Lds teach that jesus was the creator of heaven and earth. The urantia bookpaper 170 wikisource, the free online library. Ub the whole ub teaching is centered upon this divine creator fatherbrother jesus, who created our vast universe of nebadon. The race early learned that an army commanded by a group of clan heads had no chance against a strong oneman army.
The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that originated in chicago some time between 1924 and 1955. Some of them will be direct and literal, others will be. It has been hard for mankind to learn that neither peace nor war can be run by a debating society. The urantia book in four parts these thirtyone papers depicting the nature of deity, the reality of paradise, the organization and working of the central and superuniverses, the personalities of the grand universe, and the high destiny of evolutionary mortals, were sponsored, formulated, and put into english by. Among other things on this topic, the urantia book states. The urantia book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life.
Race, evolutionary biology, and the kingdom of heaven. Atlanta urantia study group meetings on the urantia book. Between 1934 and 1956 a group of 36 people, who called themselves the forum, met to study the original manuscripts of the urantia book. He is also a social scientist with a doctorate in psychology, and has had a distinguished career as a college professor and administrator. Progress is said to follow a divine plan that includes periodic gifts of revelation and ministry by heavenly teachers, which eventually will lead to an ideal world status of light and life in the far distant future. It answers questions about god, life in the inhabited universe, the history and future of this world, and it includes an uplifting narrative of the life and teachings of jesus. These four distinctions might be considered revelatory in scope and originality because, prior to 1955, these expanded concepts were nonexistent in mainstream theological teachings. The great cult mystery christian research institute. Back to about the urantia book back to all faqs submit your question q. In addition to numerous local dissemination projects, our society has translated the urantia book into several languages and makes available almost 30 different language versions of the text on this. You have created the heaven and the heaven of heavens, with all their hosts.
The publication mandate urantia association of canada. Home urantia book read online the sacred spheres of paradise. The great cult mystery, he sets forth the full range of evidence to support this conclusion. This was among the notable addresses of his public ministry, embracing a full and complete discussion of the kingdom of heaven. The cosmos teems with trillions of inhabited planets, heavenly worlds and spirit personalities. First society for readers of the urantia book chicago, chicago, illinois. Our mission the urantia society of greater new york usgny is a local, new york area based organization with a global focus and outreach effort.
The founder is a noted chicago physician and psychiatrist dr. New and improved ebook kindle edition by authors, multiple. Urantia book paper 170 the kingdom of heaven youtube. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, jesus, and ourselves. The incredibly weird story of the book known only as the urantia book supposedly begins back in 1911, when a married pair of doctors in chicago, william and lena sadler, were approached by a woman who had a strange tale to tell. The urantia book paper 170 the kingdom of heaven 170.
And there is a definite task to be achieved on each of the worlds of each of these circuits. Contemporary society attempts to identify and overcome a variety of sources of racial, economic and social oppression. This pairing of the sexes enhanced survival and was the very beginning of human society. It has received various degrees of interest ranging from praise to criticism for its religious and science. Urantia life lessons will walk you through the core concepts of the urantia book with an emphasis on the role that those concepts play in our lives. Urantia book historical society preserving urantia book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Urantia book, he refused to reveal two crucial facts. Progress is said to follow a divine plan that includes periodic gifts of revelation and ministry by heavenly teachers, which. This video compares the idea of heaven in the bible with that pictured in the urantia book. Jul 03, 2015 this video compares the idea of heaven in the bible with that pictured in the urantia book.
Paper 53 the lucifer rebellion urantia book urantia. If you do the will of the father in heaven, you shall never fail in the attainment of the eternal life of progress in the divine kingdom. The urantia book internet school urantia association. I come at the bidding of one who is my master and whom you shall love and nurture. I was thrilled to receive this wonderful flow chart of actually how our universe works in organization and management.
The three personalities of paradise deity are, in all universe reality reactions and in all creature relations, as one. He drew many similes to help us embrace the concept. This very jesus joshua ben joseph became one of us. I declare that the kingdom of heaven is the realization and acknowledgment of gods rule within the hearts of men. Kellogg, the cornflake king, an identification gardner first made in 1991.
Jan 02, 2020 the urantia foundation began publishing the urantia book in 1955. The urantia book presents an integrated world view composed from the concepts and ideas of more than 2,000 individuals who have contributed to the fields of. He had experienced service in many systems, had been a high counselor of his group, and was distinguished for wisdom, sagacity, and efficiency. Race, evolutionary biology and the kingdom of heaven. Though jesus presented varying aspects of the kingdom, his last word always was. The urantia book kindle edition by multiple authors.
On solitarington are held the mysteries of the intimate association of numerous unrevealed. I was raised with the teachings of the urantia book, so my first impression of the book was very different than it would have been if i had simply been handed the book as an adult. The book and its publishers do not name a human author. The urantia book, part 3, paper 76 the second garden.
The kingdom of heaven is neither a social nor economic order. May 27, 2004 for example, the urantia book rejects the bibles views about god, christ, man, sin, and salvation. Contrary to the biblical position that there is only one god deut. It portrayed the ideal of a resultant new order of human society.
