Tag: Christ Ahnsahnghong

  • The Golden Hour of Salvation

    The Golden Hour of Salvation

    The definition of “golden hour” is the first hour after the occurrence of a traumatic injury, considered the most critical for successful emergency treatment. Since the golden hour is the most critical moment in the treatment, if we lose this moment, we can lose a life.

    Spiritually, it is the same. There is a golden hour for the salvation and if we lost the time, we can lose our salvation. In the parable of the ten virgins, the golden hour is the time period between the opening and the closing of the city door. They must enter the city before the door closes.

    2000 years Jesus taught the importance of the golden hour through the prophecy of the fall of Jerusalem. He prophesied about the fall of Jerusalem and taught his people that they must be warned and escape the coming disasters.

    Luke 21:20 “When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. 22 For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written. 23 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. 24 They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

    The Wise and Foolish VirginsWilliam Blake, 1826Matthew 25:1-6

    As he taught through this prophecy, actually Jerusalem was surrounded by the Roman army about 40 years later. The Jews were rebellious and the emperors of Rome tried many times to put an end to their disobedience by destroying the city.

    Nero sent his General Vespasian to conquer the Jerusalem and the Roman army surrounded the city of Jerusalem in 68 AD. Jesus told them that they should get out of the city to save themselves. Just as Jesus said the golden hour came for them to get out of the city.

    Miraculously, there were a brief span of time during the political upheaval after the death of Nero when the Jews could get out of the city. Vespasian withdrew the army during the time of turmoil and went back to Rome. The siege was broken and the Jews were given a golden hour to escape the imminent death.

    Those who listened to the teaching of Jesus fled to another city and could save themselves. However, those who did not listen stayed in Jerusalem. When Titus, the son of Vespasian, surrounded the city again in 70 AD about two years later, the golden hour for the salvation was over.

    The city was under the siege for about six months and finally it was captured by the Roman army. They devastated the city and killed about 1.1 million Jews. And about 100,000 Jews were enslaved and they were sent away throughout the world. That was the fall of Jerusalem. Even though God gave them two years of the golden hour so that they could save themselves. When they lost the time, however, they were all destroyed.

    Then what is the lesson this history gives us. In the parable of the ten virgins, those who prepared the lamp with the oil could enter the wedding banquet, which means they could receive salvation. But the five foolish virgins did not prepare the oil and left behind when the door was shut. And they lost their chance of salvation.

    God gave us this precious time of “golden hour” so that we can prepare our lamp and oil. We must be ready for the Christ’s coming and must enter the wedding banquet as chosen people of God.

  • The Christ’s Second Coming and Salvation

    The Christ’s Second Coming and Salvation


    The bible testifies that the Christ would come again for our salvation. The first coming Christ came and he sacrificed himself on the cross by taking up our sins. The bible, however, says that he comes for the second time, not for the sins but for our salvation.

    Hebrews 9:27 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

    Just as John the Baptist said Jesus came and took up our sins so that we can receive the forgiveness of sins. Paul says that Christ would come for the second time to bring salvation. This means God’s plan of salvation cannot be made complete without Christ’s coming for the second time. He must come again and he must bring salvation to the people when he comes second time in the last day.

    Then when he comes, in what way would he bring salvation? In the Book of Isaiah, the bible teaches us about the salvation Christ brings in the last days.

    Isaiah 25:6 On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine—the best of meats and the finest of wines. 7 On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; 8 he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The LORD has spoken. 9 In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”

    Prophet Isaiah also prophesies about the salvation in the last days. In this prophecy, God destroys the power of death forever, which means he brings eternal life, the salvation God promised to the mortal man. Then how does he brings the salvation? The bible says that God destroys the power of death through the aged wine.

    The feast that would be held in the mountain of God, Zion, is the festival of God. Then what is the festival of God that has the power of destroying the death and bringing eternal life? It is the Passover. The Passover is the only festival of God kept with wine. But then why is it called “aged wine” instead of just wine.

    This signifies that the Passover which is going to be held in the last days. If we look at the history of the Passover. Jesus and his disciples kept the Passover as the last supper just before his death. And Jesus disciples also continued to keep the Passover to commemorate Jesus’ death for our sins.

    1 Corinthians 11:23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

    Then why are there no church today which keeps the Passover? It is because it was abolished by the work of Satan. In 325 AD in the council of Nicaea, they abolished the Passover with the authority of Emperor Constantine. Since then nobody kept the Passover until 1948 when the Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong came to restore the Passover. For about 1600 years, the wine of the Passover was kept hidden from the knowledge of human being.

    Therefore, the bible testifies the wine of the Passover in the last days as “aged wine”, which truly makes sense since it has been kept hidden for 1600 years. To fulfill the prophecies of the bible the Second Coming Christ came for our salvation and restored the Passover, the truth of life hidden for a long time. We should keep the Passover and preach the Passover of the new covenant to the whole world so that all people may know the salvation that the Second Coming Christ has brought to us according to the prophecies of the bible.

  • King David and the New Covenant

    King David and the New Covenant

    The bible is the book of prophecies leading us to heaven. And we should have firm faith in the words of God. Then as the parable says, we can build our house on the rock, which is the Christ. The Christ is the mystery of God. And we can know the answer for the mystery through the prophecies of the bible.

