WMS COG Ahnsahonghong]-The Meaning of the Sabbath 3

The Meaning of the Sabbath 3

The apostles followed Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath God is the source of our faith. When we follow God's teachings and examples exactly, we can be said to have true faith. Mt 12:6-8 『". . . For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."』 Jesus says that He is the Lord of the Sabbath who has established the Sabbath and given it to us. In the days of the early Church, Jesus personally showed the example of keeping the Sabbath as was His custom. It's because the Sabbath serves as a standard for discerning the will of God rightly.Lk 4:16-21 『He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." . . .』 The Sabbath is a law of Jesus. Through the Sabbath, God cleanses our hearts and souls from all impurities and promises that we will be able to store up more gracious and greater blessings in the invisible spiritual world. Through this power which we cannot see with our eyes or feel with our hands, the kingdom of God advances and the way to salvation is opened. So, the apostles, following Jesus' example, kept the Sabbath every week. Ac 17:2-3 『As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. "This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ," he said.』 Ac 18:4 『Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.』 Every Sabbath day, we receive God's teachings through the Bible. So did the Apostle Paul. Every Sabbath, he preached the Word in the synagogue and persuaded the people there. Moreover, Jesus says in the book of Matthew, "Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath." By saying that, Jesus tells us that the Sabbath must be remembered and observed even until the Day of Judgment (Mt 24:20-21). We should hold fast to the Sabbath, which God has given us as a law of life. If God's promise through the Sabbath were not given to us, we would be in the darkness of Babylon and walk in blind faith, not knowing the love and blessings granted by God. God tells us, His people, to come out of Babylon quickly, so that we will not share in her sins and will not receive any of her plagues (Rev 18:4). We, who have heard God's calling and come back to Zion, should give more thanks and glory to Elohim who bless us in Zion through the Sabbath. In addition, we should run to the people who misunderstand that they serve God rightly, while they do not keep the Sabbath, and let them know that Heavenly Father and Mother, the Lords of the Sabbath, have come down to this earth, so that they can be cleansed from all impurities with the water of life.

Let`s keep the Sabbath and go to kingdom of heaven!!

God bless you!

WMS COG]-The Meaning of the Sabbath

The Meaning of the Sabbath-2

The Sabbath is a sign between God and His peopleThe Sabbath is a precious law given only to the people of God. God distin-guishes His people from others and consecrates them through the Sabbath. Ex 31:13-15 『"Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from his people. For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.' "』In the Old Testament times, God commanded the Israelites to kill anyone who desecrated the Sabbath. This shows God's definite will for the Sabbath, and also contains God's intention to save us by consecrating us. Therefore, the Sabbath is one of God's commandments, which we must not forget or neglect. God has given us the Sabbath not to trouble us, but to give us life by reminding us of the spiritual state we were in when we were tempted by Lucifer and giving us insight into what is sin and what is righteousness and good. Eze 20:11-12 『"I gave them my decrees and made known to them my laws, for the man who obeys them will live by them. Also I gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between us, so they would know that I the LORD made them holy."』 The Sabbath is a definite sign for recognizing God's people. By keeping the Sabbath, God's people come to know God who makes them holy, and God acknowledges those who keep the Sabbath as His people. God blesses the people who remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy and opens the way for them to enter eternal rest. So, without keeping the Sabbath, no one can receive the blessing of eternal life or salvation. Keeping in mind the importance of the Sabbath which is a sign between God and us, we should have fellowship with God in godliness and honor God as His people. Satan opposes God by hindering people from keeping the Sabbath God has established the law of the Sabbath to save us, but Satan the devil deceives the souls by lies in order to lead even one more soul to death. As a result, so many people in the world have lost their discretion, and they have been despising God's law and neglecting the law of life established by God. Eze 20:16 『"because they rejected my laws and did not follow my decrees and desecrated my Sabbaths. For their hearts were devoted to their idols."』 Eze 22:23-27 『Again the word of the LORD came to me: " . . . There is a conspiracy of her princes within her like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they devour people, take treasures and precious things and make many widows within her. Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common; they teach that there is no difference between the unclean and the clean; and they shut their eyes to the keeping of my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to make unjust gain."』 False prophets who violate the laws of God are trying to devour people's souls like roaring lions or wolves. They have even changed the laws and regulations established by God, and are hindering God's providence of salvation and tempting people around the world not to have the right mindset of faith. God is greatly enraged against them. God says He is profaned among those who do not keep the Sabbath while claiming to believe in Him. 2,000 years ago, when Jesus came to this earth in order to save human beings, the chief priests, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, who claimed to believe in God, insulted Jesus and persecuted Him. The same thing happens even in this age. So-called Christian leaders denounce God as a heretic and treat God's people who keep the commandments of God as those who walk the wrong path of faith. Those who despise the Sabbath and desecrate it cannot obtain the correct wisdom and knowledge of God no matter how long they have attended church. Once they are deceived by Satan, they are unable to get out of him by themselves. It is because they can't have the right understanding of God until they are enlightened to their mistakes and sins through God's laws and are made holy. Da 7:24-25 『"The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws. The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and half a time."』 Lucifer, son of the dawn, opposed God the Most High and tempted many of the angels in heaven. On this earth, too, he still tempts many people and leads them to oppose God and dishonors God. Today, so many churches around the world, claiming to serve God, keep Sunday, and even though some of them adopt the Sabbath as a day of worship, they do not actually keep the Sabbath of the Bible. We need to discern what kind of people in this age are spiritually like those who ridiculed and persecuted Jesus 2,000 years ago. The commands of God are radiant, giving light to the eyes (Ps 19:8). We can discern if a church follows the Bible through whether or not it keeps the Sabbath, and we can also understand what kind of people God leads to the path of salvation.

