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{{그림 | bible 성경.jpg |너비= 260px |정렬=오른쪽섬네일 |타이틀= The Bible testifies about God the Father and God the Mother.}} | <!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:어머니 하나님]][[vi:Đức Chúa Trời Mẹ]][[es:Dios Madre]][[ne:माता परमेश्वर]][[pt:Deus Mãe]]<!-- interlanguage:end --><!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:어머니 하나님]][[vi:Đức Chúa Trời Mẹ]][[es:Dios Madre]][[ne:माता परमेश्वर]][[pt:Deus Mãe]]<!-- interlanguage:end --><!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:어머니 하나님]][[vi:Đức Chúa Trời Mẹ]][[es:Dios Madre]][[ne:माता परमेश्वर]][[pt:Deus Mãe]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->{{그림 | bible 성경.jpg |너비= 260px |정렬=오른쪽섬네일 |타이틀= The Bible testifies about God the Father and God the Mother.}} | ||
'''God the Mother''' is the female image of [[God]]. She is also called [[Heavenly Mother]] or Spiritual Mother. Most people think that only one [[God the Father|God, the Father]], exists. However, from the first chapter of [[ | '''God the Mother''' is the female image of [[God]]. She is also called [[Heavenly Mother]] or Spiritual Mother. Most people think that only one [[God the Father|God, the Father]], exists. However, from the first chapter of [[Genesis|Genesis]] to the last chapter of [[Revelation]], the Bible testifies about the two images of God: male and female. The Bible testifies that the male image of God is our Father in heaven,<ref name="마태복음62">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A9&version=NIV|title=Matthew 6:9}}</ref> and also testifies about God the Mother, saying, “The Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.”<ref name="갈라디아서42">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+4%3A26&version=NIV|title=Galatians 4:26}}</ref> According to the testimonies of the Bible, the [[World Mission Society Church of God]] believes in God the Father and God the Mother as well.<ref>[https://shindonga.donga.com/3/all/13/1752139/1 World Mission Society Church of God Opens the Age of 3 Million Saints on 55th Anniversary], ''Shindonga'', June 2019</ref> | ||
==Elohim and God the Mother== | ==Elohim and God the Mother== | ||
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===God the Mother Testified by All Creation=== | ===God the Mother Testified by All Creation=== | ||
The Bible testifies that God’s invisible power and divine nature are clearly seen in all creatures, and that people understand them from what has been made.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A18-20&version=NIV|title=Romans 1:18–20}}</ref><ref name="계시록42">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+4%3A11&version=NIV|title=Revelation 4:11}}</ref> All living things in this world have something in common—they have a father and a mother and receive life from their mother. The reason [[Creator|God created]] living things through this providence is to reveal the existence of God the Mother, who gives eternal life. | The Bible testifies that God’s invisible power and divine nature are clearly seen in all creatures, and that people understand them from what has been made.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A18-20&version=NIV|title=Romans 1:18–20}}</ref><ref name="계시록42">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+4%3A11&version=NIV|title=Revelation 4:11}}</ref> All living things in this world have something in common—they have a father and a mother and receive life from their mother. The reason [[The Creator|God created]] living things through this providence is to reveal the existence of God the Mother, who gives eternal life. | ||
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{{quote5|내용=“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘'''Our Father''' in heaven, hallowed be your name.’ ” |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A9&version=NIV Matthew 6:9]}}{{quote5|내용=But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is '''our mother'''.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+4%3A26&version=NIV Galatians 4:26]}} | {{quote5|내용=“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘'''Our Father''' in heaven, hallowed be your name.’ ” |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A9&version=NIV Matthew 6:9]}}{{quote5|내용=But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is '''our mother'''.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+4%3A26&version=NIV Galatians 4:26]}} | ||
From the words “our Father” and “our Mother,” “our” refers to God’s children who will be saved. God’s children have Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://watv.org/bible_word/ | From the words “our Father” and “our Mother,” “our” refers to God’s children who will be saved. God’s children have Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Holy Spirit and the Bride |url=https://watv.org/bible_word/holy-spirit-and-bride/ |website=WATV.org}}</ref> | ||
