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[World Mission Society Church of God]The Passover of Christ is once a year.

World Mission Society Church of God keeps the Passover of the New Covenant on January 14^th (by sacred calendar) at twilight (sunset).

Christ Ahnsahnghong who brought back the Passover of the New Covenant is Second Coming Christ.

Many people are not familiar with Passover and those who know about call it the Jewish Passover. 3500 years ago Jehovah God commanded the Israelites to keep the Passover by slaughtering a lamb and those who kept it were saved from the destruction.

Jesus Christ came 2,000 years ago and he commanded his disciples to keep the Passover, not killing a lamb but by eating his flesh and his blood for he came as the Passover lamb for the forgiveness of sins.

1Co. 5:7 『Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.』

Jesus Christ made this Passover an everlasting covenant for his children; that include us, Christians. Christ kept Passover as an example not only for the disciples but also for us. If we don’t keep the Passover, we can’t receive Eternal Life, therefore we can’t go to Heaven.

Jn. 6:53~54 『Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.』

Only on the night of the Passover Jesus said this bread is my body and this wine is my blood (Mt. 17:26~28). But by the Council of Nicaea in 325A.D. Constantine abolished the Passover, he instituted Communion, but such thing is not in the Bible, is not part of the teachings from Christ but from men. Passover disappeared and that’s when everyone started keeping what they thought it was Passover and keeping it whenever they wanted.

We have 850 denominations and each follows as they please, some keep Communion, others Eucharist or the Holy supper. Some keep it every week, others once a month and others every 6 months. Not only has the name been changed but also a date. God already gave an appointed time to the Passover.

Lev. 23:4~5 『'These are the LORD's appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times: The LORD's Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.』

By sacred calendar the Passover is to be kept on January 14th at twilight (sunset) not whenever we want for we can’t change Gods commands, it is only once a year. Does it matter the date? YES! GOD SAID! We can’t take his words lightly we have to do as he said.

Ex. 13:10 『You must keep this ordinance at the appointed time year after year.』

Please consider the Passover, it’s for our salvation. Nowadays we keep the Passover because of our Father Christ Ahnsahnghong, he is the 2nd Coming Christ who brought back the Passover.

God the Mother calls us back to the Kingdom of Heaven(World Mission Society Church of God)

God the Father, Christ Ahnsahnghong, came to the earth to show us the way to receive eternal life and go back to the Kingdom of heaven.

Christ Ahnsahnghong came with Heavenly Mother as the prophecies of the Bible.

World Mission Society Church of God believes in God the Father and God the Mother who give us eternal life.

Ro. 10:14~15 『How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? ... 』

What is the way in which we as human beings can truly know God?

We cannot fathom Almighty, All powerful God, this is why the world consists of so many religions and other gods. However, the vast universe and this earth were created by the one and only God, then what is the way for us to know who God is?

Heb. 2:14 『Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity ... 』

God our Father came in the flesh 2000 years ago, because we as the children are in the flesh on this earth. In order for him to reveal to us that he is our father in heaven, He came down to this earth in human likeness so that he may help us to understand that we too shall share in the glory of heaven.

Php. 3:20 『But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there ... 』

Php. 2:5~7 『Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.』

God came in the flesh to show us the way to receive eternal life and go back to the Kingdom of heaven. He came as the example for us. If God did not come, we would not even have the slightest idea that heaven exists. For, who would have told us? Who would have shown us if God himself did not come from heaven to reveal the reality of it.

What about now?

2000 years ago was a long time ago and many people today have lost faith in the idea that heaven truly exists. That is why God promised that he would appear a second time.

Heb. 9:28 『So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.』

How can we testify and preach his second coming, without being sent by second coming Christ himself? It wouldn't make sense to be preaching of something we know nothing about.

Today we are living in a very important time period of prophetical fulfillment. We are living in the age of the Holy Spirit in which Christ must appear again and this time, he will reveal to us his bride.

