The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that originated in chicago some time between 1924 and 1955. In short, we learn here that the story of the great flood was a fiction created by some writers of the hebrew scriptures. Jan 02, 2020 the urantia foundation began publishing the urantia book in 1955. As for example, the adepts of urantia book claim that urantia book is correct about how many years ago did adam live and urantia book is correct about what were the names of. By being alert to statements and phrases that offer prophetic clues to the future, we can gather an. In carrying out my commission to restate the teachings and retell the doings of jesus of nazareth, i have drawn freely upon all sources of record and planetary information.
Sep 08, 2019 but the urantia book brings those truths and many other relevant concepts into much clearer focus by declaring, first and foremost, that god is at the center of all things, but also that scienctific discovery of the great truths of reality is not contradictory to the premise that the universe is a spiritual enterprise, and not random. It is difficult to summarize the urantia book, as it encompasses many subjects and ideas, from science to. The urantia papers the urantia book or the fifth epochal. The urantia book is a gift of revelation that extends our knowledge of spirituality, the universe, ourselves, and our destiny. The urantia book, first published by the urantia foundation in 1955, was authored by celestial beings as a special revelation to our planet, urantia. The urantia book wikisource, the free online library. You will notice, in this copypaste posting, several mentions of michael. Paper 140 the ordination of the twelve urantia book. The urantia papers also know as the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation is a long and very strange book. If your story is fictitious, you just cant go on the witness stand for more than twentyfive years to be examined and crossexamined by more than one hundred and fifty people, and never make a single slipup. Man is slow to perceive that contrastive perfection and imperfection produce potential evil. The adepts of urantia book claim that when there is a contradiction between the bible text and the urantia book text then urantia book is right and bible text is erroneous.
According to the urantia book fellowship ubf, the urantia book ub is. It describes the government in heaven and the jobs of many different angels, and their relation to you as an ascending being. However, most of the hoaxfraud hits offered only opinions. Consideration of some criticisms of the urantia book by dr. The urantia book is a collection of allegedly channelled writings mostly compiled from the 1930s, published by the urantia foundation in 1955. The urantia book debunked in 3 mins michael of nebadon youtube. Encompassing the final third of the book, it is a panoramic and masterfully crafted narrative detailing thirtysix years of the life and ministry of jesus of nazareth. Did i ask you if you had read the book of urantia, supposedly a revelation, which came through a sleeping subject. The urantia foundation began publishing the urantia book in 1955. About the urantia book posted on goodreads september 18, 2009 this is my favorite book. It is very deceptive as it is shrouded in both biblical and esoteric language and for the ungrounded in truth it can be an false influence. The book and its publishers do not name a human author.
To most people, the most engaging and accessible part of the urantia book is part iv. Jun 10, 2009 we learn that since the 1980s the urantia foundation has taken legal action against organizations that used the word urantia in their name, even if a group was friendly to the ub itself. By being alert to statements and phrases that offer prophetic clues to the future, we can gather an amazing wealth of information. It is said to be written sometime between 1924 and. It is said to be written sometime between 1924 and 1955 somewhere around chicago. It may taken the high court of a gabriel vs urantia, to permanently assign removing this false document from urantia and to restate that the purity of the divine revelation delivered to urantia through the sadler contact commission 19341935, was protected and protecting further revelation appearing without approval of the ancients of days first. Society admits to this, as did former representative matthew block was that this anonymous, authorless epic was allegedly channeled by aliens or spirits, and yet all of the content was admittedly lifted from older, more obscure books.
I understand that you choose not to accept certain parts of the book because they conflict with your view of the universe, and sane people often disagree on many fields, but you will find that the urantia book is on very sound. But the urantia book brings those truths and many other relevant concepts into much clearer focus by declaring, first and foremost, that god is at the center of all things, but also that scienctific discovery of the great truths of reality is not contradictory to the premise that the universe is a spiritual enterprise, and not random. Early on, we learn that the creedal doctrine of the trinity is false there are really three trinities and seven triunities, with different members in each. Jul 12, 2005 the urantia book stated that it was a fact, which was later proven true by the 1960s technology you mentioned. It has received various degrees of interest ranging from praise to criticism for its religious and science. Jun 01, 2008 the urantia book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life. The world needs new spiritual truth that provides modern men and women with an intellectual pathway into a personal relationship with god.
Debunking the urantia book, christians join me page 34. The urantia book is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. Urantiabook films is dedicated to advancing knowledge of the urantia book and the way it illuminates our spiritual heritage. The urantia book, urantia foundation, urantia fellowship, and the urantia three concentric circle symbol above banner of michael represent a modernday ariangnostic cult. Know for bearing false witness after being caught in an embrassing false vision.
The great cult mystery christian research institute. If it were hoaxed then there can be no doubt it was done so by an immensely educated, eloquent, and intelligent individual or more likely a group of them. Nov 25, 2019 the urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that originated in chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. Heres a link for you from the urantia book, where you can read for yourself about noahs flood. Although there is no official religion based upon the urantia book, there are groups, like the jesusonian foundation, who teach others what is contained in the urantia book. Paper 54 problems of the lucifer rebellion urantia book. So, someone actually trying to learn whether or not the urantia book is a hoax will most likely see more positive than negative results in their search.
