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

4.1 The Process and Standard for the Determination of Original Value 364.2 Original Emotion, Intellect and Will; and Original Beauty, Truth and Goodness 374.3 Love and Beauty, Good and Evil, Righteousness and Unrighteousness 384.3.1 Love and Beauty 384.3.2 Good and Evil 394.3.3 Righteousness and Unrighteousness 40

SECTION 5 - The Process of the Creation of the Universe and Its Growing Period 40

5.1 The Process of the Creation of the Universe 405.2 The Growing Period for the Creation 415.2.1 The Three Ordered Stages of the Growing Period 415.2.2 The Realm of Indirect Dominion 435.2.3 The Realm of Direct Dominion 44

SECTION 6 - The Incorporeal World and the Corporeal World Whose Center is Human Beings 45

6.1 The Incorporeal World and the Corporeal World as Substantial Realities 456.2 The Position of Human Beings in the Cosmos 466.3 The Reciprocal Relationship between the Physical Self and the Spirit Self 476.3.1 The Structure and Functions of the Physical Self 476.3.2 The Structure and Functions of the Spirit Self 486.3.3 The Spirit Mind, the Physical Mind and Their Relationship in the Human Mind 50

CHAPTER 2. THE HUMAN FALL 53

SECTION 1 - The Root of Sin 53

1.1 The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil 541.1.1 The Tree of Life 551.1.2 The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil 56
1.2 The Identity of the Serpent 571.3 The Fall of the Angel and the Fall of Human Beings 581.3.1 The Crime of the Angel 581.3.2 The Crime of the Human Beings 591.3.3 The Illicit Sexual Act between the Angel and the Human Beings 59
1.4 The Fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil 601.5 The Root of Sin 61

SECTION 2 - The Motivation and Process of the Fall 62

2.1 Angels, Their Missions and Their Relationship to Human Beings 622.2 The Spiritual Fall and the Physical Fall 632.2.1 The Spiritual Fall 632.2.2 The Physical Fall 64

SECTION 3 - The Power of Love, the Power of the Principle and God's Commandment 65

3.1 The Power of Love and the Power of the Principle in the Human Fall 653.2 Why God Set Up the Commandment as an Object of Faith 663.3 The Period During Which the Commandment Was Necessary 67

SECTION 4 - The Consequences of the Human Fall 68

4.1 Satan and Fallen Humanity 684.2 Satan's Activities in Human Society 684.3 Good and Evil Seen from the Viewpoint of Purpose 694.4 The Works of Good Spirits and Evil Spirits 714.5 Sin 724.6 The Primary Characteristics of the Fallen Nature 72

SECTION 5 - Freedom and the Human Fall 74

5.1 The Meaning of Freedom from the Viewpoint of the Principle 745.2 Freedom and the Human Fall 745.3 Freedom, the Fall and Restoration 75

SECTION 6 - The Reason God Did Not Intervene in the Fall of the First Human Ancestors 76

6.1 To Maintain the Absoluteness and Perfection of the Principle of Creation 776.2 That God Alone Be the Creator 776.3 To Make Human Beings the Lords of Creation 78

CHAPTER 3. ESCHATOLOGY AND HUMAN HISTORY 79

SECTION 1 - The Completion of God's Purpose of Creation and the Human Fall 80

1.1 The Completion of God's Purpose of Creation 801.2 Consequences of the Human Fall 81

SECTION 2 - God's Work of Salvation 82

2.1 God's Work of Salvation is the Providence of Restoration 822.2 The Goal of the Providence of Restoration 832.3 Human History Is the History of the Providence of Restoration 84

SECTION 3 - The Last Days 88

3.1 The Meaning of the Last Days 883.1.1 Noah's Day was the Last Days 893.1.2 Jesus' Day was the Last Days 893.1.3 The Day of Christ's Second Advent is the Last Days 903.2 Bible Verses Concerning the Signs of the Last Days 903.2.1 Heaven and Earth Destroyed, and a New Heaven and a New Earth Created 913.2.2 Heaven and Earth Judged by Fire 913.2.3 The Dead Rising from Their Tombs 933.2.4 People on Earth Caught Up to Meet the Lord in the Air 943.2.5 The Sun Darkened, the Moon Not Giving Light and the Stars Falling from Heaven 94

SECTION 4 - The Last Days and the Present Days 96

4.1 Signs of the Restoration of the First Blessing 964.2 Signs of the Restoration of the Second Blessing 984.3 Signs of the Restoration of the Third Blessing 101

