Exposition of the Divine Principle

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PrefaceIntroduction
Part I
Chapter 1. The Principle of Creation
Section 1. The Dual Characteristics of God and the Created Universe
1.1 The Dual Characteristics of God
1.2 The Relationship between God and the Universe

Section 2. Universal Prime Energy, Give and Take Action, and the Four Position Foundation
2.1 Universal Prime Energy
2.2 Give and Take Action
2.3 The Four Position Foundation Which Realizes the ThreeObject Purpose
2.3.1 Origin-Division-Union Action
2.3.2 The Three Object Purpose
2.3.3 The Four Position Foundation
2.3.4 The Mode of Existence of the Four Position Foundation
2.4 The Omnipresence of God
2.5 The Multiplication of Life
2.6 The Reason All Beings Are Composed of Dual Characteristics

Section 3. The Purpose of Creation
3.1 The Purpose of the Creation of the Universe
3.2 Good Object Partners for the Joy of God

Section 4. Original Value
4.1 The Process and Standard for the Determination of Original Value
4.2. Original Emotion, Intellect and Will; and Original Beauty, Truth and Goodness
4.3. Love and Beauty, Good and Evil, Righteousness and Unrighteousness
4.3.1 Love and Beauty
4.3.2 Good and Evil
4.3.3 Righteousness and Unrighteousness

Section 5. The Process of the Creation of the Universe and Its Growing Period
5.1 The Process of the Creation of the Universe
5.2 The Growing Period for the Creation
5.2.1 The Three Ordered Stages of the Growing Period
5.2.2 The Realm of Indirect Dominion
5.2.3 The Realm of Direct Dominion

Section 6. The Incorporeal World and the Corporeal World Whose Center is Human Beings
6.1 The Incorporeal World and the Corporeal World as Substantial Realities
6.2 The Position of Human Beings in the Cosmos
6.3 The Reciprocal Relationship between the Physical Self and the Spirit Self
6.3.1 The Structure and Functions of the Physical Self
6.3.2 The Structure and Functions of the Spirit Self
6.3.3 The Spirit Mind, the Physical Mind and Their Relationship in the Human Mind
Chapter 2. The Human Fall
Section 1. The Root of Sin
1.1 The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
1.1.1 The Tree of Life
1.1.2 The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
1.2 The Identity of the Serpent
1.3 The Fall of the Angel and the Fall of Human Beings
1.3.1 The Crime of the Angel
1.3.2 The Crime of the Human Beings
1.3.3 The Illicit Sexual Act between the Angel and the Human Beings
1.4 The Fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
1.5 The Root of Sin

Section 2. The Motivation and Process of the Fall
2.1 Angels, Their Missions and Their Relationship to Human Beings
2.2 The Spiritual Fall and the Physical Fall
2.2.1 The Spiritual Fall
2.2.2 The Physical Fall

Section 3. The Power of Love, the Power of the Principle and God’s Commandment
3.1 The Power of Love and the Power of the Principle in the Human Fall
3.2 Why God Set Up the Commandment as an Object of Faith
3.3 The Period During Which the Commandment Was Necessary

Section 4. The Consequences of the Human Fall
4.1 Satan and Fallen Humanity
4.2 Satan’s Activities in Human Society
4.3 Good and Evil Seen from the Viewpoint of Purpose
4.4 The Works of Good Spirits and Evil Spirits
4.5 Sin
4.6 The Primary Characteristics of the Fallen Nature

Section 5. Freedom and the Human Fall
5.1 The Meaning of Freedom from the Viewpoint of the Principle
5.2 Freedom and the Human Fall
5.3 Freedom, the Fall and Restoration

Section 6. The Reason God Did Not Intervene in the Fall of the First Human Ancestors
6.1 To Maintain the Absoluteness and Perfection of the Principle of Creation
6.2 That God Alone Be the Creator
6.3 To Make Human Beings the Lords of Creation

Part II
Chapter 2. Moses and Jesus in the Providence of Restoration
Section 1. The Model Courses for Bringing Satan to Submission
1.1 Why Jacob’s Course and Moses’ Course Were Set Up as the Models for Jesus’ Course
1.2 Jacob’s Course as the Model for Moses’ and Jesus’ Courses

Section 2. The Providence of Restoration under the Leadership of Moses
2.1 Overview of the Providence Led by Moses
2.1.1 The Foundation of Faith
2.1.1.1 The Central Figure to Restore the Foundation of Faith
2.1.1.2 The Object for the Condition in Restoring the Foundation of Faith
2.1.2 The Foundation of Substance
2.1.3 The Foundation for the Messiah
2.2 The National Courses to Restore Canaan under the Leadership of Moses
2.2.1 The First National Course to Restore Canaan
2.2.1.1 The Foundation of Faith
2.2.1.2 The Foundation of Substance
2.2.1.3 The Failure of the First National Course to Restore Canaan
2.2.2 The Second National Course to Restore Canaan
2.2.2.1 The Foundation of Faith
2.2.2.2 The Foundation of Substance
2.2.2.3 The Providence of Restoration and the Tabernacle
2.2.2.3.1 The Significance and Purpose of the Tablets of Stone, the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant
2.2.2.3.2 The Foundation for the Tabernacle
The First Foundation for the Tabernacle
The Second Foundation for the Tabernacle
The Third Foundation for the Tabernacle
2.2.2.4 The Failure of the Second National Course to Restore Canaan
2.2.3 The Third National Course to Restore Canaan
2.2.3.1 The Foundation of Faith
2.2.3.2 The Foundation of Substance
2.2.3.2.1 The Foundation of Substance Centered on Moses
2.2.3.2.2 The Foundation of Substance Centered on Joshua
2.2.3.3 The Foundation for the Messiah
2.3 Some Lessons from Moses’ Course

