Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas was a son of Herod the Great. He governed Galilee and Perea during Jesus’ youth and ministry (4 BC to AD 39). See Map. He constructed the city of Tiberias as his capital. Jesus did not trust Antipas, who refused to pay him for his deceased father's work. Herod was later responsible for...
Herodians
The Herodians were a political party that advocated emancipation from Roman rule by a restoration of the Herodian dynasty.
Herod the Great
Herod the Great (72 – 4 BC) was a Jewish king of Judea under the Romans. He is known for his building projects, including the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Details of his life were recorded by Josephus. Fearing a Messiah, he ordered the Massacre of the Innocents (see also Herod Acts). Three sons ruled after...
High Commissioners
High Commissioners are Spirit-fused ascendant mortals who begin service on the planets as race commissioners, where they interpret the viewpoints and portray the needs of the human races. After long experience in problem solving on inhabited worlds, they are advanced, eventually attaining the status of High Commissioners of the local universe.
Higher Personalities of the Infinite Spirit
The higher personalities of the Infinite Spirit include Solitary Messengers, Circuit Supervisors, Census Directors, and Personal Aids, all of whom possess tremendous endowments of anti-gravity. This group also includes Associate Inspectors, Assigned Sentinels, and Graduate Guides.
High Son Assistants
High Son Assistants are creature-trinitized sons of either Paradise-Havona personalities or perfected ascendant mortals. They serve as personal aids to the high sons of the governments of the Ancients of Days. The high sons are: Perfectors of Wisdom, Divine Counselors, Universal Censors, Mighty Messengers, Those High in Authority, and Those without Name and Number. See...
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the spiritual circuit of the Creative Spirit, or Mother Spirit of the local universe. This circuit is confined to her local universe and defines the borders of that universe. The Holy Spirit is over and above the seven adjutant mind spirits. For mortals, the Holy Spirit is the initial supermind bestowal,...
Human soul
The human soul is an experiential acquirement. Choosing to do the will of God (moral choice) gives birth to the soul, which is the beginning of the morontia self, or spiritual self. The soul is that part of a mortal life that survives death, along with the personality. See Nature of the Soul and The...
I AM
The concept of the I AM is a philosophical concession to the finite mind of man. It is a postulate of the First Source and Center—the ONE UNCAUSED—the primeval cause of causes. The Seven Absolutes of Infinity are manifestations of the I AM-First Source and Center, but they are also coeternal with the I AM....
Idumea
Idumea is the Greek name for the remaining vestige of Edom, an ancient kingdom south of Judea and the Dead Sea (southern Israel). By the time of Jesus, the region was occupied by the descendants of Nabateans and Greeks who were forcibly converted to Judaism by the Hasmoneans in the 2nd century BC. See map.