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An Overview of Unification Principle

An Overview of Unification Principle. Providential History. God has to start at one point. If there is no success at one level, He expands the number of people He works with. family. nation. world. Expansion of the Foundation for true parents (messiah).

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An Overview of Unification Principle

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  1. An Overview of Unification Principle Providential History

  2. God has to start at one point If there is no success at one level, He expands the number of people He works with family nation world

  3. Expansion of the Foundation for true parents (messiah) God’s blessing goes from Abel to Cain Satan God Adam Cain Abel Lineage: Law –> heart : purification Seth Noah Ham Japheth Shem Abram Family Ishmael Isaac Esau Jacob Inheriting the F/F Making the F/S 10 sons 2 sons (Joseph) God’s promise to Ishmael’s descendants fulfilled later

  4. At the time of the Hebrew slavery in Egypt, God eventually had to create a nation of people, to be able to stand up for Him amidst other nations Rameses II at Luxor 1200 BC family nation world Pyramids at Giza1000-2500 BC Abraham Israelites 1000 BC

  5. 400 Slavery in Egypt • Abraham/Jacob 12 sons, 70 Kinsmen • Abraham’s failure → 400 yrs slavery • Separation from Satan: • Circumcision • Sacrifices • Sabbath • Moses initially protected by Arab farmer, Jethro, and married Zipporah; because of prolongation – reconciliation between Hebrews and Arabs never took place 3 miracles10 calamities↓Subjugation of Pharoah↓Land of Canaan Moses Old Testament↓ Tabernacle↓Messiah

  6. Expansion of the Foundation for true parents (messiah) Family Tribe Tabernacle Jacob F/F 10 sons 2 sons 2 tribes Moses 10 tribes (Joseph) F/S F/S F/F 2 tribes Joshua 10 tribes F/S

  7. Saul ↑ Samuel ordained 400 Period of Judges • Israelite feudal society 15 Judges Multiple functions:ProphetChief priestKing • Israelites took over Canaan • Confusion of faiths with Canaanite tribes i.e. secular+ spiritual Divided function →Prophet, Chief priest, King

  8. 120 United Kingdom • Ideal of tabernacle → Ideal of temple (image of messiah) • Should establish F/M: F/F: Kings successful reigns F/S: Abel: King, Cain: Prophet, Chief priest • Saul – David – Solomon (120 yrs) • Solomon and Queen of Sheba could have brought two lines of Abraham together, but because of corruption of Solomon’s faith, it never happened.

  9. Expansion of the Foundation for true parents (messiah) Family Tribe Nation (Israel) Tabernacle Temple Jacob F/F F/F 10 sons 2 sons King 2 tribes Moses Chief priest 10 tribes prophet (Joseph) F/S F/S F/F F/S 2 tribes Joshua 10 tribes 2 tribes F/S 10 tribes

  10. One nation ready. The King just needed to revere the temple, and unite with the prophet and chief priest family nation world Israelites Isaac

  11. 605 BC 400 Divided Kingdom of North and South • Cain: Northern Kingdom (Israel: 10 tribes under Jeroboam) 9 royal families changed by assassination: 19 unrighteous kings • Abel: Southern Kingdom (Judah: 2 tribes under Rehoboam (S’s son) 1 dynasty, 20 kings, many righteous) • Attempted internal reformation by 4 major, 12 minor prophets • (e.g. Elijah), refused to reform • External chastisement • 727 BC Assyrians → North, 605 BC Babylonians → South

  12. Expansion of the Foundation for true parents (messiah) Family Tribe Nation (Israel) Tabernacle Temple Jacob F/F F/F 10 sons 2 sons King 2 tribes Moses Chief priest 10 tribes prophet (Joseph) F/S F/S F/F F/S 2 tribes Joshua 10 tribes 2 tribes F/S 10 tribes Note: continuous failure of Jacob’s lineto avoid corruption of faith – this necessitates restoration of that failure on the next level up Israel Israel (N) 10 tribes Judah(S) 2 tribes Elijah

  13. 210 Jewish Exile and Return • King Jehoaichin , Daniel, Ezekiel, Priests, captured by Nebuchadnezzar • After ~70 years King Cyrus of Persia invaded Babylon • Royal decree • Israelites repented, and returned over 140 years • Restored the temple • Malachi brought about reform of faith (messianic prophecies) Israelites prepared for 400 years for true parents (messiah) 605 BC