Section 3. The Providence of Restoration under the Leadership of Jesus
3.1 The First Worldwide Course to Restore Canaan
3.1.1 The Foundation of Faith
3.1.2 The Foundation of Substance
3.1.3 The Failure of the First Worldwide Course to Restore Canaan
3.2 The Second Worldwide Course to Restore Canaan
3.2.1 The Foundation of Faith
3.2.1.1 Jesus Takes On the Mission of John the Baptist
3.2.1.2 Jesus’ Forty-Day Fast and Three Temptations in the Wilderness
3.2.1.3 The Result of the Forty-Day Fast and the Three Temptations
3.2.2 The Foundation of Substance
3.2.3 The Failure of the Second Worldwide Course to Restore Canaan
3.3 The Third Worldwide Course to Restore Canaan
3.3.1 The Spiritual Course to Restore Canaan under Jesus’ Leadership
3.3.1.1 The Spiritual Foundation of Faith
3.3.1.2 The Spiritual Foundation of Substance
3.3.1.3 The Spiritual Foundation for the Messiah
3.3.1.4 The Restoration of Spiritual Canaan
3.3.2 The Course to Restore Substantial Canaan under the Leadership of Christ at the Second Advent
3.4 Some Lessons from Jesus’ Course
Chapter 3. The Periods in Providential History and the Determination of Their Lengths
Section 1. Parallel Providential Periods

Section 2. The Number of Generations or Years in the Periods of the Age of the Providence to Lay the Foundation for Restoration
2.1 Why and How the Providence of Restoration Is Prolonged
2.2 Vertical Indemnity Conditions and Horizontal Restoration through Indemnity
2.3 Horizontal Restoration through Indemnity Carried Out Vertically
2.4 Numerical Indemnity Periods for Restoring the Foundation of Faith
2.5 The Parallel Periods Determined by the Number of Generations
2.6 Providential Periods of Horizontal Restoration through Indemnity Carried Out Vertically

Section 3. The Periods in the Age of the Providence of Restoration and Their Lengths
3.1 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Slavery in Egypt
3.2 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of the Judges
3.3 The One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Year Period of the United Kingdom
3.4 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of the Divided Kingdoms of North and South
3.5 The Two-Hundred-and-Ten-Year Period of Israel’s Exile and Return
3.6 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Preparation for the Advent of the Messiah

Section 4. The Periods in the Age of the Prolongation of the Providence of Restoration and Their Lengths
4.1 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Persecution in the Roman Empire
4.2 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Regional Church Leadership
4.3 The One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Year Period of the Christian Empire
4.4 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of the Divided Kingdoms of East and West
4.5 The Two-Hundred-and-Ten-Year Period of Papal Exile and Return
4.6 The Four-Hundred-Year Period of Preparation for the Second Advent of the Messiah

Chart 2: Parallel Providential Periods
Chapter 5. The Period of Preparation for the Second Advent of the Messiah
Section 1. The Period of the Reformation (1517-1648)
1.1 The Renaissance
1.2 The Reformation

Section 2. The Period of Religious and Ideological Conflicts (1648-1789)
2.1 The Cain-Type View of Life
2.2 The Abel-Type View of Life

Section 3. The Period of Maturation of Politics, Economy and Ideology (1789-1918)
3.1 Democracy
3.1.1 Cain-Type Democracy
3.1.2 Abel-Type Democracy
3.2 The Significance of the Separation of Powers
3.3 The Significance of the Industrial Revolution
3.4 The Rise of the Great Powers
3.5 Religious Reforms and Political and Industrial Revolutions since the Renaissance

Section 4. The World Wars
4.1 The Providential Causes of the World Wars
4.2 The First World War
4.2.1 Summary of the Providence in the First World War
4.2.2 What Decides God’s Side and Satan’s Side?
4.2.3 The Providential Causes behind the First World War
4.2.4 The Providential Results of the First World War
4.3 The Second World War
4.3.1 Summary of the Providence in the Second World War
4.3.2 The Nature of Fascism
4.3.3 The Nations on God’s Side and the Nations on Satan’s Side in the Second World War
4.3.4 The Providential Roles of the Three Nations on God’s Side and Satan’s Side
4.3.5 The Providential Causes behind the Second World War
4.3.6 The Providential Results of the Second World War
4.4 The Third World War
4.4.1 Is the Third World War Inevitable?
4.4.2 Summary of the Providence in the Third World War
4.4.3 The Providential Causes behind the Third World War
4.4.4 The Providential Results of the Third World War