The day of Atonement; Christ Ahnsahnghong, Heavenly Mother, World Mission Society

The day of Atonement

Let us introduce the seven feasts in three times, that is, the seven thunders which were unsealed by Christ Ahnsahnghong who came again as the Root of David.

The Day of Atonement is the tenth day of the seventh month according to the sacred calendar, on which the sins that the Israelites had committed during the course of the year were atoned for (Lev. 23:27). Today, also, we must celebrate the Day of Atonement to be forgiven for the sins that we commit each year. Without having celebrated the Day of Atonement, we cannot say that our sins have been forgiven. Therefore, the Church of God celebrates the Day of Atonement, according to the teaching of the Second Coming Christ, Ahnsahnghong.

The Day of Atonement is the day when all of the sins that we have committed all year long are handed over to the devil. Thus, the devil makes every effort to prevent God's people from celebrating the feast. We should be able to recognize the identity of those who hinder God's people from keeping this feast, because it has only been allowed to the true people of God.

Origin

After being released from Egypt, the Israelites lived in the desert for forty years. God called Moses to Mount Sinai and gave him the laws through which He would rule over the people. In response to God's calling, Moses went up Mount Sinai. After fasting for forty days and nights, Moses received the Ten Commandments which God, Himself, had written. When Moses did not return from the mountain, even after forty days, the Israelites began to assume that he must have died. They thought that they had lost their leader, and some suggested that they make a god to lead them into the land of Canaan. Hence, the Israelites crafted a golden calf and worshipped it, eating, drinking and dancing around it. When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, the sight shocked and enraged him, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the foot of the mountain. He set fire to the golden calf that the Israelites had worshipped so lewdly, and then he ground the charred remains into a powder. Moses scattered the ashes on the water and made the Israelites drink it, and about three thousand people died by the sword.

The Israelites who had sinned against God by worshipping idols thus bitterly repented of their deeds, and, in response, God gave Moses a new set of stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments. God's allowing His laws for a second time implied that He had forgiven them for their sins. The day on which Moses had been given the Ten Commandments for a second time was the Day of Atonement, which was to be commemorated every year (Ex. 32:1-35).

Ceremony

(1) The scapegoat stands for Satan In the Old Testament times, the priest sacrificed a bull as his sin offering, and a goat was sacrificed on behalf of the people. Then, lots were cast to decide the destiny of two goats. One goat was to be sacrificed for God and the other was to be named the "scapegoat," and to die after wandering in the solitude of the desert.

The sins of the people had been temporarily held in the Most Holy Place, and on the Day of Atonement, all of these sins were transferred to the head of the scapegoat to be sent away and die in the desert. This process reveals that our sins are heaped onto Satan through the Feasts (such as the Passover and the Day of Atonement) after being temporarily carried by Christ?the reality of the Most Holy Place. Satan will be very troubled by carrying the weight of all of our sins and will be eventually destroyed in the Abyss?the uninhabited land represented by the desert. We come to understand this principle through celebrating the Day of Atonement (Lev. 16:6-22).

(2) Entering the Most Holy Place The Day of Atonement is the day, once a year, when the high priest enters the Most Holy Place, alone.

Heb. 9:7 『But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.』

Prophecy and Its Fulfillment

The prophecy of the Day of Atonement: The people's sins were initially held in the Most Holy Place, but on the Day of Atonement, their sins were transferred onto the scapegoat. The scapegoat was troubled in the desert, carrying all of the people's sins on its head. Eventually, the goat came to die.

Fulfillment of the prophecy: Our sins are initially carried by Christ, but on the Day of Atonement, our sins are transferred onto Satan?the scapegoat. Satan will be tormented in hell, carrying all of our sins on his head. Eventually, Satan will suffer eternal destruction.

The feast of Tabernacles; Christ Ahnsahnghong, Heavenly Mother, World Mission Society Church of God

The feast of Tabernacles

Let us introduce the seven feasts in three times, that is, the seven thunders which were unsealed by Christ Ahnsahnghong who came again as the Root of David.

The Feast of Tabernacles is the last of the autumn feasts, and it is the final feast of the seven annual feasts. It is celebrated from the 15th to the 22nd of the seventh month, by sacred year (Lev. 23:34-36). The Feast of Tabernacles was not only celebrated in the Old Testament times, but it was also commemorated in the New Testament times by Jesus and His apostles. In this last age, too, the Church of God celebrates this feast, following the teachings of Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong. Christ Ahnsahnghong came to this earth according to the prophecies of the Bible, and he rebuilt the once-ruined Zion, restoring all of the feasts of God.