    The bible prophesies that the Christ would come again for the second time for our salvation. Then how can we know the Second Coming Christ, the mystery of God in the bible? Through the prophecy of the throne of the David we can know who the Second Coming Christ is. Let us study the bible diligently to know and receive the Second Coming Christ who was to come as Prophetical King David.

  • The Bible and a New Name

    The Bible and a New Name

    The Wisdom for Salvation Through the Bible

    The reason we study the bible is because we can have knowledge of salvation through the bible.

    2 Timothy 3:14 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

    The bible clearly says that we can have wisdom for salvation through the Scriptures, that is, the bible. And it means we can be “thoroughly equipped” with all the knowledge about salvation through the bible, including the knowledge about the Savior.

    Jew’s Rejection of Jesus

    2000 years ago, one of the reasons Jews rejected Jesus was due to his name, Jesus because the name itself is not recorded in the bible as the name of the Savior. To the Jews of the time the name of the Savior was God the Father Jehovah since the name Jehovah is testified all throughout the bible. And they accepted the name Jehovah since they accepted the Scriptures.

    However, Jesus was not the name recorded in the Scripture as the name of the Savior. For this reason, they could not accept the teachings of Jesus Christ and ultimately rejected him even though he was the true savior.

    The bible says that it contains all the wisdom and knowledge for the salvation. Then why did the Jews fail to recognize Jesus as their Savior even though there were many who had knowledge of the bible in those days? It is because the bible does not specify the name of the Savior directly. Then how can we have the knowledge and wisdom about the Savior through the bible?

    The Prophecies of the Bible

    The answer is in the prophecies of the bible. Even though the bible does not record the name of the Savior directly, it gives the prophecies about the Savior. It tells about the time frames, the place, the signs about the Saviors so that we can have all the information about the Savior and match them with the one who fulfills all the prophecies. If the match is 100%, then we can be sure that he or she is the Savior even though their names are not in the bible.

    Let us take a look at some of the prophecies about Jesus as examples:

    Prophecies of Jesus’ Birth

    His birth is already prophesied in the bible.

    Isaiah 7:14 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you[c] a sign: The virgin[d] will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

    Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

    Prophecies of Jesus’ Ministry

    Also the bible prophesies about his ministry as below:

    Isaiah 9:1 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan— 2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.

    Prophecies about Jesus’ Sufferings

    It also prophesies about his sufferings for the sins of his people.

    Isaiah 53:4 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

    These are only some of the examples of the prophecies about Jesus Christ. The bible also foretold his death on the cross, his entering Jerusalem on a donkey, his work of establishing the new covenant, etc.

    Even though his name was not recorded in the bible, through the fulfillment of the prophecies of the bible we can know Jesus was the Savior that appeared according to the prophecies of the bible.’

    Christ Testified in the Bible

    John 5:39 You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me.

    Second Coming Christ and a New Name

    Then how about the Second Coming Christ? How can we have the knowledge and wisdom about the Second Coming Christ? It is also through the prophecies of the bible. And the bible testifies that he will appear to us with a new name.

    Revelation 3:11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. 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.

    Revelation 2:17 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.

    New Name of Christ
    What is the name of the Holy Spirit that would be written on a white stone?

    Prophecies of the Bible and the New Name

    According to the prophecies of the bible, Jesus already foretold that he would come for the second time. (Hebrews 9:28) And when he comes, he would come with a new name, which means he would appear with a different name. It means he is not come with the name Jesus anymore. Instead he comes with a name not known to anyone or anywhere in the prophecies of the bible.

    Then if this is the case, how can we know the true Christ. The knowledge and wisdom is in the prophecies of the bible. Just like the first coming Christ, the Second Coming Christ is in the bible in the form of prophecies: his birth, the place of his coming, his work, the sign he brings. Everything is written in the bible.

    Conclusion

    Today there are so many who are calling out, “Only Jesus”, which is not the will of God or Jesus Christ. Rather, if we have faith in Jesus, now we have to find out the new name of Jesus through the prophecies of the bible. Then we will be “thoroughly equipped” with all the knowledge and wisdom for our salvation.

  • The Urim and the Thummim

    The Urim and the Thummim

    Urim and Thummim: the Symbol of the High Priest of God

    According to the bible the high priest of God carries the Urim and the Thummim as the symbol of the priesthood.

    Exodus 28:29 “Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision as a continuing memorial before the Lord. 30 Also put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastpiece, so they may be over Aaron’s heart whenever he enters the presence of the Lord. Thus Aaron will always bear the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the Lord.

    The Meaning of Urim and Thummim

    The Old Testament

    Then what are the Urim and the Thummim? They were supposed to be two different stones put underneath the breastpiece of the High Priest and they were used in making decisions for such question as genealogy as in the Book of Ezra. All these were given as copy and shadow for the spiritual things in the new covenant established by Christ. Then what is the true meaning of the Urim and Thummim?

    Urim and Thummim

    The New Testament

    “Urim” means light and “Thummim” perfection. If we put the two together, Urim and Thummim means “the perfect light”. As we can see through the bible, the light means the words of God.

    Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

    Proverbs 6:23 For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light.

    Therefore, the perfect light means the perfect word of God. The perfect word of God is the one that gives us the complete salvation. Therefore, the Urim and the Thummim, the symbol of the high priest actually means the perfect word of God that gives us salvation.

    Jesus, the True High Priest of God with Urim and Thummim

    According to the bible, Jesus appeared as the high priest of God 2000 years ago.

    Hebrews 5:8 Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered 9 and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him 10 and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

    Passover the Perfect Light of God

    Freedom From Sins: Forgiveness Through the Passover

    This means that Jesus must have the Urim and the Thummim as the high priest of God. Then what was the perfect words of God Jesus brought to us to give us salvation? It is the Passover. Through the Passover, he gave us the forgiveness of sins and freed us from the slavery of death.

    Matthew 26:26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the[b] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

    Freedom From Death: Eternal Life Through the Passover

    As the high priest in the order of Melchizedek, Jesus gave us the forgiveness of sins through the bread and wine of the Passover just as Melchizedek blessed Abraham with bread and wine. And ultimately he gave us the promise of eternal life through the Passover.

    John 6:53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.

    By participating the flesh and blood of God through the Passover, Jesus made us to be the children of God who once was not the children of God. This was the role of the Urim and the Thummim. Through the Urim and the Thummim, the high priest could decide who is a legitimate priest of God who can carry out the priestly duty or who is not.

    The Copy and Shadow Shown in the Time of Ezra

    In the time of Ezra, there were many among the people who came back from the Babylonian captivity whose ancestry could not be proven and they could not carry out the priestly duty until the appearance of a high priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

    Ezra 2:62 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 63 The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

    Babylon Captivity

    Babylonian Captivity in the Last Days

    This was the copy and the shadow of what was going to happen in the last days. In the last days, people kept under the spiritual Babylonian captivity will be set free by the appearance of the high priest with the Urim and the Thummim. And they will be decided if they are the people of God or not by the perfect words of God (the Urim and the Thummim).

    Revelation 18:1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor. 2 With a mighty voice he shouted: ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’ She has become a dwelling for demons and a haunt for every impure spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal. 3 For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries. The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries.” 4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “‘Come out of her, my people,’ so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; 5 for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.

    According to this prophecy an angel with a great light or splendor comes to set God’s people free from the slavery of the Babylon. This is the prophecy of the second coming Christ coming as the high priest of God in the Order of Melchizedek. He is bringing the Urim and the Thummim (the perfect word of God) to set us free and give us salvation.

    Christ Ahnsahnghong, the High Priest with the Urim and the Thummim

    To fulfill the prophecies of the bible, Christ Ahnsahnghong appeared as the high priest of God with the light of the truth of the new covenant. He exposed the lawlessness of the Babylon the great prostitute and her daughters (false churches following the practices of the Babylon). And he restored the truth of the new covenant hidden for about 1600 years and gave us the right to be the children of God.

    Therefore, we have to receive Christ Ahnsahnghong and keep the Passover. The truth of the new covenant Passover will set us free from the slavery of Babylon the Great and make us children of God. And God will judge us to be His children as Hosea said:

    Hosea 2:23 I will plant her for myself in the land; I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one.’ I will say to those called ‘Not my people,’ ‘You are my people’; and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”

  • Return to God

    Return to God

    Return to God

    Just as Moses said in the Book of Psalm, our life on this earth is but trouble and sorrow and it quickly pass, and we fly away to death in the end. (Psalm 90:9) Then why are we living the life of hardships and troubles on this earth?

    The Parable of Garden of Eden

    God teaches us the reason through the parable of the Garden of Eden. In the Garden of Eden lived Adam and Eve. Their life was prosperous, and everything was provided to them, even eternal life by eating from the tree of life. However, one day, eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they were driven out of the Garden of Eden. Since they disobeyed the words of God and ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they were cast out from the paradise to the cursed land which produced thorns and thistles instead of the tree of life.

    This story of the Garden of Eden is a parable given to us to teach us about our origin and our life on this earth. We were once in the Garden of Eden (the Heavenly Kingdom) with God and other angels, but due to our disobedience we were sent down to this earth, the land of sufferings. We broke the heavenly law, and practiced lawlessness or committed sins. And because of the lawlessness and sins, we were separated from God. Because we were sent away from God and His blessings, we are in the agony of death on this earth.

    Separation From God Due to our Sins

    Isaiah 59:1 Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. 2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.

    Then how can we restore to the Garden of Eden our Home and live in joy and happiness with God again? Is there any way we can go back to the paradise again? The bible teaches we can go back to the Garden of Eden and eat from the tree of life again. To return to God, the very first thing that we need is to receive the forgiveness for our sins we committed in heaven. Since we were sent out due to our sins, it is natural that we should receive the forgiveness of our sins to go back to God and heaven.

    The Forgiveness of Sins Through the Passover

    Then how can we receive the forgiveness of sins to return to God? 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ taught us the way to receive the forgiveness of sins and return to God. On the night of the Passover, Jesus took bread and wine, which represents his flesh and blood, and gave to the disciples, teaching them that they could receive the forgiveness of sins through the Passover.