Rev. 21:9~10 『One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.』

In Revelation, the prophecies pertain to the last days in which all of the spiritual creation work will be completed. Here Apostle John is testifying to the bride, the wife of the Lamb (Christ), who is coming down out of heaven from God. Just as Christ came from heaven in AD 30~33, so now, Christ is appearing again along with his bride, the new Jerusalem.

How will God give his children, the gift of eternal life?

Rev. 22:17 『The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty let him come, and whoever wishes let him take the free gift of the water of life.』

God will call us to come to Him. But he won't be alone. As we know God is our Father and eternal life-giver, so the bride, his wife, is our heavenly Mother, the true source of eternal life.

Gal. 4:26 『But the Jerusalem that is above is free and she is our Mother.』

Jerusalem has come to this earth in the last days, our Heavenly Mother, to give us the children the chance to go back to the kingdom of heaven. Our citizenship is in heaven and is where we belong. Then, to show us the way back God the Father and God the Mother have appeared on this earth, in human likeness, so that we may have no excuse in understanding the one and only way to go back to the kingdom of heaven.

How else could we preach the ones we have not believed in had they not come themselves to call us.

"THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE SAY "COME!"

Christ Ahnsahnghong - Why MUST God come in the flesh?

Christ Ahnsahnghong came in flesh to give us eternal life through the Passover of the New Covenant.

World Mission Society Church of God believes in Christ Ahnsahnghong as Second Coming Christ because he re-established the Passover of the New Covenant.

Growing up I was always taught that when Christ returns the rapture will take place and we will all be lifted up to heaven. So since this is something that has been taught since childhood, there is already a trust established through those who told me.

Something about it bothered me though. I know that God is merciful, but even though I claimed to be a Christian, I can’t really say that I lived the life of one….but since I claimed my belief in Christ I wondered “will I still go to heaven?”

This question lingered in my mind from time to time but I never bothered to question. I just followed as I was told.

But there should first be one question: According to the Bible, what is the reason for Christ’s coming, even for the first time.

Not until coming to World Mission Society Church of God did I truly understand God’s will and purpose for coming to this earth in the flesh.

Heb. 2:14~15 『Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death-that is, the devil- and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.』

If you really think about it, it’s true. We as people live in fear of death, if we didn’t fear death there wouldn’t be a need for medical research and healthy lifestyles. But the Bible says that when Christ came, he came to destroy the power of death thus leaving us fearless; or so we should be.

This was the purpose of Christ Coming. Then how did he destroy death?

Jn. 6:54 『I tell you the truth whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day.』

Because we, the children of God are in the flesh, God, our Father, came to this earth in the same way and by shedding his blood for us, we are given the promise of eternal life. But we have to receive his blood. How can I be called a child of my parents if I don’t share in their bloodline? I am my Father and Mother’s daughter by proof because we have the same DNA.

Then in the same way, in order for the children of God to become true children of God, we must also share in the bloodline; so God came in the flesh.

Through the flesh and blood of Christ we become children of God. But Christ said we have to eat his flesh and blood. Then before having his flesh and blood in me, I cannot truly say I am a child of God.

WHAT IS THE WAY?!

I can now say, never before going to the Church of God had I truly received God’s word, God’s true word. The point was completely missed. What is more important than eternal life? Nothing. Not anything in this life can compare to the life that God promises us who are still living in fear of death.

Then How? How did Christ promise us his flesh and blood?

Lk. 22:15~20 『I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you ... And he took bread gave thanks and broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way after the supper he took the cup saying, “This cup is the New Covenant in my blood which is poured out for you.”』

By giving the disciples his flesh and blood through the Passover, Christ was giving them his life, his blood, letting them know that they are true children of God. Apostle Paul continued on preaching the importance of the Passover, because it is the root of God’s blessing and grace for us; God’s great love.

When Passover was abolished in A.D 325, Christians no longer followed the teachings of Christ, rather the religion was indoctrinated and adopted the teachings of men rather than what Christ himself gave us to receive eternal life.

