True Father, Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon ascended to the Spirit World at 92 years old. His sacred body is displayed at Cheon Jung Gong Peace Palace, Cheong Pyeong Village, Korea.
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True Father's physical body is being viewed in a large room
on the third floor of Cheon Jeong Gung. It is placed in a
glass case on top of three decks of red, white and yellow
roses. He is dressed in gold and red.
After people pay
their respects at the altar set up in Cheongshim Peace World
Center, they make their way up the hill to the Cheon Jeong
Gung to honor Father directly.
They enter the room in
groups of about 50. First, they offer a kyoungbae, and then
pray silently for a minute. Then they are invited to take a
couple steps forward for a final look. After that, they greet
the True Family and exit the room.
Tables and chairs are set up in an anteroom to serve
refreshments to senior government officials and other
important guests.
Kook Jin Nim sat down with several
of those guests. To each of them he said, "We have a
beautiful church in Yongsan, called Cheon Bok Gung. I hope you
will come see it sometime."
He told them how much
Father loves Korea. Father's vision for Korea is that it
becomes a country that will lead the way toward freedom and
democracy in the world, he said.
When speaking with
government officials, he explained that the government's
relationship to the people should be similar to that of the
Archangel's relationship with Adam and Eve in the Garden of
Eden. If the government tries to become the master of the
people, he told them, it is falls into the position of Satan.
When speaking with members of Korea's National
Assembly, he explained it is Father's desire that Korea become
militarily stronger and that it form a defense alliance with
Japan and strengthen its alliance with the United States.
Father makes clear this is the only way peace can be preserved
in Northeast Asia, he said.
When speaking with leaders
in Korea's financial community, he said the Unification Church
theology offers a religious foundation for Korea, or any other
country, to become strong and prosperous.
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It didn't really hit me until this morning, when I walked up the
steps to the Cheongshim Peace World Center and saw two giant banners
with True Father's portraits hanging on each side of the main
entrance.
The first day of receiving well-wishers at the
World Center is off to a good start. Members of the True Family are
taking turns greeting guests, with the International President's
couple taking the first two-hour shift.
People are coming in
an orderly fashion. The Korea UC headquarters yesterday sent out a
schedule showing each region when they should come. Members of the
36-Couple Blessing and other senior couples were the first to pay
their respects starting at 8 am.
A flower arrangement with a
ribbon showing the name of President Lee Myung Bak sits stage right.
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[From the Twitter account of International President Hyung Jin Nim and Yeon Ah Nim on September 6, 2012. Tongil Foundation]