Chapter 3 Historical Age of Great Transition 2001 2012

Chapter 3 Historical Age of Great Transition (2001~2012)

The “age of restoration through indemnity” ended in 1999, and from 2000 the “age of (natural) restoration” started; the “age of wilderness” ended and the “age of settlement in Canaan” began. age of wilderness – age centered on the individual, age centered on the 1 st generation age of settlement – age centered on the family, age centered on the 2 nd generation 2001~2012: Historical Age of Great Transition to establish Peace Kingdom – Cheon Il Guk.

A. Providence Centered around the “Coronation Ceremony of the Kingship of God” and the Proclamation of the “Nation of Cosmic Peace and Unity” (2001~2004) (Cheon Il Guk)

1. The Coronation Ceremony of the Kingship of God 2001. 13 This was the greatest event in the entire history of restoration.

Providential background: 1) Ceremony of Declaring the Return; 2000. 6, 7 2) Ceremony for the Liberation of the Spirit World; 2000. 14 Ceremony for the Removal of Paradise and Hell; 2000. 12. 3 3) 360 million couples Blessing; 1999. 2. 7 4) Conducting the Dedication Ceremony of the Total Living Offering worldwide 5) “Holy Wine Ceremony”

Father emphasized the importance of keeping the following heavenly laws: 1) Do not defile God’s blood lineage 2) Do not violate human rights 3) Do not misuse public money

2. World Culture and Sports Festival (WCSF) 7 th: 2001. 1. 26 -29 ------- New York 8 th: 2002. 2. 13 -18 ------- Seoul 9 th: 2003. 7. 10 -13 ------- Chonan and Asan 10 th: 2004. 7. 23 -27 ----- Seoul, Chonan and Asan

3. Providence Centering on the United Nations 2001. 27 --- Opening of the General Assembly for World Leaders Conference of “WCSF 2001” --- World Peace Blessing (UN HQ, New York)

2001. 09. 11 --- Terrorists attacked America in New York and Washington, D. C. 2001. 09. 22 --- National Interfaith Day of Prayer and Healing

2001. 10. 19 -21 --- IIFWP and WANGO Assembly 2001 Theme: “Global Violence; Crisis and Hope”

Father’s proposal to establish world peace: - Living for the sake of others - The family is the basic unit for the establishment of a peaceful nation and world. - Reconciliation and cooperation among religions are essential conditions for world peace. - Emphasis on the importance of the role of the United Nations in realizing world peace

4. Blessings 2001. 27 --- 2 nd phase of the International Blessing of 400 million couples

2001. 05. 27 --- “We Will Stand in Oneness” Holy Blessing 60 couples of religious leaders

2002. 16 --- 3 rd phase of the International Blessing of 400 million couples

2002. 04. 27 --- Interreligious and International 144, 000 clergy couples Blessing

2002. 07. 03 --- Interreligious and International 1. 8 million couples Blessing centered on the 2 nd generation of clergy

2002. 09. 14 --- Interreligious and International 780 clergy couples Blessing 21 million couples Blessing throughout the world

2002. 12. 07 --- Interreligious and International World Peace Blessing Over 1, 200 couples participated.

2003. 07. 13 --- 4 th phase of the International Blessing of 400 million couples

2004. 07. 26 --- 5 th phase of the International Blessing of 400 million couples

2004. 08. 20 --- The Blessing for Registration in Cheon Il Guk for the Revolution of True Heart and for True Liberation and Complete Freedom

5. True Parents’ Speaking Tour 2001. 02. 25~04. 17 --- National 50 -state Speaking Tour: “We Will Stand!” Rally

2001. 05. 08 --- Father delivered a speech at the Canaan Baptist Church in Harlem. (New York)

2001. 05. 15 --- National Service Award Banquet True Parents received the “Lifetime Achievement Award. ”

2004. 10. 26 -30 --- North America 4 cities Speaking Tour

6. Events Centering on the 2 nd Generation a. Inauguration of Hyun-jin Nim 2001. 02. 25 --- World President of YFWP

b. Special 21 -Day Workshop with Hyun-jin Nim Theme: “A New Leadership Paradigm for the Settlement Age” 1 st: 2001. 3. 10 -30 --- Canada

2 nd: 2001. 4. 19~5. 9 --- UTS, New York

3 rd: 2001. 5. 28~6. 17 --- Lithuania

c. Hyun-jin Nim’s World Speaking Tour 2001. 06. 30~07. 08 --- 4 cities in Japan Theme: “Service for Peace”

2001. 09. 12, 15 --- 2 locations in Korea

2001. 12. 07 -10 --- 4 universities in USA 2002. 07. 09 ------- Park Stadium, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

2002. 07. 14 --- Saitama Super Arena, Japan

2002. 07. 26 --- MCI Center, Washington, D. C.