This is why Apostle Paul prophesied that in the future, Christ must appear again.

Heb. 9:28 『So Christ was sacrificed once to bear the sins of many people and he will appear a second time not to bear sin but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.』

…. and so he came.

Why MUST Christ appear again? Because, we NEED the Passover in order to receive eternal life.  According to the Bible Christ himself will bring us salvation. Salvation is eternal life - eternal life is given through the blood of Christ - the blood of Christ is given to us through the Passover. This is the true word of God. There is no other word other than God’s word that can say we no longer have to fear death.

When Christ appeared a second time the Passover was restored and the Church of God has been once again established for the children who will inherit the kingdom of heaven.

When the questions are asked, the answers are given. Christ Ahnsahnghong re-established the Passover of the new covenant, then without denial, through the word of God, I know…. “Surely, he is our God.”

World Mission Society Church of God Does Praise A New Name

In the age of the Holy Spirit, God give us the new name, and Jesus’ new name is Ahnsahnghong.

Christ Ahnsahnghong who restored the Passover of the New Covenant, the hidden manna, is Second Coming Christ.

World Mission Society Church of God believes in New Name Ahnsahnghong and keeps the Passover of the New Covenant.

People often reject the unfamiliar thing. However, the fact that something is unfamiliar doesn’t make it wrong especially concerning salvation in the Bible. I find it interesting how people are so quick to reject the 2nd Coming of Christ Ahnsahnghong when they themselves have not yet studied the prophecies of the 2nd Coming Christ according to the Bible. One in particular is the name that God will use to save His people.

In the time of the Old Testament, only the name that existed as God’s name was Jehovah. So the Bible said at that time only the name of Jehovah can save them. (Isa. 43:10~12).

However, God already planned to come in the future of that time as a child and son (Isa. 9:6) and gave the sign by which we can recognize that God has come into the earth – the one reigning on David’s throne (Isa. 9:7). Yet when God fulfilled His purposed prophecy, coming into the flesh (Lk. 3:31~22), did He still use the name Jehovah? No, He began using the name of Jesus. SO at that time it was Jesus’ name only that could save us. (Ac. 4:10~12).

Likewise, God said that when He comes again in the last days He will use a new name.

Rev. 3:11~12 『I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.』

This is the word of Jesus Christ (Rev. 1:1). So this name will be Jesus’ new name. His name will be used in the last days, which is the time of the Holy Spirit. This is why Jesus said 2000 years ago about the Holy Spirit having a name (Mt. 28:18~20). 

Only when God comes into the flesh does He give us a new name. As Christ has come as the stone but He came in the flesh, so God said He will come in the last days giving us a new name on a white stone (Rev. 2:17).

Only the one who uncovers the hidden manna (Passover not celebrated for a long time) can be recognized as the true 2nd Coming Christ. This is why Christ Ahnsahnghong is proved to be the true 2nd Coming Christ and it just so happens that the church He established is the only one keeping the Passover of the New Covenant.

In the Church of God World Mission Society we are in the same place as the disciples 2000 years ago – the ones rejected by the world but chosen by God.

Christ Ahnsahnghong Who Established Zion

Christ Ahnsahnghong restored the feasts of God which disappeared by Satan.

Christ Ahnsahnghong who rebuilt Zion is our God, the Most High.

World Mission Society Church of God which was established by Christ Ahnsahnghong and keeps the feasts of God is Zion.

Then, as we were discussing, we must know what Zion indicates in order to go there in the last days and receive protection from all the disasters that are occurring.

As it may be understood, Christ is prophesied to reign on King David’s throne. According to Isaiah 9:6 we can see this.

Isa. 9:6~7 『For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.』

Then through prophecy we can see that it was Jesus Christ who came reigning on King David’s Throne, and therefore is the very Mighty God, Wonderful Counselor, and Everlasting Father.

Lk. 1:31~33 『“You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.”』

Then, what other prophetical points must Christ fulfill regarding King David. First we must study the life of Physical King David to understand spiritual King David.

