The Last Adam and the Last Eve, Christ Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother

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  • Following Christ’s Examples

    Following Christ’s Examples

    People’s Craze for the Things they Like

    BTS and Movie “Parasite”

    Today BTS has become a great fad around the world. The members of ARMY the BTS fan club try to follow what the idol group does. They try to resemble the idols they love, eating the same food, going to the same movie, imitating the same gestures such as fingerhearts and some dance moves, and most of all they try to resemble the personality or life attitudes of the idols.

    Also recently a movie called “Parasite” became a great sensation by being nominated as Oscar Award and receiving the awards in 4 major areas of the award. Along with the popularity, one food has become popular too—“Jjapaguri” which is a mixture of two different Korean noodles, Neoguri and Jjapaghetti. After it was known through the movie “Parasite”, many tried their own Jjapaguri and many restaurants—even in hotels—added the new menu to catch up with the craze.

    All these things shows that people have natural inclination to follow or imitate the things or people they like. They try the same clothes and looks as their idols. They do the same gestures and actions. And also they try to learn some life lessons from them by imitating their attitude and viewpoints toward the world around them.

    Jjapaguri used in the movie “Parasite”

    God as Our Example

    Then how much should the people of God try to follow and resemble God? According to the bible, the people of God are those who follow God and walk the path of life as God has laid out for them without missing anything.

    Jesus Christ’s Examples for Us to Follow

    2000 years ago Jesus Christ came and set examples for us to follow through his actions and teachings. Therefore, whatever written in the bible is a lesson that we have to learn and follow to be the people of God.

    John 13:15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.

    All the things that Jesus did were given to us as examples that we should follow as Jesus did before us. That is why Apostle Paul emphasize again and again that we have to follow the examples of Jesus just as he did.

    1 Corinthians 11:1 1 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

    1 Thessalonians 1:6  You became imitators of us and of the Lord

    Repeatedly he admonishes that we should follow the example of Christ or his examples since he is following Christ’s examples. By following his examples, actually we come to follow Christ’s examples.

    Christ’s Examples in the Bible

    Therefore, it is quite obvious that we should follow examples of Christ and they should be no other contention about this. Then what we should know is what is the examples of Christ that we should follow? Many churches practices different customs for different aspects of faith in God. Since Christ has shown one example to follow, one church must be practicing the examples of God and all other churches which practices different customs are practicing what is not the examples of Christ.

    Baptism

    For example, let us think about one act of faith that is “baptism”. There are so many different practices of baptism among the churches. Some says that we don’t have to be baptized, and others say that we should. And some says sprinkling water is enough, but others say that our whole body should be drenched with water. Also some says that we have to delay the baptism until we have faith in God, and others say we should get baptized immediately.

    Then what is the true example of Christ in the matter of baptism and how can we know what the custom of Christ and disciples of the early churches was? We can know the truth about baptism through the testimonies of the bible. We can see many descriptions in the bible about the baptism of Jesus and disciples baptizing the new believers of Christ. (Mt 3:13)

    If we look at the gospel work of Apostle Paul, we can see many occasions that the whole family members of the believers got baptized. Even a new born baby in the family received baptism even though they did not know about Christ. (Act 16:15, Act 16:33) A baptism was essential and immediate in their life of faith. Then what about us? Can we ignore baptism preferring over faith in God? What actually the bible teaches us is that we have to be baptized all the more because of our faith because we want to show our faith in God through our action.

    Synagogue or church in Capernaum in which Jesus attended and taught Jews. On what day did Jesus go to the church and teach the Jews? It was a Sabbath Day or Saturday, not Sunday.

    Sabbath Day

    Then what about the day of worship? Today, most of the Christian churches go to service on Sundays. Then are they following Christ’s example or following their own thoughts? According to the bible, the example Christ has shown us is the Sabbath worship by going to the church on Saturdays.

    Luke 4:16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom.

    Here we can see Jesus going to the church on the Sabbath Day, that is, Saturday, and teaching the words of God to the people in the synagogue. Following Jesus’ example, apostles and disciples too had worship services on the Sabbath Day.

    Acts 17:2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

    If we are believers of God and we truly love God, what should we do? Shouldn’t we follow the examples of God doing whatever Christ has done as examples to us.

    Christ's Examples that we should follow
    BTS Fan store: Those who like idols wants to follow everything related to the group they like.

    Conclusion

    Today, many churches practices custom which was never shown as examples by Christ or disciples such as Christmas or Sunday worship, and they call themselves as people of God who love God. What would God say to those who ignore his examples but follow different custom? Jesus clearly declares to them that they do not belong to him and he commands them to get away from him. (Mt 7:21)

    The bible teaches that the true people of God are those who follow Christ’s example without adding to or subtracting from the teachings of Christ in the bible.

    Revelation 14:4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.

