[Shincheonji Answer 12]
God’s Will and Qualification to Enter the Kingdom of Heaven
We must act in accordance to the Bible.
As it is written, in order to enter into heaven, one must act according to God’s will (Mt 7:21) and be born again with water (word: seed) and the holy spirit (Jn 3:5; 1 Pt 1:23).
As it is written, in order to enter into heaven, one must act according to God’s will (Mt 7:21) and be born again with water (word: seed) and the holy spirit (Jn 3:5; 1 Pt 1:23).
It is by being born again through God’s word, which is the seed (Lk 8:11), by having God’s holy spirit with you, by being sealed with the word of revelation from heaven, and by having one’s name written in the book of life, one is able to become a part of God’s family and enter into heaven (Rv 20:15, 21:27).
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| We must act in accordance to the Bible!! |
- Mr. Lee Byoungchul, Question 12.
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- Shincheonji Answer 12.
As it is written, in order to enter into heaven, one must act according to God’s will (Mt 7:21) and be born again with water (word: seed) and the holy spirit (Jn 3:5; 1 Pt 1:23). It is by being born again through God’s word, which is the seed (Lk 8:11), by having God’s holy spirit with you, by being sealed with the word of revelation from heaven, and by having one’s name written in the book of life, one is able to become a part of God’s family and enter into heaven (Rv 20:15, 21:27). In other words, a person must be born again through God’s spiritual seed and God’s spirit in order to go to heaven. What this means is the people of religion today do not have God’s spirit and God’s seed.
God’s Will and Those Who Are Qualified to Enter the Kingdom of Heaven
Main references: Mt 7:21, Jn 3:5, Rv 22:18-19
Where is the kingdom of heaven? What is the will of God? And who is qualified to enter the kingdom of heaven?
The kingdom of heaven is where God dwells. God’s will is a promise, a prophecy. And those who are qualified to enter the kingdom of heaven are those who are reborn of water and the Spirit according to God’s will (Jn 3:5).
The Spirit is the spirit of God, and the water is the Word (Am 8:11-13), that is, the seed of God. Before the time of Jesus, the chosen people were born of flesh and of natural descent. But after the time of Jesus, they were no longer born of flesh and of natural descent, but born of God, becoming the children of God (Jn 1:13). These are the children of God who are reborn, and this is God’s will (Mt 13:38).
Jesus brought the seed of God into the world and sowed it. He said that this seed is the secret of the kingdom of heaven (Mt 13:10-11). About 2,600 years ago, God promised through Jeremiah that He will sow two kinds of seeds, and Jesus came later to sow it as God promised. However, the devil came to the very field Jesus sowed his seed and planted his own (Jer 31:27, Mt 13:24-25). Thus, two kinds of seeds have been growing together in one field until the time of harvest. But at the time of harvest, only those who are born of God’s seed that was sown by Jesus will be harvested. Those who remain in the field are born of the devil’s seed. Being harvested or not shows whether someone is a child with God’s seed or a child with the devil’s seed.
Again, God’s will is the promise of the New Testament, the entire Book of Revelation. Because it is the will of God, anyone who adds or takes words away from the book of Revelation cannot enter the kingdom of heaven (Rv 22:18-19). This is why Jesus said, “Blessed are those who read, hear, and keep the words of this prophecy (Rv 1:3).”
Today, some declare war while others proclaims peace, and this work has lasted for 6,000 years. Jesus proclaimed peace in Jerusalem (Lk 19:38-42), but the pastors in Jerusalem declared war. War is murder and comes from the devil, but peace is life and comes from God.
The false pastors, the group of the dragon who waged war, are victorious in Revelation 13, but are defeated in Revelation 12. The dragon is seized, thrown into the Abyss, and locked up in Revelation 20. This is God’s victory. The kingdom of God is created henceforth, and the era of His reign finally begins.
How can congregation members of the earth enter the kingdom of heaven where God and Jesus dwell?
They must learn from the pastor who received and ate the open scroll in Revelation 10, accept the testimony of the messenger Jesus sends for the churches in Revelation 22:16, and go to the one who overcomes, whom God, the kingdom of heaven, and Jesus are with (Rv 3:12). This is the way to the kingdom of heaven and to God, and this is the will of God (Mt 7:21). John 14:16-17 and 26 says that the Counselor, or the Spirit of truth, dwells in a person just like God and Jesus do, and in John 14:23-24, the Spirit works through that person. The one who understands, believes, and takes part in this is acting according to God’s will.
People persecute without knowing the Bible or understanding its meaning, like the Pharisees, because an evil spirit lives in them. A true religion has prophecy and fulfillment; it has promises of a kingdom, people, and a pastor, and the corresponding physical entities as the fulfillment. On the contrary, false religions do not have any prophecies or fulfillment, and they have no promised pastor. Many think that the teachings of men and worldly cultures are religions, but they are merely cultures of the world. Moreover, if a believer does not understand the scripture of the true religion—the religion that has a promised pastor and prophecies and fulfillment in its scripture—he still cannot be considered as a true believer.
God promised in the New Testament that His seed will be sown, that the fruits will be harvested and sealed to establish the twelve tribes, and that they will be the priests and a great multitude in white who are redeemed by Jesus’ blood.
God’s will and purpose is to create the twelve tribes, His kingdom and people, as recorded in the Bible. A religion or its believers cannot be regarded as true if they do not have this truth.
Among the many religious scriptures, only the Christian Bible has prophecies and fulfillment of a kingdom, people, and a pastor. Catholicism, Protestantism, Lutheranism, the Anglican Church, and the Orthodox Church are factions of Christianity that use the Bible to carry out their life of faith.
However, just as it is recorded in Revelation 5, no one from these groups has been able to understand the meaning of the New Testament prophecies. The only one who understands them is the promised pastor of this era. Except for the Christian Bible, the religious scriptures of the world are not promises made through a revelation from the true God. They are merely teachings of the earth, products of arbitrary cultures of the world.
True religion belongs to the heavens. It is not a worldly knowledge or a culture of the earth, but the Word of God that is learned from God. Today one can only receive salvation if he believes and keeps the promises of heaven. And God and the Bible promise that there will be a kingdom, people, and a pastor of God.
Jesus’ blood was shed 2,000 years ago to redeem the promised kingdom and people from sin. This is the promise of God, and they are the kingdom, people, and pastor born of God’s seed. They are the people who are qualified to receive salvation.
