북한동포와 로버트 박 선교사님의 눈물을 닦아주는 해방 For the liberation of North Koreans by wiping their tears and Robert Park's tear.

 

한미우호증진협의회 한국지부, 대한민국어버이연합, 남침땅굴을 찾는 사람들 공동성명. Joint Public Statement of American & Korean Friendship National Council Korea Branch, Korea Fathers Federation and Activists Founding Out Underground Tunnels from North Korea. 

 

한미우호증진협의회 한국지부, 대한민국어버이연합(이칠성 회장, 추선희 사무총장), 남침땅굴을 찾는 사람들(김진철 대표)은

 

전세계 북한인권단체와 연대하여

 

자유와 생명(로버트 박 대표), 팍스 코리아나(조성래 대표), 에스더기도운동(이용희 대표)이 주관하고

 

기독교를 비롯한 종교단체들과,

 

자유북한운동연합을 비롯한 탈북자단체들과,

 

국민행동본부, 조갑제닷컴, 한국애국단체총연합회, 시스템클럽, 헌법을 생각하는 변호사모임을 비롯한 보수단체들이

 

대연합으로 참여하는 2월 25일 COUNTDOWN TO FREEDOM 대회가 개최되는 오늘 전세계 지도자들과 인류와 함께 북한동포의 해방을 선포합니다. 

American & Korean Friendship National Council Korea Branch, Korea Fathers Federation(Representative Lee Chil Sung, Secretary General Choo Sun Hee, Activists Founding Out Underground Tunnel Representative Kim Jin Chul)

 

take part in the worldwide COUNTDOWN TO FREEDOM human rights event for North Koreans in Seoul

 

superintended by Freedom and Life for all North Koreans(Representative Robert Park), Pax Koreana(Representative Jo Sung Rae), Esther Prayer Movement(Representative Lee Young Hee)

 

and participated by Christian groups and other religion groups

 

and many conservative civil groups such as National Action Campaign for Freedom and Democracy in Korea(Representative Suh Jung Gab), Jo Gab Je. com(Representative Jo Gab Je), Korea Patriotic Groups Coalition(Choi Inn Shik), System Club(Representative Ji Man Won), Constitutional Law Advocates(Representative Lee Jong Soon, Lim Kwang Kyou)

 

and Defectors Groups such as Fighters for Free North Korea,

 

and today we proclaim the liberation of our brethren North Koreans with you, worldwide leaders  and all the human rights activists everywhere in the world.  .

저희는 구국기도, 인터넷 독립신문, 부정부패추방연합회, 조선일보, 중앙일보, 동아일보, 미국의 소리, 뉴욕타임스, 워싱턴 포스트, 에이 피, 에이 에프 피, 로이터, 엔 에이치 케이, 지지통신, 구국300정의군 결사대, 올인코리아, 유에스인사이드월드, 뉴욕 뉴스메이커, 뉴데일리, 코너스, 프리존, 리버티 해럴드를 비롯한 단체들과 언론매체들이 탄압을 받는 북한동포의 해방을 위한  보도나 인터뷰나 활동을 한 것을 기억합니다.

 

We remember Korea 318.com, Internet Independent, Korean Solidarity for Anti-corruption, Chosun Ilbo, Joongang Ilbo, DongA Ilbo, Voice of America, New York Times, Washington Post, AP, AFP, Reuter, NHK, JIJI, 300 Righteous National Forces of Korea, All in Korea, usinsideworld.com, New York Newsmaker, New Daily, Konas, freezone, Liberty Herald etc and their report or interview or their activity for the liberation of North Koreans suffering from dictatorship.  

저희들은 북한동포의 해방을 위해 공헌한 모든 단체와 언론에 최고의 존경과 감사를 드립니다. We would like to express our highest respect and thank their contribution for the liberation of North Koreans

오늘 저희들은 북한동포의 해방을 선포합니다. Today we proclaim the liberation of our brethren North Koreans. 모든 북한동포를 위한 자유와 생명(로버트 박 대표)은 1995년이래 4백만 이상의 북한동포가 처형, 굶주림, 강간, 고문등으로 희생되었다고 인류에게 알렸습니다. Freedom and Life for all North Koreans(Representative Robert Park) let us know that over 4 million North Koreans have been sacrificed from execution, starvation, rape and torture etc since 1995     

      

북한동포는 저희들처럼 하나님의 형상으로 창조되었습니다. Our brethren North Koreans like us are created in the image of God. 하나님은 아벨의 울부짖는 소리처럼 탄압받는 북한동포의 울부짖은 소리를 들어왔습니다.