In the book of Samuel as soon as King David was anointed he did something very important:

2Sa. 5:7~9 『Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David … David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the supporting terraces inward.』

So David captured and built up the City of Zion. And we know this to be a physical city. Then, prophetically Jesus Christ is to capture and build up the spiritual/prophetical City of Zion. But what does that mean? Bible testifies:

Isa. 33:20 『Look upon Zion, the city of our festivals; your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved; its stakes will never be pulled up, nor any of its ropes broken.』

Then the Bible states that Zion is the city of God’s festivals. When we look in Leviticus 23 we can see a list of these festivals: Sabbath Day, Passover/Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Feast of Weeks, Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacle. Then throughout Christ’ ministry He kept these feasts, therefore establishing Holy Mount Zion. However, the Bible also prophesied that Satan would abolish the feasts (God’s set times and laws) and therefore destroy Zion.

Da. 7:25 『He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws. The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and half a time.』

Then will God leave Zion this way?

Isa. 51:3 『The LORD will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.』

Mic. 4:1 『In the last days the mountain of the LORD’s temple(Zion) will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.』

Then, the Bible testifies that in the last days people will stream to Zion and that Zion’s ruins will be comforted. Then according to prophecies within Psalm 102:16~22 and Psalm87:5, The Most High Himself will establish Zion. Then, the feasts of God must be kept. It is Christ Ahnsahnghong who has established the feasts of God in these last days, therefore it is Christ Ahnsahnghong Who Established Zion.

So Christ Ahnsahnghong is God, the Most High.

Let’s believe in Christ Ahnsahnghong, our God the Father, and Let us Flee to Zion without delay before the disasters come upon us!

Christ Ahnsahnghong came as Second Coming Christ

The prophecies of the Bible testified that Christ Ahnsahnghong is Second Coming Christ.

We can see Glory of God the Father Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother only through the Bible.

Many people don’t want to believe Second Coming Christ came with the new name Christ Ahnsahnghong. As prophesied in the Bible he will come with a new name in the Holy Spirit age and will give us salvation.

The excuse of many people not to believe second Coming Christ is that according to the Bible when that happens, he will come with glory but we can’t forget that at his first coming, God was coming with power and great glory and he surely did but did everyone see his glory.

Isa. 40:3~5 『A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken."』

This prophecy was fulfilled by John the Baptist for he prepared the way for Jesus Christ, God in the flesh. It was testified that at his first coming everyone was going to see his glory but did everyone saw his glory 2,000 years ago? No, they just saw Christ physically, they couldn’t understand that a man was God but he was God. That’s why only some saw his glory, how?

Jn. 1:1~14 『In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning ... The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.』

Only those who received Jesus Christ saw his glory 2,000 years ago, in the same way now Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong came with glory as it is prophesied but only those who receive him will see his glory.

Heb. 9:28 『so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.』

It's so clear, not hard to understand, if we deny that Christ came a second time in the flesh without even studying prophecies, we are wrong, we won’t see God's glory. According to the Bible this world is control by the evil one, (1Jn. 5:19) and Satan interrupt recognizing our God.

2Co. 4:3~4 『And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.』

In this last age the glory of God is not only God the Father but also God the Mother, we have to study prophecy and then understand how we can see the glory of God, not with our mind but thru the Bible.

The Mystery of Mysteries 2 - Christ Ahnsahnghong (World Mission Society Church of God)

World Mission Society Church of God is Zion in which keeps the feasts of God.

Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother who dwell in Zion are Almighty God.

World Mission Society Church of God is preaching Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother all over the world.

Do not limit God to thinking the way we do

Most Korean people think that roosters cry 'kkokkio,' dogs bark 'meong meong' and cats say 'yaong.' However, Americans think that roosters cry ‘cock-a doodle-doo,' dogs bark 'bow-wow' and cats cry 'meow.' The disparity exists not because those animals indeed cry different languages. Nevertheless the people in each country think that they cry differently from one country to another, because they have learned to hear the sounds that way from their childhood.