God said that God recognized us through the sabbath

I wanna be God`s people!

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Ahnsahnghong]-The Meaning of the Sabbath

The Meaning of the Sabbath

Until a ceramic ware is completed, it requires many processes such as molding a figure out of clay, baking it, putting glaze on it, placing it in a kiln, and so on. In the same way, until a life is born, it takes a process of being created in the womb for nine months. The process of effort is required to complete something in this visible, physical world. Likewise, in the spiritual world, God continues to work to make us perfect. Every Sabbath day, God blesses us and gives us new strength so that we may not be lacking in anything as citizens of heaven. Thinking of the love of God, let's remind ourselves of the meaning and significance of the Sabbath. Keeping the Sabbath changes spiritual sinners to be holy We were born on this earth because we sinned in heaven. So, Jesus said He came to this earth to seek and save the lost. Mt 9:13 『" . . . For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."』Lk 19:10 『"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."』 Jesus used to pray very early in the morning, and He never stopped preaching to find the lost. It was because the ultimate purpose of Christ's life on this earth was to save human beings. As Jesus said He came to save the "lost," we were originally angels who used to be with Jesus in the kingdom of heaven. The book of Isaiah definitely shows us what kind of sin we committed in heaven.Isa 14:12-14 『How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High."』Lucifer, son of the dawn, harbored an evil intent to raise his throne above that of God and make himself like the Most High. In other words, Satan, the devil, became a criminal opposing God and numerous angels who were tempted by Satan joined him in his rebellion against God. As a result, they were all cast down to this earth. We are the spiritual sinners who lost our discretion and opposed God unknowingly. So, our supreme task on this earth is to receive the forgiveness of sins so that we can go back to heaven. God established a covenant to bring us back to our senses and restore us to our original state. The Sabbath is a covenant God has made with us, human beings, which is one of God's commandments. Ge 2:1-3 『Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.』Ex 20:8-11 『"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. . . . For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy."』The Sabbath is a day God made His promise to make His people holy and to give them blessings from the creation of the world. It is also a day given as an opportunity for us to commemorate the authority of the Creator and to understand God correctly. On this holy day, God cleanses us from our sin and rebellion we committed against God unknowingly and purifies our hearts. God has given us the Sabbath as the fourth of the Ten Commandments, and told us not to forget the Sabbath day but remember it by keeping it holy. When we are made holy and pure by keeping the Sabbath, we can restore our spiritual senses and come to salvation, resisting the temptation of Lucifer, son of the dawn. God continues to make us holy every Sabbath day, even while we are unaware of it.

