When I think about the love of a mother, I think about an unconditional love that can conquer anything. Mothers have been known to move cars with their bare hands to save their children and will risk their lives for the sake of their children's lives.
The same is for our Heavenly Mother Jerusalem.
Revelation 21:9-10
9One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." 10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.
The mountain is Zion (Hebrews 12:22-23) and the Holy City Jerusalem, she is our mother. (Galatians 4:26)
Heavenly Mother came down out of Heaven to save us--the sinners who rebelled against God--deserving death (Romans 6:23), and is teaching us how to love as She (Christ) has loved us. Now, in the Church of God, we follow the teachings of Mother.
1. It is more blessed to give love than to receive, as God always gives love.
2. When we give glory to God, the glory returns to us.
3. A beautiful mind has no hate and brings forth a perfect love.
4. As Abraham was blessed with the better when he conceded to his nephew Lot, so we are blessed even more when we concede to our brothers and sisters.
5. Being arrogant means wanting to be served.
6. Though others do not work, we should not complain but do our work faithfully. Having the mind of a master makes us work with pleasure and with ease.
7. Arrogance comes from the mind full of complaint. When we serve God always with thanksgiving, complaint and arrogance recede from us and humility dwells in our hearts.
8. When we praise our brothers and sisters, the praise returns to us.
9. As the sea receives all the dirt and purifies it, we should have a broad and beautiful mind enough to cover up even the faults of our brothers and sisters.
10. Whoever wants to be led by the Lamb, should become a lamb smaller than the Lamb.
11. Sacrifice is needed to become a greater vessel.
12. We should endure present sufferings, for the kingdom of heaven is ours.
13. Even God didn't come to be served but to serve. When we serve one another without wanting to be served, God will be pleased.
I truly want to follow the wisdom of our Heavenly Mother, and live!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
COG Ahnsahnghong ] Christ Ahnsahnghong and Mother give the Water of Life.
In the Old Testament, when the Israelites did not have water, God made the water flow out from the Rock, but that Rock was Christ (Exodus 17:1-7, 1 Corinthians 10:2-4).
Jesus Christ gave the Water of Life 2000 years ago:
John 4: 10-14
"If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you LIVING WATER.....13 Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
He also offered the LIVING WATER during the Feast of Tabernacles.
John 7:37 (John 7:1-11)
On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of LIVING WATER will flow from within him."
BUT, WHO IS GIVING THE CHURCH OF GOD THE WATER OF LIFE IN THESE LAST DAYS?
Revelation 7:22
"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."
As a sinner who needs the WATER OF LIFE, we must meet, not only the Spirit, but also the Bride to receive the gift that God promised us. Jerusalem is the Bride and our Mother (Revelation 21:9-10, Galatians 4:26). We must meet her when she comes down from Heaven.
In another place it is written;
Zechariah 14:8
On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter.
I am so thankful to Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother for coming out of Heaven to give us the water of life! The WATER OF LIFE is the free gift--eternal life is priceless.
Those who have not yet seen the glory of our Heavenly Mother, will be shocked and amazed, as Jerusalem WAS, IS, AND WILL BE the praise of the world! (Isaiah 62:6-7).
Jesus Christ gave the Water of Life 2000 years ago:
John 4: 10-14
"If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you LIVING WATER.....13 Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
He also offered the LIVING WATER during the Feast of Tabernacles.
John 7:37 (John 7:1-11)
On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of LIVING WATER will flow from within him."
BUT, WHO IS GIVING THE CHURCH OF GOD THE WATER OF LIFE IN THESE LAST DAYS?
Revelation 7:22
"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."
As a sinner who needs the WATER OF LIFE, we must meet, not only the Spirit, but also the Bride to receive the gift that God promised us. Jerusalem is the Bride and our Mother (Revelation 21:9-10, Galatians 4:26). We must meet her when she comes down from Heaven.
In another place it is written;
Zechariah 14:8
On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter.
I am so thankful to Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother for coming out of Heaven to give us the water of life! The WATER OF LIFE is the free gift--eternal life is priceless.