Origin

After Moses had come down from the mountain?with the Ten Commandments, which God had allowed for a second time?he explained the words of the covenant, as well as the work of building the tabernacle, to the Israelites (Ex. 34:27-35). Then those who were willing presented various kinds of materials to the Lord, including gold, silver, linen, and wood. God's people brought all of these building materials for the tabernacle in seven days?beginning on the 15th day of the seventh month (Ex. 35:4-29; 36:5-7). God appointed the Feast of Tabernacles and commanded the Israelites to celebrate it for generations to come, so that they could remember the seven days that they had brought the building materials for constructing the tabernacle. The Feast of Tabernacles is also referred to as the Feast of Booths.

Ceremony

The Israelites kept the Feast of Tabernacles by making tents. They used palm fronds and myrtle trees, or willows, to build booths, which were then spread onto the courts of the house of God and onto their own rooftops. They lived within these booths for seven days with great joy. Helping their neighbors in need, they kept the feast holy (Neh. 8:9-18; Lev. 23:39-43; Deut. 16:11-15; Zech. 14:15-18).

Prophecy and Its Fulfillment

In the Bible, "wood" represents people (Jer. 5:14), and the "materials for the temple" represent the holy saints (Rev. 3:12). In the desert, the Israelites abundantly gathered materials for the holy tabernacle for a week and completed it. Afterwards, during the Feast of Tabernacles, they constructed booths?houses of woven grass and trees?and joyfully dwelt within them for seven days. This history is a prophecy, the fulfillment of which is seen through the gospel work, accomplished by the gathering of the 144,000 saints?represented by the "wood" and by the "materials for the temple." We should work for the movement announcing Jesus' coming, laying its foundation by gathering the saints, the materials for the temple. The saints can be gathered through preaching the gospel, just as the Israelites had gathered the physical materials for making the tabernacle.

The Promise of the Feast of Tabernacles

The Feast of Tabernacles is the blessed day when God gives us the power of the Holy Spirit so that we can gather the 144,000 saints, the materials of the heavenly Jerusalem temple. The prophet Zechariah prophesied:

Zech. 14:16-19 『Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, they will have no rain. If the Egyptian people do not go up and take part, they will have no rain. The LORD will bring on them the plague he inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. This will be the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.』

The above prophecy reveals that those who do not celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles will have no rain?they will not be given the Holy Spirit?and that plagues will be brought upon them. Nevertheless, today some people boast, saying, "We have received the Holy Spirit," or, "We have received God's blessing," even though they have never kept the Feast of Tabernacles. We have to realize that these false declarations are merely the deception of Satan.

God promised to give the Holy Spirit to only those keeping the Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus specifically addressed this matter:

John 7:37-39 『On the last and greatest day of the Feast (of Tabernacles), Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive.』

The prophet Zechariah explained that the people who do not celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles will have no rain, and Jesus declared that God's people could receive the Holy Spirit by celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles. Considering the above words, we can conclude that the Holy Spirit is only given under God's grace and can only come upon those who keep the Pentecost and the Feast of Tabernacles. Nevertheless, even those who have never celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles say, "We've received the Holy Spirit." Do you think that these boastful words are the work of the Holy Spirit or the work of evil spirits? In cases such as these, different gods must be at work, for the true God of the Bible promised to give the Holy Spirit to only those who commemorate the Feast of Tabernacles. As God has promised, no one can receive the Holy Spirit unless he keeps the Feast of Tabernacles.

Long ago, the Pharisees understood that the Messiah would come to the earth, but when He came, they did not receive Him. Likewise, nowadays many Christians understand that the Holy Spirit of the latter rain must be poured down upon God's people, but they fail to realize how they can receive the Holy Spirit (Jer. 8:7; 3:3)

The Meaning of the Sacrifice of the Passover; Christ Ahnsahnghong, Heavenly Mother, World Missiom Society Church of God

The Meaning of the Sacrifice of the Passover

Our Father Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother(God the Mother) saved the children with God’s blood. This truth is the very Passover.-----World Mission Society Church of God.

As the Bible says that faith is being sure of what we hope for, the people of Zion believe firmly in the prophecy and earnestly hope for the kingdom of God, and they are preaching the glory of Mother throughout the whole world. As a result, many souls are now coming back to Zion.

If we are proud of our Father and Mother and display Their glory, They will greatly bless us and allow us to achieve wonderful results. Now, let's take some time to think about the meaning of the sacrifice of the Passover and the flesh and blood of God given to us.

