Christians know that Jesus Christ is the King of kings. But we need to understand the root of his kingship. The root of true kingship is in God, and it was to have been established in His original creation of Adam and Eve. The original family of Adam and Eve should have established the true spirit of the elder brother, the true quality of parenthood, and God's true authority as king. This spiritual authority crossing three generations would have been the basis for a society, nation and world of true love. Adam and Eve's central family lineage would have represented the absolute standard of God's tradition, as did that of the Levites in Israel. Therefore, the original true family is the foundation for the true nation and world.

Due to the fall, the foundation of three generations was lost to Satan. It was corrupted by the practice of false love. This brought forth false kings, false husbands and wives, and false brothers and sisters. The Messiah, coming as the new Adam (1 Cor. 15:45), must restore the original true family. The original true family includes the positions of true elder son, true parent and true king. Once restored, these become the birthright of all humanity. By one true man's work the position, right and authority of true elder son, true parent and true king is established for all humankind. This is the meaning of the terms Elder Sonship, Parentship and Kingship. This why the Bible refers to the Messiah as the Lord of lords and King of kings.

The purpose of Christianity is to prepare for the second advent of Christ. Then Christianity receives and exalts the Messiah as the King of kings when he appears. However, the Messiah is predicted to have "a new name . . . which no one knows" (Rev. 2:17b, 19:12). When the chosen one came in 1945 in Korea, with the name Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the Christians from both the east and the west rejected him. They were expecting the Messiah to come on the clouds. Reverend Moon experienced the same rejection as Jesus did two thousand years ago. As a result, the leading Christian nations, America, England and France, failed to fulfill God's will. Christianity has declined, and the world has wandered aimlessly ever since.

Reverend Moon himself was cast out. He traversed a bitter forty-year wilderness course from 1952 until 1992. He bore untold hardship, betrayal and persecution. He overcame every obstacle by teaching the word of God to the world. He gained recognition as a man of God from representatives of the world's nations (1988 Seoul Olympics), from Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev (1990) and from Kim Il Sung (1991). By sacrificing to save the communist leaders who had tried to kill him, and winning their love, he broke the spiritual power of communism. Through this period of forty years of hardship, he restored the authority of Elder Sonship, centered on God. This brought Reverend Moon to world prominence.

Then he began the next stage, the restoration of Parentship. Reverend and Mrs. Moon as True Parents could grant the marriage blessing to people of all religions for the first time, on April 10, 1992. In this dispensation, Mrs. Hak Ja Han Moon took the leading role. On that day, before 100,000 women in Seoul's Olympic Stadium, she declared the true liberation of women.

The era to restore Parentship was 1992 through 1995. Reverend and Mrs. Moon proclaimed their position as the True Parents, in the speeches, "True Parents and the Completed Testament Age" and "The True Family and I." On every continent, in over fifty nations, these revolutionary declarations were applauded. Hundreds of leaders of nations and religions were in the audiences. Reverend Moon and Mrs. Moon personally taught the presidents or first ladies of over twelve nations. Further, Reverend and Mrs. Moon officiated the international blessing of 30,000 couples in 1992 and 360,000 couples in 1995. Through these accomplishments, Parentship was restored. Another sign of the times occurred in 1994, when the US Congress and President Clinton united to create Parents Day as a national American holiday.

Finally, 1996 through 1999 is the era to establish Kingship. True Parents created the elder brother's and true parents' authority worldwide, connecting people of all races, nations and religions into one. This process of natural harmonization establishes the authority of the true king. Because True Parents represent God, this means that God assumes His rightful authority of true love. God stands as the true ancestor of humankind and King of kings. God's sovereignty is established through true love and Principle.

In this providence, Mrs. Hak Ja Han Moon, International President of the Women's Federation for World Peace, embraces the world as the substantial Holy Spirit. While bearing her own thirteen children, she emerged as a vital spiritual central point of the world's women. She spoke at the United Nations, on Capitol Hill, in all fifty states, throughout Japan and Korea, at the Great Hall of the People, the Kremlin and the Tokyo Dome. Through such love for humankind, all women can be restored as pure brides (Rev. 22:17). This leads to the culmination of the providential responsibility of the Christian church, the restoration of humankind as one family.

A mother brings her children together to greet the father. In the same way, the worldwide mother is to bring all humankind together by the power of sacrificial love. Together they receive the bridegroom, the Messiah, as Everlasting Father and King of kings (Isa. 9:6; Rev. 19:11-16). To receive the Messiah means to receive rebirth through the Blessing of marriage. The Blessing is offered to every level of society, even the rulers of nations.