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==The Spirit and the Bride== | ==The Spirit and the Bride== | ||
In Revelation 22:17, the last chapter of the Bible, it is written that [[the Spirit]] and [[The Wife (Bride) of the Lamb|the Bride]] give the water of life. The Bible says that only God can give the water of life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+21%3A6&version=NIV|title=Revelation 21:6}}</ref> In the light of [[Trinity]], the Spirit refers to [[God the Father]], who is the same God with [[Jehovah]] and Jesus. [[John (Apostle)|Apostle John]] said that the Bride who gives the water of life along with the Spirit is the [[The Wife (Bride) of the Lamb|wife of the Lamb]]. Since the Lamb is [[Jesus Christ]], the wife of the Lamb is the wife of God the Father. Apostle John described the wife of the Lamb as the Holy City Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God.<ref name="요한계시록213">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+21%3A9-10&version=NIV|title=Revelation 21:9–10}}</ref> [[Paul|Apostle Paul]] too testified that “the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.”<ref name="갈라디아서42" /> Therefore, the prophecy that the Spirit and the Bride will give the water of life means that God the Father and God the Mother will give the water of life to all mankind. | In Revelation 22:17, the last chapter of the Bible, it is written that [[The Holy Spirit|the Spirit]] and [[The Wife (Bride) of the Lamb|the Bride]] give the water of life. The Bible says that only God can give the water of life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+21%3A6&version=NIV|title=Revelation 21:6}}</ref> In the light of [[Trinity]], the Spirit refers to [[God the Father]], who is the same God with [[Jehovah]] and Jesus. [[John (Apostle)|Apostle John]] said that the Bride who gives the water of life along with the Spirit is the [[The Wife (Bride) of the Lamb|wife of the Lamb]]. Since the Lamb is [[Jesus Christ]], the wife of the Lamb is the wife of God the Father. Apostle John described the wife of the Lamb as the Holy City Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God.<ref name="요한계시록213">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+21%3A9-10&version=NIV|title=Revelation 21:9–10}}</ref> [[Paul|Apostle Paul]] too testified that “the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.”<ref name="갈라디아서42" /> Therefore, the prophecy that the Spirit and the Bride will give the water of life means that God the Father and God the Mother will give the water of life to all mankind. | ||
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There is a Jewish proverb: "God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” It does not mean that God made mothers because He did not have the ability to be omnipresent, but it means that mother's love for her children is so infinite that she can exert her superhuman power for her children like God.<br> | There is a Jewish proverb: "God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” It does not mean that God made mothers because He did not have the ability to be omnipresent, but it means that mother's love for her children is so infinite that she can exert her superhuman power for her children like God.<br> | ||
In ''[https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheStoryOfAMother_e.html The Story of a Mother]'' by Hans Christian [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hans-Christian-Andersen-Danish-author Andersen], the mother sheds blood after accepting the thorn-bush’s request of embracing it in order to find her lost son. She also exchanges her fine hair for the old woman’s gray hair. She even gives her eyes to the god of a lake. No one would think that a mother’s love was exaggerated in this story. It is because everyone agrees that a mother lavishes her love upon her children.<br> | In ''[https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheStoryOfAMother_e.html The Story of a Mother]'' by Hans Christian [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hans-Christian-Andersen-Danish-author Andersen], the mother sheds blood after accepting the thorn-bush’s request of embracing it in order to find her lost son. She also exchanges her fine hair for the old woman’s gray hair. She even gives her eyes to the god of a lake. No one would think that a mother’s love was exaggerated in this story. It is because everyone agrees that a mother lavishes her love upon her children.<br> | ||
