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==53:1. THE LEADERS OF REBELLION==  

==53:1. THE LEADERS OF REBELLION==  

53:1.1 [[Lucifer]] was not an [[ascendant]] ''being''; he was a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_35 created Son] of the [[local universe]], and of him it was said: "You were perfect in all your ways from the day you were created till unrighteousness was found in you."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ezekiel#Chapter_28] Many times had he been in [[counsel]] with the [[Most Highs]] of [[Edentia]]. And [[Lucifer]] reigned "upon the holy mountain of God,"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ezekiel#Chapter_28] the [[administrative]] mount of [[Jerusem]], for he was the [[chief executive]] of a great [[the System|system]] of 607 [[inhabited worlds]].

53:1.1 [[Lucifer]] was not an [[ascendant]] ''being''; he was a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_35 created Son] of the [[local universe]], and of him it was said: "You were perfect in all your ways from the day you were created till unrighteousness was found in you."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ezekiel#Chapter_28] Many times had he been in [[counsel]] with the [[Most Highs]] of [[Edentia]]. And [[Lucifer]] reigned "upon the holy mountain of God,"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ezekiel#Chapter_28] the [[administrative]] mount of [[Jerusem]], for he was the [[chief executive]] of a great [[the System|system]] of 607 [[inhabited worlds]].

53:1.2 [[Lucifer]] was a [[magnificent]] [[being]], a [[brilliant]] [[personality]]; he stood next to the [[Most High Fathers]] of the [[constellations]] in the direct line of [[universe]] [[authority]]. Notwithstanding [[Lucifer]]'s [[transgression]], subordinate [[intelligences]] refrained from showing him disrespect and disdain prior to [[Michael]]'s [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal on Urantia]. Even the [[archangel]] of [[Michael]], at the time of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses'] [[resurrection]], "did not bring against him an accusing judgment but simply said, `the Judge rebuke you.' "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Jude] [[Judgment]] in such matters belongs to the [[Ancients of Days]], the rulers of the [[superuniverse]].

53:1.2 [[Lucifer]] was a [[magnificent]] [[being]], a [[brilliant]] [[personality]]; he stood next to the [[Most High Fathers]] of the [[constellations]] in the direct line of [[universe]] [[authority]]. Notwithstanding [[Lucifer]]'s [[transgression]], subordinate [[intelligences]] refrained from showing him disrespect and disdain prior to [[Michael]]'s [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal on Urantia]. Even the [[archangel]] of [[Michael]], at the time of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses'] [[resurrection]], "did not bring against him an accusing judgment but simply said, `the Judge rebuke you.' "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Jude] [[Judgment]] in such matters belongs to the [[Ancients of Days]], the rulers of the [[superuniverse]].

53:1.3 [[Lucifer]] is now the fallen and deposed [[System Sovereign|Sovereign]] of [[Satania]]. [[Self]]-[[contemplation]] is most disastrous, even to the exalted [[personalities]] of the [[celestial]] world. Of [[Lucifer]] it was said: "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your brightness."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ezekiel#Chapter_28] Your olden [[prophet]] saw his sad estate when he wrote: "How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How are you cast down, you who dared to confuse the worlds!"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.14]

53:1.3 [[Lucifer]] is now the fallen and deposed [[System Sovereign|Sovereign]] of [[Satania]]. [[Self]]-[[contemplation]] is most disastrous, even to the exalted [[personalities]] of the [[celestial]] world. Of [[Lucifer]] it was said: "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your brightness."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ezekiel#Chapter_28] Your olden [[prophet]] saw his sad estate when he wrote: "How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How are you cast down, you who dared to confuse the worlds!"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.14]

53:1.4 Very little was heard of [[Lucifer]] on [[Urantia]] owing to the [[fact]] that he assigned his first lieutenant, [[Satan]], to [[advocate]] his [[cause]] on your [[planet]]. [[Satan]] was a member of the same primary group of [[Lanonandeks]] but had never functioned as a [[System Sovereign]]; he entered fully into the [[Lucifer Rebellion|Lucifer insurrection]]. The "devil"[http://books.google.com/books?id=-AZWyXGqH-0C&dq=history+of+the+devil,+cornell+university+press&source=gbs_navlinks_s] is none other than [[Caligastia]], the deposed [[Planetary Prince]] of [[Urantia]] and a Son of the secondary order of [[Lanonandeks]]. At the time [[Michael]] was on [[Urantia]] in the [[flesh]], [[Lucifer]], [[Satan]], and [[Caligastia]] were leagued [[together]] to [[effect]] the [[miscarriage]] of his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal mission]. But they signally failed.

