1. The Preparation for the Second Coming Part One

2. Jesus Second Coming Persecution In Rome Patriarchs United Kingdom Divided Kingdom Papal Captivity Preparation 400120400400210400 Preparation for the Second Coming

3. CainAbel Restoration History Israel Hebraism Esau Hellenism Jacob Greece-Rome Family Nation World

4. Hebraism Hellenism Internal Culture External Culture Religion Religion Faith Faith Duty Duty Piety Piety Science Science Reason Reason Rights Rights Humanism Humanism

5. Hebraism Hellenism Internal Freedom External Freedom The Freedom of the Original Mind wants to find and respond to the Messiah and build Kingdom of Heaven the Ideal World

6. CainAbel Restoration History Israel Hebraism (Internal) Esau Hellenism (External) Jacob Greece-Rome Abel-type Worldview Cain-type Worldview Family Nation

7. Abel Side Cain Side World Foundation for the Messiah United World

8. 400120400400210 400120400400210400 Preparation for the Messiah Hebraism – Jewish Culture Hellenism – Greco-Roman Culture 400 Preparation for the Second Coming New Hebraism – Reformation New Hellenism – Renaissance

9. Period of the Reformation and the Renaissance Period of the Conflict Between Religion and Ideologies Period of Maturing of Politics, Economy and Ideology FormationGrowthCompletion Preparation for the Second Coming (400 yrs) 1517-1648 1648-17891789-1918

10. God’s Work Through History The Ideal of the 3 Blessings

11. God’s Work Through History The Ideal of the 3 Blessings

12. God’s Work Renaissance Reformation The Ideal of the 3 Blessings

13. Renaissance Reformation Preparation for the Second Coming Reformation and Renaissance Cain- type view Abel- type view

14. ► Intellectual Renewal ► Human value based on reason and creativity Renaissance Rebirth of Hellenism

16. Renaissance Arts: Michelangelo Science: Copernicus

20. Renaissance Arts: Science: Leonardo da Vinci

22. Renaissance Politics: Machiavelli Literature: Shakespeare

23. Renaissance Reformation Preparation for the Second Coming Reformation and Renaissance Cain- type view Abel- type view

24. ► Reform of medieval church and dominance of the Papacy ► Restoration of Hebraism - recover the early Christian spirit to earnestly follow God’s will ► 14 century – Wycliffe - English Bible ► Response to Pope Leo X and indulgencies – Martin Luther 1517 The Abel Type World-view – Internal Freedom

25. Reformation Protestant: Luther

26. Reformation Protestant: Calvin

27. Reformation Protestant: Zwingli

28. Renaissance/Reformation Holland: Erasmus

29. Renaissance/Reformation Holland: William I

30. Counter-Reformation Catholic: Ignatius Loyola

31. The Council of Trent

32. Period of the Reformation and the Renaissance Period of the Conflict Between Religion and Ideologies Period of Maturing of Politics, Economy and Ideology FormationGrowthCompletion Preparation for the Second Coming (400 yrs) 1517-1648 1648-17891789-1918

33. RenaissanceEnlightenment Reformation Second Reformation Preparation for the Second Coming Conflict between religion and philosophies Reformation and Renaissance Cain- type view Abel- type view

34. ► Truth through scientific method ► Questioning of values and doctrines ► Rejection of religious experience Enlightenment

35. Rationalism: deductive method Descartes Empiricism: inductive method Bacon

36. Enlightenment Scientific Method: Newton Social Contract: Locke

37. Enlightenment Voltaire Deism: Rousseau

38. ► Overemphasis on human responsibility ► Disrespect for faith and religion ► Overemphasis on material life Tendency of Cain Type World view Resentment toward Abel

39. Dutch Enlightenment Pierre Bayle

40. Dutch Enlightenment Spinoza Astronomy; Eisinga

41. ► Truth through personal religious experience ► Study and application of the Bible Second Reformation

42. Puritanism: Pietism: Phillipp Spener Mystical experience, religious passion and the inner life and individual piety

43. Second Reformation Methodism: John Wesley The Great Awakening: Jonathan Edwards

44. Second Reformation Idealism: the inherent and transcendent ‘spiritual awareness’ of the person integrates reason and experience Immanuel Kant 1724-1804 Georg Friedrich Hegel 1770-1831 Idealism: mind and spirit

45. Second Reformation Spiritualism: Emanuel Swedenborg 1688-1772

46. ► Overemphasis on God’s responsibility ► Disrespect for reason and science ► Overemphasis on life after death Tendency of Abel Type World-view Arrogance toward Cain