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To appreciate destiny, origin matters

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VernParticipant
Aug 5, 2015, 5:59 AM
Who are we?

The story of man’s ascent from seaweed to the lordship of earthly creation is indeed a romance of biologic struggle and mind survival. Man’s primordial ancestors were literally the slime and ooze of the ocean bed in the sluggish and warm-water bays and lagoons of the vast shore lines of the ancient inland seas, those very waters in which the Life Carriers established the three independent life implantations on Urantia. ^[Paper ^{65:2.1, page 731:5]}

A search in The Urantia Book for the terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, in considering this topic on our origin, is that we may better appreciate our staring point—lowest free willed creatures of the Father’s universe with the capacity to know him.

To kick things off I will include the first three instances of “animal” “origin” and take it from there.

1. Minded personality requires a life vehicle to function, ours happens to be the body of evolutionary animal origin—A fundamental reality is personality.

Personality is a level of deified reality and ranges from the mortal and midwayer level of the higher mind activation of worship and wisdom up through the morontial and spiritual to the attainment of finality of personality status. That is the evolutionary ascent of mortal- and kindred-creature personality, but there are numerous other orders of universe personalities. ^[Foreword ^{0:5.1, page 8:1]}

The pattern of Paradise is reflected in the material world, our bodies included.

…the Isle of Paradise is nonpersonal and extraspiritual, being the essence of the universal body, the source and center of physical matter, and the absolute master pattern of universal material reality. ^[Foreword^{0:5.5, page 8:5]}

One of the qualities of universal reality manifestation in Urantian human experience is our body.

Body. The material or physical organism of man. The living electrochemical mechanism of animal nature and origin. ^[Foreword^{0:5.5, page 8:5]}

2. The Universal Father set all this in motion that the universes of time and space be inhabited with creatures with capacity to know their lowly origin all the better to appreciate their exulted destiny. Beings who can know God, receive divine affection and love him in return.

The myriads of planetary systems were all made to be eventually inhabited by many different types of intelligent creatures, beings who could know God, receive the divine affection, and love him in return. The universe of universes is the work of God and the dwelling place of his diverse creatures. “God created the heavens and formed the earth; he established the universe and created this world not in vain; he formed it to be inhabited.” ^[Paper^{1:0.2, page 21:2]}

The enlightened worlds all recognize and worship the Universal Father, the eternal maker and infinite upholder of all creation. The will creatures of universe upon universe have embarked upon the long, long Paradise journey, the fascinating struggle of the eternal adventure of attaining God the Father. The transcendent goal of the children of time is to find the eternal God, to comprehend the divine nature, to recognize the Universal Father. God-knowing creatures have only one supreme ambition, just one consuming desire, and that is to become, as they are in their spheres, like him as he is in his Paradise perfection of personality and in his universal sphere of righteous supremacy. From the Universal Father who inhabits eternity there has gone forth the supreme mandate, “Be you perfect, even as I am perfect.” In love and mercy the messengers of Paradise have carried this divine exhortation down through the ages and out through the universes, even to such lowly animal-origin creatures as the human races of Urantia. ^[Paper^{1:0.3, page 21:3]}

3. There is a reciprocity of process in action with animal origin mortals—an evolutionary up-reach in response to spiritual downstepping.

As the Sons of God are engaged in the gigantic task of revealing the Father’s personality of love to a universe, so is the Infinite Spirit dedicated to the unending ministry of revealing the combined love of the Father and the Son to the individual minds of all the children of each universe. In these local creations the Spirit does not come down to the material races in the likeness of mortal flesh as do certain of the Sons of God, but the Infinite Spirit and his co-ordinate Spirits do downstep themselves, do joyfully undergo an amazing series of divinity attenuations, until they appear as angels to stand by your side and guide you through the lowly paths of earthly existence. ^[Paper ^{8:4.5, page 94:7]}

By this very diminishing series the Infinite Spirit does actually, and as a person, draw very near to every being of the animal-origin spheres. And all this the Spirit does without in the least invalidating his existence as the Third Person of Deity at the center of all things. ^[Paper ^{8:4.6, page 95:1]}

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VernParticipant
Aug 6, 2015, 9:07 AM

Vern wrote: …terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results…

We’ve seen the first three, here is the fourth, which deals with source of mind itself.

Since the Third Person of Deity is the source of mind, it is quite natural that the evolutionary will creatures find it easier to form comprehensible concepts of the Infinite Spirit than they do of either the Eternal Son or the Universal Father. The reality of the Conjoint Creator is disclosed imperfectly in the very existence of human mind. The Conjoint Creator is the ancestor of the cosmic mind, and the mind of man is an individualized circuit, an impersonal portion, of that cosmic mind as it is bestowed in a local universe by a Creative Daughter of the Third Source and Center. ^[Paper^{9:5.4, page 103.2]}

Our mind is an impersonal portion of cosmic mind.

Because the Third Person is the source of mind, do not presume to reckon that all phenomena of mind are divine. Human intellect is rooted in the material origin of the animal races. Universe intelligence is no more a true revelation of God who is mind than is physical nature a true revelation of the beauty and harmony of Paradise. Perfection is in nature, but nature is not perfect. The Conjoint Creator is the source of mind, but mind is not the Conjoint Creator. ^[Paper^{9:5.5, page 103.3]}

Mind is of divine origin and has divine destiny, however, mortal minds are not yet of divine dignity.

