Crown or Cross - our Choice

[To send the Messiah is God’s portion of responsibility. However, belief in the Messiah is the human portion of responsibility. The Jewish people could either believe in the Messiah as God wished or not believe in him in opposition to His desire. To cope with the contingency of human responsibility, God gave two kinds of prophecies concerning the accomplishment of His Will through Jesus. One kind foretold that Jesus would die due to the disbelief of the people. (Isa53) Another kind foretold that the people would believe in and honor Jesus as the Messiah and help him to accomplish God’s Will in glory. (Isa9,11,60; Lk1:31) When Jesus died on the cross due to the disbelief of the people, only the prophecies of the first kind were fulfilled. The prophecies of the second kind were left unfulfilled until the 2nd Coming of Christ. 

There are several passages in the Gospels in which Jesus spoke of his suffering on the cross as if it were necessary for salvation. For example, when Peter heard Jesus’ prediction of his imminent crucifixion and tried to dissuade him, Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me.” (Mt16:23) Why did Jesus chastise Peter so harshly? In truth, when Jesus spoke these words, the disbelief of the chosen people had already frustrated Jesus’ efforts to complete the providence of salvation both physically and spiritually. By that time, Jesus had resolutely determined to accept the fate of the cross (Lk9:31) as a condition of indemnity to open the way for at least the spiritual salvation of humankind. Peter’s dissuasion could have hindered Jesus from paving the way for spiritual salvation through the cross. For this reason, Jesus rebuked him. 

A second example is Jesus’ last words on the cross, “It is finished.” (Jn19:30) Jesus did not utter these words to mean that through the crucifixion he had completely accomplished the providence of salvation. After he realized that the people’s disbelief was unalterable, he chose the path of the cross in order to lay the foundation for spiritual salvation, leaving unfulfilled the task of achieving physical salvation until the time of the Second Advent. Hence, by the words, “It is finished,” Jesus meant that he had finished laying the foundation for spiritual salvation. By this time, it had become the alternative goal of the providence. 

In order for us to have proper faith, it is necessary first to have direct communion with God through spiritual experiences in prayer, and then to understand the truth through a correct reading of Scripture. This is the reason Jesus told us to worship in “spirit and truth.” (Jn4:24) 

Since the time of Jesus, Christians have believed that Jesus came to this world to die on the cross. They have not known the fundamental purpose for which Jesus came as the Messiah and misunderstood the spiritual salvation which he brought us, thinking it to be all that his mission entailed. Jesus had wanted to live and fulfill his destiny, yet due to the people’s disbelief in him, he died with a heart full of disappointment. Today, there must appear on earth faithful brides — pure-hearted Believers — who can alleviate the bitter and grieving heart of Jesus. 

There must appear brides who can exalt the desires of Jesus’ heart before Jesus can come again as the bridegroom. Yet Jesus lamented, “Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Lk18:8) for he foresaw that when he returned the people would likely be in darkness.

We have clarified from our study of the Bible that Jesus did not come to die on the cross. We can ascertain this fact even more clearly if we communicate with Jesus spiritually and ask him directly. If we cannot perceive spiritual realities, we should seek out the testimonies of those who are endowed with such gifts in order to properly understand his heart and deepen our faith. Only then will we be worthy to become the brides of Jesus who can receive him in the Last Days.] From Exposition of the Divine Principle Part 1, Chapter 4, Section 1

​Christians currently have an erroneous take on Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane thinking that Jesus (as God) was displaying His human weakness side in being afraid of death but, nevertheless, yielding to it. But this new understanding makes it clear that Jesus wanted to fulfill his primary mission to bring the actual realization of the Kingdom of Heaven that was prevented by the Fall of Man. Jesus was looking for some way to accomplish that, rather than keeping the way open for the 2nd Coming through the spiritual salvation that he accomplished through his sacrifice on the cross.

When Jesus declared, “What you bind on earth will be bound in heaven . . .” (and vice versa) he was affirming that the victory over satan and the Fall have to be accomplished on this earth. Satan is the false ruler, and false god, of this world as written in the Bible verses from John 12:31 and 2 Corinthians 4:4. This is why the 2nd Coming of Christ will occur in the same way that Jesus came – born on the earth. The 2nd coming of Elijah fulfilling the crucial Malachi 4:5 prophecy was through a different person, with a different name, according to the words of Jesus. Revelation 2:17 also declares that, " . . . he (2nd Advent) will come with a new name".
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There is strong evidence that the 2nd Coming occurred already between the years 1917 and 1930. Hope that you’ll check this out and see that the 2nd Coming is more to do with bringing the complete truth that ‘we the people’ need to align with rather than to be taken up into the air to meet the Lord and leave this fallen world behind. We the people invited satan in through the Fall of Man and it is we the people who, aligning with God’s Will through the words of the returning Christ, have to invite satan out again. I believe we’re seeing this taking place in the world right now.

There is a good case that the verse in Revelation 12 is a time stamp: 2017 September 24th - as this is when the constellation pattern described in Rev12:1,2 concluded. That would mean that we’re living through the events described in Revelation right now.

Looking forward to hearing your views on this matter. We should be able to reason together, right? The first chosen people made a huge mistake in not recognizing Jesus as the Messiah. Saul, who became St Paul, is a pertinent demonstration that it’s never too late to make a fundamental change as he became arguably the most loyal, dedicated, and effective, of all the apostles. In saying that we should be able to reason together is also implying that the 2nd Advent of Christ marks the conclusion of religion – as per Rev21:22 !!!

Thank you for reading this far.

Andrew Derricutt