Glossary Archive

Descriptions in The Urantia Book suggest that, during the early evolution of mankind, the Mediterranean Sea once extended to the Indian Ocean (64:1.1) and the Arabian peninsula was submerged (64:7.1) thereby creating a Mesopotamian (or Persian) peninsula (62:1.3). Also see MAP.

Michael of Nebadon, also known as Michael of Salvington or Christ Michael, is a Creator Son and the creator of our local universe of Nebadon. Michael made his seventh and final bestowal on Urantia as Jesus—the Son of Man and the Son of God. He is the 611,121st Michael Son, all of whom are created...

Creator Sons, or Michael Sons work in association with Creative Spirits to create the local universes. Their creative acts include the physical organization of a universe and the creation of life. Each local universe will eventually house up to 10 million inhabited planets. These Sons are the progeny of the Universal Father and the Eternal...

Midsonite worlds are unique inhabited worlds with unique beings. Here, a Melchizedek Son functions as a life carrier and, in association with a Material Daughter, produce midsonite creatures (midsoniters). There is only one midsonite world in each local system of 1,000 planets.

Midsoniters are the progeny of a Melchizedek Son (as a life carrier) and a Material Daughter (as Mother Eve). These beings occupy only one world in each local system of 1,000 inhabited planets. After 1,000 standard years of age, midsoniters are transported to the finaliters’ worlds of the Salvington circuit. Their purpose is unknown at...

Space zones, also called midspace zones or quiet zones, are zones that separate the successive space levels of the master universe. For example, they separate the superuniverses from both Havona and the four outer space levels. They also separate the pervaded and unpervaded space of Paradise.

Midwayers, or midway creatures, appear on most inhabited worlds. They exist and function in the realm "midway" between human and angel. There are two types: Primary (more spiritual) and secondary (more material) both created in different ways. They are regarded as permanent inhabitants of their worlds. Their work is varied and diverse and they serve...

Mighty Messengers are Adjuster-fused mortals who have attained Paradise and the Corps of the Finality. They are a class of perfected mortals who are rebellion tested or otherwise proved as to their personal loyalty. They serve in the superuniverses and are assigned to all phases of activities, including this revelation. Their chief assignment is that...

Millennial resurrections and special (at any time) resurrections are common in the earlier ages of an inhabited world. However, most sleeping survivors are repersonalized at the inauguration of a new dispensation associated with the advent of a divine Son of planetary service. See Paper 52.

The Infinite Spirit is the source of the absolute mind-gravity circuit, which is a part of its personal consciousness. The Spirit exercises a drawing power on all minds by means of this circuit, which operates independently of material and spiritual gravity, but always functions between the two. Mind functions in personal and impersonal beings, which...