Outline of

The Principle
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TABLE OF CONTENTS IN BRIEF

Introduction / 1

Chapter 1: The Principles of the Creation / 9

Chapter 2: The Fall / 39
Chapter 3: The Purpose of the Messiah / 55

Chapter 4: The Consummation of Human History / 65

Chapter 5: Resurrection / 75

Chapter 6: Predestination / 87
Chapter 7: Christology / 93
Chapter 8: Overview of the Principles of Restoration / 101

Chapter 9: Adam's Family in the Dispensation for Restoration / 117

Chapter 10: Noah's Family in the Dispensation for Restoration / 123
Chapter 11: Abraham's Family in the Dispensation for Restoration / 129

Chapter 12: Moses in the Dispensation for Restoration / 141

Chapter 13: Jesus in the Dispensation for Restoration / 159

Chapter 14: Dispensational Time-Identity / 175

Chapter 15: Preparation for the Second Coming / 185
Chapter 16: The Second Coming / 199

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TABLE OF CONTENTS IN FULL

TABLE OF CONTENTS IN BRIEF / v

TABLE OF CONTENTS IN FULL/ vii
INTRODUCTION / I

1 The Principles of the Creation 19

I. The Dua l Characteristics of God and the Creation / 9
A. The Dua l Charac teris ti cs of God / 9
l . The Dua l Cha r ac teris tics Sung Sang (I nternal Cha rackr) a nd Hyung Sang
(External For m ) / I Q
2. The Dua l Characteristi cs Posi ti\' ity a nd Nega ti\'ity / 11
3. The Dua l Characteris tics of God / 12
8 . The Rel ationship between God an d the Creatio n / 13
II . Universal Prime Force, Give and Take Action, and the Four Position
Foundation / 14
A. Uni versal Pri me f orce / 14
8 . Gi veand Take Ac tio n / 14
I . T he MeaningofGivc a nd Ta ke Ac tio n / 14
2. The Re la tions hip be tween Uni versal Prime Force a nd the Forces of Gi ve
a nd Ta ke Action / 18
3. The Re lations hi p between God and Man in Terms of G ive a nd Ta kc Ac tion / 18
C. Origin-Di vis ion-Unio n Action, the Three Objects Purpose a nd the Four
Positio n Founda tion / 20
I . Origin-Divis ion-U nio n Act ion / 20
2. Thrcc Objccts Purpose / 20
3. The Four Position Founda tion / 21
I I I . The Purpose of the Creal ion / 22
A. God's Purpose for Creating / 22
B. How ls Joy Produced ? / 22
C. Ma n- The Object of Heart for God 's Joy
The Th ree Blessings / 23
I . Thc Firs tBlessing / 24
2. The Second Blessing / 24
3. The Third Blcssing/25
D. The Cr eatio n is One Interconnected Body ofBc ings with Dual Purposes / 26

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 IV. The Growing Period for Created Beings / 27
A. The Growing Period forCreatedBeings / 27
B. The Three Stages o[ the Grow ing Period / 28
C. God's Direct Dominion / 28
D. God's Indirect Dominion / 29

V. The Invisible Substantial World and the Visible Substantial World Centered on
Man / 31
A. The In vis ib le Substantial World and the Visible Substantial World I 31
B. The Position of Man in the Cosmos / 32
C. The Relati onshi p between the Spirit Self and the Ph~1s ical Self / 33
l. The Struc ture and Functioning of a Human Be ing / 33
a. The physica l self / 33
b. Thespirit self / 33
c. The relationship between the spirit self and the ph vs ical se lf / 34
2. The Human Mind in terms of th e Relationship between the Spiri t Mind
and Phys ica l Mind / 36