A mother saved her child with her own blood

There was a great earthquake in Russia, and a whole town was laid in ruins. At that time, a mother and her baby were buried alive under the rubble for several days. The mother lost consciousness when the building collapsed. At the cry of her baby, she barely recovered consciousness. Then she found out that the whole town had become a town of death and that she and her baby were buried under the ruins caused by the earthquake. She tried to breast-feed her crying baby, but the milk didn't come out well because she hadn't eaten or drunk anything, not even a sip of water, for several days. It was obvious that if they were not rescued, they would lose their lives.

The mother decided to do something extreme in order to keep her baby alive until a rescue squad arrived. She took a sharp stone, cut off part of her finger and let her baby drink the blood dripping from her finger.

After a while, a relief squad arrived to save the mother and her baby. Unfortunately, the mother had already died, but her baby who was sucking her finger was still alive and was safely rescued.

To save her baby, the mother tore her own flesh and let her child drink the blood flowing from it. It was an act of her extreme love to save her child.

Through this real story, we come to understand God's love for us. Like the mother, God gave us, who were destined to die, His flesh to eat and His blood to drink in order to grant us the forgiveness of sins and lead us to eternal life and salvation. Whenever we eat the Passover bread representing Christ's flesh and drink the Passover wine symbolizing His blood, we should not only rejoice in having eternal life but remember the holy love of our Father and Mother who saved our lives.

Passover, the love of God who gave His children His own flesh and blood

The child in the above story was drinking the blood dripping from his mother's finger, which was cut off, to satisfy his hunger. He was completely unaware of the fact that it was the blood of his mother who sacrificed her own life to save him. If we were previously just like this child, we should now think of God's love and sacrifice contained in the Passover.

Jn 6:53-57 『Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me."』

God has made a precious promise to mankind that whoever eats Jesus' flesh and drinks His blood will have eternal life, while the person who does not eat His flesh or drink His blood has no life in him. To save us His children, who were sinners from heaven, God didn't even hesitate to die for us on the cross. Through the sacrifice of God, we have received salvation and eternal life.

Just as the mother saved her child with the blood flowing from her finger at the critical moment, our Father and Mother gave Their flesh to eat and Their blood to drink in order to save us. They willingly gave us Themselves for Their children since it was the only way to save the sinners who were destined to die eternally.

Mt 26:17-19, 26-28 『". . . The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.' " So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover . . . While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body. Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you." This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."』

The Passover bread and wine are given to mankind as the symbols of Christ's flesh and blood, having the promise of eternal life. It is God's sacrifice and love that we can ultimately discover through the Passover.

We are happy that we have eternal life by keeping the covenant of God, but we feel so sorry towards Father and Mother because They have sacrificed Themselves to give us eternal life. It is not God's will just to feel sorry or guilty. First, we should keep in mind how much our Father and Mother have suffered to save us and always give thanks to Them for Their grace. And we should willingly give ourselves to saving the whole world, just as our Father and Mother gave Themselves up for our salvation, so that we will enhance the value of the holy sacrifice of Father and Mother.

"Do this in remembrance of me"

The Passover is a feast that every member of the heavenly family must keep. The Apostle Paul emphasized that we should remember and celebrate the Passover and also proclaim it until Christ comes again.

1 Co 11:23-26 『For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me." In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me." For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.』

Christ wanted His children to remember the sacrifice of Father and Mother whenever they eat the Passover bread and drink the Passover wine; and before His ascension, He told them to proclaim His death by doing that until He comes. Through the Passover of the new covenant, we can discover God's infinite love for us and His great sacrifice that He has made to save us for 6,000 years. So, Jesus said that the Passover was the new covenant (Lk 22:20), and the Bible states that through the new covenant we have become God's heirs who will inherit the kingdom of God. Only those who understand the holy sacrifice and love of Father and Mother are worthy to be Their children and inherit the kingdom of heaven.

This beautiful story of the new covenant is ours alone, so not everyone can share it. There is no Passover in spiritual Babylon because the story of the Passover is not theirs. They abolished the Passover because it was a meaningless day for them. The Passover is the everlasting covenant established by God and a day to commemorate the sacrifice of the heavenly Father and Mother for Their children's salvation. Nevertheless, they insist that there is no need to keep the Passover. This is proof that they do not belong to the heavenly family.

However, it is a very important day for us, the heavenly family members. So in Zion we keep the Passover holy in remembrance of the love and sacrifice of our Father and Mother.

As God has loved us

God is love. Everything done by God, every purpose and will of God, has come through His love. The Passover is a feast that God has established through His love to give us life.