Mind, on Urantia, is a compromise between the essence of thought perfection and the evolving mentality of your immature human nature. The plan for your intellectual evolution is, indeed, one of sublime perfection, but you are far short of that divine goal as you function in the tabernacles of the flesh. Mind is truly of divine origin, and it does have a divine destiny, but your mortal minds are not yet of divine dignity. ^[Paper^{9:5.6, page 103:4]}

The fact mortal mind can be distorted by animal fear, insincerity and useless anxiety (baseless fear), that inhibit maturity, should lead to reactions of humility.

Too often, all too often, you mar your minds by insincerity and sear them with unrighteousness; you subject them to animal fear and distort them by useless anxiety. Therefore, though the source of mind is divine, mind as you know it on your world of ascension can hardly become the object of great admiration, much less of adoration or worship. The contemplation of the immature and inactive human intellect should lead only to reactions of humility. ^[Paper^{9:5.7, page 103:5]}
VernParticipant
Aug 6, 2015, 2:08 PM

Vern wrote:…terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at four…

Here is the fifth and the inevitable corollary to “origin” presents itself—that is, destiny.

Paradise is the universal headquarters of all personality activities and the source-center of all force-space and energy manifestations. Everything which has been, now is, or is yet to be, has come, now comes, or will come forth from this central abiding place of the eternal Gods. Paradise is the center of all creation, the source of all energies, and the place of primal origin of all personalities. ^[Paper^{11:9.7, page 127:5]}

Lowly animal origin belies an exulted destiny.

After all, to mortals the most important thing about eternal Paradise is the fact that this perfect abode of the Universal Father is the real and far-distant destiny of the immortal souls of the mortal and material sons of God, the ascending creatures of the evolutionary worlds of time and space. Every God-knowing mortal who has espoused the career of doing the Father’s will has already embarked upon the long, long Paradise trail of divinity pursuit and perfection attainment. And when such an animal-origin being does stand, as countless numbers now do, before the Gods on Paradise, having ascended from the lowly spheres of space, such an achievement represents the reality of a spiritual transformation bordering on the limits of supremacy. ^[Paper^{11:9.8, page 127:6]}

Reality of a spiritual transformation bordering on the limits of supremacy is the prospect offered each Adjuster indwelt mortal. The bona fide experiential growth acquirement resulting from exhaustion of potentials.
VernParticipant
Aug 7, 2015, 2:36 AM

Vern wrote:…terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at five, leaving 29 to check out…

Here’s No. 29 and 28, which covers the necessity of a Creator Son to bestow himself as an “animal origin” mortal.

The Eternal Son is the eternal Word of God. The Eternal Son is the perfect expression of the “first” absolute and infinite thought of his eternal Father. When a personal duplication or divine extension of this Original Son starts on a bestowal mission of mortal incarnation, it becomes literally true that the divine “Word is made flesh,” and that the Word thus dwells among the lowly beings of animal origin. ^[Paper^{20:5.1, page 227:4]}

Revelation clears up confusion and the Michael Son bestowal as Jesus is one such instance where clarity is needed to remove erroneous interpretations. Bestowal is a necessary part of the experiential process designed to make these Sons safe and sympathetic magistrates and rulers of the peoples and planets of time and space.

On Urantia there is a widespread belief that the purpose of a Son’s bestowal is, in some manner, to influence the attitude of the Universal Father. But your enlightenment should indicate that this is not true. The bestowals of the Avonal and the Michael Sons are a necessary part of the experiential process designed to make these Sons safe and sympathetic magistrates and rulers of the peoples and planets of time and space. The career of sevenfold bestowal is the supreme goal of all Paradise Creator Sons. And all Magisterial Sons are motivated by this same spirit of service which so abundantly characterizes the primary Creator Sons and the Eternal Son of Paradise. ^[Paper^{20:5.2, page 227:5]}

A Paradise Son must live as an “animal origin” mortal to make possible the subsequent planetary reception of Thought Adjusters who only flock to an inhabited world once the Spirit of Truth has been poured out upon all flesh. This is dependent upon the return to universe headquarters of a Paradise Son who has successfully executed a mission of mortal bestowal upon an evolving world.

Some order of Paradise Son must be bestowed upon each mortal-inhabited world in order to make it possible for Thought Adjusters to indwell the minds of all normal human beings on that sphere, for the Adjusters do not come to all bona fide human beings until the Spirit of Truth has been poured out upon all flesh; and the sending of the Spirit of Truth is dependent upon the return to universe headquarters of a Paradise Son who has successfully executed a mission of mortal bestowal upon an evolving world. ^[Paper^{20:5.3, page 227:6]}

Our Creator Son appeared as the babe of Bethlehem, Jesus, a member of the Jewish people, the racial group with the largest hereditary legacy of the Adamic stock which has previously up-stepped the “animal-origin” peoples. In this way the Creator Son lived and died as a a member of the lowest order of evolutionary will creatures.

Though these seven bestowals vary in the different sectors and universes, they always embrace the mortal-bestowal adventure. In the final bestowal a Creator Son appears as a member of one of the higher mortal races on some inhabited world, usually as a member of that racial group which contains the largest hereditary legacy of the Adamic stock which has previously been imported to upstep the physical status of the animal-origin peoples. Only once in his sevenfold career as a bestowal Son is a Paradise Michael born of woman as you have the record of the babe of Bethlehem. Only once does he live and die as a member of the lowest order of evolutionary will creatures. ^[Paper ^{21:4.3, page 239:9]}

In this consideration of “origin” it is significant that we mortals are at the very end of the spiritual line when viewed in philosophical construct of “alpha” and “omega” conceptualization of beginnings and endings.
VernParticipant
Aug 7, 2015, 2:39 AM

Vern wrote:…terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at seven, leaving 27 to check out…

Here is No. 27 which goes directly to “destiny” with the offer of a passport to eternity.

