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[[File:Dieu Tout-Puissant Chapelle Royale Versailles ceiling.jpg|thumb|''Almighty God the Father'', Part of the ceiling painting depicting God in the chapel of Versailles Palace, France, by Antoine Coypel, 1708]]

'''God''' is the [[Creator]] of the universe, the Omnipotent and the Eternal Supreme Being who rules over all things in the universe through providence. God is also the [[Judge]] who discerns good and evil, and brings down the [[Last Judgment]]. God typically refers to the deity believed in Christianity and Catholicism, but in a comprehensive sense, it encompasses all objects of religious faith. The God spoken of in the Bible is the true deity who created heaven and earth, and is the [[God of Love|loving God]] who sacrificed His life to save humanity as the Father and Mother of [[Soul|souls]].

'''God''' is the [[The Creator|Creator]] of the universe, the Omnipotent and the Eternal Supreme Being who rules over all things in the universe through providence. God is also the [[Judge]] who discerns good and evil, and brings down the [[Last Judgment]]. God typically refers to the deity believed in Christianity and Catholicism, but in a comprehensive sense, it encompasses all objects of religious faith. The God spoken of in the Bible is the true deity who created heaven and earth, and is the [[God of Love|loving God]] who sacrificed His life to save humanity as the Father and Mother of [[Soul|souls]].

==Etymology==

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==The Power of God==

===Omnipotence'===

===Omnipotence===

[[File:Murillo Abraham.jpg|thumb|''Abraham and the Three Angels by'' Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1667: [[Abraham]] received God who appeared as a man. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1667]]

God is the [[Creator]] who made the world with words, and the Almighty who has the power to save all humanity and to judge the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah+3%3A17&version=NIV |title=Zephaniah 3:17|quote= }}</ref> As the [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipotent omnipotent] and [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipresent omnipresent] God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+42%3A2&version=NIV |title=Job 42:2|quote= }}</ref> His sovereignty extends throughout the entire universe, such that even the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+23%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 23:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=2 Chronicles 6:18|quote= }}</ref>

God is the [[The Creator|Creator]] who made the world with words, and the Almighty who has the power to save all humanity and to judge the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah+3%3A17&version=NIV |title=Zephaniah 3:17|quote= }}</ref> As the [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipotent omnipotent] and [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipresent omnipresent] God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+42%3A2&version=NIV |title=Job 42:2|quote= }}</ref> His sovereignty extends throughout the entire universe, such that even the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+23%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 23:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=2 Chronicles 6:18|quote= }}</ref>

God governs and manages the countless objects within the infinite expanse of the universe according to His providence,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+28%3A23-28&version=NIV |title=Job 28:23–28|quote= }}</ref> so there is nothing in the universe, no matter how small, that is beyond God’s reach. Also, God’s eyes observe everything.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+33%3A13-15&version=NIV |title=Psalms 33:13–15|quote= }}</ref> No matter how much we hide in secret, it is fully revealed before God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+139%3A1-18&version=NIV |title=Psalms 139:1–18|quote= }}</ref> In the presence of such God, this world is as small as dust and merely a drop in the bucket.

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===Work of Redemption===

*'''Jehovah'''

In the Old Testament times, Jehovah God became the redeemer of the Israelites. The event where the work of the Redeemer is clearly revealed in the Old Testament times is the book of [[Exodus]]. God commanded the Israelites to slaughter lambs so that they could celebrate the [[Passover]] and be liberated from the slavery in Egypt. As a result, the Israelites were saved from the disaster that fell on Egypt and were liberated from Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A5-13&version=NIV |title=Exodus 12:5–13|quote= }}</ref>

In the Old Testament times, Jehovah God became the redeemer of the Israelites. The event where the work of the Redeemer is clearly revealed in the Old Testament times is the book of [[The Exodus|Exodus]]. God commanded the Israelites to slaughter lambs so that they could celebrate the [[Passover]] and be liberated from the slavery in Egypt. As a result, the Israelites were saved from the disaster that fell on Egypt and were liberated from Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A5-13&version=NIV |title=Exodus 12:5–13|quote= }}</ref>

The Israelites who entered Canaan after the Exodus established a kingdom through the period of the [[Judge|judges]], the once-united kingdom later split into the [[Southern Kingdom of Judah]] and the [[Northern Kingdom of Israel]]. Throughout all ages, God protected and redeemed the people from tribulation and oppression when they kept God’s covenant such as the Passover and obeyed His commandments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+19%3A5&version=NIV |title=Exodus 19:5 |publisher=|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+1%3A5&version=NIV |title=Nehemiah 1:5 |publisher=|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+7%3A23-24&version=NIV |title=2 Samuel 7:23–24|quote= }}</ref>

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*'''Second Coming Christ'''

Jesus Christ, who died on the cross 2,000 years ago, comes back to this world [[How ~~Does~~ Jesus ~~Come~~ a Second Time?|in human likeness]] symbolized by clouds, before Judgment Day in order to bring salvation to humanity.