So, Jesus said at the Passover, "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." Just as the mother saved her child by shedding her own blood in the aforesaid true story, God saved us by tearing His flesh and shedding His blood. As God loved us, so we should love one another.

1 Jn 4:7-11 『Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him . . . Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.』

1 Jn 4:16-21 『And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him . . . If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.』

Love comes from God our Father and God our Mother. Everything done by God has come through His love. Since He loves us, He has been waiting for us to be purified like pure gold refined in a furnace and become worthy to enter the kingdom of heaven, sometimes using discipline to correct us, sometimes shedding tears for us, sometimes rejoicing, sometimes groaning, only caring for our future and worrying that we may give in to the temptations of the devil and lose the eternal kingdom of heaven.

Therefore, we also ought to love one another with the heart of God. If we do not love one another, it proves that we still understand only the literal meaning of the Passover, viewing it merely as a ceremony of eating bread and drinking wine. In this situation God would say to us, "I gave you My own flesh and blood, so that you have gained life. Then, why can't you sacrifice for one another?"

Looking forward to the everlasting kingdom of heaven, we should faithfully follow the teachings of our Father and Mother. We should not grumble against each other or envy each other: If one achieves something, we need to share in his joy; if one faces difficulties, we need to encourage and comfort him. Without unity, the gospel work cannot be fulfilled. If we preach the gospel with the holy sacrifice and love that God has shown us, God's glorious work will be quickly accomplished.

Faith that acknowledges Father and Mother and boasts about Them

How can we not boast about God who has shown us the example of the holy sacrifice? Why are we hesitating to proclaim our Father and Mother who are so wonderful? We shall tell all the people of the earth about the gracious sacrifice and love of our Father and Mother and invite them to participate in the blood of Their sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins and salvation.

We should proclaim more proudly our Father and Mother who have made us what we are today through Their love. We believe in Mother not just because the Bible testifies about Her, but because She is our heavenly Mother who gave us Her flesh to eat and Her blood to drink to save us from sin. That is why we long for Her love and sacrifice and follow Her wherever She goes, as Her children, isn't it?

If we, God's children, have understood the sacrifice of our Father and Mother, we shall boldly proclaim Their names throughout the world. We should preach Jerusalem Mother to all people around the world, so that they may repent of their sins and come back into the arms of Jerusalem Mother. This is most pleasing to our Father.

1 Jn 4:13-15 『. . . If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.』

About 2,000 years ago, God's people proved their faith in Jesus by acknowledging Him. In this age, however, we are required to have faith in the Spirit and the Bride and proclaim Them to all the people with gladness. Our Father and Mother willingly sacrificed Their lives for our salvation. Their children, who have understood Their sacrificial love for them, are now proudly telling the whole world about the goodness of Their Parents.

What if one is ashamed of his parents and tries to conceal things about them? They will not blame or punish him for that, but will feel sad. On the contrary, if a child is proud of his parents, saying, "My dad and mom are number one," how pleased will they be? Thinking about how our earthly parents feel, we can understand the heart of our heavenly Parents.

Now, God's children are proudly proclaiming the heavenly Father and Mother, and so many people around the world are coming to Zion to meet Father and Mother according to the prophecies. When we see this unparalleled amazing work of salvation occur every day, we feel that our heavenly Father opens all the doors for preaching, being pleased with our efforts.

God is love, so He has established the Passover of the new covenant to save His children. Now we celebrate the Passover every year; whenever we partake of the bread and wine, we should remember that the bread is God's flesh torn for us and the wine is His blood shed for us. Through the Passover, let us engrave again in our hearts the sacrifice of our Father and Mother and give thanks to Them for Their grace; let's put the love of God into action and proclaim the glory of our Father and Mother.

We must not become the foolish ones who say, "Lord, Lord, open the door for us!" after the door is shut. I hope all our brothers and sisters in Zion will do their best to preach the new covenant and confidently proclaim Jerusalem Mother, who is the reality of the new covenant, so that we will live a life that is pleasing and glorifying to our Father and Mother. May God bless you all with much good fruit!

The Holy Spirit and the Bride; Heavenly Mother, God the Mother

The Holy Spirit and the Bride

In this age, only the Holy Spirit ( Christ Ahnsahnghong )and the Bride ( Heavenly Mother, God the Mother ) can give us water of life. ---World Mission Society Church of God

Numerous churches worldwide claim to believe in God, but actually each of them has a different way of belief. Every denomination worships God in a different way. This is undeniable proof that most churches have no knowledge of God.

