1) Today's World and the Return of Jesus from the Cross

Jesus is the embodied origin of truth, that is, the seed of truth. That seed was planted because of his crucifixion. All of you know that there was a thief on the right side and a thief on the left side of Jesus. Further, Barabbas was a person who received the blessing because of Jesus and gained new life from the position of death. Jesus said he would come again after his crucifixion. Because he went to the cross, he has to return from the cross. When the phenomenon of Jesus' crucifixion is harvested on the world level, then will come the Lord at the Second Advent; you have to know this. (69-110)

Jesus came to the Israelites, but he did not accomplish his entire mission; he then promised that he would return centering on the Christian culture. Christendom is the beginning of a new history centering on Jesus, Jesus was planted. Jesus was a true person: that true person was planted. But when Jesus was planted, he was not planted wholly cleanly or alone, but accompanied by Satan's accusation. You have to know that when what was planted at the time of Jesus bears fruit on the global level, this will signify the Last Days. At the time of Jesus' crucifixion there was a thief on the right and a thief on the left, and in front of Jesus was Barabbas. The term right-wing or left-wing was not derived today. What was planted in Jesus' time now has been harvested as right and left wings. The left-side thief said to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God save us,". He denied Jesus. The right-side thief said to the left-side thief, "Of course, we should die because of our sin; but this person should not die because he has no sin". He was on the side of Jesus, overcame difficulties and defended him. Therefore, the thief on the right went to Paradise with Jesus. We know this from the Bible. What kind of person was Barabbas? He was saved by Jesus, but he was against Jesus. Therefore, such a cultural realm should emerge. This is the Islamic realm. Islam, on the one hand has the Koran, and on the other hand, the sword. That violates the tradition of a pure religion. Islam believes the Old Testament, but it spread wrongly.

A person physically has a physical mind and physical body and spiritually has a spiritual mind and spiritual body. In the same way, there is an internal world and an external world. Jesus was in an internal position. From an internal position, Jesus and the thief on the right became one, and from an external position the thief on the left and Barabbas became one. (53-188)

Centering upon Jesus, the right-side and left-side thieves, and also Jesus, and Barabbas were planted. History was planted in this way. It should be harvested as it was planted. So, what first appeared were right and left wings, which are democracy and Communism. Next to take global prominence was the Barabbas-type, the Islamic realm. Islam, the Barabbas-type religion that received the blessing because of Jesus, started by centering on the Old Testament. The history that began like that now has brought about three leading realms. This means we are entering the time of harvest. Nasser, in the Islamic world, had a dream of one unified Islam nation. Similarly, Christianity now has a worldwide trend toward unifying all religions. When we see this kind of worldwide trend, we can understand that the history which was begun or was planted from misery is finally appearing due to the fruit of goodness centering upon God.

In the Last Days of fallen history, everything will be harvested according to its planting; this is an inevitable phenomenon in God's providence. Then what should come now? Jesus was crucified for the sake of all humankind. At the time, the left-side thief blamed Jesus, who'd carried the cross (Lk 23-39) "Aren't you Christ? Then save yourself and save us". What has appeared from the left-side thief is Communism that blames and denies God. The right-side thief, talking to the left-side thief said, "You silly person; although you have sin, you are not afraid of God. We should be punished for our sin, of course, but this person has no sin at all."

The right-side thief recognized Jesus and defended him and testified to Heaven. Democracy and the right-wing world has appeared due to the right-side thief. Islam is from Barabbas, who from the position of death received liberation by Jesus. Nasser, from the Islamic world is seeking to benefit from the conflict between right wing and left wing worlds. This is the policy of Nasser. Democracy is the internal side and Communism is the external side. The right wing is internal and the left wing is external. Therefore, the Messiah's world will come on the internal foundation of the democratic world, which respects God. The Messiah will embrace the external environment. He will form a unification movement centering on the Christian cultural realm. In the Last Days this kind of movement will begin. This will begin, not by accident, but because it was planted such a movement will emerge. (21-75)