Jesus Christ, who died on the cross 2,000 years ago, comes back to this world [[How Jesus Comes a Second Time|in human likeness]] symbolized by clouds, before Judgment Day in order to bring salvation to humanity.

{{quote5 |내용=[S]o Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a '''second time''', not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A28&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Hebrews 9:28]}}

The reason [[Christ]] comes again in the flesh before Judgment Day is that God’s people are in the situation where they cannot be saved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+18%3A8&version=NIV |title=Luke 18:8|quote= }}</ref> [[Gospel of the Kingdom|The gospel of heaven]] taught by Jesus, including the [[New Covenant Passover]] and the [[Sabbath]], disappeared after the Apostolic Age, and the world became filled with false doctrines, such as [[Lord’s Day Worship (Sunday Worship)|Sunday worship]], the holy day of the sun god, and [[Christmas]], the birthday of the sun god.

The reason [[Christ]] comes again in the flesh before Judgment Day is that God’s people are in the situation where they cannot be saved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+18%3A8&version=NIV |title=Luke 18:8|quote= }}</ref> [[Gospel of the Kingdom|The gospel of heaven]] taught by Jesus, including the [[The New Covenant Passover|New Covenant Passover]] and the [[Sabbath]], disappeared after the Apostolic Age, and the world became filled with false doctrines, such as [[Lord’s Day Worship (Sunday Worship)|Sunday worship]], the holy day of the sun god, and [[Christmas]], the birthday of the sun god.

[[Second Coming Jesus (Second Coming Christ)|Second Coming Christ]] leads the world to salvation by completely restoring the truth of the new covenant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+4%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Micah 4:1–2|quote= }}</ref> Also, at the Second Coming, God the Father and God the Mother, prophesied as [[The Spirit and the Bride|the Holy Spirit and the Bride]], appear together and give the [[The Water of Life|water of life]] to mankind through the truth.

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==See also ==

*[[Creator]]

*[[The Creator|Creator]]

* [[Redeemer]]

*[[Judge]]

