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Contents of The URANTIA Book



FOREWORD
1
I. Deity and Divinity
2
II. God
3
III. The First Source and Center
4
The Seven Absolutes
Reality
Concept of the I AM
IV. Universe Reality
6
Paradise
V. Personality Realities
8
VI. Energy and Pattern
9
VII. The Supreme Being
10
VIII. God the Sevenfold
11
IX. God the Ultimate
12
X. God the Absolute
13
XI. The Three Absolutes
13
XII. The Trinities
15

Acknowledgment


PART I. THE CENTRAL AND SUPERUNIVERSES

Sponsored by a Uversa Corps of Superuniverse Personalities
acting by authority of the Orvonton
Ancients of Days

1. THE UNIVERSAL FATHER
21
1. The Father's Name
22
2. The Reality of God
23
3. God is a Universal Spirit
25
4. The Mystery of God
26
5. Personality of the Universal Father
27
6. Personality in the Universe
29
7. Spiritual Value of the Personality Concept
31
2. THE NATURE OF GOD
33
1. The Infinity of God
33
2. The Father's Eternal Perfection
35
3. Justice and Righteousness
36
4. The Divine Mercy
38
5. The Love of God
38
6. The Goodness of God
40
7. Divine Truth and Beauty
42
3. THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
44
1. God's Everywhereness
44
2. God's Infinite Power
46
3. God's Universal Knowledge
48
4. God's Limitlessness
49
5. The Father's Supreme Rule
50
The inevitabilities
6. The Father's Primacy
52
The benediction
4. GOD'S RELATION TO THE UNIVERSE
54
1. The Universe Attitude of the Father
54
Providence
2. God and Nature
56
3. God's Unchanging Character
57
4. The Realization of God
58
5. Erroneous Ideas of God
58
5. GOD'S RELATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL
62
1. The Approach to God
62
2. The Presence of God
64
3. True Worship
65
4. God in Religion
66
5. The Consciousness of God
68
6. The God of Personality
70
6. THE ETERNAL SON
73
1. Identity of the Eternal Son
73
2. Nature of the Eternal Son
74
3. Ministry of the Father's Love
75
4. Attributes of the Eternal Son
76
Omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience
5. Limitations of the Eternal Son
77
6. The Spirit Mind
78
7. Personality of the Eternal Son
79
8. Realization of the Eternal Son
79
7. RELATION OF THE ETERNAL SON TO THE UNIVERSE
81
1. The Spirit -Gravity Circuit
81
2. The Administration of the Eternal Son
83
3. Relation of the Eternal Son to the Individual
84
4. The Divine Perfection Plans
85
5. The Spirit of Bestowal
86
Bestowals of the Eternal Son
Bestowals of the Original Michael
6. The Paradise Sons of God
87
7. The Supreme Revelation of the Father
88
8. THE INFINITE SPIRIT
90
1. The God of Action
90
2. Nature of the Infinite Spirit
92
3. Relation of the Spirit to the Father and the Son
93
4. The Spirit of Divine Ministry
94
Creative Daughters
5. The Presence of God
95
6. Personality of the Infinite Spirit
96
9. RELATION OF THE INFINITE SPIRIT TO THE UNIVERSE
98
1. Attributes of the Third Source and Center
98
2. The Omnipresent Spirit
100
3. The Universal Manipulator
101
4. The Absolute Mind
102
5. The Ministry of Mind
102
6. The Mind -Gravity Circuit
103
7. Universe Reflectivity
105
8. Personalities of the Infinite Spirit
105
Functional family of the Third Source and Center
10. THE PARADISE TRINITY
108
1. Self-Distribution of the First Source and Center
108
2. Deity Personalization
109
3. The Three Persons of Deity
110
4. The Trinity Union of Deity
112
5. Functions of the Trinity
113
Finite, absonite, and absolute attitude
6. The Stationary Sons of the Trinity
114
Justice, evidence, and judgment
7. The Overcontrol of Supremacy
115
8. The Trinity Beyond the Finite
116
Limits of mortal destiny
Paradise
Artist representation of Paradise as described in The Urantia Book
Artist representation of Paradise as described in The Urantia Book
11. THE ETERNAL ISLE OF PARADISE
118
1. The Divine Residence
118
2. Nature of the Eternal Isle
119
3. Upper Paradise
120
4. Peripheral Paradise
121
5. Nether Paradise
122
6. Space Respiration
123
Unpervaded space
7. Space Functions of Paradise
124
Midspace zones
8. Paradise Gravity
125
Force, energy, power
9. The Uniqueness of Paradise
126
The Master Universe
Artist representation of the Universe of Universes, the Master Universe, as described in The Urantia Book
Artist representation of the Universe of Universes, the Master Universe, as described in The Urantia Book
12. THE UNIVERSE OF UNIVERSES
128
1. Space Levels of the Master Universe
128
2. The Domains of the Unqualified Absolute
130
3. Universal Gravity
131
4. Space and Motion
133
5. Space and Time
134
6. Universal Overcontrol
135
7. The Part and the Whole
137
8. Matter, Mind, and Spirit
139
9. Personal Realities
141
13. THE SACRED SPHERES OF PARADISE
143
1. The Seven Sacred Worlds of the Father
144
(1) Divinington
(2) Sonarington
(3) Spiritington
(4) Vicegerington
(5) Solitarington
(6) Seraphington
(7) Ascendington
2. Father-World Relationships
147
3. The Sacred Worlds of the Eternal Son
149
4. The Worlds of the Infinite Spirit
149
Executive abodes of the Master Spirits
Central and Divine Universe
Artist representation of the Central and Divine Universe as described in The Urantia Book
Artist representation of the Central and Divine Universe as described in The Urantia Book
14. THE CENTRAL AND DIVINE UNIVERSE
152
1. The Paradise-Havona System
152
Paradise-Havona day
The dark gravity bodies
2. Constitution of Havona
154
3. The Havona Worlds
155
4. Creatures of the Central Universe
156
Havona natives
5. Life in Havona
158
Monotony and adventure
6. The Purpose of the Central Universe
160
Central Universe of Havona
Artist representation of the Seven Superuniverses swinging around the Central Universe of Havona
Artist representation of the Seven Superuniverses swinging around the Central Universe of Havona
15. THE SEVEN SUPERUNIVERSES
164
1. The Superuniverse Space Level
164
2. Organization of the Superuniverses
165
3. The Superuniverse of Orvonton
167
4. Nebulae-The Ancestors of Universes
169
5. The Origin of Space Bodies
170
6. The Spheres of Space
172
7. The Architectural Spheres
174
Superuniverse time
8. Energy Control and Regulation
175
9. Circuits of the Superuniverses
176
Local universe circuits
10. Rulers of the Superuniverses
178
11. The Deliberative Assembly
179
12. The Supreme Tribunals
180
13. The Sector Governments
181
14. Purposes of the Seven Superuniverses
181
16. THE SEVEN MASTER SPIRITS
184
1. Relation to Triune Deity
185
2. Relation to the Infinite Spirit
185
3. Identity and Diversity of the Master Spirits
186
4. Attributes and Functions of the Master Spirits
189
5. Relation to Creatures
190
6. The Cosmic Mind
191
Causation, duty, and worship
7. Morals, Virtue, and Personality
192
8. Urantia Personality
194
9. Reality of Human Consciousness
195
17. THE SEVEN SUPREME SPIRIT GROUPS
197
1. The Seven Supreme Executives
198
Creature-trinitized Sons