God has listened to the oppressed North Koreans' crying just like Abel's crying.

하나님은 사랑이십니다. God is love. 바로 그 때문에 하나님께서는 북한동포의 해방을 바랍니다. That's why God wants to liberate them.  그 때문에 저희는 예수의 이름으로 북한동포의 해방을 선포합니다. That's why we proclaim the liberation of them in the name of Jesus Christ.

한국계 미국인 청년 로버트 박 선교사는 북한독재자가 북한동포를 해방하라는  편지를 가지고 북한에 들어갔습니다. Korean-American young missionary Robert Park entered North Korea with his letter asking North Korea dictator let his people be free.

 

그가 석방되어 가족을 만났을 때 통곡의 눈물을 흘렸고 그는 입과 눈을 닫았습니다. He was released and when he met his family he was crying with his closed mouth and eyes. 

 

Robert Park being released from North Korea

 

비데오 로버트 박 선교사님의 눈과 입을 닫은 그의 통곡이 보여주는 진실을 깨달아야 한다.  Video  We must learn the truth through his crying with his closed mouth and eyes 

www.robertparknews.com

 

하나님은 저희와 한국을 사랑하십니다. God love us and the Republic of Korea.  바로 그 때문에 하나님께서는 한국의 역사에 개입하셔서 입과 눈을 닫은 채 통곡하는 로버트 박을 보여준 것입니다. That's why God intervene in our history and shows us his crying with his closed mouth and eyes.

 

 북한은 로버트 박 선교사님의 한없는 북한동포에 대한 사랑을 악용하여 시키는대로 기자회견을 하지 않으면 크리스찬과 정치범을 죽이겠다는 협박 때문에 북한이 인권을 존중하고 종교의 자유를 누리는 것처럼 거짓 기자회견을 했을 것입니다. North Korea regime may misuse of Robert Park's great love with North Koreans and may threatened Robert Park interview as North Korea regime orders if not North Korea regime kill christians and political prisoners.

 

  로버트 박 선교사님의 인터뷰.     

Robert Park's Interview. www.robertparknews.com

 

자유북한연합 수잔 숄티 대표, 헬핑 핸즈 톰 피터스 대표, 팍스 코리아나 조성래 대표는 로버트 박 선교사님에 대한 심한 압박과 고문으로 인한 건강에 대한 염려 또는 크리스찬과 정치범에 대한 살해협박이 있었을 것이라고 합니다. North Korea Freedom Coalition Representative Suzanne Scholte, Helping Hands Korea Representative Tim Peters and Pax Koreana Representative Jo Sung Rae have pleaded Korean American missionary Robert Park by expressing their concern about his health and extreme pressure and torture or North Korea's threat to kill christians and political prisoners.

 

CBN interview with Suzanne Sholte
To see the inerview,
go 14 minutes, 15 seconds into the video.

로버브 박 선교사님과 자유북한연합 수잔 숄티 대표의 북한해방을 위한 인터뷰

Freedom and Life Representative Robert Park and North Korea Freedom Representative Suzanne Scholte, and their interview for the liberation of North Koreans 

 www.robertparknews.com

  

 

저희는 이미 극심한 고문과 크리스찬과 정치범에 대한 살해협박의 가능성에 관한 의견을 밝혔습니다. We already issued joint statement of our concern about torture or threat to kill christians and political prisoners. 

 

누가 감히 로버트 박을 비난합니까?  Who dare to denounce Robert Park?

북한해방을 선포하려고 순교자정신으로 북한에 그가 들어갈 때 그들은 무엇을 했습니까?  What have they done while he entered North Korea to liberate North Koreans with the spirit of martyr?