Amen.. If we love the God, we must keep the God`s commands.

I give thanks to Christ Ahnsahnghong & Jerusalem mother who give us certain Sabbath!

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ahnsahnghong]-Whom Does the Bible Testify About?

This time we`ll study about the second coming Christ Ahnsahnghong.
The Bible testifies about the Savior who will redeem mankind. Then, who is the Savior the Bible testifies about?

Jn 5:39 The Bible testifies about Jesus.

So we can believe that Jesus is christ when we read the bible.

Then, with what do you think the apostles and prophets testified about Jesus?

In John 5:39, we can see that they testified about Jesus with the Bible. Let’s find out whether or not they used the Bible in testifying Jesus

Lk 24:27 Jesus testified to Himself with Moses and all the Prophets. Here, Moses and the Prophets mean the Scriptures.

Ac 17:2 Paul testified that Jesus is the Christ from the Scriptures.

Ac 8:35 Philip told the good news about Christ Jesus with the passage of Isaiah (with the Bible).

Thus, the apostles and prophets testified about Jesus with the Bible. Nevertheless, at Jesus’ first coming, why didn’t the religious leaders recognize Jesus but crucified Him? There are two reasons: One is that they didn’t believe the Bible, and the other is that they didn’t know God.

Jn 5:46-47 “If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he [Moses] wrote about me. But
since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I [Jesus] say?”

Here, what he [Moses] wrote means Pentateuch, the five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. Because they didn’t believe the Bible, they didn’t believe Jesus and didn’t believe what He said, either.
Even today, many religious leaders do not believe Christ Ahnsahnghong and what He said.

It’s because they do not believe the Bible.

Jn 15:18-21“They persecute you, because they do not know the One who sent me.”

Here, ‘the One who sent me [Jesus]’ means God. In the days of Jesus, many religious leaders persecuted His disciples. Even today, many false churches persecute us. The reason is that they do not know God. At Jesus’ first coming, the religious leaders didn’t recognize Jesus whom the Bible testified about. It was because they nei-ther believed the Bible and nor knew God.

Likewise, in these last days, the world does not recognize Christ Ahnsahnghong whom the Bible testifies about. It’s because they do not believe the Bible and do not know God. In this age, however, those who believe the Bible will recognize that all the 66 books of the Bible testify about Christ Ahnsahnghong. Let’s believe Christ Ahnsahnghong our Savior whom the Bible prophesies and tes-tifies about. Then we will have eternal life and be saved.

Until today, Many people don`t believe the second coming Jesus,But..for our salvation, Christ must have a body.Christ Ahnsahnghong is surely our God! eternal thanks to Father & Mother

SERMON-This Is the Age When God the Mother Is Needed[4]

The world is changed by the love of Mother

When we just hear the word "Mother," tears well up in our eyes and we feel a lump in our throats and our hearts begin to throb. It is probably because of the warm and gentle characteristics of Mother. Characterized by sacrifice, love and peace, Mother leads and protects all Her children with great care. Love is the greatest characteristic of Mother. We should learn Her love. 1 Co 13:1-13 『If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, . . . If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, . . . If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. . . . And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.』 Let us save the world with love, following the teachings of Jerusalem our heavenly Mother. If all people in the world have the heart of Mother, there will be true peace on the earth. They will be filled with faith and hope for heaven, living in harmony and being devoted to one another in brotherly love. While they are doing so, the work of repentance to return to the eternal heavenly home will occur all around the world. For this, we should first be born again. As the people of Zion, we should put off our old self and be reborn in Father's law of truth and Mother's law of love. In these difficult economic times, we should encourage one another with love and build each other up in faith; at home, husbands and wives are to help and support each other. By doing this, we should go towards the kingdom of God together, enduring patiently with the hope for heaven. To our family members who do not have faith in God yet, let's give much encouragement, and let them know that the kingdom of God is a place where there is no hardship or quarrel but only joy and happiness overflow every day. Many people are frustrated and disheartened because they think there is no other world than this one?there is no life after death. However, viewed from the universe, this earth is nothing but a tiny grain of dust. God has chosen us who live in such a low and humble place and made us heavenly royal priests and promised us eternal life in heaven, along with the heavenly blessings and rewards that will last forever. Now there is a continuous wailing over economic difficulties, conflict and terrorism. We live in an age when God the Mother is needed. In every way, the world urgently needs the love of God the Mother. At just the right time, God the Mother has come, and calls Her children. Rev 22:17 『The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.』The Holy Spirit is God the Father, and the Bride is the Wife of the Father. Therefore, She is God our Mother. Now, we, children of God, should preach to the whole world the good news that God the Mother has come to this earth, and whoever hears the message must come to Zion without hesitation and receive God the Mother. God is leading this new work and creating a new world. God the Mother embraces the whole world and leads all people with Her love. This new thing is now being done. Whoever believes in Mother and follows Her teachings will reach the eternal world where there is no conflict or hardship. As the children of heaven, let us quickly preach this good news to Samaria and to the ends of the earth, so that we will be able to praise God our Father and God our Mother forever in the heavenly kingdom of peace, where there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain.

