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[00:24] Okay, let’s dive right in. [00:25] Part five, birth of the Only Begotten Son [00:29] and the loss of the foundation for true parents to emerge. [00:35] Mother says, it took 4,000 years for the providence [00:38] of salvation through indemnity to restore [00:42] what had gone wrong in the beginning, right? [00:45] So things didn’t go well here. [00:48] There was the fall, [00:51] and it took 4,000 years to restore this foundation [00:55] where true parents could be born [00:58] as there was a foundation in the beginning. [01:01] Again, that foundation had been made right here [01:06] after 4,000 years. [01:09] Finally, after 4,000 years, he sent his only begotten son, [01:13] Jesus Christ, whom he could call his own. [01:17] That deserves a round of applause, [01:19] even if you’re just watching on your [01:21] phone or watching from home. [01:23] This was an amazing work. God’s victory. Amazing. [01:26] Also, I’d like to give a shout out to the people of Israel [01:29] and for 4,000 years setting up the conditions such [01:32] that the only begotten son could be born, right? [01:36] And it really wasn’t just about him being born, [01:38] but the fact that he grew to such a fine man, a man [01:43] who made godly choices throughout his childhood, [01:46] throughout his youth, and into his adulthood. [01:48] And I’m not talking about what we know [01:49] of his ministry later on, [01:51] but the point being that [01:53] to be a son in whom God could be well pleased, [01:55] it wasn’t just that he was born and good looking, [01:59] because Adam was probably good looking. [02:01] It wasn’t just that God gave birth [02:04] or created a foundation for Jesus to be born, [02:06] because God already did that with Adam. [02:08] Adam was born on a foundation for, you know, Adam, [02:12] to be born as a sinless and true, beautiful man, right? [02:16] But the fact of the matter is that Jesus [02:19] succeeded in not just being born. [02:21] That wasn’t really his responsibility, [02:23] but he grew to a, a level of God’s characteristics. [02:27] He resembled God in nature. [02:29] He truly was the Son of God, unlike Adam, in [02:33] that he reached, uh, a level [02:35] of maturation while following the commandment. [02:38] He didn’t break the commandment. He followed the blessings. [02:41] He didn’t break the blessings. He united with God. [02:44] He didn’t deviate with God [02:46] and think that he could do it his own way. [02:50] And so you can say at this point [02:52] that the Israelites were ultimately, [02:54] after 4,000 years, they became the Israelites. [02:57] And this lineage was successful in creating a foundation for [03:03] Jesus to be born. [03:06] And Mary, you can say, [03:07] was successful in making sure he was born, [03:10] but there were many complications [03:11] and many stories around his birth [03:13] and his life that you know, we’ll get to. [03:15] But right now, it’s important just to celebrate the fact [03:18] for the first time in human history, [03:20] this is the first time in human history. [03:21] And what does that mean? For the first time, [03:24] God had a child whom he could call his own, God had a son. [03:27] This means that Heavenly Father was born. [03:30] Also, this means that for the first time in human history, [03:33] God can say, I am a, I am a father [03:37] because I have a son who resembles me. [03:39] See, he resembles me in his masculine nature. [03:43] He resembles me in his godly masculine nature. Right? [03:47] Finally, you can say Heavenly Father was born. [03:50] The first true son was born [03:51] and matured such that God can claim him [03:55] as his son. [03:58] This is is another major breakthrough for human history. [04:02] Let’s forget everything else, everything else [04:04] that happened from this point, it’s important to celebrate [04:06] how significant this is. [04:09] Heavenly Father was born. [04:11] So in terms of God becoming a parent, you can see that half [04:15] of the blueprint had been achieved to establish [04:18] or to, to reestablish, you know, uh, true parents, right? [04:24] Jesus introduced the concept of God [04:26] as Father early in his ministry, [04:28] particularly in the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew five 16. [04:31] He says, let your light shine [04:33] before others that they may see your good deeds [04:36] and glorify your Father in heaven. [04:40] Jesus is revealing God as a heavenly Father in his prayer. [04:44] However, one of the clearest introductions [04:46] of this idea comes from the Lord’s Prayer in [04:49] Matthew six nine. [04:50] We can, we can read Jesus teaching his disciples to pray [04:54] by saying, our Father in heaven, [04:57] hallowed be your name. [05:00] This marks a significant moment in his teaching, [05:03] significant moment in human history. [05:05] He introduces a personal [05:07] and intimate relationship with God as a loving father, is [05:10] that the relationship that we have with God