People whom I met in the spiritual world (3)
13. Abraham and Isaac
August 20, 1997
I think I was introduced to Abraham and Isaac even before I met them in
person because I heard while I am in the spirit world that Abraham has been
meeting important figures in God's providence. They came to visit me, saying
that they could not have someone important as me to come to them. Abraham is a
good looking and gentle hearted person. As I said that I would like to go and
visit his place, he answered that people around him are able to attend God
well, bowing down to God in the morning and the evening, according to the
heavenly law.
As I expressed my interest in the burnt offering of Isaac, he understood
me, agreeing with me. And he started, "Since I did not have a child for a
long time, I made special efforts in attending God. There was nothing that I
could reject or deny in God's voice. Further, my wish was that I depend on God
in everything and live with Him. As I made special efforts every day, at the
age of 100 He gave me a son. The preciousness of this son was indescribable. I
was so immersed into enjoying him, almost forgetting to make offerings to God
although God is the one who gave me that son.
As the child was growing, he was interested in everything that his
father, I, was doing. He loved me very much. Perhaps, it is because he is a son
who was given to me after making many special conditions to God, and he would
say, "Father, today, why is there no water on the altar? God should be
upset with this, and I will bring some water for Him." In such a way he
grew and grew in health and wisdom. One day, God called me and said,
"Abraham, I would like to receive an offering from you, that may be a
difficult offering for you to give. Will you still do it for me?" I
replied, "I will do whatever you ask me to do. Please go ahead and tell me
what to do." Then God said, "Abraham, I would like to have you offer
your precious son, Isaac." I thought I misheard Him and asked Him again,
"What have you said?" He answered, "I told you to offer your
son.
I could not tolerate the pain. Whether it was day or night, everything
seemed so dark to me. For several days, as I was in torment, Isaac came to me
and asked, insisting me to answer him, "Father, is anything wrong?" I
told him, "God has asked me to make an offering." Isaac was surprised
and asked wondering, "Father, why are you taking so long to execute God's
direction? Please do it quickly." With his push I told him, "I should
make this offering not here, but at a place far away, in a deep mountain."
Isaac said, "Then it is all the more reason why you should be in a hurry.
Let us leave quickly."
Due to his pressure, I could no longer resist him. Several days after
our departure, when we arrived at a mountain, he asked me, "Father, what
will be the sacrificial offering object this time?" I could not answer
him. As fire woods were piled up, I just called Isaac's name and embraced him.
Then Isaac said, "Father, God asked you to offer Him Isaac, right? I knew
it when I saw your gloomy face." Then he continued, "I am grateful
for God to choose me as the offering object. Father, what are you worried
about? Becoming an offering object is good. It is a blessing."
Then he lay down on the fire woods without hesitation. Looking at the
sky, I earnestly prayed with mixed feelings in my heart and with fear towards
God and grief for my son, "Father, I am offering my son to you!" With
this prayer, as I am about to strike him with a sword, I heard a voice from the
sky, "Abraham, I now know that you respect me. Stop what you are going to
do." Then, Isaac, who was lying on the fire woods sat up and pushed me,
asking, "Why are you stopping? Please continue to make the offering!"
He continued, crying out loud, "Father, if you falsely swear before God, I
cannot look at your face." Then God called, "Isaac!" Isaac who
heard His voice this time listened to me. Through this, although I failed in
making the burned offerings according to God's direction, God forgave us,
father and son. At that time Isaac joked, "Perhaps God thought that I was
too young to be an offering object."
Isaac has a small build, but he is taking after his father, he is a good
looking man with a humble heart. Abraham and Isaac were so close to each other
to the extent that I was envious of their relationship. Abraham's offering of
Isaac teaches us many lessons that we can learn from.
