Holding Mom's Hand on Tight

Holding Mom’s Hand on Tight

When I was a child, I tagged after my mom since I didn’t know from nothing.

This all happened when our family went to a mart.

Losing myself into dolls, forgetting all about her, I was fiddling with the doll.

As I turned my back after a while, my mom wasn’t there.

“Mommy! Where are you?”

No answer came back.

Again I shouted out loud, and people stared at me while passing by.

I couldn’t see her in none of the places in the mart.

As I cried and searched for my mom for 30 minutes, I heard a dim voice.

I was sure it was her voice.

With a sudden, I stood up though I was sinking with no strength.

As I followed the way where the voice came, I saw my mom; that I truly wanted to find, at a far distant.

“Mel!”

“Mommy! Waaahh!!!”

“Where were you sweetie? I was looking for you the whole time!”

“Waaah!!!! I was also looking for you!”

“There, there. Let’s hold our hands and never let go, okay? Come here, I’ll give you a hug.”

Mom’s hands were trembling.

That feeling is still in my memory.

Thinking that I was lost, how eagerly would she have been looking for me.

When I think about that incident, I still can feel mom’s love.

Of course I can never leave out the sacrifice and love of my Heavenly parents.

They have come to this earth and held my hands that I let go.

Father and Mother, I truly thank You. 

I love You.

Unrequited Love

Unrequited Love

The saddest love

While being eyeable, the desire remains

Being awake or asleep, longing never stops

Love that is stifled with yearning

Love that is unalterable

Love that is inextricable

Love that is unstoppable though disregarded

Love that is steadfast over time

Love that is never hideous without being comprehended

Love that laughs and cries for a sinner

Love that trusts, though the promise is broken

Love that moves to tears for an apology

Love that is engraved in the heart, even for a halfhearted gratitude

Love that waits, though the love for the world is greater

Mother’s unrequited love is solely for the sinner

Mother’s love becomes the spring sunlight, and warmly covers my heart

Mother’s love becomes the rain drops on a cool summer day, and moistens my thirsty soul

Mother’s love becomes the sweet fruit on an autumn day, and fills my hungry soul

Mother’s love becomes the warm blanket on a winter day, and melts my icy soul

At last, because of Mother’s everlasting love

This sinner returns to Mother’s arms

I repent

I thank

And I love

... until the kingdom of God comes

... until the kingdom of God comes

Those who slander the World Mission Society Church of God (Witness of Ahnsahnghong) claim that they do not need to celebrate the Passover of the new covenant by citing Luke 22:

For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” (Luke 22:16-28)

They say, “Since Jesus said that he would not keep the Passover until the kingdom of God comes, it’s not necessary to keep the Passover.” In other words, they say that the Passover must be observed in the kingdom of heaven because the kingdom of God means the kingdom of heaven.

At first glance, it appears that the Passover of the new covenant should not be celebrated on this earth according to their argument. It sounds plausible but given just a wee bit of thought, you can realize how non-biblical their insistence is.

What is the Passover of the new covenant for? It is the feast through which we can have the forgiveness of sins (Matthew 26:17-28.) If their claim is correct, sinners who are not entitled to enter the kingdom of heaven will celebrate the Passover at the kingdom of heaven (Revelation 14:5.) It is nonsense! Since they do not know about the basics of the feasts, they claim non-biblical claims such as they will celebrate the Passover in heaven or they will receive the forgiveness of sins there.

What does “the kingdom of God” mean?

He told them this parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near. (Luke 21:29-31)

Jesus taught in parables that “the kingdom of God” is near “when the fig tree sprouts leaves.” Also, the book of Matthew clearly reveals when the kingdom of God comes through the parable of the fig tree.

Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it [he] is near, right at the door. (Matthew 24:32-33)

From these two verses, we can know that “the kingdom of God comes when the Son of Man or the Second Coming Jesus comes in the flesh.” Therefore, the words of Jesus “I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes (Luke 22:18)” mean that He will keep the Passover when He appears a second time. It implies that only the Second Coming Jesus is able to establish the Passover.

