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THE CENTRAL AND SUPERUNIVERSES
Sponsored by a Uversa Corps of Superuniverse Personalities acting by authority of the Orvonton Ancients of Days
PART I.
The Central and Superuniverses
000. Foreword *
- I. Deity and Divinity
- II. God
- III. The First Source and Center
- The Seven Absolutes
- Reality
- Concept of the I AM
- IV. Universe Reality
- Paradise
- V. Personality Realities
- VI. Energy and Pattern
- VII. The Supreme Being
- VIII. God the Sevenfold
- IX. God the Ultimate
- X. God the Absolute
- XI. The Three Absolutes
- XII. The Trinities
- Acknowledgment
001. The Universal Father
002. The Nature of God
003. The Attributes of God
- 1. God’s Everywhereness
- 2. God’s Infinite Power
- 3. God’s Universal Knowledge
- 4. God’s Limitlessness
- 5. The Father’s Supreme Rule
- The Inevitabilities
- 6. The Father’s Primacy
- The benediction
004. God’s Relation to the Universe
005. God’s Relation to the Individual
006. The Eternal Son
007. Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe
- 1. The Spirit-Gravity Circuit
- 2. The Administration of the Eternal Son
- 3. Relation of the Eternal Son to the Individual
- 4. The Divine Perfection Plans
- 5. The Spirit of Bestowal
- Bestowals of the Eternal Son
- Bestowals of the Original Michael
- 6. The Paradise Sons of God
- 7. The Supreme Revelation of the Father
008. The Infinite Spirit
009. Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe
010. The Paradise Trinity
- 1. Self-Distribution of the First Source and Center
- 2. Deity Personalization
- 3. The Three Persons of Deity
- 4. The Trinity Union of Deity
- 5. Functions of the Trinity
- Finite, absonite, and absolute attitude
- 6. The Stationary Sons of the Trinity
- Justice, evidence, and judgment
- 7. The Overcontrol of Supremacy
- 8. The Trinity Beyond the Finite
- Limits of mortal destiny
011. The Eternal Isle of Paradise
- 1. The Divine Residence
- 2. Nature of the Eternal Isle
- 3. Upper Paradise
- 4. Peripheral Paradise
- 5. Nether Paradise
- 6. Space Respiration
- Unpervaded space
- 7. Space Functions of Paradise
- Midspace zones
- 8. Paradise Gravity
- Force, energy, power
- 9. The Uniqueness of Paradise
012. The Universe of Universes
013. The Sacred Spheres of Paradise
- 1. The Seven Sacred Worlds of the Father
- (1) Divinington
- (2) Sonarington
- (3) Spiritington
- (4) Vicegerington
- (5) Solitarington
- (6) Seraphington
- (7) Ascendington
- 2. Father-World Relationships
- 3. The Sacred Worlds of the Eternal Son
- 4. The Worlds of the Infinite Spirit
- Executive abodes of the Master Spirits
014. The Central and Divine Universe
- 1. The Paradise-Havona System
- Paradise-Havona day
- The dark gravity bodies
- 2. Constitution of Havona
- 3. The Havona Worlds
- 4. Creatures of the Central Universe
- Havona natives
- 5. Life in Havona
- Monotony and adventure
- 6. The Purpose of the Central Universe
015. The Seven Superuniverses
- 1. The Superuniverse Space Level
- 2. Organization of the Superuniverses
- 3. The Superuniverse of Orvonton
- 4. Nebulae — The Ancestors of Universes
- 5. The Origin of Space Bodies
- 6. The Spheres of Space
- 7. The Architectural Spheres
- Superuniverse time
- 8. Energy Control and Regulation
- 9. Circuits of the Superuniverses
- Local universe circuits
- 10. Rulers of the Superuniverses
- 11. The Deliberative Assembly
- 12. The Supreme Tribunals
- 13. The Sector Governments
- 14. Purposes of the Seven Superuniverses
016. The Seven Master Spirits
- 1. Relation to Triune Deity
- 2. Relation to the Infinite Spirit
- 3. Identity and Diversity of the Master Spirits
- 4. Attributes and Functions of the Master Spirits
- 5. Relation to Creatures
- 6. The Cosmic Mind
- Causation, duty, and worship
- 7. Morals, Virtue, and Personality
- 8. Urantia Personality
- 9. Reality of Human Consciousness
017. The Seven Supreme Spirit Groups
018. The Supreme Trinity Personalities
019. The Co-ordinate Trinity-Origin Beings
020. The Paradise Sons of God
- 1. The Descending Sons of God
- 2. The Magisterial Sons
- 3. Judicial Actions
- 4. Magisterial Missions
- 5. Bestowal of the Paradise Sons of God
- 6. The Mortal-Bestowal Careers
- 7. The Trinity Teacher Sons
- 8. Local Universe Ministry of the Daynals
- 9. Planetary Service of the Daynals
- 10. United Ministry of the Paradise Sons
021. The Paradise Creator Sons
022. The Trinitized Sons of God
- 1. The Trinity-Embraced Sons
- Trinitized Sons of Attainment
- Trinitized Sons of Selection
- Trinitized Sons of Perfection
- 2. The Mighty Messengers
- 3. Those High in Authority
- 4. Those Without Name and Number
- 5. The Trinitized Custodians
- 6. The Trinitized Ambassadors
- 7. Technique of Trinitization
- Ascender-trinitized Sons
- Paradise-Havona trinitized Sons
- Trinitized sons of destiny
- 8. The Creature-Trinitized Sons
- 9. The Celestial Guardians
- 10. High Son Assistants
023. The Solitary Messengers
- 1. Nature and Origin of Solitary Messengers
- 2. Assignments of Solitary Messengers
- 3. Time and Space Services of Solitary Messengers
- Seraphic and other space velocities
- 4. Special Ministry of Solitary Messengers
- Trinitized sons of destiny
024. Higher Personalities of the Infinite Spirit
025. The Messenger Hosts of Space
026. Ministering Spirits of the Central Universe
- 1. The Ministering Spirits
- Ministering Spirits of the Central Universe
- Ministering Spirits of the Superuniverses
- Ministering Spirits of the Local Universes
- 2. The Mighty Supernaphim
- 3. The Tertiary Supernaphim
- (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
- Ascenders’ arrival in Havona
- 5. The Pilgrim Helpers
- 6. The Supremacy Guides
- 7. The Trinity Guides
- 8. The Son Finders
- Failure to find Deity
- 9. The Father Guides
- 10. The Counselors and Advisers
- Assignments of defeated candidates
- 11. The Complements of Rest
- Creature-trinitized sons
027. Ministry of the Primary Supernaphim
028. Ministering Spirits of the Superuniverses
- 1. The Tertiaphim
- 2. The Omniaphim
- 3. The Seconaphim
- 4. The Primary Seconaphim
- (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
- (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
- (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
029. The Universe Power Directors
- 1. The Seven Supreme Power Directors
- 2. The Supreme Power Centers
- (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
- 4. The Master Physical Controllers
- (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
- Primary Eventuated Master Force Organizers
- Associate Transcendental Master Force Organizers
030. Personalities of the Grand Universe
- 1. The Paradise Classification of Living Beings
- 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
- 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
Composite Personality Groups- 3. The Courtesy Colonies
- (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
- (1) Planetary Mortals
- (2) Sleeping Survivors
- (3) Mansion World Students
- (4) Morontia Progressors
- (5) Superuniverse Wards
- (6) Havona Pilgrims
- (7) Paradise Arrivals
031. The Corps of the Finality
THE LOCAL UNIVERSE
Sponsored by a Nebadon Corps of Local Universe Personalities acting by authority of Gabriel of Salvington
PART II.