14. Judas Iscariot
August 20, 1997
Judas Iscariot always ran away whenever I saw him. I went to visit him a
number of times, but he would not want to see me. So one day, I left a message
on a piece of paper, "Your past fault should not be hidden, but should be
revealed in order to be forgiven." The, I again visited him several days
afterwards, at which tie he agreed to see me, bending his head down like a
sinner, he asked me. "Why are you coming after me who is such a great
sinner?" I did not answer immediately. After some time, Judas continued,
"A historical criminal like me cannot come to God nor to the Lord. As I am
repenting about my sin living here like this, please do not come to see me
anymore."
"How painful your heart must be. It may not be a great comfort to
you, but I thought I might be able to ease your painful heart," said I. He
responded, "So far, there has not been even one single person who tried to
comfort such a sinner like me. But no one, and nothing can be a comfort to me,
and therefore I again request you mot to visit me anymore." I could not
introduce either the Divine Principle or the Unification Thought to him. His
living environment was barren like that of a prison, and I could hardly see
anyone around him. Earthly people usually think that hell is a place where many
people are crying and screaming, filled with an unbearable bad odor, but
actually, hell is a lonely place. I returned to my place thinking that I would
visit him again and help him after a while when he is more calm.
15. John the Baptist
August 20, 1997
John the Baptist is short but has a smart looking face. When I asked
Jesus how John the Baptist was doing, Jesus asked me not to say that I met him
(Jesus). He also added that John the Baptist would not want to meet me, and
thus I would not be able to meet him. The place of John the Baptist was very
distant from that of Jesus. When I went to visit him, a gigantic person who was
carrying a sword stopped me, saying that not everyone is allowed to see his
master. Then he asked me to put down my name in the visitor's book. As I
entered his house after signing my name, John the Baptist received me, bowing
down and said, "How could the messenger of God come to such a humble place
like mine," and he sat down, kneeling down before me. Even before I asked
him any questions, he started to talk, "On earth, I was respected and
followed by many people, but now, my dwelling place is so humble and I can not
even see the Lord. Further, even if I would like to attend the Lord, He would
not come here. I was so accustomed to be attended to and I did not pay
attention to Jesus' life at all. And because I thought and related to Jesus not
with God's eyes, but with human eyes. I did not realize that it would be such a
great sin. Since I do not know how to be forgiven, I am frustrated.
As you came here as the messenger of God, could you help me?" When
I asked him why a man with a sword was guarding the gate, he answered that he
is always insecure with a fear that someone might come to hurt him and
therefore he meets people selectively. I told him, "You need to
continuously repent until the day when the gates of hell will be opened."
And I introduced True Parent to him. Then, he asked me when that day of
liberation will come. As I was returning home, my heart ached because I know
that before True Parents, there are many people like him on earth, who will be
living a life like that of John the Baptist in the spirit world.
16. Kim Il Sung
August 21, 1997
To meet him I had to go everywhere to look for him. I asked to God about
his whereabouts but God only shake his head. I asked around but nobody knows.
So I finely decided to go down to low levels to look for him. When I went down
to low level, I really felt there is the hell. And then what happened! A giant
man injured by gun and knife was lean against the door, could not even go
inside, and sat there with such a ghastly sight. I asked him, "By any
chance are you the Premier II Sung Kim?" He was moaning and groaning and
could not even hold his head up and yet asking who am I? I told him who I am
and mentioned Father's name.
He was bleeding everywhere but he changed his position to kneel down.
And he said "I committed so much sin, and did so much wrong things to him
(T.F.) therefore I am paying for all that now." I asked him why don't you
go inside instead of staying here by the entrance? He said, "I wish I can
do that but as soon as I go in, those people throws stone, knife, gun and all
kinds of things at me and create such a riot that I cannot endure. Also they
scream and saying, Go away, you son -- to me that I cannot stay inside."
