22 Apr2014

This Week in History April 20-26

This Week in History briefly lists significant events in the history of the Unification Church, the lives of the Founders, and world events that are momentous to Unificationists. Most items are marked according to the solar calendar. Items marked “H.C.” correspond to the Cheon-gi or Heavenly Calendar, which is based on the lunar calendar. This installment covers the week of April 6-12.

April 20, 2014

easter

Easter Sunday

Easter is a Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion at Calvary, as described in the New Testament. True Father often talked about Easter. This year it took place on April 20, 2014.

In his autobiography, As a Peace Loving Global Citizen, True Father recounts struggling with the deep questions of life that we all ponder at one time or another:

“It was the night before Easter in the year I turned sixteen. I was on Mount Myodu praying all night and begging God in tears for answers. Why had He created a world so filled with sorrow and despair? Why was the all-knowing and all-powerful God leaving the world in such pain? What should I do for my tragic homeland?”

The next morning, Jesus appeared before him, and asked him to continue the work that he had begun, to comfort the heart of a suffering Heavenly Parent, by bringing His children home. This intimate moment was the beginning of True Father’s lifelong mission to teach the world about God and to bring about peace on earth. He said, “Jesus spoke clearly about the work I would have to do. His words about saving humanity from its suffering and bringing joy to God were extraordinary.”

You can read True Father’s speech on April 10, 1977 about Easter here.

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  • Paul Kelly

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    I am aware that the emphasis in DP refers to spiritual resurrection and that gospel narratives cannot wholly be relied on. That belief in who Jesus was is more important than the minutiae of the mystery of belief. However as Jesus is said to have drunk wine and eaten meat post resurrection then he did not die but was revived. His ascension up the mountain would have had a decent to the Damascus road where he encountered Saul/Paul and beyond to the heavenly kingdoms of the Himalayan mountains and beyond. The Apostles expected a return in their lifetime (This view is evangelized by Ahmadi Muslims)

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