11 Aug2018
Chil Il Jeol and Chil Pal Jeol
Happy Chil Il Jeol and Chil Pal Jeol!
This weekend, Unificationists around the world will celebrate two significant and historical Holy Days in our faith tradition: the 28th Day of God’s Eternal Blessing (7.1 Jeol, known in Korean as Chil Il Jeol), and the 22nd Day celebrating the Realm of Cosmic Sabbath for the Parents of Heaven and Earth (7.8 Jeol, or Chil Pal Jeol).
We wish all our communities a joyful and prayerful celebration.
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In 1993, on the 3rd Declaration Day of God’s Eternal Blessing, True Father said:
“Due to the Fall, humankind lost God’s three great blessings. In this course of restoration, before God’s substance appeared, I had to proclaim that these were begun again. That is what Chil Il Jeol is for. Hence, as we ended the year 1991 and entered 1992, I had to proclaim this. Foreseeing that this transitional point in history was upon us, I settled all the accounts in biblical history.
“Due to the Fall, humankind lost God’s three great blessings. In this course of restoration, before God’s substance appeared, I had to proclaim that these were begun again. That is what Chil Il Jeol is for. Hence, as we ended the year 1991 and entered 1992, I had to proclaim this. Foreseeing that this transitional point in history was upon us, I settled all the accounts in biblical history.
“I have definitively settled all accounts. The first words that God gave to human beings were the “three great blessings.” Therefore, everything had to be cleared up in order to set the standard for God’s Word to be given, and I had to stand in the position that was beyond the standard of everyone’s past investments. Only on that foundation could I announce the Completed Testament Age along with the declaration about the True Parents. In other words, God’s purpose in leading the providence with all kinds of programs thus far was only to see this time.” —(Cheon Seong Gyeong, Book 11, Chapter 5, Section 1, Number 48)
Arlene Candelaresai
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Where can I find the history of the conditions Father set to create these holidays.
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Dear Arlene Candelaresai, Thank you for your inquiry. If you check the Cheong Seong Gyeong (from the 3 sets) and go to page 1228 you’ll find information on the two holy days. the chapter on holy days begins on page 1213.
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