 

 

Robert Park who loves North Koreans

 

북한동포를 사랑하는 로버트 박 선교사님의 북한해방을 위한 시위

Robert Park loves  North Koreans and his protest for the liberation of North Koreans

www.robertparknews.com 

 

 

놀라운 물질적 축복을 준 하나님의 기적으로 보고도 한국을 최악의 자살율과 이혼율로 영적인 타락을 하게 한 저희들이 로버트 박의 거짓 기자회견을 강요한 공범자가 아닙니까?  We witnessed the miracle of God to give us economic prosperity. Nevertheless we have been suffering the worst rate of suicide and divorce. Are we accomplice to let Robert Park interview falsely in North Korea against his will?

 

미국을 도구로 사용하셔서 한국의 독립과 6.25 무력남침저지를 주신 하나님의 놀라운 기적으로 보고도 도심을 무법천지로 만든 반미친북난동에 비겁하게 순교자가 되기를 거부한 한국교회와 한국종교와 한국정치권과 저희들이 바로 로버트 박의 눈과 입을 닫은 채 통곡의 눈물을 흘리게 한 공범자가 아닙니까?

 

We witnessed the miracle of God who gave us independence from Japan and  who prevented North Korea and China from invading us. Nevertheless Korea churches and religions and political leaders. 

 

Are they  and we the very accomlice to let Robert Park cry with closed mouth and eyes  by rejecting cowardly to be martyrs fighting against unlawful violent anti-USA, pro North Korea agitators destroying social order extremely.   

석방되어 북한에서의 기자회견과 다른 회견을 할 때 크리스찬과 정치범이 죽을 것이라는 협박 때문에 그는 눈과 입을 닫고 통곡의 눈물을 흘리는 것입니다. North Korea may threatened him if he interview different from interview in North Korea, christians and political prisoners would be killed. Maybe that's why he continue his crying with closed mouth and eye.   

 

그는 인류에게 닫은 입과 눈, 그리고 통곡의 눈물을 통해 진실을 말해주었습니다. He tell us the truth with his crying and closed mouth and eyes.

하나님께서는 저희에게 북한체제가 로버트 박이 입과 눈을 닫은 채 통곡하게 한 야만적인 범인이라는 것을 보여준 것입니다.

God shows us North Korea regime is a brutal criminal let Robert Park cry with his closed mouth and eyes.

하나님께서는 저희의 울부짖는 소리를 들으시고 미국을 도구로 사용하시어 독립을 시켜주고 6.25 무력남침을 저지해주었고, 정권교체까지 심지어 김대중 노무현 대못까지 뽑아주었습니다. 좌편향 교육, TV, 영화, 예술, 문화, 법률을 고치고 훼손된 한미동맹과 자유민주주의를 회복하라는 것이 하나님의 뜻입니다. 모두가 저희를 위한 하나님의 기적입니다. God listened to our crying and ended our colonial age and gave us independence. God also prevented North Korea and China from invading us. In addition, God gives us the peaceful transfer of power and even takes out the so called big nail Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun to cure left-oriented education, TV, movies, arts, culture and laws and to restore our broken alliance with the United States. Those are all God's miracles for us sometimes by using the United States.   

저희는 하나님의 기적을 보았습니다. We witnessed God's miracles

그럼에도 불구하고 하나님의 축복을 배반했습니다. Nevertheless, we betrayed God's blessing. 정부는 김대중, 노무현 전 대통령의 장례를 국장과 국민장으로 치렀고 안보와 민주주의를 위태롭게 하는 좌파단체들에게 엄청난 예산을 지원한 것은 모세가 시내산에 가서 십계명을 받는 동안에 이스라엘 백성들이 금송아지를 섬긴 것과 마찬가지입니다. Our government ordered the funeral of big nails Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun as National Funeral and the People's Funeral and even gave tremendous amount of budget to leftist civil groups threatening our national security and democracy just like Israelites' worship Gold Cow while Moses went to Mount Sinai to receive ten commandment.  

 위대한 경제발전이라는 하나님의 기적에도 불구하고 북한동포를 충분히 먹일 수 있는 쓰레기를 버리는 낭비를 하고 최악의 자살율과 이혼율로 고통을 받고 있는 것은 하나님을 배반한 결과입니다.  Despite God's miracle of great economic development, we are wasting trash enable to feed North Korean enough and we are suffering the worst rate of suicide and divorce coming from immoral corruption betraying God's blessing.

