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Who wrote The Urantia Book? Was there a revelation to the author by God? Did you read the revelations of Anne Emmerich...?
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Q: Who wrote The Urantia Book? Was there a revelation to the author by
God? Did you read the revelations of Anne Emmerich, who
stated that jesus
was born on 25th November 6 BC and not on the 21st August 7 BC as you
are alleging?
A:
Thank you for your note to Truthbook.com.
We are always glad to hear
from people who are interested in the revelations of The
Urantia Book.
The Urantia Book was written by a group of spiritual beings, including
angels, Melchizedeks, and other various orders of celestial beings.
HERE
is a link to the "Table of Contents" of The Urantia Book, which lists
the authors. You can use our handy SEARCH
feature to find out more about
each of them, if you wish. Simply type in the name of the author and
press "search."
The Urantia Book is totally unique in that it is a revelation
given in
book form. The book is, in itself, the revelation - not to the authors,
but to
humanity. The authors were mandated by the Ancients of Days to deliver
the revelatory information in this
form, and it was completed in 1934, published in 1955.
The Urantia Book is unlike Scripture, in that it is not an "inspired"
document. It is, however, a revelation of epochal significance - the
5th of such revelations that have been given to our planet. Each of the
five revelations of God to mankind has been an attempt to communicate
spiritual truth to the races of Earth (Urantia). Among the previous
revelations,
you'll no doubt recognize Adam and Eve, Melchizedek, and the
incarnation of Jesus as the babe of Bethlehem.
Epochal revelations are
rare, and periodic; all are designed to uplift mankind into a new
understanding of God, and man's relationship to God. The Urantia Book
contains within its pages the newest and most replete
descriptions of God and the created universes, the detailed history of
our
own universe and our planet, and a full third of the book contains a
complete restatement
of the life and teachings of Jesus, including all the "lost years" that
have been heretofore unavailable anywhere else.
Part of this new revelation of the Master's life is the accurate date
of Jesus' birth, which is revealed as August 21, 7BC. I am adding a
link HERE
so that you can read for yourself a scientific and scholarly
exploration of the accuracy of that date. To me, it makes the
conclusive case for the accuracy of the date given in The Urantia Book.
I did look into Anne Emmerich, and I discovered that she was an 18th
century German Catholic nun who was known as a "Mystic, Visionary,
Stigmatist, Prophet." I
could not find the
specific reference regarding the birthdate of Jesus, however, I do
understand that many, many people over many, many centuries, have
claimed -
and still claim - to have visions of God and special knowledge of, and
from him, and that many people put a lot of credence into such
visions.
Persons such as Anne Emmerich have a
certain appeal, simply because their lives are so extraordinary - they
seem to have a direct pipeline to God; but the mental states
that produce such lives are not always healthy, nor are they reliable
as avenues to God. By saying this, I do not intend to demean her, or
her
visions; she certainly did live a life which appears to have been
dedicated to God. However, I am reluctant to place any faith in the
accuracy of her visions simply because they appear to be the result of
extraordinary physical deprivation.
About Jesus, The Urantia Book states:
(100:5.11)
However favorable
may have been the conditions for mystic
phenomena, it should be clearly understood that Jesus of Nazareth never
resorted to such methods for communion with the Paradise Father. Jesus
had no subconscious delusions or superconscious illusions.
If Jesus did not rely on such things, I question whether he means for
his
children to experience such things, either. That Anne Emmerich did
experience them speaks more to her religious fervor than of actual
communication with God. This is however, my opinion. You are of course,
free to form your own opinion.
The Urantia Book reveals the nature of the
indwelling God
- that
"spark" of Divinity that lives in the mind of every person, and which
provides everyone their own "pipeline to God." The Urantia
Book calls this fragment of God the Thought Adjuster. God's
communion is available to all of us - not as visions and mystical
experiences, but as the gentle leadings into the knowledge of God's
will
through the proof of individual spiritual experience in ordinary
day-to-day living. We are also blessed with the ministry of the Spirit
of Truth
- that good Spirit who
Jesus
promised, and who was poured out
on all flesh on the occasion of Pentecost. This Spirit of Truth gives
all people the ability to discern and sort out Truth - and to find the
Truth wherever it may appear. It is through the Spirit that
one
can discern for themselves whether The Urantia Book - or any other
spiritual revelation - is true or not. With sincerity of motive and
prayerful approach, the truth can be felt by the
sincere seeker as an unmistakable inner resonance.
I might suggest that, while you explore this subject of visionary
knowledge by mystics, that you do yourself the favor of
exploring
The Urantia Book as well. Line them up and see how they differ, and how
they correspond with each other. Allow Jesus and the Spirit of Truth to
guide you
in this endeavor. And please feel free to sign up for our free Quote
of the Day
service, which will
deliver to
your inbox a daily passage from
the matchless teachings of The Urantia Book.
Again, thank you for your note. Please write back any time...
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