as a father [05:13] and so many, uh, Christians. [05:15] As Christians, we sometimes get confused about Jesus. [05:18] We think Jesus is God himself, [05:20] but God is the, Jesus is the son [05:23] of God in whom God is well pleased. [05:25] But also Jesus is godlike in his nature [05:28] because he is achieved a divine status. [05:30] His spirit is of a divine nature, and so he is godly. [05:34] But there’s a distinction between the parent [05:36] and child relationship here. [05:38] And Jesus is appealing to God as our father [05:41] and also appealing to, uh, the, the, the brothers [05:44] and sisters in front of him to relate to God as [05:47] our father, right? [05:50] This was a major departure from the more formal views [05:53] of God in Jewish tradition at the time, [05:57] but probably the earliest mesh mention of God as, uh, [06:01] this concept of God being our Father was when Jesus was just [06:06] 10 years old, nine or 10 years old, [06:08] after three days, they found him in the Temple Courts, [06:11] sitting among the teachers, listening to them [06:14] and asking them questions. [06:16] Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding [06:19] and his and his answers. [06:21] So this is talking about when Jesus was in the temple, [06:24] everyone who heard him was amazed when his parents saw him, [06:28] however, they were astonished his mother said to him. [06:31] So that’s Mary. Mary must have said to him, son, [06:35] why have you treated us like this? [06:38] Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you. [06:41] So obviously they didn’t know where he was. [06:44] They were confused about where he was and what he was doing. [06:46] It’s like maybe they, they felt [06:47] like they lost him at market. [06:48] They were concerned about him. [06:50] And so the, the Mary was anxious. [06:53] We were, we were desperately anxiously searching for you. [06:56] Where were you? Why, where did you go? [06:58] Why did you treat her this way? Right? [07:00] Or what did Jesus respond? [07:01] He said, why were you searching for me? [07:05] He asked, didn’t you know I had [07:09] to be in my father’s house? [07:12] So you understand this juxtaposed against Mary [07:16] and Joseph as the parents kind of scolding young Jesus. [07:20] Where did you go? You made us angry. [07:22] We were worried about you. [07:24] And Jesus was contrary to that understanding [07:28] of the parent child relationship. [07:29] Jesus was saying, you know, why? What, why are you confused? [07:34] Why are you anxious? Didn’t you know I would [07:37] be in my father’s house? [07:38] And that also means this is my father’s house, [07:41] not the house in where which I live with you. [07:43] This is my father’s house. This is our father’s house. [07:46] And if you knew who I was, if you knew what I came here [07:49] to do, if you understood my essence [07:52] and what I’m here to do, you wouldn’t be searching [07:54] for me anxiously somewhere else, maybe in the marketplace [07:57] or down by the riverside. [07:59] You’d know that I would be doing my father’s work in my [08:01] father’s house, and if anything, [08:03] you should be helping me, right? [08:05] Maybe all these things were felt in Jesus’ heart [08:08] and expressed through these few words, [08:11] because Jesus at [08:12] that age already understood the essential nature of God [08:16] and the nature of humanity in relationship to God. [08:19] And he understood his mission in relationship [08:21] to God and humanity. [08:23] And he understood also his mother’s mission in relationship [08:26] to God and humanity and himself, Jesus. [08:29] And he was actually scolding Mary back, you can say. [08:33] So you have to really understand this deeply. [08:35] So true Mother said, finally, [08:36] after 4,000 years, he sent his only begotten son, [08:39] Jesus Christ, whom he could call his own. [08:42] However, Mary who gave birth to him, including those [08:46] around him, the Jewish leaders [08:48] and the people of Israel were not aware of Jesus’, [08:51] true nature and essence, [08:56] and, and hand in glove with that. [08:58] They didn’t know the essence of the creator either. [09:01] That means they didn’t know the nature of God. [09:03] They didn’t know the essence of Jo God. [09:05] They didn’t know the dream of God. [09:08] Therefore, they could not really understand [09:10] what went wrong in human history, [09:12] although they could clearly see that humanity was suffering. [09:16] How can you know what we did wrong if you didn’t understand [09:20] what we were supposed to do right, in order [09:22] to fulfill God’s dream? [09:23] So we didn’t know what we are supposed to do, right? [09:26] Because we didn’t know what we did wrong. [09:28] Because at the very beginning, we got off course [09:30] with understanding who God is. [09:32] We didn’t understand who God’s essence is. [09:34] We didn’t understand our proper relationship with God, [09:36] and we didn’t understand our purpose [09:38] because we didn’t understand