The Life and Mission of Jesus Christ: Episode 22

Rev. Sun Myung Moon: The Life and Mission of Jesus Christ
Chapter 3: The Sermon on the Mount, On Earth As In Heaven, Page 64-65

On Earth As In Heaven

“This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven….’ ” (Matthew 6:9-10)

If there had been no fall, the situation on earth and in heaven would have been perfectly parallel. On earth there would be the individual, family, society, nation, and world under God and the same would be seen in the spirit world. It would be one unit- ed world. It is God’s will to see perfection come first here on earth; God never intended to have his kingdom established in spirit world and then copied here on earth. Christians commonly think that the heavenly kingdom in spirit world is the perfected kingdom, but that is not true. Without perfection here on earth, no perfection can be obtained there.

There was always a blueprint in the mind of God, an original plan that always has been and will always remain perfect, even though the physical realization of these plans has never yet been seen. Jesus prayed, “Thy will be done here on earth as it is in heaven.” Jesus knew the perfection of God’s will in heaven and he brought that will to earth, coming to establish perfection here so that mankind would bring the kingdom into heaven.

God’s Will and Christmas
December 25, 1976

When Jesus said, “Thy will be done,” he also said, “on earth as it is in heaven.” This is not to say that the restoration is completed in the spiritual world, but it does mean that there is one central figure, a hierarchy, and a completely organized chain of command in spirit world. In the physical world, there is no central figure, no hierarchy, no chain of command. This is what Jesus was speaking about.

Another way to describe the goal of restoration is that the physical world needs a system parallel with the spirit world. God has been trying to establish a channel of command and a centralized system here on earth—as it is in heaven—by erecting religions and encouraging spiritual works. That is the goal of restoration.

A Life of Attendance and the Heavenly Kingdom
February 15, 1987