The book of Acts describes that Paul became distressed to find an altar with the inscription, ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD,' when he traveled to Greece to preach the gospel.

We need to know God fully in order to worship Him correctly. How utterly ridiculous and foolish it is to worship an unknown god and offer sacrifices to him!

When we know God and understand Him correctly, our worship can be true. Let us study the Biblical truths concerning the Holy Spirit and the Bride, so that we can have the true knowledge of God and worship Him rightly, without serving an unknown god.

Let us press on to know God who is the mystery

The Bible teaches us to know God, press on to know Him.

Hos 6:3 『"Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him ["So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord," NASB] . . . "』

If people have no knowledge of God but claim to believe in Him, they are just like the people who worshiped an unknown god, whom Paul met on his missionary journey. They do not really know whom they worship. That's why their faith is called "blind faith."

If we believe in God, we must have true knowledge of Him. We should not commit a foolish act of blindly believing in God and ignorantly worshiping Him, like the people who worshiped at the altar with the inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.

The 66 books of the Bible testify that God reveals Himself in mysterious ways. About 2,000 years ago, God Himself came to this earth in the name of Jesus and preached the gospel. However, the world did not recognize Him because He came in the flesh.

Col 1:26-27 『the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.』

God came to this earth secretly. So the prophet Hosea said, "Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord," lest we should blaspheme God who has come in the flesh, lest we should claim to know God and believe in Him while praising and worshiping Him with our lips only.

When we rightly know God and truly believe in Him, we can constantly worship Him, whether He reveals Himself in flesh or in spirit. God Himself came to this earth in the flesh and forgave the people, who recognized and received Him and constantly followed His teachings, for all their sins and transgressions. However, many people missed the opportunity to be forgiven because they didn't know God and receive Him.

He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him

At the first coming of Jesus, there was a religion called Judaism which had been handed down for thousands of years. Judaism leaders such as the chief priests, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, who claimed to believe in God, didn't really know Him. When the Lord God, whom they claimed to believe, came to this earth, they persecuted, cursed and mocked Him, striking Him in the face. It was because they had no knowledge of God. They had been ignorantly worshiping an unknown god.

Jn 1:10-14 『He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God―children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.』

Religious leaders in those days didn't actually know God. That was why they rejected all the teachings of Jesus. "Isn't this the carpenter's son?" "We all know that Mary is his mother. How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven'?" "You, a mere man, claim to be God." Saying that, they ridiculed and persecuted Jesus. However, Jesus whom they slandered was the very God they had claimed to believe in.

Jn 1:1 『In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.』

The disciples such as John and Peter recognized God and followed His teachings. Even though they were troubled, persecuted and ridiculed by the people on earth, they finally gained heaven's eternal glory. The wicked ones who slandered them are now tormented in hell, the fiery lake of burning sulfur. Conversely, all who recognized Jesus as God and worshiped Him are now greatly consoled in the heavenly Paradise, aren't they?

We ought to have the correct knowledge of God. Though Jesus came in the flesh, the disciples recognized Him as the Lord God, the Maker of heaven and earth, and worshiped Him. We, too, living in these last days, should have true faith which God approves by rightly knowing Him and receiving Him, that we will gain salvation and entrance into the eternal kingdom of heaven.

God's divine nature abides in all things

First of all, we are to study the Bible if we want to know God. For the Bible testifies about Him. Without studying the Bible, no one can come to God (Jn 5:39-40).

Ro 1:18-20 『The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities―his eternal power and divine nature―have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.』

Rev 4:11 『"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."』

All things were created by the will of God, and they reflect His invisible power and divine nature.

There are numerous living creatures in the world: birds flying in the air, fish swimming in the sea, and all the wild animals running around the open fields. God created all these living things by His consistent will. What was His will then?

The birds in the air have their fathers and mothers. The fishes of the sea also have their fathers and mothers. And the zebras on the field have their fathers and mothers, too.

All living creatures have their fathers and mothers. Specifically, it is mothers who give life to them. Through this providence in creation, God wants us to know His will.

Male and female were created in the image of God

Let's see whether it reflects God's divine nature that all living things have both their fathers and mothers.

Ge 1:26-27 『Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.』

Today, almost all churches insist that only one God the Father created man and all things by Himself. However, God said in Genesis the first book of the Bible: "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness." He didn't say, "I will make man in My image." From this we can see that plural Gods created mankind.

Male and female were created in the image of God (Ge 1:26-27). This shows that the image of God includes both male and female. God in the male image is called "Father." So when people pray for God's blessing, they begin with "Our Father in heaven."

