Good morning. Last weekend, Saturday and Sunday, everybody was so busy. On one side we had the one-day seminar, on the other side we had a great banquet reception (for Rev. Kenyatta in Harlem), and the next day we had our regional service. Actually, each of those events were so significant and important.

I just want to share with you the conclusion and vision. I think most of you already felt exactly what Father wants for us, and how much Father is serious and encouraging us to achieve the goal. I am talking about, July 3. Actually, the next day, July 4, Father wants to make a real heavenly celebration for Independence Day. For what? Not just America, but for the second Israel. Therefore this has historical meaning. Without the successful establishment of the Second Israel, God cannot take the Third Israel, right? According to the Divine Principle, since Jesus Christ was crucified, the Second Israel was not a substantial type of sovereignty, but a spiritual sovereignty. But now Father wants to make the Second Israel a substantial sovereignty in this world. This is a very, very important point. Father’s goal is very clear - the establishment of the Third Israel through our establishment of the substantial Second Israel. That’s why this time, July 4, is so important between heaven and earth. Even though we might not understand, thinking that this is just another one of Father’s directions,…one campaign after the other campaign, but when we understand the providence and Father’s dispensation, then we can clearly get the picture. That’s why, around the Hoon Dok Hae table at East Garden, Father many times asked us to report which anniversary year this is for America’s Independence Day. Father already knew, but whenever Father mentioned July 4, Father always gave us the same question: which anniversary year is this? So I thought, why does Father continually ask us the same question even though Father knows the answer? This is my conclusion, Father wants to put that day as the Independence Day of the Second Israel. As the first day of the establishment of the Second Israel.

So, right after we finished the 144,000 couple blessing on April 27, on April 28 here at 43rd Street, we had our conclusion and expressed our gratitude to our Korean National Messiahs and Japanese missionaries. Everybody thought the campaign was finished. But right away, the next day, Father told the Korean National Messiahs to go back - not to Korea, not to Hawaii, but where? To their mission church in America. And then Father clearly mentioned that twelve times 144,000 of the second generation, the young generation of Christianity, should be blessed. Well, I thought, what is the significance of the young couples from Christianity in terms of the independence of the Second Israel?

As you know the last time, the 144,000 blessing was a blessing for the clergy. That means the 144,000 blessing was a blessing for the first generation of clergy in America. Now, Father wants to bless young people, in other words, the second generation of Christianity. Right? That’s why Father told us to bless six couples from the minister’s’ tribe and another six couples from their church congregation. You got it? That’s why this time, no matter how many times 144,000 we bless, the most important point is that Father’s focus is for the second generation of American Christianity. April 27 was the first generation blessing of Christianity and July 3, the second generation’s blessing of Christianity. After these two blessings, providentially (or according to the Principle), Father is able to proclaim the independence of the Second Israel. With just the first generation we cannot cover up the sovereignty, right? The same was true for the first Israel. Without the second generation they could not establish God’s nation.

In that sense, we have to very much focus on blessing the second generation - blessing young Christians, the children of the Christian ministers and the children of all different religious leaders. This is what Father truly wants. That’s why July 3 and July 4 are very, very important.

So in that sense, we can understand why we should focus on July 3 and July 4, based on God’s providence. Then we have to think about what we should do. First of all, as I mentioned already in the Sunday Service, we have to have a different concept. As you know, Father is now so proud of the spiritual reports, revealing them at every opportunity. When Father went down to Washington DC last Friday, Dr. Yang organized an ACLC national executive committee members meeting with Father, including Archbishop Stallings, Pastor Barrett, Jesse Edwards, and Dan Johnson. All of these national level ministers gathered together in front of Father. Father immediately called, "Bring." Bring what? Bring the Testimony from the spirit world. What does it mean? Why does Father focus on that spiritual report so much. Even we think it is too much of a risk for the Christian ministers to hear it, right? Every testimony testifies to Father as the Second Advent, the True Parents of humankind. Why does Father focus so much on that? Because since this year, centering on God, there is no wall of separation between the physical and spiritual world In other words, there exists only one world. At least in front of God and True Parents, there is no distinction between the spiritual world and this world. The spirit world is exactly the same and one with this world. This is Father’s concept. That’s why we have to change our concept. In other words, without following Father’s concept, we get behind in God’s providence. Is that true? Do you follow me? This is a very important point.

Now Father is emphasizing that everybody, all humankind, should recognize God and should know the spiritual world. Once they recognize God and the spiritual world, automatically everybody should accept True Parents. This is Father’s logical understanding. But, for us, with our faith, it’s not so easy to define our faith with this ….. In other words, what is our most important point with our faith before True Parents? Always Father emphasized, how we should follow True Parents. What is the most important points when we follow True Parents? Absolute faith, absolute love and absolute obedience. And then let’s think about just one point. What does it mean, these three absolutes for us? How can we practice, and what is the practical point to accomplish for these three absolutes? What does it mean absolute obedience? What does it mean, absolute faith?

What is the criteria to define my absolute faith and absolute obedience? How can God figure it out? In front of God and True Parents, at least if we know the Divine Principle, and then maybe we confess True Parents (at least as humankind’s True Parents ?), and at least that we are trying to accomplish these three absolutes. Everybody goes the same way, everybody is the same, except in terms of result. Is that true? That’s why without results, we cannot say I did absolute faith, absolute love, absolute obedience. That’s why Father always warned us: Don’t play with your mouth. How can we avoid this kind of situation? Whether our result is small or big doesn’t matter. How can we make result. This is the more important point. Result shows my faith …..

You and I know how much the Japanese members dedicate themselves, and suffer. Japanese members suffer so much compared with American members. We cannot compare, I cannot compare either. But, you know what Father said? Now Father said Satan took Japan. Do you understand what I’m saying? When we compare Japanese members with American members, who is more faithful and more obedient, Japanese members or American members? But Father said, Satan took Japan. That’s why, how can we figure out, how can we define our faith and our obedience without our own offering? Without possessing offering, we cannot say anything about our faith and our obedience. We know God, we know the spiritual world, right? So we are trying to practice our absolute faith, love and obedience in front of True Parents. My question is how, right now, how, until July 3? Without result, we cannot say.

Is it clear? Whether you make 50% of the result, or even 10% of the result, or 100% of the result, first of all, I don’t think it matters. No matter how much big or small, we have to make result. With this result we can express our absolute faith and love and obedience toward God and True Parents. Don’t forget this point.

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