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The Last Days (Kali Yuga). Chapter 12. Why do we need the Last Days? (Kali Yuga?). Last Days = Restoring the Purpose of Creation. History of Goodness. History of Evil. God. Satan. 1st Man. 1st Woman. 1st Man. 1st Woman. Faithful. Unfaithful. Children. Children. Family Society
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The Last Days(Kali Yuga) Chapter 12
Why do we need the Last Days? (Kali Yuga?)
Last Days = Restoring the Purpose of Creation History of Goodness History of Evil God Satan 1stMan 1stWoman 1stMan 1stWoman Faithful Unfaithful Children Children Family Society Nation World Family Society Nation World
Salvation = Restoration To bring back to the original condition and position
What are the Last Days? Symbolic ? Literal ?
Physical Destruction? “No” • God is Eternal, Unchanging, Unique and Absolute. Therefore, His will is also Eternal, Unchanging, Unique and Absolute. His original desire was the His Kingdom on earth – and that must be fulfilled. • Physical destruction cannot end evil.
Last Days? Symbolic Literal “All that dwells on the earth is perishing…” Quran 56:26 “As we originated the first creation, so We shall bring it back again – a promise binding on Us: We shall do it.” Quran 21:103
Last Days? Symbolic Literal “Like the fire at the end of time, which burns all in the last day… Where is my shelter?” Bhagavad Gita 11:25 “For the destruction of evil in men… I came to this world in the ages that pass… Bhagavad Gita 4:9
Last Days? Symbolic Literal “… the heavens will be kindled and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire!" "A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.” Ecclesiastes 1:4 II Peter 3:12
What is the Symbolic Meaning of the Last Days? • End of evil world. • End of Satan’s sovereignty • It must begin in us, with a change of Heart centered on God.
Adi Granth, pg. 953 “Falsehood must be destroyed: Truth in the end must prevail.”
Quran 17:81 “… Falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish.”
We are living at the time of the “Last Days” of history.
History of Restoration Hindu One Family Under God One Family Under God Far Eastern Judeo- Christian Islamic 26 civilizations 41 Arnold Toynbee, British Historian
Peace Message #3 • God… is the Original Parent of all humanity. He is not a parent in the parochial sense, existing only for a certain religion, a certain race, or the residents of a certain region. You may call Him by any name, be it Jehovah, Allah, Ishwar or any other.
Completion Stage Restoration of 3 Blessing Fall Growth Stage Formation Stage Eve Adam
Three Responsibilities Families of True Love God God Character ofGoodness Societies of Co-prosperity God Man All Things Man Woman Mind Body Ideal World Children Man United Nations, Merging Cultures Human Rights,Equality, Freedom,Spiritual Phenomena Global Economic,Environmental Issues,Scientific Advances
Last Days = Turning Point of History Goodness, Eternal Evil New Expression of Truth Messiah: True Parents Goodness End of Evil
Our Attitude in the Last Days: Humble • Unite with God’s central • person of the new age. • Expect the old age to oppose • the new age. • Keep an open mind to receive • the new expression of truth.
Accomplishment of Restoration – Requires Human Cooperation 5% Human Responsibility + 95% God’s Work to Restore the Fallen World