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 [[File:Dieu Tout-Puissant Chapelle Royale Versailles ceiling.jpg|thumb|''Almighty God the Father'', Part of the ceiling painting depicting God in the chapel of Versailles Palace, France, by Antoine Coypel, 1708]]
-'''God''' is the [[Creator]] of the universe, the Omnipotent and the Eternal Supreme Being who rules over all things in the universe through providence. God is also the [[Judge]] who discerns good and evil, and brings down the [[Last Judgment]]. God typically refers to the deity believed in Christianity and Catholicism, but in a comprehensive sense, it encompasses all objects of religious faith. The God spoken of in the Bible is the true deity who created heaven and earth, and is the [[God of Love|loving God]] who sacrificed His life to save humanity as the Father and Mother of [[Soul|souls]].
+'''God''' is the [[The Creator|Creator]] of the universe, the Omnipotent and the Eternal Supreme Being who rules over all things in the universe through providence. God is also the [[Judge]] who discerns good and evil, and brings down the [[Last Judgment]]. God typically refers to the deity believed in Christianity and Catholicism, but in a comprehensive sense, it encompasses all objects of religious faith. The God spoken of in the Bible is the true deity who created heaven and earth, and is the [[God of Love|loving God]] who sacrificed His life to save humanity as the Father and Mother of [[Soul|souls]].
 ==Etymology==
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 ==The Power of God==
-===Omnipotence'===
+===Omnipotence===
 [[File:Murillo Abraham.jpg|thumb|''Abraham and the Three Angels by'' Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1667: [[Abraham]] received God who appeared as a man. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1667]]
-God is the [[Creator]] who made the world with words, and the Almighty who has the power to save all humanity and to judge the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah+3%3A17&version=NIV |title=Zephaniah 3:17|quote= }}</ref> As the [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipotent omnipotent] and [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipresent omnipresent] God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+42%3A2&version=NIV |title=Job 42:2|quote= }}</ref> His sovereignty extends throughout the entire universe, such that even the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+23%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 23:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=2 Chronicles 6:18|quote= }}</ref>
+God is the [[The Creator|Creator]] who made the world with words, and the Almighty who has the power to save all humanity and to judge the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah+3%3A17&version=NIV |title=Zephaniah 3:17|quote= }}</ref> As the [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipotent omnipotent] and [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipresent omnipresent] God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+42%3A2&version=NIV |title=Job 42:2|quote= }}</ref> His sovereignty extends throughout the entire universe, such that even the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+23%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 23:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=2 Chronicles 6:18|quote= }}</ref>
 God governs and manages the countless objects within the infinite expanse of the universe according to His providence,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+28%3A23-28&version=NIV |title=Job 28:23–28|quote= }}</ref> so there is nothing in the universe, no matter how small, that is beyond God’s reach. Also, God’s eyes observe everything.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+33%3A13-15&version=NIV |title=Psalms 33:13–15|quote= }}</ref> No matter how much we hide in secret, it is fully revealed before God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+139%3A1-18&version=NIV |title=Psalms 139:1–18|quote= }}</ref> In the presence of such God, this world is as small as dust and merely a drop in the bucket.
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 ===Work of Redemption===
 *'''Jehovah'''
-In the Old Testament times, Jehovah God became the redeemer of the Israelites. The event where the work of the Redeemer is clearly revealed in the Old Testament times is the book of [[Exodus]]. God commanded the Israelites to slaughter lambs so that they could celebrate the [[Passover]] and be liberated from the slavery in Egypt. As a result, the Israelites were saved from the disaster that fell on Egypt and were liberated from Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A5-13&version=NIV |title=Exodus 12:5–13|quote= }}</ref>
+In the Old Testament times, Jehovah God became the redeemer of the Israelites. The event where the work of the Redeemer is clearly revealed in the Old Testament times is the book of [[The Exodus|Exodus]]. God commanded the Israelites to slaughter lambs so that they could celebrate the [[Passover]] and be liberated from the slavery in Egypt. As a result, the Israelites were saved from the disaster that fell on Egypt and were liberated from Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A5-13&version=NIV |title=Exodus 12:5–13|quote= }}</ref>
 The Israelites who entered Canaan after the Exodus established a kingdom through the period of the [[Judge|judges]], the once-united kingdom later split into the [[Southern Kingdom of Judah]] and the [[Northern Kingdom of Israel]]. Throughout all ages, God protected and redeemed the people from tribulation and oppression when they kept God’s covenant such as the Passover and obeyed His commandments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+19%3A5&version=NIV |title=Exodus 19:5  |publisher=|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+1%3A5&version=NIV |title=Nehemiah 1:5 |publisher=|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+7%3A23-24&version=NIV |title=2 Samuel 7:23–24|quote= }}</ref>
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 *'''Second Coming Christ'''
-Jesus Christ, who died on the cross 2,000 years ago, comes back to this world [[How Does Jesus Come a Second Time?|in human likeness]] symbolized by clouds, before Judgment Day in order to bring salvation to humanity.
+Jesus Christ, who died on the cross 2,000 years ago, comes back to this world [[How Jesus Comes a Second Time|in human likeness]] symbolized by clouds, before Judgment Day in order to bring salvation to humanity.
 {{quote5 |내용=[S]o Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a '''second time''', not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A28&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Hebrews 9:28]}}
-The reason [[Christ]] comes again in the flesh before Judgment Day is that God’s people are in the situation where they cannot be saved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+18%3A8&version=NIV |title=Luke 18:8|quote= }}</ref> [[Gospel of the Kingdom|The gospel of heaven]] taught by Jesus, including the [[New Covenant Passover]] and the [[Sabbath]], disappeared after the Apostolic Age, and the world became filled with false doctrines, such as [[Lord’s Day Worship (Sunday Worship)|Sunday worship]], the holy day of the sun god, and [[Christmas]], the birthday of the sun god.
+The reason [[Christ]] comes again in the flesh before Judgment Day is that God’s people are in the situation where they cannot be saved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+18%3A8&version=NIV |title=Luke 18:8|quote= }}</ref> [[Gospel of the Kingdom|The gospel of heaven]] taught by Jesus, including the [[The New Covenant Passover|New Covenant Passover]] and the [[Sabbath]], disappeared after the Apostolic Age, and the world became filled with false doctrines, such as [[Lord’s Day Worship (Sunday Worship)|Sunday worship]], the holy day of the sun god, and [[Christmas]], the birthday of the sun god.
 [[Second Coming Jesus (Second Coming Christ)|Second Coming Christ]] leads the world to salvation by completely restoring the truth of the new covenant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+4%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Micah 4:1–2|quote= }}</ref> Also, at the Second Coming, God the Father and God the Mother, prophesied as [[The Spirit and the Bride|the Holy Spirit and the Bride]], appear together and give the [[The Water of Life|water of life]] to mankind through the truth.
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 ==See also ==
-*[[Creator]]
+*[[The Creator|Creator]]
 * [[Redeemer]]
 *[[Judge]]