2. Majeston-Chief of Reflectivity
199
3. The Reflective Spirits
200
4. The Reflective Image Aids
202
5. The Seven Spirits of the Circuits
202
6. The Local Universe Creative Spirits
203
7. The Adjutant Mind-Spirits
205
8. Functions of the Supreme Spirits
205
18. THE SUPREME TRINITY PERSONALITIES
207
1. The Trinitized Secrets of Supremacy
207
2. The Eternals of Days
208
3. The Ancients of Days
209
4. The Perfections of Days
210
5. The Recents of Days
211
6. The Unions of Days
212
7. The Faithfuls of Days
213
19. THE CO-ORDINATE TRINITY-ORIGIN BEINGS
214
1. The Trinity Teacher Sons
214
2. The Perfectors of Wisdom
215
3. The Divine Counselors
216
4. The Universal Censors
217
Stationary Sons of the Trinity
5. Inspired Trinity Spirits
219
6. Havona Natives
221
7. Paradise Citizens
222
20. THE PARADISE SONS OF GOD
223
1. The Descending Sons of God
223
2. The Magisterial Sons
224
3. Judicial Actions
226
4. Magisterial Missions
226
5. Bestowal of the Paradise Sons of God
227
6. The Mortal-Bestowal Careers
228
7. The Trinity Teacher Sons
230
8. Local Universe Ministry of the Daynals
231
9. Planetary Service of the Daynals
231
10. United Ministry Of the Paradise Sons
232
21. THE PARADISE CREATOR SONS
234
1. Origin and Nature of Creator Sons
234
2. The Creators of Local Universes
235
3. Local Universe Sovereignty
237
4. The Michael Bestowals
239
5. Relation of Master Sons to the Universe
240
6. Destiny of the Master Michaels
241
22. THE TRINITIZED SONS OF GOD
243
1. The Trinity-Embraced Sons
243
Trinitized Sons of Attainment
Trinitized Sons of Selection
Trinitized Sons of Perfection
2. The Mighty Messengers
245
3. Those High in Authority
246
4. Those Without Name and Number
246
5. The Trinitized Custodians
247
6. The Trinitized Ambassadors
248
7. Technique of Trinitization
249
Ascender-trinitized Sons
Paradise-Havona-trinitized Sons
Trinitized sons of destiny
8. The Creature-Trinitized Sons
251
9. The Celestial Guardians
252
10.High Son Assistants
253
23.THE SOLITARY MESSENGERS
256
1. Nature and Origin of Solitary Messengers
256
2. Assignments of Solitary Messengers
257
3. Time and Space Services of Solitary Messengers
260
Seraphic and other space velocities
4. Special Ministry of Solitary Messengers
Trinitized sons of destiny
24. HIGHER PERSONALITIES OF THE INFINITE SPIRIT
264
1. The Universe Circuit Supervisors
265
2. The Census Directors
266
3. Personal Aids of the Infinite Spirit
268
4. The Associate Inspectors
268
5. The Assigned Sentinels
268
6. The Graduate Guides
269
Grandfanda, the first ascender
7. Origin of the Graduate Guides
270
25. THE MESSENGER HOSTS OF SPACE
273
1. The Havona Servitals
273
2. The Universal Conciliators
275
3. The Far-Reaching Service of Conciliators
276
4. Technical Advisers
279
5. The Custodians of Records on Paradise
281
6. The Celestial Recorders
281
7. The Morontia Companions
282
8. The Paradise Companions
283
26. MINISTERING SPIRITS OF THE CENTRAL UNIVERSE
285
1. The Ministering Spirits
285
Ministering Spirits of the Central Universe
Ministering Spirits of the Superuniverses
Ministering Spirits of the Local Universes
2. The Mighty Supernaphim
286
3. The Tertiary Supernaphim
288
(1) The Harmony Supervisors
(2) The Chief Recorders
(3) The Broadcasters
(4) The Messengers
(5) The Intelligence Co-ordinators
(6) The Transport Personalities
(7) The Reserve Corps
4. The Secondary Supernaphim
289
Ascenders' arrival in Havona
5. The Pilgrim Helpers
291
6. The Supremacy Guides
292
7. The Trinity Guides
292
8. The Son Finders
293
Failure to find Deity
9. The Father Guides
294
10. The Counselors and Advisers
295
Assignments of defeated candidates
11. The Complements of Rest
296
Creature-trinitized sons
27. MINISTRY OF THE PRIMARY SUPERNAPHIM
298
1. Instigators of Rest
299
Nature of rest
2. Chiefs of Assignment
300
3. Interpreters of Ethics
300
4. Directors of Conduct
301
5. The Custodians of Knowledge
301
6. Masters of Philosophy
302
7. Conductors of Worship
303
28. MINISTERING SPIRITS OF THE SUPERUNIVERSES
306
1. The Tertiaphim
306
2. The Omniaphim
307
3. The Seconaphim
307
4. The Primary Seconaphim
307
(1) The Voice of the Conjoint Actor
(2) The Voice of the Seven Master Spirits
(3) The Voice of the Creator Sons
(4) The Voice of the Angelic Hosts
(5) Broadcast Receivers
(6) Transport Personalities
(7) The Reserve Corps
5. The Secondary Seconaphim
310
(1) The Voice of Wisdom
(2) The Soul of Philosophy
(3) The Union of Souls
(4) The Heart of Counsel
(5) The Joy of Existence
(6) The Satisfaction of Service
(7) The Discerner of Spirits
6. The Tertiary Seconaphim
313
(1) The Significance of Origins
(2) The Memory of Mercy
(3) The Import of Time
(4)The Solemnity of Trust
(5)The Sanctity of Service
(6)and   ...(7) The Secret of Greatness and the Soul of Goodness
7. Ministry of the Seconaphim
317
29. THE UNIVERSE POWER DIRECTORS
319
1. The Seven Supreme Power Directors
320
2. The Supreme Power Centers
320
(1) Supreme Center Supervisors
(2) Havona Centers
(3) Superuniverse Centers
(4) Local Universe Centers
(5) Constellation Centers
(6) System Centers
(7) Unclassified Centers
3. The Domain of Power Centers
322
4. The Master Physical Controllers
324
(1) Associate Power Directors
(2) Mechanical Controllers
(3) Energy Transformers
(4) Energy Transmitters
(5) Primary Associators
(6) Secondary Dissociators
(7) The Frandalanks
The Chronoldeks
5. The Master Force Organizers
329
Primary Eventuated Master Force Organizers
Associate Transcendental Master Force Organizers
30. PERSONALITIES OF THE GRAND UNIVERSE
330
1. The Paradise Classification of Living Beings
330
I. Triune-Origin Beings
II. Dual-Origin Beings
III. Single-Origin Beings
IV. Eventuated Transcendental Beings
V. Fragmented Entities of Deity
VI. Superpersonal Beings
VII. Unclassified and Unrevealed Orders
2. The Uversa Personality Register
334
I. The Paradise Deities
II. The Supreme Spirits
III. The Trinity-Origin Beings
IV. The Sons of God
V. Personalities of the Infinite Spirit
VI. The Universe Power Directors
VII. The Corps of Permanent Citizenship
VIII. Composite Personality Groups
3. The Courtesy Colonies
338
(1) The Star Students
(2) The Celestial Artisans
(3) The Reversion Directors
(4) Extension-School Instructors
(5) The Various Reserve Corps
(6) The Student Visitors
(7) The Ascending Pilgrims
4. The Ascending Mortals
340
(1)Planetary Mortals
(2) Sleeping Survivors
(3) Mansion World Students
(4) Morontia Progressors
(5) Superuniverse Wards
(6) Havona Pilgrims
(7) Paradise Arrivals
31. THE CORPS OF THE FINALITY
345
1. The Havona Natives
346
2. Gravity Messengers
346
3. Glorified Mortals
347
4. Adopted Seraphim
348
5. Glorified Material Sons
349
6. Glorified Midway Creatures
349
7. The Evangels of Light
349
8. The Transcendentalers
350
9. Architects of the Master Universe
351
10.The Ultimate Adventure
352


