Date 04-18-92 08:03:00 From Terry Blount To Gary Johnson Subject GOD TOLD ME GJ> Terry, what I beleive is found in the Bible. That is the EXACT same thing the scribes and pharisees said to Jesus when they accused him of breaking the laws of Moses. You are doing EXACTLY what they did. GJ> And the scribes GJ> and pharisees were the ones who kept adding to the law of Moses GJ> (Found in the Bible) and they made THEIR additions MORE GJ> important THAN the Law of Moses.So I have a hard time seeing GJ> what your point is here. Points like the rapture theory, trinity, failure to recognize the fall of man involved sin of a sexual nature. AND MOST important of all, failing to recognize man's portion of responsibility. GJ> And tell me Terry, WHAT is MORE sound GJ> than the Doctrine taught in the Bible? It is MUCH MORE sound to have God's view and interpret the doctrines correctly. That is why Jesus appeared to Rev. Moon and gave him several revelations. GJ> From my perspective GJ> NOTHING is more sound than what is taught in the scripture. Do GJ> you agree with this? Yes, I agree that the mistranslation of doctrines taught in scripture is the reason Christianity is divided and powerless. We don't need another human interpretation. We need a revelation from God to straighten out this mess. That is why Jesus appeared to Rev. Moon. Until you pray you will not understand what I'm telling you. GJ> Whoah we are not talking about what I beleive. What we are GJ> talking about is what appears to be an attack on Biblical GJ> doctrine. I stand on what the Bible teaches, not what is newest GJ> doctrine. That attitude and excuse was EXACTLY the same one that was used by the people who MURDERED Jesus. You would have joined those who MURDER Christ had you been there 2,000 years ago. GJ> And as far as the work of Christ on the cross, I believe itit is GJ> God's will that all men be SAVED from punishment, and that GJ> Christ, through his work, through his blood being shed GJ> accomplished just that. He took on the full brunt GJ> of God's righteous wrath, that whoever would believe in Jesus GJ> Christ and accept him as Lord and Saviour WILL be saved. That's nice but where do you stand on the issue of MURDERING him. Are you a Christ KILLER too? I firmly believe you would have supported the crucifixion of Christ. Jesus Christ came in 1935 and anointed Rev. Moon with a mission to carry out his work and establish the kingdom of God on earth and thus far you have only opposed Jesus' appointee. How do you reckon Jesus feels about you now? LUK 13:27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. GJ> And why should I pray on something I already know to be true. Ahhh haaa ! There it is right there. You think you already know... the famous last words... the most dangerous last words and attitude the world has seen. You presume to second guess God. You SHOULD read the scripture and believe it: MAT 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. MAL 4:1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. GJ> Something that GJ> the Holy Spirit has Already made abundantly clear to me? That GJ> would be like praying to God about whether polygamy was right? GJ> It is obvious to me that the Bible is the truth, and I believe GJ> the truth. The question between us has NEVER been involved the truthfulness of the Bible, it has ALWAYS been about your interpretation of the Bible. That is where the problem lies. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-18-92 12:47:00 From Terry Blount To Carla Rygula Subject GOOD NEWS! CR> > Give me a break. No one believes you are cruel and heartless CR> > because CR> > you are obeying God's law, we believe you are misguide CR> CR> CR> Since when were you given authority to speak for others The same day when you were given authority to say: "CR> Often times people imagine that Jehovah's Witnesses are cruel" CR> Little do they know that we DO accept transfusions. I give you credit to be big enough to admit your mistake and change... welcome into the fold on this matter. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-18-92 12:51:00 From Terry Blount To Mike Barefield Subject HEAVEN MB> The third heaven is an actual place. It is not just the earths MB> atmosphere or "space". It is described in many places in the MB> Bible. I will list a few. Thanks. The third heaven is not a planet, it is a realm of the spiritual world, like paradise is a level and hell is a level. You don't understand that your spirit grows and develops according to the vitality elements it receives from your physical body. When you lose your physical body you are stuck at that level and you enter the spiritual world at that level -- with NO quantum leap to another level, UP or DOWN. You have much to learn about the spiritual world and so do I. If we are close minded, we won't learn. MB> How art thou fallen from HEAVEN, O Lucifer, son of the morning! MB> How art thou cut down to the ground, chich didst weaken the MB> nations. For thou has said in thine hear, I will ascend into MB> HEAVEN, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. I will MB> sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the "sides of MB> the north". This is a typical example of how the Bible uses earth and heaven to connote living either in the presence or absence of God's love. Earth, and waters is symbolic for the fallen world, while Heaven and clouds are symbolic for the purified, resurrected world. MB> Terry, Heaven is a planet. When God made Heaven and Earth He MB> made them the same - planets. There was no Heaven until He MB> created it. And His entire creation is after the same pattern. MB> The old and new testament are full of passages, showing that the MB> earth is a "pattern" of the heavenly original. If this is true then we don't need Jesus to take us to heaven, we can get there through science and technology. Do you really think we can get into a spaceship and fly there? Maybe you do? How much have you been watching Star Trek? Such a concept is highly illogical because even if we changed our location and went there we would still fight, quarrel and sin. Heaven is not a planet it is a state of existence where the hearts of individuals and families have been restored. It is a realm of existence where people experience the true love of God. God's love can be experienced just as deeply here on planet earth as it can anywhere in the solar system. We need to give and receive true love. We can get there by going to the Moon --- Rev. Moon that is. > Think about it. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-18-92 13:18:00 From Terry Blount To Lord Loki Subject Mind-Control and LogLo LL> Obviously, I hit a "nerve", Terry because I was not specifically LL> referring to your "cult"! But, since you fired back... Looks like I was the one who hit the nerve! I just commented on your message to all to give you another view to think about... then you blew up. If you don't like folks to respond to your messages it may be wise to keep them on your own drive... cause when they hit mine they are fair game! ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-18-92 13:30:00 From Terry Blount To John Williams Subject QUALIFICATION TO BE BE B JW> You are secure in your belief that you will go to heaven. You don't understand my faith. When we die we go to the same level of spiritual world as the level of maturity we have attained during out life on earth. I don't claim to be so high. JW> If rev. Moon suits you, fine by me. But don't tell me JW> "okay, I have mine, go get yours, you swine." Just relax. Your imagination is running away. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-18-92 13:51:00 From Terry Blount To Mike Barefield Subject QUALIFICATION TO TO B MB> None. Jesus didn't tell him, Satan did. Jesus would have been MB> lying, not longer sinless, no longer a valid savior. MAT 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard [it], they said, This [fellow] doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. MAR 3:22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. MB> Terry, God didn't change is mind and set up Moon. Satan set up MB> Moon. I am sorry if it sounds harsh. But you need the truth. Well it is strange that two people can have such an opposite opinion about someone. Either Rev. Moon is of God or of the devil. I can remember the last time people were so divided. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-19-92 09:29:00 From Terry Blount To John Williams Subject God told me JW> No, Terry. Just because God "allows" me to have an opinion JW> doesn't make it correct. Well, see there, you learned something from a Moonie. Until now it appeared that you thought you were correct about everything in the world. JW> I am just allowed to make an opinion. JW> If you could clear that red JW> haze over your eyes and read you would see that. Since you realize you may not ALWAYS be correct you may want to re- evaluate that statement. JW> On a spiritual level, of course. You writing is usually laced JW> with threats about what will happen to those who do not follow JW> Rev. Moon, what will happen to those who scoff at Rev. Moon. Can you possibly dream up a scenario worse than rejecting the second coming of Christ? That is the #1 thing every Christian should be praying to avoid. Thinking one knows it all is EXACTLY the same kind of excuse the people have who nailed Jesus Christ to the cross. JW> And you yourself are an JW> insulting person, especialy when one is trying to discuss JW> something. If you and I were not fervent, ardent and excited about our beliefs we would be outside playing frezby... or something. Being zealous is my only crime. If you perceive it to be insulting, I probably need to tone it down. But if I did not rile you up you would not be responding now. JW> What I write is only responded JW> to by hate and sarcasam. Once again, I see you as a JW> representitive of Rev. JW> Moon's crown, and my attitude of them iis formed through you. JW> You are not forming a good one. Well go to the Unification Church and find a hero. Right now I'm probably the only avenue you have to find the truth about Rev. Moon. You can kill the messenger because you don't like his breath or you can get the news. It is easy to find fault in me but will that benefit you? MAT 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-19-92 09:51:00 From Terry Blount To Nick Diprima Subject GREETINGS ND> Terry, the name written on the white stone referred to in D&C ND> 130:11 is the ND> heavenly name of the person who recieves it, not another name ND> for another Christ (SMM). How can you be sure about that? You should be looking forward to such an event: NE2 20:26 And the Lord of Hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; and as his rod was upon the sea so sha ll he lift it up after the manner of Egypt. And it shall come to pass in that day that his burden shall be taken a way from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. Maybe you should have a talk with your leader? D&C 68:21 But, by virtue of the decree concerning their right of the priesthood descending from father to son, they may claim their anointing if at any time they can prove their lineage, or do ascertain it by revelation from the Lord under the hands of the above named Presidency. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-19-92 10:02:00 From Terry Blount To Nick Diprima Subject WITNESSING ND> Terry, I am concerned about something. When you say that ND> the body of Jesus ND> Christ was taken away by a cloud of unbelievers. I don't think I said that. Maybe someone is entering messages under my name? That is not my position. I believe that Jesus' PHYSICAL body as taken care of by his FOLLOWERS. It was Jesus' immortal spiritual body that was appearing during the 40 days after his crucifixion. ND> So are you ND> saying that the ressurected body of Jesus Christ could die? The spiritual body of no man or woman can die. The spirit in in the image of God... ETERNAL. The question we should be concerned about is the development of our spiritual man. Can we follow Jesus example and mature our spirit man or shall we go the way of the world and cause it to be polluted and deformed in to a hideous creature? Those are the options. And that is what we will be living with for a very long time once we pass from this world. ND> I would never take the life of any man, including Sun Myung ND> Moon, but has he taught that he had an immortal body? Of course, ND> the next question is optional pertaining to the answer of the ND> 1st two. How many times did Jesus die? Jesus' physical body was killed once. His spiritual body was never killed. It is impossible to kill one's spiritual body. BUT the Bible often talks of spiritual death because living in the absence of God's love is a state of spiritual death. Life and death in Biblical terms can be confusing. Sometimes death can mean physical death and other times death can mean living outside the realm of God's love and dominion. Jesus said people attending the funeral were dead: LUK 9:60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. You need the foundation of the principles of creation to understand my views on this sprit/flesh subject. Let me post you about 3 or 4 messages and you read them carefully and ask questions or explain how your views differ. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-19-92 10:16:00 From Terry Blount To Nick Diprima Subject WITNESSING ND> Terry, I am concerned about something. The Spiritual World It is very important for our life of faith that we correctly understand the issues concerning life after death and man's spirit self. Let us examine these questions: Does man have a spirit self? If so, what does it look like? What is the spirit world like? What is the relationship of the spirit world to the physical world? What principles govern the spirit world? Much information is being collected these days in relation to the spirit world. However, it does not seem possible to explain systematically or to understand clearly these apparently complex phenomena. As a result, the important questions mentioned above have confused and even dismayed many people, and this has affected their religious lives. Some logical explanation is necessary for the many descriptions of a spirit world that appear in the Bible, such as the three stages of the spirit world mentioned in 2 Corinthians 12:2, the appearance of Moses and Elijah with Jesus on the mount of the Transfiguration, and the many examples concerning heaven that are recorded in the Book of Revelation. The Creation is not composed of only the Visible Substantial World, which may be compared with the human body; it also consists of the Invisible Substantial World, which may be compared with the human mind. We can understand the relationship between these two worlds by considering the relationship between mind and body. Our physical body is limited by time; it cannot transcend the present moment. Our physical body is limited by time; it cannot transcend the present moment. Our physical body is a being of the moment; it eventually becomes old and returns to the soil. Our mind is not limited by time; no barrier of time can stop it. It can freely reflect on the past and long for the future, if it wishes to do so; it is eternal. The physical body is also limited by space. It occupies a specific place at each moment and cannot be in another place at the same time. The mind, however, is not limited by space. The mind does not leave any visible traces in the world of space and can exist in any place, if it desires to. The mind is so limitless that it can embrace the universe, if it expands its dimensions. So, man consists of a body, which is limited and transitory, and a mind which is limitless and eternal. The sphere of action for the limited, transitory body is the Visible Substantial World, and the sphere of action for the limitless, eternal mind is the Invisible Substantial World. Just as man's mind is subject and motivator of the body, the Invisible Substantial World is subject and motivator of the Visible Substantial World (Heb 8:5). The Position of Man in the Cosmos The what is man's relationship to these two worlds? In Genesis 2:7, it says, "...the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground..." which means that God created man's physical self with the basic elements of the Visible Substantial World. That God "...breathed into his nostrils the breath of life" (Gen 2:7) means that he fashion man's spirit out of the basic elements of the spirit world to form what in The Principle is called the spirit self. The position of man in the cosmos is as follows. First of all God planned man as the microcosm of the cosmos. God created the cosmos first, but he created it based on the pattern of the Internal Chatacter and the External Form of the ideal human being, whom he planned to create later. Man's spirit self is an encapsulation of the Invisible Substantial World, and his physical body is an encapsulation of the Visible Substantial World. God mad man as the microcosm of both the Invisible and the Visible Substantial Worlds. So man is called a microcosm. Secondly, God created man to be the ruler of both realms of the cosmos (Gen 1:28, 1 Cor 6:3). To put it another way, God created man's physical self from the elements that make up the physical world and gave man dominion over the physical world through his five physical senses. Similarly, God created the spirit self from the elements that make up the spirit world and gave man dominion over the spirit world through his five spiritual senses. Man was originally created with two sets of five senses, one for the physical self and the other for the spirit self. As a result of the Fall, man's five spiritual senses became dulled and man became unable to perceive the spirit world, which can be perceived only by the spirit mind and spirit body. Those whose spiritual senses have been restored by God's grace and a religious life can experience this world, either partially or completely (the Book of Revelation, 2 Cor 12:2, the Transfiguration (Mt 17:2)). Thirdly, God created man to be the medium of interaction and the center for the harmony of the Creation. The spirit world and physical world cannot communicate directly with each other. When man's physical self and spirit self become one through Give and Take Action, the physical world and the spirit world can communicate with one another through man. From what has been said above, we can summarize man's position in the Creation as follow: man is the microcosm of the spirit world and the physical world; he was created to be the ruler of these two worlds; and he is the center for the harmony of these two worlds. However because of man's Fall, the Creation lost its ruler and center of harmony, Thus, ...the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God;...because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now.... (Rom 8:19-23) ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-19-92 10:17:00 From Terry Blount To Nick Diprima Subject WITNESSING ND> Terry, I am concerned about something. The Relationship between the Spirit Self and the Physical Self The physical self consists of the physical mind and the physical body. The physical mind is the subject part of the physical self, controlling the physiological functions of existence, reproduction, and action. Thus the physical mind is similar to an animal's instinct, manifesting such desires as the desire for nourishment and the desire for reproduction. The physical body consists of various organs, muscles, and bones. In order for man's physical self to grow in good health, it must take in air and sunlight, which are nutrients of a Positive nature, and also take in various foods and water which are nutrients of a Negative nature. The physical self returns the Vitality Element to the spirit self. The spirit self was created to be the subject of the physical self; it can be perceived through our spiritual senses. Even though a person may believe in the existence of the spirit self as a result of his life of faith, since fallen man has very poorly developed spiritual senses, he still has many questions about what happens to the spirit self after its separation from the physical self at death. When separated from the physical self, does the spirit dissipate like smoke? Is it just a spirit which leaves the physical self? Does it go to the spirit world with a substantial form? If it does go to the spirit world, does it merely merge into God, or does it occupy a separate place in the spirit world? If so, what is the spirit like? Just as each person has his own physical self, he also has his own spirit entity; so the spirit entity is called a spirit self. The spirit self is identical in appearance to the physical self, and it can communicate directly with God after it is perfect. After leaving the physical body at death, the spirit self lives for eternity in the spirit world. Man desires to live forever because he has a spirit self which has an eternal nature. The spirit self consists of a spirit mind and a spirit body. The spirit mind is the core of the spirit self, controlling the eternal life, love and ideals of man. The spirit mind functions so that man lives a life of value, seeking for truth beauty, and love. The spirit mind is the essence of the spirit self, is the subject of the spirit body, and is the place where God can dwell. The spirit body is the body of the spirit self, just as the physical body is the body of the physical self. The spirit self needs nutrition for its growth and perfection. The positive nutrient for the spirit self is the Life Element from God. The Life Element from God is the basic element that develops Heart within a person and develops him as a being of truth. On the other hand, the negative nutrient for the growth of the spirit self is the Vitality Element which comes from the physical self. When the physical self acts in accordance with God's Word, it projects good Vitality Element for the growth of the spirit self. The spirit self not only receives the Vitality Element from the physical self, but also projects in return a certain element which is called the Spirit Element. The Spirit Element is the element that gives joy and strength to the physical self. The relationship between the spirit self and the physical self is that of subject and object, with the spirit self growing and perfecting itself on the basis of its relationship with the physical self. The quality of a person's physical life is converted into Vitality Element and transferred to the spirit self. Thus, the quality of the spirit is dependent upon the quality of the physical life. Accordingly, a spirit self that receives wholesome Vitality Element from the physical self becomes a being of goodness, whereas a spirit self that receives bad Vitality Element from the physical self will become evil. In order for an evil spirit self to become a good one, that person must repent while his spirit self is still in his physical self, for a person's evil spirit self is healed by receiving good Vitality Element through his repentance and faith in God's Word. The most important aspect of the spirit self which has to be perfected through the physical self is a person's sensitivity to the love of God. It was explained earlier that God's Purpose for the Creation is fulfilled through the family, the basic foundation in which his ideal of love can dwell. Therefore, only a spirit person who while on earth has fully perfected his sensitivity to love as a child, as a husband or wife, and as a parent, all centered on God, can go to the Kingdom of Heaven in the spirit world. The Kingdom of Heaven is ruled and harmonized by the love of God; it is the place where all are satisfied through God's love. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-19-92 10:17:00 From Terry Blount To Nick Diprima Subject WITNESSING ND> Terry, I am concerned about something. All created beings reach perfection through three growth stages. Based on the physical self. man's spirit also goes through three stages of growth. A spirit self in the formation stage is called a form spirit; in the growth stage, a life spirit; and in the completion stage, a divine spirit. The relationship between the physical self and the spirit self is like that between a tree and its fruit. A ripened fruit is harvested, whereas its vine returns to the earth. Likewise, because the spirit self was created to live for eternity, after separating from the physical body it remains and lives eternally in the spirit world, whereas the body returns to the earth. Many believe that man's physical body dies because he fell, but this is incorrect. God warned in Genesis 2:17 the "'...in the day that you eat of it you shall die.'" Adam and Eve "died" as a result of eating the Fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Nevertheless, after Adam and Eve fell, they lived for several hundred years on earth and bore children. This means that the death caused by the Fall is not the death by which the physical body returns to the earth. As soon as the first ancestors fell by disobeying God's Word, their eternal spirit "died"--that is, their spirit selves, which could communicate with God, ceased to function. Ecclesiastes 12:7 says, "...the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it." This indicates that the physical self's returning to the earth is in accordance with the natural order of the Creation. A more detailed explanation of this matter will be given later, in the chapter "Resurrection." When a person lives in his physical body according to God's Ideal for the Creation, he will be living in the Kingdom of Heaven on earth, and the world where his perfected spirit self will go after his life on earth will be the Kingdom of Heaven in the spirit world. However, since God's Purpose for the Creation is to be realized on earth, his first objective in the work of salvation must also be man on earth. Thus, God has over and over again sent his prophets to this faithless world and even sent the Messiah himself to earth. This crucial role of the physical life (and self) is why the Bible teaches that "...whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven" (emphases added) (Mt 18:18), and why it teaches us to pray that God's Ideal for the Creation should be realized on earth (Mt 6:10). It is not God who determines whether a spirit person goes to the Kingdom of Heaven or to hell. It is each person himself who determines this through his daily life while in his physical body on earth. Each person goes to the place in the spirit world corresponding to the stage of development that his spirit self attained while he was on earth. God, the Messiah, and religion can only teach people how to avoid hell and show the way to the Kingdom of Heaven. Whether or not one receives the teachings of God and church is the responsibility of each individual. In the world where the Purpose for the Creation is realized, Satan, sin, and hell cannot possibly exist. In God's Ideal for the Creation, only heaven was to exist. But because of sin, man lost his original value and became like refuse. The place where this refuse is kept is what we call hell. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-19-92 10:18:00 From Terry Blount To Nick Diprima Subject WITNESSING ND> Terry, I am concerned about something. The Human Mind in terms of the Relationship between the Spirit Mind and Physical Mind The relationship between the spirit mind and the physical mind is that of internal character and external form. When the spirit mind, which is subject, and physical mind, which is object, become one through Give and Take Action, a human mind is formed. In a perfect person the spirit mind and the physical mind perform perfect Give and Take Action centered on God and unite, forming what is call the original mind. Man's original mind always directs him toward the Will and Purpose of God. When the physical body returns to the earth, the physical mind ceases to exist, but the original mind, which is formed through the interaction of the spirit mind and the physical mind, remains within the spirit self. The spirit mind and the physical mind engage in Give and Take Action and unite centering on what man thinks is true. We call this union the conscience of man. A perfect human being always stands on the perfect truth. Therefore, the original mind and conscience should not diverge in two directions, but should be united. That is, the original mind and the conscience should relate as inner and outer aspects and always direct man toward God's Purpose and Will of goodness. Fallen man still has within him the original mind, which directs him toward goodness. However, fallen people have lost the absolute standard of goodness, and therefore their standards of conscience differ from one another according to their opinion of what is true. Wherever a different view or theology is held, a different direction of conscience will exist. Also, because man came under Satan's influence as a result of the Fall, his spirit mind cannot properly receive the Life Element from God and remains immature. Such a spirit mind is incapable if being in the subject position to the physical mind and is instead dominated by the physical mind. And when this immature spirit mind performs Give and Take Action with the physical mind which is under Satan's dominion, another mind is produce, one directed toward evil. We call this mind the evil mind. The original mind and conscience of man fight against this evil mind, which is against God's Will and direction, and direct man toward goodness. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-19-92 10:20:00 From Terry Blount To Nick Diprima Subject WITNESSING ND> However, the Catholic Chuch, as it degressed into apostacy, ND> started to use the term only for certain individuals, who have ND> done a certain amount of good ND> things and performed a certain number of miracles. I don't have a problem with that. When Rev. Moon spoke with Lawrence Tribe, the foremost constitutional lawyer in America, he told Mr. Tribe that he should take it upon himself to write a constitution for the kingdom of God on earth... well I think he put it into different terms. When Rev. Moon spoke of this "world constitution" he said that it had to be different from all other constitutions in that the emphasis should shift from punishment for the wicked to rewards for the righteous actions of men and women. There has never been a constitution that was based on rewarding the goodness that people do. All constitutions to this point have gone into great detail to spelled out punishment. It is only natural that Rev. Moon will initiate a new constitution for the world government emphasizing rewards because Biblical prophecy thousands of years ago already talked about Christ doing this: MAT 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-19-92 10:29:00 From Terry Blount To Nick Diprima Subject WITNESSING ND> You know as well as I do that the only way to find out ND> if something is true is to read ND> it, ponder on it, and ask God with all of your soul if it is ND> true. You and I know that... now if only traditional christians could come to grips with this most basic and elementary truth they could overcome so many obstacles that are causing their own decline AND unhappiness. ND> Do you have the pamphlet "The Prophet Joseph Smith's Testimony" No. ND> I would suggest that you invite a missionary over for discussion. What? And get accused of "sheep stealing?" haha If I start discussing the Divine Principle, when those young guys start asking their local central figure ...what about?... they will tell them "Do not go there any more." When I attended the Unification Theological Seminary, we had a Mormon instructor, who prepared the young men to go out on their mission, come visit several time and talk to us. His advice and words of wisdom were most encouraging. I will never forget his pointing out that the major stumbling block any leader must deal with is his followers. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-19-92 10:39:00 From Terry Blount To C. Spurgeon Subject WITNESSING CS> Moon has never done a miracle so why should we believe he is the CS> new Messiah what proof does he have other than himself. Give me a break! If Rev. Moon walked on water, the media would print "Rev Moon FAILS to swim." Rev. Moon has matched and married over 24,000 couples. Can the president or anyone else on earth perform such a miracle? Can you even match and marry one couple? How about your minister? CS> Jesus proved who he was! Really, then why didn't the people believe in him. No one would kill someone they thought was really the Messiah. Moses proved God was working through him but the people soon forgot the miracles, and worshiped the Golden Calf... once again proving that miracles are no substitute for knowledge one has gained from prayer and meditation. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-19-92 17:30:00 From Terry Blount To Mike Barefield Subject HEAVEN MB> Terry, do you have any scripture for this level stuff or is this MB> just a Moon doctrine? Where is heaven from your perspective? MB> Just curious. Do you have any scripture that maps the course to follow in a space ship to reach such a distant planet where God dwells? There is no such place. REV 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God. MB> There is no symbolism here. Heaven is a place. It is not dream MB> land or a cloud. Truly heaven is no dream place but I continue to challenge your theory that one can arrive at heaven by changing their physical location. Heaven is not a place like Oklahoma. If one could simply get to heaven by changing their location then we would not have a need for repentance, rebirth, prayer, fasting, Bibles, religion or anything else that brings a person closer to God. MB> Terry, Heaven is a planet. So what does the following qualifications have to do with going there: MAT 5:3 Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. MAT 5:10 Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. You are attempting to rewrite scripture to say: "Blessed is he who has a space ship for they could fly to heaven." This is so amusing to me to think that heaven could a physical location that someone could go visit. If the same corrupted, selfish, fallen people on earth did get there we be called HELL. MB> I have thought about it. Jesus will be there, Moon, well, MB> sorry about that Terry, you see Moon isn't trusting in Jesus so MB> he won't make it unless he repents and turns to Jesus. I would venture you don't even know that Rev. Moon has made thousands of speeches, not even to mention the possibility you have read any of them. When you start second guessing someone with no information about what they really believe then that is no different from trying to solve a problem when all the variables are unknown. Why do you suppose the top scientist of the world have been meeting with Rev. Moon for the past 15 years? Why has the most highly intelligent agency and the #1 enemy of Rev. Moon, the KGB, invited him to come to their country and teach their children the Divine Principle? Why do intellectual people who actually find out what Rev. Moon is all about support him? The only people I see persecuting Rev. Moon are those who know nothing or even worse that that, they believe the media. Truly scripture is ABSOLUTELY correct: Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you [yourselves] thrust out. And they shall come from the east, and [from] the west, and from the north, and [from] the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Please don't be last. Pray to Jesus and ask him if he gave a mission to Rev. Moon. Don't think you already know the answer. That is guessing. There may be more than one way to get to heaven but guessing is NOT one of them. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 07:59:00 From Terry Blount To Mike Barefield Subject HEAVEN MB> WE actually agree Terry, I don't think you get there by simply MB> changing physical places. However, I do believe that Heaven is MB> a physical place. John in Revelation said he saw a new Heaven MB> and a new earth. He saw them. If he could see the earth and he MB> could see heaven then they are physical. Just go out into nature and take a good look the scenery then you may realize that God already created heaven and put man in it. God did not go to the trouble of creating this most beautiful creation just to abandon it and leave it to Satan. The establishment of the kingdom of God is a process of reclaiming/reestablishing the garden of Eden which was on earth. The way to do that is to restore fallen man's internal character. Even if Jesus could/did swoop down and take people away to another planet, the selfishness that was in the hearts of those people would follow and that place would be the same as the one they came from. HOWEVER, if the hearts of people were restored right here, this place would become the dwelling of God. And that is the kingdom of heaven. Isa 34:16 Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them. And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein. The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, [and] the excellency of our God. MAT 18:18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 08:21:00 From Terry Blount To Bob Vonmoss @ 970/1 Subject HEAVEN BV> When Jesus said, "Our Father who art in heaven," it's obviously BV> not referring to the earth, just as kingdom is not an earthly BV> kingdom like King Solomon's, which divided and crumbled, which BV> is temporal, but the eternal kingdom of God. HeavenS and Heaven are not the same thing. HeavenS connote the world we call outer space, where the sun, moon and other galaxies are located. Heaven is in the hearts of resurrected people. LUK 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Do you agree that the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Heaven is the same place? Can you live in the kingdom of God without living in the kingdom of Heaven? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 08:28:00 From Terry Blount To C. Spurgeon Subject HEAVEN TB> vitality elements it receives from your physical body. When you lose your physical body you are stuck at that level and you enter the spiritual world at that level -- with NO quantum leap to another level, UP or DOWN. CS> I would like to see a little Bible support for this. Of all the qualification that the Bible speaks about in order to go to heaven, dieing is not one of them. Christianity made a major error when they accepted the notion that one must die to attain salvation. Death is not a prerequisite for salvation even thought that is what traditional christianity teaches. MAT 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. MAT 18:18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. LUK 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. Why don't you analyse this and tell me why you think Lazarus was tormented? I'll give you a hint. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy LIFETIME receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 08:46:00 From Terry Blount To Bob Vonmoss @ 970/1 Subject QUALIFICATION TO TO BV> And Jesus came to establish the 5 social relationships too, BV> right? Who can guess what a MURDERED man would have done. Had he found faith he would have surprised everyone. He may even have married and parented little messiah's. We can only conclude that Satan was mighty anxious to get him killed. Satan definitely wasn't interested in letting Jesus die of old age. What would frighten Satan the MOST? Was it the possibility of more sinless children being born into his kingdom? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 08:56:00 From Terry Blount To Mark Bassett Subject QUALIFICATION TO TO B MB> BBS as Terry Blount and prevent it from changing your name to MB> Sysop so that your users will address messages to you and not MB> your pseudonym ? MB> Its your BBS which gives the name to your user. Anyway - I MB> sympathize. When users of a bbs leave a message to Sysop, when the mail is exported, the name Sysop is SUPPOSED to be converted to the name you have configured for the export utility. When mail comes in under the name Terry Blount, it is converted to Sysop, AND when it is replied to like this one, it says Sysop on my bbs... then Sysop IS converted to Terry Blount on the way out.... NOW HERE IS THE PROBLEM... when a user leaves me a message with MEGAMAIL there is something different and Sysop in that instance does NOT get converted. It may just have something to do with being case sensitive? Anyway, if Mike logs onto my bbs and leaves a message to Sysop in THIS conference it will be converted to Terry Blount when the mail is exported... ONLY when he leaves a message to Sysop with the Megamail off line reader, and that message is entered into he bbs, does it go out still with the name Sysop. I can't figure out why? It must be case sensitive, or "[space]Sysop" rather than "Sysop." I am sorry this problem has not been resolved. I'll just have to watch my Megamail users and warn them to change messages to my name. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 09:06:00 From Terry Blount To Deborah Kinietz Subject Rightly Dividing DK> From what I understand you don't even believe in Jesus so why Where did you get that information? It is incorrect. DK> talk about him? I believe that you serve Rev, Moon...well I Jesus anointed Rev. Moon with a mission. Do you serve St. Paul when you follow his writings in the New Testament? Neither Jesus, St. Paul nor Rev. Moon seeks/sought worship. Did you forget what Jesus told Satan? LUK 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. DK> with another flaw, so I don't see any point of debating with you DK> or discussing with you all I can do is Pray that the Holy Spirit DK> will get your attention one day and make you see the truth. Sounds like you have given up? I often feel that way too, but prayer can do wonders to rejuvenate one's spirit. If you don't want to understand this revelation Jesus gave in 1935 it is your loss. You cannot serve Jesus however by ignoring his revelation to you. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 09:13:00 From Terry Blount To Jason Steck Subject Steve Winter JS> If anyone is interested, let me know and I will hurriedly finish JS> the documentation and release it publicly. I already have written and released such a utility named Insulate, about 1 year ago. If you want to save yourself the trouble you can call my bbs and get it. Steve will change his name, add a hyphen or some other character to confuse a program that looks for his name. Actually his name is Steve Winters not Winter. When the spiritual world starts acting up you can always see Steve come on strong and crazy at the same time. Its a cyclical thing... like being married. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 12:57:00 From Terry Blount To Gerard Trigo Subject Questions I'm not really sure this message was meant for me because you were quoting DF whoever that is? But since God led you to ask me... I can't let God down now can I ? GT> Perhaps you would like to comment on the following thoughts: GT> Assuming that God exists and is a rational just God, does God GT> really care for man? Absolutely. Look at this beautiful creation that God created. Did He just do all that for Himself? What kind of satisfaction could He experience with rocks trees and animals? GT> Is man a special creation? If so Why? Absolutely. Without an object, no subject can experience give and take and no happiness, satisfaction or joy can be be realized. In order for God to experience total fulfillment He HAD NO CHOICE but to create someone who could EQUALLY experience His life, love and ideals. That is where and why He created humankind. GT> Whay *Real* evidence do we have for this idea? Why couldn't God GT> have created the Universe and the physical laws that operate in GT> it, and then just stepped back to watch what happened? I can't get no s a t i s f a c t i o n . . . . Do you get more satisfied by watching or participating? GT> In such a GT> scenario would God even Know that we exist? We could just be a GT> cosmic accident, or more likely a cosmic Joke. Humans can't even create a mosquito. Something as complicated and organized as this creation and its inhabitants are no accident. However if we search for God only through rational thinking we won't come to know Him nearly as clearly as we would through talking to Him. Who do you think knew Shakspere best? ...his wife or a modern scholar who read and studied ALL his writings? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 19:58:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Christology 1/ TB> The reason for this is that if Adam and Eve had perfected them- TB> selves and had become true human beings, true husband and wife, TB> and true parents, giving birth to descendants WC> They were true human beings, true husband and wife joined WC> togeth- er by God Himself and they were true parents giving WC> birth to descend- ants. True Parents don't give birth to children who harbor sin nature and kill each other. WC> They even had descendants who were the embodiment of WC> goodness. Enoch was so perfect that God took him to heaven WC> before he died. If Enoch was perfect he would have been the Messiah. Jesus was the first person to grow to perfection. Enoch was born with sin nature and did not even have the possibility to attain perfection... save through a sinless man. But no sinless man came until many centuries later. TB> When a person fulfills the Purpose of the Creation, he becomes TB> God's body WC> This is what the Divine Principle teaches but it is not WC> exactly what Scripture teaches. Certainly God's Holy Spirit WC> dwells within the believer but that physical body will NEVER WC> make it to heaven because it is a corruptible mortal body WC> (flesh). You must think the kingdom of God is a place like Mars? Don't you know where Jesus said the kingdom of God was located? Also you apparently think that God is really a weak and helpless God if it is not possible for Him to educate mankind and show us the course to restore our hearts while we are living in our physical, mortal bodies. The body of man has never been in need of restoration... haven't you read; "the heart is deceitful above all things." ??? WC> It is only by the miraculous word of God that the WC> believer's body (either dead or living) will be change in a WC> moment, in the twinkling of an eye into a glorified, WC> incorruptible, immortal body. Quit relying on miracles. Miracles can't save anyone... it takes faith and action and God cannot have faith for someone else or act for someone else. You must initiate your own personal return to God. WC> This is what the Divine Principle teaches but that is a far WC> cry from what Scripture teach. There is no such thing as "The WC> Principles of Creation" in Scripture. The concept is WC> extra-biblical. "The time will come when I will tell you plainly of the Father." Jesus WC> Not on your life. There is nothing in fallen man that WC> resembles the Characteristics. It is only when one is born again WC> that one ac- quires these characteristics. The Bible calls them WC> the fruit of the Spirit. It is the acid test of a believer. Haven't you heard; "when he appears we shall be like him" ? WC> TB> Man then functions as the medium through which these two WC> worlds TB> interact. WC> Your knowledge of the spirit world is sadly lacking. That is a strange statement coming from someone who thinks the only spiritual activity that exist is evil and demonic. You never though about what the saints may be doing, nor what scripture means when it says Jesus is coming with a "host from heaven." Since Jesus appeared in 1935 the "host from heaven" have been most active during these last days. What do you think brought about the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Communism? You are bring deep sadness to your ancestors though your reckless disregard for their efforts. It is not easy for them to communicate with you and give you wisdom. Do you think your ancestors who kept faith alive for you to witness the glory of the coming of the lord are sitting on their laurels and doing nothing? Your failure to recognize the signs of the times is most heartbreaking for them. All they want you to do is pray and open your heart to God's guidance. Please try Walter. WC> The spirit world and the physical one react at many points not WC> related man. Everything is related to man. Do you think the object of God's heart and love is a monkey or a rock? Shallow thinking Walter... you can do better. WC> A true human being is any human being. That is the way the WC> Bible speaks of man. It is interesting that it was necessary for WC> the bibli- cal definition to be changed by the Divine Principle. The concept of man being in God's image does not change no matter if it is worded differently when translated from Arabic and Hebrew to English or if it is translated from Korean to English. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 20:32:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Christology 2/ WC> This is extra-biblical and is contradicted by Scripture. WC> There is only one individual that has ever been or ever will be WC> the incarnation of God. That was Jesus. You must have skipped over page 1. Gen 1:27 says God's image is MALE and FEMALE, so Jesus at MOST could be only half God. You need to go to a Jehovah's Witness camp and find out who Jesus was. Fortunately I figured it out without having to go through such agony. WC> However, the mediator was also required to be God while at WC> the same time man. It would not work any other way. I have WC> already sup- plied you with many Scripture demonstrating that WC> Jesus had both a divine and a human nature. You ignored all of WC> them and did not address a single one. Yes I did, I told you to repeat after me... there is only one God... there is only one God... there is only one God. Walter you got to get that polytheism out of your system before it is to late. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 20:41:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Christology 4/ WC> Why is it better to keep people in darkness than allow them WC> to walk in the light of truth? It is not a question of keeping people in darkness, it is a question of maturity. Had people been expecting the Messiah to be born of a woman it would have been so simple for Satan to confuse everyone, generation after generation until the 3 rd Adam was born. You have to use common sense to understand this. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 20:45:00 From Terry Blount To Nick Diprima Subject GREETINGS ND> that Joseph Smith was revealed. If you find a passage in the ND> Mormon scripture ND> that seems as if it points to Moon, please look up the cross ND> reference (on the bottom of the page) and if that doesn'T clear ND> it up, please ask me. Fair enough, but we both can throw away our books and the Bible and talk to God and get direct results. That is finally what I did when I had collected enough evidence to consider it worth the investment. Remember that prayer is not the thing the we normally have on the top of our "to do" list. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 20:48:00 From Terry Blount To Nick Diprima Subject How can 3 be 1??! ND> "Jesus Christ is JEHOVAH, so how could he be his own son?" I can't help but sense you are straying from the Mormon doctrine? Not that the Mormon faith is familiar to me, but didn't Brother Smith see Jesus and God standing together at the kickoff? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 20:50:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Jesus & Family WC> You must take us for fools, Terry. You have not even... "Leade us not into temptation." ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 20:53:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Jesus & Family WC> the ball park. The expression means that Mary greeted Elizabeth WC> and nothing more. Ha ha he he.... if she greeted Elizabeth, why did Elizabeth not know till later... LUK 1:40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary.. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 20:56:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Jesus & Family WC> he would have instantly stepped outside the will of God and it WC> would have been sin. Jesus did not come to the earth to marry WC> and father children. You have NEVER produced a single verse of WC> Scripture which substantiates your position. It is the turth Walter, won't you ask God? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 20:58:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Qualifications WC> TB> How do you judge/discern/evaluate what I have experienced? WC> It TB> seems to me that to do such a thing would require some WC> kind of TB> special gift or talent that most humans don't WC> possess. WC> In ourselves it is not possible to discern such a thing WC> beyond what the individual relates of that experience. However, WC> there IS a way. It is called the gift of the word of knowledge WC> and the gift of discernment of spirits. You can read about them WC> in I Corinthians 12. That's what I said. We can't make any kind of instant evaluation about what a person has experienced unless we have some special gift that you brought to my attention from 1 Cor 12. WC> TB> Some people make their level of maturity clear and obvious WC> TB> through their childish remarks and contempt toward people WC> who TB> disagree with them, but after these goats are separated WC> from the TB> flock should we really try to grad the quality of WC> wool that is on TB> the remaining sheep? WC> WC> That is beyond our capability, however it will be graded WC> when the believers stand before the judgment seat of Christ. See ! That is just what I was telling Bryan. WC> You are right there. Here one can learn everything they did WC> not want to know about ---- (just fill in the blank). love ? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 21:03:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Rightly Dividing WC> TB> There will not be any such questioning. If God doesn't know WC> what TB> I did then I'll just make up something. There is no WC> reason I TB> should be talking about what I did. WC> WC> You will do no such thing. You will stand in judgment just WC> like everyone else. You will not even have the option of lying. That is EXACTLY my point. By saying that I would lie should make you think about the concept of standing before God and answering questions. You only ask questions when you don't have the answers. God has the answers so He doesn't need to ask me any questions. WC> TB> Looks like the old saved totally by grace theory is out the WC> TB> window. WC> WC> It is for those who refuse to accept it. However, it is the WC> only method available for salvation. Are you saying that grace alone will save you? Do you have so much grace that you don't need baptism, rebirth, repentance and purification? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 21:08:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Sin 1/ WC> TB> Yes, but can you persuade people to remain celibate before WC> mar- TB> riage and monogamous afterwards? Rev. Moon is the only WC> man in TB> history that has been able to do this and go on to WC> bless over TB> 24,000 couples in holy matrimony. WC> WC> You blew it again. Not even the Rev. Moon has been able to WC> do more than persuade an insignificant percentage of the WC> population to do this. There have been groups which have been WC> celibate until marriage throughout history. One need only read WC> about them. How many couples have you matched and married? How many children owe their sinless birth to the teaching and works of Walter Copes? WC> TB> Do you know why he can do this? He discovered the fall of WC> man TB> was the misuse of sexual love. WC> WC> The only problem with that is that it was not sexual love WC> that caused the fall. It was the desire to be like God. Sex had WC> nothing to do with it and was not involved in any way. Get real! Even makers of pornographic movies know what Adam and Eve were doing... how could you, a learned man, be so naive? WC> TB> Rev. Moon began his ministry because Jesus appeared to him WC> in a TB> revelation WC> WC> It was not Jesus that appeared. God does not contradict His WC> own word. The doctrines of the Rev Moon are in direct opposition WC> to Scrip- ture. They are in no wise compatible. I have WC> repeatedly pointed out these contradictions with Scripture--none WC> of which you have ever addressed. What difference would it make? You have never admitted any error and you continue to do the very same thing the religious people of Jesus time did to him. They persecuted him for what they though to be a violation of the laws of Moses. Surely you know that? What you don't realize is that you have repeated history. But you haven't discovered whose part you are really playing. Believe me it is just as lethal for one's spiritual health to persecute and betray the second coming of Christ as it was for those who betrayed the first coming. WC> So you are telling us not that Jesus told two lies and in WC> the same breath you tell us that He did not sin. You have Jesus WC> denying a thing twice and the third time admitting it. So which WC> of the three was a lie told by the sinless man who know no sin? Walter, I can't get off first base with you so it is not possible to help you see much deeper things. I will try however. Do you remember that Peter denied Jesus 3 times? Everything must be indemnified. Until you can understand that, you won't have a clue why Jesus denied Rev. Moon 3 times and at the third time, the spiritual world bowed down and Jesus then confirmed the fall of man was the misuse of sexual love. WC> This is also extra-biblical. The Bible does not say this nor WC> does it imply this. It says that they disobeyed God. That is WC> rebellion. Nothing of a sexual nature about it. You simply gloss over the part about shame of nakedness, circumcision, celibacy, refraining from marriage, nothing that goes into the mouth can defies a man.... etc. Just omit all that evidence and believe whatever you wish. You probably have enough grace to get to heaven without understanding why. WC> God contradicts your doctrine. Just as he did the laws of Moses that Jesus violated.... WC> You have yet to quote a WC> single verse of Scripture which tells us that God who created WC> the animals fully mature was incapable of creating a man and WC> woman as fully developed adults in every sense of the word. Mature adults would not make a decision to violate the only commandment God gave them. Your theory is totally irrational. No one can believe it anymore because the truth has been revealed. Now you know why the sun will darken and the moon will not give its light when the light of the truth brought about by the resurrection of Jesus shines. When a brighter light comes the light of the sun (New Testament) and the light of the moon (Old Testament) will appear to darken. WC> You are the one contradicting the word of God. The burden of WC> proof is upon you to prove yourself correct. I have not contradicted the word of God... just your mistranslation; that's all. WC> Wrong again. He is not saying that they were fathered by WC> Satan. Neither is He saying that they are descends of children WC> fathered by Satan. Divine Principle agrees with you. You should have continued to read before you replied. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 21:47:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Sin 2/ WC> As far as God is concerned, we are already His sons, but WC> this has not yet been revealed to the world. The world does not WC> yet enjoy the blessings that will come when Christ establishes WC> His kingdom on earth and we reign with Him. You first have to find out who he is before you can do any reigning! Jesus had no one to reign with him after 33 years. At least the 3 rd Adam has a few million people. Why anyone who knows that Christ will return would FAIL to ask God if someone is the returning Christ after they have been told over 100 times... it totally unbelievable. WC> Apparently, when Christ establishes His WC> kingdom on earth, he will restore creation to a balanced, WC> symbiotic relation- ship, with nothing being hurt or destroyed WC> (Isaiah 11:6-10). So why not help him? Even if Christ could do it all by himself, why would his followers want to let him work so hard? Laziness? WC> At Christ's coming the nature of sin will WC> be destroyed and our mortal bodies will become immortal. More dreaming. There is nothing wrong with out physical bodies. They could be a little more finely tuned by healthier diets, exercise, and refraining from stimulants. The problem is that our mind is too weak to dominate our physical desires. Even when we do develop the strength and will to subjugate our bodies, they will not last forever. There is no such thing as an immortal physical body. It the physical body was created to live forever then there is no reason for God to give man a spiritual body. After all, God did not give man a spirit after the fall. Just look at other creatures that have a physical body... animals don't die because they have sinned. Plenty logical evidence that our mortal bodies will NEVER become immortal. The only reason this irrational concept crept into man's thinking is because people have a sense that when they die they are not going to arrive at such a pleasant place... therefore they seek hope in a ridiculous belief that they will be given an immortal body and escape death. Well this is not going to happen no matter how much hope you may have. If wishing could get us what we wanted we would all have had ponies when we were children. WC> TB> This is the result of Eve's committing the sin of WC> fornication TB> with the angel. WC> Absolutely and totally extra-biblical. You have NEVER WC> produced a single verse of Scripture which says that Eve WC> committed a sexual sin. So Satan has bee successful in keeping his crime of statutory rape a secret... tell me what else is new. WC> Noteven your favorite passage about Adam and Eve and the "fig leaf" WC> being evidence that a sexual sin was committed. It only tell us WC> that they came into knowl- edge of sin. In essence they suddenly WC> had a conscience. So your thinking is that the ate something that suddenly gave them a conscience. ...and you think I'm off base for suggesting that Adam and Eve gained knowledge through an illicit sexual relationship. Do you know what is the Biblical meaning of the term "to know?" Why kind of KNOWledge was attained from the tree of KNOWledge? WAKE UP Walter ! WC> TB> Therefore, the root of sin is not the first human ancestors' WC> TB> eating a literal fruit WC> WC> Really? You have not presented any Scriptural proof of your WC> theory. You have only asserted that your are correct with no WC> text proof to back it up. (extra-biblical) MAT 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. WC> There was no blood relationship established. There was not WC> forni- cation committed by the serpent, Eve, or Adam. The sin WC> was rebellion against God. Neither have you presented any WC> scriptural proof that the tree was not a literal tree. You have WC> only your assertion that it is so. And circumcision, shame of nakedness, commandments against fornication and adultery.... etc, etc, etc. Still can't see the light can you? WC> There is no such thing as "original sin" being passed on WC> from one individual to another. Each individual is held WC> accountable for their own sins and not those of another. I have WC> presented you the Scripture a number of times and as always you WC> continue to ignore. Perhaps when something is ignored it will go WC> away? Oh like Deuteronomy 5:9 ? DEU 5:9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me, And how about blessings because of good merit of one's ancestors? 