 

Seattle WA Prayer Meeting for Robert Park
(in Korean only)

 

로버트 박 선교사님 석방과 북한독재로 탄압받는 북한동포 해방을 위한 미국 시아틀 한인교회 기도회  Korean church's prayer meeting for the release of Robert Park and the liberation of North Koreans suffering from dictatorship

www.robertparknews.com

 

2월 25일 전세계 북한인권행사는 북한동포와 로버트 박 선교사님의 눈물을 닦아주는 대회입니다. February 25, worldwide human rights events aim to wiping North Koreans' tear and Robert Park‘s tear from their eyes.

로버트 박 선교사님은 민수기 14장 22절, 23절, 29절, 33절의 메시지를 팍스 코리아나 조성래 대표를 통해 저희에게 주었습니다. We got Robert Park's  the message of Numbers 14:22-23, 29, 33. from Pax Koreana Representative Jo Sung Rae. 저희는 그 메시지에 충격을 받았습니다. 그 메시지는 보수분열, 영적 타락과 하나님 배반으로 저희와 저희 자손들의 시체가 광야에 즐기하게 딩굴 것이고 저희와 저희 자손들이 40년간 광야에서 고통을 받을 것을 경고하고 있습니다. We have been shocked to the message. The message warns the dead bodies of us and our descendants will fall in the dessert and we and our descendants have been suffering for forty years in the dessert by splitting of conservatives, immoral corruption and betraying God resulting in the next leftist government.   

 

로버트 박 선교사님은 저희에게 하나님의 메시지와 진리를 보여주고 있습니다. Robert Park shows us the truth and the message of God. 

 

South Korea's Rally for Robert Park, video by Voice of America

지난 12월 30일 자유와 생명 대표 로버트 박 선교사님이 주관하시기로 한 전세계와 연대하는 COUNTDOWN TO FREEDOM 대회는 자유와 생명, 팍스 코리아나(조성래 대표)가 주관하고 한미우호증진협의회 한국지부(서석구 준비위원장), 대한민국어버이연합(이칠성 회장, 추선희 사무총장), 남침땅굴을 찾는 사람들(김진철 대표)가 참여한 북한인권행사를 미국의 소리가 취재하고 인터뷰를 한 비데오. 조성래 대표와 필자가 인터뷰를 했고 김진철 목사님의 호소와 위 단체 회원들의 구호가 취재되었다. 뉴욕타임스, AP, AFP, Reuter, NHK, JIJI 통신등 외신이 활발한 취재경쟁을 벌리고 국내에서는 독립신문(김승근 팀장님)과 부추연(장재균 기자님)께서 인터뷰와 취재를 하셨고 KONAS도 현장취재를 하셨다. 조선일보는 사설에 까지 로버트 박 선교사님이 정신을 본받아야 할 것을 호소했고, 구국기도, 올인코리아(조영환), 프리존, 유에스인사이드월드, 뉴욕 뉴스메이커, 조갑제닷컴, 시스템클럽(지만원 대표), 리버티 헤랄드(김성욱),자유시민연대, 헌법을 생각하는 변호사모임, 베트남전우회, 자유북한운동연합  등 많은 단체와 언론들이 활발히 보도했다.     

 

 

그는 북한체제가 우리의 입과 눈을 닫은 채 통곡하도록 할 것을 보여줍니다. He shows us North Korea regime will close our mouth and eyes with our crying. 북한정권의 정체를 드러낸 그의 수난은 패배가 아니라 승리를 위한 위험의 경고입니다. His suffering disclosed the identity of North Korea.

He was not defeated but is God's messenger warning us for our victory.

 

저희는 이명박 대통령과 여야 정치지도자들과 한국교회와 국민, 오바마정권과 미국의 여야 정치권, 전세계 지도자들 그리고 모든 인류가 로버트 박 선교사님의 닫힌 입과 눈, 그의 통곡의 눈물, 그의 경고로부터 교훈을 얻도록 기도할 것을 호소합니다.

 

We appeal you pray that President Lee Myung Bak, political leaders, Korean church, Koreans, U.S President Obama, US Democratic Party, US Republic Party, worldwidel leaders and the people everywhere in the world that they learn lessen from Robeet Park's crying with his closed mouth and eyes and his warning. 