PART II. THE LOCAL UNIVERSE

Sponsored by a Nebadon Corps of Local Universe Personalities
acting by authority of Gabriel of Salvington


32. THE EVOLUTION OF LOCAL UNIVERSES
357
1. Physical Emergence of Universes
357
2. Universe Organization
358
3. The Evolutionary Idea
360
4. God's Relation to a Local Universe
362
5. The Eternal and Divine Purpose
364
33. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE
366
1. Michael of Nebadon
366
2. The Sovereign of Nebadon
367
3. The Universe Son and Spirit
368
4. Gabriel-The Chief Executive
369
5. The Trinity Ambassadors
370
6. General Administration
371
Local universe time
7. The Courts of Nebadon
372
8. The Legislative and Executive Functions
373
34. THE LOCAL UNIVERSE MOTHER SPIRIT
374
1. Personalization of the Creative Spirit
374
2. Nature of the Divine Minister
375
3. The Son and Spirit in Time And Space
376
4. The Local Universe Circuits
377
5. The Ministry of the Spirit
379
6. The Spirit in Man
380
Dual nature of man
7. The Spirit and the Flesh
382
"This is the way."
35. THE LOCAL UNIVERSE SONS OF GOD
384
1. The Father Melchizedek
384
2. The Melchizedek Sons
385
3. The Melchizedek Worlds
387
4. Special Work of the Melchizedeks
388
Melchizedek incarnations
5. The Vorondadek Sons
389
6. The Constellation Fathers
390
7. The Vorondadek Worlds
391
8. The Lanonandek Sons
392
Primary Lanonandeks
Secondary Lanonandeks
Tertiary Lanonandeks
9. The Lanonandek Rulers
393
10. The Lanonandek Worlds
394
36. THE LIFE CARRIERS
396
1. Origin And Nature of Life Carriers
396
2. The Life Carrier Worlds
397
3. Life Transplantation
399
4. Melchizedek Life Carriers
400
The midsoniters
Salvington Worlds of the Finaliters
5. The Seven Adjutant Mind-Spirits
401
(1) The spirit of intuition
(2) The spirit of understanding
(3) The spirit of courage
(4) The spirit of knowledge
(5) The spirit of counsel
(6) The spirit of worship
(7) The spirit of wisdom
6. Living Forces
403
37. PERSONALITIES OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE
406
1. The Universe Aids
406
2. The Brilliant Evening Stars
407
Created Evening Stars
Ascendant Evening Stars
The Worlds of the Evening Stars
3. The Archangels
408
The Worlds of the Archangels
4. Most High Assistants
409
5. High Commissioners
410
Race commissioners
Nebadon Corps of Perfection
Worlds of the Spirit-fused Mortals
6. Celestial Overseers
412
Nebadon educational system
7. Mansion World Teachers
413
8. Higher Spirit Orders of Assignment
413
Solitary Messengers
Universe Circuit Supervisor-Andovontia
Census Director-Salsatia
Associate Inspector
Assigned Sentinels
Universal Conciliators
Technical Advisers
Celestial Recorders
Morontia Companions
9. Permanent Citizens of the Local Universe
414
(1) Susatia
(2) Univitatia
(3) Material Sons
(4) Midway Creatures
Abandonters
10. Other Local Universe Groups
416
The Spironga
The Spornagia
Courtesy colonies
38. MINISTERING SPIRITS OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE
418
1. Origin of Seraphim
418
2. Angelic Natures
419
3. Unrevealed Angels
420
4. The Seraphic Worlds
420
5. Seraphic Training
420
6. Seraphic Organization
421
7. Cherubim and Sanobim
422
8. Evolution of Cherubim and Sanobim
423
(1) Ascension Candidates
(2) Mid-phase Cherubim
(3) Morontia Cherubim
9. The Midway Creatures
424
(1) Primary Midwayers
(2) Secondary Midwayers
39. THE SERAPHIC HOSTS
426
1. Supreme Seraphim
427
(1) Son-Spirit Ministers
Bestowal attendants
(2) Court Advisers
(3) Universe Orientators
(4) The Teaching Counselors
(5) Directors of Assignment
(6) The Recorders
(7) Unattached Ministers
2. Superior Seraphim
429
(1) The Intelligence Corps
(2) The Voice of Mercy
(3) Spirit Co-ordinators
(4) Assistant Teachers
(5) The Transporters
Seraphic transport techniques
(6) The Recorders
Broadcasters
(7) The Reserves
3. Supervisor Seraphim
432
(1) Supervising Assistants
(2) Law Forecasters
(3) Social Architects
(4) Ethical Sensitizers
(5) The Transporters
(6) The Recorders
(7) The Reserves
4. Administrator Seraphim
434
(1) Administrative Assistants
(2) Justice Guides
(3) Interpreters of Cosmic Citizenship
(4) Quickeners of Morality
(5) The Transporters
(6) The Recorders
(7) The Reserves
5. Planetary Helpers
436
(1) The Voices of the Garden
(2) The Spirits of Brotherhood
(3) The Souls of Peace
(4) The Spirits of Trust
(5) The Transporters
Departure of a seraphic transport
(6) The Recorders
(7) The Reserves
6. Transition Ministers
439
7. Seraphim of the Future
440
8. Seraphic Destiny
440
9. The Corps of Seraphic Completion
441
40. THE ASCENDING SONS OF GOD
443
1. Evolutionary Seraphim
443
2. Ascending Material Sons
444
3. Translated Midwayers
444
4. Personalized Adjusters
444
5. Mortals of Time and Space
445
Mortals of the transient or experiential Adjuster sojourn
Mortals of the non-Adjuster-fusion types
Mortals of Adjuster-fusion potential
The unnumbered series
6. The Faith Sons of God
447
7. Father-Fused Mortals
448
8. Son-Fused Mortals
449
9. Spirit-Fused Mortals
450
Techniques of memory reconstruction
10. Ascendant Destinies
452
41. PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE
455
1. The Nebadon Power Centers
455
2. The Satania Physical Controllers
456
3. Our Starry Associates
458
4. Sun Density
459
5. Solar Radiation
460
6. Calcium-The Wanderer of Space
461
7. Sources of Solar Energy
463
8. Solar-Energy Reactions
464
9. Sun Stability
465
10. Origin of Inhabited Worlds
465
42. ENERGY MIND AND MATTER
467
1. Paradise Forces and Energies
467
2. Universal Nonspiritual Energy Systems (Physical Energies
469
(1) Space potency
(2) Primordial force
(3) Emergent energies
a. Puissant energy
b. Gravity energy
(4) Universe power
(5) Havona energy
(6) Transcendental energy
(7) Monota
3. Classification of Matter
471
4. Energy and Matter Transmutations
472
5. Wave-Energy Manifestations
474
6. Ultimatons, Electrons, and Atoms
476
7. Atomic Matter
477
8. Atomic Cohesion
478
9. Natural Philosophy
479
10. Universal Nonspiritual Energy Systems (Material ...Mind Systems)
480
(1) Preadjutant-spirit minds
(2) Adjutant-spirit minds
(3) Evolving morontia minds
The cosmic mind
11. Universe Mechanisms
481
12. Pattern And Form Mind Dominance
483
43. THE CONSTELLATIONS
485
1. The Constellation Headquarters
485
2. The Constellation Government
487
3. The Most Highs of Norlatiadek
488
4. Mount Assembly-The Faithful of Days
489
5. The Edentia Fathers Since the Lucifer Rebellion
490
6. The Gardens of God
492
7. The Univitatia
493
8. The Edentia Training Worlds
493
9. Citizenship on Edentia
495
44. THE CELESTIAL ARTISANS
497
1. The Celestial Musicians
499
2. The Heavenly Reproducers
500
3. The Divine Builders
501
4. The Thought Recorders
503
5. The Energy Manipulators
504
6. The Designers and Embellishers
506
7. The Harmony Workers
507
8. Mortal Aspirations and Morontia Achievements
507
45. THE LOCAL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
509
1. Transitional Culture Worlds
509
(1) The Finaliter World
(2) The Morontia World
(3) The Angelic World
(4) The Superangel World
(5) The World of the Sons
(6) The World of the Spirit
(7) The World of the Father
2. The System Sovereign
511
3. The System Government
512
4. The Four and Twenty Counselors
513
5. The Material Sons
514
6. Adamic Training of Ascenders
515
Parental experience
The probation nursery of Satania
7. The Melchizedek Schools
517
46. THE LOCAL SYSTEM HEADQUARTERS
519
1. Physical Aspects of Jerusem
519
2. Physical Features of Jerusem
520
3. The Jerusem Broadcasts
522
4. Residential and Administrative Areas
522
5. The Jerusem Circles
523
(1) Circles of the Sons of God
(2) Circles of the angels
(3) Circles of the Universe Aids
(4) Circles of the Master Physical Controllers
(5) Circles of the ascending mortals
(6) Circles of the courtesy colonies
(7) Circles of the finaliters
6. The Executive-Administrative Squares
527
7. The Rectangles-The Spornagia
527
8. The Jerusem Triangles
528
47. THE SEVEN MANSION WORLDS
530
1. The Finaliters' World
530
Requisite parental experience
2. The Probationary Nursery
531
3. The First Mansion World
532
Morontia Companions
4. The Second Mansion World
534
5. The Third Mansion World
535
6. The Fourth Mansion World
536
7. The Fifth Mansion World
537
8. The Sixth Mansion World
537
Adjuster fusion
9. The Seventh Mansion World
538
10. Jerusem Citizenship
539
48. THE MORONTIA LIFE
541
1. Morontia Materials
541
2. Morontia Power Supervisors
542
(1) Circuit Regulators
(2) System Co-ordinators
(3) Planetary Custodians
(4) Combined Controllers
(5) Liaison Stabilizers
(6) Selective Assorters
(7) Associate Registrars
3. Morontia Companions
545
(1) Pilgrim Guardians
(2) Pilgrim Receivers and Free Associators
(3) Hosts to Celestial Visitors
(4) Co-ordinators and Liaison Directors
(5) Interpreters and Translators
(6) Excursion and Reversion Supervisors
(7) Area and Building Custodians
4. The Reversion Directors
547
Celestial humor
Mortal humor
5. The Mansion World Teachers
550
6. Morontia World Seraphim-Transition Ministers
551
(1) Seraphic Evangels
Original of Twenty-third Psalm
(2) Racial Interpreters
(3) Mind Planners
(4) Morontia Counselors
Stereoscopic effect of mota
(5)Technicians
(6)Recorder-Teachers
Truth and fact
(7) Ministering Reserves
Success, failure, and ego
7. Morontia Mota
556
8. The Morontia Progressors
557
49. THE INHABITED WORLDS
559
1. The Planetary Life
559
2. Planetary Physical Types
560
(1) The atmospheric types
(2) The elemental types
(3) The gravity types
(4) The temperature types
(5) The electric types
(6) The energizing types
(7) The unnamed types
3. Worlds of the Nonbreathers
563
4. Evolutionary Will Creatures
564
5. The Planetary Series of Mortals
565
(1) Adjustment to planetary environment
Experimental series inspected by Tabamantia
(2) Brain-type series
(3) Spirit-reception series
(4) Planetary-mortal epochs
(5) Creature-kinship serials
(6) Adjuster-fusion series
(7) Techniques of terrestrial escape
6. Terrestrial Escape
568
(1) The dispensational or group order of survival
(2) The individual orders of ascension
(3) The probationary-dependent orders of ascension
(4) The secondary modified orders of ascension
(5) The primary modified order of ascension
50. THE PLANETARY PRINCES
572
1. Mission of the Princes
572
2. Planetary Administration
573
3. The Prince's Corporeal Staff
574
4. The Planetary Headquarters and Schools
575
5. Progressive Civilization
576
6. Planetary Culture
578
7. The Rewards of Isolation
578
Agondonters
Tabamantia an agondonter
51. THE PLANETARY ADAMS
580
1. Origin and Nature of the Material Sons of God
580
2. Transit of the Planetary Adams
582
3. The Adamic Missions
582
4. The Six Evolutionary Races
584
5. Racial Amalgamation--Bestowal of the Adamic Blood
585
6. The Edenic Regime
586
7. United Administration
587
52. PLANETARY MORTAL EPOCHS
589
1. Primitive Man
589
2. Post-Planetary Prince Man
591
3. Post-Adamic Man
592
4. Post-Magisterial Son Man
594
5. Post-Bestowal Son Man
595
6. Urantia's Post-Bestowal Age
597
7. Post-Teacher Son Man
598
53. THE LUCIFER REBELLION
601
1. The Leaders of Rebellion
601
2. The Causes of Rebellion
602
3. The Lucifer Manifesto
603
4. Outbreak of The Rebellion
604
5. Nature of the Conflict
605
6. A Loyal Seraphic Commander
606
7. History of the Rebellion
607
8. The Son of Man on Urantia
609
9. Present Status of the Rebellion
610
54. PROBLEMS OF THE LUCIFER REBELLION
613
1. True and False Liberty
613
2. The Theft of Liberty
614
3. The Time Lag of Justice
615
4. The Mercy Time Lag
615
5. The Wisdom of Delay
617
Twelve reasons
6. The Triumph of Love
618
55. THE SPHERES OF LIGHT AND LIFE
621
1. The Morontia Temple
622
2. Death and Translation
623
3. The Golden Ages
624
4. Administrative Readjustments
626
The seven stages on a planet
Release of midwayers
Adamic departure
5. The Acme of Material Development
629
6. The Individual Mortal
630
7. The First or Planetary Stage
631
8. The Second or System Stage
632
9. The Third or Constellation Stage
633
10. The Fourth or Local Universe Stage
634
11. The Minor and Major Sector Stages
635
12. The Seventh or Superuniverse Stage
636
The Unqualified Supervisors of the Supreme
56. UNIVERSAL UNITY
637
1. Physical Co-ordination
637
2. Intellectual Unity
638
3. Spiritual Unification
639
4. Personality Unification
639
5. Deity Unity
640
6. Unification of Evolutionary Deity
641
7. Universal Evolutionary Repercussions
642
8. The Supreme Unifier
643
9. Universal Absolute Unity
644
10. Truth, Beauty, and Goodness
646

PART III. THE HISTORY OF URANTIA

These papers were sponsored by a Corps of Local Universe Personalities
acting by authority of Gabriel of Salvington

