Present-day Japan exists because of True Parents' forgiveness, love and the grace of the Blessing

Hak Ja Han
October 13 -- 18, 2013
Rallies for the 55th Anniversary of the Unification Church's Mission to Japan

Saitama, October 16, 2013

Distinguished guests, peace ambassadors and loving blessed families and members, would you all give a big hand to our Heavenly Parent and the True Parents of Heaven, Earth, and Humankind to congratulate and thank them for enabling this rally to be convened today?

Saitama, October 16, 2013

I am completely overwhelmed with emotions through this rally commemorating the fifty-fifth anniversary of mission work in Japan. That was a time when diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan had not been normalized yet. However, Father, the True Parent of Heaven, Earth, and Humankind had thought of this day. You must not forget that present-day Japan exists because of True Parents' forgiveness, love and the grace of the Blessing.

Saitama, October 16, 2013

I would like to recognize the distinguished services of our former and present presidents of FFWPU-Japan, elder members, and blessed central families whose committed efforts and dedication has enabled our second-and third-generation members of blessed families to become the hope and light of this country.

Hokkaido, October 14, 2013

The providence, Heaven conducted, prepared and waited over a long period of time for the day True Parents could be sent. If we go back two thousand years ago as of today, Heaven raised the people of Israel through the doctrine of the chosen people. The whole world had to pass through the Roman Empire centered on the Italian peninsula. It was a powerful empire. That was a time when the Israelites had no country. Heaven had promised to send the Messiah to Israel. Heaven kept its promise. Unfortunately, people did not know God's providence and the history of indemnity and failed to see Jesus properly. Heaven had hoped that it becomes an opportunity for the people of Israel, who were then living in miserable circumstances, to overwhelm Rome overnight through the ideology of the Messiah. However, how did the Messiah come? God raised the people of Israel for four thousand years, promising them to send his son which he finally did; however, this very son is welcomed in a manger of all places.

Three sages, three people celebrated Jesus' coming while the people Heaven raised made Jesus die on the cross. How should we regard this? After waiting for four thousand years, can you imagine what God's heart was like? It would be greater than the heart of parents who have lost their child during their earthly life. God is omniscient and omnipotent. His beginning and end are the same. He started the providential history and must see its results. Hence, Christianity was formed through the environment of the Roman Empire. Christianity was actively spread across the European continent. This is how it crossed over to the island country of England. There was a saying in those days that the sun never sets on the British Empire.

Tokyo, October 15, 2013

This is how profound and mysterious God's providence is. However, mankind did not know that they had responsibilities and that indemnity followed them. Heaven then conducted the providence to enter the era in which the Roman Empire could embrace the whole world as one; however, when he lost the era which he had worked so hard to set up, he once more started the providence centered on the maritime realm of the British Empire to embrace the world as one. Unfortunately, what they did made it very difficult for the people involved to raise their heads in front of Heaven. What had happened to Christianity? It became tied up with the privileged class and its system and the people living in this era were blocked from living a true life of faith; however, when the Bible became translated into English, people could finally learn about God's teachings in-depth. A new group, known as Puritans that desired to freely attend God, started rising. With this aspiration, they headed towards the new continent in search of religious freedom. When the Puritans moved to and started settling in the new continent of America around the 1920s, they first built a church where they could attend God. Next, they established a school for their descendants. They then built houses for themselves. This is how much they revered Heaven. Heaven blessed them. Within the short period of 200 years, the United States became a democratic country that can lead the world; it has become a powerful nation. This is how difficult each step God took in his providence to find humanity in a profound and mysterious manner was. That was around the end of World War II. The victorious countries centered on the United States, which was part of the Allied Forces, helped Japan, the defeated country. Why did it help Japan? That was because the Returning Lord, the True Parents had appeared. All countries became one family. Heaven showed it to us by setting up the United States. Unfortunately, people were unaware of the providence or the providence of restoration through indemnity until the very end and could not advance well. The United States wasn't an exception. The United States, which was supposed to attend Heaven, was flowing in a direction of gradual collapse instead. It was then when Rev. Moon embarked for the United States. That was in 1972. As soon as he arrived in the United States, he set off on a speaking tour of the fifty states and declared, "I have come as a doctor because the United States is suffering in illness. I have come as a firefighter to put out the fire that has broken out in American homes." He awakened the United States as he toured and lectured in the fifty states. Through the Puritan spirit, Heaven hoped that the United States would serve God first, embrace the world, and fulfill its responsibilities in front of the Returning Lord. However, they were not aware of this. Despite this, the Providence continues to develop. The development of civilization, which started centered on the Italian peninsula, has finally yielded fruit in Korea, the birthplace of True Parents.

