Intro. to Restoration
What do you call the position when a person is relating with both God and Satan?
Midway Position
What's needed in order to establish the Foundation for the Messiah?
Foundation of Faith and Foundation of Substance
Out of Adam's sons, who's lineage did Noah come from?
Seth
Where did Jacob go and suffer for 21 years?
Haran
The interaction generating all the forces an entity needs for existence, multiplication, and action.
Give-and-take action
Double Jeopardy!!!
For Adam to realize the purpose of creation, which two conditions was he supposed to fulfill?
Foundation of Faith and Foundation of Substance
Whose responsibility was it to fulfill the indemnity conditions to remove their fallen natures?
Cain
Who in Noah's family represented Cain and Abel, respectively?
Shem and Ham
Explain 1 reason why God was able to work through Abraham again after he failed his initial symbolic offering.
Abraham's family was the 3rd dispensation and God's Principle requires that the providence to lay the foundation for the Messiah to conclude on the 3rd try.
Satan attacked over 2 generations of Adam and Cain, so through the principle of restoration through indemnity God could take back Abraham and his son Isaac over the course of 2 generations.
Accumulated merit of Abel and Noah's faithful hearts.
The certain element that the spirit self provides to the physical self.
Living spirit element
What are the three types of indemnity conditions?
Equal, Lesser, and Greater Indemnity
Double Jeopardy!!!
Why could God not accept Adam's offering to restore the foundation of faith?
Adam embodied both good and evil (by relating with both God and Satan).
What were 3 things required for the fulfillment of the foundation of faith to be laid in Noah's family?
Central figure: Noah
Object of Condition: Ark
Numerical Period: 40 days (Flood judgement)
What were the 3 sacrifices Abraham offered and what did they represent?
Dove represents the formation stage and Adam.
Ram represents the growth stage and Noah.
Heifer represents the completion stage and Abraham.
What was the creation of the universe modelled after?
Human Beings
What are the three aspects required for restoring the foundation of faith?
3. Numerical period of indemnity
Double Jeopardy!!!
How did Adam's family fail to lay the foundation of substance?
Cain killed Abel. In murdering Abel, Cain repeated the sin of the Archangel. That is, he re-enacted the very process which had given rise to the primary characteristics of the fallen nature.
What was the purpose of the flood?
To eliminate sinful humanity in order to raise up a family who would relate only with Him.
What significant outcomes came out of Jacob being victorious in fighting the angel?
It restored Jacob's dominion over the angel and received the name "Israel".
What does judgment by fire represent in the Last Days?
Judgment by the Word of God
In the context of the Providence of Restoration, what are the 3 steps that a fallen person needs to fulfill in order to fulfill the purpose of creation?
1. Separate from Satan
2. Receive the Messiah and be reborn (original sin removed)
3. Follow the Messiah and continue to grow.
Double Jeopardy!!!
Explain how Archangel Lucifer acted on the fallen natures at the time of the Fall.
1. Failing to take God's standpoint: He did not love Adam, and rather envied Adam who was receiving more love from God than he.
2. Leaving One's Proper Position: He did not respect Adam as God's mediator and receive God's love through him; rather he attempted to seize Adam's position.
3. Reversing Dominion: He claimed dominion over Eve and Adam, who were his rightful lords.
4. Multiplying Evil: He conveyed to Adam and Eve his evil will.
Why was Ham's act of covering his father's nakedness in shame considered a sin?
This act resembled Adam and Eve's covering their lower parts and hiding, he made a condition for Satan to enter; hence his feeling and act constituted a sin.
What were the consequences of Abraham's failure of fulfilling his symbolic offering?
Abraham's descendants would suffer for 400 years as slaves in Egypt, and the providence centered on him was prolonged through the 3 generations.
What are the 5 qualifications of a central figure?
1. Must be born into the chosen people.
2. Among the chosen people, he must come from an ancestral line with many good accomplishments.
3. Must have a requisite character.
4. Must develop the necessary qualities during his early life.
5. Be alive in a time and place most fitting to God's need.