Those who have not yet seen the glory of our Heavenly Mother, will be shocked and amazed, as Jerusalem WAS, IS, AND WILL BE the praise of the world! (Isaiah 62:6-7).
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
COG Ahnsahnghong ] Elohim God .
There are many instances in the Bible where God speaks in plural.
Gen 1:26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness... So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
Actually, the original word for God in the Hebrew Bible is Elohim. All Biblicists agree that the suffix –im in Hebrew indicates the plural. For this reason the pronoun “us” accompanies Elohim.
Everything on the earth is a shadow, and the things in heaven are its realities.
On earth we have a family system composed of:
Father + Mother = Children.
What about in Heaven?
Heb 12:9 "Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live!"
The Bible testifies that just as we have physical fathers, also we have a Father of our spirits. For this reason in many instances of the Bible the church members are referred to as brothers and sisters (Jas 2:14-15).
Now we see that in the heavenly family system we can find Father and children, but what is missing in this family system? Since in the earthly family system there is a mother, shouldn’t there also be a Mother of our spirits?
Gal 4:26 "But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother."
This verse reveals that there is exists a Heavenly Mother for the children who are to be saved.
Elohim God, who created man in the beginning, will appear as the Spirit and the Bride in the last days.
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"
Our Father AhnSahngHong is our God- the Holy Spirit in the last age.
Who is the Bride of the Holy Spirit?
Rev 21:9-10 "One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." And he...showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God."
Gen 1:26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness... So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
Actually, the original word for God in the Hebrew Bible is Elohim. All Biblicists agree that the suffix –im in Hebrew indicates the plural. For this reason the pronoun “us” accompanies Elohim.
Everything on the earth is a shadow, and the things in heaven are its realities.
On earth we have a family system composed of:
Father + Mother = Children.
What about in Heaven?
Heb 12:9 "Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live!"
The Bible testifies that just as we have physical fathers, also we have a Father of our spirits. For this reason in many instances of the Bible the church members are referred to as brothers and sisters (Jas 2:14-15).
Now we see that in the heavenly family system we can find Father and children, but what is missing in this family system? Since in the earthly family system there is a mother, shouldn’t there also be a Mother of our spirits?
Gal 4:26 "But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother."
This verse reveals that there is exists a Heavenly Mother for the children who are to be saved.
Elohim God, who created man in the beginning, will appear as the Spirit and the Bride in the last days.
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"
Our Father AhnSahngHong is our God- the Holy Spirit in the last age.
Who is the Bride of the Holy Spirit?
Rev 21:9-10 "One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." And he...showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God."
Monday, March 1, 2010
COG Ahnsahnghong ] Heavenly Father and Mother came to call the sinners.
"...you will be like God, knowing good and evil." (Genesis 3:5)
In the Garden of Eden, Eve was tempted by satan's proposition and disobeyed God by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Eve wanted to be like God and followed satan instead of God. This grievious sin lead to death, for God said, "but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die." (Genesis 2:17)
As God explained to us in the book of James:
"but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death." (James 1:14-15)
In another place God wrote:
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned--for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law. (Romans 5:12-13)
According to the word of God, all of us sinned in the same way that Adam and Eve sinned. Because of the law of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the sin that was dormant inside of us was revealed.
But, Christ took upon himself our sins: facing jeers, brutal flogging, and persecution to the point of death. He did all of this to call the sinners (Matthew 9:13). He took upon himself our punishment. How amazing is the love of God!
Now, in this age, who has come to call the sinners?
"The spirit and the bride say, "Come!..."
(Revelation 22:17)
In the Garden of Eden, Eve was tempted by satan's proposition and disobeyed God by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Eve wanted to be like God and followed satan instead of God. This grievious sin lead to death, for God said, "but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die." (Genesis 2:17)
As God explained to us in the book of James:
"but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death." (James 1:14-15)
In another place God wrote:
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned--for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law. (Romans 5:12-13)
According to the word of God, all of us sinned in the same way that Adam and Eve sinned. Because of the law of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the sin that was dormant inside of us was revealed.
But, Christ took upon himself our sins: facing jeers, brutal flogging, and persecution to the point of death. He did all of this to call the sinners (Matthew 9:13). He took upon himself our punishment. How amazing is the love of God!