The attainment of the Universal Father is the passport to eternity, notwithstanding the remaining circuits to be traversed. It is therefore a momentous occasion on the pilot world of circle number three when the transit trio announce that the last venture of time is about to ensue; that another creature of space seeks entry to Paradise through the portals of eternity. ^[Paper^{26:9.2, page 294:6]}

Once more we are informed our “origin” is the very bottom of intelligent existence, all the more glorious the achievement of “destiny.” The response to the invitation call of the Father to be perfect. The yearning for perfection is inbuilt within each of us from start to finish.

The test of time is almost over; the race for eternity has been all but run. The days of uncertainty are ending; the temptation to doubt is vanishing; the injunction to be perfect has been obeyed. From the very bottom of intelligent existence the creature of time and material personality has ascended the evolutionary spheres of space, thus proving the feasibility of the ascension plan while forever demonstrating the justice and righteousness of the command of the Universal Father to his lowly creatures of the worlds: “Be you perfect, even as I am perfect.”^[Paper^{26:9.3, page 295:1]}

A child has every right to find his/her rightful place with his/her father. Animal-orign mortals by status, are classified sons to begin with, and are welcomed as such on arrival in Paradise, only now, as perfected sons of God.

Step by step, life by life, world by world, the ascendant career has been mastered, and the goal of Deity has been attained. Survival is complete in perfection, and perfection is replete in the supremacy of divinity. Time is lost in eternity; space is swallowed up in worshipful identity and harmony with the Universal Father. The broadcasts of Havona flash forth the space reports of glory, the good news that in very truth the conscientious creatures of animal nature and material origin have, through evolutionary ascension, become in reality and eternally the perfected sons of God. ^[Paper^{26:9.4, page 295:2]}
VernParticipant
Aug 7, 2015, 11:40 AM

Vern wrote:…terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at eight, leaving 26 to check out…

here is No. 26 & 27 which deals with classification of we “animal-origin” humans, The Ascending Mortals, listing the seven allocated stages of universe progress.

While the mortal survivors of time and space are denominated ascending pilgrims when accredited for the progressive ascent to Paradise, these evolutionary creatures occupy such an important place in these narratives that we here desire to present a synopsis of the following seven stages of the ascending universe career:

1. Planetary Mortals.

2. Sleeping Survivors.

3. Mansion World Students.

4. Morontia Progressors.

5. Superuniverse Wards.

6. Havona Pilgrims.

7. Paradise Arrivals. ^[paper ^{30:4.1–8, page 340.3–10]}

The following narrative presents the universe career of an Adjuster-indwelt mortal. The Son- and Spirit-fused mortals share portions of this career, but we have elected to tell this story as it pertains to the Adjuster-fused mortals, for such a destiny may be anticipated by all of the human races of Urantia. ^[Paper ^{30:4.9, page 340:11]}

In these turbulent times of cultural and religious upheaval in the Middle East and contrastive secular materialism in the West, it’s worth reflecting on the fact the way is open to all Adjuster-indwelt mortals, the Paradise destiny may be anticipated by all of the human races of Urantia.

1. Planetary Mortals. Mortals are all animal-origin evolutionary beings of ascendant potential. In origin, nature, and destiny these various groups and types of human beings are not wholly unlike the Urantia peoples. The human races of each world receive the same ministry of the Sons of God and enjoy the presence of the ministering spirits of time. After natural death all types of ascenders fraternize as one morontia family on the mansion worlds. ^[Paper^{30:4.10, page 340:12]}

If fraternal brotherhood has not taken sufficient root during the short initial mortal life experience, the fraternity of ascenders on the mansion worlds will ensure the fact of family association of all universe citizens.

Evolutionary mortals are born on the planets of space, pass through the morontia worlds, ascend the spirit universes, traverse the Havona spheres, find God, attain Paradise, and are mustered into the primary Corps of the Finality, therein to await the next assignment of universe service. There are six other assembling finality corps, but Grandfanda, the first mortal ascender, presides as Paradise chief of all orders of finaliters. And as we view this sublime spectacle, we all exclaim: What a glorious destiny for the animal-origin children of time, the material sons of space! ^[Paper^{31:10.20, page 354:6]}

With such an adventure ahead, who would not be stirred to press on? We live in a friendly universe and all the family are cheering us on, Divine Counselor, One without Name and Number and Ancients of Days, included.

[Jointly sponsored by a Divine Counselor and One without Name and Number authorized so to function by the Ancients of Days on Uversa.] ^[Paper^{31:10.21, page 354:7]}

They know whereof they speak.
VernParticipant
Aug 7, 2015, 11:47 AM

Vern wrote:…terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at ten, leaving 24 to check out…

Here is No. 24 asserting “animal-origin” morals are manifestation of the Evolutionary Idea, the best way to achieve experiential perfection when origin is so remote from destiny.

Consider the the challenge of the animal-origin point of view, looking with the eye of faith to locate the invisible Father.

