Claim. SMM claims a unique “patent” for opening the gates of heaven — God Himself defers to SMM’s signature; even saints and founders of religions will need it.
Elaboration. SMM makes the claim in strikingly proprietary language: “There were many founders of religions and other religious people in history who labored to gain a patent for going to the Kingdom of Heaven, but who among them holds the patent?… Even the great president of the United States, or any king, or any saint, or any founder of a religion, will have to come and bow down to me when they need my signature… Even God would like to see my endorsement before giving His approval. He will look to see if my signature is there, and if it is, He will say, ‘Okay,’ and if not, He will say, ‘No.‘” (4.2. Special authority in relation to the spirit world, 134-17, 1985.1.1). “Even spiritualists who consider themselves the best in the world will have to come and learn from me. That is why I became the founder of the Unification Church” (ibid, 203-324, 1990.6.28). The “patent” metaphor frames SMM’s spirit-world authority as positive-law jurisdiction, not just charisma.
See also. csg-day-of-opening-the-gates-of-heaven