2 The Fall 139

I. The Root of Sin / 39

A. The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowl edge of Good and Evil / 39
I . The Tree of Life / 40
2. ThcTreeof the KnowledgeofGoodand Ev il/4 1
B . TheidentityofthcScrpcnt / 42
C. The Sin of the An gel and the Sin of the Firs t Man and Woman / 43
D. The Fruit of Good and Evil and the Root of Sin / 44
II. The Motives and Process of the Fall / 45
A. The Creation of the Ange ls / 45
B. The Spiritual Fall and the Ph ys ica l Fall I 46
I . The Spiritual Fa! I / 46
2. The Physical Fall / 46
III. How It Was Possible for Man to Fall / 48
A. The Force of Love and the Force of The Principle I 48
B. The Purpose of the Commandment and the Period Necessary for lt / 48
IV. The Results of the Fall / 49
A. Satan and Fallen Man / 49
B. Satan's Actions in the Fallen World I 50
C. Good and Evil Seen from the Viewpoint of Purpose / 50
D. Sin / SI
E . The Fallen Nature / 51

3 The Purpose of the Messiah 155

I. God's Purpose in the Dispensation for Salvation / 55
II. The Fulfillment of the Dispensation for Salvation is the Fulfillment of the
Purpose of the Creation / 56

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 III. The Dispensation of Salvation through the Cross / 57
A. The Crucifixion of Jesus / 57
B. The Extent of Salvation Availa ble through the Cross and the Purpose of the
Second Coming of Chris t / 59
C. Two Kinds of Prophecy Concerning the Mess ia h / 60
IV. John the Baptist and the Return of Elijah / 60
A. The Messiah and Elijah / 60
B. The Mission of John the Bapt is t / 62

4 The Consummation of Human History 165

I. The Meaning of the Last Days / 65

II . Phenomena Prophesied for the Last Days / 67
A. The Heavens and the Earth Destro_v ed and a New Heaven a nd New Earth
Establis hed / 68
B. Heaven and Eart h Judged by Fire / 68
C. Meeting the Lord in the Air / 69
D. Sun a nd Moon Darkened; the Stars Fall from Heaven / 69
III. The Present Days are the Last Days / 70

5 Resurrection 115
I. The Meaning of Resurrection / 75
A. The Death Caused by the Fal l /76
B. The True Mean in g of Resurrection / 76
II. The PrinciplesofResurrection / 78
III. The Dispensation for the Resurrection of the People on Earth /79
A. God 's Dispensation for Resurrection is Based on the People on Earth /79
B. The Three Stages in the Dispensation for Resurrection / 80
C. Heaven and Paradise / 81
D. Spiritua l Phenomena Occurring in the Las t Days / 82
IV. The Dispensa lion for the Resurrection of Spirit Persons / 83
A. Re turning Resurrecti on of Spirit Persons / 83
B. Re turning Resurrection of Spirit Persons Who Believed in God / 83
C. Re turning Resurrec tion of All Other Spiri l Persons / 84
D . Returnin g ResuITection a nd the Theory of Reincarna tion / 85
E. Unification of Religions by Returning Resurrection / 85

6 Predestination 181

I. The Predestination of God's Will / 88

II. God's Predestination of the Aecom plish ment of his Will / 89

III. God's Predestination of the Central Person / 90

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 IV. Clarification of Biblical Passages Which Appear to Support the Doctrine of
Absolute Predestination / 91

7 Christology 193

I. The Value of a Person Who Fulfills the Purpose of the Creation /93
II. Jesus and the Person Who Fulfills the Purpose of the Creation / 94
A. J esus a nd a Perfect Pe rson / 94
B. ls Jesus God ? / 96
C. J esus and Fallen Man / 97
III. Rebirth and Trinity / 97
A. The Mea nin gofRebirth / 97
B . The Mean ingofthe Trinity / 98

8 Overview of the Principles of Restoration 1101

I. History from the Viewpoint of the Dispensation for Restoration / 101

A. Fa lle n Man is the Womb of Good a nd Evil / I 02
B. The Struggle be t" een Good and Evil-The Hidden Dimension o f
Hi story / I 02
C. The Cause of the Developme nt and Progress of Hi story / 104
II. The Principles of Restoration / I 05
A. The Dis pe nsati on for Res toration a nd the Messia h / 105
B. Restora tio n through Indemn ity / I 06
C. The Foundation for the Messia h / I 08
I. The Founda tion ofFait h / 109
2. The Foundati on o f Substance / I 09
D . The Cen tra l and Perip he ra l Histories in t he Dispensa tion fur
Res to ra t ion / 11 I
III. The Course of God's Dispensation for Restoration / 113

