Glossary Archive

Guardian angels are seraphim assigned to one or more mortals. They are mind stimulators who can manipulate the social, ethical, and moral environment of human beings. Their objectives are to augment a mortal's cosmic insight, to help them realize the presence of their indwelling Adjuster, and to increase their cooperation with this divine presence. See...

All groups of angels have a transport corps dedicated to transporting personalities who are otherwise unable to journey from one world to another. Transporters range from the seraphim of the local systems to the primary supernaphim who travel from Havona to Paradise. Until they reach Paradise, all ascenders must rely on seraphic transport. Transporters cannot...

Seraphim, together with cherubim and sanobim, are the ministering angels of a local universe—the traditional angels of heaven who live so near you and do so much for you. They are children of the Mother Spirit, and there are few phases of morontia or spirit activity that are not open to their ministrations. There are...

Seraphington is one of seven sacred spheres of the Father circuiting Paradise. It is the "bosom of the Son and the Spirit" and the home world of the vast hosts of unrevealed beings created by the Son and the Spirit. This is also the destiny sphere of all ministering orders of the angelic hosts, including...

The Seven Absolutes, or the Seven Absolutes of Infinity, had no beginning; they are eternal and, as such, have always been. All reality is predicated on their existence and relationships. They are: First Source (Father) Second Source (Son) Third Source (Spirit) Isle of Paradise Deity Absolute Unqualified Absolute Universal Absolute The Universal Father is the...

The finaliters are presently 6th stage spirits. They will become 7th stage spirits when the Supreme Being has actualized (when the grand universe is settled in light and life). At this point, it is believed that a finaliter's dual mind will become triune—wherein the attuned human and divine minds (Adjuster) will become glorified in union...

There is no region of the Mediterranean Sea currently known as Sicilian Bay. To the north of Sicily is the Tyrrhenian Sea and to the east, the Ionian Sea. It's possible this is a reference to the southern region of the sea between Sicily and Tunisia.

By conventional definition, simians include all monkeys and apes, including humans. But The Urantia Book separates humans (even as Hominidae) from the simian group after the appearance of the "Primates" (as they define this group). The book also separates pre-existing "lemurs, gibbons, apes, and other monkeylike creatures" from the modern simians that evolved from the...

Simon of Bethany was the father of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, who all became good friends of the young Jesus. Jesus visited Simon's home many times on his early ventures to Jerusalem. Simon died before Jesus reached his 18th year but later, under Lazarus, this home became Jesus' headquarters for his work in the southern...

Simon Zelotes was the 11th apostle, chosen by Peter. He was a fiery agitator and spoke much without thinking. He was a merchant in Capernaum before turning his attention to the patriotic organization of the Zealots. But Jesus won Simon over to the higher concepts of the kingdom, and he became a powerful and effective...