57. THE ORIGIN OF URANTIA
651
1. The Andronover Nebula
651
2. The Primary Nebular Stage
652
3. The Secondary Nebular Stage
653
4. Tertiary and Quartan Stages
654
Origin of the Sun
5. Origin Of Monmatia-The Urantia Solar System
655
Retrograde motion
6. The Solar System Stage
657
The planet-forming Era
Tidal friction
Gravity-tidal explosions
7. The Meteoric Era
658
The Volcanic Age
The Primitive Planetary Atmosphere
8. Crustal Stabilization
660
The Age of Earthquakes
The World Ocean and the First Continent
58. LIFE ESTABLISHMENT ON URANTIA
664
1. Physical-Life Prerequisites
664
2. The Urantia Atmosphere
665
3. Spatial Environment
666
4. The Life-Dawn Era
667
5. The Continental Drift
668
6. The Transition Period
669
7. The Geologic History Book
670
59. THE MARINE-LIFE ERA ON URANTIA
672
1. Early Marine Life in the Shallow Seas
673
The Trilobite Age
2. The First Continental Flood Stage
674
The Invertebrate-Animal Age
3. The Second Great Flood Stage
676
The Coral Period
The Brachiopod Age
4. The Great Land-Emergence Stage
678
The Vegetative Land-Life Period
The Age of Fishes
5. The Crustal-Shifting Stage
680
The Fern-Forest Carboniferous Period
The Age of Frogs
6. The Climatic Transition Stage
682
The Seed-Plant Period
The Age of Biologic Tribulation
60. URANTIA DURING THE EARLY LAND-LIFE ERA
685
1. The Early Reptilian Age
685
2. The Later Reptilian Age
687
3. The Cretaceous Stage
688
The Flowering-Plant Period
The Age of Birds
4. The End of the Chalk Period
691
61. THE MAMMALIAN ERA ON URANTIA
693
1. The New Continental Land Stage
693
The Age of Early Mammals
2. The Recent Flood Stage
694
The Age of Advanced Mammals
3. The Modern Mountain Stage
696
Age of the Elephant and the Horse
4. The Recent Continental-Elevation Stage
698
The Last Great Mammalian Migration
5. The Early Ice Age
699
6. Primitive Man in the Ice Age
700
7. The Continuing Ice Age
700
62. THE DAWN RACES OF EARLY MAN
703
1. The Early Lemur Types
703
2. The Dawn Mammals
703
3. The Mid-Mammals
704
Origin of the Simian tribes
4. The Primates
706
5. The First Human Beings
707
6. Evolution of the Human Mind
709
7. Recognition as an Inhabited World
709
63. THE FIRST HUMAN FAMILY
711
1. Andon and Fonta
711
2. The Flight of the Twins
712
3. Andon's Family
713
4. The Andonic Clans
713
5. Dispersion of the Andonites
715
6. Onagar-The First Truth Teacher
715
7. The Survival of Andon and Fonta
717
64. THE EVOLUTIONARY RACES OF COLOR
718
1. The Andonic Aborigines
718
2. The Foxhall Peoples
719
3. The Badonan Tribes
720
4. The Neanderthal Races
720
5. Origin of the Colored Races
722
6. The Six Sangik Races of Urantia
722
(1) The red man
(2) The orange man
(3) The yellow man
(4) The green man
(5) The blue man
(6) The indigo race
Purpose of the six races
7. Dispersion of the Colored Races
726
65. THE OVERCONTROL OF EVOLUTION
730
1. Life Carrier Functions
730
(1) The physical level of electrochemistry
(2) The usual mid-phase of quasi-morontial existence
(3) The advanced semispiritual level
2. The Evolutionary Panorama
731
3. The Fostering Of Evolution
733
4. The Urantia Adventure
734
5. Life-Evolution Vicissitudes
736
6. Evolutionary Techniques of Life
737
7. Evolutionary Mind Levels
738
Mechanical-nonteachable mind
Nonmechanical-experiencing mind
8. Evolution in Time and Space
739
66. THE PLANETARY PRINCE OF URANTIA
741
1. Prince Caligastia
741
2. The Prince's Staff
742
3. Dalamatia-The City of the Prince
743
4. Early Days of the One Hundred
743
5. Organization of the One Hundred
745
(1) The council on food and material welfare
(2) The board of animal domestication and utilization
(3) The advisers regarding the conquest of predatory animals
(4) The faculty on dissemination and conservation of knowledge
(5) The commission on industry and trade
(6) The college of revealed religion
(7) The guardians of health and life
(8) The planetary council on art and science
(9) The governors of advanced tribal relations
(10) The supreme court of tribal co-ordination and racial co-operation
6. The Prince's Reign
749
7. Life in Dalamatia
750
8. Misfortunes of Caligastia
752
67. THE PLANETARY REBELLION
754
1. The Caligastia Betrayal
754
2. The Outbreak of Rebellion
755
3. The Seven Crucial Years
756
4. The Caligastia One Hundred After Rebellion
757
5. Immediate Results of Rebellion
758
6. Van--The Steadfast
759
7. Remote Repercussions of Sin
760
8. The Human Hero of the Rebellion
761
68. THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION
763
1. Protective Socialization
763
2. Factors in Social Progression
764
3. Socializing Influence of Ghost Fear
766
4. Evolution of the Mores
767
5. Land Techniques--Maintenance Arts
768
(1) The collection stage
(2) The hunting stage
(3) The pastoral stage
(4) The agricultural stage
6. Evolution of Culture
769
The land-man ratio
69. PRIMITIVE HUMAN INSTITUTIONS
772
1. Basic Human Institutions
772
(1) Institutions of self-maintenance
(2) Institutions of self-perpetuation
(3) Institutions of self-gratification
2. The Dawn of Industry
773
3. The Specialization of Labor
773
4. The Beginnings of Trade
775
5. The Beginnings of Capital
775
6. Fire in Relation to Civilization
777
7. The Utilization of Animals
778
8. Slavery as a Factor in Civilization
778
9. Private Property
780
70. THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN GOVERNMENT
783
1. The Genesis of War
783
2. The Social Value of War
785
Modern industrialism versus militarism
3. Early Human Associations
787
4. Clans and Tribes
788
5. The Beginnings of Government
788
6. Monarchial Government
789
7. Primitive Clubs and Secret Societies
790
8. Social Classes
792
9. Human Rights
793
10. Evolution of Justice
794
11. Laws and Courts
796
12. Allocation of Civil Authority
797
71. DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE
800
1. The Embryonic State
800
2. The Evolution of Representative Government
801
3. The Ideals of Statehood
803
4. Progressive Civilization
804
5. The Evolution of Competition
805
6. The Profit Motive
805
7. Education
806
8. The Character of Statehood
806
72. GOVERNMENT ON A NEIGHBORING PLANET
808
1. The Continental Nation
808
2. Political Organization
809
3. The Home Life
811
4. The Educational System
812
5. Industrial Organization
813
6. Old-Age Insurance
814
7. Taxation
815
8. The Special Colleges
816
9. The Plan of Universal Suffrage
817
10. Dealing With Crime
818
11. Military Preparedness
818
12. The Other Nations
819
73. THE GARDEN OF EDEN
821
Tabamantia's inspection
1. The Nodites and the Amadonites
821
2. Planning for the Garden
822
3. The Garden Site
823
4. Establishing the Garden
823
5. The Garden Home
824
6. The Tree of Life
825
7. The Fate of Eden
826
74. ADAM AND EVE
828
1. Adam and Eve on Jerusem
828
2. Arrival of Adam and Eve
829
3. Adam and Eve Learn About the Planet
830
4. The First Upheaval
832
5. Adam's Administration
833
6. Home Life of Adam and Eve
834
7. Life in the Garden
835
8. The Legend of Creation
836
75. THE DEFAULT OF ADAM AND EVE
839
1. The Urantia Problem
839
2. Caligastia's Plot
840
3. The Temptation of Eve
841
4. The Realization of Default
842
5. Repercussions of Default
843
6. Adam and Eve Leave the Garden
844
7. Degradation of Adam and Eve
845
8. The So-Called Fall of Man
845
76. THE SECOND GARDEN
847
1. The Edenites Enter Mesopotamia
847
2. Cain and Abel
848
3. Life in Mesopotamia
849
The Sethite priesthood
4. The Violet Race
850
5. Death of Adam and Eve
851
Michael's message
6. Survival of Adam and Eve
853
77. THE MIDWAY CREATURES
855
1. The Primary Midwayers
855
2. The Nodite Race
856
3. The Tower of Babel
858
4. Nodite Centers of Civilization
859
5. Adamson and Ratta
861
6. The Secondary Midwayers
862
7. The Rebel Midwayers
863
8. The United Midwayers
864
9. The Permanent Citizens of Urantia
865
78. THE VIOLET RACE AFTER THE DAYS OF ADAM
868
1. Racial and Cultural Distribution
868
2. The Adamites in the Second Garden
869
3. Early Expansions of the Adamites
870
4. The Andites
871
5. The Andite Migrations
872
6. The Last Andite Dispersions
873
7. The Floods in Mesopotamia
874
Story of Noah
8. The Sumerians-Last of the Andites
875
79. ANDITE EXPANSION IN THE ORIENT
878
1. The Andites of Turkestan
878
2. The Andite Conquest of India
879
3. Dravidian India
881
4. The Aryan Invasion of India
882
5. Red Man and Yellow Man
883
6. Dawn of Chinese Civilization
884
7. The Andites Enter China
886
8. Later Chinese Civilization
887
80. ANDITE EXPANSION IN THE OCCIDENT
889
1. The Adamites Enter Europe
889
2. Climatic and Geologic Changes
890
Flooding of the Mediterranean
3. The Cro-Magnoid Blue Man
891
4. The Andite Invasions of Europe
892
5. The Andite Conquest of Northern Europe
893
6. The Andites along the Nile
894
7. Andites of the Mediterranean Isles
895
8. The Danubian Andonites
896
9. The Three White Races
897
81. DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN CIVILIZATION
900
1. The Cradle of Civilization
900
2. The Tools of Civilization
901
(1) The taming of fire
(2) The domestication of animals
(3) The enslavement of captives
(4) Private property
3. Cities, Manufacture, and Commerce
903
4. The Mixed Races
904
(1) The Caucasoid races
(2) The Mongoloid races
(3) The Negroid races
5. Cultural Society
905
Might and right
6. The Maintenance of Civilization
906
(1) Natural circumstances
(2) Capital goods
(3) Scientific knowledge
(4) Human resources
(5) Effectiveness of material resources
(6) Effectiveness of language
(7) Effectiveness of mechanical devices
(8) Character of torchbearers
(9) The racial ideals
(10) Co-ordination of specialists
(11) Place-finding devices
(12) The willingness to co-operate
(13) Effective and wise leadership
(14) Social changes
(15) The prevention of transitional breakdown
82. THE EVOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
913
1. The Mating Instinct
913
2. The Restrictive Taboos
914
3. Early Marriage Mores
915
4. Marriage Under the Property Mores
917
5. Endogamy and Exogamy
918
6. Racial Mixtures
919
83. THE MARRIAGE INSTITUTION
922
1. Marriage as a Societal Institution
922
2. Courtship and Betrothal
923
3. Purchase and Dowry
923
4. The Wedding Ceremony
924
5. Plural Marriages
925
6. True Monogamy--Pair Marriage
927
7. The Dissolution of Wedlock
928
8. The Idealization of Marriage
929
84. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE
931
1. Primitive Pair Associations
931
2. The Early Mother-Family
932
3. The Family Under Father Dominance
933
4. Woman's Status in Early Society
935
5. Woman Under the Developing Mores
936
6. The Partnership of Man and Woman
938
7. The Ideals of Family Life
939
8. Dangers of Self-Gratification
942
85. THE ORIGINS OF WORSHIP
944
1. Worship of Stones and Hills
944
2. Worship of Plants and Trees
945
3. The Worship of Animals
946
4. Worship of the Elements
946
5. Worship of the Heavenly Bodies
947
6. Worship of Man
948
7. The Adjutants of Worship and Wisdom
948
86. EARLY EVOLUTION OF RELIGION
950
1. Chance: Good Luck and Bad Luck
950
2. The Personification of Chance
951
3. Death-The Inexplicable
952
4. The Death-Survival Concept
952
5. The Ghost-Soul Concept
953
6. The Ghost-Spirit Environment
955
7. The Function of Primitive Religion
956
87. THE GHOST CULTS
958
1. Ghost Fear
958
2. Ghost Placation
959
3. Ancestor Worship
960
4. Good and Bad Spirit Ghosts
961
5. The Advancing Ghost Cult
962
6. Coercion and Exorcism
963
7. Nature of Cultism
965
88. FETISHES, CHARMS, AND MAGIC
967
1. Belief in Fetishes
967
2. Evolution of the Fetish
968
Images and idols
"Sacred Books"
3. Totemism
970
4. Magic
970