SERMON-This Is the Age When God the Mother Is Needed[3]

Those who participate in the divine nature of God the Mother

As the children of Zion, we should guide all people around the world to the right path with the spirit of God the Mother. Now, let's take a look at some relevant teachings of the Bible. 2 Pe 1:3-11 『 . . . so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins. Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.』Faith, goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love?all these virtues are the spirit of faith that God the Mother wants Her children to have. "Consider others better than yourselves." "Serve one another." When we inscribe these teachings of Mother on our hearts and put them into practice, we will be able to achieve all the virtues stated above one after another and participate in the divine nature. Without the change of our personality, we cannot bear any God-pleasing fruit and will finally fall away from the faith. The people of Zion who abide in the truth of the new covenant should have the divine nature. With the divine nature, we should go to all people around the world, preach to them the good news of salvation through God the Mother, and give their hearts peace and comfort. The good news that brings peace is the good tidings described in Isaiah 40, that is, the gospel. Now the world is earnestly seeking God the Mother. Let us go quickly into the world and let all the people know about God the Mother who dwells in Zion, so that in 2009 we can bear heavenly fruits abundantly and bring them into the barn of Zion. In order to do this, we should resemble the heart of Mother. 1 Jn 4:7-21 『Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. . . . Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. . . . And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. . . . We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.』 God is love. Of course, love is also inherent in men, and God the Father is love, too. However, as the word "love" is regarded as feminine in all countries, God has planted the greatest love in the world, in the whole universe, into the heart of Mother. The One whom the whole world needs the most now is God the Mother who is "love" itself. 1 Jn 3:1-14 『How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, . . . This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother's were righteous. Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death.』The Bible says that since we are children of God, we should love one another. When we yield to each other, compliment one another and practice love, following the teachings of Mother, people in the world will recognize that there are the true teachings of Mother that enable us to do so and will seek the heavenly Mother, won't they? So the Bible says that the beautiful acts of the saints become ornaments on the fine linen of the Bride (Isa 49:14-18; Rev 19:7-8). We, people of Zion, should become the salt and light of the world, so that all people in the world can be convinced of the existence of God the Mother through our good deeds.

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SERMON-This Is the Age When God the Mother Is Needed[2]

