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An Introduction....
The "Providence" movement of Joshua Jung
rests heavily upon two principal beliefs: that 2000 years ago, the
work and message of Jesus Christ were not complete, and that we now
live in a new time period that requires a new understanding of
scripture and a new "Lord".
This second point is significant in that it gives
license to Jung to reinterpret any aspect of traditional teaching by
labeling it as newly inspired revelation. Many terms such as
"resurrection" and "born again" take on new
meaning based upon his interpretations and his new understanding of
the bible's figurative language.
However, it is the first point that flies in the
face of sound biblical doctrine. Jung teaches that the salvation
message of Jesus was incomplete, having been interrupted through
man's interference and subsequent crucifixion of Christ. Because of
this, he teaches that we cannot truly experience the
"better" resurrection unless we follow the new revelation
of his teachings.
"It is finished," were the final words
of Jesus before he "bowed his head and gave up his spirit"
on the cross (John 19:30). We believe that what Jesus Christ
completed through his crucifixion and resurrection is complete. No
one can add a "new" or "latter day" revelation
to the completed work of Christ. Paul makes it clear in Romans 3:25
that "God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement through
faith in his blood" and that the wrath of God was fully
satisfied. He later writes that we "now" have "been
justified by his blood" and "saved from God's wrath"
(Rom. 5:9). Peter proclaims that we "were redeemed from the
empty way of life" through "the precious blood of Christ,
a lamb without blemish or defect" (1 Peter 1:18-19). John joins
the triumphant chorus by adding, "the blood of Jesus, his Son,
purifies us from all sin" (1 John 1:7),
The writer of "Hebrews" makes it
abundantly clear that we have "a high priest, who sat down at
the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven" (Heb.
8:1). Jesus has become our "high priest forever" (Heb.
6:20). We have "confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the
blood of Jesus, by a new and living way." (Heb. 10: 19-20).
There is no room in this great theology for any man to announce his
new way of salvation after the completed work of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
Jesus came as the fulfillment of Old Testament
prophecy (Matt. 1:22, 2:14, 2:23). In Luke 24:44, Jesus states
that "everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in
the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms." The focal point
of all that was written about him pointed to the cross, including
his triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Zec. 9:9), the betrayal (Ps.
41:9), his silence before his accusers (Is. 53:7), piercing of his
hands and feet (Ps. 22:16) and ascension (Ps. 68:18). His purpose
was clear, "to seek and save what was lost" (Luke 19:10),
to "fulfill" the Law and the prophets (Matt. 5:17), to
"give his life as a ransom for many" (Matt. 20:28), to
"preach the good news of the kingdom of God" (Luke 4:43),
to "save the world" (John 3:17), to give sight to the
blind (John 9:39), to give life that we would "have it to the
full" (John 10:10), to "testify to the truth" (John
18:37). And what is that truth? That the Lord Jesus Christ came as
prophesied and completely fulfilled those prophecies through his
finished work of crucifixion and resurrection. Mankind can add
nothing to his work.
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We recognize that within Christian theology, there
is a great deal of room for differences of opinion on many topics.
Romans 14:1 reminds us to, "accept him whose faith is weak,
without passing judgment on disputable matters." We are all in
the process of growth and maturation.
However, the teachings of Joshua Jung go far
beyond doctrinal differences. His proclamation that he is the
"Lord of the Second Coming" is blasphemous. His insistence
that the bible is to be interpreted through his teaching because he
alone is the "one who receives Jesus' spirit, power, mission
and heart" is blasphemous. His belief that believers are to
"get out of a literal understanding of the Bible" is
dangerous and makes one vulnerable to any man's interpretation.
His statement that one must "believe in his words to be saved"
makes clear that he views acceptance of himself and his words as the
path to salvation.
Jesus warned, "Watch out that no one deceives
you. For many will come in my name claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and
will deceive many" (Matt. 24:4-5), and "At that time, if
anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ' or 'Look, there he
is!' do not believe it. For false prophets will appear and perform
signs and miracles to deceive the elect - if that were possible. So
be on your guard. I have told you everything ahead of time."
We must heed these warnings.
