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[00:24] Okay, let’s dive into part three, [00:27] which is a presentation on God’s first attempt. [00:29] We’ve looked at the principles of creation, the essence [00:32] of God, God’s nature, and God’s dream [00:34] and purpose for creation and God’s longing. [00:38] So now we’re going to look at history [00:42] and what was God’s first attempt? [00:46] What happened to God’s first attempt, attempt, [00:50] trying to give birth to the true parents of humankind? [00:55] Let’s go. God’s dream [00:59] was to become the true parent of humanity. [01:02] To do so, he created all principles [01:06] and then created the universe for his children to live in. [01:09] The plan was to give birth to representative children [01:13] who would be given time to grow, to resemble God such [01:16] that they would become the substantial true parents, [01:21] the first, the original true parents to the lineage [01:25] of God on Earth. [01:28] So what happened? [01:31] True mother explains that God created a man [01:34] and a woman who were to become the first human ancestors, [01:37] gave them time to grow in order to perfect them. [01:41] Then the invisible God desired to dwell together with them [01:45] and become the parent of humanity. [01:48] So as I was discussing in the last presentation, [01:51] this was God’s dream. [01:52] This was God’s plan. This was God’s purpose. [01:55] And in this way, God was setting up the conditions [01:58] for these two to become the first human ancestors. [02:02] We call them Adam and Eve. [02:05] They were to become the first human ancestors [02:08] as true parents of humanity. [02:11] A happy and joyful humanity, by the way. [02:14] But we look at human history [02:15] and we know we don’t even need to be. [02:18] We don’t need our spiritual eyes open. [02:20] We don’t need to be religious. [02:22] We don’t even need to believe in God [02:25] to look at human history [02:27] and know that something is uniquely wrong with us in all [02:32] of creation that we can see. [02:35] We are the only created being, the only being that [02:40] purposely and eventually creates, uh, conflict destruction. [02:45] Um, and, uh, we’ve suffered a lot [02:49] because at our own hands, we’ve suffered at our own hands. [02:52] This was not God’s will. [02:53] This was not God’s plan, [02:54] but it was obviously within our power to do so [02:56] because we did. [02:59] But it wasn’t God’s dream [03:00] and neither is it our ultimate destiny. [03:03] And so the entire course [03:04] of human history has been God trying [03:05] to guide us back home, right? [03:08] To get back to where everything can be restored [03:11] to begin anew. [03:14] But so, um, you know, what God set out at the beginning [03:19] was with the first man [03:20] and the first woman to become the first human ancestors, [03:24] the first true parents. [03:27] So God desired to bless them, right? [03:29] He was gonna bless them in marriage. [03:30] They would become true parents, [03:32] and all of their descendants would’ve been blessed. [03:34] So this, this was like the original formula [03:37] for the lineage of God. [03:39] So what I want to say here is that the foundation [03:44] for success existed at that time. [03:46] I need to declare if for anybody [03:47] that’s confused, they could have done it. [03:51] It must be after all things that God had done, [03:53] all things that God had created. [03:55] It must have been possible. [03:57] It must have been possible for Adam [03:59] and Eve to have been able to be victorious, right? [04:02] Because the foundation for true parents [04:05] to exist was laid heaven, fulfilled heaven’s responsibility. [04:09] God fulfilled God’s responsibility. [04:11] And now it was up to Adam and Eve to take it the next step. [04:15] However, the first human ancestors could not reach [04:18] perfection, but fell [04:19] and were expelled from the Garden of Eden. [04:25] What’s essential to understand here is that Adam [04:27] and Eve fell. [04:29] Whatever they did, they fell [04:30] before resembling God’s character, right? [04:33] They were, they did not complete the, the entire [04:38] growth period. [04:42] They literally did something wrong [04:44] before fulfilling their responsibility, right? [04:49] They, um, what we, you know, [04:51] and we can see by the fact [04:52] that they covered their lower parts with leaves, [04:55] that the fall had something to do [04:57] with the sexual relationship, and [04:58] therefore, that sexual relationship gave birth [05:01] to human lineage from which we all come. [05:04] But that sexual relationship, uh, you