5. Magical Charms
971
6. The Practice of Magic
972
89. SIN, SACRIFICE, AND ATONEMENT
974
1. The Taboo
974
2. The Concept of Sin
975
3. Renunciation and Humiliation
976
The continence cult
4. Origins of Sacrifice
977
5. Sacrifices and Cannibalism
978
6. Evolution of Human Sacrifice
980
7. Modifications of Human Sacrifice
981
Temple harlotry
8. Redemption and Covenants
982
9. Sacrifices and Sacraments
983
10. Forgiveness of Sin
984
90. SHAMANISM-MEDICINE MEN AND PRIESTS
986
1. The First Shamans-The Medicine Men
986
2. Shamanistic Practices
987
3. The Shamanic Theory of Disease and Death
989
4. Medicine Under the Shamans
990
5. Priests and Rituals
992
91. THE EVOLUTION OF PRAYER
994
1. Primitive Prayer
994
2. Evolving Prayer
995
Prayer versus magic
3. Prayer and the Alter Ego
996
4. Ethical Praying
997
5. Social Repercussions of Prayer
998
6. The Province of Prayer
999
7. Mysticism, Ecstasy, and Inspiration
1000
8. Praying as a Personal Experience
1001
9. Conditions of Effective Prayer
1002
92. THE LATER EVOLUTION OF RELIGION
1003
1. The Evolutionary Nature of Religion
1003
2. Religion and the Mores
1004
3. The Nature of Evolutionary Religion
1005
4. The Gift of Revelation
1007
(1) The Dalamatian teachings
(2) The Edenic teachings
(3) The Melchizedek of Salem
(4) Jesus of Nazareth
(5) The Urantia Papers
5. The Great Religious Leaders
1008
6. The Composite Religions
1010
Eleven living religions
7. The Further Evolution of Religion
1012
93. MACHIVENTA MELCHIZEDEK
1014
1. The Machiventa Incarnation
1014
2. The Sage of Salem
1015
3. Melchizedek's Teachings
1016
4. The Salem Religion
1017
The creed
The seven commandments
5. The Selection of Abraham
1018
6. Melchizedek's Covenant with Abraham
1020
7. The Melchizedek Missionaries
1021
8. Departure of Melchizedek
1022
9. After Melchizedek's Departure
1022
10. Present Status of Machiventa Melchizedek
1024
94. THE MELCHIZEDEK TEACHINGS IN THE ORIENT
1027
1. The Salem Teachings in Vedic India
1027
The Rig-Veda
2. Brahmanism
1028
Doctrine of reincarnation
3. Brahmanic Philosophy
1030
4. The Hindu Religion
1031
5. The Struggle for Truth in China
1032
6. Lao-tse and Confucius
1033
7. Gautama Siddhartha
1035
8. The Buddhist Faith
1036
The gospel of Gautama
The moral commandments
9. The Spread of Buddhism
1037
10. Religion in Tibet
1038
11. Buddhist Philosophy
1038
12. The God Concept of Buddhism
1040
95. THE MELCHIZEDEK TEACHINGS IN THE LEVANT
1042
1. The Salem Religion in Mesopotamia
1042
2. Early Egyptian Religion
1043
3. Evolution of Moral Concepts
1045
4. The Teachings of Amenemope
1046
5. The Remarkable Ikhnaton
1047
6. The Salem Doctrines in Iran
1049
7. The Salem Teachings in Arabia
1050
96. YAHWEH-GOD OF THE HEBREWS
1052
1. Deity Concepts Among the Semites
1052
2. The Semitic Peoples
1054
3. The Matchless Moses
1055
4. The Proclamation of Yahweh
1056
5. The Teachings of Moses
1057
Materialistic Providence
6. The God Concept After Moses' Death
1059
7. Psalms and the Book of Job
1060
97. EVOLUTION OF THE GOD CONCEPT AMONG THE HEBREWS
1062
1. Samuel-First of the Hebrew Prophets
1062
2. Elijah and Elisha
1064
3. Yahweh and Baal
1064
4. Amos and Hosea
1065
5. The First Isaiah
1066
Micah and Obadiah
6. Jeremiah the Fearless
1067
7. The Second Isaiah
1068
8. Sacred and Profane History
1070
9. Hebrew History
1071
Ephraim and Judah
Saul and David
Solomon and taxation
Israel and Judah
Destruction of the Kingdom of Israel
End of the Kingdom of Judah
The Babylonian captivity
10. The Hebrew Religion
1075
98. THE MELCHIZEDEK TEACHINGS IN THE OCCIDENT
1077
1. The Salem Religion Among the Greeks
1077
2. Greek Philosophic Thought
1078
3. The Melchizedek Teachings in Rome
1080
4. The Mystery Cults
1081
The Phrygian cult of Cybele and Attis
The Egyptian cult of Osiris and Isis
The Iranian cult of Mithras
5. The Cult of Mithras
1082
6. Mithraism and Christianity
1083
7. The Christian Religion
1083
99. THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF RELIGION
1086
1. Religion and Social Reconstruction
1086
2. Weakness of Institutional Religion
1087
3. Religion and the Religionist
1088
4. Transition Difficulties
1089
5. Social Aspects of Religion
1090
6. Institutional Religion
1092
7. Religion's Contribution
1092
100. RELIGION IN HUMAN EXPERIENCE
1094
1. Religious Growth
1094
2. Spiritual Growth
1095
3. Concepts of Supreme Value
1096
4. Problems of Growth
1097
5. Conversion and Mysticism
1098
6. Marks of Religious Living
1100
7. The Acme of Religious Living
1101
101. THE REAL NATURE OF RELIGION
1104
1. True Religion
1104
2. The Fact of Religion
1105
3. The Characteristics of Religion
1107
Twelve illustrations of spiritual faith
4. The Limitations of Revelation
1109
5. Religion Expanded by Revelation
1110
6. Progressive Religious Experience
1111
Seven aspects of salvation
7. A Personal Philosophy of Religion
1113
8. Faith and Belief
1114
9. Religion and Morality
1115
10. Religion as Man's Liberator
1116
102. THE FOUNDATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FAITH
1118
1. Assurances of Faith
1118
2. Religion and Reality
1119
3. Knowledge, Wisdom, and Insight
1121
4. The Fact of Experience
1123
5. The Supremacy of Purposive Potential
1123
6. The Certainty of Religious Faith
1124
7. The Certitude of The Divine
1126
8. The Evidences of Religion
1127
103. THE REALITY OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
1129
1. Philosophy of Religion
1129
2. Religion and the Individual
1130
3. Religion and the Human Race
1132
4. Spiritual Communion
1133
5. The Origin of Ideals
1133
6. Philosophic Co-ordination
1135
7. Science and Religion
1137
8. Philosophy and Religion
1140
9. The Essence of Religion
1140
104. GROWTH OF THE TRINITY CONCEPT
1143
1. Urantian Trinity Concepts
1143
2. Trinity Unity and Deity Plurality
1145
3. Trinities and Triunities
1146
4. The Seven Triunities
1147
5. Triodities
1151
105. DEITY AND REALITY
1152
1. The Philosophic Concept of the I AM
1152
2. The I AM as Triune and as Sevenfold
1153
3. The Seven Absolutes of Infinity
1155
4. Unity, Duality, and Triunity
1157
5. Promulgation of Finite Reality
1158
6. Repercussions of Finite Reality
1159
7. Eventuation of Transcendentals
1159
106. UNIVERSE LEVELS OF REALITY
1162
1. Primary Association of Finite Functionals
1163
God the Sevenfold
2. Secondary Supreme Finite Integration
1164
The Supreme Being
3. Transcendental Tertiary Reality Association
1165
The Trinity Ultimate
4. Ultimate Quartan Integration
1166
Ultimate Deity
5. Coabsolute or Fifth-Phase Association
1167
The Trinity Absolute
6. Absolute or Sixth-Phase Integration
1167
The cosmos infinite
7. Finality of Destiny
1168
8. The Trinity of Trinities
1170
(1) The level of three Trinities
(2) The level of experiential Deity
(3) The level of the I AM
9. Existential Infinite Unification
1173
107. ORIGIN AND NATURE OF THOUGHT ADJUSTERS
1176
1. Origin of Thought Adjusters
1177
2. Classification of Adjusters
1178
3. The Divinington Home of Adjusters
1179
4. Nature and Presence of Adjusters
1180
5. Adjuster Mindedness
1181
6. Adjusters as Pure Spirits
1182
7. Adjusters and Personality
1183
108. MISSION AND MINISTRY OF THOUGHT ADJUSTERS
1185
1. Selection and Assignment
1185
2. Prerequisites of Adjuster Indwelling
1186
On Urantia
On other worlds
3. Organization and Administration
1188
Tabamantia's tribute
4. Relation to other Spiritual Influences
1190
5. The Adjuster's Mission
1191
6. God in Man
1192
109. RELATION OF ADJUSTERS TO UNIVERSE CREATURES
1195
1. Development of Adjusters
1195
2. Self-Acting Adjusters
1196
3. Relation of Adjusters to Mortal Types
1197
4. Adjusters and Human Personality
1198
5. Material Handicaps to Adjuster Indwelling
1199
6. The Persistence of True Values
1200
The Adjuster that indwelt Jesus
7. Destiny of Personalized Adjusters
1201
Omnipersonal beings
110. RELATION OF ADJUSTERS TO INDIVIDUAL MORTALS
1203
1. Indwelling the Mortal Mind
1203
2. Adjusters and Human Will
1204
3. Co-operation with the Adjuster
1205
4. The Adjuster's Work in the Mind
1207
5. Erroneous Concepts of Adjuster Guidance
1207
6. The Seven Psychic Circles
1209
7. The Attainment of Immortality
1212
The Adjuster's plea to the soul
111. THE ADJUSTER AND THE SOUL
1215
1. The Mind Arena of Choice
1216
2. Nature of the Soul
1217
3. The Evolving Soul
1218
4. The Inner Life
1219
5. The Consecration of Choice
1221
6. The Human Paradox
1221
7. The Adjuster's Problem
1223
A guardian of destiny's statement
112. PERSONALITY SURVIVAL
1225
Fourteen aspects of personality
1. Personality and Reality
1226
2. The Self
1227
3. The Phenomenon of Death
1229
4. Adjusters after Death
1231
5. Survival of the Human Self
1232
6. The Morontia Self
1235
7. Adjuster Fusion
1237
113. SERAPHIC GUARDIANS OF DESTINY
1241
1. The Guardian Angels
1241
2. The Destiny Guardians
1242
3. Relation to Other Spirit Influences
1244
4. Seraphic Domains of Action
1245
5. Seraphic Ministry to Mortals
1245
6. Guardian Angels After Death
1246
7. Seraphim and the Ascendant Career
1248
114. SERAPHIC PLANETARY GOVERNMENT
1250
1. The Sovereignty of Urantia
1250
2. The Board of Planetary Supervisors
1251
3. The Resident Governor General
1252
4. The Most High Observer
1253
Most High regencies
5. The Planetary Government
1254
6. The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision
1254
(1) The epochal angels
(2) The progress angels
(3) The religious guardians
(4) The angels of nation life
(5) The angels of the races
(6) The angels of the future
(7) The angels of enlightenment
(8) The angels of health
(9) The home seraphim
(10) The angels of industry
(11) The angels of diversion
(12) The angels of superhuman ministry
7. The Reserve Corps of Destiny
1257
115. THE SUPREME BEING
1260
1. Relativity of Concept Frames
1260
2. The Absolute Basis for Supremacy
1261
3. Original, Actual, and Potential
1261
4. Sources of Supreme Reality
1263
5. Relation of the Supreme to the Paradise Trinity
1264
6. Relation of the Supreme to the Triodities
1265
7. The Nature of the Supreme
1266
116. THE ALMIGHTY SUPREME
1268
1. The Supreme Mind
1268
The cosmic mind
2. The Almighty and God the Sevenfold
1269
3. The Almighty and Paradise Deity
1270
4. The Almighty and the Supreme Creators
1271
5. The Almighty and the Sevenfold Controllers
1273
The problem of equilibrium
6. Spirit Dominance
1275
7. The Living Organism of the Grand Universe
1276
117. GOD THE SUPREME
1278
1. Nature of the Supreme Being
1278
2. The Source of Evolutionary Growth
1280
Creature-trinitized sons and growth
3. Significance of the Supreme to Universe Creatures
1281
4. The Finite God
1283
Cosmic morality-supreme duty
5. The Oversoul of Creation
1285
Finaliter transcendation
Repercussions of human growth
6. The Quest for the Supreme
1287
7. The Future of the Supreme
1291
118. SUPREME AND ULTIMATE-TIME AND SPACE
1294
1. Time and Eternity
1295
Experiential (subjective) time units
2. Omnipresence and Ubiquity
1296
3 .Time-Space Relationships
1297
Truth and fact
Space and pattern
4. Primary and Secondary Causation
1298
5. Omnipotence and Compossibility
1299
6. Omnipotence and Omnificence
1299
7. Omniscience and Predestination
1300
8. Control and Overcontrol
1301
The time governor of progress
9. Universe Mechanisms
1303
10. Functions of Providence
1304
119. THE BESTOWALS OF CHRIST MICHAEL
1308
1. The First Bestowal
1309
2. The Second Bestowal
1310
3. The Third Bestowal
1312
4. The Fourth Bestowal
1313
5. The Fifth Bestowal
1314
6. The Sixth Bestowal
1315
7. The Seventh and Final Bestowal
1316
8. Michael's Postbestowal Status
1317

