Predestination. “Chosen” ► To be responsible for a mission in God’s providence –...

Predestination

“Chosen”

► To be responsible for a mission in God’s providence –

‘called’

► To represent humankind

“Chosen”God’s predestination

Noah AbrahamMoses JoshuaElijah John the Baptist

a) chosen nation – e.g. Israel

b) good ancestry – those who served God and others

c) good character – which suits the mission

d) qualified – education, ability etc

e) Time – born in the right time in God’s providence

succession of missions

Central person Central person accomplishes the accomplishes the

missionmission

Central person fulfills Central person fulfills responsibilityresponsibility

God’s predestination God’s predestination for central personfor central person

100 %100 %

5 %5 %

95 %95 %

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The Peaceful, Ideal World depends on us

► The ideal, peaceful world is predestined by God

► The time of accomplishment depends on us

“Pray as though everything

depended on God, and work

as though everything

depended on you.”St Augustine

Resurrection

Resurrection – To Pass from Death into Life

DEATHDEATH LIFELIFE

“The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life…and after Jesus’ resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.” Matthew 27:52-53

“The Lord himself will come down from heaven…and the dead in Christ will rise first.”

1 Thessalonians 4:16

Two Kinds of Life and Death

“Leave the dead to bury their

own dead.” Luke 9:60

Two Kinds of Life and Death

“Leave the DEAD (spiritually

dead)

to bury their own DEAD”

(physically dead)

Luke 9:60

Ideal Ideal ManMan

True True LoveLove

Ideal Ideal WomaWoma

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ChildChild

GodGod

Fallen Fallen ManMan

False False LoveLove

Fallen Fallen WomaWoma

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SataSatann

““Eat” Eat” ”Die””Die”Genesis Genesis

2:172:17

True LoveTrue Love

True LifeTrue Life

True True

LineageLineage

False LoveFalse Love

False LifeFalse Life

False False

LineageLineage

Death Caused by the Fall

ChildChild

Death Caused by the Fall

“Anyone who does not love remains in death.”

“The mind of a sinful man is death…”

1 John 3:14

Romans 8:6

Ideal Ideal ManMan

True True LoveLove

Ideal Ideal WomaWoma

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ChildChild

GodGod

Fallen Fallen ManMan

False False LoveLove

Fallen Fallen WomaWoma

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SataSatann

True LoveTrue Love

True LifeTrue Life

True True

LineageLineage

False LoveFalse Love

False LifeFalse Life

False False

LineageLineage

ChildChild

ResurrectionResurrection

RestorationRestoration

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True True ParentsParents

Meaning of Resurrection

MessiahMessiah

Resurrection

Restoration

Re-creation==

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How do we resurrect ?

Based on the Principles of Creation

1. Learn, believe, and practice God’s truth (the word)

Principles of Resurrection


1. Learn, believe, and practice the God’s truth

2. Spirit self grows through the physical self (during physical life on Earth)


Spirit SelfPhysical Self

Relationship Between Body and Spirit

Spirit Elements

Vitality Elements

–

Actions in the

Physical Body pass on Vitality Elements

God’s Love and Truth

Life Elements

+


1. Learn, believe, and practice the truth

2. Spirit self grows through the physical self

3. The spirit self grows through 3 orderly stages


Stages of Spiritual Growth

PerfectionPerfection

CompletioCompletion n

Growth Growth

Formation Formation

Divine SpiritDivine Spirit

Life SpiritLife Spirit

Form Form SpiritSpirit

Levels of Spirit World

“‘In hell, where he [the rich man] was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus [the poor man] by his side …Abraham [said], “…Between us and you a great chasm has been fixed so that those who want to go from here to you cannot…”’”

“I [Paul] know a man in Christ who…was caught up to the third heaven.”

Luke 16:23-26

2 Corinthians 12:2

Level of Spiritual Growth on Earth Determines Spiritual Realm After Death

Physical World Spiritual World

Pre-form Pre-form SpiritSpirit

HellHell



Form Form Spirit Spirit

Form Spirit Form Spirit World World


HellHell





ParadiseParadise

Form Spirit Form Spirit World World


HellHell



Divine SpiritDivine Spirit



HeavenHeaven

ParadiseParadise

Form Spirit Form Spirit world world


HellHell


1. Learn, believe, and practice the truth

2. Spirit self grows through the physical self

3. The spirit self grows through 3 orderly stages

4. The spirit self grows according to benefits of the age


AdamAdam EveEve


HellHell

Spiritual Death

AdamAdam EveEve


HellHell

Old Old TestamenTestamen

t Aget AgeForm Form SpiritSpirit

Resurrection of People on Earth

- Servant of - Servant of ServantServant

AdamAdam EveEve


HellHell

LaLaww ServantServant

Form Form LevelLevel

ObediencObediencee


AdamAdam EveEve


HellHell

LaLaww ServantServant


ObediencObediencee


New New TestamenTestamen

t Aget Age

Life Life SpiriSpiri

tt


AdamAdam EveEve


HellHell

LaLaww

GospGospelel

ServantServant


ParadisParadisee

ObediencObediencee

Adopted Adopted ChildChild

FaitFaithh


AdamAdam EveEve


HellHell

LaLaww

GospGospelel

ServantServant


ParadisParadisee

ObediencObediencee

Adopted Adopted ChildChild

FaitFaithh

CompleteCompleted d

TestamenTestament Aget Age

SeconSecond d CominComingg

DivinDivine e

SpiritSpirit

Resurrection of Spirit Persons

How do those people already in the Spiritual World elevate themselves?

► Requires vitality elements from a physical self

► Needs assistance from persons on earth

Resurrection of Spirit Persons

Spirit SelfPhysical Self

Returning Resurrection

Spirit Person

Spirit persons grow through involvement with persons on earth

Vitality Vitality

Spirit SelfSpirit SelfPhysical Physical SelfSelf

Example of Returning Resurrection

John the John the BaptistBaptist

Spirit Spirit PersonPerson

ElijahElijah

Luke Luke 1:171:17

John the Baptist‘Second coming’ of Elijah

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Example of Returning Resurrection

The phenomenon described as

‘Reincarnation’

Returning Resurrection interpreted, mistakenly, as one soul born into a succession of bodies

Resurrection of Spiritual Persons

AbrahamAbrahamMosesMoses

Earth,Earth,

Physical WorldPhysical World

‘‘Heaven’,Heaven’,

Spiritual Spiritual WorldWorld



JesusJesus

“The bodies of many holy

people who had died were

raised to life. They came out

of the tombs,… after Jesus’

resurrection…”Matthew 27:52-53




JesusJesus SeconSecond d

CominComingg

“People…living by faith when

they died…did not receive the

things promised…Only

together with us would they

be made perfect.”Hebrews 11:15,40


Unification of Mankind by Returning Resurrection

ChristiaChristiansns

MoslemsMoslems BuddhistBuddhistss

ConfucianConfucianss

People of People of ConsciencConscienc

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Spirit World – unified, purified, Spirit World – unified, purified, educated and awareeducated and aware

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MoslemsMoslems BuddhistBuddhistss

ConfucianConfucianss

People of People of ConsciencConscienc

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