our place in God’s creation. [09:42] We didn’t understand God’s purpose. [09:44] We didn’t understand God’s dream. [09:48] And even though here you are just 2000 years ago, [09:51] after 4,000 bi biblical years of preparation, [09:54] Jesus has been born. [09:56] Mary gave birth to him. [09:57] She should have known she, she, it was revealed [10:00] to her who he was. [10:04] So why was she confused about him, you know, [10:07] doing his work in the temple? [10:09] What, what was Mary not getting right? [10:13] Why is mother saying here that they did not know the essence [10:17] of Jesus and the essence of creator? [10:20] We’re gonna get to this. What is the essence of the creator? [10:23] What is the essence of Jesus? [10:24] Because if we understand the essence of Jesus, [10:26] then you’re gonna understand the essence of mother [10:27] as well, and God’s dream. [10:31] Think about it. Mother says, how did Mary help him? [10:36] How did Mary help Jesus whom she conceived [10:39] and gave birth to by the Holy Spirit? [10:41] So definitely Jesus was, was, was, was conceived [10:47] through divine intervention of the Holy Spirit. [10:53] Mary at that point, was fulfilling her responsibility [10:56] to conceive Jesus, to give birth to Jesus. [11:00] But how is it that even [11:02] after receiving revelation about her mission, [11:07] and how was it that even going to great lengths [11:10] and risking her life to conceive [11:12] and give birth to Jesus, how is it [11:15] that she might be confused as [11:18] to Jesus’ identity essence, purpose? [11:23] Mother states quite clearly, [11:26] without going into great detail, [11:28] but I think you can understand [11:31] that the result is Jesus being nailed to the, to the cross. [11:36] This is the sad, sad aspect. [11:40] I know that we look to the cross for our salvation, [11:43] but Christianity doesn’t start [11:48] with the failure of, you know, Jesus’ family and, [11:53] and the people of that time sending Jesus to the cross. [11:58] Christianity starts really with the resurrect resurrection. [12:03] It starts, uh, on from the idea [12:06] that Jesus actually sacrifices life for humanity in exchange [12:11] for the sins of humanity in into so [12:14] and so whomever believes in him can be saved. [12:17] So we, we, we dis we understand these things as Christians, [12:21] but we as human beings, regardless of our faith background, [12:25] we have to ask, how is it that [12:29] after 4,000 years of preparation, right [12:33] after 4,000 years of preparation, [12:35] Jesus would be given such a, such, such a, a short life [12:39] and such a few, just a few years of ministry [12:43] and being questioned by his own mother [12:45] and family members in ways that clearly [12:49] looked like they didn’t even understand who he was [12:51] or what his job was because they weren’t really helping. [12:55] The truth is, mother puts it very [12:56] simply, how did they help him? [12:59] How did Mary really help him? [13:01] How did Jesus’ family help him? [13:03] How did the the Israelites really help Jesus? [13:08] The result is he was nailed to the cross [13:11] when heavenly parents saw his only begotten son, [13:14] mother says, whom he could call his own, having [13:16] to go the path of the cross, only [13:18] after only 33 years on Earth and in, uh, [13:21] and the unimaginable situation of being crucified, right? [13:25] Knock, knock those nails being driven through the, [13:30] through the, through the, the bones, in his hand, [13:33] through the bones, in his feet, to the wood of that [13:38] blood soaked cross, [13:42] after only 33 years of life [13:46] having been denied by his people, even [13:51] ultimately denied by his own disciples, denied [13:55] by his family, and now being nailed to the cross. [13:59] Was he guilt? What was he guilty of? [14:03] What was he guilty of? [14:05] Yes, in those moments, he begged God [14:10] to forgive us, for we knew not what we were doing. [14:16] But clearly, as you can see in his, from his own word, [14:19] we did not know what we were doing. [14:20] That was not a victorious moment, [14:22] that was not God’s will in that moment. [14:25] Jesus had to clutch, Jesus had to save the situation [14:30] in order to use that as an opportunity to exchange his life, [14:34] to offer it up, not kicking and screaming, [14:37] but willingly offering his life in exchange for our sin. [14:44] But can you imagine mother’s asking us to imagine [14:46] for a moment, the unimaginable situation of being crucified [14:50] with thieves on both sides. [14:53] He’s being crucified among thieves who are guilty, [14:57] they are maybe paying some debt for whatever they did. [15:01] I’m not sure I would agree with the crucifixion. [15:04] I don’t know what they did necessarily, [15:05] but they were paying a price for something [15:09] that they were guilty of doing. [15:12] What was Jesus guilty of doing? [15:14] According to God, the only thing he was guilty of was [15:17] being a son in whom God is pleased. [15:20] The