The farther down the scale of life we go, the more difficult it becomes to locate, with the eye of faith, the invisible Father. The lower creatures — and sometimes even the higher personalities — find it difficult always to envisage the Universal Father in his Creator Sons. And so, pending the time of their spiritual exaltation, when perfection of development will enable them to see God in person, they grow weary in progression, entertain spiritual doubts, stumble into confusion, and thus isolate themselves from the progressive spiritual aims of their time and universe. In this way they lose the ability to see the Father when beholding the Creator Son. The surest safeguard for the creature throughout the long struggle to attain the Father, during this time when inherent conditions make such attainment impossible, is tenaciously to hold on to the truth-fact of the Father’s presence in his Sons. Literally and figuratively, spiritually and personally, the Father and the Sons are one. It is a fact: He who has seen a Creator Son has seen the Father. ^[Paper^{32:3.6, page 361:1]}

That is why of all knowledge, the greatest, is to know the religious life of Jesus and how he lived it.

The personalities of a given universe are settled and dependable, at the start, only in accordance with their degree of kinship to Deity. When creature origin departs sufficiently far from the original and divine Sources, whether we are dealing with the Sons of God or the creatures of ministry belonging to the Infinite Spirit, there is an increase in the possibility of disharmony, confusion, and sometimes rebellion — sin. ^[Paper^{32:3.7, page 361:2]}

At the start, personalities are dependable only in accordance with their degree of kinship to Deity.

The perfection of the creatures of time, when finally achieved, is wholly an acquirement, a bona fide personality possession. While the elements of grace are freely admixed, nevertheless, the creature attainments are the result of individual effort and actual living, personality reaction to the existing environment. ^[Paper^{32:3.9, page 361:4]}

There is no stigma attached to starting at the very bottom, it’s the exclusive method of producing one of the two basic types of finite intelligent will creatures.

The fact of animal evolutionary origin does not attach stigma to any personality in the sight of the universe as that is the exclusive method of producing one of the two basic types of finite intelligent will creatures. When the heights of perfection and eternity are attained, all the more honor to those who began at the bottom and joyfully climbed the ladder of life, round by round, and who, when they do reach the heights of glory, will have gained a personal experience which embodies an actual knowledge of every phase of life from the bottom to the top. ^[Paper^{32:3.10, page 361:5]}

It would have been easy for the Universal Father to make all mortals perfect beings but he did not do that for that would deprive them of the wonderful experience of personal achievement of knowing they started at the very bottom and arrived at the top by their own efforts.

In all this is shown the wisdom of the Creators. It would be just as easy for the Universal Father to make all mortals perfect beings, to impart perfection by his divine word. But that would deprive them of the wonderful experience of the adventure and training associated with the long and gradual inward climb, an experience to be had only by those who are so fortunate as to begin at the very bottom of living existence. ^[Paper^{32:3.11, page 361:6]}
VernParticipant
Aug 8, 2015, 10:27 AM

Vern wrote: …terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at eleven, leaving 23 to check out…

Here is No. 23 which speaks of the permanent citizens of Urantia, the midwayers.

The primary midwayers are the planetary historians who, from the time of the arrival of the Planetary Prince to the age of settled light and life, formulate the pageants and design the portrayals of planetary history for the exhibits of the planets on the system headquarters worlds. ^[paper^{38:9.12, page 425:4]}

The midwayers have been witness to all the events of history portrayed for half a million years and are well credentialed to correct the cumulative errors of human records, especially those pertaining to origin.

Midwayers remain for long periods on an inhabited world, but if faithful to their trust, they will eventually and most certainly be recognized for their agelong service in maintaining the sovereignty of the Creator Son; they will be duly rewarded for their patient ministry to the material mortals on their world of time and space. Sooner or later all accredited midway creatures will be mustered into the ranks of the ascending Sons of God and will be duly initiated into the long adventure of the Paradise ascent in company with those very mortals of animal origin, their earth brethren, whom they so jealously guarded and so effectively served during the long planetary sojourn. ^[paper^{38:9.13, page 425:5]}

We have the United Midwayers of Urantia to thank in their successful petition and selfless work in the assembly of the Urantia Papers which we now enjoy as the Fifth Epochal Revelation of Truth to the animal-origin mortals of Urantia.

[Presented by a Melchizedek acting by request of the Chief of the Seraphic Hosts of Nebadon.] ^[paper^{38:9.14, page 425:6]}

Melchizedeks also know whereof they speak.
AnonymousInactive
Aug 9, 2015, 1:30 AM

Vern wrote:

Here is No. 23 which speaks of the permanent citizens of Urantia, the midwayers.

Vern, if I may interject, here before you continue, should you not expand on the “Midwayer’s” and their various type descriptions, where it would seem from the following UB quote that the “Translated Midwayers” as mentioned below, may already be with us and live and breath along side to us, as brothers and sisters?

3. Translated Midwayers

(444.3) 40:3.1 Although deprived of the immediate benefits of the planetary bestowals of the descending Sons of God, though the Paradise ascent is long deferred, nevertheless, soon after an evolutionary planet has attained the intermediate epochs of light and life (if not before), both groups of midway creatures are released from planetary duty. Sometimes the majority of them are translated, along with their human cousins, on the day of the descent of the temple of light and the elevation of the Planetary Prince to the dignity of Planetary Sovereign. Upon being relieved of planetary service, both orders are registered in the local universe as ascending Sons of God and immediately begin the long Paradise ascent by the very routes ordained for the progression of the mortal races of the material worlds. The primary group are destined to various finaliter corps, but the secondary or Adamic midwayers are all routed for enrollment in the Mortal Corps of Finality.