The Local Universe
032. The Evolution of Local Universes
033. Administration of the Local Universe
034. The Local Universe Mother Spirit
035. The Local Universe Sons of God
- 1. The Father Melchizedek
- 2. The Melchizedek Sons
- 3. The Melchizedek Worlds
- 4. Special Work of the Melchizedeks
- Melchizedek incarnations
- 5. The Vorondadek Sons
- 6. The Constellation Fathers
- 7. The Vorondadek Worlds
- 8. The Lanonandek Sons
- Primary Lanonandeks
- Secondary Lanonandeks
- Tertiary Lanonandeks
- 9. The Lanonandek Rulers
- 10. The Lanonandek Worlds
036. The Life Carriers
- 1. Origin and Nature of Life Carriers
- 2. The Life Carrier Worlds
- 3. Life Transplantation
- 4. Melchizedek Life Carriers
- The midsoniters
- Salvington Worlds of the Finaliters
- 5. The Seven Adjutant Mind-Spirits
- (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
037. Personalities of the Local Universe
- 1. The Universe Aids
- 2. The Brilliant Evening Stars
- Created Evening Stars
- Ascendant Evening Stars
- The Worlds of the Evening Stars
- 3. The Archangels
- The Worlds of the Archangels
- 4. Most High Assistants
- 5. High Commissioners
- Race commissioners
- Nebadon Corps of Perfection
- Worlds of the Spirit-Fused Mortals
- 6. Celestial Overseers
- Nebadon educational system
- 7. Mansion World Teachers
- 8. Higher Spirit Orders of Assignment
- 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
- (1) Susatia
- (2) Univitatia
- (3) Material Sons
- (4) Midway Creatures
Abandonters- 10. Other Local Universe Groups
- The Spironga
- The Spornagia
- Courtesy colonies
038. Ministering Spirits of the Local Universe
- 1. Origin of Seraphim
- 2. Angelic Natures
- 3. Unrevealed Angels
- 4. The Seraphic Worlds
- 5. Seraphic Training
- 6. Seraphic Organization
- 7. Cherubim and Sanobim
- 8. Evolution of Cherubim and Sanobim
- (1) Ascension Candidates
- (2) Mid-phase Cherubim
- (3) Morontia Cherubim
- 9. The Midway Creatures
- (1) Primary Midwayers
- (2) Secondary Midwayers
039. The Seraphic Hosts
- 1. Supreme Seraphim
- (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
- (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
- (1) Supervising Assistants
- (2) Law Forecasters
- (3) Social Architects
- (4) Ethical Sensitizers
- (5) The Transporters
- (6) The Recorders
- (7) The Reserves
- 4. Administrator Seraphim
- (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
- (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
- 7. Seraphim of the Future
- 8. Seraphic Destiny
- 9. The Corps of Seraphic Completion
040. The Ascending Sons of God
- 1. Evolutionary Seraphim
- 2. Ascending Material Sons
- 3. Translated Midwayers
- 4. Personalized Adjusters
- 5. Mortals of Time and Space
- 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
- 7. Father-Fused Mortals
- 8. Son-Fused Mortals
- 9. Spirit-Fused Mortals
- Techniques of memory reconstruction
- 10. Ascendant Destinies
041. Physical Aspects of the Local Universe
042. Energy — Mind and Matter
- 1. Paradise Forces and Energies
- 2. Universal Nonspiritual Energy Systems (Physical Energies)
- (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
- 4. Energy and Matter Transmutations
- 5. Wave-Energy Manifestations
- 6. Ultimatons, Electrons, and Atoms
- 7. Atomic Matter
- 8. Atomic Cohesion
- 9. Natural Philosophy
- 10. Universal Nonspiritual Energy Systems (Material Mind Systems)
- (1) Preadjutant-spirit minds
- (2) Adjutant-spirit minds
- (3) Evolving morontia minds
The cosmic mind- 11. Universe Mechanisms
- 12. Pattern and Form — Mind Dominance
043. The Constellations
044. The Celestial Artisans
045. The Local System Administration
- 1. Transitional Culture Worlds
- (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
- 3. The System Government
- 4. The Four and Twenty Counselors
- 5. The Material Sons
- 6. Adamic Training of Ascenders
- Parental experience
- The probation nursery of Satania
- 7. The Melchizedek Schools
046. The Local System Headquarters
- 1. Physical Aspects of Jerusem
- 2. Physical Features of Jerusem
- 3. The Jerusem Broadcasts
- 4. Residential and Administrative Areas
- 5. The Jerusem Circles
- (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
- 7. The Rectangles — The Spornagia
- 8. The Jerusem Triangles
047. The Seven Mansion Worlds
- 1. The Finaliters’ World
- Requisite parental experience
- 2. The Probationary Nursery
- 3. The First Mansion World
- Morontia Companions
- 4. The Second Mansion World
- 5. The Third Mansion World
- 6. The Fourth Mansion World
- 7. The Fifth Mansion World
- 8. The Sixth Mansion World
- Adjuster fusion
- 9. The Seventh Mansion World
- 10. Jerusem Citizenship
048. The Morontia Life
- 1. Morontia Materials
- 2. Morontia Power Supervisors
- (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
- (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
- Celestial humor
- Mortal humor
- 5. The Mansion World Teachers
- 6. Morontia World Seraphim — Transition Ministers
- (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
- 8. The Morontia Progressors
049. The Inhabited Worlds
- 1. The Planetary Life
- 2. Planetary Physical Types
- (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
- 4. Evolutionary Will Creatures
- 5. The Planetary Series of Mortals
- (1) Adjustment to planetary environment
Experimental series inspected by Tabamantia- (2) Brain-type
- (3) Spirit-reception series
- (4) Planetary-mortal epochs
- (5) Creature-kinship serials
- (6) Adjuster-fusion series
- (7) Techniques of terrestrial escape
- 6. Terrestrial Escape
- (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
050. The Planetary Princes
051. The Planetary Adams
052. Planetary Mortal Epochs
053. The Lucifer Rebellion
054. Problems of the Lucifer Rebellion
055. The Spheres of Light and Life
- 1. The Morontia Temple
- 2. Death and Translation
- 3. The Golden Ages
- 4. Administrative Readjustments
- The seven stages on a planet
- Release of midwayers
- Adamic departure
- 5. The Acme of Material Development
- 6. The Individual Mortal
- 7. The First or Planetary Stage
- 8. The Second or System Stage
- 9. The Third or Constellation Stage
- 10. The Fourth or Local Universe Stage
- 11. The Minor and Major Sector Stages
- 12. The Seventh or Superuniverse Stage
- The Unqualified Supervisors of the Supreme
056. Universal Unity
THE HISTORY OF URANTIA
These papers were sponsored by a Corps of Local Universe Personalities acting by authority of Gabriel of Salvington
PART III.