know, happened after, [05:10] or as a result of the fall. [05:11] The fall was really them deviating [05:16] Adam and Eve deviating from [05:19] God’s commandment, from God’s love. [05:22] It’s as if, think of it this way, it’s as if just [05:27] before they made decisions, [05:28] so obviously they made ungodly decisions. [05:31] They made decisions that were not part of God’s will. [05:34] They were free to do so, [05:35] but they were not supposed to do so. [05:37] And by doing so, they’ve created a lot of problems. [05:40] Point being, is this what was the first [05:46] thing they did wrong? [05:48] If I reflect on the way we, our minds work as human beings, [05:52] I imagine that the first thing they did wrong was [05:55] to arrive at the conclusion [05:57] that whatever God our parent was asking us to do [06:01] was not really that important or essential, [06:05] or rather, it wasn’t the whole picture. [06:08] And we learn, if we read the story of the fall in the Bible, [06:11] according to the Bible, and the relationship [06:12] with the serpent and all of this, the temptation [06:16] and open, open, you know, you, you shall open, [06:18] your eyes shall be opened, you shall understand more. [06:20] All of these, you know, [06:21] you can go really into depth on studying all of this. [06:24] But in simple terms, the fall was sort [06:28] of teenage Adam [06:29] and Eve thinking that they could, [06:33] they knew a little bit more than God maybe, [06:35] or that God didn’t have their best interests in mind, [06:39] that there might be some other thing that they can do [06:41] by themselves that isn’t really a problem, [06:44] and God’s making too much of a deal of it. [06:46] Right? And you can see this in parents [06:47] and children relationships today. [06:50] Um, you know, assuming [06:52] that parents have their children’s best interest in mind, [06:56] it’s many times difficult [06:57] for the parents when they see their children deviating from [07:00] what their parents are asking, [07:01] because the children think they know better, they know more. [07:04] You’ll remember this as teenagers, right? [07:06] You think, you know, at a certain point you figure you know [07:09] more than your parents, you know more than your elders. [07:13] But really do you, as you get older, [07:15] you realize that was kind of stupid. [07:17] And so, um, you know, surely, uh, [07:20] the fall was also sexual in nature because they’re hi. [07:23] They’re feeling ashamed, they’re hiding their lower parts. [07:25] And now they’ve, they’ve, they’ve, [07:27] they’ve started their family life. [07:28] They’ve essentially, you know, uh, [07:31] got married without a marriage [07:33] and without inviting God to [07:34] that marriage, God was not invited. [07:38] They started that thing without God’s blessing, [07:40] without God’s permission, [07:41] and without attending to God’s heart. [07:44] They were not filial to God. [07:46] They deviated from their child’s responsibility [07:50] to really unite with their parents’ heart. [07:52] Trust me, son, it’s better. [07:54] You don’t run across that road with your eyes closed. [07:57] You might get hit by a car. [07:59] And so the commandments that God really called upon them [08:03] to keep, were, were, [08:05] were much deeper than just don’t cross the road when the [08:08] cars are, you know? [08:09] Right. It was really about their essential responsibility [08:13] as God’s son and daughter, that they needed to grow [08:16] to perfection before, um, you know, to a perfected character [08:21] before engaging in their family life, right? [08:24] That’s what we’re really getting to. [08:26] So the fall, the fundamental aspect of the fall was [08:29] that they let go of their loyalty to God’s heart. [08:33] They disregarded God’s word to keep the commandment [08:35] and formed a family without God’s blessing. [08:38] This brought about fallen people [08:40] and the fallen world that have no relation to the creator. [08:43] Mother says, that is why [08:45] although human history has pursued peace [08:47] and dreamed of a peaceful world, even for a day, [08:50] we were never able to realize it, even for a moment due [08:53] to war, conflict, and disease. [08:57] So false parents were born [08:59] and God could not be, could not achieve the status [09:02] as a heavenly parent at that time, even though God was God. [09:06] God was the creator. God was all knowing, all loving, [09:09] and now having to be all patient [09:10] because his children have gone astray [09:13] and God is gonna do what God’s got to do. [09:16] But you know, what you have here with [09:19] these first human