Great Construction

World Messianity and the Cultural Revolution

     From the perspective of the general public, World Messianity has set itself up as a religion and appears to be totally peculiar. Probably World Messianity is still only held to be one kind of new religion. Such a perspective is not unreasonable, because until now there has not appeared a wonderful religion of the same level as World Messianity. That is, even if viewed through the conception of existing religions, as World Messianity is not merely a religion and because there are other activities for which no label can be attached, it is unavoidable that we use a name like Church of World Messianity. The reason there is no appropriate name for our work is because up to the present a religion with characteristics like World Messianity has not existed at all. I will write about the points that differ. World Messianity identifies all the fundamental fallacies of culture in addition to those in the field of religion, and points out clearly what a true civilization will be like. In that sense, World Messianity is a large-scale cultural revolution.
     Therefore, the question is how much does humanity, and particularly the intellectual classes, in all parts of the world pay attention to World Messianity that is imbued with such a concept. Of course, from ancient times until now, when pioneers of an age appeared, there were great movements of revolution that benefited the culture, but these movements occurred within certain spheres, and the fact that these movements lacked permanence can probably be perceived clearly when the world is viewed these days. In spite of the tendency for limited revolutionary movements, those that have made magnificent contributions are probably the religious revolutions initiated by Shakyamuni and Christ, but even so, these contributions were mainly on the spiritual side and hardly touched that of the physical. To speak to the issue of certain spheres, the revolutions of these two religions were limited either to the East or to the West. But, for those times, which were unlike today, culture was still in its infancy, and since conditions such as transportation and the like were not so developed, even if it could be considered unavoidable, when it is said that culture now in which we have passed the first half of the twentieth century has definitely progressed, the reader should nod in acknowledgement that the great revolution that I am presently carrying out is not a dream at all. The process of this revolution is of course destruction and construction. Destruction will not be arbitrary or passive but will be a complete settling of accounts based on God’s judgment which will occur and on other hand be accompanied by the construction of a new culture. In spite of whether one likes it or not, the period for this movement is imminently pressing. In other words, what is Good will remain, and what is Evil will be annihilated. Thus, the purpose of God can well be imagined.
     But here arises the doubt of the variety as to whether or not what can only be thought of as a fancifully great project can actually be realized during our lifetimes. This doubt does not go only for my readers. In the very beginning of my work I myself thought this idea only the stuff of dreams. My goal was that as a religionist I wanted to do my very best to save humanity, that that was my mission bestowed by heaven. However, as that project gradually developed, I came to clearly understand that I was shouldering a great responsibility. At the same time, as astonishing miracles continued to manifest, I inevitably had to come to a great determination. The greatest miracle of all was that this project has been prepared for scrupulously for thousands, millions, nay thousands of millions of years by the Creator. The proof for this miracle I was able to see many times with my own eyes, and also as I understood that the prophecies of many saints and holy ones since antiquity have suggested as much. At this point, without any feeling of vacillation and with conviction as solid as a rock, I put myself both body and soul completely into the now continually advancing great task of salvation. So for those who do not know this background, this project may be thought to be megalomaniacal, but my character has always been a cut above that of the ordinary person in being quite cautious and so timid that I absolutely cannot tell a lie. I belong rather to the category of individual who is known as being honest to a fault. So, although I am imbued with these sort of characteristics, I would like you to imagine the degree of conviction that I possess in order to make such a bold, daring statement.

Chijôtengoku, Issue 33, page 5, February 25, 1952
    translated by cynndd