50:7.1 (578.6) On first thought it might appear that Urantia and its associated isolated worlds are most unfortunate in being deprived of the beneficent presence and influence of such superhuman personalities as a Planetary Prince and a Material Son and Daughter. But isolation of these spheres affords their races a unique opportunity for the exercise of faith and for the development of a peculiar quality of confidence in cosmic reliability which is not dependent on sight or any other material consideration. It may turn out, eventually, that mortal creatures hailing from the worlds quarantined in consequence of rebellion are extremely fortunate. We have discovered that such ascenders are very early intrusted with numerous special assignments to cosmic undertakings where unquestioned faith and sublime confidence are essential to achievement.
50:7.2 (579.1) On Jerusem the ascenders from these isolated worlds occupy a residential sector by themselves and are known as the agondonters, meaning evolutionary will creatures who can believe without seeing, persevere when isolated, and triumph over insuperable difficulties even when alone. This functional grouping of the agondonters persists throughout the ascension of the local universe and the traversal of the superuniverse; it disappears during the sojourn in Havona but promptly reappears upon the attainment of Paradise and definitely persists in the Corps of the Mortal Finality. Tabamantia is an agondonter of finaliter status, having survived from one of the quarantined spheres involved in the first rebellion ever to take place in the universes of time and space.
50:7.3 (579.2) All through the Paradise career, reward follows effort as the result of causes. Such rewards set off the individual from the average, provide a differential of creature experience, and contribute to the versatility of ultimate performances in the collective body of the finaliters.
I wonder, based on the description above, who exactly is determined eligible for this designation? For example, there are two groups who come to mind.
First, are those from isolated worlds who may survive mortality to arrive on the Mansion worlds but were not faith, love, or service motivated during their mortal life.
Second, are those from worlds that were isolated once upon a time but are born in a later era, nearer light and life in the mortal epochs when the Teacher/Bestowal ministries have restored order and re-established planetary rule so that world is no longer isolated.
It would appear to me that not all who survive mortality without either example or faith might not meet the standards described and neither would those from a once-isolated world who are born into a later mortal-epoch. I wonder if even those rare worlds who suffer the effects of rebellion might only produce agondonters during very specific times within the planetary epochs?
I don’t find the topic particularly important but it has delivered some interest and speculation to my mind. It seems that no suffering of anyone who finds faith and love goes without some potential for “reward” and greater service due to such mortal suffering.
Simply curious…and open to the conjectures of others….and any related text to consider. The gift of heaven is certainly “reward” enough for this tadpole!! But nice to know that the Supreme and the eternal adventure to come finds use for such tadpoles who find God and faith and loving service on such worlds as our own.
Thanks!! = )
Bradly
PS Another group I wonder about are the Prince’s staff and the Loyal Midwayers who were on planet and remained loyal and, also, the celestials in a System that fall into rebellion. Are they not also rebellion-tested? Since the Corps of Finality includes many forms of ascendant children from time and space, I would assume that such an experience in loyalty and faith might also find such celestials working alongside Agondonters or even might become such or some similar standing of faith-children.
"Live loyally today—grow—and tomorrow will attend to itself. The quickest way for a tadpole to become a frog is to live loyally each moment as a tadpole."