ancestors is they’re still physically [09:22] alive, but they’re spiritually dead seriously, [09:27] spiritually damaged. [09:28] And they’ve now formed a family. [09:29] They’ve become parents, [09:31] but you can’t say they’re true parents because they’re not. [09:34] They’re not a son and daughter [09:35] that really followed the parent themselves. [09:37] So they can’t be true parents themselves. [09:40] And they formed a family, [09:42] and they formed a society of people [09:45] that lost their blessing, a humanity that lost its blessing. [09:48] And for thousands of years has been traumatized [09:51] by this original fall. [09:53] So, war, conflict [09:54] and diseases, all, you know, you know, [09:56] we’ve known good things throughout human history, [09:58] some good things we’ve been able [10:00] to do, but it’s been a fight. [10:01] It’s been a fight. We haven’t been able [10:04] to experience peace even for a day. [10:05] Now, please understand what the peace [10:07] that mother’s talking about is not just some idea of peace, [10:10] but actual substantial world peace. [10:13] That’s what she’s fighting for here. [10:15] That’s what God’s fighting for. [10:18] So the first family became distant from God [10:20] and bore lineage of humankind that is longing, longing [10:24] to return to the realm of God’s love, right? [10:29] It’s a, it’s a history of fallen people that have, [10:32] that have had no relation to the Creator. [10:34] But we’re longing to come home, aren’t we? We’re longing. [10:37] However, the creator is omniscient and omnipotent. [10:40] His beginning and end are the same. [10:46] That means mother is not here. [10:47] True parents aren’t just bringing us sort [10:49] of a doomsday story, just a real tear jerker [10:53] of a failure story. [10:55] God did not give up. God’s beginning and end are the same. [10:59] Mother said, so what is he to do? [11:02] Mother asks, what is he to do? Right? [11:06] So that was God’s first attempt [11:08] to set up the foundation for true parents. [11:11] The foundation was successful, world was successful. [11:15] The creation was successful, the universe was successful. [11:18] All the laws that God built [11:20] and brought forth this amazing planet [11:23] and universe, everything was successful. [11:27] But we, the first, the first human ancestors, [11:31] our first human ancestors, the first man [11:33] and woman who were created to establish a, a, a, [11:37] a royal family, a royal sovereign family [11:40] to God’s lineage, they failed. [11:42] They failed because they had better ideas at the time. [11:45] And in some sense, you could say, you know, they were in a, [11:49] they were, they were immature. [11:50] So in some respects, you might say, well, they, they, [11:53] they kind of, it was somewhat [11:55] innocent, you could say, right? [11:57] Even though they fell, God didn’t just [12:02] cast them away completely. [12:06] They were expelled from the garden. [12:08] In other words, they lost the realm of God’s sovereignty. [12:11] They lost the substantial realm of God’s sovereignty. [12:14] And God also, by the way, lost the opportunity [12:17] to live in substance in the garden, right? [12:20] So both God and, uh, [12:23] and our first ancestors lost big, big, big, big. [12:27] Uh, but God doesn’t give up. [12:28] So God’s beginning and end of the same. [12:30] That means God will still make it happen. [12:33] That was God’s will. And he is never gonna give up, right? [12:37] So, um, [12:39] but that foundation for true parents was lost, [12:42] and now there’s gonna be some work involved to, [12:45] to recover that foundation. [12:47] So that’s what we’re gonna be looking at next. [12:49] What did God do? [12:51] What did God have to do so that a new son [12:54] and new daughter could be born? [12:56] And eventually, what would that new son [12:59] and daughter be able to do to save all of the ones [13:03] that had already been born, all of the ones that were dead [13:05] and gone from before [13:07] and lingering in different realms of hell, right? [13:10] Surely God would find a way to save us all. [13:14] I believe so it resonates with my heart, [13:16] and that’s the kind of world I wanna live in. [13:18] So I believe that. Okay, so next we’re gonna look at [13:20] what did God do to recover this lost foundation? [13:26] Okay? Part four, recovering the foundation for true parents. [13:32] A new son and a new daughter must be born. [13:37] Mother says He meaning God could not just abandon [13:42] human beings that had gone wrong and recreate them in new. [13:45] That is why the course of heaven, finding human beings, [13:49] once