According to these supermortal beings, earth is the 606th planet in satania which is in norlatiadek which is in nebadon which is in orvonton which revolves around havona, all of which revolves around the center of infinity where some sort of god dwells. Sadler formed a group to discuss these revelations, from which the urantia foundation was formed in 1950. Sadler purchase dr william s sadlers urantia book workbooks. Part 3 depicts the history of life on earth since its origin more than fourandonehalf billion y.
Whosoever will may enter, and certain victory will crown the efforts of every human being who will run the race of faith and trust, depending every step of the way on the leading of the indwelling adjuster and on the guidance of that good spirit of the universe son, which so. The urantia book is approximately 2,000 pages long, and consists of a body of 196 papers divided in four parts, and an introductory foreword. Part i, titled the central and superuniverses, addresses what the authors consider the highest levels of creation, including the eternal and infinite universal father, his trinity associates, and the isle of paradise. The urantia papers the urantia book or the fifth epochal. It is difficult to summarize the urantia book, as it encompasses many subjects and ideas, from science to. The big bang was not like an ordinary explosion in which a localized region of flying debris spreads out into a surrounding region of nonmoving space, but instead it was to have occurred everywhere.
There was a book written in 1955 which has not had much press or. First think of god as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder. Urantia foundation 533 west diversey parkway, chicago, il 60614, u. This page was mistakenly begun with the idea that there is a religion called urantia. For this reason alone, many folks find resolving apparent discrepancies easier than anticipated. If one of these sacred books happens to speak of the earth as being flat, then, for long generations, otherwise sane men and women will refuse to accept positive evidence that the planet is round. The urantia brotherhood founded in 1955 with the foundations approval by 36 members of sadlers study group, and located at the address of the. The home of joseph and mary was a oneroom stone structure with a flat roof and an adjoining building for housing the animals. About the urantia book posted on goodreads september 18, 2009 this is my favorite book. Radioactive dating of uranium ore suggests the age of the earth to be 4 billion years as opposed to a million years or 10 trillion years relatively very close to the age of 10 15 billion years which the big bang model predicts for the. The big bang model logically follows from einsteins theory of gravity to provide a mathematical description of the universe. Debunking the urantia book, christians join me page 40. My friends and brethren, my time with you is now very short, and i desire that we draw apart by ourselves while we pray to our father in heaven for strength to sustain us in this hour and henceforth in all the work we must do in his name. The urantia book details the universal fathers glorious plan for the creation, evolution, ascension, and perfection of all his will creatures.
The urantia books god among the galaxies is portrayed as a loving first source with many celestial associates inhabiting the numberless worlds of hubbles then newly revealed galactic universe. The biggest blow occurred in 1989 when the urantia foundation denied the urantia brotherhood the right to sell the ub, or to use the name urantia or the threecircle logo 39697. A the primary reason is because it is a periodic epochal revelation from god to all mankind that appeared on earth in 1955 outside of the oracles of traditional rel. 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. Cosmic secrets and the bizarre tale of the book of urantia. I assume that the adjective urantian is also used, with the obvious meaning of pertaining to earth, but the paragraph does not say this, and as i have confessed, i have not read the book. The urantia bookpaper 1 wikisource, the free online library. After listening to part 1 and part 2 of the urantia book, listening to part 3 makes you feel like an astronaut returning to earth from a long space voyage. The great cult mystery christian research institute. It is the indwelling adjuster who individualizes the love of god to each human soul. A good way to get a feel for urantia book physics is with a standard spiral galaxy. Urantia the urantia book books q why isnt the urantia book more well known.
Jun 10, 2009 the biggest blow occurred in 1989 when the urantia foundation denied the urantia brotherhood the right to sell the ub, or to use the name urantia or the threecircle logo 39697. Human beings are still more confused and uncertain about the relationships of the divine personalities designated by these. Feb 06, 20 urantia is the name for earth if you were from the outer universe beyond our planet earth. Jesus earth parents joseph was a mildmannered man, extremely conscientious, and in every way faithful to the religious conventions and practices of his people. Finally, yes the urantia book is one of my most beloved spiritual literatures. Sadler from 1934 to 1935 by a man who spoke in his sleep on behalf of alien supermortals called revelators. What does the urantia book say about its creation and the. I understand that you choose not to accept certain parts of the book because they conflict with your view of the universe, and sane people often disagree on many fields, but you will find that the urantia book is on very sound. The final part of the book gives us a detailed life and teachings of the final bestowal incarnation on our planet of the creator son michael of nebadon in his joint incarnation with esu immanuelsananda as jesus the christ in palestine.
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. Most of it should be transferred to a new page called the urantia book, leaving only those comments behind which pertain directly to the word itself, i. Jan 02, 2020 the urantia foundation began publishing the urantia book in 1955. The urantia book was supposedly dictated to a chicago psychiatrist named w. The urantia book, a new revelation theology forums. As an orthodox roman catholic, this has been my happy experience.