The History of Urantia
057. The Origin of Urantia
- 1. The Andronover Nebula
- 2. The Primary Nebular Stage
- 3. The Secondary Nebular Stage
- 4. Tertiary and Quartan Stages
- Origin of the Sun
- 5. Origin of Monmatia — The Urantia Solar System
- Retrograde motion
- 6. The Solar System Stage
- The planet-forming era
- Tidal friction
- Gravity-tidal explosions
- 7. The Meteoric Era
- The Volcanic Age
- The Primitive Planetary Atmosphere
- 8. Crustal Stabilization
- The Age of Earthquakes
- The World Ocean and the First Continent
058. Life Establishment on Urantia
059. The Marine-Life Era on Urantia
- 1. Early Marine Life in the Shallow Seas
- The Trilobite Age
- 2. The First Continental Flood Stage
- The Invertebrate-Animal Age
- 3. The Second Great Flood Stage
- The Coral Period
- The Brachiopod Age
- 4. The Great Land-Emergence Stage
- The Vegetative Land-Life Period
- The Age of Fishes
- 5. The Crustal-shifting Stage
- The Fern-Forest Carboniferous Period
- The Age of Frogs
- 6. The Climatic Transition Stage
- The Seed-Plant Period
- The Age of Biologic Tribulation
060. Urantia During the Early Land-Life Era
- 1. The Early Reptilian Age
- 2. The Later Reptilian Age
- 3. The Cretaceous Stage
- The Flowering-Plant Period
- The Age of Birds
- 4. The End of the Chalk Period
061. The Mammalian Era on Urantia
- 1. The New Continental Land Stage
- The Age of Early Mammals
- 2. The Recent Flood Stage
- The Age of Advanced Mammals
- 3. The Modern Mountain Stage
- Age of the Elephant and the Horse
- 4. The Recent Continental-Elevation Stage
- The Last Great Mammalian Migration
- 5. The Early Ice Age
- 6. Primitive Man in the Ice Age
- 7. The Continuing Ice Age
062. The Dawn Races of Early Man
063. The First Human Family
064. The Evolutionary Races of Color
- 1. The Andonic Aborigines
- 2. The Foxhall Peoples
- 3. The Badonan Tribes
- 4. The Neanderthal Races
- 5. Origin of the Colored Races
- 6. The Six Sangik Races of Urantia
- (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
065. The Overcontrol of Evolution
- 1. Life Carrier Functions
- (1) The physical level of electrochemistry
- (2) The usual mid-phase of quasi-morontial existence
- (3) The advanced semispiritual level
- 2. The Evolutionary Panorama
- 3. The Fostering of Evolution
- 4. The Urantia Adventure
- 5. Life-Evolution Vicissitudes
- 6. Evolutionary Techniques of Life
- 7. Evolutionary Mind Levels
- Mechanical-nonteachable mind
- Nonmechanical experiencing mind
- 8. Evolution in Time and Space
066. The Planetary Prince of Urantia
- 1. Prince Caligastia
- 2. The Prince’s Staff
- 3. Dalamatia — The City of the Prince
- 4. Early Days of the One Hundred
- 5. Organization of the One Hundred
- (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
- 7. Life in Dalamatia
- 8. Misfortunes of Caligastia
067. The Planetary Rebellion
068. The Dawn of Civilization
- 1. Protective Socialization
- 2. Factors in Social Progression
- 3. Socializing Influence of Ghost Fear
- 4. Evolution of the Mores
- 5. Land Techniques — Maintenance Arts
- (1) The collection stage
- (2) The hunting stage
- (3) The pastoral stage
- (4) The agricultural stage
- 6. Evolution of Culture
- The land-man ratio
069. Primitive Human Institutions
- 1. Basic Human Institutions
- (1) Institutions of self-maintenance
- (2) Institutions of self-perpetuation
- (3) Institutions of self-gratification
- 2. The Dawn of Industry
- 3. The Specialization of Labor
- 4. The Beginnings of Trade
- 5. The Beginnings of Capital
- 6. Fire in Relation to Civilization
- 7. The Utilization of Animals
- 8. Slavery as a Factor in Civilization
- 9. Private Property
070. The Evolution of Human Government
- 1. The Genesis of War
- 2. The Social Value of War
- Modern industrialism versus militarism
- 3. Early Human Associations
- 4. Clans and Tribes
- 5. The Beginnings of Government
- 6. Monarchial Government
- 7. Primitive Clubs and Secret Societies
- 8. Social Classes
- 9. Human Rights
- 10. Evolution of Justice
- 11. Laws and Courts
- 12. Allocation of Civil Authority
071. Development of the State
072. Government on a Neighboring Planet
073. The Garden of Eden
074. Adam and Eve
075. The Default of Adam and Eve
076. The Second Garden
- 1. The Edenites Enter Mesopotamia
- 2. Cain and Abel
- 3. Life in Mesopotamia
- The Sethite priesthood
- 4. The Violet Race
- 5. Death of Adam and Eve
- Michael’s message
- 6. Survival of Adam and Eve
077. The Midway Creatures
078. The Violet Race after the Days of Adam
079. Andite Expansion in the Orient
080. Andite Expansion in the Occident
- 1. The Adamites Enter Europe
- 2. Climatic and Geologic Changes
- Flooding of the Mediterranean
- 3. The Cro-Magnoid Blue Man
- 4. The Andite Invasions of Europe
- 5. The Andite Conquest of Northern Europe
- 6. The Andites along the Nile
- 7. Andites of the Mediterranean Isles
- 8. The Danubian Andonites
- 9. The Three White Races
081. Development of Modern Civilization
- 1. The Cradle of Civilization
- 2. The Tools of Civilization
- (1) The taming of fire
- (2) The domestication of animals
- (3) The enslavement of captives
- (4) Private property
- 3. Cities, Manufacture, and Commerce
- 4. The Mixed Races
- (1) The Caucasoid races
- (2) The Mongoloid races
- (3) The Negroid races
- 5. Cultural Society
- Might and right
- 6. The Maintenance of Civilization
- (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
082. The Evolution of Marriage
083. The Marriage Institution
084. Marriage and Family Life
085. The Origins of Worship
086. Early Evolution of Religion
087. The Ghost Cults
088. Fetishes, Charms, and Magic
- 1. Belief in Fetishes
- 2. Evolution of the Fetish
- Images and idols
- “Sacred Books”
- 3. Totemism
- 4. Magic
- 5. Magical Charms
- 6. The Practice of Magic
089. Sin, Sacrifice, and Atonement
- 1. The Taboo
- 2. The Concept of Sin
- 3. Renunciation and Humiliation