    Matthew 26:26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

    Returning To God through the Passover

    By giving us the new covenant, Jesus opened the way to the Garden of Eden again that we may return to God. When we keep the new covenant Passover, we can return to God and be with God, receiving all the blessings we received from God in heaven again.

    John 6:53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.

    Hezekiah’s Passover

    Once we got separated from God because of our sins, but now we can be with God by keeping the Passover. Therefore, we can be sure that we can go back to God by keeping the Passover. We can confirm this this the bible. In the time of King Hezekiah, the king realized the importance of the Passover and sent his message all over the land, inviting them to keep the Passover. And this was his message to the people.

    2 Chronicles 30:6 At the king’s command, couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and from his officials, which read: “People of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, that he may return to you who are left, who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. 7 Do not be like your parents and your fellow Israelites, who were unfaithful to the Lord, the God of their ancestors, so that he made them an object of horror, as you see. 8 Do not be stiff-necked, as your ancestors were; submit to the Lord. Come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever. Serve the Lord your God, so that his fierce anger will turn away from you. 9 If you return to the Lord, then your fellow Israelites and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will return to this land, for the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him.”

    Again and again he earnestly entreated the people of Israel to return to God by keeping the Passover. This message clearly teaches us that the Passover is the way to return to God and receive His blessing.

    The Results of Obedience and Disobedience

    Then what will happen if we do not keep the Passover and return to God? In the story above, despite the message from the king, many people did not listen to him. In those days, the nation of Israel was divided in two kingdoms: southern Judah and northern Israel. The people of Judah obeyed to the message of the king and kept the Passover, but the people of Israel not. Later the two nations had to face completely different consequences due to their action.

    The kingdom of Israel got destroyed by the Assyrian army, but the kingdom of Judah was saved out from the war against Assyria. And God teaches the reason for those results.

    2 Kings 18:12 This happened because they had not obeyed the Lord their God, but had violated his covenant—all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded. They neither listened to the commands nor carried them out.

    God teaches that the nation of Israel was conquered by the army because they did not obey the command of God and keep the Passover. On the contrary, the land of Judah was protected from the disasters because they obeyed the command of God.

    Conclusion

    This lesson was given to us as examples. We are living on this earth, going through many sufferings and in the end to death. It is all because of our sins we committed against God in heaven by disobeying his commands. Now God came down to this earth and opened the way to the heaven again by giving the forgiveness of our sins through His own flesh and blood.

    We should not be like the people of Israel who ridiculed and scorned the message of God to their own destruction. Rather, we should obey the words of God and keep the Passover like the people of Judah.

    Christ Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother came down to this earth and opened the way to return to God by restoring the new covenant Passover which Jesus established 2000 years ago. And they are inviting us to return to them and to receive the water of life by keeping the Passover. Now we should not practice lawlessness again and disobey the words of God. We must return to the Spirit and the bride with a mind of humility and keep the Passover. And then they will forgive our sins and take us back to the eternal Garden of Eden.

  • Gospel and the Passover

    Gospel and the Passover

    The Blessings in the Gospel

    The very first thing that Jesus did when he began his ministry was preaching the gospel. “Gospel” means good news because the new of the salvation in the kingdom of heaven is contained in the gospel. Therefore, this gospel has utmost importance in the providence of God for salvation.

    Let us first understand what kind of blessings are contained in the gospel. The gospel has the promise of God in it.

    Ephesians 3:6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.

    Paul specifies three blessings promised in the gospel. Through the gospel, first, we, who are once called Gentiles who do not know God, can become heirs or the children of God. And second, through the gospel, we can be the members of one body together in Christ. Lastly, through the gospel we can be under the promise God gave to his people for the salvation.

    These are the blessings God promised in the gospel. In short, all the blessings we need for salvation is contained in the gospel. Gospel allows us to be one body in Christ as head and to be the children of God who can inherit the kingdom of heaven, and also to participate in the promise of God.

    Jesus preaching the gospel

    What is the True Gospel?

    Therefore, we have to know what the gospel is. Sadly, however, even though there are many churches in this world which claim that they preach the gospel, we cannot find the truth in them. All of these churches teaches different doctrines from one another. It is hard to find the true gospel. Since God warned us that we have to know and follow the true gospel and, if not, we will be cursed rather than be blessed by God. (Galatians 1:6)

    Then what is the true gospel? What is the truth that we should obey to participate in the true gospel? The bible teaches the Passover is the core of the gospel. Then let us see how the Passover can be the essential element of the gospel.

    Gospel and the Passover

    First Blessing of the Gospel and the Passover

    The Passover makes us eligible for the first blessing of the gospel that the Gentiles becomes heirs together with Israel. As we can see in this world, who can become an heir in the family? It is the children, right? In the same way, we can become the heirs of God? It is God’s children.

    Romans 8:16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

    Then how can we be the children of God? It is through the Passover. If we look at the family system in this world, the children receive the same flesh and blood of the parents. In the same way, to be the children of God, we have to receive the flesh and blood of God. When we have the flesh and blood of God in us, we become the children of God, which make us the heirs of God. Then how can we receive the flesh and blood of God?