 

한국교회는

 

로버트 박 선교사님과 북한해방을 위한 기도회에서 탈북자를 강제북송하고 전세계 독재정권을 지원하는 중국이나 기독교과 인권을 탄압하는 중국, 쿠바, 베트남만큼 한국이 변화해야 한다는 거짓 목사의 강연을 거부해야 합니다. 

 

Korea churches must reject false pastor's speech insisting Korea have to change just like China, Cuba, and Vietnam. Because China has forced North Korean defectors return North Korea against their will and has supported all the dictator governments in the world. Because China, Cuba and Vietnam has oppressed Christianity and the human rights of their people.    

오늘 저희는 영적인 대각성을 통해 승리를 선포합니다. Today we proclaim our victory through great awakening.  북한독재에 신음하는 북한동포의 해방을 선포합니다.

저희는 안보와 민주주의를 위협하는 사탄을 패배시키기 위해 기꺼이 십자가를 지는 것을 두려워하지 않을 것입니다. We proclaim the liberation of North Koreans suffering from dictatorship.

바로 그 때문에 저희들은 여러분과 함께 여기에 있습니다. That's why we are here with you. 하나님께서는 평소 북한해방을 위해 기도해 오신 여러분과 함께 하실 것입니다. God is sure to be with you praying for the liberation of North Koreans. 하나님께서는 훼손된 한미동맹과 자유민주주의 회복을 위해 투쟁하신 여러분과 함께 하실 것입니다. God is sure to be with you fighting for the restoration of our broken alliance with the United States and democracy. 하나님께서는 북한해방의 진실을 알려온 언론인 여러분과 함께 하실 것입니다. God is sure to be with the press reporters fighting for the truth of the liberation of North Koreans.

 헤어지면 죽고 단결하면 삽니다. Divided we fall, united we stand.

 단결하기 위해 여기에 나왔습니다. That's why we are here and unite

북한동포, 로버트 박 선교사님, 전세계 탄압을 받는 사람들의 울부짖는 소리를 들읍시다. Listen to the crying of North Koreans and Robert Park and the oppressed people everywhere in the world.

하나님은 저희들이 그들의 울부짖는 소리를 듣기를 바랍니다. 바로 그 때문에 북한동포와 모든 탄압받는 사람들의 해방을 선포합니다. God wants us to listen to their crying. That's why we proclaim the liberation of North Koreans and the oppressed people everywhere in the world. 

 

 미국 6.25 참전 기념메모리얼에는 자유는 그냥 주어지는 것이 아니라는 글이 선명하게 새겨져 있습니다. Freedom is not free! This is written in Korean War Memorial in the United States. 바울이 에베소인에게 쓴 편지처럼 하나님의 전신갑주를 입고 마귀에 대적해야 합니다. We must put on the full armor of God and fight against Satan as Paul's letter to Ephesians.

   

전세계와 연대하여 북한인권대회를 개최하고 참여한 모든 단체들과 북한동포와 전세계 피압박민족의 해방을 위해 헌신하는 모든 분들과 단체들에게 하나님의 축복이 함께 하기를 기도드립니다. We are not afraid of  taking our cross to defeat Satan threatening our national security and democracy.

 

부록으로 2009년 5월 6일 지구정의 네트워크에서 한 로버트 박 선교사님의 설교전문(영문)을 그대로 소개하면 다음과 같습니다.

 

부자와 라자로의 비유 누가복음 16장 19절-31절 북한동포를 거지 라자로에 남한국민을 부자에 비유한 탁월한 설교는 놀라운 하나님의 물질적 축복을 받고도 최악의 자살율과 이혼율로 영적 타락을 한 남한에 주는 교훈이 클 것입니다. .  

 

누가 복음 4장 5절 6절은 사탄이 내게 절하면 권력을 주겠다고 예수를 유혹하는 장면을 보여주는 구절이다. 로버트 박 선교사님은 인류의 권세가 사탄에 지배되는 것을 거부하는 영적인 전투를 권고한다.

 

로버트 박 선교사님이 예시한 성경구절로부터 커다란 교훈을 얻고 특히 우상과 좌파를 상대로 한 영적 전투에 도움을 받으시기를 바랍니다.