only thing Jesus did was [15:23] to be the first in human history, [15:25] to perfect his internal nature and to become a godly person. [15:29] So I guess the demons hated him. [15:31] I guess the, the dark spirits hated him. [15:33] I guess the devil hated him. [15:35] And I guess there was powers, uh, at play, both spiritual [15:39] and demonic and, and, [15:40] and substantial in nature [15:42] that made his life pretty miserable, such [15:44] that he would only live for 33 years [15:46] and then go the way of the cross. [15:49] You know, one of the, one of the recent meetings I had [15:51] with mother, she put it this way, she said, [15:53] it just doesn’t make sense. [15:55] It’s illogical that for 4,000 years, all of the effort [15:59] that the Israelites made, all of the, all of the incredible, [16:02] credible, painful effort that they made to successfully [16:07] establish the foundation for both true parents to be born. [16:11] Why is it that when the son is [16:13] born, we send him to the cross? [16:15] It doesn’t make sense. So [16:19] what would’ve been in the heart of a heavenly parent at [16:21] that time, right? [16:25] What would’ve been in the heart of heavenly parent at [16:29] that time, right? [16:32] So as things, you know, progressed, getting closer [16:36] to the cross, mother reminds [16:41] us of this very important point. [16:44] Jesus didn’t want it to happen, right? [16:46] Despite his pain over losing the chance [16:49] to complete his responsibilities, Jesus prayed, [16:51] yet not my will, but yours be done. [16:56] So Jesus was blocked from being able [16:58] to really fulfill his responsibilities [17:01] and was longing [17:03] for a way in which the foundation could be recovered in some [17:06] way, somehow, some way, some, [17:09] but ultimately it’s about God’s will being done. [17:12] This wasn’t a moment. [17:13] This prayer of Jesus wasn’t a moment of weakness, [17:16] as many Christians seem to conclude. [17:20] It wasn’t a moment of weakness. [17:22] It was another moment of divine awareness [17:27] that Jesus had [17:29] and was trying to negotiate with God, looking for a way. [17:32] Meanwhile, he’s ex, he’s, [17:34] he’s asking the three disciples in the garden of Gethsemane [17:37] with him to pray without sleeping. [17:38] And he does so three times, and they fail three times. [17:42] And so what was Jesus doing there? [17:44] Trying to establish some, trying [17:46] to recover some foundation such [17:48] that the mission could continue in some way? [17:50] But the fact of the matter is now [17:55] the whole world has come against him. [17:59] The whole world has come against him, right? [18:02] So, you know, the Bible mentions the thieves crucified on [18:05] left and right, and the thief on the left mocked Jesus, [18:07] while the thief on the right spoke out saying [18:10] that Jesus had committed no sin. [18:12] And what did Jesus say to that man when he said that? [18:15] He said, go, oh, no, he said, today you will be [18:19] with me in paradise. [18:21] Jesus did not refer to the kingdom of heaven but paradise. [18:25] And he said that he would return. [18:26] So don’t think that this is just semantics, right? [18:30] We often refer to paradise as heaven, [18:32] but there’s a distinction, [18:34] or we’re using these words to define [18:35] that there is a distinction between the two. [18:39] There is a distinction between the two. [18:42] Why did Jesus say, why did Jesus invite [18:45] that man into the kingdom of heaven, uh, [18:47] into the, into paradise? [18:50] Or, or let’s put it this way, first of all, um, okay, [18:54] so the thief on the left mocked Jesus. [18:56] Okay, fine. He’s a bad guy, [18:58] but the thief on the right protected Jesus [19:01] and saying, this man has no sin. [19:04] We have sin, but this man [19:09] who they say is the Messiah, this man has no sin. [19:13] So it’s interesting. [19:15] How did the thief know that this man had no sin? [19:17] How did that thief know that Jesus had no sin? [19:20] There must have been many who understood the, the fact [19:23] of the matter is that Jesus was innocent. [19:25] So why were they killing him? [19:33] He had no sin. [19:35] And in those few words, he really won Jesus’ heart. [19:38] Because as he was already bleeding on the cross, [19:42] Jesus had at least one man. [19:43] And remember, by this time, [19:44] even the disciples had denied him, denied knowing him [19:49] outta fear of losing their own life. [19:51] So Jesus was going the way of the cross. [19:54] He had to go the way of the cross. [19:56] There was no other way open for him. [19:59] And there was one man, a thief [20:03] who recognized him and honored him [20:06] and protected him with those few words. [20:10] And Jesus was moved by those words [20:12] and promised him that, uh, [20:15] after they die, they will find each other in paradise. [20:18] It’s interesting to me that they would be the first [20:21] two men in paradise. [20:22] So paradise is a realm of the spirit