    Matthew 26:26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

    While keeping the Passover (Matthew 26:17), Jesus sealed his words of promise on the bread and wine of the Passover. By participating in the bread and wine of the Passover, we can participate in the flesh and blood of Jesus and we can become the children of God as Jesus, who was called the Son of God. We can become sons and daughters of God.

    Second Blessing of the Gospel and the Passover

    What about the second blessing that we can be members together in one body? Now let me explain how we can be members together in one body through the Passover. The Passover is the ceremony through which we can eat the flesh and drink the blood of Christ. Since all of us participate in the same flesh and blood of Christ, we become one body in Christ.

    I Corinthians 10:16 Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.

    Paul clearly teaches that, since we participate in the body and blood of Christ through the bread and wine of the Passover, we can become one body in Christ. Even though we are given different talents as the members of body, still we are working together as one in Christ.

    Romans 12:4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.

    Third Blessing of the Gospel and the Passover

    Third, we can receive the promise of God through the Passover. First, what is the promise of God for the children? It is eternal life. (1 John 2:25) Then how can we receive eternal life? Again, it is through the Passover.

    John 6:53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.

    Jesus teaches that we can participate in the promise of eternal life when we eat his flesh and drink his blood. The only way we can eat and drink the flesh and blood of Jesus is through the Passover. By eating the Passover, we can receive the promise God gave to the children: eternal life.

    Passover, the Fulfillment of the Gospel

    In this sense, the Passover is the fulfillment of all the blessings promised in the gospel. And the Passover is the completion of the salvation God planned for the children. Therefore, the true gospel we have to obey is the Passover.

    Even though there are many churches in this world, there is only one church which keeps the Passover. That is World Mission Society Church of God, or WMSCOG, established by the second coming Christ Ahnsahnghong. The Passover is drawing near. Come to the Church of God and keep the festival. And you will understand and know the mystery that was hidden since the creation of the world, which God prepared for the salvation of the children.

  • A Priest Ministering With the Urim and Thummim

    A Priest Ministering With the Urim and Thummim

    The Israelites Freed From the Slavery of the Babylon

    In the time of Jehoiakim, the Babylonians conquered Judah and the Jews started to serve the Kingdom of Babylon since then. And later they were taken to the land of Babylon as slaves, and the Isrealites had to live in the land for 70 years until the fulfillment of the prophecy of the bible. (Jeremiah 25:11) And 70 years later in around 539 AD when the Persian Kingdom conquered Babylon, King Cyrus the King of Persia set the Israelites free from the slavery and let them go back to their own land.

    In the Book of Ezra Chapter 2, we can see the descriptions of the people who came back for the slavery and their genealogies. But there were some problems for the people whose genealogies were uncertain at the time. They could not prove that they descended from the family they claimed to be in. Because of this they could not be included in the priesthood and they were ordered not to eat any of the most sacred food, the most sacred right they had as a member of the priest family.

    And the bible says that they could be restored to their rightful position as priests of God in only one condition:’

    Ezra 2:62 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 63 The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

    According to the Law of Moses only the priestly family could take part in the sacred food for the sanctuary. Since the sanctuary the dwelling of God is sacred, anything that belongs to it was also considered to be sacred, including food. Therefore, God allowed only the members of the priest family to eat the sacred food coming from the sanctuary.

    Exodus 29:31 Take the ram for the ordination and cook the meat in a sacred place. 32 At the entrance to the tent of meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket. 33 They are to eat these offerings by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no one else may eat them, because they are sacred. 34 And if any of the meat of the ordination ram or any bread is left over till morning, burn it up. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.

    Leviticus 22:10 No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired worker eat it.

    Melchizedek Ahnsanghong

    A Priest Ministering With Urim and Thummim

    The right to eat from the sacred food was given only to the family of the priests. And some of the people were excluded from eating the sacred food since they could not prove their ancestry through the genealogical record. In this case, there must appear a priest ministering with Urim and Thummim to decide and judge whether they are the true members of the priest family or not. Then what are the Urim and Thummim. One of the ornament made for a priest was a breastpiece with 12 stones which represent the 12 tribes of Israel and inside the breastpiece the priest must carry Urim and Thummim when he enter the sanctuary to make right decisions for the Israelites.

    Exodus 28:29 “Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision as a continuing memorial before the Lord. 30 Also put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastpiece, so they may be over Aaron’s heart whenever he enters the presence of the Lord. Thus Aaron will always bear the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the Lord.

    So when the priest had to make a important decision, he carried Urim and Thummim in front of God so that the right decision could be made for the matter. Urim and Thummim means “Light” and “Perfection” respectively. Therefore, its meaning is the “perfect light”. According to the bible, “light” means the truth, and thus Urim and Thummim can be interpreted as “Perfect Truth”.

    This means the matter of deciding the descendancy of those unrecorded people could be possible only through the appearance of the priest with “Perfect Truth”. The principle concerning the analogy between the light and truth can be interpreted like this. When we are in darkness, we cannot know or decide the colors or shapes. Only through the light everything can be exposed to us in its own value. Likewise, without truth we cannot know if a certain thing or idea is true or false. However, when the perfect truth appears, we can have means to judge and decide their value according to the accurate standard. In this sense, the truth can be compared to light.