Then, what does it mean that the World Mission Society Church of God celebrates the Passover? It is evidence that the Second Coming Jesus, who is the only One who can establish the Passover, has come. That is, the kingdom of God has already come.

Will you still insist that the Passover should be kept in heaven while seeing and hearing every prophecy of the Bible and its fulfillment like this? You cannot enter the kingdom of heaven without having the forgiveness of sins on this earth. You still have an opportunity: You have to know the Second Coming Christ who established the Passover, before it’s too late.

The World Mission Society Church of God is Zion where we celebrate the feasts of the New Covenant

The Bible prophesies that the last place of salvation is Zion (Micah 4:1; Revelation 14:1.) Therefore, each church insists that it’s Zion while its doctrines vary between individual churches. Where is Zion the Bible testifies about? Zion was originally a name of place in the area of Palestine. Actually, there are people who go to Zion in Palestine with the hope of salvation. However, in the age of the new covenant, Zion does not refer to a limited area of Palestine.

Look upon Zion, the city of our festivals [the city where we celebrate our religious festivals: GNT]; 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. (Isaiah 33:20)

Prophetically, Zion is the place where we celebrate the feasts of God. In the time of the Old Testament, the sacrifices were offered to God in the earthly Jerusalem. Therefore, Zion where there was the earthly Jerusalem was the place of feasts. However, the center of the feasts of the new covenant is the heavenly Jerusalem.

But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly (Hebrews 12:22)

Jesus also made clear that we will not worship God in the earthly Jerusalem in the age of the new covenant.

“… Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus declared, “Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. (John 4:20-21)

Then, where is Zion in the age of the new covenant? In the Old Testament, Zion was the place where the feasts of the old covenant were celebrated. Therefore, in the time of the new covenant, Zion is the place where the feasts of the new covenant are observed. Jesus fulfilled the feasts of the old covenant to the feasts of the new covenant through His sacrifice on a cross. In order to complete, He changed the Passover of the old covenant (when the Passover lamb was sacrificed) to the Passover of the new covenant (when we eat and drink the flesh and blood of Jesus who was the reality of the lamb of the old covenant.) Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the feast of affliction, through the torture of the cross. And He has been raised from the dead and became the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep, fulfilling the Day of Firstfruits. Like this, Jesus fulfilled all prophecies of the seven feasts of three times comprising of the Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Day of Firstfruits, the Feast of Weeks, the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles, and newly established them as the days of celebrating the Redemption Work of Christ.

Churches which do not celebrate the feasts of God as evidenced by the Bible are not Zion. The church that observes the feasts of the new covenant made by Jesus is Zion. The World Mission Society Church of God is the only church that celebrates the seven feasts of three times in accordance with the regulations of the new covenant in the world. Then, isn’t it so clear which church is Zion?

God we have been waiting for - Christ Ahnsahnghong

God we have been waiting for — Christ Ahnsahnghong

For everyone, the parents’ blood flows in him. We received life by inheriting the blood of parents. It’s the principle: the Providence of God who saves mankind.

The way to inherit the blood of God dates back to the night of the fourteenth day of the first month in the sacred calendar, 2000 years ago. Jesus, who was God but came in the flesh, directed the disciples to prepare the Passover and kept it together with them. He left a will on the night before He was crucified on the cross and sacrificed Himself on behalf of sinners in order to wash away the sins committed in heaven. And he [Jesus] said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. (Luke 22:15)

Jesus made a will by eating “something.” That was the Passover bread and wine. Jesus said that the Passover bread becomes His flesh and the Passover wine becomes His blood. He executed what he said earlier: “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life.”

God promised that those who keep the Passover will be protected from disasters and also have the forgiveness of sins.
  
In the time of the Old Testament, the Israelites celebrated the Passover by putting the blood of the lambs on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they ate the lambs. Now we just need to eat and drink the bread and wine which stands for the flesh and blood of Jesus to keep this feast.

Regrettably, people broke the promise. Moreover, they even reneged on their pledge with God — through the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.  Since then, no one could have inherited the flesh and blood of God.  The Passover was totally forgotten from people’s minds for over one thousand years. This is why God should come again.