PART IV. THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS

This group of papers was sponsored by a commission of twelve
Urantia Midwayers acting under the supervision of
a Melchizedek revelatory director.
The basis of this narrative was supplied by a secondary
midwayer who was onetime assigned to the superhuman
watchcare of the Apostle Andrew.


120. THE BESTOWAL OF MICHAEL ON URANTIA
1323
1. The Seventh Bestowal Commission
1325
2. The Bestowal Limitations
1327
3. Further Counsel and Advice
1329
4. The Incarnation-Making Two One
1331
121. THE TIMES OF MICHAEL'S BESTOWAL
1332
1. The Occident of the First Century After Christ
1332
2. The Jewish People
1333
3. Among the Gentiles
1334
4. Gentile Philosophy
1335
(1) The Epicurean
(2) The Stoic
(3) The Cynic
(4) The Skeptic
5. The Gentile Religions
1336
The mystery religions
6. The Hebrew Religion
1338
7. Jews and Gentile
1339
8. Previous Written Records
1341
(1) The Gospel by Mark
(2) The Gospel of Matthew
(3) The Gospel by Luke
(4) The Gospel of John
Acknowledgment
122. BIRTH AND INFANCY OF JESUS
1344
1. Joseph and Mary
1344
2. Gabriel Appears to Elizabeth
1345
3. Gabriel's Announcement to Mary
1346
4. Joseph's Dream
1347
The "house of David"
5. Jesus' Earth Parents
1348
6. The Home at Nazareth
1349
7. The Trip to Bethlehem
1350
8. The Birth of Jesus
1351
The legend of the shepherds
The three priests from Ur
The "Star of Bethlehem"
9. The Presentation in the Temple
1352
10. Herod Acts
1353
The flight to Egypt
123. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD OF JESUS
1355
The Sojourn in Egypt
1. Back in Nazareth
1356
Jesus' fourth year
2. The Fifth Year (2 B.C.)
1357
Child rearing
3. Events of the Sixth Year (1 B.C.)
1359
4. The Seventh Year (A.D. 1)
1361
Material accidents
5. School Days in Nazareth
1362
6. His Eighth Year (A.D. 2)
1364
124. THE LATER CHILDHOOD OF JESUS
1366
1. Jesus' Ninth Year (A.D. 3)
1366
The picture on the floor
Climate in Galilee
2. The Tenth Year (A.D. 4)
1368
Jacob the stone mason's son
3. The Eleventh Year (A.D. 5)
1369
The Scythopolis episode
4. The Twelfth Year (A.D. 6)
1371
Personal morality and group loyalty
5. His Thirteenth Year (A.D. 7)
1373
6. The Journey to Jerusalem
1374
Mary, Martha, and Lazarus
125. JESUS AT JERUSALEM
1377
1. Jesus Views the Temple
1378
2. Jesus and the Passover
1379
3. Departure of Joseph and Mary
1381
4. First and Second Days in the Temple
1381
5. The Third Day in the Temple
1382
6. The Fourth Day in the Temple
1383
126. THE TWO CRUCIAL YEARS
1386
1. His Fourteenth Year (A.D. 8)
1387
2. The Death of Joseph
1388
3. The Fifteenth Year (A.D. 9)
1389
Origin of "The Lord's Prayer"
The "Son of Man"
Who is the Messiah?
4. First Sermon in the Synagogue
1391
5. The Financial Struggle
1392
127. THE ADOLESCENT YEARS
1395
1. The Sixteenth Year (A.D. ...10)
1395
2. The Seventeenth Year (A.D. ...11)
1396
The Zealot episode
3. The Eighteenth Year (A.D. ...12)
1398
With James at the Passover
Visit of Elizabeth and John
Death of Amos
4. The Nineteenth Year (A.D. ...13)
1401
Rearing the children
5. Rebecca, the Daughter of Ezra
1402
6. His Twentieth Year (A.D. ...14)
1403
Passover visit to Jerusalem
128. JESUS' EARLY MANHOOD
1407
1. The Twenty-First Year (A.D. ...15)
1407
Growing awareness of divinity
With Joseph at the Passover
2. The Twenty-Second Year (A.D. ...16)
1409
As a smith at Sepphoris
3. The Twenty-Third Year (A.D. ...17)
1411
With Simon at the Passover
Jesus meets Stephen
4. The Damascus Episode
1412
5. The Twenty-Fourth Year (A.D. ...18)
1413
The Alexandrian proposal
6. The Twenty-Fifth Year (A.D. ...19)
1415
With Jude at the Passover
"Uncle Joshua tell us a story."
7. The Twenty-Sixth Year (A.D. 20)
1416
James' marriage
Miriam's marriage
James head of the family of Joseph
129. THE LATER ADULT LIFE OF JESUS
1419
1. The Twenty-Seventh Year (A.D. 21)
1419
Zebedee of Capernaum
Jesus the boatbuilder
2. The Twenty-Eighth Year (A.D. 22)
1421
Jesus visits Jerusalem
Meeting Gonod and Ganid
3. The Twenty-Ninth Year (A.D. 23)
1423
Purpose of the trip to Rome
4. The Human Jesus
1424
130. ON THE WAY TO ROME
1427
1. At Joppa-Discourse on Jonah
1428
Discussion of good and evil
2. At Caesarea
1429
The merchant from Mongolia
The Greek worker and the Roman foreman
God's will and man's will
3. At Alexandria
1432
4. Discourse on Reality
1433
5. On the Island of Crete
1436
6. The Young Man Who was Afraid
1437
7. At Carthage-Discourse on Time and Space
1438
8. On the Way to Naples and Rome
1440
Ezra, the backslidden Jew
131. THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS
1442
1. Cynicism
1442
2. Judaism
1444
3. Buddhism
1446
4. Hinduism
1447
5. Zoroastrianism
1449
6. Suduanism (Jainism)
1450
7. Shinto
1451
8. Taoism
1451
9. Confucianism
1452
10. "Our Religion"
1453
132. THE SOJOURN AT ROME
1455
Influence on thirty-two religious leaders
1. True Values
1456
2. Good and Evil
1457
3. Truth and Faith
1459
4. Personal Ministry
1460
To the Roman senator
To the Roman soldier
To the speaker at the forum
To the poor man, falsely accused
5. Counseling the Rich Man
1462
6. Social Ministry
1465
7. Trips About Rome
1466
The thoughtless pagan
"Let's you and I make a new religion."
133. THE RETURN FROM ROME
1468
India's caste system
1. Mercy and Justice
1468
2. Embarking at Tarentum
1470
The man mistreating his wife
3. At Corinth
1471
Crispus, chief ruler of the synagogue
Justus, the merchant
The two public women
4. Personal Work in Corinth
1474
To the miller
To the Roman centurion
To the Mithraic leader
To the Epicurean teacher
To the Greek contractor
To the Roman judge
To the mistress of the Greek inn
To the Chinese merchant
To the traveler from Britain
To the runaway lad
To the condemned criminal
5. At Athens-Discourse on Science
1476
6. At Ephesus-Discourse on the Soul
1477
7. The Sojourn at Cyprus-Discourse on Mind
1479
8. At Antioch
1480
9. In Mesopotamia
1481
134. THE TRANSITION YEARS
1483
1. The Thirtieth Year (A.D. 24)
1483
Return to Nazareth
Marriage of Simon; marriage of Jude
Caravan Trip to the Caspian
2. The Caravan Trip to the Caspian
1484
3. The Urmia Lectures
1485
4. Sovereignty-Divine and Human
1486
5. Political Sovereignty
1487
6. Law, Liberty, and Sovereignty
1490
7. The Thirty-First Year (A.D. 25)
1492
Solitary wanderings
8. The Sojourn on Mount Hermon
1492
End of the Lucifer Rebellion
The sovereignty of Nebadon
9. The Time of Waiting
1494
Visit with John at Jerusalem
Working in Zebedee's boatshop
135. JOHN THE BAPTIST
1496
1. John Becomes a Nazarite
1496
2. The Death of Zacharias
1497
3. The Life of a Shepherd
1497
4. The Death of Elizabeth
1499
5. The Kingdom of God
1500
6. John Begins to Preach
1501
7. John Journeys North
1503
8. Meeting of Jesus and John
1503
Baptism of Jesus
9. Forty Days of Preaching
1505
10. John Journeys South
1506
11. John in Prison
1506
12. Death of John the Baptist
1508
136. BAPTISM AND THE FORTY DAYS
1509
1. Concepts of the Expected Messiah
1509
2. The Baptism of Jesus
1510
3. The Forty Days
1512
Conference with Gabriel
Completion of universe sovereignty
4. Plans for Public Work
1514
The Father's way
5. The First Great Decision
1516
Personalized Adjuster in command
Insensitivity of Adjuster to time
6. The Second Decision
1517
The path of normal earthly existence
7. The Third Decision
1519
Obedience to natural law
8. The Fourth Decision
1520
Refusal to compromise with evil
9. The Fifth Decision
1521
Rejection of David's throne
10. The Sixth Decision
1523
"I will be subject to the will of my Father."
137. TARRYING TIME IN GALILEE
1524
1. Choosing the First Four Apostles
1524
Andrew and Peter
James and John
2. Choosing Philip and Nathaniel
1526
3. The Visit to Capernaum
1527
4. The Wedding at Cana
1528
5. Back in Capernaum
1531
6. The Events of a Sabbath Day
1532
7. Four Months of Training
1533
8. Sermon on the Kingdom
1535
138. TRAINING THE KINGDOM'S MESSENGERS
1538
1. Final Instructions
1538
2. Choosing the Six
1539
3. The Call of Matthew and Simon
1540
Not the righteous but sinners
4. The Call of the Twins
1541
5. The Call of Thomas and Judas
1542
6. The Week of Intensive Training
1542
7. Another Disappointment
1543
8. First Work of the Twelve
1545
9. Five Months of Testing
1546
10. Organization of the Twelve
1547
139. THE TWELVE APOSTLES
1548
1. Andrew, the First Chosen
1548
2. Simon Peter
1550
3. James Zebedee
1552
4. John Zebedee
1553
5. Philip the Curious
1556
6. Honest Nathaniel
1558
7. Matthew Levi
1559
8. Thomas Didymus
1561
9. and ...10. James and Judas Alpheus
1563
11. Simon the Zealot
1564
12. Judas Iscariot
1565
140. THE ORDINATION OF THE TWELVE
1568
1. Preliminary Instruction
1568
2. The Ordination
1569
3. The Ordination Sermon
1570
The "Sermon on the Mount"
4. You are the Salt of the Earth
1572
5. Fatherly and Brotherly Love
1573
Happy are the poor in spirit--the humble . . .
Happy are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness . . .
Happy are the meek . . .
Happy are the pure in heart . .
Happy are they who mourn . . .
Happy are the merciful . . .
Happy are the peacemakers . . .
Happy are they who are persecuted . . .
6. The Evening of the Ordination
1576
"I look beyond the act . . . "
Concerning divorcement
Justice and mercy
"They do well-trouble them not."
7. The Week Following the Ordination
1578
8. Thursday Afternoon on the Lake
1579
(1) Doing the Father's Will
(2) Political attitude
(3) Social attitude
(4) Economic attitude
(5) Personal religion
9. The Day of Consecration
1583
10. The Evening After the Consecration
1584
141. BEGINNING THE PUBLIC WORK
1587
1. Leaving Galilee
1587
2. God's Law and the Father's Will
1588
3. The Sojourn at Amathus
1589
Jesus' personality
Jesus' appearance
4. Teaching about the Father
1590
Minister to the sick
5. Spiritual Unity
1591
6. Last Week at Amathus
1592
Teherma the Persian
7. At Bethany Beyond Jordan
1593
Teaching about the kingdom
Salvation by faith; liberty through truth