Now, in this age, who has come to call the sinners?
"The spirit and the bride say, "Come!..."
(Revelation 22:17)
Sunday, February 28, 2010
COG Ahnsahnghong ] Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother
In the earthly family we have a father and a mother. This is how life is created.
But, do we have a heavenly family? Is there a heavenly family testified about in the Bible?
Ephesians 3:14-15 "For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name."
The Bible testifies that there is a heavenly family and an earthly family.
Matthew 6:9 "This, then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven,...."
Galatians 4:26 "But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother."
What I had been missing my whole life was the truth about our Heavenly Mother. The Bible clearly testifies that we have a heavenly family. If we were to deny this, we would be denying the Bible--the Word of God.
Without our Jerusalem Mother our family was unfulfilled and incomplete, but now that Mother has come, we no longer call God "Lord", we have the privilege to call God our Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother!
"Now you brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise..."
(Galatians 4:28-31)
Because of Heavenly Mother Jerusalem, we have become the children of God!
(Revelation 21:10)
But, do we have a heavenly family? Is there a heavenly family testified about in the Bible?
Ephesians 3:14-15 "For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name."
The Bible testifies that there is a heavenly family and an earthly family.
Matthew 6:9 "This, then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven,...."
Galatians 4:26 "But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother."
What I had been missing my whole life was the truth about our Heavenly Mother. The Bible clearly testifies that we have a heavenly family. If we were to deny this, we would be denying the Bible--the Word of God.
Without our Jerusalem Mother our family was unfulfilled and incomplete, but now that Mother has come, we no longer call God "Lord", we have the privilege to call God our Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother!
"Now you brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise..."
(Galatians 4:28-31)
Because of Heavenly Mother Jerusalem, we have become the children of God!
(Revelation 21:10)
Thursday, February 11, 2010
COG Ahnsahnghong] The Solution to Spiritual Femine.
Christ Ahnsahnghong let us know where to find the water of life, the word of God.
"In the last days the mountain of the Lord's temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and peoples will stream to it." (Micah 4:1)
Many people will stream to Mount Zion, in the last days. Why?
"Many nations will come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.' The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem." (Micah 4:2)
In the last days, the word of God, the water of life, is coming from Jerusalem.
As Christ Ahnsahnghong taught us, the Holy City Jerusalem that will appear in the last days is the bride, the wife of the lamb.
"Come I will show you the bride, the wife of the lamb...and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God." (Revelation 21:9-10)
Living water, the word of God, will flow out from Jerusalem (the bride) in the last days (Zechariah 13:1, 14:8) that is why Jesus left us this testimony and Christ Ahnsahnghong reminded us:
"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." (Revelation 22:17)
"In the last days the mountain of the Lord's temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and peoples will stream to it." (Micah 4:1)
Many people will stream to Mount Zion, in the last days. Why?
"Many nations will come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.' The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem." (Micah 4:2)
In the last days, the word of God, the water of life, is coming from Jerusalem.
As Christ Ahnsahnghong taught us, the Holy City Jerusalem that will appear in the last days is the bride, the wife of the lamb.
"Come I will show you the bride, the wife of the lamb...and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God." (Revelation 21:9-10)
Living water, the word of God, will flow out from Jerusalem (the bride) in the last days (Zechariah 13:1, 14:8) that is why Jesus left us this testimony and Christ Ahnsahnghong reminded us:
"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." (Revelation 22:17)
Thursday, February 4, 2010
COG Ahnsahnghong ] Christ Ahnsahnghong, He is my God.[Tree of Life]
There is a very important place in the Bible, which is closely related with our salvation. It is the Garden of Eden. The history of the Garden of Eden shows us the origin of unman beings and their death.
And in the Garden of Eden we can also find the secret of life. After sinning in the Garden of Eden human beings are destined to die. Then, how can we are saved from death?
The Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong taught us that only those who eat from the "tree of life" can be saved. For the human beings who sinned by eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the only way to live is to eat from the tree of life. However, the way to the tree of life was blocked by Satan in A.D. 325.