Nagoya, October 18, 2013

However, Japan could be forgiven and blessed through True Parents. Do you understand?

The mother's country, Eve's country... What kind of love is a mother's love? Let us say a child is sick or in pain; can I just say I am the mother and delight in it? Those who are in charge of Japan, those who will lead Japan in the future think that they should depend on one's country; however, that would be going against the providence. A mother should embrace all her children around the world. She should embrace and educate the children, introducing True Father and guiding them into the bosom of Parents. Such a responsibility is a blessing bestowed to Japan by Heaven. As I mentioned before, there is always responsibility in front of blessings. However, if one fails to fulfill one's responsibilities, indemnity would follow. When a chosen people, leaders, and countries failed to fulfill their responsibilities in history, we have observed the kind of indemnity they had to pay. Even if I do not talk about every single example here on stage, I am sure that you all know about it.

Nagano, October 20, 2013

Nagano, October 20, 2013

A place showered with big blessings is not for an individual but one in which the world can become one. In order to do so, we must fulfill all of our responsibilities. The time has come for Japan and Korea to also become one geographically. These are current members of parliament from Malaysia who recently paid a visit to Cheon Jeong Gung. I met thirty members of parliament and told them that the wealth and prosperity enjoyed in Malaysia alone as a country would not last for eternity if the twenty countries in Asia do not all unite. Unity is the only way to survive and to find a method by which aggravating problems such as environmental pollution on earth can be resolved. Japan also faces a lot of problems, right? Once we become one and serve our True Parents whom we must attend, then all problems can be resolved one after the other.

Blessed families and all citizens of Japan, would you become one with True Parents and take the lead in saving Asia and the world?

Kobe, October 22, 2013

You must convey True Parents' teachings in order to achieve it. You must resurrect lives. You must help people get away from the fallen realm. I explained that Foundation Day in 2013 marked the conclusion and completion of the providence of restoration through indemnity and that we have entered the Cheon Il Guk era through which a new history and a new age are being opened centered on our Heavenly Parents. That is right. Heaven will certainly be able to achieve it and succeed.

Please accelerate your efforts and become pioneers and ancestors who reveal Heavenly Parent's glory to all seven billion people not only until 2020 but also until your very last breath. With this, I conclude my message. Thank you.

An overview Hak Ja Han's Rallies for the 55th Anniversary of the Unification Church's Mission to Japan

Sam Nagasaka
October 16, 2013

I have accompanied several True Family members on speaking tours of Japan. I would like to provide a few points about True Mother's tour that stood out in comparison to past tours. This was Mother's first visit to Japan since True Father's ascension, and it commemorated the fifty-fifth anniversary of the mission to Japan. She spoke in five cities and met with forty thousand members through rallies and Hoon Dok Hae. She healed members' hearts and brought a sense of unity to the movement by appreciating the foundation built through the efforts of forerunners and presenting hopes for the future.

In between the rallies, she enjoyed the beauty of nature in Japan, visiting the natural habitat of cranes on Hokkaido, the botanical park in Nagoya, hills covered with trees displaying autumn leaves in Karuizawa' and a garden of herbs in Kobe. She shared her heart for her homeland and taught us that we should appreciate nature and love our homeland as God's land.

Mother's messages reminded Japan that it has a leading role in the mission to bring world peace, that blessed families should live in happiness, taking care of their children and tribe, and that as a unified community we need to create an environment to make all these possible.