9 Adam's Family in the Dispensation for Restoration 1111

I. The Foundation of Faith / 117
A. Se para tion for the Offe ring / 117
8 . The Second Son in God 's Dis pe nsation / 11 8

II. The Foundation of Substance / 119

II I. The Founda lion for the Messiah / 121

10 Noah's Family in the Dispensation for Restoration 1123

I. Foundation of Faith / 123

A. The Ce ntra l Person for Restoring the Founda tion of Faith / 123
B . The Requi red Offering in Restorin g the Foundation of Faith / 124
 II. Foundation of Substance / 125

11. Abraham's Family in the Dispensation for Restoration 1 129

I. Foundation of Faith / 129

A. The Central Person for Restoring the Foundation of Faith / 129
8. The Required Offer ing in Restori ng the Founda tion of Faith / 130
I . The Symbolic Offering / 130
2. Abraham's Offering of fsaac / 132
II. Foundation of Faith Centered on Isaac / 134
A. The Cent ra l Person for Res toring the Foundation of Faith / 134
B. The Required Offering in Restoring the Foundation ofFaith / 134
III. The Foundation of Substance / 134
A. The Origin of the Chosen Peop le / 137
8 . The Foundation for the Messia h / 138

12 Moses in the Dispensation for Restoration 1 141

I. God Uses a Model Course in his Dispensation / 141

The Reason for Es ta blish ing the Model Course/ 14 1
II. Moses' and Jesus' Courses Followed the Pa ttern of Jacob 's Course / 142
Ill. The Dispensation for Restora tion Centered on Moses / 144
A. OverviewoftheDi spensation / 145
I . The Foundation of Fa ith / 145
a. The cen tra l pe rson for restori ng the Founda tion of Fa ith / 145
b . The Requ ired Offering for the Foundat ion of Faith / 145
2. The Foundation of Subs tance / 146
3. The Foundat ion for the Messiah / 146
B. The Firs t Course of the National Restoration of Canaan / 147
C. The Second Course of the National Restora tion of Canaan / 148
I. The Founda tion of Faith and the Founda tion of Substance / 148
2. The Tabernacle in the Dispensat ion for Restora tion / 149
a. The significance of the tab le ts and the ark of the covenant / I SO
(i) The signi fi cance of the ta blets / 1. 50
(i i) The significance of the tabernacl e / l 50
(iii) The s truc ture of the tabernacle / 15 1
b . The purpose of the dispensation " ·ith the tab lets of s tone a nd the
tabernacle / 151
c. The Foundat ion for the Tabernacle / 152
(i) The firs t Foundation for the Tabernac le / 152
(ii) The second Founda tion for the Tabernacle / 152
D. Thc Thi rdCourseof the Nat ional Restorati onof Canaan / 154
I. The Foundation of Fa ith / 154
2. The Founda tion of Subs tance / 154
a. The Founda tion of Subs tance cente red on Moses / 154
b. The Foundation of Subs tance cen tered on Jo hua / 155

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l3 Jesus in the Dispensation for Restoration 1 159

