In the Old Testament Age, centering on material offerings, the priests created a relationship with God. The people of the Old Testament Age had to become one centering on the offerings. That is because, since the offering is the object and people are in the position of subject, if the object receives recognition before God, so can the subject. If a complete minus appears, automatically a complete plus will appear. Also, just the same, if a perfect plus appears, a perfect minus will automatically appear. That is because heaven and earth were destined to be in that condition. When you consider this principle, humans must become one with their offering. When you become one with the offering, who stands above it? Heavenly Father. Regarding all things, there are true things, false things and detestable things. Cows, lambs and doves are good things. Of all things, these are the best. You mustn't put fatty meats on top offering table. It is not good to prefer fatty things. So, the meat which goes on the offering table should not be fatty or bloody-smelling. Well-dried meat, such as dried octopus or mullet, should go on the offering table. Therefore, in the age of material offerings, because people tried to offer the best things, they chose the cow, lamb and dove. Then, what did these things symbolize? The cow chewing its cud while staring at a far off mountain, symbolizes the people who will be restored. To say it again, it symbolizes the person who waits day after day for the day of restoration. Next, the lamb is a frail beast. Although its shoulders are broad, it is an animal which can be caught and eaten by animals which are smaller than itself. The lamb symbolizes weak things. At the same time, it is not disobedient. Even when the owner holds the lamb, it does not resist. A long time ago, when a lamb was caught for a sacrifice, if he resisted, they did not use it. The kind of lamb that was made an offering did not resist, but cried, ibaah baah" as if it was crying mournfully from subjugation. A lamb which was caught fighting and kicking was not used. Then, what did the dove symbolize? When we describe something plentiful, we say in Korea it is like a dove's pupil. We also call a couple a pair of doves. That is because the dove symbolizes love. These three among animals belong to a higher dimension with good meaning. Because of this, they were chosen. People had to become one with them. That is to say, be loyal as a cow, suffer like a lamb and love like a dove. Again, centering on all things, as representing the contents of restoration, people had to become one with them in order to form a relationship with God. Then, how should people go about becoming one with them? You have to go the opposite way. You must surrender to your servant and you must surrender to your daughter-in-law. If you don't do this, there is no restoration. If you do only as you wish, restoration is not achieved. So, the Old Testament Age was a time of material sacrifices. Then what came next? What kind of age was the New Testament Age? Jesus came prepared to be the complete, substantial offering. Because of that, Jesus was the fruit of the Old Testament Age. Because Jesus came as the bearer of the fruit of the Old Testament's substantial offering, if only he had given all things and Cain as an offering, then the religious body and the nation would have been restored. If this happened, then Abel's nation would have been realized. Then Satan's world and all things would have been finally restored and the Cain religions and peoples would have been absorbed. Therefore, Jesus bore the fruit in place of all creation, in place of religions and in place of the Israelites. Even though Jesus came in this position, causing Satan to lose his grasp on humanity, if the people did not change to Jesus' lineage, then it would fail. That is why the course of redemption through the cross came about. If the people in need of salvation do not accept Jesus as the offering, restoration does not occur. Next comes the Completed Testament Age. It is said that Jesus is coming again, but how will he come in the Completed Testament Age? He will bear the fruit of the offering, the fruit of Adam, and then, because there is the internal result, the fruit of Cain's formation stage and the fruit of the growth stage. Because of this, he must bring Cain to submit to him. When Jesus died on the cross, everything was prepared spiritually. This was the fulfillment of the formation and growth stages. That is, because Jesus, having subjugated the angelic world and substantially restored the adopted son, stood in the position of having subjugated Cain at the levels of the formation stage and the growth stage. Jesus represents the adopted son. He died trying to complete the work of John the Baptist. In the end, Jesus could not attain the role of the son because he died doing John the Baptist's mission. In accordance with this, if he had not accomplished this he would never have been able to come again to earth through the Second Advent. He had to unite the formation stage archangelic realm and the growth stage adopted son's position. After completing this he comes as a husband. Christianity must prepare its brothers and sisters in order for Christ to come again. Because Adam and Eve were brought to fall through temptation, the Christian churches of earth must take the form of the worldwide Eve and Bride to prepare their brothers and sisters for the second coming of Christ who arrives as the next Adam. If so, then centering on a special nation, the groom will arrive. Because there is a place of restoration, we must begin by restoring the offering. The offering exists in our stead. Abraham's offering stood in place of his body and mind. To become the adopted son, you must become the king of offerings. We are offerings for the sake of God. Perfected Adam is himself an offering. Through the offering, the priest, the adopted son and Father's name, we must win back all things that belong to Satan's world. God has put you in the position of the priest because Father has gone through the course of atonement by the altar. After that God will make you the adopted son. The adopted son attains the authority of Heaven. Then, after the chief priest passes through this course he becomes the direct descendant of God's lineage.
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