At every Hoon Dok Hae, there were presentations of participants' reflections from the rally, from members and peace ambassadors. Witnessing victors also testified, because Mother emphasized witnessing as a core pillar in building the foundations to accomplish Vision 2020. These testimonies were all quite inspiring; almost all were testimonies of witnessing to the members of one's family and relatives, not of street witnessing, or door-to-door witnessing. Members had tended to give up on those closest to them, such as husband, children, parents and close relatives. This failure to share faith and heart had been one of the heavy pains that held members' lives hostage. However, under the blessing of the time of the New Tribal Messiah, some members broke through to their family members and experienced the greatest liberation and happiness. It was significant that these success stories were recognized and treated with distinction. Members were encouraged to share them with others.

Mother also took time to celebrate the second-generation of our movement. In Tokyo, she held a banquet tor youth leaders and listened to the testimonies of blessed children with responsibilities as church leaders and CARP leaders. In every rally and Hoon Dok Hae, second-generation Unificationists presented various impressive, beautiful and refreshing types of entertainment. Mother encouraged them and reminded leaders and parents about the latent potential and the possibilities of the generations to come. She seemed to want to show hope in our movement through the maturity and beauty of those in our second generation.

Another outstanding point of this tour was that many members of the National Diet (Japan's legislature) came to show their respects to True Parents in public. In the past, many political figures came to show support, but did not seem comfortable to be in the public eye because of the social and national negativity against our church. time, however, many of them came to visit True Mother and speak publicly of their appreciation of True Parents and the Unification Church. Almost all stayed until the end of the program to listen to True Mother as she spoke to our members. Many of them attended with sincerity and appeared impressed by the spirit of the gathering.

During the twelve days of her stay, True Mother healed the hearts of thousands of members, and showed that hopes for the future were already there within us. As members praised the glory of True Parents, her presence brought confidence and a sense of unity in the community, the element most needed to kick-off toward the goals of Vision 2020.

Countries which receive God's blessing are responsible to accomplish

Hak Ja Han
October 16, 2013
Rally in Saitama, Japan
(HC 9.12)

Note: The following information is the translation of the news posted on FFWPU Korea web site. They cannot be published as definitive texts and should never be used in the future as an "official" publication of True Parent's words. However, they do provide a good idea of the "spirit" of the message. -- Rev. Katsumi Kambashi

Approximately 20,000 people joined the rally that day, which celebrated the 55th anniversary of the founding of Japanese Unificationist mission. During her speech, True Mother said "Geographically speaking, Japan must be united with Korea." She also said "If Japan covers up past history it can't see the truth and will not have any friends. Japan should be reborn for the sake of the world peace."

By mentioning the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, England and others, True Mother said "Any country which received God's blessing has the responsibility which came along with that blessing. Throughout history, we have seen what kind of consequence was brought when such a nation couldn't accomplish its responsibility." She also said "Japan received the blessing of becoming the Mother nation and shouldn't hold such a blessing only for herself without sharing. Japan must share it with the world completing her mission embracing all the countries as the Mother Nation. Japan must guide people of the world in front of True Parents."

Witnessing is a shortcut to becoming rich

Hak Ja Han
October 15, 2013
General Assembly of the Japanese 2nd Gen who have public missions
(HC 9.11)

Hak Ja Han and Kwon Jin Moon -- August 23, 2013

Note: The following information is the translation of the news posted on FFWPU Korea web site. They cannot be published as definitive texts and should never be used in the future as an "official" publication of True Parent's words. However, they do provide a good idea of the "spirit" of the message. -- Rev. Katsumi Kambashi

Approximately 90 second gens from the Japanese church and CARP participated in the assembly which was held in Tokyo, Japan, and were joined by Sun Jin Nim, Yeon Jin Nim, Yeon Ah Choi Nim, In Sup Park Nim. 11 out of 12 Blessed couples (the representative senior couples in Japan who had firmed the foundation of HSA-UWC Japan) attended the assembly as well. True Mother spoke longer that day than at any other occasions.

In her speech, True Mother repeated what she had said in Hokkaido: "A shortcut to becoming rich is to do witnessing." She emphasized the value and significance of the witnessing by saying, "Being rich on earth is temporal, but the path to become eternally rich in the eternal spirit world is to do witnessing."

