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==CHAPTER 52==  

==CHAPTER 52==  

   

   

SOON after the burial of Jesus on Friday afternoon, the chief of the archangels of Nebadon, then present on Urantia, summoned his council of the '''resurrection''' of sleeping will creatures and entered upon the consideration of a possible technique for the restoration of Jesus. By midnight they had arrived at the conclusion that the creature could do nothing to facilitate the resurrection of the Creator.  

SOON after the burial of Jesus on Friday afternoon, the chief of the archangels of Nebadon, then present on Urantia, summoned his council of the resurrection of sleeping will creatures and entered upon the consideration of a possible technique for the restoration of Jesus. By midnight they had arrived at the conclusion that the creature could do nothing to facilitate the resurrection of the Creator.  

The Personalized Adjuster of Jesus, being in personal command of the assembled celestial hosts then on Urantia, spoke these words to the anxious waiting watchers:

The Personalized Adjuster of Jesus, being in personal command of the assembled celestial hosts then on Urantia, spoke these words to the anxious waiting watchers:

   

   

*"'''Not one of you can do aught to assist your Creator-father in the return to life'''. As a mortal of the realm he has experienced mortal death. As the Sovereign of a universe he still lives. That which you observe is the mortal transit of Jesus of Nazareth from life in the flesh to life in the morontia. The spirit transit of this Jesus was completed at the time I separated myself from his personality and became your temporary director. Your Creator-father has elected to pass through the whole of the experience of his mortal creatures. From birth on the material worlds, on through natural death and the '''resurrection''' of the morontia, into the status of true spirit existence. A certain phase of this experience you are about to observe, but you may not participate in it. Those things that you ordinarily do for the creature, you may not do for the Creator. A Creator Son has within himself the power to bestow himself in the likeness of any of his created sons. He has within himself the power to lay down his observable life and to take it up again. He has this power because of the direct command of the Paradise Father, and I know whereof I speak."

*"Not one of you can do aught to assist your Creator-father in the return to life. As a mortal of the realm he has experienced mortal death. As the Sovereign of a universe he still lives. That which you observe is the mortal transit of Jesus of Nazareth from life in the flesh to life in the morontia. The spirit transit of this Jesus was completed at the time I separated myself from his personality and became your temporary director. Your Creator-father has elected to pass through the whole of the experience of his mortal creatures. From birth on the material worlds, on through natural death and the resurrection of the morontia, into the status of true spirit existence. A certain phase of this experience you are about to observe, but you may not participate in it. Those things that you ordinarily do for the creature, you may not do for the Creator. A Creator Son has within himself the power to bestow himself in the likeness of any of his created sons. He has within himself the power to lay down his observable life and to take it up again. He has this power because of the direct command of the Paradise Father, and I know whereof I speak."

When they heard the Personalized Adjuster so speak, they all assumed the attitude of anxious expectancy, from Gabriel down to the most humble cherubim. They saw the mortal body of Jesus in the tomb. They detected evidences of the universe activity of their beloved Sovereign, and not understanding such phenomena, they waited patiently for developments.  

When they heard the Personalized Adjuster so speak, they all assumed the attitude of anxious expectancy, from Gabriel down to the most humble cherubim. They saw the mortal body of Jesus in the tomb. They detected evidences of the universe activity of their beloved Sovereign, and not understanding such phenomena, they waited patiently for developments.  

====The Morontia Transit====  

====The Morontia Transit====  

   

   

At two forty-five Sunday morning, the Paradise incarnation commission, consisting of seven unidentified Paradise personalities, arrived on the scene and immediately deployed themselves about the tomb. At ten minutes before three, intense vibrations of commingled material and '''morontia''' activities began to issue from Joseph's new tomb, and at two minutes past three o'clock, this Sunday morning, April 9, A.D. 30, the resurrected '''morontia''' form and personality of Jesus of Nazareth came forth from the tomb.