- The continence cult
- 4. Origins of Sacrifice
- 5. Sacrifices and Cannibalism
- 6. Evolution of Human Sacrifice
- 7. Modifications of Human Sacrifice
- Temple harlotry
- 8. Redemption and Covenants
- 9. Sacrifices and Sacraments
- 10. Forgiveness of Sin
090. Shamanism — Medicine Men and Priests
091. The Evolution of Prayer
092. The Later Evolution of Religion
- 1. The Evolutionary Nature of Religion
- 2. Religion and the Mores
- 3. The Nature of Evolutionary Religion
- 4. The Gift of Revelation
- (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
- 6. The Composite Religions
- Eleven living religions
- 7. The Further Evolution of Religion
093. Machiventa Melchizedek
- 1. The Machiventa Incarnation
- 2. The Sage of Salem
- 3. Melchizedek’s Teachings
- 4. The Salem Religion
- The creed
- The seven commandments
- 5. The Selection of Abraham
- 6. Melchizedek’s Covenant with Abraham
- 7. The Melchizedek Missionaries
- 8. Departure of Melchizedek
- 9. After Melchizedek’s Departure
- 10. Present Status of Machiventa Melchizedek
094. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Orient
- 1. The Salem Teachings in Vedic India
- The Rig-Veda
- 2. Brahmanism
- Doctrine of reincarnation
- 3. Brahmanic Philosophy
- 4. The Hindu Religion
- 5. The Struggle for Truth in China
- 6. Lao-Tse and Confucius
- 7. Gautama Siddhartha
- 8. The Buddhist Faith
- The gospel of Gautama
- The moral commandments
- 9. The Spread of Buddhism
- 10. Religion in Tibet
- 11. Buddhist Philosophy
- 12. The God Concept of Buddhism
095. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Levant
096. Yahweh — God of the Hebrews
097. Evolution of the God Concept among the Hebrews
- 1. Samuel — First of the Hebrew Prophets
- 2. Elijah and Elisha
- 3. Yahweh and Baal
- 4. Amos and Hosea
- 5. The First Isaiah
- Micah and Obadiah
- 6. Jeremiah the Fearless
- 7. The Second Isaiah
- 8. Sacred and Profane History
- 9. Hebrew History
- 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
098. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Occident
- 1. The Salem Religion among the Greeks
- 2. Greek Philosophic Thought
- 3. The Melchizedek Teachings in Rome
- 4. The Mystery Cults
- The Phrygian cult of Cybele and Attis
- The Egyptian cult of Osiris and Isis
- The Iranian cult of Mithras
- 5. The Cult of Mithras
- 6. Mithraism and Christianity
- 7. The Christian Religion
099. The Social Problems of Religion
100. Religion in Human Experience
101. The Real Nature of Religion
- 1. True Religion
- 2. The Fact of Religion
- 3. The Characteristics of Religion
- Twelve illustrations of spiritual faith
- 4. The Limitations of Revelation
- 5. Religion Expanded by Revelation
- 6. Progressive Religious Experience
- Seven aspects of salvation
- 7. A Personal Philosophy of Religion
- 8. Faith and Belief
- 9. Religion and Morality
- 10. Religion as Man’s Liberator
102. The Foundations of Religious Faith
103. The Reality of Religious Experience
104. Growth of the Trinity Concept
105. Deity and Reality
106. Universe Levels of Reality
- 1. Primary Association of Finite Functionals
- God the Sevenfold
- 2. Secondary Supreme Finite Integration
- The Supreme Being
- 3. Transcendental Tertiary Reality Association
- The Trinity Ultimate
- 4. Ultimate Quartan Integration
- Ultimate Deity
- 5. Coabsolute or Fifth-Phase Association
- The Trinity Absolute
- 6. Absolute or Sixth-Phase Integration
- The cosmos infinite
- 7. Finality of Destiny
- 8. The Trinity of Trinities
- (1) The level of three Trinities
- (2) The level of experiential Deity
- (3) The level of the I AM
- 9. Existential Infinite Unification
107. Origin and Nature of Thought Adjusters
108. Mission and Ministry of Thought Adjusters
- 1. Selection and Assignment
- 2. Prerequisites of Adjuster Indwelling
- On Urantia
- On other worlds
- 3. Organization and Administration
- Tabamantia’s tribute
- 4. Relation to Other Spiritual Influences
- 5. The Adjuster’s Mission
- 6. God in Man
109. Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures
110. Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals
111. The Adjuster and the Soul
- 1. The Mind Arena of Choice
- 2. Nature of the Soul
- 3. The Evolving Soul
- 4. The Inner Life
- 5. The Consecration of Choice
- 6. The Human Paradox
- 7. The Adjuster’s Problem
- A guardian of destiny’s statement
112. Personality Survival
113. Seraphic Guardians of Destiny
114. Seraphic Planetary Government
- 1. The Sovereignty of Urantia
- 2. The Board of Planetary Supervisors
- 3. The Resident Governor General
- 4. The Most High Observer
- Most High regencies
- 5. The Planetary Government
- 6. The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision
- (1) The epochal angels
- (2) The progress angels
- (3) The religious guardians
- (4) The angels of national 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
115. The Supreme Being
116. The Almighty Supreme
117. God the Supreme
- 1. Nature of the Supreme Being
- 2. The Source of Evolutionary Growth
- Creature-trinitized sons and growth
- 3. Significance of the Supreme to Universe Creatures
- 4. The Finite God
- Cosmic morality — supreme duty
- 5. The Oversoul of Creation
- Finaliter transcendation
- Repercussions of human growth
- 6. The Quest for the Supreme
- 7. The Future of the Supreme
118. Supreme and Ultimate — Time and Space
- 1. Time and Eternity
- Experiential (subjective) time units
- 2. Omnipresence and Ubiquity
- 3. Time-Space Relationships
- Truth and fact
- Space and pattern
- 4. Primary and Secondary Causation
- 5. Omnipotence and Compossibility
- 6. Omnipotence and Omnificence
- 7. Omniscience and Predestination
- 8. Control and Overcontrol
- The time governor of progress
- 9. Universe Mechanisms
- 10. Functions of Providence
119. The Bestowals of Christ Michael
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.