Would not Michael/Jesus’ last bestowal where He was deemed Planetary Prince, and having completed His Universe Sovereignty obligations also, simultaneously made Him “Planetary Sovereign”, thereby both groups “Primary and Secondary” Midwayers who have translated, may have already progressed on and returned to the Planet of their origin, not to mention those who have translated and are waiting, with us to move on through the ascent-ion path, who could just as easily be considered inclusive of the “spiritual brotherhood”?

Where in the previous UB quote the term “temple of light” is used in one other place in the UB which I present below, with its corresponding quotes:

(510.7) 45:1.9 Number 7. The World of the Father. This is the silent sphere of the system. No group of beings is domiciled on it. The great temple of light occupies a central place, but no one can be discerned therein. All beings of all the system worlds are welcomed as worshipers.

(510.8) 45:1.10 The seven satellites surrounding the Father’s world are variously utilized in the different systems. In Satania they are now used as the detention spheres for the interned groups of the Lucifer rebellion. The constellation capital, Edentia, has no analogous prison worlds; the few seraphim and cherubim who went over to the rebels in the Satania rebellion have been long since confined on these isolation worlds of Jerusem.

(510.9) 45:1.11 As a sojourner on the seventh mansion world, you have access to the seventh transition world, the sphere of the Universal Father, and are also permitted to visit the Satania prison worlds surrounding this planet, whereon are now confined Lucifer and the majority of those personalities who followed him in rebellion against Michael. And this sad spectacle has been observable during these recent ages and will continue to serve as a solemn warning to all Nebadon until the Ancients of Days shall adjudicate the sin of Lucifer and his fallen associates who rejected the salvation proffered by Michael, their universe Father.

As a side note, it might be cons crewed by the last statement above, that the “sin” which was assessed against the rebels was merely to having had “rejected” — “salvation”, or made a choice to reject salvation based on the circumstances at their times of choosing?
VernParticipant
Aug 9, 2015, 7:10 AM
MidiChlorian wrote: …should you not expand on the “Midwayer’s” and their various type descriptions, where it would seem from the following UB quote that the “Translated Midwayers” as mentioned below, may already be with us and live and breath along side to us, as brothers and sisters?

Hi there Midi, good of you to add your voice to this topic. Yes, the midwayers will get the opportunity to join with ascending mortals on the Paradise ascension scheme, however I doubt if any but “1,2,3 The First”—who serves with the Four and Twenty Counsellors—have been released from their permanent citizenship duties on Urantia.

MidiChlorian thanks for bringing my attention to the quote that mentions the possibility of midwayers being released from their current status as permanent citizens of Urantia prior to the era of Light and Life, however, as The Urantia Book is the source of this revelatory information which we would not otherwise know, I would consider this a very remote possibility at our present stage of evolutionary progress, one dispensation behind where we should be. I’m of the view they’ve got a lot of work to do as midwayers yet prior to release from plant bound duties come the era of Light and Life.

In Item No. 24 is mention made of the two types of “finite intelligent will creatures” that start at the very bottom just as mortals do. I first considered the possibility the other will creatures, being midwayers. However, after reading about Evolutionary Seraphim, that guardian seraphim also have the opportunity to share the experience of sonship with animal-origin mortals, I’m more inclined to think it’s evolutionary seraphim. Then again, we are also told of the distinct difference of mortals like the nonbreathers who are non-Adjuster fusion candidates of sonship status.

Mortal creatures of animal origin are not the only beings privileged to enjoy sonship; the angelic hosts also share the supernal opportunity to attain Paradise.

Vern wrote: There is no stigma attached to starting at the very bottom, it’s the exclusive method of producing one of the two basic types of finite intelligent will creatures.
VernParticipant
Aug 9, 2015, 8:32 AM

Vern wrote:…terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at twelve, leaving 22 to check out…

Here’s No. 22 which deals with Superior Seraphim, seraphim who have achieved progress within the ranks of seraphic hosts and have had prior requisite experience as guardians of animal-origin mortals.

Superior seraphim receive their name, not because they are in any sense qualitatively superior to other orders of angels, but because they are in charge of the higher activities of a local universe. Very many of the first two groups of this seraphic corps are attainment seraphim, angels who have served in all phases of training and have returned to a glorified assignment as directors of their kind in the spheres of their earlier activities. Being a young universe, Nebadon does not have many of this order. ^[Paper^{39:2.1, page 429.5]}

The “Voices of Mercy” are one such group.

2. The Voice of Mercy. Mercy is the keynote of seraphic service and angelic ministry. It is therefore fitting that there should be a corps of angels who, in a special manner, portray mercy. These seraphim are the real mercy ministers of the local universes. They are the inspired leaders who foster the higher impulses and holier emotions of men and angels. The directors of these legions are now always completion seraphim who are also graduate guardians of mortal destiny; that is, each angelic pair has guided at least one soul of animal origin during the life in the flesh and has subsequently traversed the circles of Seraphington and has been mustered into the Seraphic Corps of Completion. ^[Paper^{39:2.1, page 429.5]}
VernParticipant
Aug 9, 2015, 8:47 AM

Vern wrote:…terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at thirteen, leaving 21 to check out…

here’s No. 21 which deals with Evolutionary Seraphim.

