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[[file:Anonymous 18th century Birth of Christ.jpg|thumb| 250px |A painting by an unknown artist in the 18th century. The book of Isaiah records that Jesus, who was born as a child, is God.]] | [[file:Anonymous 18th century Birth of Christ.jpg|thumb| 250px |A painting by an unknown artist in the 18th century. The book of Isaiah records that Jesus, who was born as a child, is God.]] | ||
'''God’s coming in the flesh [Incarnation]''' is the essence of Christianity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Incarnation-Jesus-Christ |title=Incarnation |website= |publisher= | '''God’s coming in the flesh [Incarnation]''' is the essence of Christianity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Incarnation-Jesus-Christ |title=Incarnation |website=Britannica |publisher=|date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=Incarnation, central Christian doctrine that God became flesh, that God assumed a human nature and became a man in the form of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the second person of the Trinity. }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://watv.org/bible_word/incarnation-of-god/ |title=Christianity Is a Religion That Believes in Incarnation of God |website=WATV.org |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> Two thousand years ago, the early Church believed in Jesus, and now Christians, who are more than 30% of the world's population,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://research.lifeway.com/2022/01/31/7-encouraging-trends-of-global-christianity-in-2022/ |title=7 Encouraging Trends of Global Christianity in 2022 |website=Lifeway Research |publisher= |date=January 31, 2022 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=}}</ref> believe in Him as God who came in the flesh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Timothy+2%3A5&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Timothy 2:5 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Romans+9%3A5&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Romans 9:5 |publisher= }}</ref> The reason the early Church believed in Jesus as the Savior was that Jesus fulfilled the prophecies of the Bible concerning Christ. The Bible also prophesies that Christ will come again in human form for the salvation of mankind.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Hebrews+9%3A27&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Hebrews 9:27 |publisher= }}</ref> The prophecy about [[Second Coming Jesus (Second Coming Christ)|Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong]], whom the Church of God believes in, is also clearly recorded in the Bible just like His first coming. | ||
==Christianity Believing in God Who Came in the Flesh== | ==Christianity Believing in God Who Came in the Flesh== | ||
[https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=2379462&cid=50762&categoryId=51369 Christianity] is a religion based on faith in God who came as a man. The word ''[https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=2375073&cid=50762&categoryId=51365 Christ]'' is a transliteration of the Greek word ''Χριστός (Christos)'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/5547.htm|title=Christos |website=Biblehub |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=}}</ref> which means the ''[https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=1200241&cid=40942&categoryId=31534 anointed] one''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jesus |title=Jesus |website=Britannica |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=Christ was not originally a name but a title derived from the Greek word christos, which translates the Hebrew term meshiah (Messiah), meaning "the anointed one." }}</ref><ref>{{인용 |url= |title=Christian History |website= |publisher= Wiley-Blackwell |date=March 4, 2013|year=|author=Alister McGrath |page= |series=1st edition |isbn= |quote=}}</ref> The Bible records many prophecies about God the Savior who comes as a man. One of them is the prophecy written by the prophet Isaiah. Around 700 B.C., Isaiah prophesied that God Almighty would be born as a child, meaning as a person.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+9%3A6&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 9:6 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+7%3A14&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 7:14 |publisher= }}</ref> This prophecy was fulfilled by Jesus, who is the center of Christian faith.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christianity |title=Christianity |website=Britannica |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=Christianity, major religion stemming from the life, teachings, and death of Jesus of Nazareth (the Christ, or the Anointed One of God) in the 1st century CE.