Divine Principle: Contents

Exposition of the Divine Principle
1996 Translation



Table of Contents

TITLE PAGE
PREFACE XXI
INTRODUCTION 1

PART I

CHAPTER 1. THE PRINCIPLE OF CREATION 15

CHAPTER 2. THE HUMAN FALL 53

CHAPTER 3. ESCHATOLOGY AND HUMAN HISTORY 79

CHAPTER 4. THE MESSIAH: HIS ADVENT AND THE PURPOSE OF HIS SECOND COMING 111

CHAPTER 5. RESURRECTION 133

CHAPTER 6. PREDESTINATION 153

CHAPTER 7. CHRISTOLOGY 163
PART II

INTRODUCTION TO RESTORATION 175

CHAPTER 1. THE PROVIDENCE TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR RESTORATION 189

CHAPTER 2. MOSES AND JESUS IN THE PROVIDENCE OF RESTORATION 225

CHAPTER 3. THE PERIODS IN PROVIDENTIAL HISTORY AND THE DETERMINATION OF THEIR LENGTHS 289

CHAPTER 4. THE PARALLELS BETWEEN THE TWO AGES IN THE PROVIDENCE OF RESTORATION 313

CHAPTER 5. THE PERIOD OF PREPARATION FOR THE SECOND ADVENT OF THE MESSIAH 347

CHAPTER 6. THE SECOND ADVENT 381





Detailed Table of Contents
Exposition of the Divine Principle
1996 Translation

PREFACE XXI
INTRODUCTION 1



PART I


CHAPTER 1. THE PRINCIPLE OF CREATION 15

SECTION 1 - The Dual Characteristics of God and the Created Universe 15
1.1 The Dual Characteristics of God 151.2 The Relationship between God and the Universe 19
SECTION 2 - Universal Prime Energy, Give and Take Action and the Four Position Foundation 21
2.1 Universal Prime Energy 212.2 Give and Take Action 222.3 The Four Position Foundation Which Realizes the Three Object Purpose through Origin-Division-Union Action 242.3.1 Origin-Division-Union Action 242.3.2 The Three Object Purpose 252.3.3 The Four Position Foundation 252.3.4 The Mode of Existence of the Four Position Foundation 25
2.4 The Omnipresence of God 312.5 The Multiplication of Life 312.6 The Reason All Beings Are Composed of Dual Characteristics 31
SECTION 3 - The Purpose of Creation 32
3.1 The Purpose of the Creation of the Universe 323.2 Good Object Partners for the Joy of God 33
SECTION 4 - Original Value 36
CHAPTER 2. THE HUMAN FALL 53

SECTION 5 - The Last Days, the New Truth and Our Attitude 103
5.1 The Last Days and the New Truth 1035.2 Our Attitude in the Last Days 106
Chart 1: The Unfolding Manifestation of God's Word in the Creation of the Universe and the Providence of Restoration 109

SECTION 2 - The Providence of Resurrection 138
2.1 How Does God Carry Out His Work of Resurrection? 1382.2 The Providence of Resurrection for People on Earth 1392.2.1 The Providence to Lay the Foundation for Resurrection 1392.2.2 The Providence of Formation-Stage Resurrection 1392.2.3 The Providence of Growth-Stage Resurrection 1392.2.4 The Providence of Completion-Stage Resurrection 1402.2.5 The Kingdom of Heaven and Paradise 1402.2.6 Spiritual Phenomena in the Last Days 1412.2.7 The First Resurrection 1432.3 The Providence of Resurrection for Spirits 1442.3.1 The Purpose and the Way of Returning Resurrection 1442.3.2 The Returning Resurrection of the Spirits of Israelites and Christians 1452.3.2.1 Growth-Stage Returning Resurrection 1452.3.2.2 Completion-Stage Returning Resurrection 1462.3.3 The Returning Resurrection of Spirits Who Abide Outside Paradise 1472.4 The Theory of Reincarnation Examined in Light of the Principle of Returning Resurrection 149
CHAPTER 6. PREDESTINATION 153
SECTION 1 - The Predestination of God's Will 155
SECTION 2 - The Predestination of the Way in Which God's Will Is Fulfilled 156
SECTION 3 - The Predestination of Human Beings 158
SECTION 4 - Elucidation of Biblical Verses Which Support the Doctrine of Absolute Predestination 159
CHAPTER 7. CHRISTOLOGY 163
SECTION 1 - The Value of a Person Who Has Realized the Purpose of Creation 163
SECTION 2 - Jesus and the Person Who Has Realized the Purpose of Creation 165
2.1 Perfected Adam, Jesus and the Restoration of the Tree of Life 1652.2 Jesus, Human Beings and the Fulfillment of the Purpose of Creation 1662.3 Is Jesus God Himself? 167
SECTION 3 - Jesus and Fallen People 168
SECTION 4 - Rebirth and Trinity 169
4.1 Rebirth 1694.1.1 Jesus and the Holy Spirit and Their Mission to Give Rebirth 1694.1.2 Jesus and the Holy Spirit and the Dual Characteristics of the Logos 1704.1.3 Spiritual Rebirth through Jesus and the Holy Spirit 171
4.2 The Trinity 171




