Exposition of the Divine Principle
1996 Translation
Sun Myung Moon
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CHAPTER 1. THE PRINCIPLE OF CREATION15
CHAPTER 2. THE HUMAN FALL53
CHAPTER 3. ESCHATOLOGY AND HUMAN HISTORY79
CHAPTER 4. THE MESSIAH: HIS ADVENT AND THE PURPOSE OF HIS SECOND COMING111
CHAPTER 5. RESURRECTION133
CHAPTER 6. PREDESTINATION153
CHAPTER 7. CHRISTOLOGY163
INTRODUCTION TO RESTORATION175
CHAPTER 1. THE PROVIDENCE TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR RESTORATION189
CHAPTER 2. MOSES AND JESUS IN THE PROVIDENCE OF RESTORATION225
CHAPTER 3. THE PERIODS IN PROVIDENTIAL HISTORY AND THE DETERMINATION OF THEIR LENGTHS289
CHAPTER 4. THE PARALLELS BETWEEN THE TWO AGES IN THE PROVIDENCE OF RESTORATION313
CHAPTER 5. THE PERIOD OF PREPARATION FOR THE SECOND ADVENT OF THE MESSIAH347
CHAPTER 6. THE SECOND ADVENT381
Exposition of the Divine Principle
1996 Translation
1.1 The Dual Characteristics of God 15
1.2 The Relationship between God and the Universe 19
2.1 Universal Prime Energy 21
2.2 Give and Take Action 22
2.3 The Four Position Foundation Which Realizes the Three Object Purpose through Origin-Division-Union Action 24
2.4 The Omnipresence of God 31
2.5 The Multiplication of Life 31
2.6 The Reason All Beings Are Composed of Dual Characteristics 31
3.1 The Purpose of the Creation of the Universe 32
3.2 Good Object Partners for the Joy of God 33
4.1 The Process and Standard for the Determination of Original Value 36
4.2 Original Emotion, Intellect and Will; and Original Beauty, Truth and Goodness 37
4.3 Love and Beauty, Good and Evil, Righteousness and Unrighteousness 38
5.1 The Process of the Creation of the Universe 40
5.2 The Growing Period for the Creation 41
6.1 The Incorporeal World and the Corporeal World as Substantial Realities 45
6.2 The Position of Human Beings in the Cosmos 46
6.3 The Reciprocal Relationship between the Physical Self and the Spirit Self 47
1.1 The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil 54
1.2 The Identity of the Serpent 57
1.3 The Fall of the Angel and the Fall of Human Beings 58
1.4 The Fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil 60
1.5 The Root of Sin 61
2.1 Angels, Their Missions and Their Relationship to Human Beings 62
2.2 The Spiritual Fall and the Physical Fall 63
3.1 The Power of Love and the Power of the Principle in the Human Fall 65
3.2 Why God Set Up the Commandment as an Object of Faith 66
3.3 The Period During Which the Commandment Was Necessary 67
4.1 Satan and Fallen Humanity 68
4.2 Satan's Activities in Human Society 68
4.3 Good and Evil Seen from the Viewpoint of Purpose 69
4.4 The Works of Good Spirits and Evil Spirits 71
4.5 Sin 72
4.6 The Primary Characteristics of the Fallen Nature 72
5.1 The Meaning of Freedom from the Viewpoint of the Principle 74
5.2 Freedom and the Human Fall 74
5.3 Freedom, the Fall and Restoration 75
6.1 To Maintain the Absoluteness and Perfection of the Principle of Creation 77
6.2 That God Alone Be the Creator 77
6.3 To Make Human Beings the Lords of Creation 78
1.1 The Completion of God's Purpose of Creation 80
1.2 Consequences of the Human Fall 81
2.1 God's Work of Salvation is the Providence of Restoration 82
2.2 The Goal of the Providence of Restoration 83
2.3 Human History Is the History of the Providence of Restoration 84
3.1 The Meaning of the Last Days 88
3.2 Bible Verses Concerning the Signs of the Last Days 90
4.1 Signs of the Restoration of the First Blessing 96
4.2 Signs of the Restoration of the Second Blessing 98
4.3 Signs of the Restoration of the Third Blessing 101
5.1 The Last Days and the New Truth 103
5.2 Our Attitude in the Last Days 106
Chart 1: The Unfolding Manifestation of God's Word in the Creation of the Universe and the Providence of Restoration 109
1.1 The Purpose of Jesus' Coming as the Messiah 112
1.2 Was Salvation Completed through the Cross? 113
1.3 Jesus' Death on the Cross 114
1.4 The Limit of Salvation through Redemption by the Cross and the Purpose of Jesus' Second Advent 118
1.5 Two Kinds of Prophecies Concerning the Cross 119
1.6 Gospel Passages in Which Jesus Spoke of His Crucifixion as if It Were Necessary 121
2.1 The Jewish Belief in the Return of Elijah 123
2.2 The Direction the Jewish People Would Choose 124
2.3 The Faithlessness of John the Baptist 126
2.4 The Sense in Which John the Baptist Was Elijah 130
2.5 Our Attitude toward the Bible 130
1.1 The Biblical Concepts of Life and Death 133
1.2 The Death Caused by the Human Fall 135
1.3 The Meaning of Resurrection 136
1.4 What Changes Does Resurrection Cause in Human Beings? 137
