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Friday, December 19, 2014

Be Confident of Your Salvation

Let’s look at Matthew 7: 22, 23 [22  "Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'] On the day when Jesus comes again, countless number of people, millions, billions, will come to Him saying, “'Lord, Lord, we prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, received the gift of speaking tongues and perform many miracles and signs in Your name, and why did you turn away from us and not take us to heaven? And Jesus will declare to them, “I don’t know where you came from? Get away you, abominable people.
Matthew 15: 21, [His lord said to him, well done good and faithful servant. You were faithful over few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.] So, here, we have one side that did so many great things for Jesus, and they say, “Lord, Lord” but He scolds them and kicks them out. But to another group, they cannot even prophesy, speak tongues, perform miracles, or do anything special, but He says, “Well done good and faithful servants. Enter into the joy of your Lord” and takes them to heaven. Then, which group do you want to be part of? Both groups believe in God and believe in Jesus. One group was forsaken despite the fact that they did so many great things, just like miracles and wonders. But the other group did not do anything, but they are taken to heaven. So, as we see this, one it true and the other was deceived. Do you believe this?
From the time of Adam up to 6,000 years, there’s always been two powers, the true and the false, the true God, the false god, true Jesus, the false Jesus, true spirit, false spirit, true Bible, false Bible. So in the time of Jesus, even though millions of people were worshipping in Jerusalem, Jesus appeared and said, “Those millions of people are worshipping the devil. The God that I’m teaching you is the true God.” And for the first time, the true was God was introduced. But before Jesus came, they could not tell the difference between the true God and the false God. And they worship that false God everyday as if it was the true God. So who teaches about the false God? The teachers of Satan. Satan’s teachers teach the false. But who teaches the truth? The teachers sent by Jesus. Jesus teachers teach about the true God. Because the false teacher teaches about the false god, the Bible they are using is also a false Bible. And when the true teacher comes and teaches about the true God, then the Bible also is the true Bible. And because it’s the false Bible, it’s also a false testimony. But here, is a true testimony of the true teacher.
So, since it’s the false Bible and false testimony, you become a false Christian. That’s why the song, “Lord, I want to be a Christian” really has a deep meaning. On this side, we have true Christian. So, false Christian then has false character. So because everything is false, you can’t help but have false character. But here, we have true character. And those who have a false character have false salvation. They think that they are saved, but they are not acknowledged by heaven at all. But these people here receive true salvation; they do not worry about it. At the end, we have Matthew 7: 22, 23. I don’t know where you came from and they are all whipped once are kicked out. On this side, people here, Matthew 25:21, “Good and faithful sons; Enter into the joy of your Father.”
If you had not come here to Elijah Gospel Missionary Institute, would you be on this side, or this side? You would have been on the false side. Would you have been in trouble? You would have been in trouble. I hope that you realized, you just barely received salvation. When you packed up your bag and decided to leave, but you stayed, that was the moment that you decided your fate. And those who went back home, shows their fate, and they may believe in Jesus a thousand, ten thousand years, but they will not find salvation, they are finished forever.
Matthew 5:8, [Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.] Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. A long time ago, there was once a king, and as he became king, he had a baby prince. Because this king is very wise, he did not want his prince, his son to be born in the palace which is full of luxury and immorality, and vice. So this king committed his beloved son to his wife, so that she must raise him up in the pure atmosphere in the country side. And so she was sent to the country side and he went to the palace. From that day on, this queen devoted herself fully in raising this little prince. And day by day, this prince grew, and he became so bright and so smart. If he just taught one thing, he can also learn two or three, and even ten other things. And when he grew as a young man, he was also a very good archer. So, not only did he study well, but he was also good in archery.
So, if there was a hole in the water pot, he could put mud at the tip of the arrow and shoot that arrow, and plug the whole. He was so good. One day, when he was playing with his bow and arrow, he shot a lady’s water pot that she was carrying on her head, and the pot broke and she’s covered in water. This lady got so mad, she said, “You are so evil. You don’t even have a father that’s why.” And this prince, this young boy, heard that he had no father and it shocked him that day.
And he came right to his mother and said, “Mother, mother, tell me do I have a father or not? Until then, the queen had concealed their identity even to the neighbors and acted like a commoner in front of anyone else. But now her son was asking her, she had to tell him the truth. “You have a father for sure. Your father is not like any other father or ordinary father, but he is the king of this nation. But when you were young, he left for the palace. And he said if you want to go back to the palace and be prince, you have to do something.” “Oh, what is that?” “I was going to tell you when you become a little bit older, but since you keep on asking me, I’ll tell you. Your father buried a sword under a pine tree which is standing among seven mountains and seven valleys. If you find that sword and you bring that sword back to him, then he will recognize you as his son and he will receive you, and accept you and will give you the royal power, the throne, the authority, and the kingdom.” “Really.” And this son, this prince was so happy because he had a father, and that his father was alive. Not only that, his father was the king of the nation who could not be compared with any father. And so he was so joyful. From that night on, he couldn’t even sleep.