Mortal creatures of animal origin are not the only beings privileged to enjoy sonship; the angelic hosts also share the supernal opportunity to attain Paradise. Guardian seraphim, through experience and service with the ascending mortals of time, also achieve the status of ascendant sonship. Such angels attain Paradise through Seraphington, and many are even mustered into the Corps of Mortal Finality. ^([Paper ^{40:1.1, page 443:12]}
VernParticipant
Aug 9, 2015, 12:08 PM

Vern wrote:…terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at fourteen, leaving 20 to check out…

Here’s No. 20 the seven categories of the Ascending Sons of God of which we “animal-origin” mortals are included.

AS IN many of the major groups of universe beings, seven general classes of the Ascending Sons of God have been revealed:

1. Father-fused Mortals.

2. Son-fused Mortals.

3. Spirit-fused Mortals.

4. Evolutionary Seraphim.

5. Ascending Material Sons.

6. Translated Midwayers.

7. Personalized Adjusters. ^[Paper ^{40:0.1–8, page 443:1–8]}

The story of these beings, from the lowly animal-origin mortals of the evolutionary worlds to the Personalized Adjusters of the Universal Father, presents a glorious recital of the unstinted bestowal of divine love and gracious condescension throughout all time and in all universes of the far-flung creation of the Paradise Deities. ^[Paper ^{40:0.9, page 443.9]}
VernParticipant
Aug 9, 2015, 1:06 PM

Vern wrote:…terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at fifteen, leaving 19 to check out…

Here’s No. 19 & 18 deal with Mortals of Time and Space in terms of potential for Adjuster fusion. Spirit is down-stepped till it is manifest in human personalizations, ones that you can see, hear and touch.

Mortals represent the last link in the chain of those beings who are called sons of God. The personal touch of the Original and Eternal Son passes on down through a series of decreasingly divine and increasingly human personalizations until there arrives a being much like yourselves, one you can see, hear, and touch. And then you are made spiritually aware of the great truth which your faith may grasp — sonship with the eternal God! ^[Paper^{40:5.1, page 445:2]}

Mortals of series one—mortals of the transient or experiential Adjuster sojourn during the earlier epochs of the evolution of mankind.

Series one — mortals of the transient or experiential Adjuster sojourn. This series designation is temporary for any evolving planet, being used during the early stages of all inhabited worlds except those of the second series. ^[Paper^{40:5.8, page 445:9]}

The Adjusters who occupy the minds of mortals during early epochs of mankind inaugurate the function of group guardian angels.

Mortals of series one inhabit the worlds of space during the earlier epochs of the evolution of mankind and embrace the most primitive types of human minds. On many worlds like pre-Adamic Urantia great numbers of the higher and more advanced types of primitive men acquire survival capacity but fail to attain Adjuster fusion. For ages upon ages, before man’s ascent to the level of higher spiritual volition, the Adjusters occupy the minds of these struggling creatures during their short lives in the flesh, and the moment such will creatures are indwelt by Adjusters, the group guardian angels begin to function. While these mortals of the first series do not have personal guardians, they do have group custodians. ^[Paper^{40:5.9, page 445:10]}

Mortals at every stage of development receive the maximum ministry possible relevant to potentials of experience.

The Gods who ordained that mortal man should climb to higher levels of spiritual intelligence through long ages of evolutionary trials and tribulations, take note of his status and needs at every stage of the ascent; and always are they divinely fair and just, even charmingly merciful, in the final judgments of these struggling mortals of the early days of the evolving races. ^[Paper^{40:5.11, page 446:2]}

Mortals of series two—mortals of the non-Adjuster-fusion types, specialized types of human beings who are not able to effect eternal union with their indwelling Adjusters. Nonbreathers belong to this series, a nonbreather inhabited world is said to be not too far distant from Urantia.

Series two — mortals of the non-Adjuster-fusion types. These are specialized types of human beings who are not able to effect eternal union with their indwelling Adjusters. Type classification among the one-, two-, and three-brained races is not a factor in Adjuster fusion; all such mortals are akin, but these non-Adjuster-fusion types are a wholly different and markedly modified order of will creatures. Many of the nonbreathers belong to this series, and there are numerous other groups who do not ordinarily fuse with Adjusters. ^[Paper^{40:5.12, page 446:3]}

Ascendent plan is the same in terms of devoted service for non-Adjuster-fusion types is as fully provided it is for the Urantia type mortals—us.

In the ascendant plan for upstepping the animal-origin creatures, these beings enjoy the same devoted service of the Sons of God as is extended to the Urantia type of mortals. Seraphic co-operation with Adjusters on the nonfusion planets is just as fully provided as on the worlds of fusion potential; the guardians of destiny minister on such spheres just as on Urantia and similarly function at the time of mortal survival, at which time the surviving soul becomes Spirit fused. ^[Paper^{40:5.14, page 446:5]}

Mortals of series three—mortals of Adjuster-fusion potential, mortals of “animal origin,” just like the Urantia races.

Series three — mortals of Adjuster-fusion potential.All Father-fused mortals are of animal origin, just like the Urantia races. They embrace mortals of the one-brained, two-brained, and three-brained types of Adjuster-fusion potential. Urantians are of the intermediate or two-brained type, being in many ways humanly superior to the one-brained groups but definitely limited in comparison with the three-brained orders. These three types of physical-brain endowment are not factors in Adjuster bestowal, in seraphic service, or in any other phase of spirit ministry. The intellectual and spiritual differential between the three brain types characterizes individuals who are otherwise quite alike in mind endowment and spiritual potential, being greatest in the temporal life and tending to diminish as the mansion worlds are traversed one by one. From the system headquarters on, the progression of these three types is the same, and their eventual Paradise destiny is identical. ^[Paper^{40:5.17, page 447:2]}

Mortals of unnumbered series—mortals that vary in ways not yet revealed to us but not differentiated regarding the ascension career. We have been informed of our world’s variable being a decimal / experimental planet.