2KI 10:30 And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing [that which is] right in mine eyes, [and] hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that [was] in mine heart, thy children of the fourth [generation] shall sit on the throne of Israel. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 22:18:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Spirits WC> Neither of these two verses address the issue of "thousands WC> of levels" in the spirit world. Why no enlighten us with an WC> interpreta- tion? No need, Jesus clearly says it for all to read: JOH 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 22:20:00 From Terry Blount To Nick Diprima Subject WITNESSING ND> If you want the pamphlet THE PROPHET JOSEPH SMITH'S TESTIMONY ND> and do not want ND> to meet with missionaries to get it, I will send you a copy , ND> via the post man. 207 N. Cumberland Metairie, La. 70003 Got it on disk ? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-20-92 22:23:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Witnessing WC> TB> I have no idea how this relates to Rev. Moon or Jesus? WC> WC> It relates directly to THE Antichrist who will be running WC> things at that time. Without the mark no one will be allowed to WC> buy or sell anything. It will be the means by which he controls WC> the population. Anyone causing trouble will no be allowed to buy WC> or sell. Well if you had ever tried to sell flowers for Rev. Moon you would know that plenty people are allowed NOT to buy. I suppose that lets Rev. Moon off the hook. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 07:51:00 From Terry Blount To Steven Headley Subject ANTICHRIST SH> Are you now saying that Paul wrote the epistles of John?? No, but you sure danced around the question. Why didn't the author of John use your definition of antichrist? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 07:53:00 From Terry Blount To Steven Headley Subject GOD TOLD ME SH> There you go again. Twisting and redefining words and SH> intent. Certainly the disciples were gazing up into heaven. You SH> deliberately failed to provide the reason in order to mislead. I suppose when one has something twisted and another person comes along and straightens it out the person who does not realize it is twisted think it is twisted when it is put in correct order. If you tied your shoes by lacing the stings from the top down and I came along and relaced your shoes in the correct order you would say I had twisted them. Get the point? Twisting and straightening is only relative to one's viewpoint. Jesus twisted a lot of Moses' teachings. He broke the law of the Sabbath according to their twisted interpretation. When Christ returns he will have to untwist a large majority of traditional christian doctrinal mistakes. That is want I'm preparing you for. SH> TB> You are basing your salvation on doctrine that SH> TB> has been written and rewritten, interpreted and SH> reinterpreted for 2,000 TB> years by men. SH> SH> Proof of this, please (other than the ramblings of Moon.) If you simply study the councils that canonized the New Testament and the Bible in its current form, that took place around 400 ad you would have your proof. SH> TB> How can you even imagine that Satan didn't get the SH> TB> original message twisted during that time? SH> SH> Because God said that the message would remain the same. You SH> want to believe Satan twisted it, that fine. But God said it SH> isn't. I'll stick with God. Ok, I recant, the message is not twisted, it is the interpretation of the message that Satan was able to twist. Don't give me a hard time, I'm only trying to free you. "Know the truth and it will set you free." TB> pray and ask God about what I have been telling you? Prayer takes away the guesswork. SH> I think tha Gary will hear from God the same answer that I SH> hear - Another one bites the dust... you are the second person who told me prayer was of no importance since you already have all wisdom. MAR 14:38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly [is] ready, but the flesh [is] weak. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 08:12:00 From Terry Blount To John Williams Subject God told me JW> It's realy too bad that this message base can't save more old JW> messages than dies, or you could look back, and see that I JW> profess everything as "my opinion." I have saved every message I have wrote or responded to in the past year. If you ever need an old post that was from me, let me know. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 11:01:00 From Terry Blount To Dean Scott Subject HEAVEN DS> One your topic of where heaven is, I found that the Bible says DS> to me that Heaven is a literal place in the universe, maybe even Jesus sez' : LUK 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. DS> after the lake of fire consumes every last trace of sin and I think the biblical meaning of fire is what we call truth. James says a tongue is a fire and the Old Testament often mentions the truth is the tongue. And we have to wonder if this will literally happen: ISA 11:4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. REV 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. DS> you've traveled 1050 years into the future when the new earth is DS> guaranteed to be strongly in place and the center of the DS> universe where God's throne will forever be located, in other DS> words, earth will become heaven. It is already happening just as you speak. Have you ever noted where my messages originate? Yes, the center of the cosmos! You are an ok guy to talk to. Unlike those stiff necked fundamental dudes that have never thought outside the box, you bring a fresh approach, laced with imagination. Keep it up. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 11:11:00 From Terry Blount To Roger Hepworth Subject Moon Is A fake Christ RH> No bible support for him being christ. RH> no miracles. If miracles made a messiah, then Moses would be the super messiah of all times. You have made a category blunder in seeking to see signs. Jesus tried to prevent you from making such a mistake... why don't we read his words together once again?: MAR 8:12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ RH> THE true Christ (that is Jesus) said meay will come saying I an RH> the christ but do not believe them. Many politicians make speeches proclaiming they have the answers to the woes of our society. Most of them only offer some kind of quick patch like those that have resulted in our national debt of 4 trillion dollars. However can we stop looking for solutions? Can we assume that since one politician claims to have a fix that won't work that there is not one who does know how to solve the problem? You missed the point when you heard Jesus say that many would come saying they were the Christ. Jesus' warning was meant to help us discern through evaluation with deep thought. He never meant that Christ would not come again. That is unfortunately the way you want to interpret his words. Christ will come again and Jesus said that he may be rejected. Why can't you give that prophecy equal weight? How could anyone reject the Messiah? The only way anyone could reject Christ is if they FAILED to recognize who he was. That is what you have done my friend. Rev. Moon IS the third Adam. He was anointed by Jesus Christ to carry out the mission to establish the kingdom of God on earth. The only reason you can't believe me is that you won't take it to God and seek verification. LUK 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. I swear to you that I asked and God answered me. I sought and I found. You seem to think that I somehow wondered upon someone who said Rev. Moon is the messiah now go out and sell peanuts and and give him all the money andùI thought that was such a good idea. You have so much to learn. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 11:34:00 From Terry Blount To Steven Headley Subject QUALIFICATION TO BE BE H SH> Are you trying to get to heaven simply on your physical SH> action - or righteous works. Are you trying to get to SH> heaven by attempting to be "perfect??" YES ! I'm not going to suppose I can get to heaven through God's grace alone. If God's grace was sufficient to save anyone we would have NO need for repentance, prayer, bibles, or religion. What you don't understand is the concept of restoration through INDEMNITY. You must purify yourself before you can dwell in heaven. If you go as you are then you will take hell with you. We don't need to worry about God's grace. That is a given. If God decided to limit or increase grace it would be nothing we could do about it at all. What we must concern ourself with is OUR portion of responsibility and leave God's portion of responsibility to God. I'll leave this with a quote from Jesus, maybe you will listen to him? MAT 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. SH> First off, your quoting was out of place. Yes, I know the SH> solution. And the solution is Jesus Christ. Secondly, there SH> is but one Messiah - that of Christ. If you want to be SH> blinded and led astray by false teachers, then have a nice SH> life. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. JOH 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. You have received the teachings of the christian doctrines dreamed up by people like Peter Abelard, Martin Luther, and Augustine. The road to hell is paved with good intent. TB> Mormons have and incredible deeper understanding of truth than whom ever TB> you are representing. You would be better off to skip those messages TB> between myself and any Mormons for a while, till you get caught up in TB> your homework. SH> Nice dodge. I must go on the assumption that now you are also SH> saying that Jesus is a liar. No, I can't get you past first base so the chances of you understanding deeper concepts like restoration through indemnity. If you could get to second base, you may understand how the 3 times Peter denied Jesus had to be restored. Then you can understand... but you don't really want to know what I have to share. Your remarks about Rev. Moon clearly prove you have no desire to understand. SH> This is wonderful, Terry. First you say that the scriptures SH> lie. Then you say that Christ is a liar. And you think that SH> you have the truth?? Hardly. See you sad comments? Could you hope to teach anyone with an attitude like this? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 11:53:00 From Terry Blount To Ronald Kinietz Subject Rev Moon? RK> Did not Jesus say that there would be MANY that come in my name RK> and say that they are HE? And that they were going to decieve RK> the very elect unless they watch and be ready. Could it be RK> possible that this Rev Moon that you are all gun ho for could be RK> one of those people that Jesus Himself spoke of? Yes, that is possible. Don't you think I have considered that? I can only assure you that prayer takes the guesswork our of such a dilemma. RK> Really if I were this Rev Moon guy I surly would come out and RK> say that I had Jesus blessing and try and decieve everyone that RK> I can. Let me ask you what you would do if Jesus came to you and gave you a mission and a blessing. Would you try to hide it? Would it appear to doubters that you were trying to decieve everyone? When Jesus does appear to someone, they usually find themselves in a state of turmoil. Look at what happened to St. Paul and the early Christians who were martyred after having a meeting with Jesus. RK> All I can sujest that you be very careful and don't get caught RK> being decieved by the devil. It really is not worth it. I refuse RK> to go to hell for anyone. I have to say I feel a genuine concern coming from you, unlike that of other people who say the same thing but word it quite differently.ùI appreciate that. I can only tell you that it is my testimony that after following the teachings of Rev. Moon for 16 years, I have seen the fruits that have convinced me that Rev. Moon is a man of God. I did not choose to follow Rev. Moon because I wanted to sell followers and peanuts in the freezing K-Mart parking lots of Pennsylvania while being jeered and persecuted by the people I wanted to save. I found Rev. Moon's teaching to be the truth, AND I found a man who understands the suffering of God and who loves the world with the heart of God. Until you can feel the love of Rev. Moon, you will probably always doubt his message. But you still have the option to pray and ask God about this man. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 12:10:00 From Terry Blount To Steven Headley Subject WHAT MUST WE DO? SH> homework. Well, here is a case where your "homework" fails to SH> stand up to any sort of support. Your grade for this one is SH> an "F." So now you are passing out grades? Have you gone off the deep end? SH> Nice to see that you feel that God is not omnipotent. But SH> the fact remains that the act of salvation is finished - we SH> can ignore that, or partake of it. That is still the choice SH> that we have. You really can't see the contradiction in your statement can you? You say that God is omnipotent ...but we still have choice. You don't know who God is. God is our parent. Did your parents go to school on friday and take your test for you? If you fail a test can you blame your parents? If you go to hell can you blame God. You fail to understand that omnipotence means omni-responsible. If God is in total control then God is totally responsible for who is saved and who is damned. So if you really believe in the omnipotence of God then you should believe that you have no choice. Since you admit that you have the freedom of choice you contradict yourself. SH> Man cannot reach out to a God that is already there, Terry. SH> You keep saying that man needs to reach out to God, and to do SH> man's part. God has done all the reaching, Terry. I just can't believe you are so naive. You do recognize that there is a gap between man and God.... don't you? You think this gap can be closed by God alone? If that were the case then God obviously doesn't want to be around us. Think, think, think.... Try to realize that the gap between man and God is the result of man's failure, not God's failure to reach out to man. Man can seek God. Man can reach out and make a relationship with God.... that is precisely the reason that religion came into existence. Religion is an institution that teaches man how to repent, pray, and purify himself through obedience to God's word so that man can fulfill his portion of responsibility and come nearer to God. You are in some kind of strange religion that believes that we are helpless and that God is totally responsible for our salvation. I tell you this is wrong. If you pray and tune into the love of God you would find out that God is doing EVERYTHING in HIS power to close the gap. SH> God has done all the sacrifice. If you want to ignore the wonderme SH> of this, that is your choice. All it means is that you are SH> ignoring God. You want to make your salvation like the Tower SH> of Babel and say "look at what I have done for God!!" It was SH> false back then, it is false now. You are sadly mistaken. I never have dismissed the sacrifice and effort of God. I only hope you can understand that you are wasting your time when you do ANYTHING that takes your focus away from your responsibility You are simply looking for an easy way to stay in your chair and leave your responsibility in God's hands. God is not going to fulfill your responsibility for you. You may as well forget that idea. SH> But God teaches that works apart from faith is worthless, SH> Terry. you want to rely on works. As for me, I'll take SH> faith, and do God's will. God's will in not for you to wait on God to do your responsibility. SH> If you want to make the claim that these people know God SH> because of you, then I think that you really need to think SH> again, Terry. So now you think that witnessing is a waste of time? I don't know why you even bother to type messages to me. Are you just seeking glory or do you believe you can save me? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 16:17:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Agreement WC> Matthew 11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until WC> John. WC> I find nothing here saying that there is no prophecy of the WC> Second Advent. Perhaps you should edify us on the subject. In WC> what way does this tell us that there is no prophecy of the WC> Second Advent? Read it once more and ask the question: Will the second coming happen after John the Baptist came? If the answer is yes then we know that Jesus taught us that the Old Testament prophecies concluded with John and there was NO prophecy of any second coming that would be a necessity if Jesus was rejected. ...And would come after John. WC> TB> you are saying that God is responsible for the way we use WC> our TB> freedom. WC> WC> You need to quote me here to demonstrate that you are WC> correct. I have said over and over that God will hold each WC> individual responsible for all their actions. So why was Jesus' crucifixion necessary? If God was not responsible for the crucifixion of Christ then who was? It was not God's will that Jesus be MURDERED. Unfortunately there was no choice after Jesus was betrayed and rejected by the people who were responsible to protect him. still WC> TB>I really ^ can't figure out why you can't understand that. WC> Mary gave birth to God incarnated in human flesh. Jesus had WC> a dual nature. He was both God and man. So why can't God do it again? Why do you think that God won't do it again? WC> I KNOW that Christ will WC> restore all things. I also know that He will do so exactly as WC> the Scripture says and not as the Divine Principle says. Then there is no way out of accepting the belief that God will have grandchildren since the children of Adam and Eve were of their father the devil. WC> TB> Scripture please. WC> WC> Wrong again. You are the one in need of interpreting for us WC> not the other way around. You have not established that the WC> quoted verse had anything to do with the subject at hand. Why do you always ask me for scripture then bow out when I ask you? You don't play fair. TB> with God: for with God all things are possible. WC> I don't seem to be the one having a problem with this WC> passage, Terry. You on the other had do not believe it possible WC> for God to cause a woman to conceive supernaturally. You believe WC> it can only happen through natural means. I never said it was impossible, I clearly stated that such a thing was highly irrational and unnecessary. You are the one who has repeated on several occasions that God can never have grand children and that God can never restore man while we are living in the flesh. Do I need to dig up those messages to remind you where you claim God is limited? TB> You love prophecy of gloom and doom. WC> The truth is that I love them all. I do not pick and choose WC> which ones to believe and which ones to ignore and proclaim as WC> false. Since you like to quote Revelation then we need to look WC> at some of the other passages in the book. Ha ! You throw out every scripture that teaches God and Jesus are two different individual beings and opt for a variation of the trinity concept. You pick and choose all over the Bible. You ignore scripture that says children suffer because of their parents sin. etc etc etc. WC> No matter how distasteful these prophecies are for you, WC> Terry, they are still in the Book and will be fulfilled exactly WC> as all the other have/will be. Let's talk for a moment about what is distasteful to you... for example after Adam and Eve sinned they hid their sexual parts because that is where their shame resided that they wanted to cover.... let's talk about the words of St. Paul and St. Stephen who said that it was a mistake to murder Jesus Christ. Let's talk about the prophecy of the second coming of Christ being born from a woman. Let's talk about the marriage of the Lamb... you are really the one most guilty of picking and omitting to suite a lame dogma. WC> TB> Procreating children born with sin nature will someday be WC> one of TB> those former things that are passed away. WC> If it be so it will not be because Jesus came to the earth WC> and married and fathered children. Correct. His brother the 3 rd Adam, Rev. Sun Myung Moon has been the one who already did it... 13 times in fact! You still don't know the sign of your times. Pray Walter, pray. WC> He that stated there would be no marriage in the resurrection. The resurrection has come and gone. We are now living in the post resurrection period. You still don't know the sign of your times. Pray Walter, pray. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 16:44:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Children 1/ WC> That is true. However, I have discovered the Scripture and I WC> do have understanding. I also have a one on one relationship WC> with the God of heaven. We do talk to each other. Why do you suppose God gives you an opposite direction from the direction He gives me? Let me guess.... one of us is not corresponding with God? WC> WC> The Scripture does not teach that man (the masses) will ever WC> WC> cooperate with God either through the desire to do so or WC> WC> accidentally or even through force. WC> WC> TB> REV 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, WC> Behold, TB> the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will WC> dwell with them, TB> and they shall be his people, and God WC> himself shall be with them, TB> [and be] their God. WC> Your reference is referring to conditions after the final When you don't like scripture you just explain it away.... then you say I am the one picking and choosing... well I'm keeping your messages and our children will be the judge. WC> TB> Just one taste of the love of God through the True Parents WC> and TB> you will see. WC> WC> Sorry, but the Scripture tell a different story. Scripture WC> is the word of God. God does not change. Right, but man changes frequently. TB> How could the people have been born of fornication if their TB> parents were actually married by God? WC> Scripture clearly tells us that a person belongs to the WC> one they obey. You seem to have this hangup about sex. As a WC> result you have had to redefine the words and meanings so that WC> the passage has another mean- ing. Jesus was not addressing WC> sexual misconduct here. Read it again: JOH 8:41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, [even] God. JOH 8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me Fornication is sexual misconduct. Purity is not a sexual hangup. The term "sexual hangup" was created by Satan to give people the confidence that fornication and adultery was "cool" because it liberated them from "sexual hangups." Are you "liberated" Walter? You seem to have the same claim as the people arguing with Jesus.... we be not born of fornication.... YES YOU WERE ! WC> He was telling the crowd that they were WC> sinners and that as a result they obeyed Satan and as a result WC> he was their father. Satan did not sire a single one of them. WC> They all had natural human fathers. So your accusation that they WC> were illegitimate is incorrect. Some day you will understand why Jesus said that fallen people were born of their father the devil. You can try to hid it like Adam but it won't go away. Until we face our sin and repent for our misuse of sexual love and are blessed in marriage by God, our children will continue to be vipers. Satan fornicated with Eve. And he is still trying to use you to hide his terrible crime. WC> First, it is undeniably true that children's lives are WC> affected by the decisions and actions of parents and other WC> ancestors. The two influences on a person are heredity WC> (determined completely by ances- try) and environment WC> (determined largely by parents in the crucial first years). Nee WC> explained this family solidarity: So, to a limited extent you do recognize that children are born with a merit or lack of merit depending upon the parents, family and lineage they are born into. We may not be so far apart on this after all. DEU 5:9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me, ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 17:04:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Children 2/ WC> The problem here is that God would WC> condemn us apart from our personal acts, which seems to violate WC> basic princi- ples of justice revealed by conscience and WC> Scripture. So why would anyone ask Jesus this question: JOH 9:2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 17:06:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Children 2/ WC> WC> Salvation remains an individual thing. It has been that WC> way WC> from the beginning. No one will have eternal life based WC> on the WC> merits of what his parents did or believed. WC> WC> TB> So Mary had no merit? God just picked her at random? WC> WC> Regardless of Mary's moral uprightness she still needed WC> salvation just as did all the 120 in the upper room on the Day You sure ducked the question. Why did God pick Marry to be the mother of Jesus? Go ahead and tell me it was totally at random. That is the ONLY way you can support your doctrine that each individual is totally independent of their ancestral heritage and their path to salvation. WC Your reply is little more than a smoke screen to WC> draw attention away from the issue and sidetrack the discussion WC> on another subject. Mary was not the subject nor the issue being WC> discussed. Well she is now... so why not tell us why God chose Mary? Clearly there must be some reason. When you find your doctrine getting weaker you scream "smoke screen." Why not deal with the question? Why not admit that God would be an unjust God if He did NOT send His son to a family and a nation that had a rich history of faith and obedience? I'll tell you why, because it wipes out your concept of individual salvation. Individual salvation does not exist. When we get drunk on the blood of the saints it means we have betrayed the ones who sacrificed to bring us the blessings and opportunities we now enjoy. America is falling rapidly because we are not investing in the future. Clearly the 4 trillion dollar debt we have now have racked up is evidence of the outcome of such a doctrine of individual salvation which preaches: "I'm saved too bad for you." Clearly the people who don't like Rev. Moon are the ones who love the individual salvation heresy. WC> No, Terry, the Scripture does not say that I cannot discern WC> the signs of the times. YOU say I cannot discern the signs of WC> the times. However, I have repeatedly demonstrated from WC> Scripture that you are incorrect just as your are incorrect here WC> in your personal assessment. MAR 8:12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 17:25:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Holiness 1/ WC> You are not telling the truth here, Terry and you know it. WC> Jesus and John the Baptist were second cousins not blood WC> brothers or even half brothers. The relation existed because WC> Elizabeth and Mary were first cousins. Hardly the facts. Jesus' and John's relationship was the results of Mary saluting Elizabeth. WC> I don't mean to be ugly about it, Terry but this is Are you really trying to reform? WC> TB> What do you think it means to "salute Elizabeth," WC> WC> "Salute Elizabeth" means to "Greet Elizabeth." It is WC> necessary to redefine words in both the Greek and English WC> languages to have it mean anything else that "greet." Nice try, but we clearly know that Elizabeth did not know about this salutation till later: LUK 1:40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ WC> 5959. 'almah, al-maw'; fem. of H5958; a lass (as veiled or WC> private):--damsel, maid, virgin. Only one of those possible terms even connote any inexperience of sexual knowledge. Looks like I'm right. WC> The answer is very simple. It was God and not Zacharias. WC> Whoever fed you the lie that Zacharias was the high priest Let's get this straight... you agree that Zacharias was high enough to be the father of the "greatest born of woman," but yet unfit to be called a high priest... ha ha ha you got me laughing. If anyone had been a higher priest in God's eyes, then it would have been unjust for God to grant a measly "little" priest, like you claim Zach was, the privilege of fathering the man to fulfill the mission of the second coming of Elijah. WC> Why is it necessary to materialize in human form to do so? WC> If God is incapable of miraculously bring about the pregnancy of WC> a virgin then neither is He capable of creating the universe, WC> the stars, pla- nets, plants, fish, birds, animals, and humans. WC> In short He is not God. First you jump in on a very deep and complex issue where I was talking about the Mormon theory of the conception of Jesus. Jumping in is fine, but you must realize that I know you believe in some kind of hocus pocks and not the physical union of God and Mary. Now that we have that out of the way... please tell us how God materialized his sperm to fertilize the egg in Mary's womb... or did God drop the whole package to be incubated for 9 months? God is not in the business of impregnating women. Where ever did such a concept come from? ...maybe Satan is accusing God of doing the same thing with Mary that he tried to do with Eve? How did anyone ever fall for such an idea... even when it was not even mentioned in the New Testament by people who knew all about Jesus and his birth? If I were born of a virgin and EVERYONE who wrote ANYTHING about me that would start on page 1 by talking about my conception. