Epic of the Chosen Korean People Being Prepared

International president explains background of forthcoming epic of the Koreans

Extracts from a speech given by Yong-cheon Song, International President of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, at a prayer meeting for leaders and members in Gapyeong, South Korea 8^th November 2024. Translated from Korean.

First, let us read Psalm 137, verses 1 through 6 (New Century Version):

“By the rivers of Babylon, we sat and cried when we remembered Jerusalem. On the poplar trees nearby, we hung our harps. Those who captured us asked us to sing; our enemies wanted happy songs. They said, ‘Sing us a song about Jerusalem!’

But we cannot sing songs about the LORD while we are in this foreign country! Jerusalem, if I forget you, let my right hand lose its skill. Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not think about Jerusalem as my greatest joy.”

This passage poignantly expresses the Jewish people’s desire to maintain their faith and identity in a foreign land, along with their longing and affection for their hometown, Jerusalem. Amid the sorrow of their captivity in Babylon, they reaffirmed their determination to remain faithful to Jerusalem and their faith, making this song particularly meaningful to the Jewish people.

The Jewish people, chosen by Heaven, faced the destruction of the Kingdom of Judah by the Babylonian Empire, and many were forcibly exiled to Babylon. History remembers this period as the Babylonian Exile or Captivity.

Scholars believe that during this time, the Jewish people, in their effort to preserve their faith and identity, wrote down the Torah, also known as the Five Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Additionally, prophetic texts such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel are thought to have been written during or around this period. The psalm we read from above is also a song sung by the Jewish people during their time in exile, as they longed for their homeland.

Those who lost their nation began to document their history and the workings of Heaven in numerous records, longing for their ancestral land. These writings can be considered epics and confessions that served to reaffirm their identity, faith, and their community solidarity.

Recently, one of the providences that Mother has been most deeply interested in is the education of the Korean people as the chosen people through a grand epic.

As she prepares for next year’s entrance ceremony, Mother seeks to document and educate about the will of Heaven in sending the Only-Begotten Daughter to this land, the history of the Korean people as a chosen people, and the providential history since the appearance of the True Parents.

This record serves as a chronicle and scripture to realize the long-held dream of our Heavenly Parent, who lost His nation and children, to regain a Kingdom of Heaven (“Cheonilguk” in Korean) and its people and to enjoy a heavenly life on earth together with His children.

The Jewish people, during their time in Babylonian exile, left numerous records, epics, and songs to reaffirm their identity, faith, and communal unity. In the same way, for educational purposes, Mother is organizing anew the “Discourse on ‘True Parents’” (“Cham Pumo-ron” in Korean) and creating songs based on the Epic of the Koreans as a Chosen People. This effort is imbued with a profound intent that we may all recognize our true identity and establish a new culture and tradition of the Kingdom of Heaven (“Cheonilguk” in Korean).

Everyone, please give a big round of applause to True Mother, who, in such a profound sense, is establishing the culture and traditions of the “Cheonilguk” anew and helping us to be reborn. […]

Everyone, we refer to stories of gods as mythology and stories of people as history. An epic encompasses the stories of both gods and humans. In front of this, Mother thoughtfully chose to use the term “chosen people”. The reason for this may be that, after the appearance of the True Parents, the concept of a “chosen people” transcends mere bloodline or regional group and signifies a unique community with Heaven’s lineage and mission.

After the appearance of the True Parents, the term “chosen people” refers to all of us, the blessed families who have received the special lineage of our Heavenly Parent and are realizing the ideal of one family under our Heavenly Parent. Is this clear to everyone?

Translated from Korean transcript. The English may not render fully the intended meaning of the Korean text, and inaccuracies may occur. The text should not be taken as an official version.

Featured image above: Dr. Yong-cheon Song giving his speech in Gapyeong, South Korea 8th November 2024. Photo: Screenshot from live transmission by FFWPU.

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