Claim. The Messiah comes only on the basis of the foundation-of-faith (set through sacrificial offering) and the foundation-of-substance (set through Cain-Abel unity) — together they form the foundation for the Messiah who engrafts the new lineage.
Elaboration. SMM gives the doctrinal sequence in order: “How can the foundation of faith be restored? A condition must be set through a sacrificial offering. The foundation of substance means removing fallen nature, but that is done by uniting Cain and Abel” (2.1. The Foundation for the Messiah, 46-233, 1971.8.15). The receive-the-Messiah purpose is structural: “In order to receive the Messiah, there must be the foundation of faith and the foundation of substance. After the foundation of substance is completed, the foundation for the Messiah is inevitably required… We were born as the descendants of fallen human beings, inheriting Satan’s lineage… In order to transcend that lineage, we must change our lineage, but we cannot do that on our own. Therefore, we need the Messiah” (ibid, 47-12, 1971.8.19). The Messiah is the lineage-graft: “People must complete the foundation of faith and the foundation of substance, thus inheriting the foundation for the Messiah, and receive a graft from him. By receiving the graft you can become a true olive tree” (ibid, 64-16, 1972.10.22).
See also. foundation-of-faith, foundation-of-substance, messiah