On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine–the best of meats and the finest of wines….  In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.” (Isaiah 25:6-9)

“The aged wine” means that the wine has not been used for a long time. That is, the Passover had not been celebrated for a long time — for more than 1,600 years. While no one even imagined that we must keep the Passover to become the children of God, it was Christ Ahnsahnghong who taught us the Passover.

Unfortunately, over 1,600 years, people had a wrong recognition that it is heretic to celebrate the Passover. Yet, the truth does not change: we must keep the Passover to have eternal life.

Through the Passover, the promise for all mankind

Through the Passover, the promise for all mankind

A few days ago, I experienced the power of Passover promised by Heavenly Mother.  I have never seen it myself but experienced the very dizzy moment indeed.

I went to help husband of one of my spiritual sisters doing and the job was to pack fish for export by automated system.  Since the system was firstly introduced on the domestic side, some officials who were working by hand downstairs came over and took some pictures curiously there.

At the same time when pouring all fish into the bulk tank by forklift, once the box was uploaded to the conveyer, then the vinyl was put automatically and the fish was weighed automatically.  After that, the fish was put into the basket and moved on the conveyer, and a group of two finished the job and the packaged box was released to the frozen container immediately.  

My job is to spread the vinyl under the plastic basket.  When my partner cleared the seat for a moment, I was passing by his seat but my apron caught in the conveyer where the plastic baskets were put.  Screaming in surprise, my voice was lost in the machine noise.  

In spite of screaming so hard over and over again, being up a stump, my body with the apron was being taken toward the conveyer.   I tried to take off the apron but couldn't untie it since it was tied up firmly. 

Looking back on it now, I still feel dizzy at the thought of the accident.  No matter how hard I think, it was only by Heavenly Mother’s protection.  Even though Her children made an error carelessly, Mother was always with us me and helped us out in something children couldn't do because it was so dangerous. 

Meanwhile, it was untied by a miracle and at that moment, through God’s wisdom; I also untied a string of my apron hanging around my neck.  Then, my apron continued to be taken to conveyer but I could just stop dead in my tracks.  I had a close call on a very big terrible accident.

While others said they couldn't properly see and hear because of noisy machine sound, one female employee clearly saw what happened and she herself was very much surprised.   While stopping the machine and taking off the apron, I preached to her about Heavenly Mother and keeping the Passover to be protected from all disasters happening.   When leaving for the day, I also gave her a monthly magazine, ‘Elohist’.

On my way home from work, I talked to two youths about what happened in the day and preached about Passover.  When I got home, my thanks to Father and Mother was being made constantly until I went to bed.  There was nothing for me to say but I thank you, Father and Mother.

The one who never takes off eyes on children who keep the Passover, following Mother‘s teachings, is very our Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother.

I give all thanks and praise and glory to Heavenly Mother who protects us from very early in the morning when we wake up to late night we go to bed.

Love that I have forgotten

Love that I have forgotten

Being arrogant - wanting to get attention,and to be served.

That was the most difficult part of me that I needed to eliminate.

‘How can they talk without me? I won’t pay attention!’

‘If I make a sad face, would they ask me if I’m OK?’

Though I knew it was a foolish thought, I was just stubborn.

I couldn't let go of the thoughts, wanting to get more attention and more love.

One member thanked Heavenly Father and Mother for allowing all the members to be together, because if we have met in this world, we wouldn't have been able to get along with our different personalities.

‘Do they hate me? Are they just holding their temper? Am I a person who cannot be loved?’

Though I outwardly agreed to the point,inwardly, I felt bitter.

Then something came up in my mind.

When a member said that no one loved him, Heavenly Mother said, “Why do you need love from sinners when God loves you?” 

‘That’s right.We are all sinners... Heavenly Mother loves me always even though I do or do not realize...’

Though I've been receiving overflowing love, with the everlasting love at my side, I was foolish; endlessly craving for love.

I had enough love if I only had Heavenly Mother’s love. Why did I forget about such an overwhelming fact?

Mother, I am so sorry.

I forgot all about Your love because of my arrogance and greed.

Now, I will never forget Your precious love.

It doesn't matter if no one loves me at all.

That is because I have Your love.

Heavenly Mother, I love You and love You and love You...