And beginning the next day, he started to search for the sword. “Mother, I can’t wait until I get older. I’m going to start finding that sword today.” And he left home with some food. So he has to go a pine tree among seven mountains and seven valleys, but as he look to the east, the west, north, south, all he can see are mountains and pine trees. He doesn’t know which directions, which way, which side to go. So he doesn’t know which east, west, the south, or the north. Because he earnestly desired to see his father and long to see him, it didn’t matter to him and he is still encouraged to go out. He just went to each mountain and its valleys and he started digging under the pine trees. But because he did not know on which side it was on, there was so many mountains, so many valleys, so many pine trees, and he didn’t even know how deep under the pine trees it was. There is no way for him to know which side it was. He didn’t even know which direction it was, and he just went out. So what do you think, he will not be able to fine anything.
At times, he met wild animals and he was chased by them and he fell from a cliff and he almost died. And his once good-looking healthy face became all scratched by thorns. His soft hands became blistered and became so rough and hard. At times, he starve for many days, so he collapse somewhere deep in the mountains. And some passing strangers would save him. Sometimes, he would be thirsty, and just collapse and people passing by will save him. He went through these hardships for years and so many years he almost died, but still he could not find the sword. So after many, many years, he came back home, and he sat on the floor, and with a sigh he said. “Maybe I will not be able to see my father at all.” Just then, heaven was touched by this prince’s desire to see his father. And so God showed him where the sword was. So, while he was sitting on the floor and sighing, he heard the sound of a cricket chirping, and it was right under him. As he looks down, there’s a big cornerstone under his feet, and when he looked at it, there were seven ups and downs, with seven rows on top of it. So there are scratches going up and down. He saw that it was seven peaks and seven valleys, and there was a pine tree pillar, a pillar made out of pine. And he realized maybe this is it, and he dug and there was the sword.
Have all of you found the glittering sword of eternal life coming here? Have you found the sword of character? Have you found the glittering sword of truth? Our sword was in our house, in our country. In order to find eternal life, in order to find salvation, how much did you wandered. You went to this denomination, that denomination, this prayer meeting, that prayer meeting. We were even seized by false religious leaders. We lost out homes, our families, even lost our health. And some people even went to the United States or Japan, or even England to study theology and look for God. We lost and ruined our family, we lost our youth. And how many people wasted their time and just went to their death. But where was the sword? It was in our home, it was in our country, our home. 
 So, this prince jumped up and down in joy after finding the sword. This was his dream which was being fulfilled at the very moment and how many time he almost died looking for the sword. The scenes of all that he went through looking for the word, the times where he was climbing up the mountains being chased by the wild animals, the times where he fell of the cliff, the time he collapse in hunger and thirst, he was so excited and overjoyed that he jump up and down and he held it tight in his arms. So after jumping up and down for a while, he wrapped his sword in white cloth, and he wrapped it again and again, and he put it deep into his clothes, and he left home. He said, “Mother, after I met father, I will come back and take you on a golden chariot” and he left. So how happy do you think the mother feel seeing his son leaving. So, this boy went through so much suffering and training looking for the sword that he could run and go over the mountains and through the valleys for many days without even eating, yet he was filled with strength and energy, picturing what his father would look like.  Sometimes, when he slept at night, he held the sword very tight in his arms and slept. Other times, he will sleep in inns or taverns, and when he’s sleeping he would hold tight on this sword. He could not lose his sword, because this sword was his father, his father the king, it was his life. Will you also hold on to what you have received? But people don’t know how to. You heard how this Gospel came to you. The truth was not given to you just for free, but people lose it so easily, and they gave it to the deceiver Satan, and they walked around empty handed. They don’t even know where they lost and when they lost it. I hope that you will be smart princes and princesses.
But this boy whether he was sleeping on a straw pile, or in the mountains, and in taverns, whether he’s awake or asleep, his whole mind is focused on the sword. And even if he doesn’t eat, he remembers to hold on the sword. And after many, many days, he finally heard that the palace is close by, so he begun to run even faster and his heart beat more excitingly. “Oh, my father is not like any father, he is the greatest king. I wonder what he looks like. Would he be happy to see me? And his heart is beating faster and faster. Five miles, three miles, one mile, finally he can see the palace. And he has never seen such a huge building in all his life, it looks like a mountain. He sees carved woods. His heart beat even faster.