8. Working in Jericho
1595
9. Departing for Jerusalem
1595
142. THE PASSOVER AT JERUSALEM
1596
Visit to Annas
1. Teaching in the Temple
1596
2. God's Wrath
1597
Jacob of Crete
3. The Concept of God
1598
Six Hebrew concepts of God
The earlier ten commandments
4. Flavius and Greek Culture
1600
5. The Discourse on Assurance
1601
6. The Visit with Nicodemus
1601
7. The Lesson on the Family
1603
8. In Southern Judea
1605
The camp in Gethsemane Park
143. GOING THROUGH SAMARIA
1607
1. Preaching at Archelais
1607
"They made light of our message."
"Do you resemble weaklings?"
2. Lesson on Self-Mastery
1609
3. Diversion and Relaxation
1610
Three days on Mount Sartaba
4. The Jews and the Samaritans
1612
5. The Woman of Sychar
1612
6. The Samaritan Revival
1615
In camp on Mount Gerizim
7. Teachings about Prayer and Worship
1616
144. AT GILBOA AND IN THE DECAPOLIS
1617
1. The Gilboa Encampment
1617
2. The Discourse on Prayer
1618
3. The Believer's Prayer
1619
4. More about Prayer
1620
5. Other Forms of Prayer
1621
Seven prayers from other worlds
6. Conference with John's Apostles
1624
7. In the Decapolis Cities
1626
8. In Camp Near Pella
1626
". . . tell John that he is not forgotten."
9. Death of John the Baptist
1627
145. FOUR EVENTFUL DAYS AT CAPERNAUM
1628
Visit with Ruth
1. The Draught of Fishes
1628
2. Afternoon at the Synagogue
1629
Religion is a personal experience
The young epileptic
Peter's wife's mother
3. The Healing at Sundown
1631
4. The Evening After
1634
5. Early Sunday Morning
1634
146. FIRST PREACHING TOUR OF GALILEE
1637
1. Preaching at Rimmon
1637
2. At Jotapata
1638
Prayer, thanksgiving, and worship
Justice and mercy
Prayer and personal effort
Ethical prayer
3. The Stop at Ramah
1641
Religion, science, and philosophy
The assurance of truth
The visit at Zebulun
4. The Gospel at Iron
1643
Work in the mines
Healing the leprous man
5. Back in Cana
1644
Titus the nobleman
6. Nain and the Widow's Son
1645
7. At Endor
1646
147. THE INTERLUDE VISIT TO JERUSALEM
1647
1. The Centurion's Servant
1647
2. The Journey to Jerusalem
1648
Separation from John's apostles
3. At the Pool of Bethesda
1649
4. The Rule of Living
1650
Nathaniel's question about the golden rule
5. Visiting Simon the Pharisee
1651
Parable of the moneylender
Status and progress
6. Returning to Capernaum
1653
The six spies
"The Sabbath was made for man . . ."
7. Back in Capernaum
1655
8. The Feast of Spiritual Goodness
1656
148. TRAINING EVANGELISTS AT BETHSAIDA
1657
1. A New School of the Prophets
1657
2. The Bethsaida Hospital
1658
3. The Father's Business
1659
4. Evil, Sin, and Iniquity
1659
5. The Purpose of Affliction
1661
6. The Misunderstanding of Suffering Discourse on Job
1662
7. The Man with the Withered Hand
1664
8. Last Week at Bethsaida
1665
Kirmeth of Bagdad
9. Healing the Paralytic
1666
Baptism of three of the spies
149. THE SECOND PREACHING TOUR
1668
David's intelligence organization
1. The Widespread Fame of Jesus
1668
The healing phenomena
2. Attitude of the People
1670
Two mistakes of early Christianity
Jesus' fame as a healer
His recognition of the equality of women
Charm of his personality
3. Hostility of the Religious Leaders
1672
4. Progress of the Preaching Tour
1673
Comments on anger
Concerning well-balanced characters
5. Lesson Regarding Contentment
1674
6. The "Fear of the Lord"
1675
7. Returning to Bethsaida
1677
150. THE THIRD PREACHING TOUR
1678
1. The Women's Evangelistic Corps
1678
2. The Stop at Magdala
1679
3. Sabbath at Tiberias
1680
Discourse on "Magic and Superstition"
4. Sending the Apostles Out Two and Two
1681
5. What Must I Do to Be Saved
1682
6. The Evening Lessons
1683
7. The Sojourn at Nazareth
1683
8. The Sabbath Service
1684
9. The Nazareth Rejection
1686
151. TARRYING AND TEACHING BY THE SEASIDE
1688
1. The Parable of the Sower
1688
2. Interpretation of the Parable
1689
3. More About Parables
1691
4. More Parables by the Sea
1693
5. The Visit to Kheresa
1694
The storm on the lake
6. The Kheresa Lunatic
1695
152. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CAPERNAUM CRISIS
1698
Veronica of Caesarea-Philippi
1. At Jairus's House
1699
2. Feeding the Five Thousand
1700
3. The King-Making Episode
1702
4. Simon Peter's Night Vision
1703
5. Back in Bethsaida
1703
6. At Gennesaret
1705
More about the parable of the sower
7. At Jerusalem
1706
153. THE CRISIS AT CAPERNAUM
1707
1. The Setting of the Stage
1707
2. The Epochal Sermon
1709
"I am the bread of life."
3. The After Meeting
1712
4. Last Words in the Synagogue
1713
The boy possessed by the evil spirit
"How can Satan cast out Satan?"
5. The Saturday Evening
1715
Desertion of the halfhearted followers
154. LAST DAYS AT CAPERNAUM
1717
1. A Week of Counsel
1717
2. A Week of Rest
1718
Closing of the synagogues
3. The Second Tiberias Conference
1719
4. Saturday Night in Capernaum
1719
"What shall we do with Jesus ...?
5. The Eventful Sunday Morning
1720
6. Jesus' Family Arrives
1721
7. The Hasty Flight
1723
155. FLEEING THROUGH NORTHERN GALILEE
1725
1. Why do the Heathen Rage?
1725
2. The Evangelists in Chorazin
1726
3. At Caesarea-Philippi
1727
Truth and creed
Origin of religious traditions
4. On the Way to Phoenicia
1728
5. The Discourse on True Religion
1728
6. The Second Discourse on Religion
1730
156. THE SOJOURN AT TYRE AND SIDON
1734
1. The Syrian Woman
1734
2. Teaching in Sidon
1735
"This world is only a bridge . . ."
3. The Journey up the Coast
1736
4. At Tyre
1737
5. Jesus' Teaching at Tyre
1737
Parable of the foolish carpenter
Temptation and human nature
The essentials of material success
Spiritual living and self-respect
Ideals and ideas
Tact, charm, and wisdom
6. The Return from Phoenicia
1741
Attitude of the Jewish leaders
157. AT CAESAREA-PHILIPPI
1743
Jesus attempts to see his family
1. The Temple-Tax Collector
1743
"The fish with a shekel in his mouth."
2. At Bethsaida-Julias
1744
3. Peter's Confession
1745
"Who do men say that I am?"
4. The Talk About the Kingdom
1746
5. The New Concept
1748
6. The Next Afternoon
1748
The four stages of Jesus' life
New authoritative pronouncements
7. Andrew's Conference
1750
158. THE MOUNT OF TRANSFIGURATION
1752
1. The Transfiguration
1752
2. Coming Down the Mountain
1754
3. Meaning of the Transfiguration
1755
4. The Epileptic Boy
1755
James of Safed
5. Jesus Heals the Boy
1757
"Lord I believe . . . help my unbelief."
6. In Celsus' Garden
1758
7. Peter's Protest
1759
8. At Peter's House
1761
159. THE DECAPOLIS TOUR
1762
1. The Sermon on Forgiveness
1762
"How often shall my brother sin against me?"
Parable of the reckoning with the stewards
Dangers of personal judgment
2. The Strange Preacher
1764
3. Instruction for Teachers and Believers
1765
4. The Talk with Nathaniel
1767
"What is the truth about the Scriptures?"
5. The Positive Nature of Jesus' Religion
1769
". . . carry the pack a second mile."
6. The Return to Magadan
1771
160. RODAN OF ALEXANDRIA
1772
1. Rodan's Greek Philosophy
1772
The three drives of life
Problem solving and worshipful meditation
Prejudice and the recognition of truth
2. The Art of Living
1775
Socializing value of friendship
The great value of marriage
3. The Lures of Maturity
1777
4. The Balance of Maturity
1778
Essentials of temporal life
Factors of material success
The meaning of failure
5. The Religion of the Ideal
1780
What is religion?
The idea of God and the ideal of God
The Father is the final value
"But are we willing to pay the price . . . ?"
161. FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH RODAN
1783
1. The Personality of God
1783
Nathaniel's five points
2. The Divine Nature of Jesus
1785
Discourse by Nathaniel and Thomas
3. Jesus' Human and Divine Minds
1787
The midwayers' views
162. AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES
1788
"Master . . . bid fire come down from heaven . . ."
1. The Dangers of the Visit to Jerusalem
1788
2. The First Temple Talk
1790
Eber the officer of the Sanhedrin
3. The Woman Taken in Adultery
1792
4. The Feast of Tabernacles
1793
5. Sermon on the Light of the World
1794
6. Discourse on the Water of Life
1795
7. The Discourse on Spiritual Freedom
1796
8. The Visit with Martha and Mary
1797
9. At Bethlehem with Abner
1798
1630 ORDINATION OF THE SEVENTY AT MAGADAN
1800
1. Ordination of the Seventy
1800
The harvest is plenteous but the laborers are few
2. The Rich Young Man and Others
1801
Riches and the love of wealth
3. The Discussion about Wealth
1803
Parable of the laborers in the vineyard
4. Farewell to the Seventy
1804
Jesus' instructions
Peter's ordination sermon
5. Moving the Camp to Pella
1806
6. The Return of the Seventy
1806
7. Preparation for the Last Mission
1808
164. AT THE FEAST OF DEDICATION
1809
1. Story of the Good Samaritan
1809
2. At Jerusalem
1810
3. Healing the Blind Beggar
1811
4. Josiah Before the Sanhedrin
1813
5. Teaching in Solomon's Porch
1815
165. THE PEREAN MISSION BEGINS
1817
1. At the Pella Camp
1817
2. Sermon on the Good Shepherd
1818
3. Sabbath Sermon at Pella
1819
"Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees . . ."
". . . the very hairs of your head are numbered"
4. Dividing the Inheritance
1821
Parable of the foolish rich man
"Where your treasure is there will your heart be also."
"What shall it profit if you gain the whole world . . ?"
5. Talks to the Apostles on Wealth
1823
"Consider the lilies, how they grow . . ."
6. Answer to Peter's Question
1824
166. LAST VISIT TO NORTHERN PEREA
1825
1. The Pharisees at Ragaba
1825
Ceremonial hand washing
2. The Ten Lepers
1827
3. The Sermon at Gerasa
1828
The straight and narrow way
Many who are first will be last
"I stand at the door and knock . . ."
4. Teaching about Accidents
1830
5. The Congregation at Philadelphia
1831
The later ministry and death of Abner
167. THE VISIT TO PHILADELPHIA
1833
1. Breakfast with the Pharisees
1833
Healing the believer