At two forty-five Sunday morning, the Paradise incarnation commission, consisting of seven unidentified Paradise personalities, arrived on the scene and immediately deployed themselves about the tomb. At ten minutes before three, intense vibrations of commingled material and morontia activities began to issue from Joseph's new tomb, and at two minutes past three o'clock, this Sunday morning, April 9, A.D. 30, the resurrected morontia form and personality of Jesus of Nazareth came forth from the tomb.

After the resurrected Jesus emerged from his burial tomb, the body of flesh in which he had lived and wrought on earth for almost thirty-six years was still lying there in the sepulchre niche, undisturbed and wrapped in the linen sheet, just as it had been laid to rest by Joseph and his associates on Friday afternoon. Neither was the stone before the entrance of the tomb in any way disturbed; the seal of Pilate was still unbroken; the soldiers were still on guard. The temple guards had been on continuous duty; the Roman guard had been changed at midnight. None of these watchers suspected that the object of their vigil had risen to a new and higher form of existence, and that the body which they were guarding was now a discarded outer covering which had no further connection with the delivered and resurrected '''morontia''' personality of Jesus.

After the resurrected Jesus emerged from his burial tomb, the body of flesh in which he had lived and wrought on earth for almost thirty-six years was still lying there in the sepulchre niche, undisturbed and wrapped in the linen sheet, just as it had been laid to rest by Joseph and his associates on Friday afternoon. Neither was the stone before the entrance of the tomb in any way disturbed; the seal of Pilate was still unbroken; the soldiers were still on guard. The temple guards had been on continuous duty; the Roman guard had been changed at midnight. None of these watchers suspected that the object of their vigil had risen to a new and higher form of existence, and that the body which they were guarding was now a discarded outer covering which had no further connection with the delivered and resurrected morontia personality of Jesus.

Mankind is slow to perceive that, in all that is personal, matter is the skeleton of '''morontia''', and that both are the reflected shadow of enduring spirit reality. How long before you will regard time as the moving image of eternity and space as the fleeting shadow of Paradise realities?  

Mankind is slow to perceive that, in all that is personal, matter is the skeleton of morontia, and that both are the reflected shadow of enduring spirit reality. How long before you will regard time as the moving image of eternity and space as the fleeting shadow of Paradise realities?  

We know that no creature of the local universe participated in this '''morontia''' awakening. We perceived the seven personalities of Paradise surround the tomb, but we did not see them do anything in connection with the Master's awakening. Just as soon as Jesus appeared beside Gabriel, just above the tomb, the seven personalities from Paradise signalized their intention of immediate departure for Uversa. Let us forever clarify the concept of the resurrection of Jesus by making the following statements:

We know that no creature of the local universe participated in this morontia awakening. We perceived the seven personalities of Paradise surround the tomb, but we did not see them do anything in connection with the Master's awakening. Just as soon as Jesus appeared beside Gabriel, just above the tomb, the seven personalities from Paradise signalized their intention of immediate departure for Uversa. Let us forever clarify the concept of the resurrection of Jesus by making the following statements:

**1. His material or physical body was not a part of the resurrected personality. When Jesus came forth from the tomb, his body of flesh remained undisturbed in the sepulchre. He emerged from the burial tomb without moving the stones before the entrance and without disturbing the seals of Pilate.  

**1. His material or physical body was not a part of the resurrected personality. When Jesus came forth from the tomb, his body of flesh remained undisturbed in the sepulchre. He emerged from the burial tomb without moving the stones before the entrance and without disturbing the seals of Pilate.  

**2. He did not emerge from the tomb as a spirit or as Michael of Nebadon. He did not appear in the form of the Creator Sovereign; such as he had had before his incarnation in the likeness of mortal flesh on Urantia.

**2. He did not emerge from the tomb as a spirit or as Michael of Nebadon. He did not appear in the form of the Creator Sovereign; such as he had had before his incarnation in the likeness of mortal flesh on Urantia.

**3. He did come forth from this tomb of Joseph in the very likeness of the '''morontia''' personalities of those, who as resurrected '''morontia''' ascendant beings, emerge from the resurrection halls of the first mansion world of this local system of Satania. And the presence of the Michael memorial in the center of the vast court of the resurrection halls of mansonia number one leads us to conjecture that the Master's resurrection on Urantia was in some way fostered on this, the first of the system mansion worlds.  