PART IV.
The Life and Teachings of Jesus
120. The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia
121. The Times of Michael’s Bestowal
- 1. The Occident of the First Century after Christ
- 2. The Jewish People
- 3. Among the Gentiles
- 4. Gentile Philosophy
- (1) The Epicurean
- (2) The Stoic
- (3) The Cynic
- (4) The Skeptic
- 5. The Gentile Religions
- The mystery religions
- 6. The Hebrew Religion
- 7. Jews and Gentiles
- 8. Previous Written Records
- (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
- 1. Joseph and Mary
- 2. Gabriel Appears to Elizabeth
- 3. Gabriel’s Announcement to Mary
- 4. Joseph’s Dream
- The “house of David”
- 5. Jesus’ Earth Parents
- 6. The Home at Nazareth
- 7. The Trip to Bethlehem
- 8. The Birth of Jesus
- The legend of the shepherds
- The three priests from Ur
- The “Star of Bethlehem”
- 9. The Presentation in the Temple
- 10. Herod Acts
- The flight to Egypt
123. The Early Childhood of Jesus
- The Sojourn in Egypt
- 1. Back in Nazareth
- Jesus’ fourth year
- 2. The Fifth Year (2 B.C.)
- Child rearing
- 3. Events of the Sixth Year (1 B.C.)
- 4. The Seventh Year (A.D. 1)
- Material accidents
- 5. School Days in Nazareth
- 6. His Eighth Year (A.D. 2)
124. The Later Childhood of Jesus
- 1. Jesus’ Ninth Year (A.D. 3)
- The picture on the floor
- Climate in Galilee
- 2. The Tenth Year (A.D. 4)
- Jacob the stone mason’s son
- 3. The Eleventh Year (A.D. 5)
- The Scythopolis episode
- 4. The Twelfth Year (A.D. 6)
- Personal morality and group loyalty
- 5. His Thirteenth Year (A.D. 7)
- 6. The Journey to Jerusalem
- Mary, Martha, and Lazarus
125. Jesus at Jerusalem
126. The Two Crucial Years
- 1. His Fourteenth Year (A.D. 8)
- 2. The Death of Joseph
- 3. The Fifteenth Year (A.D. 9)
- Origin of “The Lord’s Prayer”
- The “Son of Man”
- Who is the Messiah?
- 4. First Sermon in the Synagogue
- 5. The Financial Struggle
127. The Adolescent Years
- 1. The Sixteenth Year (A.D. 10)
- 2. The Seventeenth Year (A.D. 11)
- The Zealot episode
- 3. The Eighteenth Year (A.D. 12)
- With James at the Passover
- Visit of Elizabeth and John
- Death of Amos
- 4. The Nineteenth Year (A.D. 13)
- Rearing the children
- 5. Rebecca, the Daughter of Ezra
- 6. His Twentieth Year (A.D. 14)
- Passover visit to Jerusalem
128. Jesus’ Early Manhood
- 1. The Twenty-First Year (A.D. 15)
- Growing awareness of divinity
- With Joseph at the Passover
- 2. The Twenty-Second Year (A.D. 16)
- As a smith at Sepphoris
- 3. The Twenty-Third Year (A.D. 17)
- With Simon at the Passover
- Jesus meets Stephen
- 4. The Damascus Episode
- 5. The Twenty-Fourth Year (A.D. 18)
- The Alexandrian proposal
- 6. The Twenty-Fifth Year (A.D. 19)
- With Jude at the Passover
- Uncle Joshua tell us a story”
- 7. The Twenty-Sixth Year (A.D. 20)
- James’ marriage
- Miriam’s marriage
- James head of the family of Joseph
129. The Later Adult Life of Jesus
- 1. The Twenty-Seventh Year (A.D. 21)
- Zebedee of Capernaum
- Jesus the boatbuilder
- 2. The Twenty-Eighth Year (A.D. 22)
- Jesus visits Jerusalem
- Meeting Gonod and Ganid *
- 3. The Twenty-Ninth Year (A.D. 23)
- Purpose of the trip to Rome
- 4. The Human Jesus
130. On the Way to Rome
- 1. At Joppa — Discourse on Jonah
- Discussion of good and evil
- 2. At Caesarea
- The merchant from Mongolia
- The Greek worker and the Roman foreman
- God’s will and man’s will
- 3. At Alexandria
- 4. Discourse on Reality
- 5. On the Island of Crete
- 6. The Young Man Who Was Afraid
- 7. At Carthage — Discourse on Time and Space
- 8. On the Way to Naples and Rome
- Ezra, the backslidden Jew
131. The World’s Religions
132. The Sojourn at Rome
- Influence on thirty-two religious leaders
- 1. True Values
- 2. Good and Evil
- 3. Truth and Faith
- 4. Personal Ministry
- 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
- 6. Social Ministry
- 7. Trips about Rome
- The thoughtless pagan
- “Let’s you and I make a new religion.”
133. The Return from Rome
- India’s caste system
- 1. Mercy and Justice
- 2. Embarking at Tarentum
- The man mistreating his wife
- 3. At Corinth
- Crispus, chief ruler of the synagogue
- Justus, the merchant
- The two public women
- 4. Personal Work in Corinth
- 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
- 6. At Ephesus — Discourse on the Soul
- 7. The Sojourn at Cyprus — Discourse on Mind
- 8. At Antioch
- 9. In Mesopotamia
134. The Transition Years
- 1. The Thirtieth Year (A.D. 24)
- Return to Nazareth
- Marriage of Simon; marriage of Jude
- 2. The Caravan Trip to the Caspian
- 3. The Urmia Lectures
- 4. Sovereignty — Divine and Human
- 5. Political Sovereignty
- 6. Law, Liberty, and Sovereignty
- 7. The Thirty-First Year (A.D. 25)
- Solitary wanderings
- 8. The Sojourn on Mount Hermon
- End of the Lucifer Rebellion
- The sovereignty of Nebadon
- 9. The Time of Waiting
- Visit with John at Jerusalem
- Working in Zebedee’s boatshop
135. John the Baptist
- 1. John Becomes a Nazarite
- 2. The Death of Zacharias
- 3. The Life of a Shepherd
- 4. The Death of Elizabeth
- 5. The Kingdom of God
- 6. John Begins to Preach
- 7. John Journeys North
- 8. Meeting of Jesus and John
- Baptism of Jesus
- 9. Forty Days of Preaching
- 10. John Journeys South
- 11. John in Prison
- 12. Death of John the Baptist
136. Baptism and the Forty Days
- 1. Concepts of the Expected Messiah
- 2. The Baptism of Jesus
- 3. The Forty Days
- Conference with Gabriel
- Completion of universe sovereignty
- 4. Plans for Public Work
- The Father’s way
- 5. The First Great Decision
- Personalized Adjuster in command
- Insensitivity of Adjuster to time
- 6. The Second Decision
- The path of normal earthly existence
- 7. The Third Decision
- Obedience to natural law
- 8. The Fourth Decision
- Refusal to compromise with evil
- 9. The Fifth Decision
- Rejection of David’s throne
- 10. The Sixth Decision
- “I will be subject to the will of my Father.”