2.1 How Does God Carry Out His Work of Resurrection? 138
2.2 The Providence of Resurrection for People on Earth 139
2.3 The Providence of Resurrection for Spirits 144
2.4 The Theory of Reincarnation Examined in Light of the Principle of Returning Resurrection 149
3.1 The Unification of Christianity through Returning Resurrection 150
3.2 The Unification of All Other Religions through Returning Resurrection 150
3.3 The Unification of Non-Religious People through Returning Resurrection 151
2.1 Perfected Adam, Jesus and the Restoration of the Tree of Life 165
2.2 Jesus, Human Beings and the Fulfillment of the Purpose of Creation 166
2.3 Is Jesus God Himself? 167
4.1 Rebirth 169
4.2 The Trinity 171
1.1 Restoration through Indemnity 176
1.2 The Foundation for the Messiah 179
2.1 The Ages in the Course of the Providence of Restoration 181
2.2 Categorization of the Ages in the Course of the Providence of Restoration 183
1.1 The Foundation of Faith 190
1.2 The Foundation of Substance 192
1.3 The Foundation for the Messiah in Adam's Family 195
1.4 Some Lessons from Adam's Family 197
2.1 The Foundation of Faith 199
2.2 The Foundation of Substance 203
2.3 Some Lessons from Noah's Family 205
3.1 The Foundation of Faith 206
3.2 The Foundation of Substance 217
3.3 The Foundation for the Messiah 220
3.4 Some Lessons from Abraham's Course 222
1.1 Why Jacob's Course and Moses' Course Were Set Up as the Models for Jesus' Course 226
1.2 Jacob's Course as the Model for Moses' and Jesus' Courses 227
2.1 Overview of the Providence Led by Moses 230
2.2 The National Courses to Restore Canaan under the Leadership of Moses 234
2.3 Some Lessons from Moses' Course 264
3.1 The First Worldwide Course to Restore Canaan 267
3.2 The Second Worldwide Course to Restore Canaan 270
3.3 The Third Worldwide Course to Restore Canaan 277
3.4 Some Lessons from Jesus' Course 286
2.1 Why and How the Providence of Restoration Is Prolonged 291
2.2 Vertical Indemnity Conditions and Horizontal Restoration through Indemnity 292
2.3 Horizontal Restoration through Indemnity Carried Out Vertically 294
2.4 Numerical Indemnity Periods for Restoring the Foundation of Faith 294
2.5 The Parallel Periods Determined by the Number of Generations 299
2.6 Providential Periods of Horizontal Restoration through Indemnity Carried Out Vertically 301
3.1 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Slavery in Egypt 302
3.2 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of the Judges 303
3.3 The One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Year Period of the United Kingdom 303
3.4 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of the Divided Kingdoms of North and South 305
3.5 The Two-Hundred-and-Ten-Year Period of Israel's Exile and Return 305
3.6 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Preparation for the Advent of the Messiah 306
4.1 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Persecution in the Roman Empire 307
4.2 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Regional Church Leadership 308
4.3 The One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Year Period of the Christian Empire 308
4.4 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of the Divided Kingdoms of East and West 308
4.5 The Two-Hundred-and-Ten-Year Period of Papal Exile and Return 309
4.6 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Preparation for the Second Advent of the Messiah 309
Chart 2: Parallel Providential Periods 311
7.1 The Progress of History in the Age of the Providence of Restoration 329
7.2 The Progress of History in the Age of the Prolongation of the Providence of Restoration 332
Chart 3: The Progress of History as Guided by the Providence of Restoration 345
1.1 The Renaissance 351
1.2 The Reformation 352
2.1 The Cain-Type View of Life 354
2.2 The Abel-Type View of Life 356
3.1 Democracy 358
3.2 The Significance of the Separation of Powers 361
3.3 The Significance of the Industrial Revolution 363
3.4 The Rise of the Great Powers 364
3.5 Religious Reforms and Political and Industrial Revolutions since the Renaissance 364
4.1 The Providential Causes of the World Wars 365
4.2 The First World War 367
2.1 Perspectives on the Bible 383
2.2 Christ Will Return as a Child on the Earth 385
2.3 What is the Meaning of the Verse that Christ Will Return on the Clouds? 393
2.4 Why Did Jesus Say that the Lord Will Come on the Clouds? 395
3.1 Will Christ Return among the Jewish People? 396
3.2 Christ Will Return to a Nation in the East 398
3.3 The Nation in the East is Korea 399