SECTION 2 - The Providence of Restoration under the Leadership of Moses 230
2.1 Overview of the Providence Led by Moses 230 2.1.1 The Foundation of Faith 2302.1.1.1 The Central Figure to Restore the Foundation of Faith 2302.1.1.2 The Object for the Condition in Restoring the Foundation of Faith 2322.1.2 The Foundation of Substance 2332.1.3 The Foundation for the Messiah 2332.2 The National Courses to Restore Canaan under the Leadership of Moses 2342.2.1 The First National Course to Restore Canaan 2342.2.1.1 The Foundation of Faith 2342.2.1.2 The Foundation of Substance 2352.2.1.3 The Failure of the First National Course to Restore Canaan 2362.2.2 The Second National Course to Restore Canaan 2372.2.2.1 The Foundation of Faith 2372.2.2.2 The Foundation of Substance 2372.2.2.3 The Providence of Restoration and the Tabernacle 2442.2.2.3.1 The Significance and Purpose of the Tablets of Stone, the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant 2452.2.2.3.2 The Foundation for the Tabernacle 2482.2.2.4 The Failure of the Second National Course to Restore Canaan 2522.2.3 The Third National Course to Restore Canaan 2522.2.3.1 The Foundation of Faith 2522.2.3.2 The Foundation of Substance 2532.2.3.2.1 The Foundation of Substance Centered on Moses 2532.2.3.2.2 The Foundation of Substance Centered on Joshua 2592.2.3.3 The Foundation for the Messiah 2632.3 Some Lessons from Moses' Course 264
SECTION 3 - The Providence of Restoration under the Leadership of Jesus 266
3.1 The First Worldwide Course to Restore Canaan 2673.1.1 The Foundation of Faith 2673.1.2 The Foundation of Substance 2683.1.3 The Failure of the First Worldwide Course to Restore Canaan 2693.2 The Second Worldwide Course to Restore Canaan 2703.2.1 The Foundation of Faith 2703.2.1.1 Jesus Takes On the Mission of John the Baptist 2703.2.1.2 Jesus' Forty-Day Fast and Three Temptations in the Wilderness 2713.2.1.3 The Result of the Forty-Day Fast and the Three Temptations 2753.2.2 The Foundation of Substance 2763.2.3 The Failure of the Second Worldwide Course to Restore Canaan 2773.3 The Third Worldwide Course to Restore Canaan 2773.3.1 The Spiritual Course to Restore Canaan under Jesus' Leadership 2773.3.1.1 The Spiritual Foundation of Faith 2783.3.1.2 The Spiritual Foundation of Substance 2793.3.1.3 The Spiritual Foundation for the Messiah 2803.3.1.4 The Restoration of Spiritual Canaan 2813.3.2 The Course to Restore Substantial Canaan under the Leadership of Christ at the Second Advent 2813.4 Some Lessons from Jesus' Course 286