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A further look at the teachings of
Providence
This section is divided into the following:
1. A statement of belief regarding historic
Christian Orthodoxy and related verses
2. A teaching by Jung related to this area
of Christian Orthodoxy
3. A biblical response to Jung's teaching
and how this teaching is contradictory to scripture
#1 Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man.(4) He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.(5) He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust,(6) as a substitutionary sacrifice,(7) and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood.(8) He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures.(9) He is now at the right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest,(10)He will come again to establish His kingdom, righteousness and peace.(11) [4] Phil. 2:6-11, [5] Luke 1:34-38, [6] I Pet. 3:18, [7] Heb. 2:9
[8] Rom. 5:9, [9] Acts 2:23-24, [10] Heb. 8:1, [11] Matthew 26:64
#2 Jung teaches: "Jesus returns to make earthly heaven by destroying evil. . . . a new person with Jesus' mission will come ... and he'll fulfill what was left undone." (p. 261 - "Comparison of Jesus to Elijah")
#3 Response: Members of "Providence" do not believe that Jesus had time to provide his complete revelation of salvation in his 3 1/2 years of earthly ministry because it was interrupted by his murder. Therefore, the Lord of the Second Coming, the Central Figure of this "time" must be met in order to receive the "best resurrection." (p. 188 - "Resurrection"). Jung teaches that the the Lord of the Second Coming is "the one who receives Jesus' spirit, power, mission and heart." (p. 268 - "Comparison of the Advent of Jesus and Elijah") who will "replace the concepts of the N.T. heaven and earth." (p. 66 - Lesson 7 "Judgment of Fire"). Heb. 10:10 however states that "by
God's will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." This is the completed work of Jesus that left nothing "undone".
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#1 The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of
men. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice.(15) [15] 2 Pet. 1:20-21
#2 Jung teaches: "They (Christians) have to get out of a literal understanding of the Bible and thus they will see things clearly" (p. 197, document on "Satan")
#3 Response: They believe that the Bible is understood through Parables and Figurative Language (p. 35 - Lesson 6 "Parables"). Their lessons state that an understanding of the meaning of parables in the New Testament will ensure that, "We will not miss the Lord of the Second Coming" (p. 39 - Lesson 6) The problem with not taking the Bible literally, is that we become god
- determining what is truth or error. The Bible was given clearly to be understood so that we can see the fulfillment of Scripture and know that this is the way. To write off God's Word as allegory flies in the face of experience and logic.
#2 Jung teaches: "Nothing but the words of truth, like we have in our generation, can save people from the New Testament. You have all lived a life of faith in the 2000 year New Testament domain, have you not? Many of you who are here, were staunch Christians before. I was like that too. But the truth that they had could not sustain me. I could no longer bear to live in that domain. Unless the new truth that can save the people to this time period is proclaimed to the world, nobody can escape the domain of death of this generation. Those teachings, attitudes, mentalities of the past, cannot resurrect us. They cannot bring us to the new time period. Coming to the new time period is resurrection. Transitioning to the new time period is rapture, is it not? Coming to the new world, that is salvation, is it not? That's what being born again means." (Sermon- Mar. 14, 2004)
#3 Response: They believe that, as of the year 2000, we have entered a new time period, moving from the NT (New Testament) 2nd division to the CT (Complete Testament) based upon a "new word of understanding" in this age of Canaan. (p. 28 - Lesson 5 "The Three Divisions"). Members of Providence believe that they are already raptured since they have already met the
Lord of the Second Coming and have received the "best resurrection ever."
#2 Jung teaches: "When you studied the 30 principles, then most of the words in the bible get interpreted for you. And you'll understand the key messages in the bible" "The newcomers must listen to the word well, read the bible a lot, and study the words of this generation properly. God is speaking through my lips so if you want to escape judgment, then you have to learn properly. (Sermon on Mar. 7, 2004: "Fire of the Word")
#3 Response: Their teachings make it clear that the Lord of the Second Coming will come out of Korean Christianity (p. 266 - "Jesus and Elijah"). It is equally clear that they believe that God is speaking through the lips of
Joshua Jung, a man who Providence believes has the ability to make sense of the Bible's figurative language and parables. But the bible states that the work of salvation has been done. Note the past tense of 2 Cor. 5:15: "And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves." He "died for the ungodly" (Rom. 5:6).