**3. He did come forth from this tomb of Joseph in the very likeness of the morontia personalities of those, who as resurrected morontia ascendant beings, emerge from the resurrection halls of the first mansion world of this local system of Satania. And the presence of the Michael memorial in the center of the vast court of the resurrection halls of mansonia number one leads us to conjecture that the Master's resurrection on Urantia was in some way fostered on this, the first of the system mansion worlds.  

The first act of Jesus on arising from the tomb was to greet Gabriel and instruct him to continue in executive charge of universe affairs under Immanuel. Then he directed the chief of the Melchizedeks to convey his brotherly greetings to Immanuel. He thereupon asked the Most High of Edentia for the certification of the Ancients of Days as to his mortal transit. Turning to the assembled morontia groups of the seven mansion worlds, here gathered together to greet and welcome their Creator as a creature of their order, Jesus spoke the first words of the post mortal career.  

The first act of Jesus on arising from the tomb was to greet Gabriel and instruct him to continue in executive charge of universe affairs under Immanuel. Then he directed the chief of the Melchizedeks to convey his brotherly greetings to Immanuel. He thereupon asked the Most High of Edentia for the certification of the Ancients of Days as to his mortal transit. Turning to the assembled morontia groups of the seven mansion worlds, here gathered together to greet and welcome their Creator as a creature of their order, Jesus spoke the first words of the post mortal career.  

Said the '''morontia''' Jesus:  

Said the morontia Jesus:  

*"'''Having finished my life in the flesh, I would tarry here for a short time in transition form that I may more fully know the life of my ascendant creatures and further reveal the will of my Father in Paradise'''."

*"'''Having finished my life in the flesh, I would tarry here for a short time in transition form that I may more fully know the life of my ascendant creatures and further reveal the will of my Father in Paradise'''."

After Jesus had spoken, he signaled to the Personalized Adjuster, and all universe intelligences that had been assembled on Urantia to witness the resurrection were immediately dispatched to their respective universe assignments.  

After Jesus had spoken, he signaled to the Personalized Adjuster, and all universe intelligences that had been assembled on Urantia to witness the resurrection were immediately dispatched to their respective universe assignments.  

Jesus now began the contacts of the '''morontia level''', being introduced as a creature, to the requirements of the life he had chosen to live for a short time on Urantia. This initiation into the '''morontia world''' required more than an hour of earth time and was twice interrupted by his desire to communicate with his former associates in the flesh as they came out from Jerusalem wonderingly to peer into the empty tomb to discover what they considered evidence of his resurrection.  

Jesus now began the contacts of the morontia level, being introduced as a creature, to the requirements of the life he had chosen to live for a short time on Urantia. This initiation into the morontia world required more than an hour of earth time and was twice interrupted by his desire to communicate with his former associates in the flesh as they came out from Jerusalem wonderingly to peer into the empty tomb to discover what they considered evidence of his resurrection.  

Now is the mortal transit of Jesus -- the '''morontia resurrection''' of the Son of Man -- completed. The transitory experience of the Master as a personality midway between the material and the spiritual has begun. He has done all this through power inherent within himself. No personality has rendered him any assistance. He now lives as Jesus of '''morontia''', and as he begins this '''morontia life''', the material body of his flesh lies there undisturbed in the tomb. The soldiers are still on guard, and the seal of the governor about the rocks has not yet been broken.  

Now is the mortal transit of Jesus -- the morontia resurrection of the Son of Man -- completed. The transitory experience of the Master as a personality midway between the material and the spiritual has begun. He has done all this through power inherent within himself. No personality has rendered him any assistance. He now lives as Jesus of morontia, and as he begins this morontia life, the material body of his flesh lies there undisturbed in the tomb. The soldiers are still on guard, and the seal of the governor about the rocks has not yet been broken.  