  14. 539 BC King Cyrus conquered Babylonians. Jews started their return to Judea in Palestine, and rebuilt Temple. Became an independent state after a lot of oppression in ~63 BC. Re-establishing nationhood family nation world Israelites Isaac

  15. 400 Preparation for true parents (messiah) • Malachi – reformer of faith • Israelites external hardships at hands of Persia, Greece, Egypt, Syria and Rome • The Axial period: • Buddhism (India) Gautama Buddha (565-485 BC) • Confucianism (552-479 BC) • Socrates (Greece) (470-399 BC) • Scientific method, maths, architecture, machines • Roman empire, communications

  16. At time of Jesus, one nation almost ready. God needed someone to restore Elijah’s mission and bring people to Jesus, this was the prophecy of Malachi. family nation world Israelites Isaac

  17. Expansion of the Foundation for true parents (messiah) 1st world-wide course 2nd world-wide course Jesus God John Jesus Israelites Israelites F/S F/S John the Baptist didn’t fulfil his role as Elijah. (Mal 4:5,6); (Matt 11:11) Jesus then gathered his own disciples, but they fled.

  18. Satan God Satan’s false love Adam Eve False Parents Children Cain Abel Cain Family Tribe Nation World (Kingdom of Heaven on Earth) Abel Cain Abel Cain Abel

  19. God God’s true parental love Adam Eve True Parents Children Family Tribe Nation World (Kingdom of Heaven on Earth)

  20. Expansion of the Foundation for true parents (messiah) 1st world-wide course 2nd world-wide course 3rd world-wide course (Christian) Jesus God God resurrected Jesus John Jesus Israelites Israelites Disciples F/S F/S F/S Finally through his resurrection he made the F/S But this was not the original plan; he came to find a bride and create a new lineage. But the Israelites suffered a heavy price - in the AD 66-73 uprising the temple was destroyed; beginning of total destruction of Palestine.

  21. Through Jesus’ death on the cross, Jesus created spiritual realm where God could work freely with Christians on the world level. Whole 2000 year providence from Abraham had to be repeated, with Christians as the chosen people By the end of AD 2000, Christians on the world level needed to receive true parents (the messiah). family nation world Christians

  22. God has to start at one point If there is no success at one level, He expands the number of people He works with First, re-establishing nationhood all over again family nation world

  23. 400 Slavery in Egypt • Abraham/Jacob 12 sons, 70 Kinsmen • Abraham’s failure → 400 yrs slavery • Separation from Satan: • Circumcision • Sacrifices • Sabbath 3 miracles10 calamities↓Subjugation of Pharoah↓Land of Canaan Moses Old Testament↓ Tabernacle↓Messiah 400 Persecution under Roman Empire • Jesus 12 apostles, 70 Kinsmen • Jesus’ crucifixion → 400 yrs persecution • Separation from Satan: Sacraments of • Baptism • Communion • Sabbath Theodosius I decree against paganism 392 Constantine recognised Christianity 313 Spiritual reformation(Word)↓392 State religion↓Spiritual Canaan Augustine (City of God) New Testament↓ Church↓2ndMessiah Rome sacked by Visigoths 410

  24. Expansion of the Foundation for true parents (messiah) Family Tribe God God F/F Jesus resurrected Jesus Disciples F/S F/F Patriarch Church F/S

  25. Saul ↑ Samuel ordained 400 Period of Judges • Israelite feudal society 15 Judges Multiple functions:ProphetChief priestKing • Israelites took over Canaan • Confusion of faiths with Canaanite tribes i.e. secular+ spiritual Divided function →Prophet, Chief priest, King 400 Christian Churches Under the Patriarchal System • Christian feudal society Patriarchs Multiple functions: MonasticPopeKing • Christianity went to the occupyingGermanic tribes • Confusion of faiths with Germanic tribes • 570 Mohammed sent to prepare the Ishmaelites,by 632 a national foundation had been laid. Rome, Antioch,Constantinople,Jerusalem,Alexandria Charlemagne ↑ Pope Leo III (800) i.e. secular+ spiritual crowned Divided function →Monasteries, Pope, King