At the gate, there’s a tall man, guard with a long spear, but because his father is the king, he didn’t even look at him. All he could think of for so many years was his father. He could not think of anything else, no one could tempt him; no one could make him afraid. So it doesn’t matter who would try and tempt him. Would he not go to his father if tempted with food or position or power? So, depending on how much we love our Real Father depends on how much chastity we have to Him. Anyway, he just kept on walking, so the guard said, “Hey, who do you think you are that you just walk in to the palace?” So when he looked at him it was the guard. “Who are you?” “I’m the king’s son.” What, a beggar? This beggar is saying that he is the king’s son. You can imagine what he looked like. Do you think that he wash his clothes? Do you think that he even took a bath? He didn’t have time to washed, he just kept on running, because he just wanted to hurry up and go met his father. So he was covered with sweat, dirt, smell, his hair was all tangled.
“What? You are saying that the king is your father? How dare you say that? You say the king is your father? So, this young boy looked at him and says, “He is my real father.” No adult, no child ever shouted him like that. He thought this beggar boy would run away but instead, he shouted loud at him saying that the king is his real father. He was shocked. So the guard looked at him carefully,… and he has the kind of look like the king. The guard became a little shocked and said, “Okay, please wait here.” So he went to the king and said. “There’s a boy, a beggar and he is saying that the king is his real father and he won’t go.” “Tell him to come in.” So, the boy starts to come in to the king. Though he was dressed like a beggar and his clothes were tattered, he walked so proudly like a soldier. Why? Because he had the token which shows that he was a prince.
That's why those who have the sword of the character, the sword of the truth, the sword of eternal life, have no fear, there’s nothing to fear. The judgment? There’s nothing to fear. They can even climb up into God’s knees and be a baby. Without that they are afraid to go near Him. He goes in front of the king and he bows down. “Are you my prince?” “Yes.” “Then show me the token that you are the prince?” “Okay.” And from his clothes he took out this sword wrapped many times. With the sword in his hands he said, “Here it is.” The king took the sword and put it in the sheath and it fits perfectly. So the king came down and said, “My son, my prince, my prince, my son, how much did you suffer to look for this sword? How many times you were chased by the wild animals? How many times did you fall by the cliff, suffer from thirst, and suffer from hunger, and collapse? Do you know why I have you go through all this troubles? You are to be king over this whole nation and ruler over the people, and I wanted you to learn strong will and patience, that's why I had you, do this. And the king hugged him and gave to his son crown, his power, and his scepter and he gave him the kingdom. This king, was King Yuri, the son of King Tonyong, famous in Korean history.
Our Real Daddy can take all of you to heaven right now, but he makes you collect junks, he makes you go and work somewhere, he makes you do daily labor, or serve without pay, and be a volunteer, and he makes you go through bitter experiences in the world, gives you spiritual drought, and puts you in the light, and puts you into darkness, but this all because you are to be the heavenly kings who will rule not over this earth but the entire universe. So, in order to give you complete, unchanging character, he allows you go through this. Do you think that the King of the universe has no money and that’s why he has you collect junk and sell it? Why would he make you go through so much trouble working in the apple orchards, or pear orchards? And even though there are all the words of eternal life, why does He had us go through spiritual drought, and then puts you into the light and into darkness? Even though it hurts His heart, He does this in order to train you to become kings of this universe.
The sword of the character, the sword of the truth, the sword of eternal life which you have received here, will you take care of it like the little prince? The sword that you have found here is your Real Father. It’s no different than your Father, you exchange for the throne and for the entire universe. But people don’t even know what it is, and they just leave so easily and they walked around empty handed. They lose it while they are sleeping, or walking, or if their enemy threatens them, they lose them. I hope that you become smart princes and princesses.
So, if you just have this sword, then you will not be afraid of the king of heaven. We can climb up to His knees and play with Him. And you need not to worry about judgment, you’ll just passed judgment. And when you have this, you will be able to sit on the throne of heaven. You don’t even need to worry about salvation. We can be confident of our salvation. I hope that you have confidence in your salvation. Let’s not talk about salvation anymore. That's what the people in the world who follow the demon, they are following the false truth and they are wondering whether they are saved or not. But for us, we don’t have to worry about. So what if we die? Death? We learn a few days ago, we are born into an immortal family, eternal family. We are dignified children of an immortal family. So, let’s not talk about salvation.
Nowadays, those Christians, those who attend the Protestant churches, they have such a dream and desire. They say, “I wish I could be embraced by Abraham like Lazarus. Even in a dream and I’ll be saved.” And they wish to see Abraham. Abraham? Do you think being old is everything? There’s a saying, “That when someone is old they are empty hearted.” Abraham is empty hearted brother. What does the Bible call Abraham? The father of faith. But, I want to tell you that he is the father of unbelief. Abraham is the father of what? The father of unbelief. So I hope that from now, you will not call him a father of faith, but call him a father of unbelief. Will you do that? All you have to do is do as I say. Regardless of what is written in the Bible, just do what I say.
Then, why is he a father of unbelief? If you look in Genesis 17:1, [When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.] So, when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. Why did God say this to him? Our Real Father led Abraham from the land of Ur of the Chaldeans which was full of idolatry, moral corruptions. He took him out of the city and walked with him hand in hand for years. So, our Father begged him to believe in Him but he wouldn’t.
