north east region summer workshop 2014 - lecture 5 (the importance of our time)

The Importance of

Our Time

Family

Society

Nation

One World Family

Purpose of Life – Three Blessings

Ideal

Husband True Love

Ideal Wife

Child

God

Ideal

Person True Love

Things

Ideal Creation

God

True Love

Body

Ideal

Person

God

Mind

Family

Society

Nation

Ideal World

Ideal

Man True Love

Ideal

Woman

Child

God

Heaven on Earth

The Purpose of History

Family

Society

Nation

Fallen World

Fallen

Man False Love

Fallen

Woman

Child

Satan

Hell on Earth

Salvation

Restoration

=

True Parents

Adam +

Eve

False Parents

Fulfill Fail

1. God will not accept failure

Why is God Working to Save Fallen Man ?

1. God will not accept failure

2. God created us as His

children

3. Our spirit self is eternal

Why is God Working to Save Fallen Man ?

God

Satan

Creation

Last Days

Attempts to Restore the Ideal World

Noah

God

Satan

Creation

Last Days

Attempts to Restore the Ideal World

Noah

Jesus

God

Satan

Creation

Last Days

Attempts to Restore the Ideal World

Noah

Jesus 2nd

Coming

Significance of Religion

► Reconnects God and

humanity

► Central means of God’s

influence in history

► Centre of culture

Messiah

1. New Adam

► Example of ideal person

► Overcomes Satan

► Begins new history

2. True Parents

► Remove original sin

► Restore ideal families

► Restore God’s love, life, and

lineage

Centre of Restoration

Messiah

Christ Lord

Saviour True Man

Enlightened

One

Last

Prophet

Avatar

Incarnation

Son of God

New Adam

Centre of Restoration

Messiah

True Parents Christ Lord

Saviour True Man

Enlightened

One

Last

Prophet

Avatar Son of God

Incarnation New Adam

Evidence for the

History of Restoration

1. The development of culture

The Unification of Cultures

Twenty-one cultural

spheres

Hindu

Far

Eastern

African Judeo-

Christian

Islamic

Distilled into five main

cultural spheres

The Unification of Cultures

One World

Culture

Hindu

Far

Eastern

African Judeo-

Christian

Islamic

Towards a ‘Culture of Heart’

- Beauty in Diversity

The Unification of Cultures

History of Conflict

Individual

Family

Society

Nation

World

Evil Good

What is the meaning of the

“Last Days” ?

Meaning of the “Last Days”

1. End of Satan’s dominion and

beginning of God’s dominion

2. End of evil history and beginning

of good history

3. A time of dramatic change and

hope

Last Days – Turning Point of History

Evil

Goodness End of Evil

Eternity

Messiah

True Parents

Last Days

► First Days of New History

► Time of fulfilment of the

Three Great Blessings

Ideal World is Based on

the Three Blessings God

Person

Creation

1. Ideal Person

Second Blessing Third

Blessing

First Blessing

Person

2. Ideal Families

Nations

World

3. Ideal Dominion

over Creation

Fall

History of Restoration

3 Blessings Lost

Preparation

for the

Restoration of

3 Blessings

The Last Days are the First Days

► Beginning of a history

of goodness

► Realization of the

Three Blessings

• Human Rights

• Freedom, Equality

• Spiritual Phenomena

1. Perfected

Individuals

Last Days First Days

Restoration of the

First Blessing

Spiritual Capacity

Freedom of Original Mind

Original Value

Original Love

Ideal

Person

• Human Rights

• Freedom, Equality

• Spiritual Phenomena

1. Perfected

Individuals

• Merging Cultures

• League of Nations, UN

• Economic Interdependence

• Inter-Cultural Exchange

2. Ideal Families,

Nations, World

Last Days First Days

Religious Tolerance

Interracial Harmony

Sense of Brotherhood

Original Value of

Marriage

One World

Family

Restoration of the

Second Blessing

• Human Rights

• Freedom, Equality

• Spiritual Phenomena

1. Perfected

Individuals

• Merging Cultures

• League of Nations, UN

• Economic Interdependence

• Inter-Cultural Exchange

2. Ideal Families,

Nations, World

• Ecological Concern

• Conservation Movements

• Technological Advances

3. Ideal Dominion

Over Creation

Last Days First Days

Original Creativity

Material Comfort

Original Health

Original Love and Care for the Creation

Ideal of

Creation

Restoration of the

Third Blessing

Last Days – Turning Point of History

Evil

Goodness End of Evil

Eternity

Messiah

True Parents

Higher Expression

Of Truth

“New Truth” explains principles

underlying Holy Scriptures

► Nature of God

► Purpose of creation

► Origin of evil

► Purpose of the Messiah/salvation

► How mankind can be restored

1. Unite with God’s central person of

the age

2. Expect the old age to oppose the

new age

Our Attitude in the Last Days

1. Unite with God’s central person of

the age

2. Expect the old age to oppose the

new age

3. Keep an open mind to receive the

new truth

Our Attitude in the Last Days