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 17:49:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Holiness 2/ WC> Your description to inadequate. You do God an injustice by WC> forc- ing Him to be "parents." In Scripture God is referred to WC> as masculine. You may not like it but "thems the facts." Oooops, looks like you skipped over page 1 of your manual: GEN 1:27 So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. ^^^^^^ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 17:51:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Messiah WC> On the other hand it points out a grievous fault in the Rev. WC> Moon. It is one which should greatly concern you. You speak much WC> of love. Jesus had the power and authority to heal. The WC> Scripture says that He was moved with compassion and healed WC> their diseases and af- flictions. That comes under the heading WC> of Love. If the Rev. Moon truly have love for people in his WC> heart as Jesus did and if he is the Messiah then he would be WC> moved with compassion and heal the sick and afflictions. We have WC> only the fruit he produces to go by. The Rev Moon does NOT heal WC> the sick and afflicted. Why not? You say he is the Messiah. He IS, and He does. He teaches us that sexual promiscuity is the root and cause of the fall of man and all subsequent misery, including disease and despair. The very commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve... do not partake of sexual love... is the #1 problem that Jesus gave Rev. Moon to solve. Why don't you support Jesus? Jesus came during your own lifetime and gave a message to fallen man through Rev. Moon and you can understand it if you try. (Well I could be mistaken about when you were born... was it before 1935?) ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 17:56:00 From Terry Blount To Douglas Burns Subject Nature of God DB> P.PRESTON Why is P.Preston singing Douglas Burns messages? Looks like we have a kook in our presence? ....and I don't mean Steve Winter... although that matter is still under debate. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 17:59:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Prophecy WC> God is not a biological creature. He is Spirit. A Spirit WC> hath not flesh and bone. All warm bloodied animals (and others WC> also) are either male or female. That does not mean that God is WC> a cow or a dog or whatever. God is Spirit. Go back to page 1 and start over.... GEN 1:27 So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 17:59:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Qualification WC> If the things described in the Divine Principle are what the WC> Rev. Moon was told then it was another Jesus doing the talking. WC> God does not contradict Himself. Hey, that is exactly what Jesus said when people made the same kind of accusation about him as you have made about Rev. Moon. Ever time a person comes along who is working for God, the majority of people say he is working with the devil. Once again you have proved Rev. Moon is on God's side. WC> Sorry to pop your balloon but when Rev. Moon dies he will WC> remain in his grave until Judgment day. The tomb of Jesus was WC> empty on the third day--Jesus arose from the dead. The entire WC> emphasis on the burial was the empty tomb and the resurrection WC> of Jesus on the third day exactly as prophesied. You conveniently forget that BOTH Moses and Elijah had already been seen with Jesus before Jesus was resurrected... or even crucified. If resurrection made one a Messiah, then Moses and Elijah also qualify. WC> The sad thing is that the Rev. Moon can save no one either. WC> His blood will not redeem anyone--not even himself. ...Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-21-92 18:07:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Spirit WC> And this is exactly what happens. It will continue to happen WC> until the resurrection. Jesus is the first to be resurrected. WC> The Bible is exactly correct. When the body is put in the grave WC> it decays. When the resurrection occurs it will come out of the WC> grave exactly as did Jesus come forth from the grave. How long have you had this science fiction passion? Do you think a resurrected person with a glorified physical body can recover like a cartoon character if they got run over by a truck? I'm sorry, I just can't accept such fictional doctrine. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-22-92 11:15:00 From Terry Blount To Gerard Trigo Subject Evidence GT> We have no evidence outside of the Bible itself that Christ GT> even existed. We accept that he existed, because of the oral GT> tradition as well as the bible support this claim. And we live in the year 1992 A.D .... ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-22-92 15:22:00 From Terry Blount To Gerard Trigo Subject Why GT> You can only guess what God might be like as a rational, GT> logical being. Rationality and logic do not imply that he has GT> the same emotional needs as we do. The fundamental questions about life and the universe cannot be finally resolved without understanding the nature of God, the Creator. This is so because in order to understand and solve the problems concerning any resultant being we must first understand the causal being. So in order to answer the most basic questions about all resultant beings, we must first understand the nature of God, the Creator, and the principles by which he created the world. "The Principles of the Creation" explains God's nature and these principles, and thus answers the fundamental questions about life and the universe. The Dual Characteristics of God How can we know the nature of God, who is invisible? We can know it through observing the Creation. Just as the work of an artist is a visible manifestation of its maker's invisible nature, every being in the Creation is a substantial manifestation of the invisible nature of God, ivs Creator. Just as we can sense an author's character through his work, so can we perceive God's nature through his Creation. For this reason, Paul said, Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.... (Rom 1:20) We will determine what God's nature is like by finding the characteristics which are common to all entities in his Creation. The Dual Characteristics Internal Character and External Form We find that all existing being have both an invisible, internal character and a visible, external form. Internal Character is the inner nature or character of any being, whereas External Form is the aspects of matter, structure, and shape of any being. For instance, in man, simply speaking, Internal Character is the invisible mind and External Form is the visible body. In animals, the invisible instinctual mind is the Internal Character, while the tissues and organs forming an animal's body are the External Form. In plants, life and the various invisible internal characteristics are its Internal Character whereas the material part made up of the cells is its External Form. The same principle can be applied to the Elements. The physicochemical character of molecules, atoms, and particles is their Internal Character, while the visible matter and structu re are their External Form. In man, the mind is the subject and motivator of the body; thus the body moves according to the direction of the mind. Likewise, the Internal Characters of animals, plants, molecules, atoms, and particles direct and control their External Forms. The body, which is External Form, reflects and resembles the mind, which is Internal Character. Though the mind cannot be seen, it has its own "form", and the body, which reflects and resembles the mind, assumes a corresponding form. Mind and body are simply the inner and outer aspects of the same person, with the mind being causal and in the subject position to the body. This is the reason one can perceive things about a man's mind and destiny by examining his outer appearance. From this, we can understand that Internal Character and External Form are simply the inner and outer aspects of each being. Internal Character is the causal aspect and stands in the subject position to External Form; External Form is the resultant aspect and stands in the object position to Internal Character. Accordingly, External Form may also be called the second Internal Character. Together we call them dual characteristics. Since God is the First Cause of all beings and each created being has dual characteristics of Internal Character and External Form, God must have Internal Character and External Form (Rom 1:20). God's Internal Character and External Form are in the subject position to the Internal Characters and External Forms of the created beings. God's Internal Character, which is in the subject position to the Internal Characters of all created beings, is called the Original Internal Character, and his External Form, which is subject to the External Forms of all created beings, is called the Original External Form. It should be emphasized that God's Original Internal Character and Original External Form do not exist as independent entities, but in harmonious reciprocal relationship with one another. God is the subject being of harmonized Original Internal Character and Original External Form, and his is the First Cause of the resultant world. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-22-92 15:27:00 From Terry Blount To Gerard Trigo Subject Why GT> You can only guess what God might be like as a rational, GT> logical being. The Dual Characteristics Positivity and Negativity We also find that throughout the Creation there is a reciprocal relationship between Positivity and Negativity. ( They in no way connote good and evil, good and bad, or constructive and destructive.) For example, atoms themselves have positive or negative characteristics, Based on such characteristics, two or more atoms enter into a reciprocal relationship between positive and negative elements. Atoms themselves have positive or negative characteristics. Based on such characteristics two or more atoms enter into a reciprocal relationship, forming molecules. Plants have male and female elements. Similarly, most animals reproduce through relationships between male and female. All plants and animals exist and reproduce by virtue of myriad internal and external interdependent relationships of positive and negative elements. The Bible says that God was not satisfied with man alone (Gen 2:18)--So he made a woman, Eve, as Adam's object. Then for the first time God saw that his Creation was ". . . very good." Mankind is composed of men and women, and human society exists and develops through the reciprocal relationships between men and women. The relationship between Positivity and Negativity is similar to that which exists between internal character and external form. Positivity and Negativity have the reciprocal relationship of subject and object, cause and result, internal and external; so Positivity and Negativity together are also called dual characteristics. The Creation is made in such a way that everything exists through the reciprocal relationship of Positivity and Negativity. Then what is the source of these dual characteristics of Positivity and Negativity, which can be found throughout the Creation? Since all beings are resultant beings, the elements they have in common must have originated in their ultimate source--God, the Creator. The fact that the Creation is composed of dual characteristics of Positivity and Negativity means that God himself, who is the First Cause of all things, is the origin of the dual characteristics of Positivity and Negativity. This fact can be understood from Genesis 1:27:, which says, "So God created man in his own image . . . male and female he created them." God is the being whose Positivity and Negativity attributes stand in the subject position to all the Positive and Negative aspects of created beings. We call God's subject Positive and Negative aspects Original Positivity and Original Negativity. God's Original Positivity and Original Negativity are harmonized within him; so God is the First Cause of the resultant world and exists as the being of harmonized Positive and Negative aspects. The Dual Characteristics of God Let us look at these dual aspects in man. First, in the mind, or Internal Character, there is positive emotion, which is bright or lively, and there is negative emotion, which is sentimental or placid. There is positive intellect, which is active, and negative intellect, which is passive. There is positive will, which initiates and takes charge, and there is negative will, which is passive or responsive. There are also positive and negative aspects to man's physical body, or Extrnal Form. The protruding, or convex, parts are the positive aspects, whereas the sunken. or concave, parts are the negative aspects. Thus we can see that Positivity and Negativity are attributes of Internal Character and External Form. Original Internal Character is the mind of God, which includes emotion, intellect, and will, as well as concepts and law. However, the most essential of God's internal characteristics is Heart. The Original External Form is God's external attributes and is the origin of the substance and form of all created beings: man's body, the bodies of the animals and plants, and the substance and form of inorganic matter. The Relationship between God and the Creation Every created being is God's substantial object, that is, each being is the visible and substantial expression and form of the dual character- istics of God, who exists as the invisible subject. When a created being becomes a perfect object to God, the subject, the Will of God is fully realized. In other words, the completed world is like one perfect organic body which moves or remains calm only according to God's Purpose for the Creation. Though all created being reflect God's dual characteristics, they can be classified into two categories: (1) Man, and (2) all other things. Man is created to be the image of God, and thus he is called the substantial object in the image (image substantial object) of God. All other things resemble God symbolically, and thus are called symbolic substantial objects of God. When we look at God and the Creation as a whole, the relationship between God and the Creation corresponds to that between Internal Characterand External Form. God is the invisible, internal cause and the masculine subject to Creation; the Creation is the visible, external result and the External Form, feminine object of God. