predestination. “chosen” ► to be responsible for a mission in god’s providence –...
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“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
“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 (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
nn
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
nn
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
Based on the Principles of Creation
1. Learn, believe, and practice God’s truth (the word)
Principles of Resurrection
Based on the Principles of Creation
1. Learn, believe, and practice the God’s truth
2. Spirit self grows through the physical self (during physical life on Earth)
Principles of Resurrection
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
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Based on the Principles of Creation
1. Learn, believe, and practice the truth
2. Spirit self grows through the physical self
3. The spirit self grows through 3 orderly stages
Principles of Resurrection
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
Level of Spiritual Growth on Earth Determines Spiritual Realm After Death
Physical World Spiritual World
Form Form Spirit Spirit
Form Spirit Form Spirit World World
Pre-form Pre-form SpiritSpirit
HellHell
Level of Spiritual Growth on Earth Determines Spiritual Realm After Death
Physical World Spiritual World
Life SpiritLife Spirit
Form Form Spirit Spirit
ParadiseParadise
Form Spirit Form Spirit World World
Pre-form Pre-form SpiritSpirit
HellHell
Level of Spiritual Growth on Earth Determines Spiritual Realm After Death
Physical World Spiritual World
Divine SpiritDivine Spirit
Life SpiritLife Spirit
Form Form Spirit Spirit
HeavenHeaven
ParadiseParadise
Form Spirit Form Spirit world world
Pre-form Pre-form SpiritSpirit
HellHell
Based on the Principles of Creation
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
Principles of Resurrection
AdamAdam EveEve
PerfectionPerfection
HellHell
Old Old TestamenTestamen
t Aget AgeForm Form SpiritSpirit
Resurrection of People on Earth
- Servant of - Servant of ServantServant
AdamAdam EveEve
PerfectionPerfection
HellHell
LaLaww ServantServant
Form Form LevelLevel
ObediencObediencee
Resurrection of People on Earth
AdamAdam EveEve
PerfectionPerfection
HellHell
LaLaww ServantServant
Form Form LevelLevel
ObediencObediencee
Resurrection of People on Earth
New New TestamenTestamen
t Aget Age
Life Life SpiriSpiri
tt
Resurrection of People on Earth
AdamAdam EveEve
PerfectionPerfection
HellHell
LaLaww
GospGospelel
ServantServant
Form Form LevelLevel
ParadisParadisee
ObediencObediencee
Adopted Adopted ChildChild
FaitFaithh
Resurrection of People on Earth
AdamAdam EveEve
PerfectionPerfection
HellHell
LaLaww
GospGospelel
ServantServant
Form Form LevelLevel
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
“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
Returning Resurrection
“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
Returning Resurrection
Unification of Mankind by Returning Resurrection
ChristiaChristiansns
MoslemsMoslems BuddhistBuddhistss
ConfucianConfucianss
People of People of ConsciencConscienc
ee
Spirit World – unified, purified, Spirit World – unified, purified, educated and awareeducated and aware
ChristiaChristiansns
MoslemsMoslems BuddhistBuddhistss
ConfucianConfucianss
People of People of ConsciencConscienc
ee
PhysicaPhysicallWorldWorld MessiaMessia
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