One time, he went to Egypt. He crossed the border and went to Egypt and there are a lot of dark skinned people there. As he looked at his wife Sarah, she’s very beautiful. He’s afraid that they would kill him because he is the husband and take her. He can’t see God, and God doesn’t seem to protect him. So he lied and said, “He is my sister.” Let’s read Genesis 12:10, 11, [Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land.] Let’s look at here. Abraham was a very wealthy man but because he had nothing to eat, he went to Egypt to get some food. You know, we are not the only ones who go through hardships. Going through hardships is an experience and a blessing throughout eternity. When we go to heaven there is no poverty. We must learn the lessons of poverty on this earth before we go to heaven. So this wealthy man had nothing to eat, so he went down to Egypt for food. Let’s continue reading. [And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt that he said to Sarai his wife: "Indeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful countenance. And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "Indeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful countenance. Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, 'This is his wife'; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. Please say you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that I may live because of you." So it was, when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful. The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to Pharaoh's house.] Abraham had been walking with God hand in hand until he arrived in the land of Egypt. Then as he thought to himself, those dark skinned Egyptians would want to take his wife. When he looked at his wife, she looked so beautiful. “Dear” “What?” “You are really beautiful.” “It’s been so many years but what do you mean that I’m so beautiful?” “No, you are really beautiful. Please help me.” “How can I help you?” “Those dark skinned Egyptians, if they knew that I’m your husband, they’re going to kill me and take you. So please, don’t call me your husband but call me your brother.” “Oh, please have some faith. How come the head of the family does not have faith?” “Please, please, help me.” his holding on to her skirt. “Fine, then I’ll do whatever you say.” And of course, Sarah was one of her sisters among his relatives but now he was his wife, so it was a lie. No matter how he thought about it, Abraham could not believe that God would protect him. So, is he a father of faith or a father of unbelief? Even though God had walked with him for so many years and asked him to believe Him, to believe in His love, he wouldn’t believe in Him.
So, because he could not trust in God and he made this plan in himself, he thought that he was smarter than God, but in the end, it caused him to lose his wife. If he said, “Oh, this is my wife.” And then they would say, “Oh, she’s married” and they wouldn’t have taken her. But because he said that this is my sister, they thought that she was unmarried, so they took her. And since they took her, could he say, “Oh, she is my wife.” So, he lost her and he just prayed in tears and said, “Oh, God, forgive me. I will believe you from now. I won’t doubt you anymore, so please, return my wife to me.” So, he just cried, and didn’t even eat dinner. Look at this Abraham, how pitiful.
Let’s read verse 17, [But the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. And Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? "Why did you say, 'She was your sister'? I might have taken her as my wife. Now therefore, here is your wife; take her and go your way.”] If you look at in verse 17 it says, [[But the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.] Our Father is strange. Even though his own son lied and lost his wife, he did not scold his son but instead scold Pharaoh and said, “Why are you taking someone else’s wife” and sent plagues and shut all the wombs of the women of Egypt that night. The king said, “But he said she was his sister.” “It doesn’t matter, just give her back.” So the king of Egypt was scolded. That's why if God’s children don’t have faith, innocent gentiles, and the people in the world are scolded. And they suffer for nothing. Please, have faith in God.
If we believe in His love, then the world receives blessings. But if we don’t believe His love, they perished. That's why God’s children, if they don’t have faith then the world suffers. So in verse 16, let’s see what he received from the king. [He treated Abram well for her sake. He had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.] He lost his for a night, since then he received animals. Look at him; do you think he’s embarrassed coming out with all those animals? Is he a son of God? Even the sons of Satan wouldn’t do that. What a shame. I wish I could have taken a picture of that, click and show those protestant believers. He is nothing special. I hope you will embrace Abraham. Was he a father of faith or a father of unbelief? How pitiful. What an idiot. Even though he walked with God for so many years….
If you look in a certain Korean translation of the Bible says, “Fool, hey you fool.” Abraham was a complete fool. It’s written so very funny in the Bible. Yes, Abraham is an idiot. So, if he lost his wife once and disappointed our Father, then should he not have faith from then on? He didn’t, instead of believing in Him…. Let’s read Genesis 20 from verse 1, [And Abraham journeyed from there to the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar. Now Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, "Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife." But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, "Lord, will You slay a righteous nation also? "Did he not say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she, even she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this. And God said to him in a dream, "Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.] Abraham lost his wife again to the king of Gerar, he lied again. And our Father again without scolding His own son, He went to the king of Gerar and scolded him, “Why did you take away My son’s wife? Why did you take another man’s wife? And he said, “But she said that she was his sister, and he said that she was his sister.” Yes, they made a nice plan. “But I didn’t go near her. You know, God protected Abraham‘s wife form being touched by the gentile king. If you become the loving wife of God’s beloved son, you receive the same treatment as the son. That's why the whole family receives blessings, not only the whole family, but the country and the whole world can be blessed.