The books message is that all human beings are one family, the sons and daughters of one god, the universal father. Cosmic secrets and the bizarre tale of the book of urantia. We learn that since the 1980s the urantia foundation has taken legal action against organizations that used the word urantia in their name, even if a group was friendly to the ub itself. The urantia book, eugenics, better race movement, battle creek sanitarium.
The urantia book debunked in 3 mins michael of nebadon. Inferior minds will spurn the highest culture even when presented to them readymade. My ruling motive has been to prepare a record which will not only be enlightening to the generation of men now living, but which may also be helpful to. They flee from the truth and hide in their shame for in their hearts the truth was instilled upon incarnation and they know deep down that they are, embracing false doctrine and ignoring the. The urantia book was then finally released by a taxexempt educational society in illinois specifically formed for this purpose, called the urantia foundation. The urantia book is nothing less than new age gnostic enlightenment with a space age twist. The urantia book 1955, sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation, is a spiritual and philosophical book which discusses god. Errors in theology of urantia book neurocluster brain. For several years, ive tried to read every new book that martin gardner.
I would like to do a book, when i can afford the time to do it, comparing the psychic revelations, socalled, of andrew jackson davis, swedenborg, boehme, hudson, oahspe, urantia, and others, which would demonstrate that these concepts of the nature of the. Urantia book readers online network facebook public group. It is deceptive in its approach by claiming to correct all religious books, as well as challenging god as the author and keeper of his truth found in the bible. Society admits to this, as did former representative matthew block was that this anonymous, authorless epic was allegedly channeled. The urantia book paper 140 the ordination of the twelve 140.
This paper traces the violet race from its mesopotamian home in the second garden. The urantia book is nearly 2,100 pages in length and claims to have been channeled through a patient of university of chicago psychiatrist william sadler, with the patient having no knowledge of the wideranging historical and philosophic subject matter covered in the book, and no memory of the material following the channeling session. To trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that originated in chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. Urantia book summary and commentary v5 rick sheff md. Jun 11, 2012 but i fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in christ. If you are searching for answers, read the urantia book. Prescott bushs trading with enemy nazis was unknown publicly and had no bearing when he ran for senator in 1950, but last minute revelations of his. Most channeled writings are deadly dull and palpably untrue where. Home forums urantia book general discussions true liberty false liberty login or register viewing 15 posts 1 through 15 of 23 total 1 2 author posts. The urantia book crossreferenced to the bible compare instructive to compare the two texts same material in both texts is the same reference material in one text refers to material in the other. Society admits to this, as did former representative.
Whatever it claims to be, the urantia book contradicts the bible. Urantia followers reject the tenets of orthodox christianity particularly canonicity and thus cannot be considered christian by any traditional definition. It calls the creation week a legend and the flood of noahs time a lie devised by a jewish priest. We wanted to use those hits that promoted the urantia book as a hoax or a fraud and to develop a list of their specific complaints. Superior intellect will seek a noble culture and find some way to attain such a goal. It is the most complete, informative, reassuring, stimulating, mindblowing, and inspiring book i have ever read. Jan 23, 2012 the urantia papers also know as the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation is a long and very strange book. The urantia book is a collection of allegedly channelled writings mostly.
In other words, humanists dont have a satan of the gaps, as christians do, to account supernaturally for problematic occult experiences. Unlike christians, rationalists do not believe demons exist, so they cannot dismiss the difficulties posed by occult phenomena or the urantia book as manifestations of demonic power. It leads each of us into an intimate personal relationship with our indwelling spirit and calls us to a life of service to our global family. For if he who comes preaches another jesus whom we.
No one has ever found a contradiction in the urantia book, a book of more than one million words. Bringing urantia book readers together through and on facebook welcome. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. The for the material would pass into public domain in 2006, and it has been widely published by others since then. The bible article itself does not contain any mention of the concept of a false prophet. The english text of the urantia book is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission. Urantia is false doctrine page 4 godlike productions. The book s message is that all human beings are one family, the sons and daughters of one god, the universal father. The texts combine christianity and an alleged history of the work and teachings of jesus with a cosmology of extraterrestrial spirit beings. The urantia book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life. The urantia book is a momentous work consisting of 2,097 pages of material received from numerous celestial beings supposedly brought to the earth by superhuman, divine beings in 1934.
Instead it is a book, roughly comparable size to the holy bible and it touches or deals with many issues. Feb 27, 2008 the urantia book is not full of random musings by any stretch of the imagination. Urantia book prophecy and the secularspiritual conflict if we are open to prophecy and read the urantia book with an eye for prophetic content, there is much we can learn about our future. Do not embrace urantia for it is another false religion of lucifer himself and he has his demonic minions roaming about the earth looking to entrap you. The urantia book organization is a new age cult which, like the jehovahs witnesses, teach that jesus christ is a created being and that he really is michael the archangel. The urantia book is not full of random musings by any stretch of the imagination.
The exact circumstances of the origin of the urantia book are unknown. But i fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in christ. Urantia foundation 533 west diversey parkway, chicago, il 60614, u. Byron weeks claims archangel michael and jesus are same person, prophesied rise of false prophets, urantia book is. The urantia book begins with copious quotations from the new testament, particularly the writings of john. The biggest blow occurred in 1989 when the urantia foundation denied the urantia brotherhood the right to sell the ub, or to use the name. Urantia book readers online network facebook has 1,082 members.
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