The Rod of Iron we really need, right now.

We, humankind, are created in the image of God - but we lost that, due to the Fall of Man. The world now is truly dysfunctional, and yet we became used to that, so that when Jesus came as the substantiation of God's Word, the then chosen people just didn't understand and got stuck in the rut of their accustomed way of thinking. As you well know, Jesus was rejected as the Messiah and was murdered ! ! !

Jesus lamented that he had many things to say but that we could not receive them now. He also promised that when he came again that he would speak plainly of the Father (our Heavenly Father, God) and no longer speak in parables and symbols. Today, Christians are not really thinking about what that would mean, but instead are looking to the sky; for the Lord coming on the clouds, and the ensuing rapture. I can definitely tell You (who are reading this) that they're going to be waiting an awful long time.

If we are created in God's image then Jesus, who came as the embodiment of that, means that his lifestyle and attitude toward God should become our role model that we should emulate. In other words, we should not just believe in Jesus but become like him. If we believe in Jesus but don't actually become like him then we are 'missing the mark' bigtime. When Jesus said, that he would speak plainly of the Father when he comes again, this should be the focus of present day Christianity - and not looking to the sky and the rapture.

Evil is on display now in the USA and those who are waiting for the rapture to fix this are going to miss the point as to become irrelevant, just as was shown during the 'plandemic', when churches were lumped together with non-essential businesses! Yesterday we saw a German movie called 'Balloon' about two families that collaborated together to escape from the then German Democratic Republic to the West in a hot-air balloon. They had to be prepared to leave behind everything in order to accomplish that. This is the kind of attitude that we need right now in the Last Days; but the focus is different, in that we have to challenge and topple Satan from being the 'ruler of the world' (John 12:31) and 'god of this world (2 Cor 4:4) rather than escaping to somewhere else. The new heaven and new earth will be made by those who can be re-created by God's word, that will be brought by the returning Christ.

Reverend Moon brought a new term, 'True Parents', that more accurately describes the role of the second advent of Christ/ Messiah. The Fall of Man was caused by those who became false parents who brought sin into the world, and came to be under Satan's dominion, cutting themselves and their progeny (all mankind) off from God. This dysfunctional world is the result. God's consistent plan has been to awaken mankind to their true potential by sending one who substantially embodies these qualities to us, hoping that we will rally to him and change our ways. Such a one was Jesus, 2,000 years ago, but he was rejected. Jesus, however, made the condition that he could come again. We, living in these Last Days now, should not repeat the terrible mistake of the first chosen people.

Just as Christians will miss the point if they don't think about Jesus' words, that when he comes again he will speak plainly of the Father; so has Sean Moon missed the point when he asserts that the rod of iron is a gun (he is being bankrolled by his brother, by the way, who makes very nice guns) I do get that citizens having access to guns is one of the main deterrents to death from Democide - historically the greatest single cause of death on the planet. But, it still misses the point.

God's Word is like a fire, like a rod of iron that dashes potter's vessels to pieces (Rev 2:27) Those who manifest God's Word will be like a rod of iron - such as Jesus, and the Lord of the Second Coming. We have to connect with them, and become like them so that we are completely aligned with God. 

If Jesus could not speak plainly when he came 2,000 years ago, and lamented that he had many things to say but that we could not bear them now. Then, what kind of content could he speak about that we need to know in order to be able to function as the people, God's children, that God originally envisaged - but that was lost due to the Fall, such that God regretted
that He had made mankind?

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I am hoping that Christians will take to heart St. Paul's advice to test all things and hold fast to what is good. As I said, Evil is on display in the USA right now like no other time. President Trump was right when he said that the Chinese Virus plandemic was the worst attack on America by far - truly an act of war. We, the people, need to be awakened by witnessing this, just like that family in the Balloon movie who gave up everything to escape to the West. This fake and false administration at present in the white house has to be challenged by God fearing people everywhere and not just by the leaders on the side of Heaven.

Jesus implied that he needed an appropriate response when he said: To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: ‘ We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’ (Matt 11:16-17) He also said that the chosen people did not know the time of their visitation . . . We need to connect with and emulate the Messiah, the True Adam. To do that we need God's Word. It is interesting that Jesus used God's word from the book of Deuteronomy to retort to Satan when he was confronted by him in the wilderness (after John the Baptist totally failed his mission).

We should have that level of familiarity with God's word such that we can call on them appropriately when needed. If the Lord is born on the earth (as was Jesus) the consensus is that the main contender for the personage of the Second Coming of Christ is none other than Rev. Moon. If the Second coming is to be on the clouds then, of course, he isn't. But, hey! there are many examples of the clouds being figurative in the Bible . . .

That being so, the words that Rev Moon brought should be checked out - tested, as St. Paul advised, and to hold fast to what is good. I firmly believe that these words hold up as God's words. The content of the Exposition of the Divine Principle is astonishing in its depth and consistency. It makes perfect sense of the Bible to portray one consistent line of restoration principles that has given birth to a welter of denominations (depending on whether the verses were taken literally, or figuratively) in NTA (new testament age) Christianity. Just as Jesus brought a whole new era whether or not the people were aware of it at that time; the Second Coming of Christ has brought a similarly seismic change in our time. It is known as the 'Era of 4th Adam', by the way.

The purpose of this website is to present accurately the teaching of Rev. Moon. I am bringing to alignment the pdf versions, available in cyberspace, with the actual printed versions of the book. So far that has been accomplished with the 'Exposition of the Divine Principle'; the 'Peace Messages'; and the 'Sermons of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon' in English, that were published in just 7 volumes. In addition I wanted to make them accessible so that there are hyperlinks - enabling you to jump to content, as well as the text to voice facility such that you can check this out while jogging, walking the dog or washing up.

We need to know what is God's viewpoint and be able to contrast this with the humanistic viewpoint that we are all too familiar with. The main element, that we need to fix, in this dysfunctional world is our missing relationship with God. The significant change in the time after the Second Advent is that it is the time of the end of religion. Think about that!

Those Christians who are quoting from the Gospel of John should agree that the word of God is crucially important and should be something that we will want to be engaged with. We are made in the image of God. We need to restore this image through aligning with God's word that has been brought by the Second Coming. Hoping that your gaze can be averted from the sky and that we can collaborate with each other to unravel and dismantle this world of Satan's dominion and bring into substantiality God's one world family of mankind centred on God! Aju! Praise God ! ! !

On this 8th day of the 8th month (also a new month on the Heavenly calendar) let's make a new start and come closer to embodying the character, quality and love of God. Once this fundamental missing element in our lives (actual, living relationship with God - aka 1st Great Blessing) can be made whole we will have no problem whatsoever in coming together as brothers and sisters and, very naturally, and surely, bringing a final closure to this hellish world transforming it to the kingdom of heaven.

Please check out the sermons of Rev. Moon on the Resources page. At present coming to the end of Volume 2 (regarding formatting and text to voice) as these contain sermons talking of Jesus: the living Jesus rather than the Jesus of the Cross. 

Looking forward to hearing from You. 

Andrew Derricutt