Don't Become a Falling Star

This is following from the last blog when I was thinking about the Christians who had recently publicly de-converted (another term for apostacy). If we think of God as sitting on a throne while we struggle 'down here' it must be easy, in a moment of weakness, to give up the struggle. I think too that a lot of Christians may be putting the Second Advent on the back burner because it doesn't seem to have happened yet but was strongly anticipated 20 years ago. Jesus did say that the Kingdom of Heaven was not coming with signs to be observed. The LSA (Lord of the Second Advent) appearing with the clouds of Heaven following the trumpet calls of the angels doesn't fit with this. That's why on the first page of this website is the challenge: 'What kind of LSA are you expecting?'

The LSA being born on the earth is much closer to 'not coming with signs to be observed'.  It would also more closely align with the warning that Jesus gave in Luke 17:25 that, 'First he (the LSA) must suffer and be rejected by this generation. 

In the last month I've been working on the early sermons of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon using text to speech such they can be read for you. They are from the late 1950s and in them he speaks almost exclusively about Jesus. I was struck with how fresh they were and also with the new way of describing Jesus. He is talking about the living Jesus before the cross when he was trying to get through to the people. From my understanding it is really noteworthy since he is speaking about the Messiah from the point of view of one who has the same mission. 

As you now know, Jesus was truly revolutionary and when he stated that prostitutes and tax collectors would get to heaven ahead of the main stream religious leaders it must have caused them to feel defensive and angry.

Jesus also spoke about God as Heavenly Father and this was another new concept from the point of view of those living at that time who considered God to be the Master and even the best of mankind as servant.

Jesus did state that he had many things that he wanted to say but that we couldn't bear them now (John 16:12). Jesus also said, 'If I've told you earthly things and you don't believe, how can I tell you about heavenly things?' (John 3:12). It is these things that I think gives the prominent Christians of the Last Days problems as their faith can be attacked more easily because of a lack of understanding of some really fundamental points. Why did God not prevent the Fall of Man; if God is the sole creator where did evil originate; why hasn't the LSA appeared and fixed everything already; why does Satan appear so much more powerful than God. 

On the other hand present day Christians do not seem to agree, with Reverend Moon, that God is a God of bitter grief and tears since the Fall of Man. It has taken so long to restore mankind (which from a certain point of view is not even possible) as God has to deal with the human portion of responsibility with which even God cannot interfere. It has to do with the central reason of why God created at all. Even the pastor from a 'mega' church here in Springfield asserted that the reason God created was because He could. For me that is not a reason at all.

If, as Reverend Moon asserts, that mankind was created to be 'the other' in the reciprocal relationship of love that would bring a whole new dimension of Love to the God before the creation then a lot of things will start to make more sense.

Love requires Free Will. Love requires actual free-will and not just the appearance of free-will from our point of view. The quality of Love from God's point of view and ours cannot be any different if it is to be meaningful at all. Those who believe in a superdimensional God of 10 or 11 dimensions whereas we have 3 or 4 are disqualified right there. Reverend Moon stated that God invested 100%, holding nothing back, in order to create us in His Image. Of course we could not be created in a perfect state as that would mean that we would not be a separate entity; we were created with the capability to grow to maturity - grow to perfection - by the exercise of our own free will. Needless to say the commandment to prevent the Fall could be chosen to be adhered to or not. Unfortunately we know that the first human ancestors chose to not hold fast to that commandment, 'Do not eat . . .' The ensuing history of restoration that we can read the record of in the Bible had to be carried out in such a way that the human portion of responsibility could not be invaded by God; we had to learn from the result of our choices.

Incidentally, the principles of restoration are described in precise detail in the second part of The Exposition of the Divine Principle which is available on the Home page as well as the Resources page. It is available in the 3 color version which has the main points in red, points of secondary value in blue, and more examples and explanation shaded yellow. Reading just the main points can allow you to catch the basic ideas in a very short time. It is not only logical but will shed a whole new light on the Bible.

Getting back to my topic: If we understand that God is a God of sorrow because of the Fall of Man we will have a stronger motivation to liberate this God by connecting with and fulfilling our responsibility. We will not be concerned with whether or not we are going to go to heaven as we'll have a completely different understanding to build the kingdom of heaven; naturally and spontaneously with true love after we align with the original purpose of creation. We would never think, even in a dream, of betraying God or those that God has sent to us. It is surely a sin to reject those whom God has sent, right?

The human portion of responsibility is something that we do need to engage and connect with. It does seem to be a disadvantage because of the Fall of Man and the terrible history that resulted from that, but it is definitely worth it. To come to realize that we are children of God is an awesome thing. That each person has a unique and cosmic value.

We are past the Last Days right now as Reverend Moon proclaimed in the peace messages that he and his family gave at the turn of the millennium and that that we are in the 'era after the coming of heaven'. In a similar way Jesus brought an entirely new era that people were not immediately aware of at the time but which we can now very clearly see. The sun and moon have truly been 'darkened' by the new truth brought by the Lord of the Second Advent. The purpose of this website is to make that not only available, but accurate and accessible. Please check out some of the early sermons from volume 3 and 4 that can be read out for you. It will afford a new perspective on Jesus.

​Looking forward to hearing from you. Let's become rising stars that are firmly on the side of Heaven bringing honor, praise, glory and Joy to God, our Heavenly Father.

Andrew Derricutt

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