 

2월 25일 대회가 끝나면 전문을 모두 번역해 드릴 것을 약속 드립니다.  

 

 

Sermons by Ro     bert Park

Message Given by Robert Park of the Global Justice Prayer Network on May 6, 2009 Text: Luke 16:19-31 The rich man is a type of South Korea. Lazarus is a type of North Korea, the North Korean people. Here in this parable, we see the crisis of our divided Korea, you see the immense human suffering that result from a divided Korea. We can also see how Satan perceived the Korea divided. Lazarus died because of the rich man’s self affection. The rich man was so affected with himself that he never paid attention to Lazarus who is right outside his gate. In South Korea right now, there is a misunderstanding, people are misjudging the North Korean people and we think that we have time to waste; we think that we have all kinds of time to waste but we don’t have any time to waste. The rich man was living in luxury while Lazarus right outside his gate was starving to death. It is not about eating food, it is about a self indulgent lifestyle, that everything we do is according to what we want, according to our style that we are not doing what God wants! But there is one thing that God is asking, there’s one thing that God required of the rich man. What God required of the rich man - Open the gate and behold your neighbour, behold Lazarus who is dying at your gate. The rich man has a fundamental misunderstanding just like South Korean people has of the North Korean people. What we have thought is that Lazarus has no God that’s why he is starving to death and that it is not God’s time yet and he might have felt like “I am a religious man and that I am a man who is right with God that’s why I have all these riches and I will wait for God’s time to minister to Lazarus”. The truth was, he went to hell and Lazarus whom he judged was not knowing God went to Abraham’s bosom. While the rich man was in torment, he asked Abraham to send Lazarus to his brothers so that they do not go to that place of torment. But God said, they have Moses and the prophets and if they will not listen, they will not listen even if Lazarus comes from the dead. In verse 31, what was it that God wants them to believe? The message that God wants them to believe is that he should love his neighbour as himself. He thought that because Lazarus was outside his gate, he was not his responsibility. But in the judgment, he was judged according to Lazarus’ fate. What God is expecting us today, what God is requiring us today is to open the doors to North Korea. There is this misunderstanding that it is not God’s time yet, that they are starving to death because God is allowing it so I am not going to do anything to intervene. We must forsake this kind of thinking tonight because it is from the devil. This is from the devil; God does not want people to starve! God is requiring of us tonight, interrupt the flow of your life interrupt yourself of self life and open the gate, open the gate for the people. Let’s go to Luke 4. How did it happen? How did we come into such a faith of deception? Let’s read Luke 4:3. We all know there’s problem in the Korean church today. This is why. It began right here. When Satan came to Jesus Christ, the first word he said, “If you are the son of God, he starts to compromise Jesus sense of identity-If you are the son of God prove it to me by turning these stones into bread- but Jesus said to him “Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God”- He was not shaken however, the church, we have been shaken by Satan’s temptation. They played games to the Korean church to destroy them and the first thing he said which he’s been using to every Christian was “If you are the son of God prove it to me make these stones become bread”. What happen is, we have given in to Satan’s temptation, we have said, I will show you I am the child of God. I will turn these stones into bread even if it will take my whole life. The point is, North Korea’s liberation has not been our priority, and our priority has been doing ultimately what we want to do. The bible teaches us when the children of God set their mind to do something, when they decide to do something about injustice, it will get better, it will get better as soon as they decide. When there was genocide proclaimed against the people of Israel, Esther decided through Mordecai’s help, I am going to end this genocide, “I don’t care if I die” THEN IT’S THE END OF THE GENOCIDE, THEN NOT A SINGLE PERSON DIED! Let’s go to Esther 4:14 What was happening about this is very serious spiritual warfare. Satan, he attacks our fundamental self understanding. Fundamental things, our sense of identity, sense of responsibility, who we are, what we need to do, he compromises those things, he attacks us. Let’s read, Esther 4:14. They understand that God loves working with people. When the genocide came, they did not say, let’s just let this happen, let’s all die, they did not say that- what about you, it is not God’s will, we must hate this, just like Esther, if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come from other place, but you and your people will die. This generation will die but the truth will be delivered to set people free. This generation will die if you are silent. Eventually, God will raise up somebody responsible who will take