world. [20:24] It’s a beautiful realm of the spirit world, [20:27] but it’s not the highest realm. [20:28] It’s not heaven. And that’s what mother is expressing here. [20:33] Jesus told them, told him, you’ll be with me in paradise, [20:36] but Jesus did not refer to the kingdom of heaven. [20:39] Jesus had referred before to the kingdom of heaven. [20:42] Kingdom of heaven had been mentioned, [20:44] but he didn’t mention it here. [20:45] He mentioned paradise, [20:47] and he also said that he would return. [20:49] So what this means is that there was conditions [20:52] that were not yet met in order for to enter heaven. [20:55] Even Jesus couldn’t enter heaven. [20:57] Do you know why we’re gonna be getting to that? [21:04] Jesus mother said, who lost everything, had no choice [21:07] but to go to the cross. [21:09] The 2000 year history began with the waiting for Christ [21:14] to come again. [21:15] Isn’t that interesting? Right? [21:18] So here you have, uh, Jesus being born [21:22] after 4,000 years, [21:24] and he matured to the realm of being a true son. [21:28] And because of that, he could establish [21:30] for the first time in human history the standard [21:33] of an only begotten son, [21:35] which is simply the first son, right? [21:37] He did what, you know, God’s original idea [21:41] for this first blueprint of this son to become a true son, [21:44] and then he would marry and become the true parents, right? [21:48] So he did what Adam failed to do. [21:53] Adam didn’t get that far, but Jesus did. [21:59] And although Mary played some role, [22:01] and some of these characters played some role in [22:04] establishing, you know, Jesus’ birth mother repeatedly says [22:09] that after the 4,000 year history of Israel [22:14] through indemnity, preparing the foundation for true parents [22:17] to exist, finally for Jesus to be born, [22:21] his own family did not understand who he was. [22:25] These are the main characters among the people of Israel. [22:28] These were the first characters that failed [22:31] to understand who Jesus was. [22:33] And that’s why Jesus had to go to the cross. [22:37] He did his responsibility, but that was it. [22:40] He would go the way of the cross [22:43] and mother saying, you know, he, [22:46] because he lost everything, he went the way of the cross. [22:49] And his Christianity then began this 2000 year period [22:52] waiting for Christ to come again, waiting for Christ [22:57] to come again. [22:59] This was the story of the, uh, [23:04] you know, the story of Jesus’ birth. [23:08] It was the story of God second attempt, [23:14] God’s second attempt [23:15] to establish the foundation for true parents. [23:19] It was lost the first time at the time of Adam and Eve. [23:23] But here again, sadly, [23:24] after 4,000 years, yes, Jesus was born, [23:30] but that’s not all God had planned. [23:33] And so true parents didn’t emerge at that time. [23:36] You can see true parents didn’t emerge at that time, [23:39] and new Adam and Eve didn’t emerge at that time, [23:41] a true parents, a foundation of, you know, restoring [23:43] and solving all the world’s problems. [23:46] Uh, it wasn’t completed, right? [23:49] If it was completed, [23:50] then Jesus wouldn’t have spoke about coming again. [23:53] He wouldn’t have spoken, you know, [23:55] there wouldn’t have been mention of [23:56] the marriage, supper of the land. [23:58] Jesus wouldn’t have mentioned the son of [24:00] man returning, right? [24:02] He wouldn’t have mentioned the second, uh, coming. [24:06] So, um, I think just at this point [24:10] before we finish this session, it’s important to understand [24:13] that as Christians, we take, we, [24:17] we have had such an amazing experience over the last 2000 [24:21] years of, I mean, the world has changed thanks to Jesus, [24:26] thanks to the teachings that he left us, [24:29] but especially thanks to the, uh, incredible offering [24:34] that he made of giving his life in exchange for our sin, [24:36] such that if we believe in him [24:37] and unite with him, work with him, we can be saved. [24:40] We can be, um, we can be elevated to some degree. [24:43] This is the reality. This has been our experience. [24:45] This has been our subjective experience [24:47] as Christians for 2000 years. [24:49] And yes, we got a lot of things wrong, [24:51] and we’re gonna touch on those things. [24:52] We, we’ve got plenty wrong, we continue to get things wrong, [24:55] but the foundation of Christianity that stands on the, the, [24:58] the previous foundation of 4,000 years. [25:01] So you have this Judeo-Christian Foundation, [25:03] which is really a central, uh, a central story to study. [25:07] If you wanna really look at what is the work [25:09] that God’s been doing to restore humanity. [25:12] Um, and an amazing work has occurred through Christianity. [25:17] It’s not the only, uh, religion that God’s been working [25:20] through, of course, but this central role, uh, at, [25:25] at the at with a figurehead of God’s son, [25:28] God’s