    Those who follow the Christ completely are the saints of God who God will give salvation in the last days. Therefore, we must not deceive ourselves with many excuses not to follow Christ’s examples. And we must not think that God will save us since we have faith in God. Rather listen carefully to the words of God and realize that the true faith always accompanies actions and the faith without deeds is dead. (Jas 2:17)

  • [WMSCOG] Prophecies Of Christ Coming For The Second Time

    [WMSCOG] Prophecies Of Christ Coming For The Second Time

    Christ in Greek and Messiah in Hebrew means the same thing, that is, “the Anointed One.” If you look at the history of Israel, three types of people could be anointed with holy oil, namely, the king, the high priest, and the prophet.

    Anointing Ceremony and its Meaning

    Exodus 29:7 Take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.

    Aaron was anointed in this way to be the high priest. When a person was anointed, the anointing oil was poured on his head during the ceremony. After this ceremony, he could do the work assigned to him as king, or high priest, or a prophet. This anointing ceremony has a significant meaning behind it. Since the person was chosen by God, when the chosen one was anointed, God gave his Spirit to the person so that he can have power to fulfill the mission given to him.

    1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the LORD anointed you leader over his inheritance?”…..”The Spirit of the LORD will come upon you in power, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.” …. As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day. When they arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came upon him in power, and he joined in their prophesying.

    When Saul was anointed, he received the power of the Spirit of God given to him to lead and save the Israelites from their enemies around.

    Daivd Anointed As King By Samuel

    Spiritual Fulfillment of Anointing

    Just like all the Old Testament regulations, this anointing ceremony has its own reality. This regulation was given to teach us the true “Anointed One” who is coming as King, High Priest, and Prophet which was fulfilled by Jesus by being anointed to work as king, prophet, and high priest. Spiritually Jesus got anointed by baptism and received the Spirit of God.

    Luke 4:18  The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.

    The moment he got baptized, the heaven opened and the Spirit of God came down upon him like a dove. At this moment he was anointed by God to be the King like David, the Prophet like Moses, and the High Priest like Melchizedek.

    Luke 1:31  He will be great and called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David

    He was anointed to be spiritual King David, and also,

    Acts 3:22 For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you.

    He was anointed to be spiritual Prophet Moses, and again,

    Hebrews 5:8  Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

    Here we can see he was anointed to be the High Priest like Melchizedek.

    The Second Coming Christ

    Therefore, the Christ or the Messiah means God himself coming as man in the flesh and getting anointed to be King to rule over Israel by establishing his kingdom, and to be Prophet to teach the true words of God to his people, and finally to be the High Priest to mediate between God and his people so that people can receive the forgiveness of their sins and to be cleansed from all the impurities.

    To fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament, Christ came down to this earth as man in the flesh even though he was God in heaven. The same bible says that he would come again as Christ, that is, as the Anointed One to be anointed again by coming down to this earth in the flesh.

    Hebrews 9:28  So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he (Christ) will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

    Just as he appeared for the first time as man in the flesh, he will appear a second time as man in the flesh and we call it this as “the Second Coming of Christ.” Many people misunderstand about his second coming and say that he would come with all the spiritual glory of God. But that is not true. The day when God is coming with his spiritual glory is the Day of Judgment, but according to the bible before the Day of Judgment, God must come as man in the flesh again to gather his people and teach them the truth so that they would know the will of God and follow the will of God to be saved on the Day of Judgment.

    If God come as judge to make a final judgment for the people of the world, there would be no one to be saved in the last days.

    Luke 18:8  I tell you, He will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?

    This means when he comes for the second time in the last day, he would not be able to find any faith or anyone who truly believe in God. (ERV) In this situation if Jesus is coming as Judge, who would be saved? No one. That is why he must come as Anointed One for the second time to, establish God’s kingdom, to teach his people, and to mediate between God and his people so people of God who would have no faith in God could be forgiven of their sins and they could return to God so that there would be a reconciliation between God and his people. About this Messiah coming who can bring the reconciliation, Prophet Malachi writes:

    Malachi 4:5  See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.

    Without this reconciliation the land which means this earth and everything in it including human beings will be completely destroyed. That is why to save his people for the coming destruction, God must come back now as the prophet like Elijah to teach his people the truth and to bring the hearts of people to God. About his second coming, Jesus testified like this:

    John 14:15  If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate (Counselor) to help you and be with you forever–the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.

    The advocate–in original Greek version, Parakletos (παράκλητος) or Counselor–is Jesus himself. This means he is coming as Counselor for the second time. Then what is the purpose of his coming? To make judgment and to bring destruction to the earth?

    John 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

    What is the purpose of the coming of the Counselor? To teach and remind us of everything Jesus taught us. Then why should he come again and remind us again? It is because we must have forgotten the teachings he gave us so we must learn things one more time. That is why in Luke he said that he would not be able to see any faith on the earth when he comes back again. People would forget the teachings of Christ and have lost faith in him. That is why before the Day of Judgment he would come again to teach us and to remind us his teachings and to restore the faith toward him for the second time.