53:1.4 Very little was heard of [[Lucifer]] on [[Urantia]] owing to the [[fact]] that he assigned his first lieutenant, [[Satan]], to [[advocate]] his [[cause]] on your [[planet]]. [[Satan]] was a member of the same primary group of [[Lanonandeks]] but had never functioned as a [[System Sovereign]]; he entered fully into the [[Lucifer Rebellion|Lucifer insurrection]]. The "devil"[http://books.google.com/books?id=-AZWyXGqH-0C&dq=history+of+the+devil,+cornell+university+press&source=gbs_navlinks_s] is none other than [[Caligastia]], the deposed [[Planetary Prince]] of [[Urantia]] and a Son of the secondary order of [[Lanonandeks]]. At the time [[Michael]] was on [[Urantia]] in the [[flesh]], [[Lucifer]], [[Satan]], and [[Caligastia]] were leagued [[together]] to [[effect]] the [[miscarriage]] of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal mission]. But they signally failed.

53:1.5 ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abaddon Abaddon]'' was the chief of the staff of [[Caligastia]]. He followed his master into [[rebellion]] and has ever since [[acted]] as [[chief executive]] of the [[Urantia]] [[rebels]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beezelbub Beelzebub] was the [[leader]] of the disloyal [[midway creatures]] who allied themselves with the [[forces]] of the traitorous [[Caligastia]].

53:1.5 ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abaddon Abaddon]'' was the chief of the staff of [[Caligastia]]. He followed his master into [[rebellion]] and has ever since [[acted]] as [[chief executive]] of the [[Urantia]] [[rebels]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beezelbub Beelzebub] was the [[leader]] of the disloyal [[midway creatures]] who allied themselves with the [[forces]] of the traitorous [[Caligastia]].

53:1.6 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon dragon] [[eventually]] became the [[symbolic]] [[representation]] of all these [[evil]] [[personages]]. Upon the triumph of [[Michael]], "[[Gabriel]] came down from [[Salvington]] and bound the dragon (all the [[rebel]] [[leaders]]) for an [[age]]."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_20] Of the [[Jerusem]] [[seraphic]] [[rebels]] it is written: "And the [[angels]] who kept not their first estate but left their own [[home|habitation]], he has reserved in sure chains of [[darkness]] to the [[judgment]] of the great day."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Jude]

53:1.6 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon dragon] [[eventually]] became the [[symbolic]] [[representation]] of all these [[evil]] [[personages]]. Upon the triumph of [[Michael]], "[[Gabriel]] came down from [[Salvington]] and bound the dragon (all the [[rebel]] [[leaders]]) for an [[age]]."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_20] Of the [[Jerusem]] [[seraphic]] [[rebels]] it is written: "And the [[angels]] who kept not their first estate but left their own [[home|habitation]], he has reserved in sure chains of [[darkness]] to the [[judgment]] of the great day."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Jude]

==53:2. THE CAUSES OF REBELLION==  

==53:2. THE CAUSES OF REBELLION==  

53:2.3 No one ever suggested [[rebellion]] to [[Lucifer]]. The [[idea]] of [[self-assertion]] in [[opposition]] to the [[Law|will]] of [[Michael]] and to the [[plans]] of the [[Universal Father]], as they are [[represented]] in [[Michael]], had its [[origin]] in his own [[mind]]. His [[relations]] with the [[Creator Son]] had been [[intimate]] and always [[cordial]]. At no [[time]] prior to the exaltation of his own [[mind]] did [[Lucifer]] openly [[express]] dissatisfaction about the [[universe]] [[administration]]. Notwithstanding his [[silence]], for more than one hundred years of standard time the [[Union of Days]] on [[Salvington]] had been [[Reflectivity|reflectivating]] to [[Uversa]] that all was not at [[peace]] in [[Lucifer]]'s [[mind]]. This [[information]] was also [[communicated]] to the [[Creator Son]] and the [[Constellation Fathers]] of [[Norlatiadek]].

