Exposition of the Divine Principle
1996 Translation

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Preface xxi

Introduction 1

Part I

Chapter 1 The Principle of Creation 15

Chapter 2 The Human Fall 53

Chapter 3 Eschatology and Human History 79

Chapter 4 The Messiah: His Advent and the Purpose of His Second Coming 111

Chapter 5 Resurrection 133

Chapter 6 Predestination 153

Chapter 7 Christology 163

Part II

Introduction to Restoration 175

Chapter 1 The Providence to Lay the Foundation for Restoration 189

Chapter 2 Moses and Jesus in the Providence of Restoration 225

Chapter 3 The Periods in Providential History and the Determination of Their Lengths 289

Chapter 4 The Parallels between the Two Ages in the Providence of Restoration 313

Chapter 5 The Period of Preparation for the Second Advent of the Messiah 347

Chapter 6 The Second Advent 381


Exposition of the Divine Principle

1996 Translation

Detailed Table of Contents

Preface xxi

Introduction 1

Part I

Chapter 1. The Principle of Creation 15

Section 1 The Dual Characteristics of God and the Created Universe 15

Section 2 Universal Prime Energy, Give and Take Action and the Four Position Foundation 21

Section 3 The Purpose of Creation 32

Section 4 Original Value 36

Section 5 The Process of the Creation of the Universe and Its Growing Period 40

Section 6 The Incorporeal World and the Corporeal World Whose Center is Human Beings 45

Chapter 2 The Human Fall 53

Section 1 The Root of Sin 53

Section 2 The Motivation and Process of the Fall 62

Section 3 The Power of Love, the Power of the Principle and God's Commandment 65

Section 4 The Consequences of the Human Fall 68

Section 5 Freedom and the Human Fall 74

Section 6 The Reason God Did Not Intervene in the Fall of the First Human Ancestors 76

Chapter 3 Eschatology and Human History 79

Section 1 The Completion of God's Purpose of Creation and the Human Fall 80

Section 2 God's Work of Salvation 82

Section 3 The Last Days 88

Section 4 The Last Days and the Present Days 96

Section 5 The Last Days, the New Truth and Our Attitude 103

Chapter 4 The Messiah: His Advent and the Purpose of His Second Coming 111

Section 1 Salvation through the Cross 112

Section 2 The Second Coming of Elijah and John the Baptist 122

Chapter 5 Resurrection 133

Section 1 Resurrection 133

Section 2 The Providence of Resurrection 138

Section 3 The Unification of Religions through Returning Resurrection 150

Chapter 6 Predestination 153

Section 1 The Predestination of God's Will 155

Section 2 The Predestination of the Way in Which God's Will Is Fulfilled 156

Section 3 The Predestination of Human Beings 158

Section 4 Elucidation of Biblical Verses Which Support the Doctrine of Absolute Predestination 159

Chapter 7 Christology 163

Section 1 The Value of a Person Who Has Realized the Purpose of Creation 163

Section 2 Jesus and the Person Who Has Realized the Purpose of Creation 165

Section 3 Jesus and Fallen People 168

Section 4 Rebirth and Trinity 169

Part II

Introduction to Restoration 175

Section 1 The Principle of Restoration through Indemnity 176

Section 2 The Course of the Providence of Restoration 181

Section 3 The History of the Providence of Restoration and I 187

Chapter 1 The Providence to Lay the Foundation for Restoration 189

Section 1 The Providence of Restoration in Adam's Family 189

Section 2 The Providence of Restoration in Noah's Family 198

Section 3 The Providence of Restoration in Abraham's Family 206

Chapter 2 Moses and Jesus in the Providence of Restoration 225

Section 1 The Model Courses for Bringing Satan to Submission 225

Section 2 The Providence of Restoration under the Leadership of Moses 230

Section 3 The Providence of Restoration under the Leadership of Jesus 266

Chapter 3 The Periods in Providential History and the Determination of Their Lengths 289

Section 1 Parallel Providential Periods 289

Section 2 The Number of Generations or Years in the Periods of the Age of the Providence to Lay the Foundation for Restoration 291

Section 3 The Periods in the Age of the Providence of Restoration and Their Lengths 302

Section 4 The Periods in the Age of the Prolongation of the Providence of Restoration and Their Lengths 307

Chapter 4 The Parallels between the Two Ages in the Providence of Restoration 313

Section 1 The Period of Slavery in Egypt and the Period of Persecution in the Roman Empire 315

Section 2 The Period of the Judges and the Period of Regional Church Leadership 317

Section 3 The Period of the United Kingdom and the Period of the Christian Empire 318

Section 4 The Period of the Divided Kingdoms of North and South and the Period of the Divided Kingdoms of East and West 321

Section 5 The Period of Israel's Exile and Return and the Period of the Papal Exile and Return 323

Section 6 The Period of Preparation for the Advent of the Messiah and the Period of Preparation for the Second Advent of the Messiah 325

Section 7 The Providence of Restoration and the Progress of History 328

Chapter 5 The Period of Preparation for the Second Advent of the Messiah 347

Section 1 The Period of the Reformation (1517-1648) 347

Section 2 The Period of Religious and Ideological Conflicts (1648-1789) 353

Section 3 The Period of Maturation of Politics, Economy and Ideology (1789-1918) 357

Section 4 The World Wars 365

Chapter 6 The Second Advent 381

Section 1 When Will Christ Return? 382

Section 2 In What Manner Will Christ Return? 383

Section 3 Where Will Christ Return? 396

Section 4 Parallels between Jesus' Day and Today 407

Section 5 The Chaotic Profusion of Languages and the Necessity for Their Unification 410

Index 413