'Creation': "the action or process of bringing something into existence"
'Corruption': "the action or effect of making someone or something morally depraved"
(Oxford English dictionary)
God's story as recorded in the 66 books of the Christian Bible is one of continual creation, corruption and then re-creation to restore what He lost. It is an account of God’s persistent efforts to draw his people and kingdom back to Him.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (Genesis 1:2-3)
The very first verse of the Bible states that God is Creator of the heavens and the earth. Amid darkness on the earth, God found a light. This light was not a physical light, but someone with the word of truth - Adam, God’s pastor. God appointed Adam to rule over all creation, and through Adam, God dwelled with all creation. Adam was the instrument that connected the lifeline between God and creation.
However, Adam betrayed God after listening to and accepting the words of the serpent who had deceived Eve, his wife. This serpent was not a literal snake. It was the devil, or Satan. The devil began to rule over the world and death reigned. God, who is without sin and can not dwell where sin exists, had to leave this earth and man's lifespan has been decreasing rapidly since then (Genesis 6:3). This marked the beginning of God's 6000-year work of restoration.
Whenever one generation betrayed God, God looked for and appointed one pastor to carry out His work of restoration. After Adam's betrayal, God came to Noah and commanded him to build an ark (Gen 9). Despite Noah’s pleas for people of Adam’s generation to board the ark from impending disaster, they refused to listen, so God wiped them out with a flood. Although seemingly unloving and cruel from man’s perspective, God can not dwell where there is sin. In all, eight members of Noah's family boarded the ark and were saved. However, sin creeped back in through Noah's son, Ham, who exposed his father’s nakedness. God began anew and appointed Abraham, making him a promise that his descendants would inherit the land of Canaan as an eternal blessing (Genesis 17). These descendants were the physical Israelites who belonged to the 12 tribes. However, as they arrived at the border of Canaan under the leadership of Moses - a land flowing with milk and honey - they grumbled and did not believe in what God had promised Abraham. Finally, Joshua led the second generation of Israelites into Canaan. After his death and at the peoples' request, God raised Judges to rule over Israel, but these Judges turned their hearts away from the true God and towards worshipping false gods. God then chose King Solomon but he committed the same sin (1Kings 11). God put an end to that generation and established Spiritual Israel through Jesus Christ at the first coming 2000 years ago. The reality of Spiritual Israel today is the Christian world. However, according to the New Testament promises in the Book of Revelation, a new kingdom and people has been created which continues to grow. This new kingdom and new people is the twelve tribes of 'New Spiritual Israel'.
The cause of man’s continual betrayal and corruption in every generation is due to an entity called the devil, or Satan who, like God and his angels, is spirit and can not be seen with the visible eye. According to Ezekiel 28, he was God’s most loved cherub (archangel), but in his arrogance he wanted to assume the position of God (Isaiah 14) and take what God had entrusted to His creation. The reason why Satan has been interrupting God’s work since the time of Adam is because he knows there is an appointed time when he will come to an end (Matthew 8:29).
Now is the time when God is carrying out his final work of recreation through the Promised Pastor and the 12 tribes of New Heaven New Earth (Shincheonji Church). Like Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua and Jesus, he has been appointed by God to carry out this work of restoration according to the promises of the New Testament recorded within the Book of Revelation. He has the real food that can give life to peoples' spirits and the iron sceptre to rule over all nations (Revelation 2, 3) and he is the only person who has seen, heard and can, therefore, testify to the physical fulfilment of the prophecies contained within the Book of Revelation. Satan will be thrown into the Abyss (Revelation 20); hence he will no longer be able to turn peoples' hearts away from the truth that comes from the lips of the Promised Pastor of today's generation. There will be no more corruption or a need for God to re-create. Instead, God will dwell with all humanity, grant eternal life and end all pain and suffering that we experience, as He promises:-
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
(Revelation 21:3-4)🙏🏽
Further Reading
The Reason for Creation and Re-Creation
http://cafe.naver.com/
Corruption, Destruction, and Re-Creation
http://cafe.naver.com/
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