Then what is the unfinished work that the creator wants to give to humankind? It is not just the earth that people are living on. It is not just the physical earth. What we need to inherit is not something limited to this earth. On the foundation of the earth, God wants to bequeath to humankind the everlasting, eternal world, the immense world without boundaries. And that is not all. God wants to give heaven and earth and even the very creator of the cosmos himself. Where is the destination of a true religion? It is not the earth. It is not the earth. Everything is heading towards the one God who is at the center. God has directed history towards that by establishing religion for individuals, families, tribes, societies, and nations. Until now this God could not give the blessing of the heavens and the earth and God himself. He could not give the blessing, "All these things I give to you." What did God want to give to the Israelite people who prided themselves on being the chosen people? Before giving himself, God wanted to give his son.. Because they were God's chosen people, through his son He wanted to give them all his unfinished works. Think about how hard God had worked to establish the Israelite people. After establishing them what did He want to give them? He wanted to give them His beloved only son. But that was not the end; later He wanted to give them Himself. This is the final goal, the purpose of religion. (10-326)
|