137. Tarrying Time in Galilee
138. Training the Kingdom’s Messengers
- 1. Final Instructions
- 2. Choosing the Six
- 3. The Call of Matthew and Simon
- Not the righteous but sinners
- 4. The Call of the Twins
- 5. The Call of Thomas and Judas
- 6. The Week of Intensive Training
- 7. Another Disappointment
- 8. First Work of the Twelve
- 9. Five Months of Testing
- 10. Organization of the Twelve
139. The Twelve Apostles
140. The Ordination of the Twelve
- 1. Preliminary Instruction
- 2. The Ordination
- 3. The Ordination Sermon
- The “Sermon on the Mount”
- 4. You Are the Salt of the Earth
- 5. Fatherly and Brotherly Love
- 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
- “I look beyond the act…”
- Concerning divorcement
- Justice and mercy
- “They do well — trouble them not.”
- 7. The Week Following the Ordination
- 8. Thursday Afternoon on the Lake
- (1) Doing the Father’s Will
- (2) Political attitude
- (3) Social attitude
- (4) Economic attitude
- (5) Personal religion
- 9. The Day of Consecration
- 10. The Evening after the Consecration
141. Beginning the Public Work
- 1. Leaving Galilee
- 2. God’s Law and the Father’s Will
- 3. The Sojourn at Amathus
- Jesus’ personality
- Jesus’ appearance
- 4. Teaching about the Father
- Minister to the sick
- 5. Spiritual Unity
- 6. Last Week at Amathus
- Teherma the Persian
- 7. At Bethany Beyond Jordan
- Teaching about the kingdom
- Salvation by faith; liberty through truth
- 8. Working in Jericho
- 9. Departing for Jerusalem
142. The Passover at Jerusalem
- Visit to Annas
- 1. Teaching in the Temple
- 2. God’s Wrath
- Jacob of Crete
- 3. The Concept of God
- Six Hebrew concepts of God
- The earlier ten commandments
- 4. Flavius and Greek Culture
- 5. The Discourse on Assurance
- 6. The Visit with Nicodemus
- 7. The Lesson on the Family
- 8. In Southern Judea
- The camp in Gethsemane Park
143. Going Through Samaria
- 1. Preaching at Archelais
- “They made light of our message.”
- “Do you resemble weaklings?”
- 2. Lesson on Self-Mastery
- 3. Diversion and Relaxation
- Three days on Mount Sartaba
- 4. The Jews and the Samaritans
- 5. The Woman of Sychar
- 6. The Samaritan Revival
- In camp on Mount Gerizim
- 7. Teachings about Prayer and Worship
144. At Gilboa and in the Decapolis
- 1. The Gilboa Encampment
- 2. The Discourse on Prayer
- 3. The Believer’s Prayer
- 4. More about Prayer
- 5. Other Forms of Prayer
- Seven prayers from other worlds
- 6. Conference with John’s Apostles
- 7. In the Decapolis Cities
- 8. In Camp near Pella
- “…tell John that he is not forgotten.”
- 9. Death of John the Baptist
145. Four Eventful Days at Capernaum
- Visit with Ruth
- 1. The Draught of Fishes
- 2. Afternoon at the Synagogue
- Religion is a personal experience
- The young epileptic
- Peter’s wife’s mother
- 3. The Healing at Sundown
- 4. The Evening After
- 5. Early Sunday Morning
146. First Preaching Tour of Galilee
- 1. Preaching at Rimmon
- 2. At Jotapata
- Prayer, thanksgiving, and worship
- Justice and mercy
- Prayer and personal effort
- Ethical prayer
- 3. The Stop at Ramah
- Religion, science, and philosophy
- The assurance of truth
- The visit at Zebulum
- 4. The Gospel at Iron
- Work in the mines
- Healing the leprous man
- 5. Back in Cana
- Titus the nobleman
- 6. Nain and the Widow’s Son
- 7. At Endor
147. The Interlude Visit to Jerusalem
- 1. The Centurion’s Servant
- 2. The Journey to Jerusalem
- Separation from John’s apostles
- 3. At the Pool of Bethesda
- 4. The Rule of Living
- Nathaniel’s question about the golden rule
- 5. Visiting Simon the Pharisee
- Parable of the moneylender
- Status and progress
- 6. Returning to Capernaum
- The six spies
- “The Sabbath was made for man…”
- 7. Back in Capernaum
- 8. The Feast of Spiritual Goodness
148. Training Evangelists at Bethsaida
- 1. A New School of the Prophets
- 2. The Bethsaida Hospital
- 3. The Father’s Business
- 4. Evil, Sin, and Iniquity
- 5. The Purpose of Affliction
- 6. The Misunderstanding of Suffering — Discourse on Job
- 7. The Man with the Withered Hand
- 8. Last Week at Bethsaida
- Kirmeth of Bagdad
- 9. Healing the Paralytic
- Baptism of three of the spies
149. The Second Preaching Tour
- David’s intelligence organization
- 1. The Widespread Fame of Jesus
- The healing phenomena
- 2. Attitude of the People
- 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
- 4. Progress of the Preaching Tour
- Comments on anger
- Concerning well-balanced characters
- 5. Lesson Regarding Contentment
- 6. The “Fear of the Lord”
- 7. Returning to Bethsaida
150. The Third Preaching Tour
151. Tarrying and Teaching by the Seaside
152. Events Leading up to the Capernaum Crisis
- Veronica of Caesarea-Philippi
- 1. At Jairus’s House
- 2. Feeding the Five Thousand
- 3. The King-Making Episode
- 4. Simon Peter’s Night Vision
- 5. Back in Bethsaida
- 6. At Gennesaret
- More about the parable of the sower
- 7. At Jerusalem
153. The Crisis at Capernaum
- 1. The Setting of the Stage
- 2. The Epochal Sermon
- “I am the bread of life.”
- 3. The After Meeting
- 4. Last Words in the Synagogue
- The boy possessed by the evil spirit
- “How can Satan cast out Satan?”
- 5. The Saturday Evening
- Desertion of the halfhearted followers
154. Last Days at Capernaum
- 1. A Week of Counsel
- 2. A Week of Rest
- Closing of the synagogues
- 3. The Second Tiberias Conference
- 4. Saturday Night in Capernaum
- “What shall we do with Jesus?”