The unnumbered series. These narratives cannot possibly embrace all of the fascinating variations in the evolutionary worlds. You know that every tenth world is a decimal or experimental planet, but you know nothing of the other variables that punctuate the processional of the evolutionary spheres. There are differences too numerous to narrate even between the revealed orders of living creatures as between planets of the same group, but this presentation makes clear the essential differences in relation to the ascension career. And the ascension career is the most important factor in any consideration of the mortals of time and space. ^[Paper^{40:5.17, page 447:2]}
VernParticipant
Aug 10, 2015, 4:56 AM

Vern wrote:…terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at seventeen, leaving 17 to check out…

Here’s No. 17 dealing with the Sixth Mansion World experience for a onetime “animal-origin” mortal where the coarse vestiges of animal origin are finally left behind.

During the sojourn on world number six the mansion world students achieve a status which is comparable with the exalted development characterizing those evolutionary worlds which have normally progressed beyond the initial stage of light and life. The organization of society on this mansonia is of a high order. The shadow of the mortal nature grows less and less as these worlds are ascended one by one. You are becoming more and more adorable as you leave behind the coarse vestiges of planetary animal origin. “Coming up through great tribulation” serves to make glorified mortals very kind and understanding, very sympathetic and tolerant. ^([Paper^{47:8.7, page 538.5)}

Interesting to note the mention of “coming up through great tribulation” makes glorified mortals very kind and understanding. No wonder we are told the greatest affliction is never to have been afflicted, problem avoidance is a real concern which every sincere soul must eventually bravely face.

The greatest affliction of the cosmos is never to have been afflicted. Mortals only learn wisdom by experiencing tribulation. ^([Paper ^{48:7.14, page 556:14]}
VernParticipant
Aug 10, 2015, 2:19 PM

Vern wrote: …terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at eighteen, leaving 16 to check out…

Here’s No. 16 which deals with the necessity of the mansion worlds as a ongoing transition “Morontia Life” experience after death terminates the initial “animal-origin” mortal life.

THE Gods cannot — at least they do not — transform a creature of gross animal nature into a perfected spirit by some mysterious act of creative magic. When the Creators desire to produce perfect beings, they do so by direct and original creation, but they never undertake to convert animal-origin and material creatures into beings of perfection in a single step. ^[Paper^{48:0.1, page 541:1]}

With our current gross animal nature we are far removed from an immortal and perfected spirit as is our destiny. The morontia life is the only possible approach whereby material mortals could attain the threshold of the spirit world. The erroneous ideas of some miraculous transformation into a perfected state on arrival in heaven are in urgent need of correction. Death gives nothing to the surviving “animal-origin” mortal other than the experience of having survived it.

The morontia life, extending as it does over the various stages of the local universe career, is the only possible approach whereby material mortals could attain the threshold of the spirit world. What magic could death, the natural dissolution of the material body, hold that such a simple step should instantly transform the mortal and material mind into an immortal and perfected spirit? Such beliefs are but ignorant superstitions and pleasing fables. ^[Paper^{48:0.2, page 541:2]}
SabinatuBlocked
Aug 10, 2015, 7:22 PM
@Vern, since you got into animal origins and destiny, just a reminder of current classifications – btw, one of my favorite TUB word searches is the word “normal”:

^113:1.2 ^(1241.4) Originally, the seraphim were definitely assigned to the separate Urantia races. But since the bestowal of Michael, they are assigned in accordance with human intelligence, spirituality, and destiny. Intellectually, mankind is divided into three classes:

^113:1.3 ^(1241.5) 1. The subnormal minded — those who do not exercise normal will power; those who do not make average decisions. This class embraces those who cannot comprehend God; they lack capacity for the intelligent worship of Deity. The subnormal beings of Urantia have a corps of seraphim, one company, with one battalion of cherubim, assigned to minister to them and to witness that justice and mercy are extended to them in the life struggles of the sphere.

^113:1.4 ^(1241.6) 2. The average, normal type of human mind. From the standpoint of seraphic ministry, most men and women are grouped in seven classes in accordance with their status in making the circles of human progress and spiritual development.

^113:1.5 ^(1241.7) 3. The supernormal minded — those of great decision and undoubted potential of spiritual achievement; men and women who enjoy more or less contact with their indwelling Adjusters; members of the various reserve corps of destiny. No matter in what circle a human happens to be, if such an individual becomes enrolled in any of the several reserve corps of destiny, right then and there, personal seraphim are assigned, and from that time until the earthly career is finished, that mortal will enjoy the continuous ministry and unceasing watchcare of a guardian angel. Also, when any human being makes the supreme decision, when there is a real betrothal with the Adjuster, a personal guardian is immediately assigned to that soul.
VernParticipant
Aug 10, 2015, 11:03 PM

Sabinatu wrote: The average, normal type of human mind. From the standpoint of seraphic ministry, most men and women are grouped in seven classes in accordance with their status in making the circles of human progress and spiritual development.