There are four key distinctions that set the urantia book apart from other theologies. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history. We are all familiar with the many times jesus said, the kingdom of heaven is like. As the term heaven has been used on urantia, it has sometimes meant these seven mansion worlds, the first mansion world being denominated the first heaven, and so on to the seventh. May 30, 2017 photos were gathered from my archive of photos i have collected over the years. Deaths doorway to our divine destiny what happens after death. Here we explore the many similarities between the movie avatar and the urantia book. Urantia book on the big questions the urantia society of.
If you are searching for answers, read the urantia book. The education committee recently lost two beloved and respected members. The urantia book, an epochal revelation of truth to the world dispels erroneous ideas and provides insights which may prove helpful in reconciling the coexistence of an omniscient, omnipresent and benevolent god with the presence of evil and suffering in the world. The adjuster is the mark of divinity, the presence of. He was aware of the confusion which existed in the minds of his. Heaven just delivered a huge data drop urantia radio. Dear urantia book reader, we at fifth epochal revelation fellowship, inc. The urantia book teaches not only biological evolution, but that human society and spiritual understandings evolve by slow progression, subject both to periods of rapid improvement and the possibility of retrogression. The timing of the urantia book generally designated as the publication mandate we regard the urantia book as a feature of the progressive evolution of human society. Key urantia book related websites the urantia society of. She claimed that her husband would go into unusually deep trances from which he could not be woken from, and during which he would seem to become possessed by outside. True, such a brotherhood is in itself a new and amazing social phenomenon attended by astounding political and economic repercussions. It is said to be written sometime between 1924 and 1955 somewhere around chicago.
The urantia book wikisource, the free online library. The world needs new spiritual truth that provides modern men and women with an intellectual pathway into a personal relationship with god. Cosmic secrets and the bizarre tale of the book of urantia. Static conditions on an evolutionary world are indicative of decay. The urantia book paper 53 the lucifer rebellion 53. More than just the bestyet urantia book search engine, this latest and easytouse search engine variant raises the bar on urantia book discovery tools and was specifically designed for anydeviceuse its responsive. The urantia book presents an ecumenical approach to religion. They do not go around mindcontrolling people, have stockpiles of weapons, or anything like that. Sprunger is an ordained ucc minister with a background in philosophy and theology.
For instance salvington, uversa, edentia, jerusem etc. The sex division of labor also made for comfort and increased happiness. The exact circumstances of the origin of the urantia book are unknown. A man and a woman, cooperating, even aside from family and offspring, are vastly superior in most ways to either two men or two women. The authors of the urantia book advise us to consider biological oppression as well. The narrative is mostly quotes from the urantia book, which is the 5th epochal revelation to the earthplanetworld. Live in my love even as i live in the fathers love. I would like to tell you about the urantia book internet school ubis. In this forum, all members are invited to voice their opinions on matters relating to the teachings contained in the urantia book.
This new order of society the world has little known because it has refused to practice the principles of the gospel of the kingdom of heaven. This adventure of our age is staffed by a team of volunteers. Charles olivea, 76, passed away sunday, november 17, at his santa fe home. Can you please help me to understand the various levels of realms in the heavens and their hierarchy. It is not germane to the spectacular episodes of epochal revolution, even though it may apparently be timed to appear in the wake of one such revolution in human society. Nov 25, 2019 the urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that originated in chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955.
The information in the urantia book can be thick and somewhat hard to understand in more than a few places. Jesus also mentioned multitudinous times that the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Jan 23, 2012 the urantia papers also know as the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation is a long and very strange book. The kingdom of heaven is also like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, and in this way it came about that all of the meal was leavened. The great hope of urantia lies in the possibility of a new revelation of jesus with a new and enlarged presentation of his saving message which would spiritually unite in loving service the numerous families of his presentday professed followers. Although there is no official religion based upon the urantia book, there are groups, like the jesusonian foundation, who teach others what is contained in the urantia book. I also used art work of del parsons, howard lyons, simon dewey and gary tong. The urantia book is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago. The urantia book paper 99 the social problems of religion 1086. The urantia book, first published by urantia foundation in 1955, presents us with the origin, history, and destiny of humanity. Fort wayne urantia society 50 year anniversary 19692019.
The jesus of the urantia book flatly denounces this. Sadler, who taught at chicagos mccormick theological seminary. Preserving urantia book history for future generations. The urantia book was delivered to him by seven spirit beings in 1934. The kingdom of heaven an insight into true sovereignty. Jesus, the urantia book, in the kingdom of heaven, which i have come to declare, there is no high and mighty king. The kingdom of heaven, the divine government, is founded on the fact of divine sovereigntygod is spirit. But he, and the authors of tub, have also said what the kingdom of heaven actually is. It is difficult to summarize the urantia book, as it encompasses many subjects and ideas, from science to. The urantia foundation is a chicagobased nonprofit organisation, founded 1950, that provides materials, promotes events, and provides guidance associated with the urantia book. To you, mary, i bring glad tidings when i announce that the conception within you is ordained by heaven.
The urantia book records jesus telling his disciple nathaniel, the scriptures are faulty and altogether human in origin page 1767. The jewish religion embraced many and confusing concepts of the kingdom of heaven. The urantia book a biblical worldview perspective probe. First society for readers of the urantia book chicago. The following passages, taken from paper 7 of the uranita book, may serve to bring the reader into a better understanding of what the original purposes and essence of yeshuas. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the urantia book. Paper 170 the kingdom of heaven urantia book urantia.