- 5. The Eventful Sunday Morning
- 6. Jesus’ Family Arrives
- 7. The Hasty Flight
155. Fleeing Through Northern Galilee
- 1. Why Do the Heathen Rage?
- 2. The Evangelists in Chorazin
- 3. At Caesarea-Philippi
- Truth and creed
- Origin of religious traditions
- 4. On the Way to Phoenicia
- 5. The Discourse on True Religion
- 6. The Second Discourse on Religion
156. The Sojourn at Tyre and Sidon
- 1. The Syrian Woman
- 2. Teaching in Sidon
- “This world is only a bridge…”
- 3. The Journey up the Coast
- 4. At Tyre
- 5. Jesus’ Teaching at Tyre
- 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
- Attitude of the Jewish leaders
157. At Caesarea-Philippi
- Jesus attempts to see his family
- 1. The Temple-Tax Collector
- “The fish with a shekel in his mouth.”
- 2. At Bethsaida-Julias
- 3. Peter’s Confession
- “Who do men say that I am?”
- 4. The Talk about the Kingdom
- 5. The New Concept
- 6. The Next Afternoon
- The four stages of Jesus’ life
- New authoritative pronouncements
- 7. Andrew’s Conference
158. The Mount of Transfiguration
- 1. The Transfiguration
- 2. Coming down the Mountain
- 3. Meaning of the Transfiguration
- 4. The Epileptic Boy
- James of Safed
- 5. Jesus Heals the Boy
- “Lord I believe…help my unbelief.”
- 6. In Celsus’ Garden
- 7. Peter’s Protest
- 8. At Peter’s House
159. The Decapolis Tour
- 1. The Sermon on Forgiveness
- “How often shall my brother sin against me?”
- Parable of the reckoning with the stewards
- Dangers of personal judgment
- 2. The Strange Preacher
- 3. Instruction for Teachers and Believers
- 4. The Talk with Nathaniel
- What is the truth about the scriptures?”
- 5. The Positive Nature of Jesus’ Religion
- “…carry the pack a second mile.”
- 6. The Return to Magadan
160. Rodan of Alexandria
- 1. Rodan’s Greek Philosophy
- The three drives of life
- Problem solving and worshipful meditation
- Prejudice and the recognition of truth
- 2. The Art of Living
- Socializing value of friendship
- The great value of marriage
- 3. The Lures of Maturity
- 4. The Balance of Maturity
- Essentials of temporal life
- Factors of material success
- The meaning of failure
- 5. The Religion of the Ideal
- 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
- 1. The Personality of God
- Nathaniel’s five points
- 2. The Divine Nature of Jesus
- Discourse by Nathaniel and Thomas
- 3. Jesus’ Human and Divine Minds
- The midwayers’ views
162. At the Feast of Tabernacles
- “Master…bid fire come down from heaven…”
- 1. The Dangers of the Visit to Jerusalem
- 2. The First Temple Talk
- Eber the officer of the Sanhedrin
- 3. The Woman Taken in Adultery
- 4. The Feast of Tabernacles
- 5. Sermon on the Light of the World
- 6. Discourse on the Water of Life
- 7. The Discourse on Spiritual Freedom
- 8. The Visit with Martha and Mary
- 9. At Bethlehem with Abner
163. Ordination of the Seventy at Magadan
- 1. Ordination of the Seventy
- The harvest is plenteous but the laborers are few
- 2. The Rich Young Man and Others
- Riches and the love of wealth
- 3. The Discussion about Wealth
- Parable of the laborers in the vineyard
- 4. Farewell to the Seventy
- Jesus’ instructions
- Peter’s ordination sermon
- 5. Moving the Camp to Pella
- 6. The Return of the Seventy
- 7. Preparation for the Last Mission
164. At the Feast of Dedication
165. The Perean Mission Begins
- 1. At the Pella Camp
- 2. Sermon on the Good Shepherd
- 3. Sabbath Sermon at Pella
- “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees…”
- “…the very hairs of your head are numbered”
- 4. Dividing the Inheritance
- 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
- “Consider the lilies, how they grow…”
- 6. Answer to Peter’s Question
166. Last Visit to Northern Perea
- 1. The Pharisees at Ragaba
- Ceremonial hand washing
- 2. The Ten Lepers
- 3. The Sermon at Gerasa
- The straight and narrow way
- Many who are first will be last
- “I stand at the door and knock…”
- 4. Teaching about Accidents
- 5. The Congregation at Philadelphia
- The later ministry and death of Abner
167. The Visit to Philadelphia
- 1. Breakfast with the Pharisees
- Healing the believer
- “…sit not down in the chief seat…”
- 2. Parable of the Great Supper
- 3. The Woman with the Spirit of Infirmity
- 4. The Message from Bethany
- 5. On the Way to Bethany
- The Pharisee and the publican
- Teaching about marriage
- 6. Blessing the Little Children
- Beauty as an influence to worship
- 7. The Talk about Angels
168. The Resurrection of Lazarus
- “I am the resurrection and the life…”
- 1. At the Tomb of Lazarus
- 2. The Resurrection of Lazarus
- 3. Meeting of the Sanhedrin
- “It is better that one man die…”
- 4. The Answer to Prayer
- 5. What Became of Lazarus
169. Last Teaching at Pella
- The Sanhedrin’s charges against Jesus
- 1. Parable of the Lost Son
- 2. Parable of the Shrewd Steward
- 3. The Rich Man and the Beggar
- 4. The Father and His Kingdom
- Jesus lived a revelation of God
- Elohim and Yahweh
170. The Kingdom of Heaven
- 1. Concepts of the Kingdom of Heaven
- 2. Jesus’ Concept of the Kingdom
- Sin and forgiveness
- 3. In Relation to Righteousness
- 4. Jesus’ Teaching about the Kingdom
- 5. Later Ideas of the Kingdom
- Social brotherhood and spiritual brotherhood
- Another and greater John the Baptist
- Christianity and the Jesus gospel
171. On the Way to Jerusalem
- “…promise me that these my sons shall have honor…”
- 1. The Departure from Pella
- David Zebedee’s later life
- Antioch and Philadelphia
- 2. On Counting the Cost
- 3. The Perean Tour
- Farewell to Abner
- 4. Teaching at Livias
- Peter and Simon and the 100 swords
- Warning of the friendly Pharisees
- 5. The Blind Man at Jericho
- 6. The Visit to Zaccheus
- 7. “As Jesus Passed By”
- 8. Parable of the Pounds
- Nathaniel’s interpretation of the parable
172. Going into Jerusalem
- 1. Sabbath at Bethany
- Mary anoints Jesus’ feet
- Jesus rebukes Judas
- 2. Sunday Morning with the Apostles
- 3. The Start for Jerusalem
- 4. Visiting about the Temple
- The widow’s mite
- 5. The Apostles’ Attitude
173. Monday in Jerusalem
- 1. Cleansing the Temple
- 2. Challenging the Master’s Authority
- “The baptism of John, whence was it?”
