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The Last Days(Kali Yuga)
Chapter 12
Why do we need the Last Days?
(Kali Yuga?)
Last Days = Restoring the Purpose of Creation
History ofGoodness
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God
1stMan
1stWoman
Family
SocietyNationWorld
Children
History ofEvil
Satan
1stMan
1stWoman
Family
SocietyNationWorld
Children
Faithful Unfaithful
Salvation = Restoration
To bring back to the original condition and position
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What are the Last Days?
Symbolic ?
Literal ?
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Physical Destruction? “No”
• God is Eternal, Unchanging, Unique and Absolute. Therefore, His will is also Eternal, Unchanging, Unique and Absolute. His original desire was the His Kingdom on earth – and that must be fulfilled.
• Physical destruction cannot end evil.
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Last Days?
“All that dwells on the earth is perishing…”
Quran 56:26
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Literal Symbolic
“As we originated the first creation, so We shall bring it back again – a promise binding on Us: We shall do it.”
Quran 21:103
Last Days?
“Like the fire at the end of time, which burns all in the last day… Where is my shelter?”
Bhagavad Gita 11:258
“For the destruction of evil in men… I came to this world in the ages that pass…
Bhagavad Gita 4:9
Literal Symbolic
Last Days?
“… the heavens will be kindled and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire!"
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"A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.”
II Peter 3:12 Ecclesiastes 1:4
Literal Symbolic
What is the Symbolic Meaning of the Last Days?
• End of evil world.
• End of Satan’s sovereignty
• It must begin in us, with a change
of Heart centered on God.
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Adi Granth, pg. 953
“Falsehood must be destroyed: Truth in the end must prevail.”
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Quran 17:81
“… Falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish.”
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We are living at the time of
the “Last Days” of history.
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FarEastern
Hindu
Islamic
History of Restoration
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Judeo-Christian
OneFamilyUnderGod
OneFamilyUnderGod
Arnold Toynbee, British Historian26 civilizations
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1
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Peace Message #3
God… is the Original Parent of all humanity. He is not a parent in the parochial sense, existing only for a certain religion, a certain race, or the residents of a certain region. You may call Him by any name, be it Jehovah, Allah, Ishwar or any other.
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CompletionStage
GrowthStage
FormationStage
Adam Eve
RestorationRestorationof 3 Blessingof 3 Blessing
Three Responsibilities
God
Mind Body
Man
God
Man Woman
Children
God
ManAll
Things
IdealWorld
Character ofGoodness
Families of True Love
Societies of Co-prosperity
Human Rights,Equality, Freedom,Spiritual Phenomena
United Nations, Merging Cultures
Global Economic,Environmental Issues,
Scientific Advances
What should our attitude be
in the “Last Days”?
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Last Days = Turning Point of History
Evil
Goodness
Goodness,Eternal
End of Evil
1.New Expression of Truth
2.Messiah: True Parents
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Our Attitude in the Last Days: Humble
1. Unite with God’s centralperson of the new age.
2. Expect the old age to opposethe new age.
3. Keep an open mind to receivethe new expression of truth.
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New Expression Of Truth
5%Human
Responsibility
95%God’s Work to
Restore the Fallen World
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Accomplishment of Restoration – Requires Human Cooperation
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Thank you !