Said the chief of the archangels:  

Said the chief of the archangels:  

*"We may not participate in the morontia resurrection of the bestowal experience of Michael our sovereign, but we would have his mortal remains put in our custody for immediate dissolution. We do not propose to employ our technique of dematerialization. We merely wish to invoke the process of accelerated time. It is enough that we have seen the Sovereign live and die on Urantia. The hosts of heaven would be spared the memory of enduring the sight of the slow decay of the human form of the Creator and Upholder of a universe. In the name of the celestial intelligences of all Nebadon, I ask for a mandate giving me the custody of the mortal body of Jesus of Nazareth and empowering us to proceed with its immediate dissolution."

*"We may not participate in the morontia resurrection of the bestowal experience of Michael our sovereign, but we would have his mortal remains put in our custody for immediate dissolution. We do not propose to employ our technique of dematerialization. We merely wish to invoke the process of accelerated time. It is enough that we have seen the Sovereign live and die on Urantia. The hosts of heaven would be spared the memory of enduring the sight of the slow decay of the human form of the Creator and Upholder of a universe. '''In the name of the celestial intelligences of all Nebadon, I ask for a mandate giving me the custody of the mortal body of Jesus of Nazareth and empowering us to proceed with its immediate dissolution'''."

And when Gabriel had conferred with the senior Most High of Edentia, the archangel spokesman for the celestial hosts was given permission to make such disposition of the physical remains of Jesus as he might determine.  

And when Gabriel had conferred with the senior Most High of Edentia, the archangel spokesman for the celestial hosts was given permission to make such disposition of the physical remains of Jesus as he might determine.  

The circuit of the archangels then operated for the first time from Urantia. Gabriel and the archangel hosts moved to the place of the spiritual polarity of the planet. When Gabriel gave the signal, there flashed to the first of the system mansion worlds the voice of Gabriel, saying:  

The circuit of the archangels then operated for the first time from Urantia. Gabriel and the archangel hosts moved to the place of the spiritual polarity of the planet. When Gabriel gave the signal, there flashed to the first of the system mansion worlds the voice of Gabriel, saying:  

*"'''By the mandate of Michael, let the dead of a Urantia dispensation rise'''!"  

*"By the mandate of Michael, let the dead of a Urantia dispensation rise!"  

Then all the survivors of the human races of Urantia who had fallen asleep since the days of Adam, and who had not already gone on to judgment, appeared in the resurrection halls of mansonia in readiness for morontia investiture. In an instant of time the seraphim and their associates made ready to depart for the mansion worlds. Ordinarily these seraphic guardians, onetime assigned to the group custody of these surviving mortals, would have been present at the moment of their awaking in the resurrection halls of mansonia, but they were on this world itself at this time because of the necessity of Gabriel's presence here in connection with the morontia resurrection of Jesus.  

Then all the survivors of the human races of Urantia who had fallen asleep since the days of Adam, and who had not already gone on to judgment, appeared in the resurrection halls of mansonia in readiness for morontia investiture. In an instant of time the seraphim and their associates made ready to depart for the mansion worlds. Ordinarily these seraphic guardians, onetime assigned to the group custody of these surviving mortals, would have been present at the moment of their awaking in the resurrection halls of mansonia, but they were on this world itself at this time because of the necessity of Gabriel's presence here in connection with the morontia resurrection of Jesus.  

====Jesus Appears====

====Jesus Appears====

All five of the '''women''' then sat down on the stone near the entrance and talked over the situation. It had not yet occurred to them that Jesus had been '''resurrected'''. They had been by themselves over the Sabbath, and they conjectured that the body had been moved to another resting place. But when they pondered such a solution of their dilemma, they were at a loss to account for the orderly arrangement of the grave cloths. How could the body have been removed since the very bandages in which it was wrapped were left in position and apparently intact on the burial shelf?  

All five of the women then sat down on the stone near the entrance and talked over the situation. It had not yet occurred to them that Jesus had been resurrected. They had been by themselves over the Sabbath, and they conjectured that the body had been moved to another resting place. But when they pondered such a solution of their dilemma, they were at a loss to account for the orderly arrangement of the grave cloths. How could the body have been removed since the very bandages in which it was wrapped were left in position and apparently intact on the burial shelf?  