#2 Jung teaches: The history of God is already in progress. The time period we are living in and the time we are living in testifies and shows that after the 2000 years of New Testament history, a new time of rescuing, saving and freeing people has already begun. (Sermon on Mar. 21, 2004: "Captivity and Freedom")
#3 Response: They believe the 2000 years refers to the 2000 years of NT which followed the 4000 years of OT (Old Testament). In OT, God spoke through the prophets who they call the "Central Figures" of the time, a "Time of Symbolism and Sacrifices" or the "Time of Law". The NT was the time of Jesus, the "Time of Parables" or the "Time of Belief, Grace & the Gospel". They believe they are now in the final 1000 years, the "Time of
Reality" or the "Time of Action" when "secrets will be revealed and parables are solved." (p. 39 - Lesson 6 "Parables"). Jung's teaching that a "new time" is here with it's new messages and new authority violates
the words of Jesus and the inspired Word that proclaim "a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men."
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#1 Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God: (16) he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature,(17) are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.(18) The portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment;(19) and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and bliss.(20) [16] Gen, 1:27, [17] Rom. 3:23, [18] 1 Cor.15:20-23, [19] Rev. 21:8, [20] Rev. 21:1-4
#2 Jung teaches: "Only when the fire of Providence is burning inside of you will it burn away your sins;" (Sermon on Mar. 7, 2004: "Fire of the Word.")
#3 Response: "Providence" is the term used to represent the church and the teachings of Jung who teaches that he is the Lord of the Second Coming. Forgiveness of sins is only through the "blood of the covenant, which (Jesus) poured out for many," (Matt. 26:28) not through "the fire of Providence."
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#1 Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God.(21) [21] Titus 3:4-7
#2 Jung teaches: "Be close to the Central Figure: It's good to be under his influence. The closer to the Central Figure we are, the further away from Satan." (p. 193-194) "So as long as we don't give up, we can win. Also, uniting with the Central Figure makes it possible." (p. 196- document on "Satan")
#3 Response: Central Figures are very significant in Providence teaching. The Central Figures of the OT included Moses, Joshua, Elijah. In the NT, Jesus was the
Central Figure. Today, Providence believes that Joshua Jung is the
Central Figure possessed with "Jesus' spirit, power, mission and
heart." (p. 268 - "Comparison of the Advent of Jesus and Elijah"). However, Jesus made it clear that He is "the First and the Last and the living One" and that He has "the keys of death and of Hades." (Rev. 1:17-18)
#2 Jung teaches: "The Lord of the Second Coming will come from Christianity and will save people of today. . . Like in the times of Jesus, the Lord of the second coming comes on earth in the flesh as the Son of Man. We have to distinguish the times and meet a new history and the Lord of the Second Coming." (p. 268 - "Comparison of Jesus to Elijah")
#3 Response: Once again, clearly, the Lord of the Second Coming and Jesus are distinctly different. Who is this
Lord of the Second Coming? Providence teaches that it is Jung.
#2 Jung teaches: "It is by praying that I received the responsibility of saving all of mankind" (Sermon on May 16, 2004: "Shine the Light of Prayer.")
#3 Response: Salvation does not come through any man. Paul states that, "If we confess our sins, he (Jesus Christ) is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us . . .".
#2 Jung teaches: "Just as the people living in the 4000 year bondage of the Old Testament were freed in the New Testament, if people believe and follow the words of the messiah God sends again, then they will be freed from the 2000 year bondage of the New Testament and will participate in the new history. In terms of time periods, now is the time for people to be freed. In terms of the overall scheme of time, now is the time of morning service. In other words, now is the time for salvation and is the time when freedom is already beginning. Somewhere already the history of God has begun saving and freeing people. Already, God has sent the messiah to this world and he is in the process of making history. And this we know according to the seasons and times in which we are living." (Sermon on March 21, 2004: "Captivity and Freedom")
#3 Response: They appear to believe that each "Time" period (OT, NT, CT) has its own truth ("Spiritual death occurred whenever people didn't follow the truth of each times." P. 167 - "Resurrection"). Their teaching that we live in a time of "bondage" is contrary to the message of Jesus who came to set us free from sin (Rom. 6:18) and give us a truth that sets us free (John 8:32). Jesus came that we "may have life, and have it to the full." (John 10:10)
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#1 The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church,(27) which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations.(28) The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship,
the proclamation of the gospel, and observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper.(29) [27] Eph. 1:22-23, [28] Matt. 28:19-20, [29] Acts 2:41-47
#2 Jung teaches: "Nothing but the words of truth, like we have in our generation, can save people from the New Testament. You have all lived a life of faith in the 2000 year New Testament domain, have you not? Many of you who are here, were staunch Christians before. I was like that too. But the truth that they had could not sustain me. I could no longer bear to live in that domain. Unless the new truth that can save the people to this time period is proclaimed to the world, nobody can escape the domain of death of this generation. Those teachings, attitudes, mentalities of the past, cannot resurrect us. They cannot bring us to the new time period. Coming to the new time period is resurrection. Transitioning to the new time period is rapture, is it not? Coming to the new world, that is salvation, is it not? That's what being born again means." (Sermon by - Mar. 14, 2004)
#3 Response: Jung has a 'new' definition of "born again" no longer based upon the New Testament teaching but rather, upon his "new time" interpretation. He appears to ignore or add a new twist on the final triumphant words of Jesus on the cross: "It is finished." (John 19:28).