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url= |title=Unbroken Cord: Israel and the Church |website= |publisher= | [https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=2379462&cid=50762&categoryId=51369 Christianity] is a religion based on faith in God who came as a man. The word ''[https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=2375073&cid=50762&categoryId=51365 Christ]'' is a transliteration of the Greek word ''Χριστός (Christos)'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/5547.htm|title=Christos |website=Biblehub |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=}}</ref> which means the ''[https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=1200241&cid=40942&categoryId=31534 anointed] one''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jesus |title=Jesus |website=Britannica |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=Christ was not originally a name but a title derived from the Greek word christos, which translates the Hebrew term meshiah (Messiah), meaning "the anointed one." }}</ref><ref>{{인용 |url= |title=Christian History |website= |publisher= Wiley-Blackwell |date=March 4, 2013|year=|author=Alister McGrath |page= |series=1st edition |isbn= |quote=}}</ref> The Bible records many prophecies about God the Savior who comes as a man. One of them is the prophecy written by the prophet Isaiah. Around 700 B.C., Isaiah prophesied that God Almighty would be born as a child, meaning as a person.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+9%3A6&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 9:6 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+7%3A14&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 7:14 |publisher= }}</ref> This prophecy was fulfilled by Jesus, who is the center of Christian faith.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christianity |title=Christianity |website=Britannica |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=Christianity, major religion stemming from the life, teachings, and death of Jesus of Nazareth (the Christ, or the Anointed One of God) in the 1st century CE.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url= |title=Unbroken Cord: Israel and the Church |website=WestBow Press |publisher= |date=August 23, 2016 |year= |author= D. H. Withers |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=}}</ref> | ||
==God’s Power and Incarnation== | ==God’s Power and Incarnation== | ||
People’s reluctance to the idea of God in the flesh comes from the thought, “Man cannot be God.” Of course, a man who is a creature cannot be God the Creator. However, God Almighty, who created all things through His word in the beginning and divided the [[Red Sea]] in the time of the Exodus, can come as a man at any time.<ref>{{인용 |url= |title= Chapter 1 The Mystery of Mysteries |website | People’s reluctance to the idea of God in the flesh comes from the thought, “Man cannot be God.” Of course, a man who is a creature cannot be God the Creator. However, God Almighty, who created all things through His word in the beginning and divided the [[Red Sea]] in the time of the Exodus, can come as a man at any time.<ref>{{인용 |url= |title= Chapter 1 The Mystery of Mysteries |website=God the Father and God the Mother Melchizedek Pub. Co., Ltd |publisher= |date= |year=|author= Kim Joo-Cheol|page= 11 |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> In the Old and New Testaments, there are records of God who appeared as a man. In the Old Testament times, the [[Jehovah|LORD]] God appeared before [[Abraham]] as a passerby with two angels and ate food. In the New Testament times, Jesus was born as a baby from the Virgin [[Mary]]. God does not only exist as a spirit, but can also be manifested in the flesh.<ref>{{인용 |url= |title=Chapter 12 About the Trinity |website=THE MYSTERY OF GOD AND THE SPRING OF THE WATER OF LIFE Melchizedek Pub. Co., Ltd |publisher= |date= |year= |author=Ahnsahnghong |page=82 |series= |isbn= |quote=}}</ref> | ||
[[file:God Appearing to Abraham at Sichem. Paulus Potter.jpg|thumb | 250px| A painting by the Dutch painter Paulus Potter depicting God who appeared before Abraham (1642)]] | [[file:God Appearing to Abraham at Sichem. Paulus Potter.jpg|thumb | 250px| A painting by the Dutch painter Paulus Potter depicting God who appeared before Abraham (1642)]] | ||
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{{quote |The long-haired, bearded image of Jesus that emerged beginning in the fourth century A.D. was influenced heavily by representations of Greek and Roman gods, particularly the all-powerful Greek god Zeus. At that point, Jesus started to appear in a long robe, seated on a throne (such as in the fifth-century mosaic on the altar of the Santa Pudenziana church in Rome), sometimes with a halo surrounding his head. |[https://www.history.com/news/what-did-jesus-look-like ''HISTORY''], [https://www.history.com/news/what-did-jesus-look-like "The Ongoing Mystery of Jesus's Face"] }} | {{quote |The long-haired, bearded image of Jesus that emerged beginning in the fourth century A.D. was influenced heavily by representations of Greek and Roman gods, particularly the all-powerful Greek god Zeus. At that point, Jesus started to appear in a long robe, seated on a throne (such as in the fifth-century mosaic on the altar of the Santa Pudenziana church in Rome), sometimes with a halo surrounding his head. |[https://www.history.com/news/what-did-jesus-look-like ''HISTORY''], [https://www.history.com/news/what-did-jesus-look-like "The Ongoing Mystery of Jesus's Face"] }} | ||
