Glossary Archive

Machiventa Melchizedek was incarnated on Urantia at the time of Abraham 4,000 years ago—this is the Melchizedek of the Bible, the "Sage of Salem." He came to Urantia when revealed truth was threatened with extinction. His mission was to regenerate religion on Urantia and maintain the light of truth. He is now the vicegerent Planetary...

Magadan Park was a recreational area on the NE shore of the Sea of Galilee. See Map. It is now called the Majrase Nature Reserve. Jesus used Magadan as a rendezvous point starting in August, AD 29, because it was safely outside Herod's domain. It is often mentioned as the park south of Bethsaida-Julias. Do...

In the time of Jesus, Magdala was a fishing village on the west shore of the Sea of Galilee. In his youth, Jesus went on fishing excursions here. Later, it became the home of his brother, Jude. It was also the home of Mary Magdalene, who was rescued by the evangelical women's corps. See Map...

Magisterial missions are spiritual missions carried out by Magisterial (Avonal) Sons. In the first visit, the Son is always incarnated as a material being, appearing as a full-fledged male of the mortal races. They are not "born of woman" as in bestowal missions. This type of visitation usually occurs before the arrival of a bestowal...

Magisterial Sons, also known as Avonals, are Paradise Sons of God. They are the high magistrates of the realms, and they work to uplift the mortals of time through both magisterial missions and bestowal missions (similar to the bestowal of Jesus). They also adjudicate planetary dispensations during transition periods. Magisterial Sons are personalized by the...

This sentence implies that magnetic poles result from the work of the Master Physical Controllers. These "terrestrial energies" are essential for interplanetary transport and for certain techniques of communication, which further implies that all inhabited planets have magnetic poles.

Majeston is the reflectivity chief and the Paradise center of all the work of the forty-nine Reflective Spirits and their associates throughout the universe of universes. His creation is the first creative act of the Supreme Being.

Major sectors are superuniverse administrative divisions. There are 10 major sectors in each superuniverse. Each sector is administered by three Perfections of Days. Our major sector is Splandon and its capital is Umajor the Fifth. See Universe Composition for a breakdown of universe structure and Universe Numbering for names and numbers of cosmic units.

Phylacteries are small, square leather boxes containing slips inscribed with scriptural passages and traditionally worn on the left arm and on the head by observant Jewish men. The elaborate borders (hems) of robes were symbols of a person's status and authority.

The seven mansion worlds are the first training worlds mortals reach after death. These seven worlds circle a larger transition world (Finaliter world) in the system of Satania. In all, there are 56 worlds around the headquarters world of Jerusem. All of them are morontia worlds, but only the seven around transition world #1 are...