Hello Sabinatu thanks for adding your voice to this topic. Yes, when saying spirit has been poured our we must remember the capacity of making freewill choices of each person varies. The average, normal person is the backbone of society.
VernParticipant
Aug 11, 2015, 7:04 AM

Vern wrote: …terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at nineteen, leaving 15 to check out…

Here’s No. 15 which deals with “Terrestrial Escape” ways of getting off the planet and on with the ascension career. The first, relates to the sleeping survivors who need to await a dispensation before proceeding, their souls are held in sacred trust till then by personal or group guardian seraphim. Even Moses could not proceed till the Bestowal mission of Michael had been completed and enabled the third of the planetary roll calls or complete dispensational resurrections.

All of the differing physical types and planetary series of mortals alike enjoy the ministry of Thought Adjusters, guardian angels, and the various orders of the messenger hosts of the Infinite Spirit. All alike are liberated from the bonds of flesh by the emancipation of natural death, and all alike go thence to the morontia worlds of spiritual evolution and mind progress. ^[Paper^{49:6.1, page 568:4]}

Interesting how after terrestrial escape the next life experience is described in terms of …spiritual evolution and mind progress.

From time to time, on motion of the planetary authorities or the system rulers, special resurrections of the sleeping survivors are conducted. Such resurrections occur at least every millennium of planetary time, when not all but “many of those who sleep in the dust awake.” These special resurrections are the occasion for mobilizing special groups of ascenders for specific service in the local universe plan of mortal ascension. There are both practical reasons and sentimental associations connected with these special resurrections. ^[Paper^{49:6.2, page 568:5]}

I’m thinking the sentimental reasons of the third dispensation are related to the significance of Michael’s seventh and final bestowal giving him sovereignty of Nebadon and status of Supremacy along with the termination of The Lucifer Rebellion.

1. Mortals of the dispensational or group order of survival. With the arrival of the first Adjuster on an inhabited world the guardian seraphim also make their appearance; they are indispensable to terrestrial escape. Throughout the life-lapse period of the sleeping survivors the spiritual values and eternal realities of their newly evolved and immortal souls are held as a sacred trust by the personal or by the group guardian seraphim. ^[Paper^{49:6.4, page 568:7]}

With each seraphim of a repersonalized mortal there functions their returning Adjuster. While the mortal was sleeping, the waiting Adjuster served on Divinigton, never indwelling another mortal mind in the interim.

The group guardians of assignment to the sleeping survivors always function with the judgment Sons on their world advents. “He shall send his angels, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds.” With each seraphim of assignment to the repersonalization of a sleeping mortal there functions the returned Adjuster, the same immortal Father fragment that lived in him during the days in the flesh, and thus is identity restored and personality resurrected. During the sleep of their subjects these waiting Adjusters serve on Divinington; they never indwell another mortal mind in this interim. ^[Paper^{49:6.5, page 569:0]}

The older an inhabited world, the more highly developed and spiritual, the humans, who are virtually exempt from the morontia life as characterize the earlier ages of “animal-origin” races.

While the older worlds of mortal existence harbor those highly developed and exquisitely spiritual types of human beings who are virtually exempt from the morontia life, the earlier ages of the animal-origin races are characterized by primitive mortals who are so immature that fusion with their Adjusters is impossible. The reawakening of these mortals is accomplished by the guardian seraphim in conjunction with an individualized portion of the immortal spirit of the Third Source and Center. ^[Paper^{49:6.6, page 569:1]}
VernParticipant
Aug 11, 2015, 12:44 PM

Vern wrote: …terms “animal” and “origin” yield 35 results, we’ve looked at twenty, leaving 14 to check out…

Here’s No. 14 which deals with the origin of the vegetarian diet amongst the descendants of Post-Adamic races.

Primitive man is for the most part carnivorous; the Material Sons and Daughters do not eat meat, but their offspring within a few generations usually gravitate to the omnivorous level, although whole groups of their descendants sometimes remain nonflesh eaters. This double origin of the post-Adamic races explains how such blended human stocks exhibit anatomic vestiges belonging to both the herbivorous and carnivorous animal groups. ^[Paper^{52:3.8, page 593:7]}

Good heath and nutrition are needed to keep the temple of the Father in optimum working order.

Within ten thousand years of racial amalgamation the resultant stocks show varying degrees of anatomic blend, some strains carrying more of the marks of the nonflesh-eating ancestry, others exhibiting more of the distinguishing traits and physical characteristics of their carnivorous evolutionary progenitors. The majority of these world races soon become omnivorous, subsisting upon a wide range of viands from both the animal and vegetable kingdoms. ^[Paper^{52:3.9, page 593:8]}

Jesus taught it matters not so much what enters the mouth as what comes out of it.

…He said: “But hearken to me, all of you. It is not that which enters into the mouth that spiritually defiles the man, but rather that which proceeds out of the mouth and from the heart.” ^[Paper ^{153:3.5, page 1712:5]}

It is most important to keep the animal-origin tabernacle in good working order to allow the indwelling Thought Adjuster maximum expression in the mind without distortion of clear thinking as the result of ingested pollutants. Then there are the mental poisons of which Jesus spoke, which interfere with soul growth.

…But how unkind knowingly to defile or otherwise deliberately to pollute the physical body, which must serve as the earthly tabernacle of this marvelous gift from God. All physical poisons greatly retard the efforts of the Adjuster to exalt the material mind, while the mental poisons of fear, anger, envy, jealousy, suspicion, and intolerance likewise tremendously interfere with the spiritual progress of the evolving soul. ^[Paper ^{110:1.5, page 1204:3]}

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