Like this, Jesus’ majestic and mystic appearance and image with a halo has been fixed for a long time. Therefore, the typical image of Jesus that people think of is the distorted image created by the age and culture;<ref>{{Cite book |url= |title=What Did Jesus Look Like? |website | Like this, Jesus’ majestic and mystic appearance and image with a halo has been fixed for a long time. Therefore, the typical image of Jesus that people think of is the distorted image created by the age and culture;<ref>{{Cite book |url= |title=What Did Jesus Look Like? |website=Bloomsbury T&T Clark |publisher= |date=February 8, 2018 |year= |author=Joan E. Taylor, |page=72 |series=Illustrated edition |isbn=|quote= }}</ref> it is different from the appearance of Jesus recorded in the Bible. The Bible describes that He was like a root out of dry ground and had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him. | ||
{{quote5 |내용= He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and '''like a root out of dry ground'''. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, '''nothing in his appearance that we should desire him'''. |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+53%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Isaiah 53:2]}} | {{quote5 |내용= He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and '''like a root out of dry ground'''. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, '''nothing in his appearance that we should desire him'''. |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+53%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Isaiah 53:2]}} | ||
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===Those Who Rejected Christ=== | ===Those Who Rejected Christ=== | ||
Two thousand years ago, Israel was a colony of the Roman Empire. The Jews earnestly longed for the [[Messiah]] who would save them from Rome; that was their only hope.<ref>{{인용 |url= |title=Life of Christ |website= |publisher= Harcourt, Brace and Company |date=1923 |year= |author=Giovanni Papini |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=}}</ref> However, when Jesus, the Messiah, appeared before their eyes, they rejected Him, saying, “You, a mere man, claim to be God.”<ref>{{인용 |url= |title=Chapter 2 The Man Christ Jesus |website | Two thousand years ago, Israel was a colony of the Roman Empire. The Jews earnestly longed for the [[Messiah]] who would save them from Rome; that was their only hope.<ref>{{인용 |url= |title=Life of Christ |website= |publisher= Harcourt, Brace and Company |date=1923 |year= |author=Giovanni Papini |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=}}</ref> However, when Jesus, the Messiah, appeared before their eyes, they rejected Him, saying, “You, a mere man, claim to be God.”<ref>{{인용 |url= |title=Chapter 2 The Man Christ Jesus |website=God the Father and God the Mother Melchizedek Pub. Co., Ltd |publisher= |date= |year= |author=Kim Joo-Cheol |page=18 |series= |isbn= |quote=}}</ref> The image of the Messiah, which they expected at that time, was the Almighty One with supernatural power to save them from Roman oppression, but Jesus did not come as they had expected. | ||
{{quote |The Jews had been insulted by the Gentiles in everything, and their hearts were full of hatred and resentment. Moreover, they were materialistic and worldly, so they could not imagine the poor Messiah or the Messiah who was hated by people. Most people, except for the prophets, dreamed of the Messiah like a mighty angel.|''The Story of Jesus for the Atheist'', Giovanni Pafini, Medici Media, 2014}} | {{quote |The Jews had been insulted by the Gentiles in everything, and their hearts were full of hatred and resentment. Moreover, they were materialistic and worldly, so they could not imagine the poor Messiah or the Messiah who was hated by people. Most people, except for the prophets, dreamed of the Messiah like a mighty angel.|''The Story of Jesus for the Atheist'', Giovanni Pafini, Medici Media, 2014}} | ||
Eventually, the Jews did not recognize the Messiah, whom they had longed for. They rejected Him and even crucified Him on the [[cross]]. At that time, the Jews and religious leaders only looked at the sky and waited for the coming of the Messiah. While they were doing so, the Messiah was already born and fulfilled all the prophecies of the Bible.<ref>{{인용 |url= |title=Chapter 11 About Jesus |website | Eventually, the Jews did not recognize the Messiah, whom they had longed for. They rejected Him and even crucified Him on the [[cross]]. At that time, the Jews and religious leaders only looked at the sky and waited for the coming of the Messiah. While they were doing so, the Messiah was already born and fulfilled all the prophecies of the Bible.<ref>{{인용 |url= |title=Chapter 11 About Jesus |website=THE MYSTERY OF GOD AND THE SPRING OF THE WATER OF LIFE Melchizedek Pub. Co., Ltd |publisher= |date= |year= |author=Ahnsahnghong |page=75 |series= |isbn= |quote=}}</ref> | ||