In this way, every family can inherit kingship. We receive divine love, divine life and divine lineage as a family. We experience the true love of parents, husband and wife, brothers and sisters, and children; what we call the "four great realms of heart." Every generation has its own special dignity and authority in relation to the others. Therefore, kingship crosses three generations: grandparents' kingship, parents' kingship and children's kingship. We thus participate in the love, life and lineage of the original true family, what we call, "royal familyship." Ultimately the entire world is part of God's Royal Family. We are kings and queens, princes and princesses. This is the millennial reign of three generations. It is spoken of in Rev. 22:3-5: God, the Lamb, and His servants (children).

The United States is the world's leading Christian nation. Biblically speaking, it represents the "bride" of Christ. This destiny guided the Pilgrims and Puritans to "the new world." It has sustained the American spirit through waves of immigration ever since. America is a unique nation made up of all races, religions and nationalities. Therefore, it is prepared to receive the Lord at his Second Advent and introduce his millennial reign.

The Book of Revelation is controversial because of its symbolism. But its fundamental message is clear and should be heeded by all Christians. In light of the preceding teachings, I would like to discuss one very enlightening prophetic passage, Revelation 22:12-17. Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense, to repay every one for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and every one who loves and practices falsehood. I Jesus have sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star. The Spirit and the Bride say, `Come.' And let him who hears say, `Come.' And let him who is thirsty come, let him who desires take the water of life without price.

Let us examine how these verses are being fulfilled today.

Rev. 22:12a: "Behold, I am coming soon." Christians today, as always, live with the realization that the providence could come to a conclusion at any time. As the wise virgins at the final hour, let us not forfeit our years of expectation, but remain vigilant.

Rev. 22:12b: ". . . bringing my recompense, to repay every one for what he has done." Christ must render judgment upon those who are following him. He will recognize those who persevere in God's providential work. Jesus foretold, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel" (Matt. 19:28). Also, Rev. 7:1-8 foretells of the registration of the twelve tribes of Israel. At the dawn of the new millennium, God will establish these twelve tribes in reality.

Rev. 22:13: "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." The original True Parents and True Family, which should have been established at the beginning, are now finally established. This sets the standard of true family values. This is the standard of judgment for humankind.

Rev. 22:14: "Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates." Those who receive the Blessing of marriage have washed their robes. The Blessing of True Parents washes our sin. The Blessing removes the original sin. Blessed husbands and wives may become true men and women (tree of life and tree of knowledge), establish true families and enter the Kingdom of Heaven on earth and in spirit world. Rev. 7:14 states: "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." Rev. 14:4 explains about sexual purity: "It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are chaste; it is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes; these have been redeemed from mankind as first fruits for God and the Lamb." As Paul counseled, "Among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality" (Eph. 5:3).

Rev. 22:15: "Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and every one who loves and practices falsehood." Those who reject the Blessing follow the false family tradition. False family values spawn homosexuality, adultery and free sex. False family values create the sinful secular society. Those who live this way are excluded from the Kingdom of Heaven. The "dogs" outside the gates are those who practice and exalt homosexuality and free sex. Also, the fallen secular world cannot control murder, drug abuse, alcoholism and materialism because fallen people listen to the lies of Satan (Rev. 17:1-6, 15-18).

Christians fear the external work of Satan. But Satan's most dangerous and destructive work is the unseen motivation to commit adultery. Revelation chapters 8 and 9 prophesy diseases such as AIDS and other STDs, which spread through homosexuality and free sex. It states that plagues will destroy one-third of humankind. We need not fear earthquakes or other external signs. We should fear the destructive power of immorality. This divides the satanic family from the true family.

Therefore, Christians must promote true family values, sexual purity and the culture of harmony. These resolve the original parents' loss of true parenthood, Adam and Eve's problem of self-centered love, and Cain and Abel's problem of anger and murder.

If you cannot enter the city, you will remain in hell, which means that you remain lost in the fallen world.

Rev. 22:16a: "I Jesus have sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches." In this Pentecostal era, the angelic world can assist righteous people to do God's work. The Holy Spirit sends good angels to help us in everyday tasks, teaching, witnessing, healing and giving energy to work tirelessly for God's will.

