First published in the Arena, Winter, June 1996
There are some statements in The Urantia Book which imply that mortal creatures have a part to play in the final termination of the Lucifer and planetary rebellion. I have often pondered these statements in the book and would be interested to hear what other readers think about what is required to wind up the rebellion.
Are the authors implying that we, as the human race, have a role to play in the final adjudication? We know that Lucifer and Satan are behind bars but we also know that Caligastia still roams free, albeit stripped of any powers. Why is Caligastia free while the other two locked up? The book tells us the following:
“On Jerusem the personal representative of the Supreme Executive of Orvonton counselled Gabriel to foster full opportunity for every living creature to mature a deliberate choice in those matters involved in the Lucifer Declaration of Liberty. The issues of rebellion having been raised, the Paradise emergency adviser of Gabriel portrayed that, if such full and free opportunity were not given all Norlatiadek creatures, then would the Paradise quarantine against all such possible half-hearted or doubt-stricken creatures be extended in self-protection against the entire constellation. To keep open the Paradise doors of ascension to the beings of Norlatiadek, it was necessary to provide for the full development of rebellion and to insure the complete determination of attitude on the part of all beings in any way concerned therewith.” [Paper 54:5.10, page 617.10]
Is our world concerned or involved? If so, then is the above implying that as humans we must strike an attitude as to true and false liberty? It seems obvious to me that Lucifer and Satan are locked up because the universe creatures who were under their rule have all made their choices. All that remains is for the final adjudication.
However Caligastia hasn’t been locked up yet as all the creatures in his previous domain of rulership (we mortals) have still not made up their minds. The book tells us: “Creature free will is a factor in….” [Paper 35:9.9, page 394.1]. Does this imply that we mortals as individuals and as a civilisation, must come to grips and make decisions in regard to true and false liberty? It’s a bit like someone witnessing a murder – like it or not, they are involved in the outcome of justice.
In regard to the rebellion: mortals may be totally unconscious of the facts, but still may have to make decisions in regard to the problems it caused.
One theory of mine is: when the world has attained the era of light and life or the threshold thereof, through free will choosing, hard work, in trying to do and to live the will of God, will this in turn signify that we have attained true liberty and through this achievement bring about the final adjudication of the rebellion? Will this pave the way for our reception and the return of Christ Michael? After all, the book makes it quite clear that if the teachings of Jesus are universally adopted then we are nearing the threshold of the era of light and life.
So, So Near and Appealing to Our Natural Tendencies
It’s obvious to me that the vast, vast majority of us would not even contemplate adopting the doctrines of Lucifer. But the insidious thing I find about what he did and tried to implement was that it was so, so near and appealing to our natural tendencies that it all became for us a bit of a blur. So does the human race now have to work through all this so that we can clearly see the difference between the outcomes of false liberty and true liberty? The Urantia Book tells us the way to overcome the evil and sin of false personal liberty and to obtain true liberty is to embrace the teachings of Jesus.
“This liberty to choose for oneself is an endowment of the Supreme Rulers, and they will not permit any being or group of beings to deprive a single personality in the wide universe of this divinely bestowed liberty.not even to satisfy such misguided and ignorant beings in the enjoyment of this misnamed personal liberty.” [Paper 54:3.1, page 615.3].
In regard to sentencing the rebels the book tells us:
”But if this universe rebel against the reality of truth and goodness refuses to approve the verdict, and if the guilty one knows in his heart the justice of his condemnation but refuses to make such confession, then must the execution of sentence be delayed in accordance with the discretion of the Ancients of Days. (Does this sound like the position Caligastia has taken?) And the Ancients of Days refuse to annihilate any being until all moral values and all spiritual realities are extinct, both in the evildoer and in all related supporters and possible sympathisers”. [Paper 54:3.3, page 615.5].
What do they mean here? Are they referring to consciously sympathising with him personally, or, consciously or unconsciously, supporting the doctrines of false liberty? Are the Ancients of Days waiting for us to make decisions in regard to true and false liberty before they give the justice order to snuff the rebels?
“The Faithful of Days on Edentia advised the Constellation Fathers to allow the rebels free course to the end that all sympathy for these evildoers should be the sooner uprooted in the hearts of every present and future citizen of Norlatiadek-every mortal, morontia, or spirit creature..” [Paper 54:5.9, page 617.9]
Note: it says …every present and FUTURE citizen….