". . . sit not down in the chief seat . . ."
2. Parable of the Great Supper
1835
3. The Woman with the Spirit of Infirmity
1835
4. The Message from Bethany
1836
5. On the Way to Bethany
1838
The Pharisee and the publican
Teaching about marriage
6. Blessing the Little Children
1839
Beauty as an influence to worship
7. The Talk about Angels
1840
168. THE RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS
1842
"I am the resurrection and the life . . ."
1. At the Tomb of Lazarus
1843
2. The Resurrection of Lazarus
1845
3. Meeting of the Sanhedrin
1847
"It is better that one man die . . ."
4. The Answer to Prayer
1848
5. What Became of Lazarus
1849
169. LAST TEACHING AT PELLA
1850
The Sanhedrin's charges against Jesus
1. Parable of the Lost Son
1850
2. Parable of the Shrewd Steward
1853
3. The Rich Man and the Beggar
1854
4. The Father and his Kingdom
1855
Jesus lived a revelation of God
Elohim and Yahweh
170. THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
1858
1. Concepts of the Kingdom of Heaven
1858
2. Jesus' Concept of the Kingdom
1859
Sin and forgiveness
3. In Relation to Righteousness
1861
4. Jesus' Teaching About the Kingdom
1862
5. Later Ideas of the Kingdom
1864
Social brotherhood and spiritual brotherhood
Another and greater John the Baptist
Christianity and the Jesus gospel
171. ON THE WAY TO JERUSALEM
1867
". . . promise me that these my sons shall have honor ."
1. The Departure from Pella
1868
David Zebedee's later life
Antioch and Philadelphia
2. On Counting the Cost
1869
3. The Perean Tour
1870
Farewell to Abner
4. Teaching at Livias
1871
Peter and Simon and the ...100 swords
Warning of the friendly Pharisees
5. The Blind Man at Jericho
1873
6. The Visit to Zaccheus
1873
7. As Jesus Passed By
1874
8. Parable of the Pounds
1875
Nathaniel's interpretation of the parable
172. GOING INTO JERUSALEM
1878
1. Sabbath at Bethany
1878
Mary anoints Jesus' feet
Jesus rebukes Judas
2. Sunday Morning with the Apostles
1880
3. The Start for Jerusalem
1880
4. Visiting About the Temple
1883
The widow's mite
5. The Apostles' Attitude
1883
173. MONDAY IN JERUSALEM
1888
1. Cleansing the Temple
1888
2. Challenging the Master's Authority
1891
"The baptism of John, whence was it?"
3. Parable of the Two Sons
1893
4. Parable of the Absent Landlord
1893
The stone which the builders rejected
5. Parable of the Marriage Feast
1894
"Destroy this temple and . . . I will raise it up."
174. TUESDAY MORNING IN THE TEMPLE
1897
Individual salutations to the twelve
1. Divine Forgiveness
1898
2. Questions by the Jewish Rulers
1899
Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar?
3. Sadducees and the Resurrection
1900
4. The Great Commandment
1901
The Deliverer, whose son is he?
5. The Inquiring Greeks
1902
". . . except a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies . . . "
. . . if I be lifted up . . . in your lives . . ."
175. THE LAST TEMPLE DISCOURSE
1905
1. The Discourse
1905
"Generation after generation have we sent our prophets . . . "
". . . he who would be greatest among you . . ."
"Woe upon you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!"
". . . you . . . cleanse the outside of the cup . . ."
"And now I take leave of you."
2. Status of Individual Jews
1909
3. The Fateful Sanhedrin Meeting
1909
4. The Situation in Jerusalem
1910
Judas' final decision
176. TUESDAY EVENING ON MOUNT OLIVET
1912
1. The Destruction of Jerusalem
1912
2. The Master's Second Coming
1914
The account in the Matthew Gospel
3. Later Discussion at the Camp
1916
Parable of the talents
"Carry on until I come."
Comments on the growth of living truth
4. The Return of Michael
1918
177. WEDNESDAY, THE REST DAY
1920
1. One Day Alone with God
1920
John Mark and the lunch basket
2. Early Home Life
1921
3. The Day at Camp
1923
4. Judas and the Chief Priests
1924
5. The Last Social Hour
1927
Beware of the support of the multitude
178. LAST DAY AT THE CAMP
1929
1. Discourse on Sonship and Citizenship
1929
Learn to be faithful even in prosperity
Tempt not the angels of your supervision . . .
2. After the Noontime Meal
1932
David relieves Judas of the "bag"
Arrangements for the Last Supper
3. On the Way to the Supper
1934
179. THE LAST SUPPER
1936
1. The Desire for Preference
1936
2. Beginning the Supper
1937
3. Washing the Apostles' Feet
1938
4. Last Words to the Betrayer
1940
5. Establishing the Remembrance Supper
1941
180. THE FAREWELL DISCOURSE
1944
1. The New Commandment
1944
". . . love one another even as I have loved you."
2. The Vine and the Branches
1945
3. Enmity of the World
1946
"Let not your hearts be troubled. "
"Master, show us the Father . . ."
4. The Promised Helper
1948
5. The Spirit of Truth
1949
Comments on the golden rule
6. The Necessity for Leaving
1951
181. FINAL ADMONITIONS AND WARNINGS
1953
1. Last Words of Comfort
1953
"I give each of you all you will receive."
"Let not your heart be troubled. "
2. Farewell Personal Admonitions
1955
182. IN GETHSEMANE
1963
1. The Last Group Prayer
1963
Jesus' enlargement of the revelation of God's name
2. Last Hour Before the Betrayal
1966
Dispatching the runner to Abner
David Zebedee's farewell
3. Alone in Gethsemane
1968
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
183. THE BETRAYAL AND ARREST OF JESUS
1971
1. The Father's Will
1971
2. Judas in the City
1972
3. The Master's Arrest
1973
4. Discussion at the Olive Press
1975
5. On the Way to the High Priest's Palace
1977
184. BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN COURT
1978
1. Examination by Annas
1978
2. Peter in the Courtyard
1980
3. Before the Court of Sanhedrists
1982
4. The Hour of Humiliation
1984
A new revelation of man to God
5. The Second Meeting of the Court
1985
185. THE TRIAL BEFORE PILATE
1987
1. Pontius Pilate
1987
2. Jesus Appears Before Pilate
1989
The written charges of the Sanhedrist tribunal
3. The Private Examination by Pilate
1991
4. Jesus Before Herod
1992
5. Jesus Returns to Pilate
1993
6. Pilate's Last Appeal
1994
The scourging of Jesus
"Behold the man!"
7. Pilate's Last Interview
1995
8. Pilate's Tragic Surrender
1996
186. JUST BEFORE THE CRUCIFIXION
1997
Jesus' family at Bethany
1. The End of Judas Iscariot
1997
The thirty pieces of silver
2. The Master's Attitude
1999
"Pilate on trial before Jesus."
"Behold God and man!"
3. The Dependable David Zebedee
2000
4. Preparation for the Crucifixion
2001
5. Jesus' Death in Relation to the Passover
2002
187. THE CRUCIFIXION
2004
1. On the Way to Golgotha
2004
"Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me . . ."
Simon from Cyrene
2. The Crucifixion
2006
3. Those Who Saw the Crucifixion
2008
4. The Thief on the Cross
2008
Jesus' charge to John
5. Last Hour on the Cross
2010
6. After the Crucifixion
2011
188. THE TIME OF THE TOMB
2012
Joseph and Nicodemus before Pilate
1. The Burial of Jesus
2012
2. Safeguarding the Tomb
2014
3. During the Sabbath Day
2014
What did Jesus commend to the Father's hands?
Status of the personality of Jesus
4. Meaning of the Death on the Cross
2016
5. Lessons from the Cross
2017
189. THE RESURRECTION
2020
1. The Morontia Transit
2020
2. The Material Body of Jesus
2022
3. The Dispensational Resurrection
2024
Departure of the Personalized Adjuster
4. Discovery of the Empty Tomb
2025
The five women
Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene
5. Peter and John at the Tomb
2027
Second appearance--to Mary Magdalene
190. MORONTIA APPEARANCES OF JESUS
2029
1. Heralds of the Resurrection
2029
2. Jesus' Appearance at Bethany
2031
Appearance to his brother James
Appearance to his earthly family
3. At the Home of Joseph
2033
4. Appearance to the Greeks
2033
5. The Walk With Two Brothers
2034
191. APPEARANCES TO THE APOSTLES AND OTHER LEADERS
2037
Reactions of the individual apostles
1. The Appearance to Peter
2039
2. First Appearance to the Apostles
2040
3. With the Morontia Creatures
2040
Stages of morontia progression
4. The Tenth Appearance (At Philadelphia)
2041
5. Second Appearance to the Apostles
2042
"Blessed are those in the ages to come . . ."
6. The Alexandrian Appearance
2044
192. APPEARANCES IN GALILEE
2045
1. Appearance by the Lake
2045
"Lads, have you caught anything?"
2. Visiting With the Apostles Two and Two
2047
3. On the Mount of Ordination
2050
4. The Lakeside Gathering
2050
193. FINAL APPEARANCES AND ASCENSION
2052
The sixteenth appearance (courtyard of Nicodemus)
1. The Appearance at Sychar
2053
2. The Phoenician Appearance
2054
3. Last Appearance in Jerusalem
2055
4. Causes of Judas's Downfall
2055
5. The Master's Ascension
2057
6. Peter Calls a Meeting
2057
194. BESTOWAL OF THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH
2059
The new gospel about Jesus
1. The Pentecost Sermon
2060
2. The Significance of Pentecost
2060
The mission of the Spirit of Truth
Man's threefold spiritual endowment
The seven higher spiritual influences
3. What Happened at Pentecost
2062
4. Beginnings of the Christian Church
2066
195. AFTER PENTECOST
2069
Reasons for the triumph of Christianity in the Occident
Early Christian compromises
1. Influence of the Greeks
2071
2. The Roman Influence
2072
3. Under the Roman Empire
2073
4. The European Dark Ages
2074
5. The Modern Problem
2075
6. Materialism
2076
7. The Vulnerability of Materialism
2078
8. Secular Totalitarianism
2081
9. Christianity's Problem
2082
10. The Future
2084
196. THE FAITH OF JESUS
2087
Jesus' living faith in God
"Seek first the kingdom of heaven."
"Why do you call me good?"
What prayer meant to Jesus
Jesus' childlike faith in God
1. Jesus-The Man
2090
2. The Religion of Jesus
2091
The religion about Jesus
Religion as a personal experience
3. The Supremacy of Religion
2093
Fact, Idea, and Relation
Reason, Wisdom, and Faith
Thing, Meaning, and Value
Unless a divine lover lived in man . . .
Morality and Religion
The Father is living love . . .


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