The Bible prophesied that Jesus would come a second time with the fruit of the tree of life and give eternal life to human beings who were destined to die. It is Ahnsahnghong that brought us the tree of life, so the Church of God believes in Him as the Second Coming Jesus.
Then, what is the tree of life? Is it truly Christ Ahnsahnghong that brought us the tree of life?
The tree of life hidden since the creation
Matt. 13:34-35 『Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world."』
Jesus revealed the things hidden since the creation through the parables. Among the 66 books, which book has the history of the creation of the world? It is the book of Genesis.
In the book of Genesis there are many parables showing God’s Providence. Among the parables, let’s study the tree of life.
Gen. 2:16-17 『And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."』
In the Garden of Eden, God the LORD put the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And He commanded Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. However, they were tempted by Satan and violated the commandment of God. By this, human beings are destined to die and death entered this world through sin.
After Adam and Even sinned in the Garden of Eden, has God ever given us an opportunity to be saved from death? Is there no way to be freed from death?
Gen. 3:22 『And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever."』
As stated in the above verse, there is only one way for us to live forever. It is to eat from the tree of life.
The reality of the tree of life is Jesus
Then, how can we eat from the tree of life?
If we look into the history of the Garden of Eden, we can find out that it is God that banned the sinners from eating of the tree of life. Then, we can reason that it is also only God that will allow us the tree of life. So Jesus who is God came to save us by restoring the tree of life to us.
John 10:10 『The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.』
The words, "I have come that they may have life," means, "I have come that they may eat from the tree of life." What is the reality of the tree of life?
John 6:53-54 『Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.』
In the book of Genesis, what should we eat to live forever? It’s the fruit of the tree of life. However, what did Jesus say we should eat to live forever? He said we should eat His flesh and drink His blood. Then, what is Jesus’ flesh and blood? It’s the fruit of the tree of life. That’s right. The fruit of the tree of life in the Garden of Eden represents Jesus’ flesh and blood. By eating Jesus’ flesh and blood we can eat the fruit of the tree of life which was lost by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. We should eat Jesus’ flesh and blood in order to have eternal life.
The fruit of the tree of life is the bread and wine of the Passover
Now, what is important is how to eat Jesus’ flesh and drink His blood, the reality of the tree of life in the Garden of Eden. It is impossible to eat Jesus Himself. Then, what does the words of John 6:53 mean? These words are referred to the words of Matthew 26:17. In this verse, we can find the way to eat the flesh and blood of Jesus.
Matt. 26:17-26 『On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where do you want us to make preparations for you to
eat the Passover?" He replied, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.'" So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. … While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.』
Jesus said that the bread and wine of the Passover is His flesh and blood, that is Jesus Himself. Eating the bread of the Passover and drinking the Passover wine is eating of the tree of life in the Garden of Eden. So far, we have studied that the tree of life is a parable and its reality is Jesus, and the truth through which we can eat Jesus’ flesh and drink His blood is the Passover.
We can understand that the tree of life is allowed to us through the Passover, and that Jesus who allowed us to eat from the tree of life is God.
Christ Ahnsahnghong who restored us the tree of life
We, human beings, who lost the tree of life and were destined to die, could have eternal life by God who came in the flesh and allowed the fruit of the tree of life, that is, the bread and wine of the Passover. However, the devil abolished the truth of the Passover at the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. It means the tree of life was hidden and no one could have eternal life. We could not expect salvation without the Passover the truth about the tree of life. In this situation, the one who is able to restore the truth of the Passover, that is, the tree of life, is only God as it was 2,000 years ago.
Heb. 9:28 『so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.』
The purpose of Christ coming a second time is for our salvation. To bring us salvation the Passover is absolutely needed. The One who allowed us the Passover truth is Ahnsahnghong.
Therefore, Ahnsahnghong is Christ who came in this age according to all the prophecy of the Bible. He restored the truth of the Passover, the tree of life, and saved us from our sin and death. He is our God.
And in the Garden of Eden we can also find the secret of life. After sinning in the Garden of Eden human beings are destined to die. Then, how can we are saved from death?
The Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong taught us that only those who eat from the "tree of life" can be saved. For the human beings who sinned by eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the only way to live is to eat from the tree of life. However, the way to the tree of life was blocked by Satan in A.D. 325.
The Bible prophesied that Jesus would come a second time with the fruit of the tree of life and give eternal life to human beings who were destined to die. It is Ahnsahnghong that brought us the tree of life, so the Church of God believes in Him as the Second Coming Jesus.
Then, what is the tree of life? Is it truly Christ Ahnsahnghong that brought us the tree of life?
The tree of life hidden since the creation
Matt. 13:34-35 『Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world."』
Jesus revealed the things hidden since the creation through the parables. Among the 66 books, which book has the history of the creation of the world? It is the book of Genesis.
In the book of Genesis there are many parables showing God’s Providence. Among the parables, let’s study the tree of life.
Gen. 2:16-17 『And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."』
In the Garden of Eden, God the LORD put the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And He commanded Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. However, they were tempted by Satan and violated the commandment of God. By this, human beings are destined to die and death entered this world through sin.
After Adam and Even sinned in the Garden of Eden, has God ever given us an opportunity to be saved from death? Is there no way to be freed from death?
Gen. 3:22 『And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever."』
As stated in the above verse, there is only one way for us to live forever. It is to eat from the tree of life.
The reality of the tree of life is Jesus
Then, how can we eat from the tree of life?
If we look into the history of the Garden of Eden, we can find out that it is God that banned the sinners from eating of the tree of life. Then, we can reason that it is also only God that will allow us the tree of life. So Jesus who is God came to save us by restoring the tree of life to us.
John 10:10 『The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.』
The words, "I have come that they may have life," means, "I have come that they may eat from the tree of life." What is the reality of the tree of life?
John 6:53-54 『Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.』
In the book of Genesis, what should we eat to live forever? It’s the fruit of the tree of life. However, what did Jesus say we should eat to live forever? He said we should eat His flesh and drink His blood. Then, what is Jesus’ flesh and blood? It’s the fruit of the tree of life. That’s right. The fruit of the tree of life in the Garden of Eden represents Jesus’ flesh and blood. By eating Jesus’ flesh and blood we can eat the fruit of the tree of life which was lost by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. We should eat Jesus’ flesh and blood in order to have eternal life.
The fruit of the tree of life is the bread and wine of the Passover
Now, what is important is how to eat Jesus’ flesh and drink His blood, the reality of the tree of life in the Garden of Eden. It is impossible to eat Jesus Himself. Then, what does the words of John 6:53 mean? These words are referred to the words of Matthew 26:17. In this verse, we can find the way to eat the flesh and blood of Jesus.
Matt. 26:17-26 『On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where do you want us to make preparations for you to
eat the Passover?" He replied, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.'" So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. … While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.』
Jesus said that the bread and wine of the Passover is His flesh and blood, that is Jesus Himself. Eating the bread of the Passover and drinking the Passover wine is eating of the tree of life in the Garden of Eden. So far, we have studied that the tree of life is a parable and its reality is Jesus, and the truth through which we can eat Jesus’ flesh and drink His blood is the Passover.
We can understand that the tree of life is allowed to us through the Passover, and that Jesus who allowed us to eat from the tree of life is God.
Christ Ahnsahnghong who restored us the tree of life
We, human beings, who lost the tree of life and were destined to die, could have eternal life by God who came in the flesh and allowed the fruit of the tree of life, that is, the bread and wine of the Passover. However, the devil abolished the truth of the Passover at the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. It means the tree of life was hidden and no one could have eternal life. We could not expect salvation without the Passover the truth about the tree of life. In this situation, the one who is able to restore the truth of the Passover, that is, the tree of life, is only God as it was 2,000 years ago.
Heb. 9:28 『so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.』
The purpose of Christ coming a second time is for our salvation. To bring us salvation the Passover is absolutely needed. The One who allowed us the Passover truth is Ahnsahnghong.
Therefore, Ahnsahnghong is Christ who came in this age according to all the prophecy of the Bible. He restored the truth of the Passover, the tree of life, and saved us from our sin and death. He is our God.
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