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#1 There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life;(30) for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment.(31) [30] 1
Cor. 15:20-23, [31] John 5:28-29
#2 Jung teaches: "This physical resurrection will never happen. It doesn't matter even if we strongly believe in it. (p. 166 - document on "Resurrection")
#3 Response: Jung teaches two types of "resurrection." The first, "Living Resurrection" appears to be for those who "live and believe in Jesus". He teaches: "Fundamental resurrection in life will take place when we work on the things that both God and we want . . New, better life is resurrection." The second type or "better" resurrection is "Advent
Resurrection" which is "harder than living resurrection."
(p. 171, 173 - "Resurrection")
#2 Jung teaches: "People receive resurrection according to their uniqueness, talents, character, and deeds." (p. 169) ". . . putting the word into action will make us resurrect ourselves" (p. 181 - "Resurrection)
#3 Response: Jung teaches a resurrection based upon human efforts which is in contradiction to Eph. 3:8-9 ("For it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves . . . not by works, so that no one can boast") and Titus 3:5 ("he saved us, not because of righteous things we have done.")
#2 Jung teaches: "Resurrection happens when sinners repent and are forgiven, when the sick get healed, when the weak get stronger, when the ignorant learn and understand things, when the lazy get diligent, etc. Likewise, resurrection happens in our everyday life, not in the afterlife" "Not a physical resurrection but a spiritual resurrection through faith-believing in the Messiah and restoring a relationship with God (= getting close to Him), and living the word as a new person. Also, reaching a higher level in the domain of life." (p. 171 - "Resurrection)
#3 Response: This teaching is a denial of the resurrection in 1 Cor. 15 and 1 Thes. 4:13-18. It is another gospel which, according to Gal. 1, is not good news at all and leaves the teacher accursed.
#2 Jung teaches: "resurrection is a gradual change" (p. 180 - "Resurrection)" None enter heaven in their body" (p. 257 - "Jesus and Elijah") "Therefore, we can conclude that Jesus' resurrection was a spiritual resurrection, he ascended into the sky spiritually, and he will return spiritually. That is what the Second Coming means. It means that his spirit will come for a second time" (Sermon on Mar. 13, 2004 - untitled)
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#1 The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent(32) and will be personal, visible, and premillennial.(33) This is the believer's blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service.(34)
[32] Heb. 10:37, [33] Luke 21:27, [34] Titus 2:11-14
#2 Jung teaches: "But this verse (2 Peter 3:7) means that the Lord of the Second Coming will come to judge in the same way as Jesus did with the word." (p. 65 - Lesson 7 "Judgment of Fire")
#3 Response: Jesus is not recognized as the Lord of the Second Coming. Instead, his "spirit" has come through Jung. Jesus warned us in Matt. 24:4-7: "See to it that no one misleads you. For many will come in My name, saying, "I am the Christ," and will mislead many."
#2 Jung teaches: "'East' is where the sun rises and where the Messiah is born. . . . the Lord of the Second Coming comes from a Christian nation." (p. 52 - Lesson 6 "Parables")
#3 Response: Providence is convinced that the Lord of the Second Coming is from the Eastern Christian nation of Korea (p. 266 - "Jesus and Elijah"). But both Matt. 24:36 ("No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father") and Luke 12:40 teach that no one will know the timing of his return.