I. The First Course of the World-Wide Restoration of Canaan / 159

A. The Founda tio n of Fa it h / 159
l . T he Centra l Person fo r Restoring t he Fou nda ti on offaith I 159
2. The Req uired Offering for Restoring the Found at ion of Fai th / 160
B . Thc Fo und a tio n o fSu bs ta nce/ 160
1. The Central Per son for the Fou nda tio n of Substa nce / 160
2. Estab lis hin g the Founda tion o f Substance I 16 l
C. The Fo undation for the Messiah / 16 1
II. The Second Course of the World-Wide Restoration of Canaan / 162
A. The founda tion offa ith / 16 2
1. The Cen tra l Person Fm· Res to rin g the Fo un dat ion o f Faith-Jesus Succeeds
to the Mi ssio n of John the Bap tist/ 162
2. The Req ui red Offering fo r Res to ri ng t he Fou ndat io n of Fa ith / 163
3. Sa tan's Th rec Tempta tions / 163
a. The firs t temptat ion / 164
b. The second tem p ta ti on I J 65
c. The third tem p tat io n / 166
B. The Founda tio n of Subs tance / 167
III. The Third Course of the World-Wide Restoration of Canaan / 168
A. The S piritual Cou rse o f th e World-wide Restorat ion of Canaan Centered on
J esus/ 168
l. The SpirituaJFounda ti on ofFa ith / 169
2. The Spiri t ual Founda ti on of Substance / 170
3. The Spiritual Founda ti on for the Messiah / 171
B. The Subs ta ntia l Course o f th e Wo rl d-w ide Res torat ion of Canaan Centered on
Lord o f the Second Coming / 172

14 Dispensational Time-Identity111s
I. Indemnity Conditions and Dispensational Time-Identity / 175

II. Division of the Dispensational Ages Based on Time-Identity / I 76

A. Divis io n of th e Ages / 176
B. The Pa ra lle ls Amo ng the Dispensati ona l Ages / 177
I . The Period of Sl avery in Eygp t and the Period of Persecu tion in the Roman
Empire / 178
2. The Perio d of th e Judges and th e Period of the Christian Churches unde r the
Pa t r ia rc ha l System / 179
3. The Period o f the United Kingdom and the Period o f t he Christia n Kingdom / 179
4 . The Peri od of t he Di vided Ki ngdoms of North and Sout h and the Period of
the Divided Kingdo m s of Eas t a nd Wes t / 180
5. The Peri od ofJewis h Capti vit:v a nd Re turn a nd th e Period o f Papa l
Capti vity a nd Re turn / 18 1
6. The Perio d of Prepara ti o n for t he Mess iah and t he Per iod of Prepara tion fo r
th e Second Coming / 182
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I. The Period of the Reforma tion / 185

A. T he Renaissance / 185
B. The Reformation / l 86
II . The Period of Conflict be tween Re ligion and Philosophies / 187
A. TheCain-t_vpcVicwoflifo / 187
8 . ThcAbel-typeVicwofLifc / 188

Ill. The Period of the Ma turing of Political Structure, Economy, and Ideology / 190
A. The Develo pme nt of Mod ern Po lit ical S ys te m / 190
B. The Industrial R evolut ion a nd t he Ma turin g of the Economy / 192
C. The S tages of Revoluti on in Po litics, Economy, lckolog_v, and Reli gio n / 192
IV. The World Wars / 194
A. The Dispcns ati o nal Cau cs of the World Wars / 194
B. The Firs t World Wa,-/ 195
C. The Second World War / 196
D. The Third Worl d Wa r / 197

16 The Second Coming 1199

I. How Will Christ Come Again? / 199

A. Lesson s Based on th e S econd Comi ng of Elijah / 199
B. Lessons Based on the Firs t Coming o f Chris t / 200
C. The S econd Com ing of Christ Ta kes Place bv hi · Birth on Earth / 20 I
D. The Pri nc ip le Point ofVit:w / 203
E. The Meaning o f t he Clo ud s / 204

II. When Will Christ Come Again? / 205

II I. Where Will Christ Come Aga in?/ 207
Jesus' Age and the Present Age from the St an dpoin t ofTim e-l d en tity / 212

