The Urantia Book
T H E U R A N T I A B O O K
T H E
U R A N T I A
B O O K
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Copyright 1955
URANTIA FOUNDATION
© 1955
URANTIA FOUNDATION
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U R A N T I A F O U N D A T I O N
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
1955
First Printing
Library of Congress Catalog
Card Number 55-10554
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The Parts of the Book
Sponsored by a Uversa Corps of Superuniverse Personalities
acting by authority of the Orvonton
Ancients of Days
PART II
Sponsored by a Nebadon Corps of Local Universe
Personalities acting by authority of
Gabriel of Salvington
PART III
These papers were sponsored by a Corps of Local Universe
Personalities acting by authority of
Gabriel of Salvington
PART IV
This groups 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.
| Paper | Author | Page |
| Foreword | Divine Counselor | 1 |
| 1.The Universal Father | Divine Counselor | 21 |
| 2.The Nature of God | Divine Counselor | 33 |
| 3.The Attributes of God | Divine Counselor | 44 |
| 4.God's Relation to the Universe | Divine Counselor | 54 |
| 5.God's Relation to the Individual | Divine Counselor | 62 |
| 6.The Eternal Son | Divine Counselor | 73 |
| 7.Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe | Divine Counselor | 81 |
| 8.The Infinite Spirit | Divine Counselor | 90 |
| 9.Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe | Divine Counselor | 98 |
| 10.The Paradise Trinity | Universal Censor | 108 |
| 11.The Eternal Isle of Paradise | Perfector of Wisdom | 118 |
| 12.The Universe of Universes | Perfector of Wisdom | 128 |
| 13.The Sacred Spheres of Paradise | Perfector of Wisdom | 143 |
| 14.The Central and Divine Universe | Perfector of Wisdom | 152 |
| 15.The Seven Superuniverses | Universal Censor | 164 |
| 16.The Seven Master Spirits | Universal Censor | 184 |
| 17.The Seven Supreme Spirit Groups | Divine Counselor | 197 |
| 18.The Supreme Trinity Personalities | Divine Counselor | 207 |
| 19.The Co-ordinate Trinity-Origin Beings | Divine Counselor | 214 |
| 20.The Paradise Sons of God | Perfector of Wisdom | 223 |
| 21.The Paradise Creator Sons | Perfector of Wisdom | 234 |
| 22.The Trinitized Sons of God | Mighty Messenger | 243 |
| 23.The Solitary Messengers | Divine Counselor | 256 |
| 24.Higher Personalities of the Infinite Spirit | Divine Counselor | 264 |
| 25.The Messenger Hosts of Space | One High in Authority | 273 |
| 26.Ministering Spirit of the Central Universe | Perfector of Wisdom | 285 |
| 27.Ministry of the Primary Supernaphim | Perfector of Wisdom | 298 |
| 28.Ministering Spirits of the Superuniverses | Mighty Messenger | 306 |
| 29.The Universe Power Directors | Universal Censor | 319 |
| 30.Personalities of the Grand Universe | Mighty Messenger | 330 |
| 31.The Corps of the Finality | Divine Counselor and One Without Name and Number | 345 |
PART II. THE LOCAL UNIVERSE
| 32.The Evolution of Local Universes | Mighty Messenger | 357 |
| 33.Administration of the Local Universe | Chief of Archangels | 366 |
| 34.The Local Universe Mother Spirit | Mighty Messenger | 374 |
| 35.The Local Universe Sons of God | Chief of Archangels | 384 |
| 36.The Life Carriers | Vorondadek Son | 396 |
| 37.Personalities of the Local Universe | Brilliant Evening Star | 406 |
| 38.Ministering Spirits of the Local Universe | Melchizedek | 418 |
| 39.The Seraphic Hosts | Melchizedek | 426 |
| 40.The Ascending Sons of God | Mighty Messenger | 443 |
| 41.Physical Aspects of the Local Universe | Archangel | 455 |
| 42.Energy—Mind and Matter | Mighty Messenger | 467 |
| 43.The Constellations | Malavatia Melchizedek | 485 |
| 44.The Celestial Artisans | Archangel | 497 |
| 45.The Local System Administration | Melchizedek | 509 |
| 46.The Local System Headquarters | Archangel | 519 |
| 47.The Seven Mansion Worlds | Brilliant Evening Star | 530 |
| 48.The Morontia Life | Archangel | 541 |
| 49.The Inhabited Worlds | Melchizedek | 559 |
| 50.The Planetary Princes | Secondary Lanonandek | 572 |
| 51.The Planetary Adams | Secondary Lanonandek | 580 |
| 52.Planetary Mortal Epochs | Mighty Messenger | 589 |
| 53.The Lucifer Rebellion | Manovandet Melchizedek | 601 |
| 54.Problems of the Lucifer Rebellion | Mighty Messenger | 613 |
| 55.The Spheres of Light and Life | Mighty Messenger | 621 |
| 56.Universal Unity | Mighty Messenger and Machiventa Melchizedek | 637 |
PART III. THE HISTORY OF URANTIA
PART IV. THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS
| 120.The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia | Mantutia Melchizedek | 1323 |
| 121.The Times of Michael's Bestowal | Midwayer Commission | 1332 |
| 122.Birth and Infancy of Jesus | Midwayer Commission | 1344 |