#2 Jung teaches: "Therefore Jesus' advent isn't physical but spiritual. Jesus' spirit will come to an entirely different person of today. He will save the times, making the earthly heaven" (p. 267 - "Jesus and Elijah")
#2 "As Jesus came from Judaism and saved people then, the Lord of the Second Coming will come from Christianity and will save people of today. Therefore the Lord of the Second Coming doesn't look like Jesus, a Middle East man of 2000 years ago. Not to mention that the place isn't Israel. He comes from one of the Christian nations both physically and spiritually ready for God's history." (p. 268 - "Jesus and Elijah")
#3 Response: The Lord Jesus Christ is our saviour. No one else. He alone is "the author and perfector of our faith." (Heb. 12:2). He completed the work of salvation and the divine will of God. No man can add to his work. "It is finished."
Conclusion
We share Paul's concern expressed in 2 Cor. 11:2-4: "I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him. But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough."
Paul's fear was that individuals might quickly turn away to a false gospel. As joining Yahweh with Baal or the bull at the base of Mt. Sinai was spiritual prostitution, so joining Jesus with another Messiah is spiritual prostitution. In accepting another Messiah, a person has rejected his or her spiritual "husband", the Lord Jesus Christ who is our saviour because he is God with us.
Isaiah 43 through to chapter 48 contains statement after statement that identifies Jesus as the only One qualified to save, to be the Christ, the Messiah, because He is the LORD of Glory who was with God and was God (1 John 1:1). The stream of scripture in Isaiah is so clear and becomes both a warning against false Christs and our judgement if we fall to false Christs
such as Joshua Jung.
Additional Quotes & Teachings By Joshua Jung
We are continuing to monitor and examine the teachings that come
out of Providence. Here are a number of quotes from
sermons that were delivered to his followers via satellite and
through the internet::
"It was the people who did not believe in Jesus who rejected him and claimed that he was not the messiah, and killed him. Those who killed him turned out
to be those waiting for the messiah but they were the very people who accused Jesus of being "You are a sinner, a wicked man. You claim to be the
savior, but how can you be the savior you country-bumpkin from Bethlehem? God said he was going to come on the clouds, did he not? Isaiah said this."
They said these things to Jesus and rejected him. They couldn't understand what coming on the clouds meant. Coming on the clouds simply means that he
would come through lots of people. You see, even a president of a country cannot ride the cloud if his followers do not follow him."
"They said these things to Jesus and rejected him. They couldn't understand what coming on the clouds meant.
Coming on the clouds simply means that he would come through lots of people."
)
"Just as the people living in the 4000 year bondage of the Old Testament
were freed in the New Testament, if people believe and follow the words of
the messiah God sends again, then they will be freed from the 2000 year
bondage of the New Testament and will participate in the new history. In
terms of time periods, now is the time for people to be freed. In terms of
the overall scheme of time, now is the time of morning service. In other
words, now is the time for salvation and is the time when freedom is already
beginning. Somewhere already the history of God has begun saving and freeing
people. Already, God has sent the messiah to this world and he is in the
process of making history. And this we know according to the seasons and
times in which we are living. The time period we are living in testifies and shows that after the 2000 years
of New Testament history, a new time of rescuing, saving and freeing people
has already begun".
Sunday Message March 21, 2004 CAPTIVITY AND FREEDOM Isaiah 49: 22-26)
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"When you studied the 30 principles, then most of the words in the bible get
interpreted for you. And you'll understand the key messages in the bible"
"For 20 years, I have learned the key points of the bible. And for 20 years,
I have been putting into practice. And now, it's been 40 years all together
that I have been living this way. So I have learned it for 20 years and I
have put into practice for 20 years. And in the course of doing that, a lot
of people from various parts of the world are following the Providence. And
many lives returned to the words of God and they say, "Wow, the Word has
begun! The history of God is here. God is already here in this world. God
has promised us that he'd be here and he really is here! He has come to save!"
"Adam and Eve did not love God. Instead, they loved the people of this
world. If Eve had loved Adam only, then their sin would been lesser. But she
loved the world. She fell with the angel, did she not?"
"So whose words do you listen to? When you listen to the words of Noah, you
will be allowed to enter the Ark and be spared from physical death. When you
listen to the words of Moses, you will be able to leave Egypt. But when you
listen to the words of Jesus, you will be able to leave the Old Testament.
And when you listen to the words of this generation, you will be able to
leave the New Testament and come to the new history of God."
"So this goes for every department in Providence. Your responsibilities are
extremely big. If you lose somebody because of your lack of responsibility
then you're going to have to find somebody to replace them. And if you don't
replace them then you will end up being judged by God. So this year I told
you to "Shine the Light". With what will you shine the light? You shine the
light by doing these things that I've asked you to do: by evangelizing; by
saving people; by teaching them clearly; by helping them-this is the way you
shine the light-ultimately by doing the words of the salvation history.
