The Significance of Gae Cheon Jeol
In this episode of This Week in History, Dr. Michael Balcomb, shares about the history and significance of Gae Cheon Jeol. Gae Cheon Jeol, or the Foundation Day for the Unified Nation of Heaven and Earth, is one of the eight major Holy Days of the Unification movement, originally proclaimed by True Parents on October 3, 1988. In addition to the upcoming celebration of True Children’s Day on Monday, October 31, we will celebrate the 29th Gae Cheon Jeol on Wednesday, November 2. Unificationists in the New York area are invited to attend a joint pledge service and celebration of these two Holy Days at 8:00 a.m. at East Garden on November 2.
What are the hopes of fallen people? I gave you God: You did not know even whether He existed, but now you know the true God. I brought you to the knowledge of God. I gave you God as a gift; I gave you True Parents as a gift; I gave you a true spouse as a gift; I gave you true sons and daughters; and I gave you the opportunity to build a true tribe. In fact, I have given you everything. I am giving you the opportunity to create even a true nation, and now all that remains is a true world. That is why I am launching today as the kick-off day for the true Nation of the Unified World. This is the starting point of the Foundation Day for all nations of the world.
–Cheon Seong Gyeong, p. 1226
Dr. Balcomb also invites Unificationists around the country to participate in the final national day of prayer and fasting on Tuesday, November 1. This national condition was begun earlier in 2016 in advance of the Yankee Stadium and Washington Monument rally anniversaries. Tuesday will be the final day of the condition before both the upcoming presidential election in America and True Mother’s arrival for the inauguration of the International Association for the Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP) in Washington, D.C. in late November.
We wish you a very happy True Children’s Day and Gae Cheon Jeol as we continue to lend our prayers and devotions in support of True Mother’s arrival and the future of our country.
Randy and Kumiko Francis
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Thank you for such a nice, personal presentation of these providential events. It really helps hearing directly about experiences with True Parents. Good for both the elder and younger members and friends.
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