Why do they call God "Father"? Because He gave them life and birth. Here a question may arise: ‘Did only God the Father give life?' We must not forget that the plural Gods created man, saying, "Let us make man," then male and female were created. Here we can understand that there are two Gods, not a single God.

All living creatures have their fathers and mothers. They reflect the invisible nature of God. In Genesis 1, we see that male and female were created in the image of God. We call the male image of God "Father God." Then, we should call the female image of God "Mother God," shouldn't we?

Our Father and Mother in heaven

Through the nature of things, God has already showed us His invisible nature as male and female―Father and Mother. The Bible clearly teaches us that God is both our Father and Mother.

Mt 6:9 『"This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name . . .' "』

Jesus taught us to call God "Father." God must be our spiritual Father. When God is called "our Father," who are "we" then? "We" are the ones to be saved. The Bible testifies that the ones to be saved have God the Mother as well as God the Father.

Gal 4:26 『But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.』

All Scripture is written by God-inspired prophets, which gives us the wisdom that leads to salvation (2 Ti 3:15-16). The book of Matthew describes the truth about God the Father, and the book of Galatians reveals the truth about God the Mother.

Salvation can be given to us by both God the Father and God the Mother. By believing in only God the Father, nobody can be saved.

The dragon [the ancient serpent, the devil] is the enemy of the woman

We have not only God our Father, but also God our Mother. Since the Bible teaches us to press on to know God, we should also know God the Mother and believe in Her.

The enemy, the devil, persecuted God our Father who came in the flesh about 2,000 years ago. God already showed the Apostle John by revelation that he would oppose God our Mother and blaspheme Her in the last days.

Rev 12:17 『Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her offspring―those who obey God's commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.』

It is described in Genesis that God put enmity between the serpent and the woman. "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel" (Ge 3:15). This prophecy refers to the last days.

The book of Revelation states that the devil represented by the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to make war against the rest of the woman's offspring. As described in Revelation, the devil our wicked enemy will stand on the sand of the sea to make war against the 144,000 children gathered by God the Mother.

In this war, the rest of the woman's offspring will crush the serpent's head, and the serpent will strike their heels, just as God had said. In accordance with the prophecy, the devil may strike a blow, which is not fatal, against the woman's offspring; but the serpent will suffer a deadly blow. The Bible already prophesied about the last spiritual battle and the victory of the woman's offspring as well. The way to achieve victory is to keep God's commandments with perfect faith in Father and Mother.

We should know both the Father God and the Mother God, and in accordance with Their will we ought to worship Them and give glory to Them. If we don't, our faith will not be approved by God, even though we feel confident and self-assured about our faith. If we worship God in ignorance, however diligently we do, it is meaningless.

Think of Cain's sacrifice. He believed in God, but he didn't know how to worship God; he offered his sacrifice according to his own desire, and God rejected his offering.

It was not pleasing to God to worship Him ignorantly and offer sacrifices without obedience to His will. Cain worshipped God in his own way by offering Him an unacceptable sacrifice. However, Abel knew what God required and offered a blood sacrifice, which was pleasing and acceptable to God.

The Spirit and the Bride give us the water of life

God alone has eternal life. So the Bible teaches us to press on to know God. Without knowing God, we can't come to Him to receive eternal life.

Rev 22:17-19 『The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life. I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.』

The Spirit is God the Father in the Trinity. So His Bride must be God the Mother. Now the Spirit and the Bride say, "Come! Take the water of life!" In order to go to the Father and Mother, we should know Them and understand that no one can give us eternal life except the Father and Mother. It is only through the Spirit and the Bride that we can get the water of life for the healing of mankind. These words should not be taken away from the Bible.

God came in the flesh as the Spirit and the Bride to call us. We should correctly know the Spirit and the Bride―God our Father and our heavenly Mother the new Jerusalem, who lead us to the eternal kingdom of heaven, and also should receive Them as our Saviors. Though the devil, our wicked enemy, slanders and deceives us by all means, we should stand firm in faith and resist him as God's children who are strong like Gideon's warriors.

We are happy that we have our heavenly Father. We are truly blessed to have our heavenly Mother. We shall remain in Zion, keeping our faith in God Elohim and Their commandments to the end. Let us proclaim the Spirit and the Bride, who give us the water of life, to the ends of the earth, so that we may receive the blessing of eternal life from God our Father and God our Mother.

The Spring of the Water of Life; God the Mother, Heavenly Mother

The Spring of the Water of Life

Word of God ( Christ Ahnsahnghong ) is being preached to the whole world.