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-22-92 19:16:00 From Terry Blount To Deborah Kinietz Subject GOD TOLD ME DK> I'm going to but in here, you are right to an extent yes the DK> fall of man was sin not just sexual sin but all sin. Adam and Eve committed one act of disobedience ( well Eve did it twice, once with Lucifer then again with Adam ...but) what was this act of sin they committed. There could not have committed all sin because there was no way that they could have stolen from someone or killed anyone. DK> I agree with having God's view about doctrines, and the bible is DK> God's word. I'd like to hear more about this talk Rev. Moon had DK> with Jesus, if you don't mind. Sure, anything you want to know. I wasn't there, but the meeting and subsequent revelations resulted in the works known today as the Divine Principle. DK> It was God's plan for Jesus to die on the cross, No, Jesus' death became the price that had to be paid for the faithlessness of the people God had chosen to receive him. Until Jesus was rejected, there was no need for Jesus to have gone the way of the cross. I know that traditional Christianity views Jesus' mission as inevitable ending on the cross, but that is not what Jesus told Rev. Moon. Jesus came to restore the failure of Adam. He was called the last Adam. Essentially Adam brought sinful children into the world. Jesus mission was to celebrate the marriage of the Lamb and parent sinless children. Satan invaded through the people, just as he invaded God's first plan through tempting Eve. Satan was anxious to take Jesus physical life. He tried once through the 3 temptations and then as scripture points our "waited for an opportune time." Then at the opportune time, he invaded Judas and played a crucial role in sending Jesus to the cross. Satan only wanted one thing and that was to kill Jesus before Jesus could procreate sinless children. Sinless children grow up to be messiah's and Satan had already suffered a severe setback with one sinless child. He surely didn't want to see more. DK> He died for our DK> sins so that we might be saved, and able to communion with the DK> Father. The only thing that I could have done and did do to put DK> Christ on the cross was sin. God loved us and wanted us to be in DK> communion with him again that's why Jesus died on the cross he DK> knew it was going to happen beofre any one eles did, he knew DK> what his purpose was on earth. I'd still like to find out more DK> about this mission, not being sarcastic I just want to DK> understand where you are comming from. Jesus said he had the power on earth to forgive sins. With that power, he could have forgiven and restored a bride and then established the first God centered family. Once the True Parent's family is established, then fallen man cam be adopted into that family an through faith, obedience and attendance, receive the blessing of marriage from God through Christ. That is the plan for the restoration of the world. This process has already began. DK> Sorry about the intreuption but my curiousity got the best of me. Maybe you are lead by the Holy Spirit to learn something? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-22-92 19:33:00 From Terry Blount To Nick Diprima Subject GREETINGS ND> Terry, you are right about talking to God for advice. But ND> when we do talk ND> to our Heavenly Father we must make sure that our mind is clear ND> and ready for any answer: yes or no. I know sometimes when I ND> pray I will only want a yes, and that is not right. You are absolutely correct. It is most difficult for any child to accept correction. We also have something in our brain that causes us to form a decision almost immediately then filter evidence so that we pick and choose the things that confirm our prior decision or block out things that contradict that decision. I can only conclude that being God is not easy. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-22-92 19:36:00 From Terry Blount To Nick Diprima Subject How can 3 be 1??! ND> Yes Terry, the Prophet Joseph Smith did see Jesus Christ and God ND> his Father standing together. But what does that have to do with ND> Jesus Christ being Jehovah? Hummm? I'm simply too confused to ask a question. I suppose I never thought of Jehovah being anyone rather than God the Father. Are we expanding the trinity to include a 4 th party? That is called the 4 position foundation in the divine principle. But there is just one God right here \ \ ------ God the Father / \ Jesus and Holy Spirit---- or | Christ and Bride ----- | or | | True Father and True Mother | | | | | | \ / | | | Christians ----------|-- | sinless children ----------- |----------- True Family ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-22-92 19:49:00 From Terry Blount To Ronald Kinietz Subject QUALIFICATION TO TO B RK> TB> Well it is strange that two people can have such an opposite RK> opinion TB> about someone. Either Rev. Moon is of God or of the RK> devil. I can TB> remember the last time people were so divided. RK> RK> The people were DECIEVED, there is big difference. Yes they were... they clearly thought Jesus was the devil himself... same opinion they now have of Rev. Moon. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-22-92 20:12:00 From Terry Blount To Ronald Kinietz Subject Rev Moon? RK> I would say that if I saw Jesus, which I have not, but have had RK> two dreams or visions myself...I would do what ever Jesus RK> wanted. So you know exactly where I'm coming from. I too have had spiritual experiences that confirmed that I should support Rev. Moon. I know you are much more prepared for the mission I have been trying to fill, but just as in Jesus' day, it was simple people like myself who could recognize the heart of God was living in this man who everyone was suspicious of to the point the weren't satisfied until he was dead. History has repeated itself. The first shall be last. I'm seeing it now. The hippies like myself who though little about God and morality in the 60's have been the ones to find the stone the builders have rejected. ...while the people God has prepared to build the kingdom won't offer a simple prayer to ask God what they should do in response to the message Rev. Moon has delivered. Clearly the meaning of being as a child is to be open minded. That is a prerequsit to enter the kingdom of heaven. Matt 18:3 Will you pray about Rev. Moon and the revelation he claims to have had from Jesus? You can ask Jesus if he did appear to Rev. Moon. You can ask Jesus if he came to establish the kingdom of God on earth 2,000 years ago through the establishment of an ideal family. Ask Jesus if he should have married and given God grand children. If you can understand that one point about establishing the God centered family and giving God grandchildren, you can easily understand Rev. Moon's teachings. It is that simple. RK> But if someone came to me claiming that Jesus told me to RK> tell you...I would run so fast out of there it isn't funny. Have you run from St. Paul's writings? ROM 2:16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. RK> These are wonderful times to be living in, We are all going to RK> get to see the Lord Jesus Christ, not hung on a cross, IN RK> VICTORY! Everyone will get to see Heaven, even walk the streets, RK> but not all will be able to stay and be forever with the Lord. I RK> pray that I am worthy to escape all these things that soon must RK> shortly come to pass. I am not going to try and throw a RK> stumbling block before you. You truly have a good heart. Your ancestorial lineage is a righteous one. Those people in your lineage would surely like to see you succeed. If I had one guess, I would say that with all their heart they want you to pray about the matters I have mentioned in this message. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-22-92 20:54:00 From Terry Blount To Ronald Kinietz Subject The Cross RK> supplies all my needs just fine. The rest of things that you are RK> discussing is purely just superstition, and is against the word RK> of God. You are wasting your time. Lord Loki means "Lord of Disaster" ...misfortune, calamity, havoc, destruction, etc. This person is a not supporting anything good. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-23-92 08:22:00 From Terry Blount To Steven Headley Subject ANTICHRIST SH> This one is easy - Paul didn't use the better definition. The SH> term "antichrist," (Greek "antichristos") appears only 4 times SH> in the Bible - 1 John 2:18, 1 John 2:22, 2 John 2:7, 1 John SH> 4:3. Paul didn't write 1 John or 2 John - JOHN DID. (Bet SH> that comes as a revelation, huh?) SH> SH> Are you now saying that Paul wrote the epistles of John?? I knew that Paul didn't write John, but you did teach me something. I stand corrected. I thought Paul had used the term "antichrist." ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-23-92 08:27:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject God Told Me WC> It was another Jesus that appeared. God does not contradict WC> Himself. Neither does He lie. You have already told us that WC> Jesus lied to the Rev. Moon and after further questioning WC> admitted that He lied. I tried to explain that the 3 times Peter denied Christ were being restored when Jesus denied Rev. Moon. But, you did not come to this conference to learn. When you want to learn then I can help you. You eventually need to understand the course of restoration is the reverse way. If you go down a wrong road, you have to turn around and go back to the point where you made the mistake. That course on the way back is called indemnity. Christians have this mistaken thinking that they can get back to God without paying indemnity. I suppose when you understand this you can understand why the Messiah must come as a man and establish God's ideal family. WC> TB> That's nice but where do you stand on the issue of MURDERING WC> him. WC> Murder implies that the victim has no choice in the matter. WC> Jesus did. I know about John 10:19 but if you want to understand my view you will consider this: MAT 26:39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou [wilt]. MAT 26:42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. WC> Only those who insist that the sacrifice of the Cross was WC> inade- quate for salvation are the Christ killers of today. They WC> attempt to make that sacrifice to no avail and substitute WC> another gospel in its place--one which has not power whatsoever. How many times have I tried to explain to you that Rev. Moon came not for the purpose of salvation, but for the purpose of RESTORATION. Do you understand that after one is saved, the next step is sanctification and the establishment of the kingdom of God on earth. Here is a line I hope you NEVER forget: Jesus saves and Moon restores. What does that mean? It means that Rev. Moon came to lead fallen man back to the point we were before the fall. If you want to understand, you may compare fallen man's situation to that of a person who has fallen in to the water. Fallen man has fallen into the sea of sin. Jesus came and was able to throw us a rope or flotation device so that we could hang on without going under. In other words, through Jesus, we can keep our heads above the Satanic world but this is not a safe situation, nor is it ideal. To get back to our original point and out of danger of sin we need to be pulled out and restored back to the position were were in before we fell into sin. That is what Rev. Moon is trying to do. First he had to get himself on firm footing in order to be able to pull anyone out of the water. I know this angers many believers to think that he is stand outside our drowning state of sin. But I am here to tell you he is in a position to pull fallen man back to our restored state. You don't have to believe me, you don't have to get upset, but you DO have to pray and ask God if I am teaching the truth. WC> There you go again. You condemn me as being a prophet of WC> gloom and doom. Then you turn around and cite the same type of WC> prophecies. I stand corrected. WC> Rather the question was, is and continues to be the WC> Scripture contradicting the Divine Principle at almost every WC> turn. That is where the problem lies. That is what happens when WC> one preaches a different gospel and a different Jesus. If you are here to learn, then you may want to consider that those same allegations were made against Jesus. The people accused Jesus of violating the gospel of Moses. Did you know that? Do you need references? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-23-92 09:05:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Qualification 1 WC> See ya, WC> Keith Why are you signing Walter's messages? Do I detect a conspiracy? ...or have you two formed this Father Son relationship so that you can't be distinguished? ...like the problems some have with Jesus and God? ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-23-92 09:19:00 From Terry Blount To Walter Copes Subject Qualification 2 2/ WC> TB> Let us humbly listen to the voice of our original mind and WC> search TB> for the announcement of the Messiah. WC> WC> You can search for the announcement of the Messiah until you WC> fall over dead, Terry, but you will never get such an WC> announcement from God. WC> WC> Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, WC> not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. AMO 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Date 04-23-92 09:22:00 From Terry Blount To Steven Headley Subject QUALIFICATION TO TO B SH> The test of the messiah is not what the Messiah claims to be, SH> but what God says that he is. In the case of Moon, God's SH> word says that he is not the Messiah, and therefore is a SH> fraud. At Jesus' time, Judaism did not recognize the true value of Jesus' the Jewish leaders turned their backs on God's Will and the reformation which Jesus was teaching and persecuted him. Likewise, at the Second Coming, the new teachings and reformation activities of Christ will be opposed by believers who refuse to make the effort to reform Christianity, and by the Church, which is attached to its traditional authority and rites. At Jesus' time, the words of the Messiah were not received by the leaders of Judaism. Rather, they were received by simple lower class Jews and Gentiles who were thirsty for spiritual life, or who were troubled by their guilty consciences. Similarly, at the time of the Second Coming, laymen who are trying hard to live God's Word, or even non-Christians, may be the first to accept the teachings of Christ, rather than the leaders of Christianity. This is why Jesus, in sorrow, said that those who would enjoy the marriage feast which he would prepare might not be those invited, but those called in at random from the street (Mt.22:8-10). The people of Jesus' time were born to lead lives of dispensational significance, for they were to attend the Messiah and help him to realize his will. They were not ordinary individuals, but had the historic responsibility of living at the most important time in dispensational history. Similarly, all people today, and especially Christians, have the responsibility to attend the Lord and establish the world that realizes the Ideal for the Creation. We are living at a point in time unlike any since the beginning of history. At the Second Coming, Christ will proclaim God's Will, which must be realized on the earth, and he will educate people to carry it out. True people of faith should search for and attend him; and follow God's Will, which is revealed through him. In Matthew 2:3, the Bible says that upon hearing of the Messiah's birth, the whole of Jerusalem was in an uproar. However, was there any one who cared for Jesus as a baby, or publicly supported him after he began his mission? Let us humbly listen to the voice of our original mind and search for the announcement of the Messiah. Let us calm our mind and pay attention to the hope-giving news that announces the New Age.