"Why are you looking for me? Do you think that my son Jung II would
know about all my misery? North Korea will perish. I knew already but I could not
do anything about it. I was just hoping that Jung II would attend True Father
and listen his advice to lead the country. I never knew of North Korean
people's shouting, and screaming is so loud like this. I really did not know my
sin was so great like this. Nobody welcomes me from anywhere. Could you please
save me?" he begged. I had to give Divine Principle and Unification
Ideology lecture. I really could not bear to see that gruesome scene. I went
inside of that door, and it was like an open space of jail. All of the people
whom were there rising and ask me, "Who are you? How could you come in
here so imposingly?" I told them that I am a messenger from God and give
me a little bit of time to talk to them.
From here and there, I heard them saying sarcastically, "All right.
We have plenty of time. Give us a speech." I explained to them God is the
main person of love and after that gave a lecture about dual characteristics of
God. I also appeal to them with tears for about 40 to 50 minutes that they have
to live for others. Love and help each other and forgive each other's fault.
They must endure and wait until the day of liberation of hell.
After that, I told Il Sung Kim to lay down to treat his wounds. People
around us started to help by cleaning his wounds, and atmosphere changed to
very calm and composed. I asked them that can I come again later on for more
lecture, some says fine and some says let it be, and did not want to be
bothered.
Il Sung Kim sat down anxiously. He could not lift his head up and he
could not even look at me when I was leaving. On the way back I was thinking,
earthly life is so short who can know about this kind of fact and earthly
people cannot see the Spiritual World therefore they only cling to what they
can see and live their lives. This kind of punishment of hell. The life only
can face this kind of wretched hell. What a poor life! I am writing this letter
in the hope of being a vital energy for our members so without suffering, all
of our members can directly embraced into God's bosom.
17. Realm of Unification spiritual world
August 21, 1997
To explain the realm of Unification Spiritual World. "Here is a
real heaven. Here is a real Eden. Here is really [peaceful. In here, everybody
is happy. Here is full of hope. Here is a real garden of love. Here is really
enraptured. Here is the place really sprout a bud of love. Here is real holy
place that cannot express enough of the beauty." In here Heung Jin Nim always
be the first to do the work very quietly, humbly and detailed. And he always
ask to God about the work and seek his opinion. He goes around each levels and
listen to their situations and comfort them and so on. Missionary Jong Koo Park
always attend Heung Jin Nim and goes everywhere with him. Sometimes Missionary
Park stops Heung Jin Nim from going to too hard places and he takes care of the
things instead of Heung Jin Nim.
And Dae Mo Nim always prays just like she had done during her earthly
life. She does not move from Heung Jin Nim's living place, and she always pray.
Dae Mo Nim lives with only one mind and wish which is the long life for True
Parents. Choong Mo Nim calls Dae Mo Nim elder mother, and she always follow
beside of the Dae Mo Nim, and try to learn even all the little things. One time
I witnessed a very interesting scene. Dae Mo Nim's couple and Choong Mo Nim's
couple were together and talking to each other, and Dae Mo Nim's husband said,
"Let's have fun time together. I feel we are so distant because we are too
serious and too formal to each other." Then Dae Mo Nim said, "How can
in-laws have fun time together? Aren't in-laws supposed to be formal and
serious to each other?" After that atmosphere changed to serious again.
Choong Mo Nim is always serious and formal, and she try very hard to learn.
President Hyo Won Eu always give Divine Principle lecture. He return to the lecturing position even during the time talking with members comfortably. Divine Principle lecture is his life itself. Even in this kind of happy atmosphere, we have some bad times also. Also many of our members are here but that doesn't mean that everybody is happy. They carry the title of their sins like carrying a name tag so it reveal to public therefore until they pay off the indemnity, they face many embarrassments and pains. Even in heaven, there are different levels. I am not going to say anymore about it. But if I summarize it, heavenly life is the extension of earthly life. Spiritual World is like going in to the storage with the fruit of your own life. But more precious thing than the grain is for the sake of others attitude. We all learned about give and take action from Divine Principle and the very basis of that is for the sake of others. Therefore if we live for others rather than myself, it will be all right.
