Chapter 5

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ResurrectionResurrection

Section 1

A. The Biblical Concepts of Life and Death

physicallife: the physical self maintains its

physiological functions

death: the end of physical life

spirituallife: living in accordance with God’s Will,

within the dominion of God’s love

death: leaving the bosom of God’s love and falling under Satan’s dominion

Lk 9:60...“Leave the dead to bury their own dead...”

spiritual physical

Jn 11:25,26“...he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,

and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die...”

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Rev 3:1“...you have the name of being alive, and you are dead.”

B. The Death Caused by the Fallspiritual death, not physical

the descent from the realm of the good dominion of God into the realm of the evil dominion of Satan

1Jn 3:14… He who does not love abides in death.

Rom 8:6To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

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

C. The Meaning of Resurrection

Resurrection is the process of being restored from the death caused by the Fall to life, from the realm of Satan’s dominion to the realm of God’s direct dominion, through the providence of restoration.

Jn 5:24“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”

1 Cor 15:22For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

D. What Changes Does Resurrection Cause in Human Beings?

Externally there is no obvious change. Internally there is a great difference.

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The Providence of ResurrectionThe Providence of Resurrection

Section 2

A. How Is the Providence of Resurrection Carried Out?

The providence of resurrection = the providence of restoration = the providence of re-creation

4) Through three ordered stages

3) Through the earthly life

2) By believing in and practicing God’s Word

1) Based on the merit of the age

Therefore, the providence of resurrection is carried out in accordance with the Principle of Creation.

1. Providence to Lay the Foundation for Resurrection

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4.Providence of Completion-Stage Resurrection(C.T.)

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B.The Providence of Resurrection for People on Earth

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3. Providence of Growth-Stage Resurrection(N.T.)

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2. Providence of Formation-Stage Resurrection(O.T.) Moses

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5. Heavenly Kingdom and Paradise

Paradise refers to the realm in the spirit world for those spirit persons who have attained the level of life spirits.

There they remain in waiting until the day when the gate to the Heavenly Kingdom is opened.

6. Spiritual Phenomena in the Last Days

The Last Days are the time when people throughout the world return to the spiritual level reached by the first human ancestors just prior to the Fall.

Just as Adam and Eve could communicate with God, today many people on earth can communicate with the spirit world.

• Revelation – “You are the Lord.”

1) Lord and dominator of the whole creation

Through the misinterpretation of this revelation many antichrists will appear in the Last Days.

2) The Lord’s representatives in their particular areas of responsibility

To evaluate this revelation one must know the qualifications for the LSA.

3) Elucidate the full contents of the Bible, show the way of salvation for all humanity

1) Know God’s situation and Heart

2) Solve the fundamental questions of life and the universe

• Spiritual mediums are often confused and fall into conflict among themselves.

Reason:

1) Differences in the level of the spirit world with which they are in communication and in the content of the revelations they receive

3) Revelation “You are the best!”

2) Focusing only on their vertical relationship with God

• Temptations of satanic love, which Adam and Eve failed to overcome at the top of the growth stage

7. The First Resurrection

Rev 14:1-5Then I looked, and lo, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. ... No one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth. It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are chaste; it is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes; these have been redeemed from mankind as first fruits for God and the Lamb, and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are spotless.

• Meaning of the first resurrection

The resurrection enabling the fulfillment of the purpose of creation for the first time

• Who shall participate in the first resurrection?

Those who are the first to believe in, follow and attend the LSA, assisting him in fulfilling all the indemnity conditions worldwide and in accomplishing the providence of restoration.

They will be the first to have their original sin removed, become divine spirits, and fulfill the purpose of creation.

• Meaning of the 144,000 (12 x 12)

e.g.,Jacob 12 sons Moses 12 tribes Jesus 12 disciples

In order to complete the providence of restoration, the LSA must lay the foundation of victory over Satan’s world.

He must set up horizontally, in his lifetime, the people who can restore through indemnity the positions of the saints and sages who have been invaded by Satan in the courses of the providence of restoration. These people are the 144,000.

C. The Providence of Resurrection for Spirit Persons

1. The Reason and Method of Spirit Persons’ Returning Resurrection

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• How to cooperate

When people become receptive to spirit persons through prayer or other spiritual activities, the spirit persons descend to them to form a common base with their spirit selves and work with them.

• Phenomena of cooperation

pouring out spiritual fire

giving deep inspiration to the soul

giving revelations and the gift of prophecy

assisting to enter states of trance and to perceive the realities of the spirit world

giving power to heal diseases

2. Returning Resurrection of the Spirit Persons Who Were Israelites or Christians in Their Lifetime

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3. Returning Resurrection of the Spirit Persons Who Abide Outside Paradise

1) Spirit persons who believed in religions other than Christianity

good people on earth living conscientiously

2) Good spirit persons who lived conscientiously

people on earth believing in the same religions

3) Evil spirit persons

Person A; sphere of benefit of the family level

sphere of benefit of the clan level

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indemnity condition

Person A willingly endures the torment

enter the higher sphere of benefit of the clan level

the evil spirit person receives a corresponding benefit

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D. The Theory of Reincarnation Viewed from Returning Resurrection

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The Unification of Religions throughThe Unification of Religions throughReturning ResurrectionReturning Resurrection

Section 3

unification of religions

Maitreya BuddhaTrue Person

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Muslim

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Christian

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Buddhist

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Confucian

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realization of a united worldunification of humanityunification of thought