That's our Father followed this foolish child of His even to the heathen nation and redeemed his lost wife for him. What a pitiful husband, he can’t even take care of his own wife. But because he is His own son, he kept her pure; he kept her from being defiled. So, Abraham lied here and there until he was how old? Until he was 99 years old. And because Abraham had no faith, one day God came to him. He appeared to him, “Abraham. ‘Yes.’ ‘How old are you?’ ’99.’ ’99?’ Please, act on your age. Aren’t you ashamed? Until when are you going to go around like that without any faith? I’m the almighty God who could transform you completely, so please walked blamelessly before Me.” This is what Genesis chapter 20:1 means.
Now, can we still call Abraham a father of faith? All you have to do is just do what I tell you. Will you do whatever I tell you to do? Yes, call him a father of unbelief from now. Oh, I wish I could take a picture at that time. How funny to take a picture from behind. When you go to heaven, I hope that you will hug him and say, “Brother, act your age.” And he will just be ashamed and he will lower his head down, he will be at a lost of words. I think Abraham is a little afraid that we will go up to heaven and he’s wondering what he’s going to say to us. I hope that you will know that you have more faith than Abraham. Then was Abraham saved or not? He’s walking up in heaven right now. Then, why did Daddy say that he was a father of faith? Because he had so little faith and no matter how much God asked him to, he wouldn’t believe Him. He was weak-minded until he was 99 years old. And finally, when he was given the son Isaac, he had faith, and he was called a father of faith. Is there anyone here who is 99 years old, 120 years old? Nobody. They are even teen-agers, and young men and women in their twenties. You are truly fathers of faith, ten times, hundred times better than Abraham. So since Abraham was saved, then all of you don’t have to worry about salvation. If you can’t be saved, then we must drag Abraham down from heaven. How can someone with such little faith stay up in heaven? I hope that you will have confidence in salvation.
The reason why our Father called him a father of faith was, because he could not believe for so long, but finally, when he believe, “Oh, finally, now you trust Me, now you believe Me, I will call you the father of faith.’ Our Father is not like the God of the church who is looking for the reason to kill us and destroy us. But our Father is someone who is always has a reason to bless us. But for Abraham, He could not find a reason not to bless him and to reward him. So finally, when he believed Him, He was so happy and He gave him the title “the father of faith.” So the reason why God called a father of faith was, our Father is saying this, “Look, even Abraham who have no faith I saved him, you must have confidence in your salvation. I hope that you walk with confidence.
But you know, Enoch walk with God for 300 years. I can’t follow Enoch. Enoch? Please, don’t mention it. There’s no one as empty hearted as him. Genesis 5:21, [Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah.  After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years.] How old was Enoch when he had a son? He was 65 years old. Walking with God, does it mean he kept his step with God or not? Yes, he kept his step with God. But from when? When he begot his son, at the age of 65 he began his step with God. Until then, if God told him to go to the mountains, he will go to the city, and when he is told to go to the city, he will go to the mountains. Even until he was 65 he couldn’t obey. He was empty hearted, isn’t it true? Of course, there are teen-agers here walking with our Real Father here hand in hand. And it says, he walked for 300 years? What’s that? You will walk for eternity with Him. Do you believe that you are more righteous than Enoch? Please believe. He is so empty hearted and it took him 60 years, more that 60 years to finally walk with God. And where is he right now? He is walking in heaven. But we are ten times, a hundred times more righteous than him and we can’t go to heaven? If we can’t go to heaven, then he must come down. How can he dare walk around like that? When others greater than him are still on this earth, the judge of heaven will not allow this unfairness. Such an unrighteous, faithless, empty hearted people as Abraham, Enoch are walking in heaven right now. So we must not worry but have confidence in our salvation.
The reason why we are still in this world is because we are saviors and we are to save the world. It’s not because you are not yet righteous. Do you understand? Those empty hearted people are walking in heaven, why can’t we go there? I hope that you believe that you have more faith and more righteous than Enoch. That's why we should not even talk about salvation. Does what I say seem true? It’s true.
But we can’t follow angels. Angels? Please, don’t mention angels. Let me ask you, who originally committed sin first? Angels. What sin did we commit in the Garden of Eden? We didn’t sin. We are beautiful princes and princesses without spot or wrinkle. But angels, committed sin in heaven. And we receive all the curses and disasters. Is this true? What sin do we have? We don’t even have the slightest bit of sin. It’s the angels who committed sin but we receive all the results. The Bible says that all the angels will minister to us, and protect us, and help us. Isn’t this true? Yes, they are servants, ministering spirits who will serve us.
Do you think that they serve and protect us for no reason? It’s because their conscience are bothered. Even if they serve us for millions and billions of years, they can’t pay us back for the damage that they brought upon us. We are sinless, pure and innocent sons and daughters in the garden. But because the angels fell and committed sin, we are beaten up, we starve, we are diseased, we die, and we went through so much hardships and sufferings for 6,000 years. That’s why even if they serve and minister us for trillion of years they can’t repay us. And that's why because they are sorry; they are following us and serving us. So whenever you need help use them.