God has created a new thing

Mother is love; She is the source of life and wisdom. Mother is the giver of peace who terminates all conflict and strife and the possessor of an indomitable spirit and sacrifice who patiently endures all hardships; She is the way, the truth, the hope and the object of faith for Her children. God the Father has led the work of salvation for us for a long time, and now is the time for God the Mother to lead all the work of salvation. God has created a new thing on earth?what is to be done through God the Mother. Jer 31:21-22 『" . . . How long will you wander, O unfaithful daughter? The LORD will create a new thing on earth? a woman will surround a man."』Here, the word "surround" is translated as "protect" in Today's English Version (TEV). From traditional society to this modern society, it has been generally recognized that women are weak and need to be protected and men should protect women. If a woman is able to protect a man, it is not as a weak "woman," but as a "mother" who has the strong power of love.In other words, the above prophecy shows us that a "new thing" God the Father will create is to reveal God the Mother in the world, who will protect human beings, carry them in Her arms and lead them to salvation. In the past, women were considered as property of men, but the rights of women were gradually expanded and their social participation became active, and there have been plenty of female presidents and prime ministers in the world. This historical trend or periodic phenomenon is related to the providence of God. As God the Father has created a new thing on earth, the work of managing the world depends on God the Mother. A mother raises her children, manages her family business, mediates conflicts between her children, instructs them to live in peace rather than quarrel and to be considerate of each other rather than to be in conflict. By doing this, she leads her family. In the same way, it is God the Mother who leads the global family; all humans, as members of the global family, need God the Mother in this age. Just as every problem that a family is going through is solved when a mother intervenes, all the serious problems that human beings are facing can be solved when God the Mother is received by all people. Now people hate one another, and terrorism and strife arise frequently around the world.However, if the teachings of God the Mother, along with Her spirit, infiltrate the minds of all human beings, numerous conflicts will be solved and it will bring about true peace which everyone desires.

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SERMON-This Is the Age When God the Mother Is Needed[1]

This Is the Age When God the Mother Is Needed

"Mother" has been one of the hottest topics in the mass media since last year when the whole world plunged into economic recession. It is "Mother" that comes to mind first when people are having a hard time. It is human nature to think that once they come to "Mother," there is always something abundant that enables them to find a solution to their problems as well as comfort for their souls. Sociologists analyze that this is the age of chaos and discord and the world needs feminism?especially motherhood?more than ever. All the prophecies of the Bible also definitely state that we need the love of "Mother" and live in the age when God the Mother is urgently needed. Mother, the key to a solution for every problem In all ages and countries, the role of a mother is almost the same. When a quarrel occurs among children in a family, it is their mother who arbitrates between them in that quarrel. She stops their quarreling, reminds them of brotherly love, judges what is right and what is wrong to establish order and discipline among them, and instructs them not to fight again. A mother is not only a mediator of peace but also a wise housekeeper. When her family is in an economically difficult situation, she tightens the belt and manages the family finances efficiently, reducing expenses and not wasting money on unnecessary things. By doing this, she feeds her children and provides clothing for them. She is the best manager in the family business. To put it simply, a mother is the solver of all the problems that occur in her family. Although there is no reward or compensation for her, she is pleased when her children live in harmony and considers that as a recompense for all the efforts she has made up until now. There are so many problems in this age we live in. As Jesus prophesied 2,000 years ago, discord between peoples and nations is occurring in all parts of the world and the world's economy is falling apart. Mt 24:3-8 『As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" Jesus answered: ". . . Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains."』Lk 21:34-36 『"Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man."』Jesus Christ said the above words when the disciples asked Him about the sign of His second coming and the end of the age. "The anxieties of life" mean "worries about economic difficulties." Every family may face financial difficulties occasionally. However, the anxieties of life which the Bible prophesies about do not only refer to the financial difficulties in individual families but to the economic crisis occurring throughout the world. Since the beginning of the new year 2009, the conflicts between peoples and nations have been getting more severe. Moreover, the whole world is facing a financial crisis. All these critical situations or phenomena are caused by lack of motherhood in human society. In this prophetic age, who can help mediate conflicts among countries and find a solution to the global economic crisis? When a family gets into quarrels or financial difficulties, the mother solves the problems. Likewise, it is God the Mother who the world urgently needs now. When the power of Mother is at work in the lives of people, the world will be peaceful and all the difficult problems will be solved.