    Melchizedek, the Anointed One as High priest

    Conclusion

    Through all these prophecies of the bible we can be sure that he would come back again as man in the flesh to teach us and to bring the reconciliation between God and his people. But he already warned that many will not accept him. If Jesus would appear in the full spiritual glory of God, everybody will accept him. But he already foretold that people will not accept him. Then why? Just as people rejected Jesus just because he appeared as man in the flesh even though he was God himself, people will reject him again because he would appear as man in the flesh for the second time. About his second coming Jesus also prophesied:

    Luke 17:24 For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

    While teaching about his second coming, Jesus gave this words and he said that he would suffer and be rejected by the people of the generation. If he appears with full glory of God, who would reject Jesus? The reason He should be rejected by people in his second coming is because he is coming as an Anointed One or as man in the flesh for the second time. He must come back again as High Priest Melchizedek, Prophet Elijah, King David.

    That is why we must have spiritual eyes through the bible to know the true identity of Christ hidden behind his physical appearance.

  • [WMSCOG] Born Again Into A New Life

    Many of the Christians say that they are a born-again Christians. Whether they know the meaning of it or not, Christians knows that they must be born again to go to the kingdom of heaven. That is why Christians call themselves as a born-again Christian. Then what is the meaning of “Born-Again”? In the time of Jesus, there was a man who wanted to know how to be born again and he asked Jesus how he could be born again.

    John 3:3   3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” 4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” 5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.

    Nicodemus could not understand what Jesus was teaching about the rebirth, and also he truly wanted to know how to be born again so that he can also receive salvation. Jesus felt compassion for this man and taught him that he must be born with water and the Spirit to be born again. This is also the same in our age. Many says that he or she is a born-again Christians, but actually they do not know what it means. Neither do they have the humble mind of Nicodemus who truly wanted to know the way of being born again. People believe what they want to believe and say that they are born again. Whatever people might say about themselves, it is God who will make a judgment to decide whether a person is truly born again or not. That is why we must have the humble mind like Nicodemus and ask God how to be born again.
     
    The bible testifies that there are two different lives in human beings.
     
    1 Corinthians 15:44  It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body….48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. 49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.
    We know we could be born on this earth into the natural body through our natural parents. We are aware of our physical body every moment of our life and we check our physical body if it is in good or poor condition, if there is anything lacking or full, etc…But since we do not see the spiritual body, we do not take much care of the spiritual body. Even many times we live without realizing the existence and the importance of it. While we provide good things such as food, water, exercise for our physical body, we do not know what to do to provide the spiritual body. But the bible says that we also have the spiritual body.
     
    Therefore, we can conclude that “to be born again” means to be born into the spiritual body so that we can enter into the eternal kingdom of heaven. Apostle Paul teaches when we will receive the spiritual body.
     
    1 Corinthians 15:51  51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
    At this time of transfiguration, our physical body will be changed into the spiritual body and we will enter into the kingdom of heaven.
     
    Phil 3:20   20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
    The citizens of the heaven are those who would be able to receive this glorious body or the spiritual body. The perishable cannot inherit the imperishable; thus, with this perishable body we cannot enter into the imperishable world. To enter the spiritual world, our lowly body should be changed into the glorious body like Jesus and then we can enter into the kingdom of heaven. Then now the question is how we can receive the glorious body at the last moment. Many says, “I am born again,” but at the last moment in the time of transfiguration if nothing happens in their body, people will have a time of rude awakening, but there will be no chance for them any more at that moment. That is why we must know and make sure if we are truly born again or not when we still have time.
     
    To make sure if we were truly born again or not, let us take a look at the teachings of Jesus Christ about the characteristics of the person who could be born again. Jesus said a person must be born of water and the Spirit. “Born of water” means to be baptized in the name of the Savior to receive the forgiveness of sins. Then what does “born of the Spirit” mean? When we receive the forgiveness of sins through baptism, our body of temple is cleansed and God pours his Holy Spirit in us and in this way we can be born again. Therefore, to be born again we must know the true Savior and receive the baptism in the name of the true Savior. In the age of Father it was Jehovah who could give salvation to his people, but in the time of Son now it was in the name of Jesus that they could receive salvation. Then what about us? Jesus said that we must also know the name of Savior in the last days.
     

    Christ gave us an example to teach us how to be born again with water and spirit. He got baptized with water and anointed with the Holy Spirit after baptism.

     
    Matthew 28:19   19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
    Jesus taught that people who are living in the last days must be baptized in the name of the Holy Spirit. About this name of the Holy Spirit, Jesus also said:
     
    Revelation 3:12  12 The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. 13 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
    Jesus who is speaking as the Spirit prophesied that he would bring his new name in the last days. Therefore, in the last days, people must know the new name of Christ to be born again so that they can enter into the eternal kingdom of heaven.
     
    Just as physically to be born on this earth we must have physical parents; in the same way to be born spiritually at least we must know our spiritual Father and spiritual Mother who can give us our spiritual body. That spiritual Father who can give us the new life is coming with a new name in the last days. This prophecy was fulfilled by Christ Ahnsahnghong by coming with a new name. He appeared for the second time as the Savior in the age of the Holy Spirit and let us know the name of Savior so that we can know who our Father and Mother are who can give us a new birth into the spiritual body. Let us accept our spiritual parents and be born again. Then we can truly say that we are born-again Christians. How can you say you could be born again without know your parents?
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