only begotten son, God’s son, [25:29] in whom God is well pleased, [25:31] having achieved maturity, it’s incredible. [25:34] But he lost everything. [25:35] Mother reminds us, he lost everything, [25:37] and he was sent the way of the cross. [25:41] Um, and that’s where, uh, [25:46] a new era was born, centering on Christianity, [25:48] which we’re gonna take a look at next. [25:51] So the, uh, the Old Testament came to an end [25:53] and the New Testament would begin. [25:56] So we’re gonna get to that next. [25:57] In the meantime, yeah, just reflect on, um, [26:02] reflect on looking at the stories you understand [26:05] of Jesus’ life with a new light. [26:08] You know, what would’ve happened if [26:10] he didn’t have to go to the cross? [26:11] If he didn’t have to die so young? [26:14] What would’ve happened if Mary and Joseph [26:17] and his family members understood him even when he was off [26:21] as, as a kid teaching people in the temple? [26:25] You know, what other stories [26:28] that we don’t read in the Bible, [26:30] but surely other things that must have [26:33] occurred in his young life. [26:35] Um, and just from this few stories, we can see [26:39] there’s indicators that Mary did not know who he was. [26:45] So yes, we, we acknowledge [26:46] and honor Mary for giving birth to Jesus, [26:49] but, um, uh, [26:53] mothers, uh, pulling out this truth, this revelation [26:57] that the fact of the matter is [26:59] she didn’t understand Jesus’ essence and mission, [27:03] and neither did Joseph Zacharia, Elizabeth John the Baptist, [27:08] or the other key Israelites at the time, even the disciples, [27:12] they only knew so much. [27:14] And even as he goes to the way of the cross, [27:16] their faith was limited to, uh, you know, [27:21] following him only to that point. [27:24] And, uh, you know, one wonders, if they really felt [27:28] that the purpose of his ministry was to die on the cross, [27:31] then why didn’t they die with him? [27:33] Many lesser people who never got a chance to meet Jesus [27:36] died in the name of Jesus for hundreds of years [27:38] after that, many people in the name of Christianity, [27:42] in the name of Jesus have been willing to offer their lives [27:45] a thousand times to not deny Jesus. [27:48] Then why did those 12 living disciples, [27:51] who knew on a skin touch basis knew him? [27:54] Why did they not go to the cross with him? [27:56] I ask if that was the purpose of his ministry, [28:01] then why didn’t they, uh, join him there joyfully, [28:10] please be new people. [28:13] Mother wants us to be new people in this era. [28:16] We’re being invited to offer our prayer in the Chum Won gun [28:20] as new people, as newly blessed families, as new members, [28:24] as new family members, as sons and daughters of God. [28:27] And hey, our understandings [28:31] until now have got us to this point. [28:34] So if you think you know everything already, then fine. [28:37] But, um, you know, mother, [28:40] the mother’s the only person on the planet I know playing, [28:43] praying for 8 billion people [28:44] and taking responsibility for 8 billion people. [28:47] And the reason I unite with her [28:49] and follow her is apart from just my own experiences [28:52] with her, even if I would ever got [28:54] to have tea in the same room as her, [28:55] I can see from a thousand miles away, [28:57] this is incredible woman who has a vision as, [29:00] as, as, as a living. [29:01] True parents has a vision of bringing all of humanity back [29:05] as one family under God. [29:06] And, you know, other people might have [29:08] that in their mission statement in some sense, [29:10] but I don’t see anybody else taking responsibility like her [29:13] and embracing everybody like her [29:14] and working across every divide like her [29:17] and committing every living minute of her life like her [29:21] to realizing it. [29:22] But she needs us, and she needs us [29:23] to understand this new truth, [29:25] and she needs us to stand with her in that new truth [29:27] and take responsibility in our own lives. [29:30] So wherever you are, wherever any [29:32] of us are in our own understanding, we have to accept that [29:36] our understanding has got us this far. [29:39] And so if, if we think we’ve learned everything we need, [29:41] then fine, good, good luck, but we should be people. [29:45] I want to be a kind of person [29:46] who remains continuously curious to what it is [29:49] that God wants to put on my heart today. [29:51] So early ask that you pray about it [29:53] and invite God into your heart to ask you, what does God, [29:58] what is the real God? [29:59] The living God really speaking to me, [30:00] the living word in my heart, [30:05] the old wine and the old wine skin [30:07] that carried the old wine helped me [30:08] survive through the wilderness. [30:10] Until this time, it helped me walk [30:12] through the Dusty Wilderness Desert Course. [30:15] Until this time, it quenched my thirst until this time. [30:20] So