There are a lot of different ways that we save people."
You have to teach the word well in order for them to have the proper
perspective about me and in order for them to believe me properly. It is
because people are not taught properly that they end up quitting in the
middle-that they end up falling away, and they end up becoming ridiculous.
So you have to teach the word properly.
"The newcomers must listen to the word well, read the bible a lot, and
study the words of this generation properly. God is speaking through my lips so if
you want to escape judgment, then you have to learn properly. You have no
idea how scary judgment is because you've never experienced it. I'm sure
you've experienced some of that. But you've experienced just a little bit
because you were still in Providence. People who leave Providence and
experience the judgment of God-they experience a lot of it. There are people
who have really received the judgment and have actually died. I have seen
with my very eyes the judgment that God commences. And I even wrote books
about that. Those judgments are scary and terrifying are they not?"
"Only when the fire of Providence is burning inside of you will it burn away
your sins; will it keep them from you; will it burn up all the weeds that
are growing in your hearts. When the fire of the word is burning inside of
you, that's when those things will happen. That is why you must never let it
die. The fire of the word must be burning inside of you in order that
everything to be burned will be burned; in order for sin to be burned, in
order for your wrong ideas to be burned; in order for the wickedness to be
burned; only then can we move forward with this new history." A person must hear the words of this generation and follow in order for
their actions to be the bridal clothes they must be wearing.
"Nothing but the words of truth, like we have in our generation, can save
people from the New Testament. You have all lived a life of faith in the
2000 year New Testament domain, have you not? Many of you who are here,
were staunch Christians before. I was like that too. But the truth that they had could not sustain
me. I could no longer bear to live in that domain. Unless the new truth that
can save the people to this time period is proclaimed to the world, nobody
can escape the domain of death of this generation.
Those teachings, attitudes, mentalities of the past, cannot resurrect us.
They cannot bring us to the new time period. Coming to the new time period
is resurrection. Transitioning to the new time period is rapture, is it not?
Coming to the new world, that is salvation, is it not? That's what being
born again means.
Sunday Message for March 7th 2004 Fire of the Word Scripture: Luke 12:49
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There were lots of teachers in the history of mankind. And each
one according the mission that God has given them, had different kind of
teachings. There is no need to compare them or see who is better and who is
not because each person was given a different mission from God to teach
different things.
Jesus was a teacher who spoke specifically about God. His teaching was the
greatest teaching of all. Confucius, on the other hand, taught about being
good to your parents. He is a teacher of smaller things. Buddha was a
teacher of the meaninglessness of life. He taught people that they should
not live such meaningless lives. He taught them that they must be looking
for something in life. Socrates taught people that they must be honest and
live life properly.
And it took me over 20 years to learn all of these things. And I learned all
of these things based on the bible. When I was learning the NT, I would also
learn along with knowledge of the NT what the problems of the NT
were; what the things that he wanted to accomplish in the NT were so that I could learn
what to do in this new time period.
I realized that there really was a hell. It was by praying that I realized
that hell was not what we had expected, but that it was hundreds of various
places with different types of suffering.
It is by praying that I found the way to live. It is by praying that my life
became resurrected. It is by praying that I escaped the world of death. It
is by praying that I escaped poverty. It is by praying that I received
fame. It is by praying that I received a mission from God. It is by praying that I
received the responsibility of saving all of mankind. It is by praying that
I fought with the evil ones and defeated them. It is by praying that I was
able to make the history that defeated the wicked. It is by praying that
miracles and signs happen. It is by praying that I stopped the catastrophes
for my nation. It is by praying that I stopped the catastrophes for the
world. It is by praying that those who were destined to be destroyed were
spared. All of these things continue to happen because I pray.
Sunday Message May 16, 2004 Shine the Light of Prayer Scripture: Matthew 4:1-4, Daniel 12:11
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The Germans were Christians and they also knew that the Jews killed Jesus. "They killed our teacher. They killed our Messiah." Would the Germans sit idly for that?
God raised Hitler to resolve His grief. That is why Hitler killed 6 million Jews in the gas chamber and rung oil from them.
It was good that he did that. It's really refreshing. If you don't think that was a great thing, you have nothing to do with me or with salvation.
Sermon, The ruler will come from among you (Dec. 13 1998)
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