53:2.3 No one ever suggested [[rebellion]] to [[Lucifer]]. The [[idea]] of [[self-assertion]] in [[opposition]] to the [[Law|will]] of [[Michael]] and to the [[plans]] of the [[Universal Father]], as they are [[represented]] in [[Michael]], had its [[origin]] in his own [[mind]]. His [[relations]] with the [[Creator Son]] had been [[intimate]] and always [[cordial]]. At no [[time]] prior to the exaltation of his own [[mind]] did [[Lucifer]] openly [[express]] dissatisfaction about the [[universe]] [[administration]]. Notwithstanding his [[silence]], for more than one hundred years of standard time the [[Union of Days]] on [[Salvington]] had been [[Reflectivity|reflectivating]] to [[Uversa]] that all was not at [[peace]] in [[Lucifer]]'s [[mind]]. This [[information]] was also [[communicated]] to the [[Creator Son]] and the [[Constellation Fathers]] of [[Norlatiadek]].

53:2.4 Throughout this period [[Lucifer]] became increasingly [[critical]] of the entire [[plan]] of [[universe]] [[administration]] but always professed wholehearted [[loyalty]] to the [[Supreme Rulers]]. His first outspoken disloyalty was [[manifested]] on the occasion of a visit of [[Gabriel]] to [[Jerusem]] just a few days before the open [[proclamation]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_53#53:3._THE_LUCIFER_MANIFESTO ''Lucifer Declaration of Liberty'']. [[Gabriel]] was so [[profoundly]] impressed with the [[certainty]] of the impending outbreak that he went direct to [[Edentia]] to confer with the [[Constellation Fathers]] regarding the [[measures]] to be employed in case of open [[rebellion]].

53:2.4 Throughout this period [[Lucifer]] became increasingly [[critical]] of the entire [[plan]] of [[universe]] [[administration]] but always professed wholehearted [[loyalty]] to the [[Supreme Rulers]]. His first outspoken disloyalty was [[manifested]] on the occasion of a visit of [[Gabriel]] to [[Jerusem]] just a few days before the open [[proclamation]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_53#53:3._THE_LUCIFER_MANIFESTO ''Lucifer Declaration of Liberty'']. [[Gabriel]] was so [[profoundly]] impressed with the [[certainty]] of the impending outbreak that he went direct to [[Edentia]] to confer with the [[Constellation Fathers]] regarding the [[measures]] to be employed in case of open [[rebellion]].

53:2.5 It is very [[difficult]] to point out the exact [[cause]] or causes which finally culminated in the [[Lucifer rebellion]]. We are [[certain]] of only one [[thing]], and that is: Whatever these first beginnings were, they had their [[origin]] in [[Lucifer]]'s [[mind]]. There must have been a [[pride]] of [[self]] that nourished itself to the point of [[self]]-[[deception]], so that [[Lucifer]] for a [[time]] really [[persuaded]] himself that his [[contemplation]] of [[rebellion]] was [[actually]] for the [[good]] of [[the system]], if not of the [[universe]]. By the time his [[plans]] had [[developed]] to the point of [[disillusionment]], no doubt he had gone too far for his [[original]] and mischief-making [[pride]] to permit him to stop. At some point in this [[experience]] he became insincere, and [[evil]] evolved into [[deliberate]] and willful [[sin]]. That this happened is [[proved]] by the subsequent [[conduct]] of this [[brilliant]] [[executive]]. He was long offered [[opportunity]] for [[repentance]], but only some of his subordinates ever [[accepted]] the proffered [[mercy]]. The [[Faithful of Days]] of [[Edentia]], on the request of the [[Constellation Fathers]], in [[person]] presented the [[plan]] of [[Michael]] for the [[Salvation|saving]] of these flagrant [[rebels]], but always was the [[mercy]] of the [[Creator Son]] rejected and rejected with increasing [[contempt]] and [[disdain]].