2002. 08. 06 --- Manila, Philippines

2002. 08 --- Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul

2004. 11. 25 -30 --- 7 locations in Korea Theme: “Owner of Creation of Culture of Heart” 2004. 12. 02 -12 --- 5 cities in Japan

d. International Conference Centered on Students from USA, China, Russia, Japan and Korea 2003. 08. 01 -15 --- Lasting Love Conference

7. Providence in the Spirit World 2001. 03. 25 (L. 3. 1) --- True Parents’ special prayer To connect the physical world and the spirit world centering on the 4 great saints 2001. 12. 25 --- Adoption and Proclamation Ceremony of the Resolution of Representatives of the 5 Great Religions in the Spirit World Contents: God is the Parent of all humankind, Rev. Sun Myung Moon is the Savior, Messiah, LSA and True Parent of humankind, etc.

2002. 04 (L. 2. 22) --- Ceremony for the Total Liberation of 6, 000 Years of Providential History

2002. 07. 13 --- Blessing Ceremony for the Spirit Persons from the Total Liberation of 6, 000 Years of Providential History

2004. 03. 30~05. 31 --- The Special Wish Prayer Gatherings for the Advent of Heavenly Fortune and the Inheritance of Heavenly Fortune (16 regions of Japan) 2004. 06. 02 -06 --- The Special Works for the Inheritance of Heavenly Fortune and the Fulfillment of Wishes (Cheong Pyeong)

2004. 09. 15~10. 27 --- The Special Holy Fire Gatherings for the Inheritance of Heavenly Fortune (4 locations in Japan)

8. 7 Stages of Rally after the “Coronation Ceremony of the Kingship of God” and the Cheon Il Guk 1) Rally for the “Settlement of God’s Fatherland” 2001. 07. 03 -12

2) Korean Congress Rally 2001. 07. 13

3) Rally for the “Nation of Cosmic Peace and Unity” (Cheon Il Guk) 2001. 10. 29~12. 15

4) Adoption and Proclamation Ceremony of the Resolution of Representatives of the 5 Great Religions in the spirit world 2001. 12. 25

5) Rally for the Unity and Completed Settlement of the Parents of Heaven and Earth 2002. 06. 21

6) Rally for the “Realm of Life of the Unity and Completed Settlement of the Parents of Heaven and Earth” 2002. 08. 10~09. 30

7) Rally for the Harmony and Unity of Heaven and Earth 2002. 10. 16 --- Rally for the North side; representing North Korea and the Communist realm

2002. 10. 20 --- Rally for the South side; representing Korea and democracy

Holy Burning Ceremony for the Peace, Unity and Liberation of Heaven and Earth

9. Activities for the Unification of Korea 2002. 22 --- Father offered a proposal for the unification to South Korean President Kim Dae-jung.

2002. 04. 06 --- Completion Ceremony for Pyeonghwa (Peace) Motors Factory

2004. 11. 08 --- Peace and Unification Rally for the Realm of the Homogeneous Race of True Hearts 2004. 11. 09 --- The Wish Prayer Gatherings for the Unification of Fatherland by North and South Koreans living in Japan

10. Establishment of New Organizations for World Peace 2002. 03. 28 --- Pure Love Federation for World Peace 2003. 01. 13 --- Family Center for Cheon Il Guk Peace and Unity 2003. 10 --- Family Center for Universal Peace and Unity (Family Party ) 2003. 10. 03 --- Interreligious and International Peace Council (IIPC)

2004. 07. 04 --- Federation for Peace and Unity 2004. 09. 23 --- Mongolian People’s Federation for World Peace 2004. 12. 17 --- Interreligious and International Peace Kingdom Federation for Cheon Il Guk

11. “The Holy Marriage Blessing Ceremony of the Parents of Heaven and Earth Opening Cheon Il Guk” and “The Coronation of the King of the Blessed Families of the Peace and Unity of the Cosmic True Parent and the True Parents of Heaven and Earth”

2003. 02. 06 (L. 1. 6) The Holy Marriage Blessing Ceremony of the Parents of Heaven and Earth Opening Cheon Il Guk

- The first original marriage ceremony in the Kingdom of Heaven without any accusation from Satan - Originally, the gate of the Kingdom of Heaven was not supposed to be opened until True Parents’ going to the spirit world, but through this ceremony, the gate of “Cheon Il Guk” was opened, and we would be able to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. - Blessed families completed the world-level Blessing through the benediction of True Parents.

The Coronation of the King of the Blessed Families of the Peace and Unity of the Cosmic True Parent and the True Parents of Heaven and Earth

- This was the proclamation ceremony that the Parents of Heaven and Earth have restored and perfected the Three Great Blessings for the first time in human history. - God was substantiated through the Parents of Heaven and Earth (True Parents), God would settle completely assuming True Parents’ figure and live in heaven and on earth. - True Mother, who celebrated her 60 th birthday, became the victorious mother in heaven and on earth, and came to appear simultaneously in the spirit world and physical world together with True Father.

The two ceremonies signified that the Parents of Heaven and Earth could register their marriage for the first time in the Kingdom of Heaven. For Blessed families, as owners of Cheon Il Guk, it was the historic day of blessing to be able to register their birth and marriage in the Kingdom of Heaven.