fine. Is that it? Or is there more for me to learn? [30:22] Is there more for me to do? [30:23] Is there more for us to solve in this planet? [30:25] Surely there is, and surely there’s no way we’re gonna do it [30:29] unless we’re centered on God [30:31] and surely that God must be the God of everyone, the the God [30:35] of every man, woman and child, the God of every faith. [30:38] That’s the God I believe in. That’s the God I serve. [30:40] That’s the God I hear. It’s the God I feel. [30:43] And that’s the God I see true Mother guiding us to. [30:46] And that’s the God that Mother has invited back home for us [30:49] to attend in person in substance. [30:52] We are in a new era, and we should [30:56] therefore frame the old wine skin [31:00] that kept us alive until now. [31:04] And we should, you know, keep what’s left [31:08] of our own old wine and our wine skin and maybe frame it [31:11] because while it may not serve us in the future, [31:16] it’s a memory perhaps of what we, what kept us alive [31:20] in the past so we can mount it in a frame [31:24] and put it in our museum. [31:26] But honestly, there’s so much of human history. [31:29] There’s so much of the past that carries the echo [31:33] of suffering and the echo of mistake [31:34] and the echoes of ungodly choices, ungodly words, [31:40] ungodly thoughts and practices that have no place in Chael. [31:44] Gurg have no place in the kingdom of heaven, on earth [31:47] and in heaven, and have no place at God’s table. [31:52] And God’s just setting a table for us. [31:53] God’s setting a banquet for us [31:55] and longing for us to join him there. [31:58] And so, while we may frame those things [32:03] that kept us alive, such that we can keep it as, [32:08] as a keepsake in our museum, that which will [32:14] keep us alive today [32:15] and bring us into the future is different than [32:17] that which kept us alive until now. [32:19] I tell you, it’s true for me, it’s true for my family, [32:23] it’s true for the people I live and work with. [32:27] And it’s a beautiful thing. [32:29] You know, think of it this way, [32:32] and I may say this again, think of it this way. [32:37] Every I, [32:41] every God experience that I’ve had, every realization [32:45] that I’ve had, every revelation that I’ve received, every [32:49] word of God that has entered into a deeper realm [32:52] of my heart than it did yesterday. [32:54] Every godly experience that I’ve had was preceded by [33:00] a certain sense of surrender. [33:02] It was proceeded by a certain sense of letting go of that, [33:06] which I know letting go of something for a moment even. [33:11] You know what I mean? I’m sure you’ve had this [33:13] kind of experience too. [33:15] Every stage of growth, every moment [33:20] of awakening, new awakening, for me at least, [33:25] was proceeded by some kind of surrender, letting go, [33:29] allowing some kind of allowing. [33:36] And we know that [33:41] the teachings of the past are precious [33:44] because they brought us into a closer relationship with God. [33:48] Our understanding of the past brought us into a closer [33:52] relationship with God. [33:53] We, we became better people because of it. [33:55] You know, we don’t wanna forget those things [33:57] or deny those things, [34:00] but those things need to be given a new perspective. [34:03] We need to see them in fresh light. [34:05] And so we need to just let them down for a moment [34:07] and surrender for a moment such that God can pour new wine [34:12] and we can taste new wine such [34:13] that God can give us new revelation, [34:15] new awareness, and new awakening. [34:18] You know, it’s not enough just to watch the video [34:20] or read the book or believe in it, or sign membership [34:25] or post your little diatribe on Facebook [34:28] or social media about what you believe. [34:30] That’s all fine. But [34:37] we, none of us are here to prove anything to anyone else. [34:41] We’re here to have a real experience. [34:45] And in my experience, real growth [34:46] and real connection with God isn’t just from [34:51] clutching onto something. [34:52] I believe it’s an ever evolving, ever awakening, [34:58] uh, [35:06] growth. [35:08] And before every step I have to surrender. [35:13] And there’s a little bit of a struggle with each step. [35:17] One foot has to let go and rise up, [35:21] and the other foot has to struggle if just for a moment, [35:26] a little bit more carry the extra weight of the moment. [35:28] There’s a little bit of struggle, [35:29] there’s a little bit of letting go. [35:32] And then my higher foot [35:36] presses down, shares the weight [35:39] to pull up the other part of me. [35:41] It’s a process. It’s a process. [35:44] And I believe every human being today, no matter what [35:49] pathway of faith has led you to this moment, [35:51] you are being invited by God [35:57] to honor the [36:02] victory of the foundation that you stand on, the victory [36:06] of whatever path of faith [36:09] and understanding has brought