| 123.The Early Childhood of Jesus | Midwayer Commission | 1355 |
| 124.The Later Childhood of Jesus | Midwayer Commission | 1366 |
| 125.Jesus at Jerusalem | Midwayer Commission | 1377 |
| 126.The Two Crucial Years | Midwayer Commission | 1386 |
| 127.The Adolescent Years | Midwayer Commission | 1395 |
| 128.Jesus' Early Manhood | Midwayer Commission | 1407 |
| 129.The Later Adult Life of Jesus | Midwayer Commission | 1419 |
| 130.On the Way to Rome | Midwayer Commission | 1427 |
| 131.The World's Religions | Midwayer Commission | 1442 |
| 132.The Sojourn at Rome | Midwayer Commission | 1455 |
| 133.The Return from Rome | Midwayer Commission | 1468 |
| 134.The Transition Years | Midwayer Commission | 1483 |
| 135.John the Baptist | Midwayer Commission | 1496 |
| 136.Baptism and the Forty Days | Midwayer Commission | 1509 |
| 137.Tarrying Time in Galilee | Midwayer Commission | 1524 |
| 138.Training the Kingdom's Messengers | Midwayer Commission | 1538 |
| 139.The Twelve Apostles | Midwayer Commission | 1548 |
| 140.The Ordination of the Twelve | Midwayer Commission | 1568 |
| 141.Beginning the Public Work | Midwayer Commission | 1587 |
| 142.The Passover at Jerusalem | Midwayer Commission | 1596 |
| 143.Going Through Samaria | Midwayer Commission | 1607 |
| 144.At Gilboa and in the Decapolis | Midwayer Commission | 1617 |
| 145.Four Eventful Days at Capernaum | Midwayer Commission | 1628 |
| 146.First Preaching Tour of Galilee | Midwayer Commission | 1637 |
| 147.The Interlude Visit to Jerusalem | Midwayer Commission | 1647 |
| 148.Training Evangelists at Bethsaida | Midwayer Commission | 1657 |
| 149.The Second Preaching Tour | Midwayer Commission | 1668 |
| 150.The Third Preaching Tour | Midwayer Commission | 1678 |
| 151.Tarrying and Teaching by the Seaside | Midwayer Commission | 1688 |
| 152.Events Leading up to the Capernaum Crisis | Midwayer Commission | 1698 |
| 153.The Crisis at Capernaum | Midwayer Commission | 1707 |
| 154.Last Days at Capernaum | Midwayer Commission | 1717 |
| 155.Fleeing Through Northern Galilee | Midwayer Commission | 1725 |
| 156.The Sojourn at Tyre and Sidon | Midwayer Commission | 1734 |
| 157.At Caesarea-Philippi | Midwayer Commission | 1743 |
| 158.The Mount of Transfiguration | Midwayer Commission | 1752 |
| 159.The Decapolis Tour | Midwayer Commission | 1762 |
| 160.Rodan of Alexandria | Midwayer Commission | 1772 |
| 161.Further Discussions with Rodan | Midwayer Commission | 1783 |
| 162.At the Feast of Tabernacles | Midwayer Commission | 1788 |
| 163.Ordination of the Seventy at Magadan | Midwayer Commission | 1800 |
| 164.At the Feast of Dedication | Midwayer Commission | 1809 |
| 165.The Perean Mission Begins | Midwayer Commission | 1817 |
| 166.Last Visit to Northern Perea | Midwayer Commission | 1825 |
| 167.The Visit to Philadelphia | Midwayer Commission | 1833 |
| 168.The Resurrection of Lazarus | Midwayer Commission | 1842 |
| 169.Last Teaching at Pella | Midwayer Commission | 1850 |
| 170.The Kingdom of Heaven | Midwayer Commission | 1858 |
| 171.On the Way to Jerusalem | Midwayer Commission | 1867 |
| 172.Going into Jerusalem | Midwayer Commission | 1878 |
| 173.Monday in Jerusalem | Midwayer Commission | 1888 |
| 174.Tuesday Morning in the Temple | Midwayer Commission | 1897 |
| 175.The Last Temple Discourse | Midwayer Commission | 1905 |
| 176.Tuesday Evening on Mount Olivet | Midwayer Commission | 1912 |
| 177.Wednesday, The Rest Day | Midwayer Commission | 1920 |
| 178. Last Day at the Camp | Midwayer Commission | 1929 |
| 179.The Last Supper | Midwayer Commission | 1936 |
| 180.The Farewell Discourse | Midwayer Commission | 1944 |
| 181.Final Admonitions and Warnings | Midwayer Commission | 1953 |
| 182.In Gethsemane | Midwayer Commission | 1963 |
| 183.The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus | Midwayer Commission | 1971 |
| 184.Before the Sanhedrin Court | Midwayer Commission | 1978 |
| 185.The Trial Before Pilate | Midwayer Commission | 1987 |
| 186.Just Before the Crucifixion | Midwayer Commission | 1997 |
| 187.The Crucifixion | Midwayer Commission | 2004 |
| 188.The Time of the Tomb | Midwayer Commission | 2012 |
| 189.The Resurrection | Midwayer Commission | 2020 |
| 190.Morontia Appearances of Jesus | Midwayer Commission | 2029 |
| 191.Appearances to the Apostles and Other Leaders | Midwayer Commission | 2037 |
| 192.Appearances in Galilee | Midwayer Commission | 2045 |
| 193.Final Appearances and Ascension | Midwayer Commission | 2052 |
| 194.Bestowal of the Spirit of Truth | Midwayer Commission | 2059 |
| 195.After Pentecost | Midwayer Commission | 2069 |
| 196.The Faith of Jesus | Midwayer Commission | 2087 |
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