again, is the course of the providence of salvation [13:53] and restoration through indemnity. [13:58] Indemnity means, you know, [14:00] if somebody has done something wrong, if they pay a price, [14:04] they can, uh, recover what was lost. [14:08] Right? And this might seem mean, [14:12] but remember, human beings are not just robots. [14:15] They’re not just animals. We’re supposed [14:17] to stand at the level of dignity of God’s sons [14:20] and daughters resembling God’s godly nature, right? [14:26] So, um, if you rob a bank, you can’t expect [14:30] to go back into the bank the next day [14:32] and become the manager of that bank. [14:34] There’s no way that’s going to happen. [14:37] You might need to do some jail time. [14:40] Um, well, for the sake of the bank [14:42] and for the sake of society, it’s proof to them [14:46] that you have made an effort, you’ve done your time, [14:49] you’ve made an effort to pay some debt, [14:52] you pay back your debt, your mistake, [14:54] but perhaps even more importantly for you, yourself, right? [14:58] Do you think you as a bank robber would ever be able [15:01] to go back into that bank and be the manager of that bank [15:05] and lead the people of that bank? [15:07] You start your morning meeting with high [15:09] and mighty words about [15:10] how we’re gonna build the best bank in the city, [15:13] and we’re going to, we’re gonna treat people with love, [15:16] and we’re gonna do things the right way. [15:17] We’re not gonna steal their money. [15:18] We’re gonna do every, would, would you even be able [15:21] to trust your own words [15:23] if you yourself hadn’t recovered your own internal lost [15:28] territory that you threw away by making that grave mistake? [15:32] Right? So we, there is a standard that we are [15:37] to be held to account, [15:39] but it’s really, we’re keeping ourselves, we’re [15:41] to keep ourselves accountable to that standard. [15:44] And even if we can pretend to others, we know ourselves [15:48] where we fall short. [15:50] And so the idea of restoration through indemnity is simply [15:53] that the conditions can be made, [15:58] offerings can be made, certain things can be done in order [16:02] to recover lost territory individually [16:06] as a people and as humanity. [16:09] And so, this is [16:10] what mother’s talking about when she’s talking about the [16:12] providence of salvation and restoration through indemnity. [16:16] And you’re gonna follow a little bit on the map. [16:18] What happens if you look at the Old Testament, it is said [16:22] that through Abraham, Isaac, [16:23] and Jacob, God found a lineage that he could deal with [16:26] among fallen mankind. [16:29] He chose the people of Israel [16:30] and has carried out the history of the providence [16:32] of salvation, right? [16:33] Through those people. You can see there on the graph the [16:36] whole providence of salvation through indemnity, right? [16:41] So Abel and, uh, you know, Abel was killed, unfortunately, [16:46] but through the providence of Abel and then Seth [16:49] and so on, uh, Noah came out, and then Abraham, Isaac [16:54] and Jacob, and finally there could be a, uh, tribe. [16:59] Um, and even a nation of Israel. [17:02] This is the, uh, providence of salvation [17:06] through indemnity. [17:08] And you know, it’s such a beautiful word. [17:10] I find that mother says [17:12] that God found a lineage that he could deal with. [17:14] Obviously there’s many people, right? [17:17] Uh, born by that time, [17:18] there will have been many people alive, many lineages, [17:21] many peoples, you know, [17:23] spread out from the original family of Adam and Eve. [17:26] But God found a people through, ultimately the, the lineage [17:30] of Seth, in fact, found a people [17:32] that he could work with, right? [17:34] He found a people that he could work with, [17:36] the people of Israel. [17:37] Ultimately, they became the Israel, the people of Israel, [17:40] and they formed a nation and carried out the history [17:42] of the providence of salvation through them. [17:44] That’s why they’re such a central people to the, [17:48] to the story [17:49] of God’s providence in humanity, in history, right? [17:53] So mother says Israel was under the Roman Empire when it [17:58] came out in the form of a tribe, people, and nation. [18:00] But it was so difficult that it took 4,000 years [18:03] for the providence of salvation through indemnity to restore [18:07] what had gone wrong in the beginning, right? [18:09] So to get to this point, it took 4,000 years, [18:13] and finally we’re at the time of the Roman Empire, right? [18:18] You know, so originally, you