- 3. Parable of the Two Sons
- 4. Parable of the Absent Landlord
- The stone which the builders rejected
- 5. Parable of the Marriage Feast
- “Destroy this temple and …I will raise it up.”
174. Tuesday Morning in the Temple
- Individual salutations to the twelve
- 1. Divine Forgiveness
- 2. Questions by the Jewish Rulers
- Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar?
- 3. The Sadducees and the Resurrection
- 4. The Great Commandment
- The Deliverer, whose son is he?
- 5. The Inquiring Greeks
- “…except a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies…”
- “…if I be lifted up…in your lives…”
175. The Last Temple Discourse
- 1. The Discourse
- “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
- 3. The Fateful Sanhedrin Meeting
- 4. The Situation in Jerusalem
- Judas’ final decision
176. Tuesday Evening on Mount Olivet
- 1. The Destruction of Jerusalem
- 2. The Master’s Second Coming
- The account in the Matthew Gospel
- 3. Later Discussion at the Camp
- Parable of the talents
- “Carry on until I come.”
- Comments on the growth of living truth
- 4. The Return of Michael
177. Wednesday, the Rest Day
- 1. One Day Alone with God
- John Mark and the lunch basket
- 2. Early Home Life
- 3. The Day at Camp
- 4. Judas and the Chief Priests
- 5. The Last Social Hour
- Beware of the support of the multitude
178. Last Day at the Camp
- 1. Discourse on Sonship and Citizenship
- Learn to be faithful even in prosperity
- Tempt not the angels of your supervision…
- 2. After the Noontime Meal
- David relieves Judas of the “bag”
- Arrangements for the Last Supper
- 3. On the Way to the Supper
179. The Last Supper
180. The Farewell Discourse
- 1. The New Commandment
- “…love one another even as I have loved you.”
- 2. The Vine and the Branches
- 3. Enmity of the World
- “Let not your hearts be troubled.”
- “Master, show us the Father…”
- 4. The Promised Helper
- 5. The Spirit of Truth
- Comments on the golden rule
- 6. The Necessity for Leaving
181. Final Admonitions and Warnings
- 1. Last Words of Comfort
- “I give each of you all you will receive.”
- “Let not your heart be troubled.”
- 2. Farewell Personal Admonitions
182. In Gethsemane
- 1. The Last Group Prayer
- Jesus’ enlargement of the revelation of God’s name
- 2. Last Hour Before the Betrayal
- Dispatching the runner to Abner
- David Zebedee’s farewell
- 3. Alone in Gethsemane
- The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
183. The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
184. Before the Sanhedrin Court
185. The Trial Before Pilate
- 1. Pontius Pilate
- 2. Jesus Appears Before Pilate
- The written charges of the Sanhedrist tribunal
- 3. The Private Examination by Pilate
- 4. Jesus Before Herod
- 5. Jesus Returns to Pilate
- 6. Pilate’s Last Appeal
- The scourging of Jesus
- “Behold the man!”
- 7. Pilate’s Last Interview
- 8. Pilate’s Tragic Surrender
186. Just Before the Crucifixion
- Jesus’ family at Bethany
- 1. The End of Judas Iscariot
- The thirty pieces of silver
- 2. The Master’s Attitude
- “Pilate on trial before Jesus.”
- “Behold God and man!”
- 3. The Dependable David Zebedee
- 4. Preparation for the Crucifixion
- 5. Jesus’ Death in Relation to the Passover
187. The Crucifixion
- 1. On the Way to Golgotha
- “Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me…”
- Simon from Cyrene
- 2. The Crucifixion
- 3. Those Who Saw the Crucifixion
- 4. The Thief on the Cross
- Jesus’ charge to John
- 5. Last Hour on the Cross
- 6. After the Crucifixion
188. The Time of the Tomb
- Joseph and Nicodemus before Pilate
- 1. The Burial of Jesus
- 2. Safeguarding the Tomb
- 3. During the Sabbath Day
- What did Jesus commend to the Father’s hands?
- Status of the personality of Jesus
- 4. Meaning of the Death on the Cross
- 5. Lessons from the Cross
189. The Resurrection
- 1. The Morontia Transit
- 2. The Material Body of Jesus
- 3. The Dispensational Resurrection
- Departure of the Personalized Adjuster
- 4. Discovery of the Empty Tomb
- The five women
- Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene
- 5. Peter and John at the Tomb
- Second appearance — to Mary Magdalene
190. Morontia Appearances of Jesus
- 1. Heralds of the Resurrection
- 2. Jesus’ Appearance at Bethany
- Appearance to his brother James
- Appearance to his earthly family
- 3. At the Home of Joseph
- 4. Appearance to the Greeks
- 5. The Walk with Two Brothers
191. Appearances to the Apostles and Other Leaders
- Reactions of the individual apostles
- 1. The Appearance to Peter
- 2. First Appearance to the Apostles
- 3. With the Morontia Creatures
- Stages of morontia progression
- 4. The Tenth Appearance (At Philadelphia)
- 5. Second Appearance to the Apostles
- “Blessed are those in the ages to come…”
- 6. The Alexandrian Appearance
192. Appearances in Galilee
- 1. Appearance by the Lake
- “Lads, have you caught anything?”
- 2. Visiting with the Apostles Two and Two
- 3. On the Mount of Ordination
- 4. The Lakeside Gathering
193. Final Appearances and Ascension
- The sixteenth appearance (courtyard of Nicodemus)
- 1. The Appearance at Sychar
- 2. The Phoenician Appearance
- 3. Last Appearance in Jerusalem
- 4. Causes of Judas’s Downfall
- 5. The Master’s Ascension
- 6. Peter Calls a Meeting
194. Bestowal of the Spirit of Truth
- The new gospel about Jesus
- 1. The Pentecost Sermon
- 2. The Significance of Pentecost
- The mission of the Spirit of Truth
- Man’s threefold spiritual endowment
- The seven higher spiritual influences
- 3. What Happened at Pentecost
- 4. Beginnings of the Christian Church
195. After Pentecost
- Reasons for the triumph of Christianity in the Occident
- Early Christian compromises
- 1. Influence of the Greeks
- 2. The Roman Influence
- 3. Under the Roman Empire
- 4. The European Dark Ages
- 5. The Modern Problem
- 6. Materialism
- 7. The Vulnerability of Materialism
- 8. Secular Totalitarianism
- 9. Christianity’s Problem
- 10. The Future
196. The Faith of Jesus
- 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
- 2. The Religion of Jesus
- The religion about Jesus
- Religion as a personal experience
- 3. The Supremacy of Religion
- 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…