< A Principle-Based Interpretation of the Cheon Seong Gyeong Passages
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‘Adam Is God Himself’ and ‘Eve Is God’s Wife. >
1. Context of the Cited Passages.
The cited sections from Cheon Seong Gyeong present a symbolic and metaphorical description of Adam, Eve, and Satan, using relational language such as “God’s wife,” “God’s enemy,” and “adulterer.”
These expressions are not literal ontological claims
but belong to a symbolic, value‑oriented discourse intended to convey the gravity of the Fall and the distortion of love.
The passages emphasize:
• Adam as one who becomes one with God
• Eve as both Adam’s wife and God’s daughter
• Satan as the one who violated Eve
• The impossibility of forgiving Satan himself, though people under Satan’s influence must be loved
These statements must be interpreted within the symbolic and metaphorical framework of the text,
not as literal theological ontology.
2. Principle of Creation: Ontological Clarification.
From the viewpoint of the Principle of Creation,
the ontological structure of God, human beings, and all created things is clearly defined and
does not support literal interpretations such as:
• Adam becoming God Himself
• Eve becoming God’s spouse
• A created being transforming into the Creator
• God taking on a physical body through a perfected human
According to the Principle of Creation:
God’s Being
God exists as:
• the Absolute Divine Spiritual Original Essence, and
• the Absolute Divine Truth Original Essence.
God is
the Creator,
the Parent, and
the subject partner possessing original internal nature and external form.
Human Beings
A perfected human being is:
• the Individual Spiritual Perfect Essence in Image, and
• the Individual Truth Perfect Essence in Image.
Humans are the image‑type substantial objects of God, not God Himself.
All Other Created Beings
All things are:
• symbolic substantial objects of God’s internal nature and external form.
Thus, the Creator–creature distinction remains absolute.
3. The Position of the Messiah.
The Messiah,
as the perfected Adam,
is:
• the image‑type substantial object of God
• the Holy Temple in whom God’s spirit dwells
• the Life Tree
• the image‑type son of God
• but not God’s own divine essence or God’s own being
The Messiah is never:
• the Absolute Divine Spiritual Original Essence
• the Absolute Divine Truth Original Essence
• God’s own self or substance
The Messiah is a created being, a perfected substantial object, not the Creator.
Therefore,
any claim that:
• Eve, upon perfection, becomes God’s spouse
• Eve becomes God’s body
• a created daughter becomes the Creator
• the Creator takes on a physical body through a creature
is theologically incorrect, logically inconsistent, and contradictory to the Principle of Creation.
4. God’s Purpose of Creation.
God did not create human beings in order to “take on a body.”
God already possesses a complete spiritual substantial form.
The purpose of creation is:
• to have object partners of love,
• to experience joy,
• to realize the world of heart,
• and to share love, happiness, glory, and delight through relationships.
Love, joy, and heart cannot exist alone; they require an object partner.
Thus,
God created human beings as His image‑type substantial objects, and
all things as symbolic substantial objects,
to realize the world of love.
5. Conclusion.
The cited passages from Cheon Seong Gyeong use
symbolic and metaphorical language to express the seriousness of the Fall and the distortion of love.
They must not be interpreted as literal ontological statements.
The Principle of Creation maintains:
• the absolute distinction between Creator and creature
• the consistent position of the Messiah as a perfected substantial object
• the symbolic nature of expressions regarding Adam, Eve, and Satan
• the purpose of creation as the realization of love and joy through object partners
Korean commentary correctly identifies these issues and
clarifies the ontological and Christological misunderstandings
that arise when symbolic expressions are taken literally.