John was an eager and earnest worker, but jesus was a calm and happy laborer. The books theme consists of highly detailed, mythologylike descriptions of our universe, surrounding universes, numerous extraterrestrial spirit beings which are said to inhabit these universes, the spiritual evolutionary history of planet earth urantia, and the life and teaching of a jesus, also called christ michael, a creator son. Its easy to see the urantia book has the same tone as the newage spiritual bullshit with its mumbojumbo technical terms that really dont make any sense when analysed. In the minds of the mortals of urantiathat being the name of your worldthere exists great confusion respecting the meaning of such terms as god, divinity, and deity.
It is the most complete, informative, reassuring, stimulating, mindblowing, and inspiring book i have ever read. Gardner is a deist who believes that no scriptures come from god, that fundamentalists are ideologues, and that creationism is an unscientific, witless swindle. Jan 05, 2019 urantia the urantia book books q why isnt the urantia book more well known. To view the courses currently being offered, please click here. Lift up your eyes on high and behold who has created all these things, who brings out their worlds by number and calls them all by their names. The great cult mystery by martin gardner for several years, ive tried to read every new book that martin gardner has written. Sep 26, 2012 urantia mortals can hardly hope to be perfect in the infinite sense, but it is entirely possible for human beings, starting out as they do on this planet, to attain the supernal and divine goal which the infinite god has set for mortal man. The book s theme consists of highly detailed, mythologylike descriptions of our universe, surrounding universes, numerous extraterrestrial spirit beings which are said to inhabit these universes, the spiritual evolutionary history of planet earth urantia, and the life and teaching of a jesus, also called christ michael, a creator son. Urantia is the name for earth if you were from the outer universe beyond our planet earth. It is said to be written sometime between 1924 and 1955 somewhere around chicago.
The urantia book kindle edition by multiple authors. The author is unknown and there are many speculations about how it was written from sleeping mediums to plain materialization. Urantia is the name these alleged superhumans gave to our planet. The urantia book 4 mosteller and wallace methods of stylometry indicates at least nine authors were involved, and by comparatively analyzing the book against sadlers the mind at mischief, does not indicate authorship or extensive editing by sadler, without ruling out the possibility of limited edits. To view a location, doubleclick on the name of the location in the places section on the lefthand side of the window under the jesuss life and travels list in the places section. The following quotes are the gleanings of some of the most relevant teachings about truth in the urantia book. The urantia book is more or less essentially a very long, often rambling hodgepodge of spiritualism, philosophy, and pseudoscience, covering such heady topics as the nature of the universe, the origins of mankind, the meaning of life, the nature of god and the universe itself, the life of jesus, a very bizarre and elaborate alternate history. 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. It has received various degrees of interest ranging from praise to criticism for its religious and science content, its unusual length, and its lack of. The urantia book emphasizes that despite its dark history, urantia has been the beneficiary of much good. Jul 12, 2005 the urantia book stated that it was a fact, which was later proven true by the 1960s technology you mentioned. Among other things on this topic, the urantia book states. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. The english text of the urantia book is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission.
See more ideas about earth book, spirituality and universe. In the usage of the urantia book, the noun urantian means denizen of earth. But, i gradually discovered passages that made it clear that the urantia book story of astronomy was simply phrased in the language in use at the. The urantia book internet school ubis offers free online courses, which are designed for either beginner, intermediate, or advanced students of the urantia book. The urantia book was first given to earth by celestial messengers in 1934 and is over 2000 pages in length. For example, heres the famous silver dollar, a galaxy of 100 billion stars, 10 million light years away.
The urantia bookpaper 122 wikisource, the free online. The life of jesus, designated in the urantia book as the fourth epochal revelation, ub 61 is said to have redeemed the planet of the blunders of rebellion. The urantia book in a nutshell proposed topics to be covered 1. It was this final seventh bestowal incarnation on a. The urantia book is a momentous work consisting of 2,097 pages of material received from numerous celestial beings supposedly brought to the earth by superhuman, divine beings in 1934. The creation of our grand universe and planet urantiaearth. The adventure of divinity attainment lies before you. 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. See more ideas about spirituality, earth book and the better angels.
It is he who sits on the circle of the earth, who stretches out the heavens as a curtain and spreads them out as a universe to dwell in. 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. Join us as we study the paradise sons of god key to the execution of this plan are the paradise sons of godthe creator sons, the avonals, and the trinitized sons of god. The urantia papers also know as the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation is a long and very strange book. When the name of jesus is spoken out loud, the holy spirit is released into the spiritual atmosphere, light and life are released and darkness and death flee. In the usage of the urantia book, the word urantia means earth. The urantia book 3 had it under my observation more or less ever since, having been present at probably 250 of the night sessions, many of which have been attended by a stenographer who made voluminous notes. When we look at such a thing with electromagnetic telescopes we see something like this. The urantia book stated that it was a fact, which was later proven true by the 1960s technology you mentioned.
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