Glossary Archive

The nether region of Paradise is situated below upper Paradise. It is the force-energy plane of the master universe and is dominated by the Unqualified Absolute. All physical-energy and cosmic-force circuits have their origin on nether Paradise. Personalities do not reside or work there. See diagram.

Nodites are the descendants of the rebel members of Caligastia's corporeal staff on earth. They derived their name from their leader, Nod (industry and trade). There were three main groups: one near the shores of the Persian Gulf, another in the eastern highlands of Elam, and the third on the northeast shores of the Mediterranean....

Norlatiadek is the constellation to which our local system of planets belongs. At its center is the capital world of Edentia with its 770 surrounding worlds of ascender training. It is ruled by three Most Highs. Constellations are the primary divisions of a local universe.

The Mount of Olives, or Mount Olivet, is a low mountain ridge in East Jerusalem, adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City. In Jesus' time, the palace of Annas, the high priest, was situated here. Today, it is a major site of pilgrimage for Christians.

Omniaphim are spirit ministers of the superuniverses who are wholly occupied with the administrative oversight of the grand universe. They are created by, and serve, the Infinite Spirit and the Seven Supreme Executives. Technically, they are not ministering spirits as they do not serve ascendant creatures.

Orvonton is one of the seven superuniverses in the grand universe. It is named after one of the sacred spheres of the Infinite Spirit and is superuniverse #7, which is overseen by Master Spirit #7. It is the home of our local universe of Nebadon, which is just one of the potential 100,000 local universes...

Four gigantic outer space levels are materializing far beyond the periphery of the seven superuniverses. These space levels are destined to eventuate-evolve absonite beings and the ultimacy of creation (God the Ultimate), which is the next experiential stage in the evolution of the master universe.

This observation—that the universe is expanding at an increasing rate—forms the crux of the Big Bang Theory. The earliest empirical observation of an expanding universe was published by the physicist, Edwin Hubble in 1929. By extrapolating this cosmic expansion backward in time, the model describes a hot and dense primordial universe that began about 14...

There are 3,000 orders of Paradise citizens, who are as eternal and perfect as Paradise itself. They are not directly concerned with the scheme of perfecting will creatures and are not, therefore, fully revealed to Urantia mortals.

Paradise companions are recruited from the ranks of the seraphim, seconaphim, supernaphim, and omniaphim. They are assigned as associates to all classes of beings who may chance to be alone on Paradise, but chiefly to ascendant mortals. Companions are assigned to be with you and to commune with you only as personality associates, they have...