The Cheonwon Temple during the entrance ceremony 13th April 2025. Photo: Screenshot from live transmission by Peace TV.Monument to peace: Entrance into Cheonwon Temple celebrated as “culmination of 6,000 Years of providential history”
On 13th April, a spectacular event took place in Gapyeong, South Korea which according to the Family Federation carries profound spiritual meaning and represents a significant milestone for the movement. It was the entrance ceremony into the Cheonil Sanctum at the Cheonwon Temple, which will be the central temple of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly known as the Unification Church).
The federation founded in 1996 by Father Moon and Mother Han has described the event as the “culmination of 6,000 years of providential history” and the realization of the “ideal of one human family under our Heavenly Parent.”
From the entrance ceremony in the Cheonil Sanctum inside Cheonwon Temple 13th April 2025. Photo: Screenshot from live transmission by Peace TV.Towards the end of the ceremony, Holy Mother Han read a proclamation, announcing the opening of a new era and new history,
“Our Creator, the Owner of the heavens and Earth, our Heavenly Parent, for you to be able to usher in and welcome this day – due to the fall of humankind – for 6,000 years you endured and waited for this one day.
Oh, Heavenly Parent, thank you very much! Thank you very much, and I am very sorry as well.
However, you are the true Owner of this earth. Through the True Parents, many blessed families emerged, and many second and third generation “pure waters” could be born. In order to reveal and demonstrate the Kingdom of Heaven on earth to all people, they’re all advancing forward. So, from today on, dearest Heavenly Parent, please embrace your children to your heart-felt desire.
Now this world is under your sovereignty, your dominion, and as every aspect of this world comes to order, all people will become one big family under you, and this will come to realization.
And in Holy Mother Han’s name the door to Cheonil-guk, to the Kingdom of Heaven on earth has opened wide. And I proclaim this to all peoples of the world.” (From simultaneous translation)
MBN News published on 14th April an article produced by its culture desk, headlined, “Opening of ‘Cheonwon-gung Museum’ – ‘Realizing an Ideal World of Peace Through Love’.”
The news outlet described the grand building as “equipped with a multipurpose hall, museum, and art gallery. It is presented as a cultural space that transcends religion and aims to share universal love and human tradition.”
YTN News reported 13th April,
“The Cheonwon-gung Museum was built on a land area of approximately 56,200 square meters, with a total floor area of 90,400 square meters, and consists of four stories above ground and four below.”
The Segye Ilbo (세계일보) writes in an in-depth report 13th April,
“Built as a ‘one-of-a-kind architectural symbol of a peaceful world’, the museum is a domed rectangular structure inspired by Renaissance architectural styles.”
The paper reports that Cheong-woo Lee, a spokesperson for the Family Federation, states that the large temple will “serve as the central office of Cheonil-guk (a peaceful ideal world where the Creator’s vision is realized) and become a sanctum of education for all humanity.”
The regional daily Joongdo Ilbo (중도일보) reports 15th April that Hak Ja Han, the co-founder and head of the Family Federation, said at the solemn ceremony,
“This world is now being brought into order, and a world of one human family through true love will surely unfold. […] The gates of heaven, the gates of Cheonil-guk, have now been flung wide open for all to see.”
From the Cheonil Sanctum inside Cheonwon Temple 13th April 2025. Photo: Screenshot from live transmission by Peace TV.The paper describes “Cheonil-guk” as “an ideal, peaceful world where the purpose of creation is fulfilled.”
In a brief video message from the temple in South Korea straight after the opening ceremony, Dr. Michael Balcomb, President of the Family Federation in Europe and the Middle East, described the historical event,
“That was amazing […], very solemn, very beautiful. True Mother was giving to God the ‘authority of ruling over the world’, whatever that means. I hope it means a time of peace is really coming!”
Text: Knut Holdhus
Featured image above: Holy Mother Han during the entrance ceremony of the Cheonwon Temple and the Cheonil Sanctum 13th April 2025. Photo: Screenshot from live transmission by Peace TV.
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