You don’t have to feel sorry to them at all. They will feel sorry to us forever. We have no sin. So, do not ever talk about your sins ever again. What sin do we have? It’s the angels who sinned and we received all the end results of it. I hope that you would believe the fact that you are more righteous than Abraham and more righteous than Enoch, holy sons and daughters than the angels. Please, don’t ever forget. So be confident over your salvation and sing and march to heaven. Since you found the sword, how happy you must be.

Friday, December 12, 2014

BE DIRT

[In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.] (Gen. 3:19)
After Adam, whom our heavenly Father formed from the dust of the ground, sinned, God said to him, "You are dust, and to dust you will return." Many people believe that God was cursing Adam, "Go into a grave of dirt and die forever," for the sin of disobeying His command. However, was He really cursing Adam? Of course, He was not.
Why was God telling Adam to return to dust?
No one knows the origin of dirt, which has existed from the beginning of time. There is no mention of God creating dirt when He created the heavens and the earth. Though we do not know exactly when He created it, God arranged the dirt that He created from the beginning and used it to form man.
When Jehovah God begot His adorable, youngest son Adam, He hugged him, kissed him, and rejoiced, [You are my son, today I have begotten you.] (Psa. 2:7) Why did He form His precious son Adam from something as common and worthless as dirt instead of carving him from fine wood or beautiful stone, or making him out of valuable gold or a precious jewel?
No one but our Daddy knows the mystery of how dirt became human flesh. Moreover, animals, plants, and all creation came from the dirt. Though their shapes and sizes are all different, they all came from dirt. Regardless of their appearance, they all return to the bosom of dirt when they die.

Dirt Is the "Mother" of All Creation
Dirt is a loving mother that imparts happiness to creation. Everything in nature, including four-legged animals, birds, and humans are born from dirt and live happily forever in the bosom of dirt, their mother. We build houses on top of dirt, live on top of dirt, live off the vegetables that are grown in dirt, and we will live eternally in the bosom of dirt. Dirt is the mother of all creation because no animal, person, or plant can survive apart from it.

Dirt Possesses Great Love
Although rough trees and thorn bushes drive their roots deep into the dirt and absorb all the nutrients, it accepts them all with love. It does not ask, "Why are you doing this to me?" or scold the trees when they drive their roots into its side. When ferocious animals or snakes dig holes in it, the dirt embraces and accepts it all with love. When rough humans recklessly dig into it or make tunnels, the dirt embraces it all with love. Dirt is a possessor of love that rather gratuitously supplies them with vegetables, fruits, water, and food. Dirt, whose entirety is love, never abuses anyone or anything. It does not become irritated even once, but loves them with an unchanging heart.
Those who ignore, pollute, or betray such a loving mother as dirt have nowhere to go or live. Nothing, whether a person, animal, or plant, can live after leaving the bosom of dirt that begot, fed, and raised them, and unsparingly gave them everything. Those who betray dirt cannot live on this earth or in the land of immortality, the new world.

Dirt Is the Humblest in the Universe
All people, animals, even microorganisms and insects live in the bosom of dirt, yet none show their gratitude or appreciation to dirt.
However, dirt, the humblest in the universe, constantly upholds and serves them wholeheartedly without even frowning once. Dirt is truly a lovely, holy, selfless "saint" that completely practices the universal, grand truth of selflessness.

Dirt Is the Richest in the Universe
Not only does dirt possess the greatest love and is the humblest, it is also the richest. All the treasures in the entire world--gold, silver, bronze, iron, jade, diamonds, and all kinds of jewels--are "held" underground. You cannot find a single treasure away from the dirt, anywhere in the world. Dirt also possesses water and fire. We must go to dirt to drink water and get fire, for both fire and water are found underground. We must go to the dirt to obtain the gravel, sand, rocks, and cement needed to build a house. Dirt is wealthy and endowed with everything. We must obtain the materials needed to build a house from dirt so that we can settle down and have a family.
Yet, dirt is so humble and never acts as if it is rich. It is kindhearted and does not receive any money for all of its precious possessions, but instead gives it all for free. Dirt is neither greedy nor selfish in the least. It is not self-seeking, and it only lives for the sake of others and to sacrifice itself for others. Dirt is truly noble-minded and possesses a holy heart.