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SERMON]-Jericho and Babylon

Proclaim the salvation of God who dwells in Zion We can never enter the kingdom of God if we add anything to the words of the Bible or take words away from it. We need to accept everything God has taught us through the Bible just as it is, and should run without hesitation to the place where the Spirit and the Bride call us to. The Bible tells us that God the Father and God the Mother dwell in Zion in these last days. Isa 33:20-22 『Look upon Zion, the city of our festivals; your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful abode, . . . There the LORD will be our Mighty One. . . . For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us.』 Zion, where God dwells with us, is a place in which God's appointed feasts are celebrated. God has given us an invitation for all people around the world. This is the invitation: Please come to Zion quickly where God the Father and God the Mother dwell! Let's deliver this invitation to all people diligently with one mind. God said that in due time He would give all His people an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them. Eze 11:16-20 『"Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: . . . I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.' "』 When Jericho was destroyed, God gave the Israelites an undivided mind to shout together. In this age, too, God gives His people an undivided heart. As prophesied, all the people of Zion, regardless of age and gender, are now preaching the gospel with an undivided mind, and many people receive the truth and return to God. Now is the time to arise and blow the trumpet of the gospel. As all the people of Israel had to shout in front of the fortress of Jericho, so the people of Zion should all shout before Babylon. This is our historic mission. The fall of Jericho was brought about through the shouting of the Israelites according to God's promise. Likewise, the fulfillment of God's last prophecy needs shouting just before Babylon is fallen. Brothers and sisters in Zion! I earnestly hope that all of you will receive abundant blessings from God by shouting the goods news of salvation loudly to Samaria and to the ends of the earth.

SERMON]-Jericho and Babylon

Salvation granted by God Elohim, the Spirit and the Bride The Bible tells us that God will come to this earth a second time to bring salvation to His beloved people (Heb 9:27-28). In order to bring us to salvation, God has given us the Bible. 2 Ti 3:12-15 『. . . But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.』 The Bible is an instrument that God uses when He comes to save us. Through the Bible, we should correctly hear the voice of God Elohim and follow Them fully as Their children. Rev 22:17 『The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.』 Rev 22:18-19 『I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.』 The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come! Whoever wishes, let him come and take the free gift of the water of life." No one else but God can give us the water of life. In the light of the Trinity, the Spirit is God the Father. Then, who is the Bride of God the Father? God the Holy Spirit is God the Father, and the Bride is God the Mother. So, in order to receive salvation, we should come to the place where God our Father and God our Mother call us to. This is the map and guidance of the Bible that gives us the wisdom leading to salvation. Ge 1:26-27 『Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.』 God the Creator Himself said, "Let us . . ." And the Bible clearly tells us that man was created in the image of God, not the image of an angel or a spiritual being in heaven. Man was made in the image of God, and as a result male and female were created. This implies that there must exist the male image of God and the female image of God as well—the male God and the female God. Many people try to interpret it differently, but it is an undeniable fact. This is clearly recorded in the Bible, but nevertheless Babylon has tried to make all kinds of efforts to conceal this fact. Recently our Church has been featured in mass media under the title "Those Who Believe in God the Mother" and the glory of Heavenly Mother has shone brightly on the whole world. At this Satan is surprised.

