6000 Years of God's History ✝️

Ps: 我用英文学习圣经，所以有关圣经的分享，我都会用英文分享。

6000 years of God's history ^

[ 1 Cor 10:11] These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the end of the ages has come.

Consistency of God working through 1 person / 1 nation to reach out to an entire generation/the whole world

Shincheonji Class Notes: Timeline from Adam all the way to the 1st & 2nd coming

There are different contents in the bible - one of which is history. As per the verse from 1 Corinthians 10:11, history serves as an example and warning for us today.

In each generation throughout 6000 years of God's history, there was a promise/covenant given. However, each generation failed to keep the covenant and so the covenant was broken (Refer to blog post of 3 'C's of a Covenant).

We need to know why each generation failed to keep the covenant so that we do not repeat the same mistakes today.

What mistakes did each generation make which broke the covenant?

Adam's Era

• Covenant: Do not eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil.

• Mistake Adam Made: Listened to Eve > God, ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil

• Mistake Eve Made: Eve was not clear of God's instructions, hence she got tricked by satan

• Reference: Genesis 2-3

Lesson for us today:
1) Will we listen to God > man?
2) Are we clear of God's promises?

Reference verse for (2) --> [Hosea 4:6]  
My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.
“Because you have rejected knowledge,
 I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law of your God,
 I also will ignore your children.

Garden of Eden ^

Noah's Era

• Covenant: (1) Build the Ark; (2) Fill the Earth

• Mistake Noah's Descendants Made: Tower of Babel, did not want to be scattered / did not want to "fill the earth" ps: Noah kept the covenant and died righteous

• Reference: Genesis 6, 11:1-9

Lesson for us today:
Will we have God's way above our own ways?

Reference verse --> [Isa 55: 8-9]
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, 
neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. 
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, 
so are my ways higher than your ways 
and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Moses' Era

• Covenant: 10 Commandments ( Exodus 20)

1. You shall have no other gods before Me.

2. You shall make no idols.

3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.

4. Keep the Sabbath day holy.

5. Honor your father and your mother.

6. You shall not murder.

7. You shall not commit adultery.

8. You shall not steal.

9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

10. You shall not covet.

• Mistake 1st generation of Israelites Made: Focused on their fears/wants > God (golden calf, which broke #1 of the 10 Commandments, rebelled in the desert 10 times)

• Reference: Exodus 32:1-10 ; Numbers 14:20-23

Lesson for us today:
Will we focus on our fears/wants or trust God?

Solomon's Era

• Covenant: 10 Commandments

• Mistake Solomon Made: Loved the world/foreign women > God; broke the covenant with God for good

• Reference: 1 Kings 10:11

Lesson for us today:
Will we love God >>> the world?

Religion or Relationship with God ^

1st Coming

• Covenant: Promise of Messiah, go to Jesus

• Mistake Religious Leaders Made: Loved money; Held on to traditions >> God (study God's word but refuse to accept; worship taught by men)

• Reference: Mark 7:1-13 , Luke 16:14

Lesson for us today:
Will we love God >>> money / traditions?

1st Coming: Light entered the world of darkness ^

2nd coming

• Covenant: Matt 24 --> e.g. "Flee to the mountains" ; Revelation ps: there is a spiritual meaning for "mountain"; the book of Revelation is a parable for Christians today to understand & keep the covenant of our time

• Reference: Matt 24:15-16

Lesson for us today:
Will we keep God's covenant today?

2 outcomes for Christians

1. Well done good and faithful servant

[Matt 25:23] His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

2. I never knew you, depart from me you workers of lawlessness

[Matt 7:21-23] “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

Needless to say, every "true believer" will want to be acknowledged by God at the end of their lives. We will want to be with God in paradise, rather than be in a place with weeping and gnashing of teeth.

课后感想

上了这堂课之后，我有一种莫名其妙的归属感。长久以来，我一直觉得教堂中有很多问题，它们所重视的与上帝所重视的完全不同。如果没有办法符合他们的种种要求 （像是有快快乐乐的家庭、生儿育女等等），你就会被视为一位 ”不正当“ 的基督徒。但其一、你不需要当一名基督徒，同样也能有快快乐乐的家庭、也能生儿育女。其二、主耶稣从来没说过要跟随祂，就保证在这个世界上会有平安幸福的生活。相反的，我们会因为我们的信仰遭受世人的恨、逼迫等 (约翰语音 15:18-25) ，而且这个世界从一开始就不是我们真正的 “家” (希伯来书 11：13-16)。其三、这一切很敷衍，也因此，人人都说基督徒都是一些伪君子罢了。

这堂课也让我领悟到人的教导与上帝的教导的区别。不用去做特别的语言研究、不用有花花绿绿的词会、不用借用儒家的复杂思想，反而能够让你更了解上帝的意念。

--- 我希望，我能够坚持我的信念，坚守属于这一代盟约。这就是我活着的意义---

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