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Reverend '''Sun Myung Moon''' (1920-) is the founder and leader of the [[Unification Church]] and its associated organizations. He was born in what is now [[North Korea]]. | Reverend '''Sun Myung Moon''' (1920-) is the founder and leader of the [[Unification Church]] and its associated organizations. He was born in what is now [[North Korea]]. | ||
Moon | Many aspects of Rev. Moon's teachings are controversial. The three biggest points of theological dispute between his church and the teachings of traditional Christianity center on the mission, person, and second coming of the Messiah. | ||
==View of the mission of Jesus== | |||
Moon says that in 1935 he had a vision of [[Jesus]] while praying, and that Jesus asked him to complete the unfulfilled parts of his mission. The idea that Jesus did not come to die, which runs counter to the traditional view, is based on an interpretation of the Bible which sees the mission of the Messiah as the immanent establishment of the [[Kingdom of God on earth]]. As Moon sees it, it was the failure of [[John the Baptist]] to endorse Jesus which led Jewish leaders and Judaism in general to reject Jesus as the Messiah. According to Moon, there are [[dual prophecies]] in the Bible whose fulfillment depends on whether human beings fulfill their responsibility. So a prophecy such as Isaiah 9:6-7 ("... of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end") or Isaiah 53 ("He shall be called a man of sorrows") depends on whether the Messiah is accepted when he comes. | |||
Revision as of 14:34, 26 January 2009
Reverend Sun Myung Moon (1920-) is the founder and leader of the Unification Church and its associated organizations. He was born in what is now North Korea.
Many aspects of Rev. Moon's teachings are controversial. The three biggest points of theological dispute between his church and the teachings of traditional Christianity center on the mission, person, and second coming of the Messiah.
View of the mission of Jesus
Moon says that in 1935 he had a vision of Jesus while praying, and that Jesus asked him to complete the unfulfilled parts of his mission. The idea that Jesus did not come to die, which runs counter to the traditional view, is based on an interpretation of the Bible which sees the mission of the Messiah as the immanent establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth. As Moon sees it, it was the failure of John the Baptist to endorse Jesus which led Jewish leaders and Judaism in general to reject Jesus as the Messiah. According to Moon, there are dual prophecies in the Bible whose fulfillment depends on whether human beings fulfill their responsibility. So a prophecy such as Isaiah 9:6-7 ("... of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end") or Isaiah 53 ("He shall be called a man of sorrows") depends on whether the Messiah is accepted when he comes.