The Sublime Adventure – XIII. Our Local Universe (1 of 2)
Date Posted: July 16th, 2008
Overview
“A local universe is the handiwork of a Creator Son of the
Paradise order of Michael.” Figures regarding the number of
systems, constellations, etc. have been given in the preceding
section.
“Urantia belongs to a local universe whose sovereign is the
God-man of Nebadon, Jesus of Nazareth and Michael of Salvington.
And all of Michael’s plans for this local universe were fully
approved by the Paradise Trinity before he ever embarked upon the
supreme adventure of space.”
A local universe owes its existence to the work of the
Paradise Master Force Organizers, followed by the work of the
power directors of the superuniverse in question. [P357].
“When energy-matter has attained a certain stage in mass
materialization, a Paradise Creator Son appears upon the scene,
accompanied by a Creative Daughter of the Infinite Spirit.
Simultaneously with the arrival of the Creator Son, work is begun
upon the architectural sphere which is to become the headquarters
world of the projected local universe. For long ages such a
local creation evolves, suns become stabilized, planets form and
swing into their orbits, while the work of creating the
architectural worlds which are to serve as constellation
headquarters and system capitals continues.” [P358].
Organization
“Salvington is the personal headquarters of Michael of
Nebadon, but he will not always be found there. While the smooth
functioning of your local universe no longer requires the fixed
presence of the Creator Son at the capital sphere, this was not
true of the earlier epochs of physical organization.”
Once the physical plan of a universe is completed, the
Creator Son in association with the Creative Spirit begin
creating the Sons and Daughters that are required to carry out
the varied tasks of their cosmos. At the beginning, until enough
of them exist, other personalities may be seconded from other
universes.
Their first Son (and only one of his kind) is the Bright and
Morning Star, or Gabriel. He becomes the CEO of Nebadon and the
personal associate of Michael. (More will be said on Gabriel
later on).
After Gabriel, “… there ensues the bringing into existence
of a vast and wonderful array of diverse creatures.”
“And then, when such a universe has been so completely
organized and so repletely manned, does the Creator Son enter
into the Father’s proposal to create mortal man in their divine
image.”
Nebadon is a young universe. At the last registry (these
revelations were made in 1934) there were 3,840,101 inhabited
planets (out of a potential of 10 million inhabited worlds).
[P359].
Divine Reign
“While the Universal Father most certainly rules over his
vast creation, he functions in a local universe administration
through the person of the Creator Son.” [P366].
“The Creator Son is the vicegerent personalization of the
Universal Father, the divinity co-ordinate of the Eternal Son,
and the creative associate of the infinite Spirit. To our
universe and all its inhabited worlds the Sovereign Son is, to
all practical intents and purposes, God.” [P367].
Gabriel – The Chief Executive
Gabriel is a unique personality possessing many wonderful
traits not visibly present in either parents. He is a being of
unprecedented versatility and unimagined brilliance.
Gabriel “… is also capable of a broad understanding of,
and sympathetic contact with, both the spiritual seraphic hosts
and the material evolutionary will creatures.”
He is not a creator or a teacher, but he is a marvelous
administrator. The Son and the Spirit never discuss important
issues without Gabriel’s presence.
“Gabriel is the chief officer of execution for superuniverse
mandates relating to nonpersonal affairs in the local universe.
Most matters pertaining to mass judgment and dispensational
resurrections, adjudicated by the Ancient of Days, are also
delegated to Gabriel and his staff for execution. Gabriel is
thus the combined chief executive of both the super- and the
local universe rulers.” [P369 & 370].
“Aside from meeting Gabriel on the bestowal worlds and at
the times of general- and special-resurrection roll calls,
mortals will seldom encounter him as they ascend through the
local universe until they are inducted into the administrative
work of the local creation. As administrators, of whatever order
or degree, you will come under the direction of Gabriel.”
[P370].
When Gabriel is absent from Salvington, his first assistant,
the Father Melchizedek assumes his duties and responsibilities.
[P371].