===Those Who Received Christ=== | ===Those Who Received Christ=== | ||
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{{quote5 |내용= Who, '''being in very nature God''', did not consider equality with God something to be grasped... And being found '''in appearance as a man''', he humbled himself and became obedient to death-- even death on a cross! |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Phillipians+2%3A5-8&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Phillipians 2:5–8]}} | {{quote5 |내용= Who, '''being in very nature God''', did not consider equality with God something to be grasped... And being found '''in appearance as a man''', he humbled himself and became obedient to death-- even death on a cross! |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Phillipians+2%3A5-8&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Phillipians 2:5–8]}} | ||
The apostles accepted Jesus as their Savior because they believed that Jesus was the Savior who fulfilled the prophecies of the Bible. In the Old Testament, there are prophecies about God coming as a man hundreds of years before Jesus was born. The prophecies are as follows: The Savior would be conceived in the body of a virgin;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+7%3A14&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 7:14 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+1%3A18-23&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 1:18–23 |publisher= }}</ref> the One whose origins are from of old, meaning God, would be born in Bethlehem;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Micah+5%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Micah 5:2 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+2%3A1-6&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 2:1–6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and the King of Israel, or the King of Zion (God) would come to [[Jerusalem]] by riding a donkey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Zechariah+9%3A9&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Zechariah 9:9 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+21%3A2-11&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 21:2–11 |publisher= }}</ref> In the Bible, Jesus is called ''[https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=2395879&cid=50762&categoryId=51387 Immanuel]''. It means God came in the flesh to save His people and be with them.<ref>{{인용 |url= |title=Chapter 12 About the Trinity |website | The apostles accepted Jesus as their Savior because they believed that Jesus was the Savior who fulfilled the prophecies of the Bible. In the Old Testament, there are prophecies about God coming as a man hundreds of years before Jesus was born. The prophecies are as follows: The Savior would be conceived in the body of a virgin;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+7%3A14&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 7:14 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+1%3A18-23&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 1:18–23 |publisher= }}</ref> the One whose origins are from of old, meaning God, would be born in Bethlehem;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Micah+5%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Micah 5:2 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+2%3A1-6&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 2:1–6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and the King of Israel, or the King of Zion (God) would come to [[Jerusalem]] by riding a donkey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Zechariah+9%3A9&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Zechariah 9:9 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+21%3A2-11&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 21:2–11 |publisher= }}</ref> In the Bible, Jesus is called ''[https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=2395879&cid=50762&categoryId=51387 Immanuel]''. It means God came in the flesh to save His people and be with them.<ref>{{인용 |url= |title=Chapter 12 About the Trinity |website=THE MYSTERY OF GOD AND THE SPRING OF THE WATER OF LIFE Melchizedek Pub. Co., Ltd |publisher= |date= |year= |author=Ahnsahnghong |page=86 |series= |isbn= |quote=}}</ref> According to this prophecy, Jesus fulfilled all the prophecies of the Bible as He was born in the form of a man, lived a life for the salvation of mankind, and died on the cross. | ||
==Jesus Comes Again in the Flesh== | ==Jesus Comes Again in the Flesh== | ||
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{{quote5 |내용= Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear '''a second time''', not to bear sin, but to bring '''salvation''' to those who are waiting for him |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Hebrews+9%3A28&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Hebrews 9:28]}} | {{quote5 |내용= Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear '''a second time''', not to bear sin, but to bring '''salvation''' to those who are waiting for him |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Hebrews+9%3A28&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Hebrews 9:28]}} | ||