She also said, "Today, by listening to the testimonies of the Japanese 2nd gens who hold public missions, I felt the future of the Unification movement is bright and we have hope." Then she explained the meaning and importance of "creation of environment" which was the first thing she had taught us after True Father's Seonghwa.

She also talked about the background and the purpose of holding "Top Gun Workshop" held in Korea for 2nd gen leaders, in comparison with the workshop given for the missionaries who had been sent to the world in 1970s. She said the main point of the workshop was "Before you can hope to control the cosmos, you should control yourself."

She earnestly asked the participants to establish a new tradition of attending to and going together with 1st gens while inheriting the heart and tradition established by the 1st gen.

She also said that her purpose of visiting Japan this time was to establish Japan as a nation which would accomplish its responsibility for the sake of the world and be loved and respected by the world. She encouraged them by saying the future of Japan would be very bright when Japan could establish indemnity conditions in a right way so that it can be united with Heavenly Parents and True Parents. She also said it is the 2nd gens, 3rd gens and the Blessed families of the Unification Church that hold such an important role.

She concluded her message with: "Japanese people and their leaders must realize it is a great honor and pride for them to have the Japanese Blessed families, 2nd and 3rd gens." She emphasized that the members must make all efforts so that Japan can become a nation for the world and enjoying love and respect from the world, not only through the external success of Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020 but also with the internal victory of Vision 2020.

Our dedication and efforts must return glory and joy to Heaven

Hak Ja Han
October 10, 2013
To the Top Gun Workshop
Cheon Jeong Gung

What kind of day is it today? In the beginning, you used your sense of sight and then your sense of taste for the luncheon. What follows next? It is time for you to listen attentively. Did you all enjoy lunch? Do you feel invigorated? To conduct a life in which you must speak a lot is not easy. Am I right? Don't you all speak a lot? I am living every day as if it were a thousand years and as if a thousand years were a day. We made a promise in front of Heaven. Can you truly feel what I am experiencing when I say that a thousand years feel like a day?

Our dedication and efforts must return glory and joy to Heaven and actually establish the day that Heaven can be proud of. As people living on earth, this is the only way you should go. We are in a time when you should fulfill your responsibilities.

I worried a lot for several days. We now have only six years left until the day that we promised to offer to Heaven comes. Hence, we cannot afford to just ascribe our present efforts to trial and error. We must have something practical to show. We must have results. We mast yield fruit. Only by doing so can our descendants feel assured and can we open the way.

I emphasized this in the beginning. When it comes to advancing with the Holy Spirit and the truth, you must clearly be able to help others know about True Parents, which is what humanity and Heaven wish and hope for. This path alone can sort out this complicated present era. Members of Parliament from Malaysia paid a visit to Cheon Jeong Gung and I told them that two countries joining hands for world peace can play a bigger role than one country alone and that three countries can take a bigger role than two countries and so forth.

If the twenty countries in Asia come together under one heart and one will, Asia would be able to embrace the world. However, you need to know about the Divine Principle and the Unification teachings. You need to know about True Parents. There is no other way to resolve religious conflicts, political, territorial and racial problems occurring around the world except by attending True Parents. Attending Parents is the only way.

After World War II, Heaven set up the United States and established democratic sibling countries around the world. The United States was victorious at the end of World War II, together with the Allied Forces. However, it did not enslave Japan, a defeated nation, but helped it instead. It helped Japan develop economically. We can conclude that Japan could have this benefit because of True Parents, because the returning Lord had come.

I will speak about this truth during my upcoming speaking tour of Japan. Uniting under True Parents is the only way that humanity and nations, Korea in particular, can fulfill their responsibilities in front of God's will. Yet, we are the only ones that are aware of this providence. Politicians and Koreans generally are ignorant of this. Hence, we must let them know about it.