know, God gave birth [18:21] to the original Adam and Eve back here. [18:23] Uh, the foundation for true parents existed. [18:26] God gave birth to Adam and Eve, but they fell, [18:31] and they, you know, in disgrace, uh, initiated with sort [18:35] of a deadened spirit, although physically alive, [18:38] they initiated an original family, you know, [18:41] as false parents and this false people, false humanity. [18:46] Uh, people that lost their blessing, [18:48] lost their relationship with God. [18:50] But out of these people, somehow [18:53] God found a people he could work with. [18:54] And by the time finally [18:56] after 4,000 years, Israel was, was formed, [18:59] there was a nation formed at the time of the Roman Empire. [19:03] This is a little lesson in history, right? [19:06] Uh, God was able to set everything up [19:09] and restore through indemnity [19:11] what had gone wrong in the beginning. [19:13] So it’s important to understand this time is a very, [19:16] very special, special time in human history, right? [19:21] So centering on Israel, the foundation for true parents [19:25] to emerge finally was born just [19:29] like it was in the beginning. [19:30] The foundation for true parents existed again at this time. [19:34] Can you believe it? And if the central people of [19:38] that time united with God’s will, then God’s son [19:41] and God’s daughter would emerge [19:43] and grow to maturity to become the true parents of humanity. [19:46] We’re talking 2000 years ago, all [19:48] of this could come about. [19:51] Isn’t that amazing? The Roman Empire by that time, [19:55] had expanded its territories [19:57] and communication networks throughout the empire, right? [20:01] The emergence of true parents was not just to be limited [20:04] to Israel, but with the help of Rome, that blessing [20:08] and his teachings was to be spread across the globe. [20:12] True parents were supposed to emerge [20:13] and spread their teaching and spread their blessing. [20:17] A across the world. [20:18] There are finally, after 4,000 biblical years, and, [20:22] and often, many times, getting it wrong [20:23] and having to start again and again [20:25] and again through this central people [20:27] that God found a lineage he could work with. [20:30] The Israelites. [20:31] Finally, after 4,000 years, there was the foundation [20:34] for true parents to emerge. [20:37] A son could be born, a daughter could be born. [20:39] There would be the environment in which they, if protected, [20:42] could grow externally. [20:44] And they take responsibility for their internal growth [20:47] to reach that time where the, you know, that Adam [20:50] and Eve got wrong. [20:52] Finally, uh, a man [20:53] and a woman would be able to establish true [20:55] parents the right way. [20:57] And from that, not only would a, uh, [20:59] it’s not like a new religion [21:00] or a new church would be built, right? [21:02] But on the foundation of everything they had learned [21:05] and built and sacrificed for 4,000 years, a son [21:08] and daughter could be born, grow to maturity, marry, [21:11] become true parents, and build a worldwide movement [21:15] that would seek to restore every facet of society. [21:18] And if you look at history at that time, [21:20] the Roman Empire was such unique in [21:23] that it had this in incredible reach across so many regions, [21:27] a communications network, [21:29] and also uniquely the Roman Empire respected the Israel, [21:34] the foundation of Israel, unique among all other people, [21:37] among all other religions. [21:38] The Roman Empire, although very strong [21:40] and dangerous externally, [21:42] was actually protecting the Jewish people [21:45] to practice their faith. [21:47] And so, if a, a, a king of the Jews had emerged [21:51] and a queen of the Jews had emerged, [21:53] and they had formed a new royalty [21:54] of the Israel Israeli people, not only was that going [21:57] to be a blessing for Israel, [21:59] but Rome would, would recognize that. [22:01] Imagine if Jesus was invited to Rome to teach, and, [22:05] and the teachings were spread across the planet. [22:07] Imagine if blessed families were [22:10] emerging all over the world at that time, 2000 years ago. [22:13] And upon the incredible advancement of the Roman Empire, [22:16] technology would’ve accelerated. [22:18] And we would’ve solved all kinds of, of, of, of, of humans, [22:22] you know, poverty of disease and conflict and war. [22:24] Everything could have been settled 2000 years ago. [22:27] The Foundation for True Parents existed [22:29] 2000 years ago, right? [22:32] So what happened? Let’s see what happened.