I think that includes us guys and all future mortal inhabitants of Urantia
“The Divine Minister of Salvington issued as her third independent proclamation a mandate directing that nothing be done to half cure, cowardly suppress, or otherwise hide the hideous visage of rebels and rebellion.. (P .617 – §11 10).The angelic hosts were directed to work for full disclosure and unlimited opportunity for sin-expression as the quickest technique of achieving the perfect and final cure of the plague of evil and sin.…“ [Paper 54:5.11, page 617.11]
Are they implying in the above quotes that the best way to help wind this up is for us to see, so to speak, face to face the consequences of false liberty and then be given the real opportunity to reject them and cure ourselves? …every present and FUTURE citizen.
So in conclusion, maybe the inhabitants of Urantia have a role to play. When our planetary community embraces the teachings of Jesus this may be the last stroke that completely ends the rebellion and the rebels themselves. Then, when Urantians have finally made a choice between true and false liberty, the planetary circuits will be reinstalled for the spiritual planetary administrators to utilise once again
Maybe Michael has enough faith in us and believes that we can work through this by embracing his teachings. We have been given all we need to tackle it, so why would he come back before we had earned and longed for a visit from him anyway? .
”There are an equal number of reasons for not arbitrarily stopping the Lucifer rebellion which would be partially comprehensible to you, but which I am not permitted to narrate. I may inform you that on Uversa we teach forty-eight reasons for permitting evil to run the full course of its own moral bankruptcy and spiritual extinction. I doubt not that there are just as many additional reasons not known to me.” [Paper 54:5.14, page 618.3]
Well maybe I’ve bitten of more than I can chew here. All shall be revealed, as they say. I’d be interested to hear some thoughts on this topic.
Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.
Space is what keeps everything from happening in the same place.
Personality is what keeps everything from happening to you.
What do they mean here? Are they referring to consciously sympathising with him personally, or, consciously or unconsciously, supporting the doctrines of false liberty? Are the Ancients of Days waiting for us to make decisions in regard to true and false liberty before they give the justice order to snuff the rebels? “The Faithful of Days on Edentia advised the Constellation Fathers to allow the rebels free course to the end that all sympathy for these evildoers should be the sooner uprooted in the hearts of every present and future citizen of Norlatiadek, every mortal, morontia, or spirit creature.” [Paper 54:5.9, page 617.9]
Note: it says …every present and FUTURE citizen.
I think that includes us guys and all future mortal inhabitants of Urantia.
“The Divine Minister of Salvington issued as her third independent proclamation a mandate directing that nothing be done to half cure, cowardly suppress, or otherwise hide the hideous visage of rebels and rebellion.” [Paper 54:5.1, page 617.11]
“The angelic hosts were directed to work for full disclosure and unlimited opportunity for sin expression as the quickest technique of achieving the perfect and final cure of the plague of evil and sin.” [Paper 54:5.11, page 617.11]
Are they implying in the above quotes that the best way to help wind this up is for us to see, so to speak, face to face the consequences of false liberty and then be given the real opportunity to reject them and cure ourselves? ...every present and FUTURE citizen.
So in conclusion, maybe the inhabitants of Urantia have a role to play. When our planetary community embraces the teachings of Jesus this may be the last stroke that completely ends the rebellion and the rebels themselves. Then, when Urantians have finally made a choice between true and false liberty, the planetary circuits will be reinstalled for the spiritual planetary administrators to utilise once again.
Maybe Michael has enough faith in us and believes that we can work through this by embracing his teachings.
We have been given all we need to tackle it, so why would he come back before we had earned and longed for a visit from him anyway?
“There are an equal number of reasons for not arbitrarily stopping the Lucifer rebellion which would be partially comprehensible to you, but which I am not permitted to narrate. I may inform you that on Uversa we teach forty-eight reasons for permitting evil to run the full course of its own moral bankruptcy and spiritual extinction. I doubt not that there are just as many additional reasons not known to me.” [Paper 54:5.14, page 618.3]
Well maybe I’ve bitten of more than I can chew here.
All shall be revealed, as they say. I’d be interested to hear some thoughts on this topic.