    Anyway, this concept of a priest with Urim and Thummim was not given only for the Israelites in the time of Ezra. Rather, it will come truth when God decides his people in the last days.

    The Chosen People of God

    The bible teaches that God will separate people into two groups: one for salvation and one for destruction. We can see so many different parables of Jesus Christ concerning the work of God separating his people from the evil ones in the last days.

    Matthew 13:29 “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”

    Also we can see the similar motive in the parable of 10 virgins and the parable of separating sheep from goats.

    Matthew 25:31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

    At this time of separation, God will gather all the people together and decide if they are the chosen ones or not. As was prophesied in the Book of Hosea, in those days those who was once not called my people would be called my people. (Hosea 2:23) In deciding the “genealogical descendancy” of people in the last days, there are two important conditions to make the right decision as we have already seen in the Mosaic Law. First, the high priest must come and second, he must have Urim and Thummim or “Perfect Truth” in him to distinguish right from wrong.

    The High Priest With Urim and Thummim

    Then who came as high priest with Urim and Thummim? Who is the high priest with perfect truth? According to the bible, Jesus fulfilled the prophecies and came as the high priest with perfect truth. Paul explains two different priesthood: the priesthood of Aaron and the priesthood of Melchizedek.

    He says that the priesthood of Aaron which was established according to the Law of Moses or the old covenant was not perfect for the salvation. Therefore, God set up another priest in the Order of Melchizedek established according to the Law of Christ or the new covenant. Jesus appeared as the priest in the Order of Melchizedek with perfect truth that gives salvation.

    Hebrews 7:11 . If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people established that priesthood—why was there still need for another priest to come, one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron? 12 For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also.

    Hebrews 5:8 Son though he (Jesus) was, he learned obedience from what he suffered 9 and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him 10 and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

    This means Jesus is the reality of the high priest God prophesied through the copy and shadow of the high priest in the Law of Moses. Then what is the perfect truth Jesus brought?

    Passover the law of life
    Jesus and His Disciples Keeping Passover

    Urim and Thummim, the Perfect Truth

    Since Jesus is the reality of the high priest, he must have “Urim and Thummim” or the Perfect Truth through which he can make decision and judgment to distinguish the legitimate people of God in the last days. Then what is the perfect truth he brought with?

    Hebrews 8:7 For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. 8 But God found fault with the people and said: “The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. 9 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord. 10 This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 11 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. 12 For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” 13 By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.

    Here God says that the old covenant or the Law of Moses was not “perfect” enough for the salvation of his people. And for this reason God prophesies that He would establish the new covenant that is “the perfect truth” through which they could be the people of God. Hosea’s prophecy could be come truth through the new covenant. People who once was not called “my people” could be “my people” through the new covenant. Those who has the new covenant can be called people of God.

    Then what is the new covenant Jesus established as high priest with Urim and Thummim? It is the Passover.

    Luke 22:19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

    Conclusion

    Through this we can understand the perfect truth or Urim and Thummim through which God decide and judge the legitimate people of God is the Passover new covenant. Those who keep the new covenant would be separated as sheep for salvation and those who did not keep the Passover would be grouped as goats for eternal condemnation. As people of God we must keep the Passover the new covenant for our salvation.

    Even though the perfect truth “new covenant” was abolished by the work of Satan after the ascension of Jesus. Today, just as the parable says we can see both weeds and wheats are growing on the harvest field. To separate the wheat from the weeds, Christ must come back again with Urim and Thummim. Christ Ahnsahnghong brought back the Passover new covenant (the perfect truth, Urim and Thummim) and now he is separating people into two groups. In which group do you want to be in?

  • The Spiritual Doctor

    The Spiritual Doctor

    Jesus Coming as Spiritual Doctor

    2000 years ago when Jesus came to this earth, he healed the diseases of people of the time as part of the fulfillment of the prophecies of the bible.

    Matthew 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

    Jesus, however, was not just healing the physical diseases, but according to the prophecies of Isaiah he was to “come to save his people”. (Isa 35:4) According to this prophecy, Jesus was to appear for the salvation of the people of God. While healing the diseases of people, actually he was healing the spiritual diseases of the people, that is, their sins and iniquities to make them clean and holy again so that they can become the holy people of God again. (Lk5:21, Lk7:47) In this respect, we can say that mainly Jesus came to this earth as spiritual doctor to save his people from the terminal disease that is “sin” and “death”.

    Spiritual Doctor: Jesus came as Spiritual Doctor and Healed diseases of People

    Matthew 9:12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

    Spiritual Diseases and Patients

    Spiritual Disease: Sins and Death

    Then what is the spiritual diseases Jesus wanted to heal? Physically, diseases cause illness and weakness, and they lead people to death in the end. Spiritually, it is the same. The spiritual disease is the one that leads people to death. Then spiritually what is the disease that leads us to death? What is the disease that Jesus wanted to heal to save us from death and destruction?

    Ezekiel 18:4 For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.