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SERMON]-Jericho and Babylon

Babylon is fallen when all of us shout together The history of victory gained through shouting is also found in the days of Gideon. Just as there was a shouting from the people when they conquered the city of Jericho, so there was a loud shout when Gideon's 300 warriors defeated a large army of Midianites.Jdg 7:9-23 『During that night the LORD said to Gideon, "Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands. . . ." So Gideon . . . Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside. "Watch me," he told them. "Follow my lead. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do. When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then from all around the camp blow yours and shout, ‘For the LORD and for Gideon.' " Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!" While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled. When the three hundred trumpets sounded, the LORD caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other with their swords. The army fled . . . Israelites from Naphtali, Asher and all Manasseh were called out, and they pursued the Midianites.』 Jdg 8:10 『Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with a force of about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of the armies of the eastern peoples; a hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had fallen.』 Here we can see an amazing scene where Israel defeated 135,000 Mdianites with a small army of 300 men. They didn't fight with swords or spears or any other destructive weapons, but just shouted in the still of the night, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!" Their shouting threw them into fear and confusion. At the same time, the trumpet blast sounded here and there, jars were smashed and torches appeared. Then the enemies were so startled and confused that they mistook one another for their enemies and started killing each other. Over 120,000 Midianites were killed that night, and only 15,000 Minianite men were barely left alive. There was such a loud shout whenever God's amazing work occurred. When Jericho was conquered and when the Israelites were delivered from the oppression of Midian, God let them defeat the enemies through shouting. It is the same when Babylon is fallen. God has prepared a loud shout to destroy Babylon. 2 Ti 4:1-5 『In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. . . . 』 Preaching the Word is the mission given to us in this age. We should shout out loud to the world, "Come to God and receive salvation!" When we all shout the good news of God's salvation together, Babylon will fall down in an instant. God told us to shout altogether. Since God commanded us to shout, we shouldn't remain silent, should we? When we shout, God gives us victory. Jericho didn't move at all until the Israelites marched around it six times. It was when they shouted that Jericho fell down. If they had failed to believe God's word and collapsed midway even after marching around Jericho seven times, they would have been neither able to see the miracle nor obtain Canaan, the promised land flowing with milk and honey. However, they all shouted with one voice, believing the word of God. Then God's amazing work occurred. Our promised land is the spiritual Canaan, that is, the kingdom of heaven. Before the eternal heavenly kingdom comes, we should shout the gospel more loudly to the world, so that Babylon will be completely destroyed as God pre-ordained her to be. God said, "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." When we shout this voice of God altogether to the people who are held captive in Babylon, all people on the earth will return to where God dwells and God's saving grace will come upon them.

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SERMON]-Jericho and Babylon

Jericho and Babylon

Now our brothers and sisters in Zion are preaching the gospel fervently in their given circumstances: students at school, employees at work, soldiers in the army, housewives in their neighborhoods. As we preach so eagerly, God has weakened the power of Babylon. These days, even those who have been in Babylon for a long time now seek the true faith according to the Bible and receive the truth. This is the current trend in the gospel. Babylon is to fall as prophesied in the Bible. Babylon's fall can be likened to the fall of Jericho in the days of Joshua. It was the work of God that the fortified walls of Jericho fell down flat before the Israelites. Since all the people of Israel obeyed the word of God, they were able to destroy Jericho and obtain the land of Canaan flowing with milk and honey. Now we are living in the prophetic age when Babylon is falling down. All of us should shout and preach. When we boldly proclaim the glory of Father and Mother and tell the good news of salvation to all people around the world, Babylon will fall according to the prophecy and the kingdom of God will come soon. Babylon the Great which is fallen, and Jericho 2,000 years ago, Apostle John saw a vision of what would take place in the future on the island of Patmos, and prophesied about the destruction of Babylon the Great. Rev 18:1-10 『After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor. With a mighty voice he shouted: "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a home for demons and a haunt for every evil spirit, a haunt for every unclean and detestable bird. 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." 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; for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes. . . . She will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her. When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning, they will weep and mourn over her. Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry: ‘Woe! Woe, O great city, O Babylon, city of power! In one hour your doom has come! Babylon, which is so great and strong that no one dares look down on, is finally falling since God's judgment has come upon her. The scene where Babylon is falling is just like the scene where Jericho fell down in ancient Israel. The city of Jericho, which stood before the Israelites, fell down helplessly before the power of God. Everything that occurred in the past is a shadow of what is to come. In the past history of the Old Testament as a shadow, the great city Jericho fell down. This is closely related to the destruction of Babylon the Great. Comparing Jericho with Babylon, let's think about what kind of faith God's people should have in this age. Jos 6:1-5 『. . . Then the LORD said to Joshua, "See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams' horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have all the people give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the people will go up, every man straight in."』 On the way to the entrance to the land of Canaan, the barrier that the Israelites encountered first was a strong fortress, Jericho. Without conquering the fortress, they couldn't attain the land of Canaan flowing with milk and honey. It was a mountain they had to get over and a process they had to pass. Then God showed them how to conquer Jericho easily, and all the people obeyed what He said. Jos 6:15-20 『On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the city! . . ." When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in, and they took the city.』 When the people marched around the city seven times, Joshua said it was time to get ready and commanded the people, "Shout!" Then the people shouted with one mind. At that moment, something unbelievable happened before their very eyes. God made the walls of Jericho fall down and gave the people victory as He had promised them.

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