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

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

SECTION 1 - Salvation through the Cross 112

1.1 The Purpose of Jesus' Coming as the Messiah 1121.2 Was Salvation Completed through the Cross? 1131.3 Jesus' Death on the Cross 1141.4 The Limit of Salvation through Redemption by the Cross and the Purpose of Jesus' Second Advent 1181.5 Two Kinds of Prophecies Concerning the Cross 1191.6 Gospel Passages in Which Jesus Spoke of His Crucifixion as if It Were Necessary 121

SECTION 2 - The Second Coming of Elijah and John the Baptist 122

2.1 The Jewish Belief in the Return of Elijah 1232.2 The Direction the Jewish People Would Choose 1242.3 The Faithlessness of John the Baptist 1262.4 The Sense in Which John the Baptist Was Elijah 1302.5 Our Attitude toward the Bible 130

CHAPTER 5. RESURRECTION 133

SECTION 1 - Resurrection 133

1.1 The Biblical Concepts of Life and Death 1331.2 The Death Caused by the Human Fall 1351.3 The Meaning of Resurrection 1361.4 What Changes Does Resurrection Cause in Human Beings? 137

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

SECTION 3 - The Unification of Religions through Returning Resurrection 150

3.1 The Unification of Christianity through Returning Resurrection 1503.2 The Unification of All Other Religions through Returning Resurrection 1503.3 The Unification of Non-Religious People through Returning Resurrection 151

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

PART II
INTRODUCTION TO RESTORATION 175

SECTION 1 - The Principle of Restoration through Indemnity 176

1.1 Restoration through Indemnity 1761.2 The Foundation for the Messiah 1791.2.1 The Foundation of Faith 1801.2.2 The Foundation of Substance 181

SECTION 2 - The Course of the Providence of Restoration 181

2.1 The Ages in the Course of the Providence of Restoration 1812.2 Categorization of the Ages in the Course of the Providence of Restoration 1832.2.1 The Ages Categorized with Reference to God's Word 1832.2.2 The Ages Categorized with Reference to God's Work of Resurrection 1842.2.3 The Ages Categorized with Reference to the Providence to Restore through Indemnity the Lost Periods of Faith 1842.2.4 The Ages Categorized with Reference to the Expanding Scope of the Foundation for the Messiah 1852.2.5 The Ages Categorized with Reference to Responsibility 1862.2.6 The Ages Categorized with Reference to the Parallels in the Providence 186

SECTION 3 - The History of the Providence of Restoration and I 187

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

SECTION 1 The Providence of Restoration in Adam's Family 189

1.1 The Foundation of Faith 1901.2 The Foundation of Substance 1921.3 The Foundation for the Messiah in Adam's Family 1951.4 Some Lessons from Adam's Family 197

SECTION 2 - The Providence of Restoration in Noah's Family 198

2.1 The Foundation of Faith 1992.1.1 The Central Figure for the Foundation of Faith 1992.1.2 The Object for the Condition in Restoring the Foundation of Faith 199

2.2 The Foundation of Substance 2032.3 Some Lessons from Noah's Family 205

SECTION 3 - The Providence of Restoration in Abraham's Family 206

3.1 The Foundation of Faith 2063.1.1 The Central Figure for the Foundation of Faith 2063.1.2 The objects for the Condition Offered for the Foundation of Faith 2083.1.2.1 Abraham's Symbolic Offering 2083.1.2.2 Abraham's Offering of Isaac 2133.1.2.3 Isaac's Position and His Symbolic Offering in the Sight of God 2153.2 The Foundation of Substance 2173.3 The Foundation for the Messiah 2203.4 Some Lessons from Abraham's Course 222

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

SECTION 1 - The Model Courses for Bringing Satan to Submission 225

1.1 Why Jacob's Course and Moses' Course Were Set Up as the Models for Jesus' Course 2261.2 Jacob's Course as the Model for Moses' and Jesus' Courses 227

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

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

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

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

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

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

SECTION 1 - The Period of the Reformation (1517-1648) 347

1.1 The Renaissance 3511.2 The Reformation 352

Section 2 The Period of Religious and Ideological Conflicts (1648-1789) 353

2.1 The Cain-Type View of Life 3542.2 The Abel-Type View of Life 356

Section 3 The Period of Maturation of Politics, Economy and Ideology (1789-1918) 357

3.1 Democracy 3583.1.1 Cain-Type Democracy 3593.1.2 Abel-Type Democracy 360
3.2 The Significance of the Separation of Powers 3613.3 The Significance of the Industrial Revolution 3633.4 The Rise of the Great Powers 3643.5 Religious Reforms and Political and Industrial Revolutions since the Renaissance 364

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

CHAPTER 6. THE SECOND ADVENT 381

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