Glossary Archive

Satellites is a term The Urantia Book uses for smaller worlds or planets that revolve around a larger world. For example, Earth's moon is a satellite.

Scythopolis is the Greek name given to the ancient Hebrew city of Beth-shean (Beit She'an or Beisan). It was the chief Greek city of the Decapolis, a group of ten Greek cities.

Seconaphim are ministering spirits of the superuniverses. They are reflective angels closely associated with the mortal ascension scheme. Seconaphim are created by the Seven Reflective Spirits in groups of seven—one Primary, three Secondary, and three Tertiary. They are assigned respectively to the Ancients of Days, certain Coordinate Trinity-origin beings, and the Trinitized Sons of Attainment.

Secondary midwayers are derived from the Adams and Eves of inhabited worlds. They are more material and closer to mortals than the primary midwayers. Midwayers are divided into different physical, spiritual, and intellectual types, which determines their functions and assignments. On Urantia, the secondaries are the offspring of Adamson and Ratta. See also The Midway...

Secondary supernaphim are high angels in the seven circuits of Havona. They have their origin in one of the Seven Master Spirits and are, therefore, sevenfold in nature. They minister to ascending creatures and to descending Paradise citizens, working in seven groups.

The Eternal Son is the Second Great Source and Center—the Second Person of Deity and the associate creator of all things. He is the spiritual center and divine administrator of the spiritual government of the universe. The Son is the spiritual personalization of the Paradise Father—absolute personality.

Secoraphic means "of or relating to seconaphim," the ministering spirits of the superuniverses.

For mortals, the highest order of self-realization is the fulfillment, through effort and experience, of one's full potential in spirit, mind, and personality. It is the endeavor to become more Godlike and therefore more real, at least as much as possible in mortal form. For Deity, God self-realizes through the experiences of his creatures, all...

Sepphoris was an important trade center in Jesus' time. It was the capital of Galilee (until Tiberias was built) and one of the residences of Herod Antipas. Jesus' father died there while working on one of Herod's buildings. As a young man, Jesus worked and lived in the city as he weaned himself from family...

Seraphic means "of or relating to seraphim." Seraphim are one of the seven orders of angels serving in a local universe—they are ministering spirits. The other six orders of angels are unrevealed to us, but they are not called seraphim.