Because of our low spiritual state in the past, we were under the authority of the angelic world. Therefore, angels both good and bad interfered in our lives. Now those who have received God's Blessing have risen above the angelic world. Therefore, they can employ good angels to help them. However, evil angels continue to dominate people through sexual immorality (Jude 6-7). Thus the wicked are judged by the angels, and the righteous judge the angels (1 Cor. 6:3). Angels announced the birth and resurrection of Jesus. Today, angels are increasing their activity. This explains the current increase in interest in angels in the popular secular culture.

Rev. 22:16b: "I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star." Reverend and Mrs. Moon have declared the establishment of a new era of kingship. "The offspring of David" signifies the inheritance of the throne of King David. "The root of David" refers to the ancestor of David. The Messiah being the root of David signifies that he is the ancestor of David and of all humankind, a new "seed" (Heb. zera). Christianity today does not recognize the significance of lineage. However, Matthew and Luke pay great attention to Jesus' lineage, and the inspired authors of the Old Testament kept close track of the kings' lineage. We have neglected lineage because Jesus' kingship was spiritual only. But suddenly, in the past decade, ancestral research has become a passion of many Americans. This is a sign that the restoration of true love kingship is renewing our appreciation of lineage.

The "morning star" is the source of true light. This means that darkness is overcome. The spiritual authority of "false kingship," which results in corrupt governments, is coming to an end. In every nation, the people are restless. They are seeking more godly and just leadership. God's guidance must come from true kingship, those who serve with nobility under the authority of true love.

Rev. 22:17a: "The Spirit and the Bride say, `Come.' And let him who hears say, `Come.' And let him who is thirsty come . . ." The "Spirit" represents the True Mother of all humankind. The "Bride" is the women who follow the Messiah at the Second Coming. Eventually Christianity as a whole will fulfill its responsibility as the Bride of Christ. In the first family, it was Eve who started the trouble with Adam, leading to the conflict between Cain and Abel. Therefore, the restored Eve, the substantial Holy Spirit, must unite Cain and Abel and bring them to Adam. To resurrect the satanic world, through the Blessing, the Spirit and Bride say, "come" three times.

Rev. 22:17b: ". . . let him who desires take the water of life without price." The Spirit and Bride call everyone to the Blessing without price. Rev. 7:17 tells us that "the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water." In the past, the Blessing was reserved for core members of the Unification Church. They served as pioneer missionaries for many years. Now, the Blessing is granted to all humankind, "without price."

We can understand the work of God through these prophecies in Revelation. By this interpretation, the seven-year period of tribulation is 1992 through 1999. It is a time of persecution and judgment but also of granting the Blessing. The Blessing is the ultimate condition for God to dwell with man in the kingdom of heaven on earth (Rev. 21:3).

How will this come to pass? We do not have external power, but we have spiritual and moral power through true family life. Let us all participate in the Blessing and exemplify it by being true parents in our own families. Let us work on the local level to make the spiritual conditions for God to work at the national and world level. If we succeed on the local level, we naturally bring God's grace to all creation.

Jesus Christ calls everyone to bring about this great transformation of the world. This means a personal victory in each of our lives. We bring the fruits of goodness with our families as holy sons and daughters of God. Truly, we live "in the kingdom." We are aware that the authority of the living God is ruling our lives and working through us. It means we will establish the tradition of true parents, true teachers and true kings, based upon the guidance of conscience. Therefore, our life is one with God's life. The Father dwells in us as He dwelt in Jesus on earth (John 14:9-10). This indwelling of God is the essence of kingship.

Jesus' movement was very poor, but through his disciples, God changed the world. Today, Reverend Moon's foundation embraces 160 nations. Heads of state and leaders of religion are studying these teachings of God directly from Reverend and Mrs. Moon, and they recognize their value for improving the moral and family life of their people.

We must maintain the heavenly tradition as families. This is the tradition of life for the sake of others. Rev. 13:8, 17:8 and 20:12 tells us of registration in the Book of Life. This surely will be the greatest privilege of Jesus' followers. To enter the gates means registration into one of the twelve tribes. Based upon the direction of God, Reverend and Mrs. Moon as True Parents have made the foundation to create the twelve tribes of blessed families. The twelve tribes can enter the city by the gates. They are composed of families which:

(1) Practice true family values, beginning with participation in the Blessing ceremony;

(2) Practice sexual purity and marital fidelity, never divorce; and

(3) Create substantial bonds of true love with people of all races, nations and religions.

This is the work of God, not of man. It is the act of God at the dawn of the new millennium. But, as always, the destiny of every man and woman depends upon their response to the call of God in their moment of decision.

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