    James 1:15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

    Spiritual Patients: All Minkind

    Throughout the bible, it testifies that the cause of death is the sin; and thus we can conclude that sin is the main diseases that leads us to death. Then who are the patients who have this disease on this earth? Is there anyone who is free from sins and death? Is there anyone who is righteous on this earth?

    Spiritual Doctor: Jesus came as Spiritual Doctor and Healed diseases of People

    Psalm 14:1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;     there is no one who does good. 2 The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. 3 All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

    And Apostle Paul also testifies that we who are living on this earth are all sinners:

    Romans 5:12  Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—

    Nobody lives forever on this earth. Just as the writer of Psalms says our life on this earth 70 or-if in good condition-80 years. And the span of life is fed up with agonies and sorrows and ends up with death. Everyone on this earth is under this destiny and therefore we can say that spiritually we are all sinners destined to die.

    How to Cure the Disease?

    Freed from the Death Penalty through Christ’s Sacrifice

    Now the question is “how can we cure the disease of sins and live?” Even though we are sinners who are destined to die, the bible says that Jesus Christ came to save us.

    Hebrews 2:14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

    Because of our sins, we all are under the slavery of death. However, Jesus came and through his sacrifice on the cross he cancelled our sins and gave us the forgiveness of sins. And through the forgiveness of sins, he set us free from the death and gave us the blessings of eternal life.

    Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

    Even though once we were destined to die because of our sins, by the grace of God we can have eternal life or “life without death” by having faith in Jesus Christ.

    Spiritual Doctor: Jesus came as Spiritual Doctor and Healed diseases of People
    Spiritual Doctor: Jesus came as Spiritual Doctor and Healed diseases of People

    Spiritual Panacea: Passover

    True Faith That Give Us Salvation

    To the wretched sinners who are crying out in agony as Paul said, “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?”, Jesus came down to this earth in the flesh to give us forgiveness of sins. If we believe in the words of God in the bible, anybody would agree with what I have said up until now.

    Now we have to ask the biggest question of all. That is, how can we receive the blessings of forgiveness and eternal life promised in Jesus Christ? Many will say that by simply having the faith in Jesus we can receive those blessings? But the problem is that the faith is not that easy to define. The bible says that there are different faiths: good and bad. James says, “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead”. (Jas2:14) Jesus also taught that there are people who are not to be saved even though they have faith in him.

    Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

    Both of the verses clearly says that we should “DO” something to show our faith and “action” is the most important thing in the true faith. Then what is “action” or “the will of God” that we should do to show our faith in God and in Jesus?

    The Will of God for the Forgiveness of Sins

    Then what is the will of God that we should “do” through our action or deed to receive the forgiveness for our sins?

    Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.

    The bible teaches that we can receive the forgiveness of sins through the blood of Christ. And also the bible teaches us that we should participate in the blood of Christ.

    1 Corinthians 11:23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

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    Passover is the Spiritual Medicine that we have to receive from Jesus Christ to cure our spiritual disease.

    Forgiveness through the Passover

    Paul teaches that we have to participate in the blood of Christ through our action. Then what is the cup that we must drink to participate in the blood of Christ? That is the Passover.

    Luke 22:14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. …. 19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

    Through the Passover we can participate in the blood of Christ and by participating in the blood of Christ we can receive the promise of God the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.

    Matthew 26:26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

    Also Apostle John teaches that we can receive the promise of eternal life through the Passover.

    John 6:53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.

    Conclusion

    Jesus who came to this earth as spiritual doctor taught that we have to do the will of God by keeping the Passover to receive the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. Now we have to know what the truth faith in Christ as believers of God and Jesus is. Do we have faith in God by claiming that we do or if we do have faith in God isn’t it right thing to show our faith through our action?

    In our time, the Church of God keeps the Passover of the new covenant according to the will of God. We as believers of God and the bible should join the Church of God and keep the Passover. And then we can receive the promise of God the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.

  • Behold the man (ecce homo)!

    The Mystery of God

    The bible is the book that contains the mystery of God, which is hidden in the bible as parables. Since it is written in the parables, it is not easy to recognize or understand the mystery of God in the bible. However, we have to know the mystery for at least two reasons. First, one does not hide what is not important. Likewise, the mystery of God is something important to God and us, and we have to know about it for our salvation. Second, everything hidden has an appointed time to be revealed. Likewise, the mystery of God has its own appointed time to be revealed.

    Luke 8:17 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.

    The Disclosure of The Mystery of God

    The fact that God hid something as mystery shows that it has its own appointed time to be revealed. Therefore, when the time comes we have to know the mystery of God.

    Revelation 10:7 But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”

    The mystery of God is a prophecy given to the prophets and they are recorded in the bible as prophecies. When the appointed time for the fulfillment of the prophecy comes, the mystery of God will be accomplished or in other words “revealed”. And at that time we can know what the mystery of God is.

    What is the Mystery of God?

    Then what is the mystery of God hidden in the bible? What did God want to hide until the appointed time? Let us find out what the mystery of God is.

