of true love is
more fundamental and important to the
well-being of society than any other
tradition, including: freedom of speech;
rule of law; freedom of religion;
ownership of private property;
multi-party, free and fair elections, etc.
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End of Conflict
The fighting and conflict cannot end in
an era of democracy – of brothers –
but will only come to an end in the era
of parent-centered thought
(headwing ideology).
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CSG, pg. 272
Thank you !
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