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Introduction

We arc enteri ng a new age. We are li ving in a time of rapid

transition ; ye t, for a ll the changes that are taking place in
individua ls and families, in society, in th e nations , and in the
world, many worry about the direc tion that these changes an:
taking and feel th a t there is s till some fundamental change
needed .
The Principle'', whic h is outlined in this volume, is a
vision and a g uide that offers hope to those who want to find
th e essence of life and li ve ri ghteously. All of us ha ve at some
time asked fundamental questions about God , oursel ves, and
the world . We have a lso often wondered what our futures
would be. Such ques tions arc com mon to everyone. However,
the answers that have bee n given often ha ve been inadequate.
In answering these questions, we need to think of them from a
new perspecti ve that will give us answers we can a ll be satis-
fied with . Owline of The Prin ciple is directed toward this
purpose .
The Principle is the teaching re vealed by God to the Rev-
erend Sun Myung Moon . Reverend Moon <lid not s tudy theolo-
gy or philosophy in school or with any teacher. God chose him
lo ex press His Will. Ye t, revelation from God does not rus h
down easi ly, like wa ter over a waterfall, nor is it give n all a t
once. There a rc certain s tages in its unfolding, and a proper
response by ma n is essentia l for that unfolding to proceed.
Sun Myung Moon was firs t called bv God when he was
sixteen years old . He then wandered through the invisible
(spirit) world , whi ch is th e world of cause, seeking to solve a ll
of the fundamental questions abou t life and the universe. He

* Whe n printed in roman type, 'The Principle' refers Lo the revelation

received by the Revere nd Sun Myun g Moo n.(See a lso the footnote
on page 29.)
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had LO overcome tre mendous obs tacles in the s pirit world . In

search or the truth , he walked a path of suffering and fought a
bloody ba ttle agains t the fo rce of Sa ta n . Only God rea ll y
knows the kind of path he travelled . He freely communica ted
with Jc us and the saints in Pa ra dise. In his spiritua l com-
munication with God , Sun Myung Moon received revela tion
concerning the fundamenta l a pects of God 's Will for ma n's
life .
In order to systemati:te and teach this knowledge, he
spent countless hours in prayer a nd in study of the Bib le . In
1950, he began to tea ch form a ll y the mos t importa nt pa rts of
The Principle to his disciple!>. However, much of The Principle
rece ived by Reverend Moon is still unpublis hed . More of The
Princ ipl e reve la tion will be released according to the progrc s
of the dispe nsation and the development of the founda tion on
earth .
Two texts, titled Wal-Ii Hae-sul [Expla nation of The Prin-
ciple] (Seoul , Korea: Segyc Kidokyo Tongil Shillyong Hyop-
hwe , 1957; untrans la ted) and Wol-li Kang-ran [Discou rse on
The Princ iple) (Seoul , Korea: Segye Kidokyo Tongil Shillyong
Hyophwe , 1966; publis hed in Eng lis h as Divine Principle,
Was hington, D.C.: HSA-UWC, 1973) have been used as the
officia l doctrine of the Unifi cation Churc h . They were written
by Hyo Won Eu , the firs t p resident of the Korea n Unifica tion
Churc h , who served Reverend Moon in the early years of his
minis try and was taught directl y by him .
At Reverend Moon 's request , thi seri es, Owli11e a( The
Principle, is be ing written , based on Wal-Ii Kang-ra n , to help
readers unders ta nd The Principle and to be used as a lecture
outline. I* have s tudied a nd lectured on The Pr inciple fo r over
twenty yea rs under the guida nce of Reverend Moon . ever-
theless I s till lack a comple te unders ta nding of The Princ iple
and the ability to pe rfectly express it. Not wanting to lessen
the precious value of The Pr inciple itself. I have written this
book with prayer. If there is a ny confusion in the expression of
The Princ iple , it is m y res pons ibility a lone.
According to The Princ ipl e, God is the origin of love a nd
h eart. God 's mo tive in crea ting is to realize his idea l of love-to
reali ze his ideal of love is the Purpose of the Creation. In the
world where God 's idea l is rca li.£1.:d , ma n a nd a ll things a rc to
live in ha ppiness a nd harmony, with God ' love as the source
of their life a nd ha ppine s. The world where the sphere of
God's idea l love is comple te is the Kingdom of Heaven . God
created man on earth, not in hea ven . God 's ideal when real -
ized on earth is thus called the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.
Man is to live in God 's kin gdom on earth , and then his spirit

* Thi s text was wrinen in Korean by Chung Hwan Kwak.

