= The Master Universe - The Urantia Book =
The Urantia Book (sometimes called the Urantia Papers or The Fifth Epochal Revelation) is a spiritual and philosophical book that discusses God, Jesus, science, cosmology, religion, history and destiny. It originated in Chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. The authorship remains unverified. The book and its publishers do not name a human author. Instead, it is written as if directly presented by numerous celestial beings appointed to the task of providing an "epochal" religious revelation. For each paper, either a named celestial being, an order of being, or a group of beings is credited as its author.
The authors introduce the word "Urantia" as the name of the planet Earth and state that their intent is to "present enlarged concepts and advanced truth" in an "endeavor to expand cosmic consciousness and enhance spiritual perception." Among other topics, the book expounds on the origin and meaning of life, humankind's place in the universe, the relationship between God and people, and the life of Jesus. The book teaches that the universe is vastly older than current scientific theories state, and that the universe is the product of intelligent and purposeful organization. Information about cosmology and astronomy is provided in parts I, II, and III of the book. The book discusses space and time, describes the formation and evolution of galaxies, stars, and planets. The authors claim that the universe is teeming with intelligent life located mainly on the planets of extrasolar planetary systems.
The book describes that at the center of the cosmos is the stationary Isle of Paradise — the dwelling place of God — with Paradise being surrounded by "Havona," a created universe containing a billion perfect worlds, around which seven evolutionary "superuniverses" circle. All the groupings of galaxies of inhabited and uninhabited universes circle around the Isle of Paradise, the gravitational center of the universe, which some Urantia Book readers believe is located in Great Attractor. The term "universe" in the book is used to denote a number of different scales of organization. A "superuniverse" is roughly the size of a galaxy or group of galaxies, and the seven superuniverses along with Paradise-Havona are together designated as the "grand universe." A "local universe" is a portion of a superuniverse, with 100,000 local universes being in each superuniverse. Beyond the seven superuniverses, enormous uninhabited "outer space levels" are described. The term "master universe" refers to what in modern usage would be the total universe — all existing matter and space taken as a whole.
The physical size of a local universe is not directly stated, but each is said to have up to 10 million inhabited worlds. Urantia is said to be located in a remote local universe named "Nebadon," which itself is part of superuniverse number seven, "Orvonton." The book discusses alternative explanations for the universe's origin and offers explanations for some observed astronomical phenomena. For example, the book claims that astronomic redshift arises from "numerous factors of error" and is "wholly unreliable" beyond nearby galaxies, the greatest distortion being caused by the seven superuniverses revolving around Paradise in the direction opposite from the galaxies in the "outer space levels."
The Urantia Book (sometimes called the Urantia Papers or The Fifth Epochal Revelation) is a spiritual and philosophical book that discusses God, Jesus, science, cosmology, religion, history and destiny. It originated in Chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. The authorship remains unverified. The book and its publishers do not name a human author. Instead, it is written as if directly presented by numerous celestial beings appointed to the task of providing an "epochal" religious revelation. For each paper, either a named celestial being, an order of being, or a group of beings is credited as its author.
The authors introduce the word "Urantia" as the name of the planet Earth and state that their intent is to "present enlarged concepts and advanced truth" in an "endeavor to expand cosmic consciousness and enhance spiritual perception." Among other topics, the book expounds on the origin and meaning of life, humankind's place in the universe, the relationship between God and people, and the life of Jesus. The book teaches that the universe is vastly older than current scientific theories state, and that the universe is the product of intelligent and purposeful organization. Information about cosmology and astronomy is provided in parts I, II, and III of the book. The book discusses space and time, describes the formation and evolution of galaxies, stars, and planets. The authors claim that the universe is teeming with intelligent life located mainly on the planets of extrasolar planetary systems.
The book describes that at the center of the cosmos is the stationary Isle of Paradise — the dwelling place of God — with Paradise being surrounded by "Havona," a created universe containing a billion perfect worlds, around which seven evolutionary "superuniverses" circle. All the groupings of galaxies of inhabited and uninhabited universes circle around the Isle of Paradise, the gravitational center of the universe, which some Urantia Book readers believe is located in Great Attractor. The term "universe" in the book is used to denote a number of different scales of organization. A "superuniverse" is roughly the size of a galaxy or group of galaxies, and the seven superuniverses along with Paradise-Havona are together designated as the "grand universe." A "local universe" is a portion of a superuniverse, with 100,000 local universes being in each superuniverse. Beyond the seven superuniverses, enormous uninhabited "outer space levels" are described. The term "master universe" refers to what in modern usage would be the total universe — all existing matter and space taken as a whole.
The physical size of a local universe is not directly stated, but each is said to have up to 10 million inhabited worlds. Urantia is said to be located in a remote local universe named "Nebadon," which itself is part of superuniverse number seven, "Orvonton." The book discusses alternative explanations for the universe's origin and offers explanations for some observed astronomical phenomena. For example, the book claims that astronomic redshift arises from "numerous factors of error" and is "wholly unreliable" beyond nearby galaxies, the greatest distortion being caused by the seven superuniverses revolving around Paradise in the direction opposite from the galaxies in the "outer space levels."
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