The Last Days(Kali Yuga)

Chapter 12

Why do we need the Last Days?

(Kali Yuga?)

Last Days = Restoring the Purpose of Creation

History ofGoodness

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God

1stMan

1stWoman

Family

SocietyNationWorld

Children

History ofEvil

Satan

1stMan

1stWoman

Family

SocietyNationWorld

Children

Faithful Unfaithful

Salvation = Restoration

To bring back to the original condition and position

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What are the Last Days?

Symbolic ?

Literal ?

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Physical Destruction? “No”

• God is Eternal, Unchanging, Unique and Absolute. Therefore, His will is also Eternal, Unchanging, Unique and Absolute. His original desire was the His Kingdom on earth – and that must be fulfilled.

• Physical destruction cannot end evil.

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Last Days?

“All that dwells on the earth is perishing…”

Quran 56:26

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Literal Symbolic

“As we originated the first creation, so We shall bring it back again – a promise binding on Us: We shall do it.”

Quran 21:103

Last Days?

“Like the fire at the end of time, which burns all in the last day… Where is my shelter?”

Bhagavad Gita 11:258

“For the destruction of evil in men… I came to this world in the ages that pass…

Bhagavad Gita 4:9

Literal Symbolic

Last Days?

“… the heavens will be kindled and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire!"

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"A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.”

II Peter 3:12 Ecclesiastes 1:4

Literal Symbolic

What is the Symbolic Meaning of the Last Days?

• End of evil world.

• End of Satan’s sovereignty

• It must begin in us, with a change

of Heart centered on God.

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Adi Granth, pg. 953

“Falsehood must be destroyed: Truth in the end must prevail.”

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Quran 17:81

“… Falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish.”

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We are living at the time of

the “Last Days” of history.

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FarEastern

Hindu

Islamic

History of Restoration

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Judeo-Christian

OneFamilyUnderGod

OneFamilyUnderGod

Arnold Toynbee, British Historian26 civilizations

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Peace Message #3

God… is the Original Parent of all humanity. He is not a parent in the parochial sense, existing only for a certain religion, a certain race, or the residents of a certain region. You may call Him by any name, be it Jehovah, Allah, Ishwar or any other.

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CompletionStage

GrowthStage

FormationStage

Adam Eve

RestorationRestorationof 3 Blessingof 3 Blessing

Three Responsibilities

God

Mind Body

Man

God

Man Woman

Children

God

ManAll

Things

IdealWorld

Character ofGoodness

Families of True Love

Societies of Co-prosperity

Human Rights,Equality, Freedom,Spiritual Phenomena

United Nations, Merging Cultures

Global Economic,Environmental Issues,

Scientific Advances

What should our attitude be

in the “Last Days”?

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Last Days = Turning Point of History

Evil

Goodness

Goodness,Eternal

End of Evil

1.New Expression of Truth

2.Messiah: True Parents

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Our Attitude in the Last Days: Humble

1. Unite with God’s centralperson of the new age.

2. Expect the old age to opposethe new age.

3. Keep an open mind to receivethe new expression of truth.

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New Expression Of Truth

5%Human

Responsibility

95%God’s Work to

Restore the Fallen World

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Accomplishment of Restoration – Requires Human Cooperation

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Thank you !