    Colossians 1:27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

    Colossians 2:2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

    The mystery of God is the Christ, that is, God who appeared as man in the flesh among his people. The Christ is the mystery of God. The Christ is described in many different ways. Sometimes, he was called a king, or a high priest, or a prophet. (John 19:37, Heb 5:8, Acts 3:22) However, in reality, he was God himself who appeared as man. Then why was it necessary for God to appear as man?

    When God appeared among his people on Mt. Sinai among the clouds and thunders in the time of Exodus, God’s people got terrified by his appearance. They thought they would die if they saw God and they heard from God directly. At that moment God used Prophet Moses (a man) as mediator between God and His people. In this way, God’s people could receive the words of God without having to face the glory of God that frightened them.

    Man Moses and Man Jesus

    Using Moses a man as mediator was just a copy and shadow. This was given to show Man Christ who would come as mediator between God and His people. Instead of sending a prophet, God decided to come down as man in person to lead them. That was Jesus Christ.

    Hebrews 3:5 “Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house,” bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house.

    Moses was used by God to show the appearance of the Christ the true mediator who can give eternal salvation to his people. According to this prophecy, Christ Jesus came down from heaven to us. Even though he was called in many different ways, he was God himself, who appeared as man to save his people. (Phil 2:6, Rom 9:5)

    The Christ, Mystery of God

    God himself appeared as man and dwelled among his people, but his people did not recognize him. To their eyes, he was a man just like one of them. They could not see the divinity of God hidden in the flesh of Jesus.

    John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God….. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him….. 14 The Word (God) became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

    Who was this man? Was he a man? Or God who came as man?

    Behold, The Man

    Even though God came down to his people to teach them and lead them to salvation, they did not recognize him nor did they receive him. Rather, they rejected the Christ because they could see only his outward appearance without witnessing the glory of God hidden in the flesh. To their eyes Jesus as a mere man claiming to God. When Governor Pilate had Jesus stood in front of Jews, they shouted in one voice, “Crucify him!”. They rejected the Savior they had been waiting for because they saw only humanity in Jesus. Jews could only see physical aspects of Jesus

    John 19:5 5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Look! Here is the man!

    However, the disciples of Jesus correctly testify that he was God who appeared as man. And they could receive him and the salvation the Christ granted to his people at his first appearance 2000 years ago.

    John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

    1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people.

    Both of the testimonies of John and Paul has an important message in it. Both of them saw Jesus as man in the flesh. At once, however, they could see the divinity hidden inside the man Christ. They recognized the man as the Christ or God who appeared as man in the flesh.

    Divinity Hidden in the Flesh

    Then how could they recognize the divinity hidden in the flesh of the Christ? Peter knew the truth of Jesus and he testifies about Jesus as such.

    Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

    Unlike the Jews of the time Peter knew the identity of Jesus Christ even though he came as man. By testifying Jesus as the Son of God actually he was witnessing that Jesus as God himself who came as man to fulfill the prophecies of bible. (Isa 9:6) Then how could he know that Jesus was God?

    John 6:68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. 69 And now we believe and know that you are the Holy One who has come from God.

    He could know Jesus was the one prophesied in the bible and he came from God to fulfill the prophecies of the bible through “the words that give eternal life”. Even though Jesus appeared as man, through the words and the teachings that give eternal life he knew that Jesus was God because it is only God who can give eternal life.

    Mystery of God in the Last Day

    2000 years ago, Christ was the mystery to the Jews because they did not know who he was. Only a small number of people chosen by God could see know the identity of the Christ. According to the bible, the same thing will happen in the last day when the Christ appears for the second time.

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

    The bible prophesies that the Christ, the Mystery of God would appear for the second time as man in the flesh just as he appeared for the first time. And the bible says he is the one who comes to give salvation. Then what will happen when the man Christ comes again? Jesus already foretold that the same thing will happen at that time.

    The Second Coming Christ, Mystery of God

    Luke 17:25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

    About his appearance in the last days, Jesus told that he would suffer many things as his first coming and he would be rejected by the people of the generation as he did 2000 years ago by his own generation. In this situation what is the way for us to know the divinity of Christ hidden in the flesh? To the most people Christ would be a mystery because they would see only the physical appearance of the Second Coming Christ.

    But the people of God must be able to see the divinity hidden in the flesh and recognize him. The bible teaches we can know the Christ only through the words of eternal life.

    The Sign of The Man Christ

    Then what is the words of eternal life the Second Coming Christ brings to us?

    John 6:53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.

    Christ comes to give us salvation and he brings the words of eternal life for our salvation. The words of eternal life are granting salvation of eternal life through his flesh and blood, that is, the bread and wine of the Passover. The one who brings the words of eternal life promised in the Passover is the man Christ or God who comes as man in the flesh.

    Today, a man appeared and restored the Passover of the new covenant which got abolished in 325 AD in the council of Nicaea. Even though he was man and lived as man in every way, through the words of eternal life we have to know who he is. Christ Ahnsahnghong brought back the Passover and opened the way to the tree of life through the bread and wine of the Passover.

    “Behold, the man!”

    Who is he to us? We have to ask this question to ourselves and should get the right answer for the question? Is he a man claiming to be God? Or a prophet? Or a bible scholar? Or even a heretic? Or the man Christ, who is God the Savior who came as man in the flesh for our salvation?

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