SECTION 1 - Parallel Providential Periods 289
SECTION 2 - The Number of Generations or Years in the Periods of the Age of the Providence to Lay the Foundation for Restoration 291
2.1 Why and How the Providence of Restoration Is Prolonged 2912.2 Vertical Indemnity Conditions and Horizontal Restoration through Indemnity 2922.3 Horizontal Restoration through Indemnity Carried Out Vertically 2942.4 Numerical Indemnity Periods for Restoring the Foundation of Faith 2942.5 The Parallel Periods Determined by the Number of Generations 2992.6 Providential Periods of Horizontal Restoration through Indemnity Carried Out Vertically 301
SECTION 3 - The Periods in the Age of the Providence of Restoration and Their Lengths 302
3.1 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Slavery in Egypt 3023.2 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of the Judges 3033.3 The One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Year Period of the United Kingdom 3033.4 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of the Divided Kingdoms of North and South 3053.5 The Two-Hundred-and-Ten-Year Period of Israel's Exile and Return 3053.6 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Preparation for the Advent of the Messiah 306
SECTION 4 - The Periods in the Age of the Prolongation of the Providence of Restoration and Their Lengths 307
4.1 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Persecution in the Roman Empire 3074.2 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Regional Church Leadership 3084.3 The One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Year Period of the Christian Empire 3084.4 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of the Divided Kingdoms of East and West 3084.5 The Two-Hundred-and-Ten-Year Period of Papal Exile and Return 3094.6 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Preparation for the Second Advent of the Messiah 309
Chart 2: Parallel Providential Periods 311

SECTION 1 - The Period of Slavery in Egypt and the Period of Persecution in the Roman Empire 315
SECTION 2 - The Period of the Judges and the Period of Regional Church Leadership 317
SECTION 3 - The Period of the United Kingdom and the Period of the Christian Empire 318
SECTION 4 - The Period of the Divided Kingdoms of North and South and the Period of the Divided Kingdoms of East and West 321
SECTION 5 - The Period of Israel's Exile and Return and the Period of the Papal Exile and Return 323
SECTION 6 - The Period of Preparation for the Advent of the Messiah and the Period of Preparation for the Second Advent of the Messiah 325
SECTION 7 - The Providence of Restoration and the Progress of History 328
7.1 The Progress of History in the Age of the Providence of Restoration 3297.2 The Progress of History in the Age of the Prolongation of the Providence of Restoration 3327.2.1 The Providence of Restoration and the History of the West 3327.2.2 The Mutual Relations between Religious History, Economic History and Political History 3337.2.3 Clan Society 3357.2.4 Feudalistic Society 3367.2.5 Monarchic Society and Imperialism 3377.2.6 Democracy and Socialism 3407.2.7 The Ideals of Interdependence, Mutual Prosperity and Universally Shared Values versus Communism 342
Chart 3: The Progress of History as Guided by the Providence of Restoration 345

Section 4 The World Wars 365
4.1 The Providential Causes of the World Wars 3654.2 The First World War 3674.2.1 Summary of the Providence in the First World War 3674.2.2 What Decides God's Side and Satan's Side? 3684.2.3 The Providential Causes behind the First World War 3694.2.4 The Providential Results of the First World War 370
4.3 The Second World War 3714.3.1 Summary of the Providence in the Second World War 3714.3.2 The Nature of Fascism 3714.3.3 The Nations on God's Side and the Nations on Satan's Side in the Second World War 3724.3.4 The Providential Roles of the Three Nations on God's Side and Satan's Side 3724.3.5 The Providential Causes behind the Second World War 3744.3.6 The Providential Results of the Second World War 375
4.4 The Third World War 3764.4.1 Is the Third World War Inevitable? 3764.4.2 Summary of the Providence in the Third World War 3774.4.3 The Providential Causes behind the Third World War 3784.4.4 The Providential Results of the Third World War 379

SECTION 1 - When Will Christ Return? 382
SECTION 2 - In What Manner Will Christ Return? 383
2.1 Perspectives on the Bible 3832.2 Christ Will Return as a Child on the Earth 3852.3 What is the Meaning of the Verse that Christ Will Return on the Clouds? 3932.4 Why Did Jesus Say that the Lord Will Come on the Clouds? 395
SECTION 3 - Where Will Christ Return? 396
3.1 Will Christ Return among the Jewish People? 3963.2 Christ Will Return to a Nation in the East 3983.3 The Nation in the East is Korea 3993.3.1 A National Condition of Indemnity 3993.3.2 God's Front Line and Satan's Front Line 4013.3.3 The Object Partner of God's Heart 4023.3.4 Messianic Prophecies 4043.3.5 The Culmination of All Civilizations 406
SECTION 4 - Parallels between Jesus' Day and Today 407
SECTION 5 - The Chaotic Profusion of Languages and the Necessity for Their Unification 410

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