Are the forty top gun participants here? Have you all studied hard until now? Did you all read Cheon Seong Gyeong? What did you feel while studying Cheon Seong Gyeong? Did I do a good thing by compiling this scripture or not? If there is anyone who does not understand it, you must be able to explain it to the person properly. If there is anyone who raises an objection, tell the person to read it only three times and no more than that. If that same person still feels nothing even after reading it three times, tell the person to read it ten times. If the person still has objections to Cheon Seong Gyeong after that, the person can voice them. You will never be able to imagine the hidden painful content I had to go through after Father's ascension. The returning Lord, True Parents... You may not be aware of it, but your descendants after hundreds or thousands of years will consider you as their ancestor that worked with True Parents. If you receive judgment, how shameful and sorrowful would that be in front of Heaven?

I am saving you. You must understand that. However, that does not mean that you are completely qualified. What kind of history can I, as an individual that breathed and lived with True Parents in this age, pass on to my descendants? Can you be compared to Jesus's twelve Apostles of the past? What would happen if we cannot fulfill our responsibilities? Two thousand years ago, the chosen people of Israel received indelible, great indemnity when they crucified Jesus. What happened as a result?

Even now, Jews and Judaism still do not know why six million Jews became victims of attempted genocide. On the other hand, we could study a lot more about history and could listen to it and understand. However, when it comes to the problem of responsibility, your physical desires push you to find the easier way. Education for top gun second-generation leaders this time aims at restraining the body and giving it a hard time in order for it to unite with the mind. Only when the body and mind become united, can unity under one goal be achieved regardless of rank or position.

As we all advance toward the goal and 2020, let us all join hands and become one bullet that shoots through the target. We must he victorious. Do you understand what I am saying? Do you understand top gun participants? You are one. You may be different in age from one another, but you are all one. That is what I am educating you about. When you conduct your missions in the future, instead of a top-down focus, you must be able to horizontally become one and then head together toward one goal.

Only by doing so can the center be erected. It will not work if we keep saying that only Korea is God's fatherland and a providential country. We must create an environment. Am I right?

The global providence is important. Saying that this much time has passed and just assuming that things will work out under the goal we have will not work.

Originally, if we had grown up within the realm God had created absent the Fall, everything would have been easier. However, our bodies and minds have been stained within the fallen realm. For the mind to do as it wishes is practically difficult.

This also applies to second-generation members. Your first- generation parents followed the providential way, suffering much in the process. You cannot fulfill your responsibilities if you only try to use some of your ability to live and eat well within a fence. You, who are living in this era, must all run toward one goal. You must not become bystanders.

Hence it is my hope today that the Korean church, the Korean headquarters, moves with the Holy Spirit and the truth night and day.

The Korean -- Japanese relationship is presently in a very delicate state. Asia and the United States are each going through some delicate phase too. However, I any embarking on a speaking tour in Japan because I promised to do so. Please pray a lot for this tour.

Your only path is to accomplish your portion of responsibility

Hak Ja Han
October 10, 2013
HC 9.6 Cheon Jeong Gung
Unofficial translation: Katsumi Kambashi

True Mother held the luncheon inviting approximately 120 leaders such as the senior members and regional directors of FFWPU Korea, and participants of Top Gun Workshop. Prior to the gathering, all participants had paid respects to True Father at Bon Hyang Won.

During the luncheon, True Mother announced the personnel changes as follows:

Rev. Chang Shik Yang -- UPF International Chairman

Rev. Yeop Joo Hwang -- Vice president of the World Mission Center

Rev. Keong Seok Yoo -- President of FFWPU Korea

Rev. Kyu Sam Lee -- Vice president and secretary general of FFWPU Korea

Below is the summary of True Mother's message given during the meeting.

"Everyone, are you living a day as if you were living a thousand years and a living a thousand years as if you were living a day? The reason why I gathered you here today is because I had made a promise before Heaven. Do you realize that for me a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like a day? Our Jeong Seong and efforts must substantially offer honor, joy and pride towards Heaven. That is the only path for you who live on earth to accomplish your portion of responsibility, and it is time for you to do that.

We have only less than six years before our promised year 2020. But what we are currently doing won't be enough for that sake. We need to substantially show. We must gain results. Our activities should bear fruit. Then our descendants could feel safe and live in such an environment. As I said, in order to educate people with God's spirit and the truth, you should be able to explain who True Parents are. Each and every person of this country should know True Parents. True Parents are the hope of humankind and Heaven, only with whom everything will be in control in this age of complex.

