1) The Mission of Salvation Through Restoration

What's the Unification Church? It's a church to achieve God's purpose, but what kind of church is that? It's a church shouting that we must go back to the past, that we must start over again. So the church which exists for restoration is the Unification Church. In the original world, there were God and humans. But God and the humans separated. Their relationship was broken. Because the humans fell, even though there was a goal, since they couldn't even start toward it, it was of no use. Everything was a failure.

So people must bring God here, stand here and measure the starting point again, and start. That's the only way. When looked at this way, what is Unification Church? It is the church which precisely establishes the starting point for restoration; it can clearly establish the goal, aim, and head towards the goal. Do you understand? Then what is this straight line? Through what is this straight line drawn? That's the problem. What can determine what this straight line's path is? What is the path which here, without fail, 100 percent accurately, can connect and arrive at a straight direction?

What can do that? What is it made of, this original line for directing history? Is it strength? Is it money? Even if you get a straight line, is it right? This is the problem. Therefore the Unification Church is telling people, "Go back to the original starting point." You should know that it is a historical line, a line in world history. Isn't that for sure? [Yes.] If you arrive here and there is no original point, what will you do? If from the starting point you have put up a target the size of the world, and then in an extended place along that direct line you put a small target, it's all the same.

If you put a target this size and hit it when you shoot, then it corresponds to the world-sized target. (He draws on the blackboard while speaking.) Even if you put a sign this size and shoot at it, its center corresponds to this center. If from here we shoot to the world target and hit it, what happens? It represents the whole universe. The whole purpose has been realized. Because this is possible, through God and man's full power.... (134-56)

If the path of restoration could be changed, then God would not have had to work so hard until now, and He would not have had to send many saints to the earth to shed their blood. Therefore, what does the Unification Church do? It is a church saying that we should go straight along the road of restoration. (97-119)

Now the age when we have to make a new beginning has come. What is precious about the Unification Church? It is precious because it can resolve the aggrievement caused by the wrong beginning. The standard of hope to resolve this aggrievement, which can unite heaven and earth, is not your individual selves. You must carry out the responsibility to go beyond the individual to reach the nation and the world.

To fulfill this mission, even if it might cost his life, Rev. Moon has pioneered this way with the determination to last to the end. This was not for an individual purpose. Therefore, you have to participate in this way. If in this way there is something most precious, then you need to follow at least until you die. If not, who will deal with the world of sin? You have to deal with yourself and cook up the world. (20-329)