Think of a yellow pistil of a flower. It appears yellow to us, but to dogs it appears white (because dogs are color-blind and perceive things in only black and white) and to bees it appears red. Can we say confidently that the color we perceive is real? Can we truly believe that all our senses are basically reliable?

Think about the earth's revolution. The earth moves around the sun at a speed of about 108,000km per hour. However, our body doesn't feel any speed. Besides this there are a lot of things that we can't perceive with our senses. But most people acknowledge only the things that they can see and perceive with their senses and believe only what they think are right. How foolish they are!

By using our own senses, we can't discern between the true and the false. So God said, "Judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes" (1Co. 4:5). Nevertheless many interpret the Bible in their own ways. Each of them insists that only their interpretation is true, even denying the truth uttered by God Himself. What a blasphemous act!

We must not believe in only the visible. Instead of insisting upon our own ideas, we need to ask God to open our spiritual eyes to read the Bible with correct understanding for we can't receive Christ fully with our own way of thinking.

From whose point of view should we look at Christ? We must see Him through the eyes of those who are saved, so that we can understand Him correctly and get salvation. For the goal of our faith is the salvation of our souls. Let's look at Christ through their eyes.

Rev. 14:1~5 『Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 ... No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. ... 』

From the view point of the 144,000 who have been redeemed, Christ dwells in Zion. We must find Zion and know her law in order to meet Christ. In the eyes of those outside Zion, Christ cannot be found. We should not look at the Bible in a church's view no matter what the church says, neither should we look at it from the point of view of a person.

Think of the yellow pistils of flowers. Only the human eye can perceive the color as yellow; neither the eyes of insects like bees nor the eyes of animals can see it the same way. Without understanding such a mystery, we can't understand God. We need to know at least a part of God's creation in order to understand the Bible. Many fall into error, because they try to look at God's word, a mystery of Wonderful Counselor, with a finite and very limited human mind or understanding.

Christ, the Mystery of mysteries, whom we meet in Zion

Revelation 14 shows us that Christ dwells in Zion. The Lamb dwells in Zion with the 144,000 who have been redeemed. Let's find out what Zion indicates.

Isa. 33:20~24 『Look upon Zion, the city of our festivals; ... There the LORD will be our Mighty One. ... For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us. ... 』

Zion is the place where the Biblical feasts are celebrated. God is the Judge, the Lawgiver and the King of the people who dwell in Zion with Him. As there is a law by which a king rules over his people in the world, so there is the law of the new covenant by which God the King of Zion governs His people.

Every country has different laws. People in each country can't be easily adapted to foreign laws. Likewise, those who are not God's people are not willing to observe the laws of Zion which God has established for they are not the people of the kingdom.

It is in the last days that God proclaims His law in Zion (Mic. 4:1). Many will stream to Zion to find the way to salvation. In the Day of Judgment, those who do not know the law of Zion will be judged by that law [the new covenant]. Without abiding in Zion no one can know the law and avoid God's judgment. We should break free of the fixed ideas so that we can meet God whom the Bible testifies about. Now, let's find out what blessings God bestows upon His people in Zion.

Ps. 132:13~14 『For the LORD has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling: "This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it-』

Ps. 133:1~3 『How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron's beard, down upon the collar of his robes. It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.』

Thus, God has chosen Zion and made it His dwelling, where He bestows His blessing-life forever. Only from the point of view of the people in Zion can people recognize Christ, the greatest Mystery of all mysteries; only those in Zion can receive Him and have the blessing of eternal life for God lets them look at everything from His standpoint and evaluate it according to His standards.

Only in Zion can we understand the Christ who is the great mystery hidden for ages. God has given us, who are in Zion, the blessing of eternal life and the invitation into the kingdom of heaven. How precious God's invitation is!

There are our lost brothers and sisters who cannot recognize Chirst because their spiritual eyes are not opened. Let's lead them quickly to Zion so that their spiritual eyes may be open to recognize Christ, the mystery of God. Let's share the blessings of salvation with them, by delivering God's invitations to them. Then we will receive God's praise when we go back to our heavenly home.

