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I have given you authority over all the power of the Enemy, and to walk among serpents and scorpions and to crush them. Nothing shall injure you! However, the important thing is not that demons obey you, but that your names are registered as citizens of heaven. Luke 10:19-20 (TLB) Your children are the way God helps you feel joy in the position of a creator, the joy God felt when He created Adam and Eve. Children are the second creation, coming through Adam and Eve. The incorporeal God created Adam and Eve as beings of substance having a physical form. If Adam and Eve had reached perfection, they would have become the central representatives of love as the perfection of God's corporeal being. Just as God felt joy after creating Adam and Eve, children are given to you so that you can substantially feel and experience God's joy of creation. CSG 98 Greetings! In Sunday's powerful service, Hyung Jin Nim, reflecting on the Blessing conducted last week at the Sanctuary Family Camp, explained that receiving the Marriage Blessing is not about yourselves. It is about God, serving Him. With that rock, you can overcome your mediocre, superficial problems. The political Left discourages couples from having children, but you will have a wonderful time with your kids. One on one time with them will add up. They will become your "swat team," your gang. They are the most valuable assets if raised well to become Kings and Queens. He also discussed the passage in Luke 10:13 where Jesus cursed the towns of Chorazin and Bethsaida, "Woe unto thee, Chorazin! Woe unto thee, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, Sanctuary Camp Marriage Blessing 7/17/2018 which have been done in you, they would have a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes." Perhaps one of the reasons that the Jewish inhabitants of these towns ignored Jesus' words and miracles was their involvement with pagan practices. The synagogue in Chorazin, built a few generations after Jesus' ministry, had an image of the Greek monster Medusa embedded in its walls! Scholars see Judaism as the first religion that stopped child sacrifice, so incorporating pagan symbols opened it up to beliefs and Medusa image from Chorazin practices that have nothing to do with true synagogue faith in God. The Family Federation is also taking a syncretist approach that includes worship of a mother goddess, saying "We'll take both Father and Mother's words" even where they are in direct conflict. If you have perfect love, you want to tell people the truth. "perfect love casts out fear." Christian white men are guilt-shamed, intimidated for fear of being called "racist, sexist, homophobic bigots." White evangelicals need to speak out the truth and lose their fear even when they are targeted by the political left. Kingdom of the Rod of Iron 21 - July 22, 2018 - Rev. Hyung Jin Moon - Unification Sanctuary, Newfoundland PA Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson is in his 70s, but he looks like he's in his 40s. He is strong because he speaks the word of God. The dad has to be the priest of the home. Some wicked mothers even try to separate children from their fathers. Feminists want to put down conservative women. Their goal is not liberation. They are out for control. We have to become like Christ through hearing the word. The Archangel is always out to influence unmarried women who are two times more likely to vote leftist. The State becomes their financial husband. Leftists portray marriage and having children as bad and not worth doing. For many people the only church they know is the church of the State. If you say anything non "PC," you can be penalized for "hate speech," but men are the protectors of civilization. We should honor those who fought and died to liberate True Father and other prisoners at Hungnam and all those who long for freedom. God is bringing in a new "operating system." But each one of us has to download it onto our mind's "hard drive." When brave Christians receive their crowns and stand as co-heirs with Christ. As Jesus said, I have given you authority over all the power of the Enemy, and to walk among serpents and scorpions and to crush them. Nothing shall injure you! However, the important thing is not that demons obey you, but that your names are registered as citizens of heaven. Luke 10:19-20 (TLB) God gives us power over the enemy. Veterans have made the commitment to die to protect their neighbor. We each must become a Luke 10 person who exercises Godly authority as a co-heir of Christ. ********** Here is Hyung Jin Nim's Interview with Dr. Paul Williams, former FBI agent and best-selling author of The Killing of Uncle Sam, starting at 2:06:38. Dr. Williams will speak at the next Sunday Service on 7/29/2018. 7/23/2018 TKR Interview with Dr. Paul Williams ********* The C-SPAN Interview with Tom Dunkel, author of the Washington Post interview with Rev. Moon's Inheritor, Hyung Jin Moon, and his older brother, Kook Jin Moon, aired twice on 7/8/18 on the C-Span channel. C-SPAN Interview on Unification Sanctuary ********** 2018 Sanctuary Summer Fundraising Campaign (ending on True Father's Cosmic Ascension on August 27th) This is a great opportunity to support the Rod of Iron Ministries and the Three Kingship Providence. The Second King needs our support at this critical time in history. Everyone who contributes greater than $50 will receive a signed copy of the "Rod of Iron Kingdom" book. The top 120 donors will win THREE awesome collectable prizes! All proceeds will go to support: The King's Report The Second King's outreach to the second amendment community Preparation for the 2019 Rod of Iron Blessing Festival Peace Police Peace Militia Activities ROI Ministries Summer FR on Gofundme! ********** Kimie Herring's testimony Many people become Christian by experiencing Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. I believed in Father because of the Divine Principle and Father's lifestyle. His words were not empty words. His words are backed with his deeds. That's why I kept following Father until today. And also, I had a few experiences with Father. Shortly after I joined, I had a dream; Father was cleaning the bathroom by himself. I thought I want to help him. When I went to Kodan training, on the way to back from fundraising, to the 43rd street church, in the subway train Father came to me spiritually. And such a warm feeling came to me. I don't know how to explain it. I wanted to stay at that stage. It was a very short moment. But I can't forget that experience. Since Father went to the spirit word, I was thinking, what is the love relationship between Father in the spirit world and Mother on the earth? What kind of relationship is it? I heard stories about Mrs. Eu, Mrs. Park, and a kitchen sister from Cheongpyeong. I understand that our capacity to love is developed during our life course on the earth. (Rest of Kimie Herring's Testimony) ********** ORDER your copy of Rod of Iron KINGDOM Print or eBook Now! ********** THE CROWN AND THE ROD OF IRON by Hamish Robertson With my wife, I attended the Cosmic Level Blessing at Sanctuary Church in Pennsylvania on 28th February, where crowns were worn and rifles were held. This ceremony has caught the attention of the world. For those who despise or disregard the works of God through Hyung Jin Nim and Sanctuary, the wearing of crowns and the holding of rifles will have seemed to be a theatre farce marked with criminal intentions. We should bear in mind that Jesus, condemned to death, was mocked by Roman soldiers who placed a crown of thorns on his head, and scourged him as a criminal. They placed the sign "King of the Jews" over his head as he hung on the cross. Who mocks the crown? Sanctuary, or the critics? Who scourges the Christ? Those who uphold the crown, or the critics who see Christ as a criminal? (rest of Hamish Robertson's essay) ********** MAKE BRITAIN GREAT AGAIN by Marie Koh As I was reading the word of God today, a passage from the book of Judges chapter 20 caught my attention. The event occurs in a town called Gibeah where leaders of the tribe of Benjamin commit a grievous crime against a woman who gets gang raped and dies from her injuries. When the report reaches Israel's elders, a decision is made to purge the country from these evil doers. But the people of Benjamin refuse to listen. Instead, they choose to double-down and fight the Israelites who accused them of a serious crime. Before long, the dispute spirals into a full blown war where the Israelites come out victors and the tribe of Benjamin suffers tremendous loses. If you back track to chapter 19:30 it says, "Such a horrible crime has not been committed in all the time since Israel left Egypt. Think about it! What are we going to do? Who is going to speak up?" Well, the Israelites certainly took care of the problem with no regard to their own lives. 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