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When a certain standard of intellectual and spiritual development is attained on an inhabited world, a Paradise bestowal Son always arrives. These are usually the Magisterial Sons except when, once in each local universe, the Creator Son incarnates on some evolutionary world, as occurred when Michael of Nebadon appeared on Urantia. The following period is...

Universe Power Directors are a unique group of living beings having to do with the intelligent control and regulation of energy throughout the grand universe. This group includes the Seven Supreme Power Directors, the Supreme Power Centers, the Master Physical Controllers, and the Morontia Power Supervisors. See diagram.

This notion is slowly gaining acceptance in the academic community. Two recent publications include: The Return of the God Hypothesis and God, the Science, the Evidence.

Primary midwayers are the more spiritual group of midwayers. They are derived from the modified ascendant-mortal staffs of the Planetary Princes (called the Caligastia 100 on Urantia). They are energized intellectually and spiritually by the angelic technique and are uniform in intellectual status. They resemble angels more than mortals.

A reference to the Seven Master Spirits.

Primary seconaphim are assigned to the Ancients of Days as living mirrors. By means of reflectivity, they are able to transmit the responses of another being hundreds of thousands of light-years distant, including the voices of the Infinite Spirit, the Master Spirits, the Creator Sons, and others.

Primary supernaphim are the perfect angels of Paradise, the highest order of all the ministering spirits created by the Infinite Spirit. They divide their ministry equally between Paradise Citizens and ascendant pilgrims. But they also command the seraphic hosts on worlds isolated by rebellion, like Urantia. On Paradise, they minister in seven orders of service.

The Urantia Book uses the term "Primates" with a capital "P" to refer specifically to the semi-human creatures that evolved from the "mid-mammals." Do not confuse this term with the order of mammals commonly known as primates. The book mentions that the best human transition fossils are to be found in the Siwalik Hills of...

Cosmic force is focalized in nether Paradise and is analogous to the primordial force-charge of space. It consists of energies derived from the space potency of the Unqualified Absolute, which are as yet unresponsive to Paradise gravity. It is modified by the Paradise Master Force Organizers to create energy systems responsive to the pull of...

The Providence of God is not a sign of divine favor or protection. Material prosperity is not a reward for serving God, nor does God decide all things for us. Instead, Providence is the divine outworking of God's plan. It pertains to the activities of celestial beings and divine spirits who labor for the honor...