Dirt Is Broad-minded
Dirt has a broad mind and never condemns anyone but forgives all. Its heart is wide and tolerant like God, and it forgives, covers, embraces, and feeds every wicked tree, animal, or person, even thieves and murderers.
People are incriminated and expelled in our society. Animals run off when driven away in the animal kingdom. However, there has never been a story of dirt incriminating, expelling, or killing someone or something. This is because dirt possesses a broad and generous heart of love, like God.

Dirt Possesses God's Heart
Nothing can live after betraying or The universe and all creation originated from God, whose life is only love. God is the "Mother" who brought forth all creation, and He is the Embodiment of love. Not only is God the humblest in the universe but the richest, as well. He never condemns anyone, but forgives everything and loves everyone.
Dirt, like God, is the everlasting "mother" of all creation. People, animals, and plants come forth from it and eventually return to it. Dirt is the foundation of all creation and supplies it with things to eat, wear, live in, and use. Though the people, animals, and insects it brought forth trample upon its face and roam around it excreting all kinds of wastes, it accepts everything. It shares water and fire. Dirt is truly God's correspondent.
departing from the grateful dirt of love, their "maternal body." It does not seek the slightest bit of gain, selfishness, or greed and freely gives everything to others. Thieves may betray the dirt, secretly steal its treasures, and run away thinking they have succeeded. In the end, they will die and disappear, and the treasures will be returned to the original owner, the dirt. Dirt never loses anything. Ultimately, it regains everything it originally possessed.
[In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.] (Gen. 3:19)
[Lord God formed (begot) man from the dust of the ground.] (Gen. 2:7, NRSV)
[He said, 'You are my son, today I have begotten you.'] (Psa. 2:7)
[You are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High.] (Psa. 82:6)
Though we were originally born from the dirt, God said, "I have begotten you." This makes dirt God's precious counterpart. That is why dirt has so much love, is humble and rich, and possesses God's heart as the origin of all creation and the mother of all creation. Its life is love and it never condemns anyone, but conceals, hugs, and embraces each person with a wide heart.

There Is Only One God
To say that dirt is a partner and a counterpart of God does not mean that dirt is the Creator God, but that it possesses His character.
[(There is) one God and Father of us all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.] (Eph. 4:6)
Dirt cannot be God because there is only one God who created all things in the universe. Not only did God create everything, He rules and abides above and in all things in the universe. He is the omnipresent God because He abides in dirt, in flowers, in the heavens, and in the seas. Therefore, when I say that dirt is God's partner, I mean that He talks to us and reveals Himself to us through it.
If we just open our spiritual eyes, we can always meet God through His creation because He abides in all. We can meet Him in water, in dirt, in flowers, and in galaxies. That is why God abides in all things and is the Head of all things.
[Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head over all.] (1 Chr. 29:11)
God created everything in heaven and on earth, and they reveal His character, love, and glory. Through His creation, our omnipresent God says to us, His real children, "Children, look at this! I love you this much."
Unfortunately, very few people look at creation, understand our Real Daddy's deep love, and gratefully praise Him. For thousands of years, people have only seen a mountain to be just a mountain, water to be just water, and dirt to be just dirt. Very few have met God in creation, conversed with Him, and understood His great truths.

Restorer of All Things
It is prophesied that someone will appear as God's witness in these last days and restore all things. Who will appear to restore all things?
God [in these last days has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir (restorer) of all things.] (Heb. 1:2)
[He (the Son) must remain (hidden) in heaven until the time comes for God to restore everything, as He promised long ago through his holy prophets.] (Acts 3:21, NIV)
All throughout the history of this world, God has abided in everything and above everything, and all creation has taught His love. However, it was prophesied that He would speak to us directly through His Son in the last days, at the end of the world, because His children could not understand that love.
The disciples who followed Jesus and learned from Him asked Him about the Son of God who would appear in the last days to open the eyes of the blind, restore all things, and unite the universe. They asked Him thinking, "Our Teacher is most certainly the only One who can do it."
[Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"] (Acts 1:6) Jesus became serious and replied, ["It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.] Just wait for the [Holy Spirit.] (Acts 1:7, 8) [Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.] (Acts 1:9)