you to this point. [36:12] But you are being invited to surrender now, if [36:15] but for a moment to receive anew, [36:20] to be awakened in you, to be born in you. [36:24] That’s my experience. [36:28] It’s what mothers are asking me to tell you. [36:30] But it’s also my experience. [36:32] It’s like, it’s really my experience. [36:34] So, and it’s not like something that happened [36:37] and now it’s done in my journey with Mother, [36:40] as I’ve deepened my understanding of [36:42] what she’s revealing, revealing. [36:44] I really, so, so much has changed in my life, in my [36:49] relationship with my wife, in my relationship [36:52] with my children and others. [36:55] And, uh, some of you, I don’t know, some of you [36:57] who know me may see, uh, some, some differences, [37:01] but, uh, and, and yet I’m still the same person. [37:06] I’m a bit of a goofball. [37:07] Um, I’m sometimes really intense and in serious, [37:12] but, uh, some people see me as a [37:17] rah rah guy, right? [37:18] Just towing the party line or something like that. [37:23] I’ve even once been accused [37:24] of sounding like a used car salesman. [37:27] Okay? I get it. I am definitely inspired to [37:33] try to share with you what I feel God doing [37:36] through Mother at this time. [37:38] And I do find that, um, a sense [37:43] that I have of things is very deep and accurate. [37:49] And so my, my, what I’m doing here is [37:54] pulling in Mother’s words, could take any speech [37:57] and do the same thing, right? [37:58] But I’ve pulled a few speeches and experiences [38:01] and scripture just to con, you know, [38:03] and put it all in the same trajectory, the same narrative [38:07] that mother usually, uh, shares, [38:10] whether it’s a five minute message or a 20 minute message. [38:13] And I’m seeking to convey this to you in a way [38:16] that’s really sincere and honest. [38:18] And so, because I know this might be a very wide audience [38:21] of, uh, of viewership, I’m also kind of trying [38:24] to touch on the various stages where people are at. [38:27] But the truth is, it really doesn’t matter whether you’re a [38:29] non-believer, whether you’re a Muslim [38:31] or Catholic, uh, Christian of any denomination. [38:35] And there are many, whether you’re a unification, uh, [38:40] whether you’re in the Old Testament age, new Testament age, [38:43] or the completed testament age of thinking, [38:47] or even pre Old Testament age, we have some of those still. [38:50] Um, wherever you are at, you’re being invited [38:56] to step into the Chano G era, [38:59] which really has no relationship with any of those ages. [39:02] And we can, we can put our old things in a museum [39:05] and honor it, and honor the history [39:06] and honor the foundation of victory we stand on. [39:09] But we’re being asked and invited to do something new. [39:12] And I’m into that. I want to do something new. [39:16] I’m honestly, by nature, not really sort [39:19] of a conformist type person [39:20] or religious, a really serious religious practice type [39:23] person, or much less a religious [39:26] leader type person, I thought. [39:27] But somehow I find myself in this relationship [39:32] with, with God, and in this relationship with Mother [39:36] and I, I I, I introduced myself in the first video as the [39:41] regional president of, uh, of Family Federation in America. [39:45] Well, that’s not really my identity, though. [39:48] My identity as I’m mother’s son. I’m mother’s son. [39:51] I’m God’s son. I’m really, truly grateful to God [39:54] and to every saint [39:56] and sage that has sacrificed their lives [39:59] to make the world a better place over [40:01] the course of human history. [40:02] Um, so grateful to Jesus, so grateful to True Father. [40:07] And here we have still with us True Mother leading the way, [40:10] and I really just feel like a son [40:12] and I’d be doing this kind of thing one way [40:16] or the other, regardless of my, uh, public role. [40:20] Public roles are just temporary. [40:21] They come and go, but what I’m sharing with you is timeless. [40:26] And yet I’m sure if we speak again in a year [40:28] or 10, it’ll come out even better or deeper. [40:31] But in the meantime, let’s catch up. [40:33] Let’s catch up with her mother’s at, [40:34] she’s guiding us into a new era. [40:36] It’s exciting. And, uh, you know, [40:39] that’s why we’re going through the past. [40:41] And we’re gonna look at what did God do next? [40:44] Uh, what did God do next after sending Jesus? [40:47] You know, after we had to send Jesus to the cross, [40:49] what did God do next? [40:51] Uh, the Old Testament is done, [40:53] and now a New Testament is beginning. [40:55] Uh, this is language that true parents use [40:57] to describe the religious formation [40:59] of restoration of the course of history. [41:01] And it might not mean something to some of you, [41:03] but it’s language that we’re using. [41:06] And so until the next one, have a fantastic time. [41:09] God bless you, and peace.