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self is to enter God's kingdom in the spirit world, where he will

live for eternity (the relations hip between these two worlds is
similar to that between the mind and the body in human
beings). The Kingdom of Heaven is the place where an indi-
vidual who has completely experienced God's love lives hap-
pi ly for eternity in an ideal relationship of love w ith God and
other people.
In God's ideal world of love , there cannot be any sin ,
unrighteousness, injustice , or restraint. However, the first
man and woman did not fulfil l their respons ibility, and as a Fallen Ideal
result, they did not perfect themselves, and they left the realm World World
of God's love. This was the Fall, a nd its resu lt was that sin and Hell Heaven
evil entered the world, and Hell , which is the realm outside
God 's love, came to exist.
Could God abandon this world, full of sin , unrighteous-
ness, and suffering? No; he could never do so. As he said in
Isaiah 46 :11, " 'I have spoken, and I wi ll bring it to pass; I have
purposed and I will do i1: "God will restore man to be as He
promised in the blessings that He gave after man's creation
(Gen 1:28). So God's dispensation for sa lvation is the Dispen-
sation for Res toration , in which he will estab lish the ideal
kingdom of love , which was his original Purpose for the Crea-
tion.
God is a living and active God. Both throughout his tory
and in the minds of people, God 's active providence has left its
mark. Then, what of man, the object of this living God 's dis-
pensation ; what has man been like throughout history? At
each stage in his tory, God has had to deal with man according
to man 's spiritual state and inte llectua l level. Has man a lways
remained the same internally, or h as he been progressing and
constantly improvin g? If man had not fallen, he would have
reflected God's charac ter (Jn 14 :20) and perfection (Mt 5:48),
and thus God would have been ab le to relate to him directly.
However, Adam and Eve fell and became embodiments of sin
and evil ins tead of becoming the persons that God had origin-
ally envis ioned . If we were to speak of how man's spirituality
and intellect were affected by this sta te of separa tion a nd fall,
we could say that they were reduced to a very base s tale .
Through God's Dispensa tion for Restoration , the spir-
ituality and inte llect of fallen people have gradually de-
veloped. As man 's spiritual and inte ll ectual levels have de-
veloped in each age, God has been able to revise accordingly
the means of educating peop le and re lating to them . For ex-
ample, in Abraham 's time, when man's s pirituality and intel-
lect were extremely low, God had to have people come closer
to him through the offering of sacrifices. The people of that
time were too immature to respond to laws and command- Abraham Moses Jesus (Jn16:25)
ments. Several hundred years later, a t the time of Moses, God
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ca rried o ut the dis pensatio n through the Law. At Jesus' ti me,