action to end the genocide, but praise the Lord, Esther, Esther she fought against the genocide and it never happened. God’s people’s response will make all the difference, if we want to change the situation, God has given us the authority, God has given us the power, similarly tonight, he is asking everyone of us tonight, if we remain silent, this generation may die but if you arise, I will deliver the people through you. But the thing is, this is not a game, none of this is a game. Esther knew that so she sacrificed her life, it was not for any other reason except to see the deliverance of the Jews. So God is also looking for people, of a pure heart that want nothing more than to see his kingdom and to see the life of the people saved. When we go back to the example of the rich man, Satan’s strategy against him to bring him to hell, was to get him so obsessed with the world, with himself, so that he could not truly love, he could not truly feel what is happening around him. All of his energy, all of his resources were spent in self indulgence. This is not an issue of food, really, the issue is our heart- and I am telling you, the South Korean people, this side of South Korea, I want you to know this, what you have been doing has been fundamentally for self indulgence, even if you say it is something good, it is fundamentally to make you feel better about yourself. We must have no desire for self benefit; it should be completely about His kingdom. Let’s forget this romantic idea about God’s time. All romantic ideas, in God’s timing, Korea will be free, someday in the future, God will reveal His purpose for all those suffering, that’s the wrong thinking, God wants life for all people NOW, that’s His purpose. Now, we go to Luke 4:5-6 Satan has also come to the Christians in South Korea and he said, I will give you the whole world, I will show you the riches of this world if only you will worship me, not God. I am telling you, we’ve all fallen, we have all fallen we’ve fallen to worship Satan while pretending to worship God. It’s not about material riches, it’s not about money, it’s not about cars, I can tell you that today. The rich man was a religious man. The bible says his five brothers, they have the laws of Moses and the prophets, that means they came from a religious family so he was self satisfied, he was confident in his lifestyle, he thought that he was blessed by God but actually he was an enemy of God! Satan said, I will give you all these if only you will worship me. What we have been doing is using the name of Christ and using it in vain for the devil’s service like the rich man, he was so obsessed with indulging himself that he let Lazarus died and starved to death that it took him beyond the grave to realize what he did. Even a single thought to try to keep material things for ourselves and to try to look good is sin because we live in a crisis- there’s no time for that kind of thinking right now! This is not about partial commitment; if it’s a partial commitment we are doing it ultimately for ourselves. We need 100% commitment to end the genocide. Not just prayer, but obedience in every kind. Through Esther, through her fire, she received a strategy and God led her to do various exploits because of her obedience, God brought complete deliverance. That’s the foundation of our repentance, Jesus said, I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven so when we pray, God, when will you open the doors to North Korea, or when we prophesy maybe ten years later, I am telling you, this is from hell, God said, I have given you the keys, So God is saying when will you open the doors, I gave you the keys so stop telling me when will you open the doors. Open the door now, I gave you the keys! Let’s read Matthew 16:19. With keys come authority and with authority comes responsibility. The responsibility He has given to the church is to bind and to lose. The Great Commission, what is it about? It is about people, it is about the world getting saved. What we are to bound is the power of Satan oppressing people. What He wants us to lose are people, to set people free. Let’s read Matthew 18:19. That’s the key, that if we can come together and agree and pray and commit, it will happen. Isaiah 58:6, let’s go there very quickly; again, this is the key to the kingdom. That the South Korean church can never again say I am helpless; I have no access to North Korea, God has given you the keys. Keys to liberation. What is the key to liberation of North Korea? Fasting implies expectancy. It implies that you believe for change now. When Esther and the people of Susa fasted and prayed for three days, God imparted the strategy, the genocide was destroyed very quickly. When there was destruction decreed upon the Ninevites, the city of Nineveh, they proclaimed a fast and they just laid down everything, and cried out to God and the destruction was diverted. When the army was coming against Jehosaphat, they proclaimed a fast and cried out to God and as a result there was not war. So the point is, fasting implies that you are believing God for a change now, that’s the kind of prayer He wants for North Korea. It implies intercession of the timing of Esther, Jehosaphat and Ninevites. Of the timing of right now I am expecting God’s deliverance, right