The love of Jerusalem Mother ( God the Mother ) is being preached to the whole world.

Now the salvation of Jerusalem Mother is being preached to the whole world, and many souls on every continent of the world are coming to God. In whatever place, the truth about "Mother" is the spiritual master key that opens the minds of all people. How amazing!

Even the people, who have not listened to the gospel we've preached for years, open their minds and come to the truth within a very short period of time. This is impossible without the truth about God our Mother. The Bible prophesies that living water will flow out from Jerusalem and that swarms of living creatures will live wherever the water of life flows.

Let's take some time to realize the love of God again, who leads all mankind to the spring of the water of life, by studying about the fountain of living water.

Those who suffer from spiritual famine

Today, Christianity is gradually declining in the world. In Korea, the number of Christians has decreased every year since 1990. Even in Europe and America, which boast a long tradition of Christianity, many Christians do not attend church even though they are enrolled in the church register. In the chapel of each church, only a few people attend worship service. This shows how far they've become diverted from worshiping God.

Although they have believed in God, their souls still feel empty and thirsty. Now the whole world is suffering from a spiritual famine.

Am 8:11-13  『"The days are coming," declares the Sovereign Lord, "when I will send a famine through the land—not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord. Men will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the Lord, but they will not find it. In that day ‘the lovely young women and strong young men will faint because of thirst.' "』

If a traveler finds a spring in a desert, even if it is a mirage, he will run towards it. What if he finds a real spring, not a mirage? His joy will be beyond words.

There are many thirsty souls who have been suffering from spiritual thirst and longing for the water of life, staggering and wandering here and there. Now, when the people of Zion deliver the water of life to Samaria and to the ends of the earth, so many people around the world open wide their hearts and receive the truth. Here we come to realize again what the world is thirsty for—what is the core truth that relieves the thirst.

The people, who have shown little interest in other truths even though we have eagerly preached the gospel to them many times, open wide their minds when they hear the truth about Mother. As they receive Mother, they automatically receive God the Father and easily understand God's commands. Ultimately, the key that opens the doors of their minds is in God the Mother.

 The work of God who leads us to the spring of the water of life

God leads the thirsty souls to the spring of the water of life. The Apostle John saw in a vision the spring of the water of life and wrote:

Rev 7:15-17  『". . . Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."』

Rev 21:2-4  『I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God . . . "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes . . ."』

In Revelation 7 it is written that the Lamb will be our Shepherd, lead us to springs of living water and wipe away every tear from our eyes. In Revelation 21 it is stated that the dwelling of God is with men, and that He will live with us and wipe every tear from our eyes. Here, we need to know who the God that lives with us, as the spring of the water of life, is.

Zec 14:8  『On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter.』

Gal 4:26  『But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.』

Since the Bible says that living water will flow out from Jerusalem, the source of the water of life is Jerusalem. And the Jerusalem is our Mother. God our Father has led all the thirsty souls to Jerusalem Mother, who is the spring of the water of life, so that they will never hunger or thirst again and will enter the eternal kingdom of heaven where nothing will harm us, neither the sun nor any burning heat.

It is written that the Lamb is our shepherd and guides us beside the spring of the water of life, so there will be no more tears. For God washes away all our tears we have shed—tears of pain and sorrow, tears of repentance, tears of thanksgiving, etc., and grants us eternal heavenly salvation. In the desert of faith toward the kingdom of heaven, the Lamb has led us beside the spring of living water, and the spring of living water gives us the water of life that wells up continually, so that we will gain spiritual strength and won't get exhausted.

Jerusalem Mother who gives us the water of life

The Bible teaches us that the spring of the water of life is the heavenly Jerusalem, our Mother. Still, there are people who refuse to come to Jerusalem. To such people, the Bible gives a warning as follows:

Zec 14:16-19  『Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, they will have no rain . . . The Lord will bring on them the plague he inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles . . .』

The Bible says that those who do not go up to Jerusalem will have no rain. This means that those who do not believe in Jerusalem Mother and do not come into Her arms will never quench their spiritual thirst.

The water of life quenches our thirst, and it also becomes a spring of water welling up to eternal life (Jn 4:14). In order to go back to heaven, we must get eternal life. Christ eagerly wanted to give us this living water so that we might have life, at His first coming.

Jn 7:2, 14, 37-39  『But when the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near . . . Not until halfway through the Feast . . . On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive . . .』

Jesus presents a definite condition to receive the living water by saying, "Whoever believes in me . . ." Whoever does not believe will never be able to drink the water of life. We should first have faith in the One who gives us the water of life so that streams of living water will flow from within us. Just as Jesus Christ shouted out 2,000 years ago, the Spirit and the Bride are now shouting aloud, "Whoever is thirsty, let him come and take the water of life."