ins tead of repeating the same dispensation through laws or
comma ndments, God worked in a new way to bring the people
closer to him, by giving the Gospe l, on a level appropriate for
the spiritua lity of the people of that age.
The fac t tha t the Jewish people, who so devoutly believed
in God , did not recogni ze his son, Jesus, as the savior is a
crucia l point in the Dis pensa tion fo r Restoration. Why we re
they unable to recogni ze h im? In tha t age , the people oflsrae l
followed God through obedience to laws, bu t then God began
to approach the people through Jesus hi mself. by means of the
new dispensatio n of the Gospel. In light of these his torical
fac ts, we can see tha t as man's spiritua lity and intellect de-
velop , God has a lways adop ted a correspondingly developed
method to reach ma n. The o bjects of th e liv ing God and his
dispensation a re not like fossils, bu t rather are persons who
ar e very much a live a nd active.
Then , who is the presen t focus of God's dispensatio n? It is
no t the peop le of J esus' time, nor the people of Moses' age, nor
primiti ve m an s till fu rther back. It is contemporary man,
li ving here a nd now. Ye t we cannot deny tha t today most
young people are no t interested in the churches and tha t
people in general are turn ing away from them . The r a tional
and scientific emphasis of people today demands a clearer
a nd deeper understa nd ing of the truth and an exp lanation of
the seeming contradic tions in rel igious teac hings and prac-
tices before they will take up a r eligious way of life. As we have
seen in God 's his torical process ofrestoration, God is alive and
working, so we can know that God will definitely give man a
new expression of the truth, one that can lead the people of
this age to salva tio n a nd a new age.
Today, ma ny d ifficult ques tions arise during a n examina-
tion of the Bi ble. For example, w hat is the proper re lationship
of God , Jesus, and m a n ; what is the correct understandi ng of
resurrection a nd the Last Days; why must J esus re turn; and
when and how w ill he re turn? Answers to a ll of these have
been given in parab les and symbols but they have ye t to be
clearly ex pla ined.
We r ead in John 16:25 that Jesus sa id ," 'I have said this to
you in figures; the ho ur is coming when I shall no longer speak
to you in figu res but tell you p la inly of the Fa ther.' " In John
16: 12,13 we r ead tha t he a lso said," 'I have yet m any things to
say to you , but you cannot bear them now. When the Spiri t of
truth com es, he w ill guide you into a ll the truth ; fo r he will not
speak on his own a ut hority, but w hatever he hears he will
speak, a nd h e w ill declare to you the thi ngs tha t a re to com e.' "
And in Revelation 10:11 we read , " 'You m ust again prophesy
a bout ma ny peoples a nd nations and tong ues and kings.' " ·
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Each of these passages indica tes that in the Last Days a new
expression of the truth w ill be given .
However, since it will be a new reve lation, there wi ll be
some aspects which m ay not be understood in lig ht of conven-
tiona l doc trine or tradition. For example , even though Jes us'
teachings were based on the Old Testame nt, the peopl e of his
time were bound to s uch a litera l interpre tation of the Old
Testamen t that they could not understand Jesus. It was for
this reason tha t J esus said ,"' ... new wine must be put into
fresh wineskins' " (Lk 5:38); he was teaching them that they
had to make them selves new if they were to receive th e new
words.
We know tha t God worked through Noah a nd Abraham
and we know tha t God spo ke through Moses an d Jesus. Is the
same God, who is a li ve today, unable to give a new revela ti on ?
The Church does not need another human interpretation of
the Bible. Wha t matters is how God interprets it a nd tha t we
fulfill his Will by Ii ving it.
There is another reason that mankind needs a new, deeper
expression of truth . We can clearl y see the rapid collapse of
modern civilization a nd of orde r in society with no satisfac-
tory replacement in sight. A feeling of emptiness, lone liness,
and discontent h as led to despair, confus ion , self-indul ge nce,
and alcohol and drug abuse. Confusion throughout society
a bout s ta nda rds of value and conduc t has caused the s trong
trend toward egoism, a nd accompanying it, the breakdown of
the fami ly and the ra pid increases in crime, juvenile delin-
quency, and a ll kinds of immorali ty, which are unsettling the
foundations of society and caus ing a loss of hope in the fut ure.
Violence a nd war, which are prevalent , and rac is m, the un-
equa l distribution of wealth , the impotence of the world reli-
gions in lead ing the modern age, and the expansio n of a theis-
tic Communism a ll reinforce the doubts a bout the pros pects
for modern c iviliza tion. None of these crises can be comple te-
ly or even parti a ll y solved in an ins tant. A fundamental and
eternal solution is needed . Since God is a live, he will de finite-
ly save mankind from these crises th rough a new and r evolu-
tiona ry approach.
The key to trul y solving or eliminating any of these prob-
le ms is knowing a nd understa nding their causes. It is because
the causes ha ve never been fully unders tood tha t these prob-
lems have never been eliminated. The Principle expl a ins these
causes and then presents clear and pract ical solutio ns that
through educa tion make it possible for the individua l a nd the
family (which are the core of human society) to free ly a nd
happily a lter the ir life styles.
To fallen man, knowl edge is intellectual and spiritual
renewa l; ignorance is death and destruction. No aes thetic
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sentiments can come from ignorance, nor can w ill o r hope

