We must have our sights set on the whole world. It is only after we make ourselves complete that we can rule over all nations. There is an old Korean saying that goes, "You must first cultivate your morals and manage your household. Only then can you govern a country and bring peace to the whole world."
Persecution and blessings (good and evil)
The standard we must use to judge between good and evil is the Bible (Jn 10:35). The tree of life symbolizes a person in whom God dwells (Jn 15:1-8); the tree of the knowledge of good and evil represents a person in whom Satan dwells (Dan 4:20-22).
Repeatedly over the last 6,000 years of biblical history, those who persecute, curse, and murder others are the ones in whom evil spirits dwell; those who bless are the ones in whom God dwells. Physical Israel was persecuted and mistreated by the Egyptians (Exo 1:10-14; Exo 3:9-10).
At the first coming, Jesus was persecuted harshly by his own people, the Physical Israelites (Matt 27; Jn 5:15-18). Today, Shinchonji is being persecuted harshly by its own nation of Spiritual Israel. God was with both Moses and Jesus in their respective times, and today, God and the spirit of truth are with Shinchonji (Rev 21:1-3). Although some people may persecute us, we can receive their persecution while forgiving, loving, and blessing our persecutors (Matt 5:44). Of all the characters in the 6,000 years of biblical history, Jesus and his disciples were persecuted the most (Heb 11). Today, Shinchonji Church of Jesus is receiving enough persecution to put us in second place.
The spiritual world includes both holy spirits and evil spirits. The evil spirits originated from one of the spirits (angels) created by God. They became evil spirits when they failed to maintain their positions of authority in heaven, and instead abandoned their homes (Isa 14:12-15; Jude 1:6). They came into the world of humanity and entered people; this is what led people to do evil and become thoroughly wicked. It is clear, however, that people cannot see, touch, or smell spirits. If this is true, then how can we distinguish people who have the holy spirit from those with evil spirits? Since the Bible’s purpose is the help us distinguish good from evil, we can only distinguish good from evil using the Bible (1 Jn 4:1-6). This is what makes the Bible so vital for us. Just as trees are recognized by their fruit, the spirits that dwell within a person can be identified by according to that person’s words and actions (Matt 7:15-20).
We believe that Moses was a pastor who belonged to God because the promise God made with Abraham was fulfilled through Moses. It is also clear that Pharaoh, King of Egypt, was an evil person because he interfered with God's work and oppressed God’s people. Jesus, too, came according to the promises God made through the prophets of the Old Testament and fulfilled them accordingly. This is why we believe Jesus was the promised pastor of God (Jn 5:39-40; Jn 19:30). At that time, the Pharisees and other priests were evil because they opposed Jesus, who was carrying out God's work. Today, the pastor of Shinchonji Church of Jesus has appeared according to and is fulfilling the promises of the New Testament (Jn 14). This is why he is without a doubt God’s pastor. Thus, anyone who interferes with the promised work of God – the work of Shinchonji – is an evildoer.
Blessings
Jesus healed the sick (Jn 5), raised the dead to life (Jn 11), and fed thousands with five loaves of bread and two fish (Matt 14:16-21). He also gave people the true revealed word (Jn 17:7-8, Jn 17:17), blessed them, and sacrificed himself for all the people of the world. After doing all these things, Jesus resurrected and ascended into heaven (Matt 16). These are considered as blessings.
Curses
In Lk 20, the priests of Physical Israel refused to believe in Jesus even though they knew he was the heir. They insulted, cursed, and persecuted him just because they did not want the heir to take over the vineyard (church). They also fabricated lies, labeled him a heretic, and eventually murdered him. These kinds of actions are considered curses.
From our standpoint as Spiritual Israelites, who were the real heretics at the first coming of Jesus? Who were the ones possessed by evil spirits? Were they not the priests of the time (Jn 8:40-44)? Were they not the people who believed in the words of the priests, obeyed what the priests told them to do, and together with the priests cursed and insulted Jesus (Matt 27)? History and the Bible have proven the true nature of their past actions. Why did they do such wicked things? It was because they were controlled by the evil spirits that were in them. Today, at the end times for the Christian world, the New Testament (Revelation) also testifies that all nations will be deceived into becoming a possession of Satan (Rev 18). In other words, people will again eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and receive the teachings from Satan (Rev 2:14-15; Rev 2:20-21). The Bible says that all nations will worship Satan.
Two thousand years have passed since these prophecies were recorded. Let us examine what Jesus prophesied. He asked, “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Lk 18:8). The scriptures prophesies that the two witnesses who stand before the Lord will be killed (Rev 11). They prophesy that the destroyers will take over God's temple and stand in the holy place because of an increase in wickedness (Matt 24). Rev 17-18 prophesy that all nations will eat food sacrificed to idols and be led astray; that all nations will fall and marry (unite with) the devil. Who kills the promised pastor, the messenger of Jesus, who stands before the Lord? Is it the unbelieving gentiles, or is it the pastors and their laypeople? I'd like to ask everyone who is reading this a question. Do people who persecute, curse, and kill the pastor promised in the New Testament belong to the evil spirits or to the holy spirits? Aren’t they the ones who act only according to their own thoughts, instead of following the holy spirit and the scriptures? Their deeds are wicked and they are controlled by evil spirits.
The pastor of Shinchonji Church of Jesus has appeared according to the New Testament, and has carried out the work of fulfillment according to the scriptures. He has proclaimed the revealed word that comes from above and not the teachings of men. He has proclaimed the physical fulfillment of the Bible (Rev 10). Why is it wrong to do these things? The Bible says that today is like the days of Noah and Lot (Matt 24:37-39; Rev 11:8). We should consider what happened at the time of Noah and Lot. Furthermore, anyone who wants to be saved should side with those who are being persecuted. Consider what happened in every past generation.
The work of God's holy spirit is accompanied by forgiveness and love. The holy spirit works in the place where God’s blessings, God’s revealed word, and God's word of testimony can be found. On the other hand, people who curse and persecute others, people who make too many assumptions and spreading lies, people who criticize and murder peoples’ spirits are performing the actions of the devil. Anyone who does these things proves him or herself to be one of those who failed to maintain their positions of authority in favor of abandoning their homes. They form sects, carry out the work of deception, and commit sexual immorality with the devil (Jude 1:6, Jude 1:17-19). Today, just as it was at the first coming, no one can know God or the one sent by God and obtain salvation (Matt 11:27; Jn 17:3) without receiving the revelation promised in the book of Revelation (Rev 10). To receive salvation, all believers must go to the place where the revelation is being taught.