Right after the World War II, Heaven hoped that all the countries in the world would become brothers centering on the United States. Therefore, the US, a victorious country, helped Japan, a defeated one. As a consequence and due to True Parents, it was possible that Japan became a country like it is now. Only when humankind and country become united with True Parents, they will be saved, and especially Korea, who has its providential responsibility. Only we know that path, and that's why we need to let people know it. For that sake, what should you do?

40 participants of Top Gun workshop came here, did they? Have you studied hard so far? Have you read the Cheon Seong Gyeong? What did you feel while studying it? The purpose of educating 2nd Gen Top Gun is to strike the body and let it be united with mind. In the position where mind and body is united, you can be united with others regardless how high or low your position is. Heading towards Vision 2020, we must become like one bullet and penetrate the target. We should obtain victory.

From now on, with the regards to your work, you should go towards the same goal being united horizontally rather than vertically. Then, you can stand at the center, and create the environment. If one had been raised in the original atmosphere of creation, it could have been easy, but due to the fall, in reality it is difficult for our mind and body to be united centered on one goal. 2nd gen, by exercising their ability, must complete the providence for which 1st gen had suffered hardships. You shouldn't become bystanders. You, who are living in this time of history, need to dash for one goal.

True Parents are the solution to all humanity's problems

Hak Ja Han
October 9, 20136
Cheong Jeong Gung
To Malaysian Members of Parliament

Humanity's hope is also the hope of our Heavenly Parent. All throughout history, mankind strived for a world of peace that has no conflicts. Yet, this has been difficult to realize. A world of peace, cannot be achieved only by one person's or one nation's efforts.

The path to unity between brothers and sisters around the world can be made only if the True Parents, the root of humanity, substantially come. True Parents are the solution to all humanity's problems. However, why did their coming take this long? In order to understand this, you need to spend some time studying the Principle of the Family Federation for World Peace.

What I can confidently say is that True Parents have substantially come after six thousand years. I believe that you will awaken if in the future you study history and the Principle.

I understand that there are twenty countries in Asia. However, they cannot all become one through just the efforts of one nation. When one country joins hands with another and becomes two, their power also becomes stronger. This power greatly increases when three, four, five or more countries come together. The more we come together, the more thoroughly we can create the environment.

That is why I invited you here today. I would like to say to you all on this occasion is that it is necessary for you to learn the teachings of the Unification Church, the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, which is leading the world providence with the Holy Spirit and the truth, in order to become national leaders that can lead Asia from the forefront.

A hundred years ago, a great poet from India, Rabindranath Tagore,' wrote about Korea, "And the lamp is waiting to be lighted once more for the illumination in the East."

However, he wrote this poem at a time when Koreans had no country. Light refers to the truth and this indicates that it is a country to which the true owner can come. Thank you.

The environment for the peaceful world will be made

Hak Ja Han
October 9, 2013
Welcoming luncheon for Malaysian Members of Parliament
HC 9.5, Cheon Jeong Gung
Unofficial translation: Katsumi Kambashi

Islam is the state religion in Malaysia and 60% of the population is Muslim there. But the freedom of religion is guaranteed by the constitution in Malaysia, and inspired by the inter-religious and inter-cultural activities of True Father, 40 Malaysian members of parliament had participated at the celebration of True Father's 90th birthday in 2010.

On HC 9.5 (Oct. 9, 2013), True Mother held the luncheon at the Cheon Jeong Gung inviting 22 Malaysian members of parliament, who are from the ruling and opposition parties. Prior to the luncheon, they paid respects to True Father's burial place (Garden of Original Land). They will stay in Korea until Oct 12th participating at events at various locations including the Korean National Assembly.

During the luncheon that day, True Mother said, "The peaceful world hasn't been able to be established yet, however, when the unification among individuals expands, the environment for the peaceful world will be made." She also said, "I hope you, experiencing God's spirit and understanding the truth, will become the leaders who can lead Asia."