North East Region Summer Workshop 2014 - Lecture 6 (the key figure in human history)

The Key Figure in Human

History

What was God’s original ideal?

Mature Person

Mind Body

God

Society

Nation

World

Happy Family

Adam

God

Eve

Heaven

Person Creation

God

Family

Society

Nation

Ideal World

Ideal

Man True Love

Ideal

Woman

Child

God

Heaven on Earth

The Messiah Comes to Change the Lineage

Family

Society

Nation

Fallen World

Fallen

Man False Love

Fallen

Woman

Child

Satan

Hell on Earth

Salvation

Restoration

=

True Parents

Adam +

Eve

False Parents

Fulfill Fail

Salvation

God

Christ

Man Satan

[ Mashiach ]

=

Messiah

‘Anointed’ or ‘Chosen’

Χριστος [ Kristos ] =

Christ = Saviour = Son of God

King of Kings = Lamb of God = Lord of Lords

What is the role of the

messiah?

1. The messiah is the new Adam

2. Brings salvation to the world

Tree of Sin

Collective Sin

Original Sin

Personal Sin

Inherited Sin

Our

Responsibility

The Messiah takes

Responsibility

Complete salvation

Messiah

Spirit

Body

Spiritual Salvation

Physical Salvation

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10

What would happen before the

Messiah came?

God would send a prophet to

prepare for the Messiah’s arrival.

(Malachi 4:5-6)

The Mission of John the Baptist

• To prepare the people for the Messiah by

calling them to repentance and baptism

• To tell everyone that Jesus was the Messiah

so that they would believe in him and follow

him

• To be Jesus’ chief disciple and supporter

John testifies to Jesus

• “Behold the lamb of God

that takes away the sins

of the world”

John 1: 29

• “And I have seen and

borne witness that this is

the Son of God.”

John 1: 34

What should have happened next?

• John should have become Jesus’ chief

disciple

• The Jewish people and leaders would have

accepted Jesus as the Messiah

• The prophecies in Isaiah would have been

realised

• The kingdom of God would have been

established

Jesus

John the Baptist

Religious leaders

Jewish people Other

Groups

Other

Peoples

What did happen?

• John did not follow Jesus

• So Jesus took responsibility for John’s failure and restored his mission

• Jesus fasted for 40 days to restore the foundation of faith

Jesus restored the three blessings

First temptation

restores 1st Blessing

Second temptation

restores 2nd Blessing

Third temptation

restores 3rd Blessing

Jesus restores John’s mission

• Jesus found his own

disciples

• He preached the same

message as John:

“Repent for the kingdom

of heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 4:17

Opposition to Jesus

• The Jewish religious leaders were jealous

that Jesus was so popular

• They disagreed with his teaching

(the dispute about washing) - Mt. 15:1-20

• They disagreed with his actions (healing on the Sabbath)

• He didn’t match their idea of what a

Messiah should be like (he was uneducated)

They were outraged about the

claims he made about himself

• He said he was the manifestation of God (Jn. 14:9-10)

• He said he was greater than the temple (Mt. 12:6)

• He claimed to be more important than

Abraham (Jn. 8:58)

• He claim to be above the Mosaic Law (Mt. 5:17)

• He said he was the mediator between

people and God (Jn. 14:6)

John

as

Elijah

Supports

Jesus

Denies

Jesus

Jesus

accepted

Jesus in

difficulty

The significance of John

Jesus

John the Baptist

Religious leaders

Jewish people

Jesus

John the Baptist

Religious leaders

Jewish people

Jesus is left

in a vulnerable

position

The two possible courses

Jesus Christ

Lord of Glory Lord of Suffering

Accepted by Jewish people Rejected by Jewish people

Isaiah 9

Luke 1 Isaiah 53

God’s Will

“I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” Matthew 9:13

Parable of the Tenants

• Landlord = God

• Tenants = Israel

• Servants = Prophets

• Son = Jesus Christ

“Surely they will

respect my son.”

Matthew 21:37

Entry into Jerusalem

• Palm Sunday

• Cleansed the Temple

• Disputed with the

religious leaders

• The High Priest

determined to kill him

Why didn’t Jesus want to die?

• He understood God’s providence and didn’t

want God’s heart to be broken again

• He wanted to bring complete salvation to

his followers

• He knew his followers would suffer

• He knew that the chosen people of Israel

who had suffered so much already would go

through untold suffering

The betrayal of Jesus

• The disciples ran away

• Peter denied him

• Unfair trial by Sanhedrin

• Pilate failed to protect him

Complete salvation

Messiah

Spirit

Body

Spiritual Salvation

Physical Salvation

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Matthew 6:10

Salvation through the cross

Messiah

Spirit

Body

Spiritual Salvation

Physical Salvation

Spiritual salvation

Believers

Jesus

God

Holy Spirit

Second Advent

Society

Nation

World

True Children

.

True Father

God

True Mother

Marriage Supper

of the Lamb

New Heaven

And New Earth