Rev 22:17  『The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.』

Streams of living water will flow from within those who believe in the Spirit and the Bride, the Second Coming Jesus and His spiritual Bride—the heavenly Mother, as Jesus said, "Whoever believes in me, streams of living water will flow from within him." No one can drink the water of life unless he receives Mother and comes to Zion where Mother dwells.

We should be proud of the fact that Jerusalem our Mother, who is the spring of the water of life, lives with us. The Bible clearly prophesies that Babylon will fall in the end, no matter how great it is. Farmers are never pleased with weeds no matter how prosperous they are. Even the prosperous weeds cannot but wither and die without water. Here, we need to think of why God made every living creature unable to live without water.

In Zion, however, a little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation (Isa 60:22). For God the Father, our Shepherd, and Jerusalem Mother, the spring of the water of life, are with us and grant us such great blessing. Even though we are a "little flock," who have entered through the narrow gate, our future will be so prosperous because Jerusalem our Mother, who is the source of life—the spring of the water of life, dwells with us.

The water of life flows from the throne of God

The river of the water of life, which God showed the Apostle John, was flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. The throne of God refers to Jerusalem our Mother.

Rev 22:1-6  『Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse . . . And they will reign for ever and ever . . .』

Jer 3:17  『At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the Lord, and all nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the Lord. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.』

The Bible describes Heavenly Mother by using various expressions such as the bride, the wife of the Lamb, Jerusalem, the throne of God and the spring of the water of life. So, sometimes the Bible states that living water flows out from Jerusalem, and sometimes it says that the water of life flows from the throne of God.

Those who are not led by the Lamb are unable to discern spiritual things in a spiritual way, and they lean towards the literal city of Jerusalem in Palestine. In that place, however, eternal life and any other blessings have not been prepared.

All nations are now gathering in heavenly Jerusalem since God has made known to them the source of living water that quenches all the thirsty souls. When we see them receiving Jerusalem Mother with joy as soon as they realize Her, we can feel how thirsty they have been for the water of life.

The Bible says that all nations will gather in Jerusalem and they will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts. Thus, if people gather to Jerusalem Mother and are taught by Her, they come to eradicate all their evil disposition and stubbornness. Think of how the "Teachings of Mother" make us feel. With them we feel so comfortable, generous, kind and affectionate. There is no better teaching that enables us to be born again as the children of heaven full of love than the Teachings of Mother.

If we are still harsh and angular in disposition or character, we should change ourselves from now on. As Abraham conceded better things to his nephew Lot, we should do the same for our brothers and sisters. As the sea receives all the dirt and purifies it, we should have a broad mind like the sea. Then we can say that we believe in Mother. If anyone says that he believes in God but disobeys God's teachings and commands, he is the one who claims to know God but by his actions denies Him. In other words, his faith is in vain.

The water of life for the healing of the nations

The world thirsts for the water of life. The prophet Ezekiel describes the scene where this water of life flows into the whole world as follows:

Eze 47:1-12  『The man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east) . . . He then brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and the water was flowing from the south side. As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and then led me through water that was ankle-deep. He measured off another thousand cubits . . . He measured off another thousand . . . He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross . . . When it empties into the Sea, the water there becomes fresh. Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live . . . Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.』

In Ezekiel it is written that the water comes out from the temple. In Revelation, it is stated that the water flows from the throne of God and of the Lamb. Where is the throne of God located? It is the Most Holy Place of the temple. The water flowing from the Most Holy Place has become the river of the water of life, and where the river flows everything lives.

In the Bible, the Most Holy Place means the heavenly Jerusalem our Mother (2 Ch 3:8; 1 Ki 6:19-20; Rev 21:9-16). According to the prophecies, wherever the truth about God the Mother is proclaimed, all the nations of the world are being revived by God's grace. Longing for life and teachings of love from Mother, all the nations are coming to salvation.

Now Elohim are gathering Their children from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens, in order to give them the water of life. To Their children who believe in Their names, They give the water of life so that they can have eternal life and will never thirst, and help them to do everything.

We, who have received the water of life earlier, should participate in God's work of leading the whole world to the spring of the water of life by diligently proclaiming the voice of the Spirit and the Bride, so that the water of life can flow more rapidly to every place in the world. I earnestly hope that all the children of heaven scattered among the nations will receive Jerusalem Mother quickly, so that the water of life from Mother will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.