As these women sat there in the early hours of the dawn of this new day, they looked to one side and observed '''a silent and motionless stranger'''. For a moment they were again frightened, but Mary Magdalene, rushing toward him and addressing him as if she thought he might be the caretaker of the garden, said:  

As these women sat there in the early hours of the dawn of this new day, they looked to one side and observed a silent and motionless stranger. For a moment they were again frightened, but Mary Magdalene, rushing toward him and addressing him as if she thought he might be the caretaker of the garden, said:  

*"'''Where have you taken the Master'''? Where have they laid him? Tell us that we may go and get him."  

*"Where have you taken the Master? Where have they laid him? Tell us that we may go and get him."  

When the stranger did not answer Mary, she began to weep.  

When the stranger did not answer Mary, she began to weep.  

Then said Jesus:  

Then said Jesus:  

*"Did not this Jesus tell you, even in Galilee, that he would die, but that he would '''rise''' again?"  

*"Did not this Jesus tell you, even in Galilee, that he would die, but that he would rise again?"  

These words startled the women, but the Master was so changed that they did not yet recognize him with his back turned to the dim light.  

These words startled the women, but the Master was so changed that they did not yet recognize him with his back turned to the dim light.  

As they pondered his words, he addressed the Magdalene with a familiar voice, saying:  

As they pondered his words, he addressed the Magdalene with a familiar voice, saying:  

*"'''Mary'''."  

*"Mary."  

When she heard that word of well-known sympathy and affectionate greeting, she knew it was the voice of the '''Master''', and she rushed to kneel at his feet while she exclaimed:  

When she heard that word of well-known sympathy and affectionate greeting, she knew it was the voice of the Master, and she rushed to kneel at his feet while she exclaimed:  

*"My Lord, and my Master!"  

*"My Lord, and my Master!"  

And all of the other '''women''' recognized that it was the '''Master''' who stood before them in glorified form, and they quickly knelt before him. These human eyes were enabled to see the '''morontia form''' of Jesus because of the special ministry of the transformers and the midwayers in association with certain of the morontia personalities then accompanying Jesus.  

And all of the other women recognized that it was the Master who stood before them in glorified form, and they quickly knelt before him. These human eyes were enabled to see the morontia form of Jesus because of the special ministry of the transformers and the midwayers in association with certain of the morontia personalities then accompanying Jesus.  

As Mary sought to embrace his feet, Jesus said:  

As Mary sought to embrace his feet, Jesus said:  

*"Touch me not, Mary, for I am not as you knew me in the flesh. In this '''form''' will I tarry with you for a season before I ascend to the Father. But go, all of you now, and tell my apostles -- and Peter -- that I have '''risen''', and that you have talked with me."

*"Touch me not, Mary, for I am not as you knew me in the flesh. In this form will I tarry with you for a season before I ascend to the Father. But go, all of you now, and tell my apostles -- and Peter -- that I have risen, and that you have talked with me."

After these '''women''' had recovered from the shock of their amazement, they hastened back to the city and to the home of Elijah Mark. They related to the '''ten apostles''' all that had happened to them. But the apostles were not inclined to believe them. They thought at first that the '''women''' had seen a vision, but when Mary Magdalene repeated the words that Jesus had spoken to them, and when Peter heard his name, he rushed out of the upper chamber, followed closely by John, in great haste to reach the tomb and see these things for himself.  

After these women had recovered from the shock of their amazement, they hastened back to the city and to the home of Elijah Mark. They related to the ten apostles all that had happened to them. But the apostles were not inclined to believe them. They thought at first that the women had seen a vision, but when Mary Magdalene repeated the words that Jesus had spoken to them, and when Peter heard his name, he rushed out of the upper chamber, followed closely by John, in great haste to reach the tomb and see these things for himself.  

The '''women''' repeated the story of '''talking with Jesus''' to the other apostles, but they would not believe, and they would not go to find out for themselves as had Peter and John.

The women repeated the story of talking with Jesus to the other apostles, but they would not believe, and they would not go to find out for themselves as had Peter and John.