Mothers only care about their children even in extreme situations. It is true across the ages and in all countries of the world. When a magnitude-7.0 earthquake occurred in central Armenia in December 1988,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2017/12/7/the-forgotten-survivors-of-the-gyumri-earthquake |title=The forgotten survivors of the Gyumri earthquake |website=Al jazeera |publisher= |date=December 7, 2017 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> a mother named Susanna Petrosyan was trapped in the collapsed building with her four-year-old daughter. Susanna pierced her finger with a piece of glass and gave her blood to her thirsty daughter. The young daughter could endure the cold and hunger thanks to her mother’s love, and they both were rescued dramatically. Susanna said in an interview, “I thought I was going to die, but I wanted my daughter to survive.”<ref> | Mothers only care about their children even in extreme situations. It is true across the ages and in all countries of the world. When a magnitude-7.0 earthquake occurred in central Armenia in December 1988,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2017/12/7/the-forgotten-survivors-of-the-gyumri-earthquake |title=The forgotten survivors of the Gyumri earthquake |website=Al jazeera |publisher= |date=December 7, 2017 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> a mother named Susanna Petrosyan was trapped in the collapsed building with her four-year-old daughter. Susanna pierced her finger with a piece of glass and gave her blood to her thirsty daughter. The young daughter could endure the cold and hunger thanks to her mother’s love, and they both were rescued dramatically. Susanna said in an interview, “I thought I was going to die, but I wanted my daughter to survive.”<ref>[https://www.deseret.com/1988/12/29/18789538/survivors-armenian-mother-recounts-sacrifices-to-save-her-child/ SURVIVORS: ARMENIAN MOTHER RECOUNTS SACRIFICES TO SAVE HER CHILD], ''Desert News'', December 29, 1988</ref> | ||
In the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, China,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Sichuan-earthquake-of-2008 |title=Sichuan earthquake of 2008 China |website=Britannica |publisher=|date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= }}</ref> a mother was found in a pile of soil, tightly embracing her child.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.china.org.cn/china/wenchuan_earthquake/2008-05/18/content_15303108.htm |title=Power of their mothers' love |website=China Daily |publisher= |date=May 18, 2008 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> When a fire started in an apartment in South Korea, a mother blocked the fire with her whole body to death to save her five-year-old son.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0103_201501242056573472 |title=Mother Goes to Heaven after Saving Her Son from Fire |website=YTN |publisher=|date=January 24, 2015 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> In general, people instinctively protect themselves first when they encounter danger. However, mothers put their children's safety before theirs. Even after giving birth to their children, mothers do not spare their one and only life for their children. The greatest love that humans have is mother’s love for her children. | In the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, China,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Sichuan-earthquake-of-2008 |title=Sichuan earthquake of 2008 China |website=Britannica |publisher=|date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= }}</ref> a mother was found in a pile of soil, tightly embracing her child.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.china.org.cn/china/wenchuan_earthquake/2008-05/18/content_15303108.htm |title=Power of their mothers' love |website=China Daily |publisher= |date=May 18, 2008 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> When a fire started in an apartment in South Korea, a mother blocked the fire with her whole body to death to save her five-year-old son.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0103_201501242056573472 |title=Mother Goes to Heaven after Saving Her Son from Fire |website=YTN |publisher=|date=January 24, 2015 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> In general, people instinctively protect themselves first when they encounter danger. However, mothers put their children's safety before theirs. Even after giving birth to their children, mothers do not spare their one and only life for their children. The greatest love that humans have is mother’s love for her children. | ||
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*[[The Spiritual Home and Heavenly Mother]] | *[[The Spiritual Home and Heavenly Mother]] | ||
*[[Jerusalem Mother]] | *[[Jerusalem Mother]] | ||
*[[History of Abraham’s Family|The History of Abraham’s Family]] | *[[The History of Abraham’s Family|The History of Abraham’s Family]] | ||
*[[God the Father]] | *[[God the Father]] | ||