flo urish in it. And ignorance and mis understanding of God
cause men to turn away from God and to despair. The Princi-
ple no t onl y s hows tha t God exis ts , but also ex plains the
original Heart of God and th e de tails of his dispensat ion as
revealed in his torv.
Moreover, it fos te rs a change of character fo r those w ho
sincere ly want to find God through a spiritual ex perience wit h
the Holy Spirit . The more we experience the true love of God
throug h The Princ iple, the more we experience our own re-
creati o n. Furtherm ore, we arc able to deve lo p gen ui ne a nd
s incere human rel a tions hips with others.
Throug h develo pmen ts in the means of co mmu nication
an d trave l and throug h trade and cu ltura l exchanges, the
world has bee n draw n extern a ll y so close togethe r tha t now
each nation d irec tly or indirect ly in fluences a ll o th e rs.
However, the bas ic conten t of h uma n re lationsh ips is s till
di strus t and hate based on sc lf-centercdness a nd mutual lack
of concern. In o ther words, des p iLe the externa l tre nd toward a
one-worl d commun it v, unit~, and harmon~1 in the tru est sense
are not present. And God's love alone can make the m possible .
T he Principle teaches that the famil y is the basic uni t
needed for the rea liza tion of God 's love. The Princip le a lso
a ffirm s tha t o nl y throug h establis hing order in the home ca n
love be pla nted in the dry heart of modern man, and on ly the n
can a true rela tionsh ip be establ ished be tween husband a nd
wife, between pa ren ts a nd chi ldre n, amo ng brothers and sis-
ters, a nd a mon g nei ghbors. T he love bet ween an ideal hus-
band and w ife is the fundamenta l cond ition for the hap piness
of huma n beings. Only w hen there is s uc h love between par-
ents w ill children be a ble to unders tand and experience ideal
love from the ir parents.
God 's o ri gina l ideal is for human beings to love God as
th eir parent a nd live in brotherhood as one ex tended fami lv.
The Pri nciple is a g uide to the awaken ing of man's o rig ina l
lo ve an d to the res to rin g of th e origina l huma n re lationshi ps
that will create a one-famil y worl d society.
The Princ iple a lso leads to un ification o r th e internal
truths, w hich religion has sought, a nd the external tru ths,
wh ich science has soug ht. T he n:ason that The Pr inc iple is
able to ac hieve thi s unifica tion is th a t whe ther one is con -
cerned with ma n 's inner life or the cosmos, ma n 's effort to find
truth in God's Crea tion is rela ted to God , whatever the disc i-
pline or a pproach.
Furt hermo re, The Princ iple wi ll prevail over th<: com-
munis t ideo logy, w hich de nies God, and it will end the last
ideo logical battle of hi story w ith a vic tory for God's s ide .
Completion of th e dispensa tion for sa lva tion wil l incl ude the
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res tora tion of people unde r comm unist regimes. Th e_v a lso are
to becom e individuals w ith perfec t c harac ter b_v m ean s of
God's love an d new words.
According tu The Princi ple, a ll re ligions th roughout his-
tory which have sought and urged a conscie ntious way of life
direc tly or indirec tl y ca me LU exis t b_v vi rtue o f God's Will. It is
true that today Chris ti a nity plays a ce ntra l role in fulfillin g
the ove ra ll p urpose of God 's di s pe nsa t io n . However. God has
led people of other nations by establishi ng reli g ion uitcd to
their particula r ti me a nd e n vironme nt in order to prepare
them to receive th e Messiah in the future. As J ohn 3: 16 sa:·s,
" ' For God so loved the world that he gave his un i: · Son, that
11•'1oever believes in him should no t peri h b ut have eterna l
life'" (e mphasis added). Go d send s the Mc!)siah nut o nl:· fur
Christ ians, but fu r a ll mankind .
The revelatio n that God gave to Sun Myu ng Moon was
giv<.: n quie tl _v in the East, but it has g iven men and womrn
throug hout the world, especiall y young people, new happi-
ness and new hope, and it has g iven them life in the de pth of
the ir hea rts. Young people fro m m ore th a n o ne hundred twen -
ty nat ions, with differe nt s kin colors, cultu ra l background~ .
an d life st:·les have all take n up thi s new life and have found
new mean ing a nd fo llow God's Will w ith a new passion. He re,
we introdu ce an out line of The Princ iple , which has the vi ta l-
it_v to deep!:· move th e huma n mind and s pi r it a nd LU trans-
form a searching individual inLU a person of new c haracter
centered on God.