For Dust You Are, and to Dust You Shall Return
When God told Adam, "For dust you are, and to dust you shall return," He wanted him to resemble the dirt, the humblest in the universe. Dirt is humbler than the trees, water, or rocks. When we build a house, we use rocks to support the wood posts. However, the dirt under the rocks supports the posts.
Among all creation, nothing is humbler than dirt. Though all creation was brought forth from it, when they trample on it, dig its side, or pierce it, it silently endures all the pain. It does not condemn them but rather supplies them with food and clothing.
No one has ever heard of dirt dying. It cannot die; it is eternal because it is like God, who possesses a meek and humble heart and whose life is love.
Though the ones it brought forth steal all its possessions, trample upon it, and pierce it in the side, dirt endures everything. It possesses the same love of Jesus, the Son of God, who said, [If anyone wants to...take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also.] (Mat. 5:40)
God told Adam to be dirt because he was arrogant, because he had fallen trying to ascend to God's position. Therefore, God told him, "Do not be so arrogant. Become humble like dirt. You are my lovely son who was originally brought forth from dirt, so revert to the heart of dirt. That is how you will be able to live with Me once again." This was not a curse upon him. It was our heavenly Father's lesson of infinite love, telling him not to die from arrogance but to become a humble son who would be able to live eternally with his humble Father.
However, people understand God's words to return to dust to be a curse on Adam and a death sentence for disobeying His words. If we are unfamiliar with our loving heavenly Father, it is easy to misunderstand the God in the Bible as a God who curses, judges, and kills.
Once we fully understand the Holy Bible, we will realize that God never curses us or tells us to die. There is only His reproof of love, words for us to live by turning away from the path of dreadful sin and death.
Let us never again die from ignorance like Adam or Satan, but revert to becoming humble dirt. Only when we become dirt can we serve all creation and live immortally. Only when we become dirt can we be the children of God who live with Him, who can completely forgive, accept, and love the world that pierces our side, stabs us with spears, denounces, and curses us.
Dirt is a beautiful friend that sweetly accepts all human excretion and wastewater, swallows all the poisons, and afterwards yields only good vegetables and fruits. Only dirt can do this. Even when ungrateful people and animals that have been brought forth by dirt dig tunnels through its side and recklessly devastate it, it accepts everything without scolding them about the pain.
People get upset and angry when others disregard or harm them because they still stand in the place of arrogance and death. Those who are humble like dirt are indifferent to such things. Though people slandered, ridiculed, and persecuted the Son of God who was dirt, He utterly disregarded it all. Jesus forgave them and rather blessed them. Ultimately, He lived the life of dirt, sacrificing Himself for them.
In the end, everyone who humiliated, spat on, beat, and killed Jesus died. However, Jesus, who became dirt and sacrificed Himself for them and for humanity, was resurrected; He ascended to heaven and lived eternally.
When God told Adam (humanity), "Dust you are, and to dust you shall return," (Gen. 3:19) He was not cursing him and telling him to die. It was our heavenly Real Daddy's blessed request of salvation, filled with His infinite love, pleading with him to be dirt and live eternally.
Even today, our Real Daddy says to us, His last real children, "My beloved son (daughter), since you were born from the dirt, let us live happily together with the heart (love) of dirt enjoying eternal blessings in the new world, the everlasting new land (new dirt), the new heavens and earth."


Be Dirt

My beloved son,
Be dirt.
I repeat, be dirt.
Only be dirt.

Even though you are stepped on,
Crushed,
Drenched with water,
Dried in the sunlight,
Ground, scattered, and thrown away,
Be dirt
That is quietly scattered and thrown away.

Even though you are dug by a hoe,
Stabbed by a shovel,
Turned over by a plow,
And pierced and broken by a rake,
Be dirt
That endures and suffers all things.

Even though you are dug by a weeding hoe,
Dug by a shovel,
Even though grains are sown,
And trees are planted,
Be dirt
That quietly raises the grains and trees.

Even though cows trample on you,
Dogs trample on you,
Pigs trample on you,
Birds trample on you,
And people trample on you,
Be dirt
That bears and endures all things.

Even though animals defecate on you,
People defecate on you,
And birds and insects defecate on you,
Be dirt
That silently endures and accepts all things.

Even though animals dig holes,
People dig holes,
Snakes dig holes,
And mice dig holes in you,
Be dirt
That does not voice the pain but quietly suffers.

Even though billions of trees thrust their roots into you,
Thousands of plants drive their roots into you,
And people dig wells in you
To take more and more water from you,
Be dirt
That is silently deprived and dispossessed.

After quietly receiving and swallowing
All the poisons the animals of the world give out,
All the poisons humans give out,
All the poison the factories and cars give out,
Be dirt
That serves everyone and every living thing
By bringing forth only good nutrients
And by bringing forth good vegetables and fruits.

Just as all animals in the world,
All plants in the world,
And all people in the world
Cannot live without or away from dirt,
Be dirt
That the world needs in order to live or exist.

Just as no trees or plants can bear fruits without dirt,
Just as animals cannot give birth
Or raise their offspring without dirt,
Just as humans cannot give birth
Or raise their children away from dirt,
Be dirt
By which creation bears fruit,
Spreads their seed, and obtains happiness.

Eternally be dirt.