The way to recognize Christ who comes again in the form of a man can be found in the history of the early Church. At that time, the religious leaders who saw the physical aspects of Jesus rejected Him, the Savior, but the apostles and the saints, who saw the prophecy and fulfillment of the Bible, received the Savior. In this age, the Bible is the only way to recognize Second Coming Christ because the Bible is the only book that testifies about the Savior.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=John+5%3A39&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=John 5:39 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> At His first coming, Jesus testified about Himself as Savior through the Bible. When [[John the Baptist]] asked, “Are you the One who is to come?” Jesus told the prophecies of the Bible.<ref>{{인용 |url= |title=Chapter 4 “Are You the One Who Was to Come?” |website | The way to recognize Christ who comes again in the form of a man can be found in the history of the early Church. At that time, the religious leaders who saw the physical aspects of Jesus rejected Him, the Savior, but the apostles and the saints, who saw the prophecy and fulfillment of the Bible, received the Savior. In this age, the Bible is the only way to recognize Second Coming Christ because the Bible is the only book that testifies about the Savior.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=John+5%3A39&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=John 5:39 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> At His first coming, Jesus testified about Himself as Savior through the Bible. When [[John the Baptist]] asked, “Are you the One who is to come?” Jesus told the prophecies of the Bible.<ref>{{인용 |url= |title=Chapter 4 “Are You the One Who Was to Come?” |website=God the Father and God the Mother Melchizedek Pub. Co., Ltd |publisher= |date= |year= |author=Kim Joo-Cheol |page=36 |series= |isbn= |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+11%3A2-5&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 11:2–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Moreover, when the disciples who were on their way to Emmaus did not recognize Him, Jesus testified about Himself through the Bible.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Luke+24%3A27&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Luke 24:27 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The Bible prophesies when, in what form, and with what sign Christ will come again. The most important sign concerning His second coming is the Passover of the new covenant. The prophet Isaiah prophesied that in the future, God would hold a banquet with the aged wine, and that He would swallow up death forever. | ||
{{quote5 |내용= On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of '''aged wine'''—the best of meats and the finest of wines. . . . '''he will swallow up death forever'''. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The Lord has spoken. In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+25%3A6-9&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Isaiah 25:6–9]}} | {{quote5 |내용= On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of '''aged wine'''—the best of meats and the finest of wines. . . . '''he will swallow up death forever'''. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The Lord has spoken. In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+25%3A6-9&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Isaiah 25:6–9]}} | ||
In the Bible, the wine of the New Covenant Passover is the only wine that destroys death, which means giving eternal life. It is God, the Second Coming Jesus, who restores the New Covenant Passover, which disappeared for 1,600 years after His first coming. Christ [[Ahnsahnghong]] was the One who restored the [[New Covenant|new covenant]] by being incarnated according to all the prophecies of the Bible.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jmagazine.joins.com/monthly/view/318953 |title=[Special Feature ● Luther's 500 Years of Religious Reformation – Church of God and Truth in the Bible] What are they believing and practicing? |website= |publisher= | In the Bible, the wine of the New Covenant Passover is the only wine that destroys death, which means giving eternal life. It is God, the Second Coming Jesus, who restores the New Covenant Passover, which disappeared for 1,600 years after His first coming. Christ [[Ahnsahnghong]] was the One who restored the [[New Covenant|new covenant]] by being incarnated according to all the prophecies of the Bible.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jmagazine.joins.com/monthly/view/318953 |title=[Special Feature ● Luther's 500 Years of Religious Reformation – Church of God and Truth in the Bible] What are they believing and practicing? |website=Monthly JoongAng |publisher= |date= November 17, 2017|year=|author= |page=174-182 |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
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