  26. 120 United Kingdom • Ideal of tabernacle → Ideal of temple (image of messiah) • Should establish F/M: F/F: Kings successful reigns F/S: Abel: King, Cain: Prophet, Chief priest • Saul – David – Solomon (120 yrs) 120 Christian Kingdom • Charlemagne: Christian ideal (Augustine City of God) → Christian Kingdom (image of messiah (king of kings) ) • Should establish F/M: F/F: Kings successful reign F/S: Abel: King, Cain: Monasteries, Pope • By 800 the United Islamic Empire was at its zenith under the Abbasids. • Charlemagne made overtures to Harun Al Rashid, Caliph in Baghdad, but, too much corruption in the Christian church by then • Position of Pope → conflict between Rome and other Sees; complete break by 1054 AD. • Disunity in the kingdom; after 120 yrs grandsons divided it into 3 domains E, W Franks and Italy, which became 2 blocs: the E and W Franks

  27. Expansion of the Foundation for true parents (messiah) Family Tribe Nation (“City of God”) God God God F/F F/F King Pope Patriarch resurrected Jesus Church Disciples monastics F/S F/S F/S Church

  28. One “nation” almost ready. The King just needed to live Godly life, love God and unite with the monastics and Pope family nation world Christians

  29. 605 BC 400 Divided Kingdom of North and South • Cain: Northern Kingdom (Israel: 10 tribes under Jeroboam) 9 royal families changed by assassination: 19 unrighteous kings • Abel: Southern Kingdom (Judah: 2 tribes under Rehoboam (S’s son) 1 dynasty, 20 kings, many righteous) • Attempted internal reformation by 4 major, 12 minor prophets • (e.g. Elijah), refused to reform • External chastisement • 727 BC Assyrians → North, 605 BC Babylonians → South 400 Divided Kingdom of East and West • Cain: West Franks • Abel: East Franks + Italy (flourished under Otto I – known as the Holy Roman Empire) • Ecclesiastic conflicts; Popes in Rome encouraged ecclesiastics in West to go on crusades – on way destroyed Jewish communities, captured Constantinople, defiled St. Sophia: spiritual corruption and decline • Attempted internal reformation by monasticsThomas Aquinas, St Francis went to see Pope. • External chastisement • 8 Crusades defeated many times

  30. Expansion of the Foundation for true parents (messiah) Family Tribe Nation (“City of God”) God God God F/F F/F King Pope Patriarch resurrected Jesus Church Disciples monastics F/S F/S F/S Church “Nation” W. Franks E. Franks Francis,Aquinas

  31. 210 Jewish Exile and Return • King Jehoaichin , Daniel, Ezekiel, Priests, captured by Nebuchadnezzar • After ~70 years King Cyrus of Persia invaded Babylon • Royal decree • Israelites repented, and returned over 140 years • Restored the temple • Malachi brought about reform of faith (messianic prophecies) Israelites prepared for 400 years for true parents (messiah) 605 BC 210 Papal Exile and Return • Authority of papacy declined after crusades • 1309 King Philip IV arranged election of Pope Clement V, moved papacy to Avignon, where it remained for 70 years. (sometimes termed as the Babylonian exile of the Pope) • 1377 Pope Gregory XI returned the papal residence to Rome. • Further period of confusion and disunity (the Great Schism). Three popes vying for universal recognition at one point. • Council of Constance (1414-1417) sought to resolve key issues • Led to protestant reformation Martin Luther 1517

  32. Great Schism. Council of Constance. Reformation: Martin Luther, Counter reformation family nation world Christians

  33. 400 Preparation for true parents (messiah) • Malachi – reformer of faith • Israelites external hardships at hands of Persia, Greece, Egypt, Syria and Rome • The Axial period: • Buddhism (India) Gautama Buddha (565-485 BC) • Confucianism (552-479 BC) • Socrates (Greece) (470-399 BC) • Scientific method, maths, architecture, machines • Roman empire, communications 400 Preparation for true parents (messiah) • Martin Luther (1517) – reformer of faith. Counter-reformation • Christians internal tribulations: challenges from Humanism, secularism, freedom of faith. • The renaissance: • Politics, economy, culture, science,transport, language, communications • Christianity expanded onto world level: Portugese Jesuits, Spanish Catholics, British Anglican, protestants :Dutch, Belgiums, etc 1517 1917

  34. By the end of AD 2000, after a 400 year period of preparation, Christians on the world level should be ready to receive true parents (the messiah). family nation world Christians

  35. 1930 400 400 120 400 210 400 Preparation for true parents (messiah) Slavery in Egypt Period of Judges The United Kingdom Divided Kingdom of N & S Jewish Captivity & Return Preparation for true parents (messiah) Persecution under Rome Patriarchal System The Christian Kingdom Divided Kingdom of E & W Papal Captivity & Return 1517

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