now. That’s how He wants us to pray, prayer is not a game, and it’s not about praying about little things whenever we feel like it, having a calendar, praying about certain issues on certain days- No, it’s about right now, total liberation, total healing for the North Korean people, every moment, every day, that’s how He wants us to pray. It implies commitment that you wanted to change and you’re going to make sure it changes no matter what it takes. In verse 6, the kind of prayer, the kind of fasting He has chosen is to lose the chains of injustice, set the oppressed free and break every yoke. Loose the people from injustice, set the people free from injustice, set the oppressed free, break every yoke, that’s what He says in verse 6 so we have no excuse for not praying for the liberation of North Korean people in that way- He commands us to pray with expectancy, to believe for a change now, not 20 years later, not when you feel like it God. And in verse 6, it says, He wants us to enter the sufferings of the oppressed people; He wants us to pray for those who are suffering. When you pray for the liberation of the North Korean people, when you pray for the concentration camps to be set out, that is God’s favoured prayer, that’s exactly the kind of prayer God prescribed. As a result of that prayer, verse 7 shows, He will open the door for ministry and as a person commit to this road that God has made, verse 12 shows He will open the door and He will make history and the land will be set free. It happened with Esther, they were praying, they were fasting, they were committed to end the genocide. What is called forth is just a commitment. If we really, really want it, we will see it and we will see it quickly. God said blessed are those who hunger and thirst after justice, because they will be satisfied. If you really want justice, through faith in Him, you will have justice. Do we really want justice, maybe we want a kind of, but we never really hungered and thirsted. When will we want the healing and freedom of the North Korean people more than anything? He said that those who hunger and thirst after justice will be satisfied. This is our prayer. This is the pathway to true life; this is the road to true life. Now we will go to Isaiah 42:6-7. Now we are going to look at what did God say from the cross, what did he communicate, proclaim? The covenant, He is talking about the new covenant that began through His blood shed on the cross. He said that His blood shed on the cross is life for the nation, is a life for the whole world. This is what He wants to do internationally. We see in verse 7, He wants to offer them life. He wants to free the captives and set them free from the dungeon. Through His blood all people has a right to be free. Why has the North Korean situation remained like this for over 50 years? Because of Isaiah 49:8-9. This is an amazing scripture. God is saying, through the blood of His Son that was shed, now we can proclaim to the captives, come out and be free, through His blood they have been free from condemnation, no one has a right to oppress them. Isaiah 61:1, this is another confirmation of that. He wants the proclamation of freedom for the North Korean people. But in order to proclaim it, we must believe deep within our heart. Jesus knew, the apostles knew that Christ has purchased their freedom. When they proclaimed it, they saw the manifestation of it in the book of Acts. Today, God wants us to believe that He already purchased freedom for the North Korean people and through our faith we will see it when we proclaim it, we will see their freedom. Go to Jeremiah 34:8-17 Our misunderstanding of what Christ did on the cross- the jubilee that God commanded to proclaim for the slaves, they did not do. As a result, God was very angry. We will compare similarly our generation to this. That was a generation before Christ came. The way to compare at this current generation is that we have so much more grace and blessing in this generation. We see that God is commanding us to proclaim freedom to the captives when we believed. At the cross, HE proclaimed jubilee to all people and He is not willing that even a single person shall perish. That’s how He wants us to pray, that’s how He wants us to work, that’s how He wants us to commit. Let’s read 2 Corinthians 6:2, if anybody asks you when do you think God wants to open doors to North Korea , you can show them 2 Corinthians 6:2. God’s time for freedom is now. God’s time for life is ever since the cross, He purchased life for all people of all generation. The reality of what we are dealing with, the reality of our responsibility, the reality of our war of stopping this genocide, you can see it in Esther 4:14. If we are being silent, then this generation will perish, because of your silence, but if you arise, you can end this genocide. You can change this thing NOW. So, let’s begin with repentance. Let’s all cry out from our heart. Repenting for not having the same commitment like Esther. This is a crisis. This is worst than anything that we’ve seen before. This is worst than the Korean War. It’s an atrocity that we committed, this is brutality, and this is worldwide. We cannot play games any more. We must be serious. We must commit now. We must give our lives for them.