True Parents gave three big blessings to Blessed families through these two ceremonies. 1) True Parents blessed the Blessed families as “owners of Cheon Il Guk. ” 2) True Parents gave the “Cheon Il Guk Owner Awards” – 2, 000 families received it as representatives of all Blessed families. 3) True Parents gave the “Photograph of the King of Blessed Families” to all Blessed families, owners of Cheon Il Guk.

True Parents’ Birthday Celebration (Father 83 years old, Mother 60 years old. )

12. Declaration Ceremony for the Beginning of the Nation of the Fourth Israel 2003. 05. 18 --- Jerusalem Declaration (Israel) 132 Christian ministers of the USA who had taken down the cross from their churches visited Jerusalem and buried the cross in Jerusalem.

After that, leaders of Judaism, Christianity and Islam forgave each other, became united and signed the Jerusalem Declaration.

2003. 06. 29 --- Washington Declaration (U. S. A. ) 2003. 08. 15 --- Seoul Peace Declaration (Korea)

2003. 08. 20 --- Declaration Ceremony for the Beginning of the Nation of the Fourth Israel Cheon Il Gook is the internal nation for the restoration of the religious realm through indemnity, while the Nation of the Fourth Israel is the external nation for the completion of the national realm. Bequeathal of Cheon Il Guk Holy Wine and Holy Salt

Jerusalem Declaration (Israel) 1 st Israel Washington Declaration (U. S. A. ) 2 nd Israel Seoul Peace Declaration (Korea) 3 rd Israel Declaration for the Beginning of the Nation of the Fourth Israel Abel UN (Peace UN)(IIPC)

13. Providence Centering on the Peace UN 2003. 10. 03 --- Inaugural Assembly of the Interreligious and International Peace Council (IIPC) Establishment of the Abel United Nations (Peace UN)

2003. 10. 15 --- Inaugural Assembly of the Peace United Nations (IIPC), Korean HQ

2003. 12. 19 -22 --- The Middle East Peace Initiative (Jerusalem) December 22 --- Peace parade and peace rally

Coronation Ceremony of Jesus as the King of the First Israel

2004. 03. 23 --- Coronation Ceremony of True Parents as the King of Peace (Senate Office Building)

2004. 09. 21 -24 --- International Peace Conference for Mongolian Leaders from Around the World

2004. 12. 13 --- True Parents received the “Crown of Peace Awards” at the 4 th World Summit.

14. 50 th Anniversary of the Founding of HSA-UWC 2004. 05. 01

15. Cheon Seong Gyeong, Ahn Shi Il and Ssang Hab Shib Seung Il 2004. 18 --- Consecration of Cheon Seong Gyeong (Holy Scriptures of Heaven) 2004. 19(L. 3. 1) --- Proclamation of Ahn Shi Il (Day of the Attendance of Safe Settlement)

2004. 05 --- Proclamation of Ssang Hab Shib Seung Il (Day of victory of the number ten as a combination of two parts) – The first Ahn Shi Il

16. Others 2002. 06. 12 --- Sun-Moon Peace Cup Inaugural Ceremony and Banquet

2002. 11. 05 (L. 10. 1) Announcement and Proclamation of the Arrival of the Age of Equalization of the Peace and Unity of Cheon Il Guk 2003. 17~05. 01 --- Iraq War 2003. 05. 04 --- Declaration of the “Great Transition to the Realm of Dominion of the Ideal of Creation” 2003. 05. 10 --- Declaration of the “Absolute Realm of the Ideal of Reciprocity”

2004. 01 -04 The consecutive celebrations 1. 1 37 th True Good’s Day 1. 2 21 st Day of Victory of Love 1. 3 Commemorative Service for the Birthday of Jesus Christ 1. 4 3 rd Anniversary of the Coronation Ceremony of the Kingship of God

2004. 10. 09, 10 --- The First World Martial Arts Peace King Cup Open Tournament

B. Realization of the Ideal of Cheon Il Guk – Growth Stage (2005~2008) 1. Providence in the Spirit World 2005. 01. 15 -19 --- Special Works Commemorating the 10 th Anniversary of the Cheong Pyeong Providence and 700 th Workshop (Cheong Pyeong)

2. Blessings 2005. 02. 09 --- 113 couples of the 2 nd Generation (Cheong Pyeong)

3. Providence Centering on the Peace UN 2005. 02. 14 --- Crowning Ceremony of Cosmic Unity (L. 1. 6) (Cheong Pyeong)

History of Crowning Ceremony: 2003. 02. 06 (L. 1. 6) --- Cheong Pyeong The Coronation of the King of the Blessed Families of the Peace and Unity of the Cosmic True Parent and the True Parents of Heaven and Earth 2003. 12. 22 --- Jerusalem The Coronation of Jesus as the King of the First Israel 2004. 02. 04 --- Washington, D. C. The Coronation of Heung-jin Nim and Jesus as the King of Peace in the Second Israel

2004. 03. 23 --- Washington, D. C. The Coronation Ceremony for the King of Peace in the Second Israel 2004. 08. 20 --- Seoul National level Crowning Ceremony in the Third Israel 2004. 12. 13 --- Washington, D. C. World level Crowning Ceremony 2005. 02. 14 (L. 1. 6) --- Cheong Pyeong Cosmic level Crowning Ceremony