The Mystery of Mysteries 1 - Christ Ahnsahnghong (World Mission Society Church of God)

World Mission Society Church of God believes in Christ Ahnsahnghong who is God came in the flesh.

World Mission Society Church of God is preaching Christ Ahnsahnghong all over the world.

In studying the 66 books of the Bible, the most important thing is to understand Christ and establish our faith in Him. For the Bible says that Christ is the great mystery.

About 2,000 years ago, the Israelites suffered greatly under the oppression of the Roman government. Their only hope to sustain them was that the Messiah, prophesied in the Bible, would come and deliver them from their oppression. They had been looking and waiting for the Messiah, which enabled them to endure the Roman oppression. However, when the Messiah, Jesus Christ, came to them, they rejected and crucified the Messiah whom they had eagerly waited for.

To the Israelites, God was much more precious than their lives. They would rather die than abandon their faith. However, they crucified the God whom they loved and valued so much. What caused them to commit such a terrible sin? Unless we know the reason, we will commit the same sin as they did when God comes again in these last days.

God Almighty came as a man

First, we need to study Jesus. Let's see who Jesus is in nature.

Col. 1:13~18 『 ... For by him [Christ] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. ... 』

Jesus is the God who created all things. The Almighty God came to this earth as a man bearing the name Jesus.

In those days, the Israelites had a fixed idea about God. They thought only about the Almighty God who by His word made light and divided the heavens and the earth and appeared out of a whirlwind and storm.

About 3,500 years ago, when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, God terrified the Egyptians with ten supernatural miracles. They expected the Messiah to come upon this earth with such great power and glory. So do most Christians today; they look for God to come with such visible glory.

The Apostle John described the divine nature of Jesus as follows:

Jn. 1:1~14 『In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. ... He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. ... The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.』

In the days of Jesus, religious leaders were confident that they would be able to easily recognize God the Creator who had said, "Let there be light," when He came as the Messiah. However, they failed to receive God the Creator of the world. Rather, they hated God who came to His own and rejected Him, and even crucified Him.

If God had appeared in His majesty with His angels, they would have recognized Him. Such a glorious appearance of God was deeply contemplated in the hearts of the Israelites. However, contrary to their expectation, Christ came to this earth, being made lower than the angels.

Heb. 2:6~8 『 ... "What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor and put everything under his feet ... 』

How could the Israelites imagine God being made lower than the angels? Even though God Himself came to them, they spat in His face and struck Him with their fists. They searched hard for God in the synagogue, but they completely rejected God who came contrary to their expectation for they never thought that God would come as a man who made lower than the angels. When Jesus came, becoming lower than the angels, even His own brothers did not believe in Him and His friends came to take charge of Him.

Thus, they didn't believe in Jesus Christ. The disciples repeatedly told them to believe in Him. If it had been easy for everyone to believe in Him, they would not have repeatedly said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus." Saying like that, they preached Jesus Christ. This implies that it was so difficult to believe in Him for He was a totally different God from what they had conceived or wished. Now, we need to be fully convinced that Christ is the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, so that we may understand and receive Him.

Col. 1:26~27 『the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.』

Col. 2:2~3 『 ... so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.』

All the prophets and the gospel writers testify that Christ is God who created all things (Isa. 9:6; Col. 1:16; Jn. 1:1). The Almighty God came to this earth and was executed by so-called believers.

Why does the Bible describe their rejection of Jesus? For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us (Ro. 15:4). Like them, most people today have a fixed idea about God; they never think that God will be made lower than the angels, and they are waiting for Christ to appear a second time in dreadful and terrifying majesty.

We must let go of our fixed ideas about God. Just as we believe, God is omniscient and omnipotent; He can appear in His majesty or in a form of a man; He can be born of a virgin or through physical parents. If we make up our own ideas about Christ, we will fail to receive Him in these last days.