53:2.5 It is very [[difficult]] to point out the exact [[cause]] or causes which finally culminated in the [[Lucifer rebellion]]. We are [[certain]] of only one [[thing]], and that is: Whatever these first beginnings were, they had their [[origin]] in [[Lucifer]]'s [[mind]]. There must have been a [[pride]] of [[self]] that nourished itself to the point of [[self]]-[[deception]], so that [[Lucifer]] for a [[time]] really [[persuaded]] himself that his [[contemplation]] of [[rebellion]] was [[actually]] for the [[good]] of [[the system]], if not of the [[universe]]. By the time his [[plans]] had [[developed]] to the point of [[disillusionment]], no doubt he had gone too far for his [[original]] and mischief-making [[pride]] to permit him to stop. At some point in this [[experience]] he became insincere, and [[evil]] evolved into [[deliberate]] and willful [[sin]]. That this happened is [[proved]] by the subsequent [[conduct]] of this [[brilliant]] [[executive]]. He was long offered [[opportunity]] for [[repentance]], but only some of his subordinates ever [[accepted]] the proffered [[mercy]]. The [[Faithful of Days]] of [[Edentia]], on the request of the [[Constellation Fathers]], in [[person]] presented the [[plan]] of [[Michael]] for the [[Salvation|saving]] of these flagrant [[rebels]], but always was the [[mercy]] of the [[Creator Son]] rejected and rejected with increasing [[contempt]] and [[disdain]].

==53:4. OUTBREAK OF THE REBELLION==     

==53:4. OUTBREAK OF THE REBELLION==     

53:4.1 The ''Lucifer manifesto'' was issued at the annual [[conclave]] of [[Satania]] on the [[sea of glass]], in the [[presence]] of the assembled [[hosts]] of [[Jerusem]], on the last day of the year, about [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_67#67:2._THE_OUTBREAK_OF_REBELLION two hundred thousand years] ago, [[Urantia]] time. [[Satan]] proclaimed that [[worship]] could be accorded the [[universal]] [[forces]]—[[physical]], [[intellectual]], and [[spiritual]]—but that [[allegiance]] could be acknowledged only to the [[actual]] and present ruler, [[Lucifer]], the "friend of men and angels" and the "God of liberty."

53:4.1 The ''Lucifer manifesto'' was issued at the annual [[conclave]] of [[Satania]] on the [[sea of glass]], in the [[presence]] of the assembled [[hosts]] of [[Jerusem]], on the last day of the year, about [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_67#67:2._THE_OUTBREAK_OF_REBELLION two hundred thousand years] ago, [[Urantia]] time. [[Satan]] proclaimed that [[worship]] could be accorded the [[universal]] [[forces]]—[[physical]], [[intellectual]], and [[spiritual]]—but that [[allegiance]] could be acknowledged only to the [[actual]] and present ruler, [[Lucifer]], the "friend of men and angels" and the "God of liberty."

53:4.2 [[Self-assertion]] was the battle cry of the ''Lucifer rebellion''. One of his chief [[arguments]] was that, if [[self-government]] was [[good]] and right for the [[Melchizedeks]] and other [[groups]], it was [[equally]] [[good]] for all [[orders]] of [[intelligence]]. He was [[bold]] and [[persistent]] in the [[advocacy]] of the "[[equality]] of [[mind]]" and "the brotherhood of [[intelligence]]." He [[maintained]] that all [[government]] should be [[limited]] to the local [[planets]] and their [[voluntary]] confederation into the [[local systems]]. All other [[supervision]] he disallowed. He promised the [[Planetary Princes]] that they should rule the worlds as supreme [[executives]]. He denounced the location of [[legislative]] [[activities]] on the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_43#43:1._THE_CONSTELLATION_HEADQUARTERS constellation headquarters] and the [[conduct]] of [[judicial]] affairs on the [[universe]] [[capital]]. He contended that all these [[functions]] of [[government]] should be [[concentrated]] on the [[system capitals]] and proceeded to set up his own [[legislative]] assembly and [[organized]] his own [[tribunals]] under the [[jurisdiction]] of [[Satan]]. And he directed that the [[Planetary Prince|princes]] on the [[apostate]] worlds do the same.

53:4.2 [[Self-assertion]] was the battle cry of the ''Lucifer rebellion''. One of his chief [[arguments]] was that, if [[self-government]] was [[good]] and right for the [[Melchizedeks]] and other [[groups]], it was [[equally]] [[good]] for all [[orders]] of [[intelligence]]. He was [[bold]] and [[persistent]] in the [[advocacy]] of the "[[equality]] of [[mind]]" and "the brotherhood of [[intelligence]]." He [[maintained]] that all [[government]] should be [[limited]] to the local [[planets]] and their [[voluntary]] confederation into the [[local systems]]. All other [[supervision]] he disallowed. He promised the [[Planetary Princes]] that they should rule the worlds as supreme [[executives]]. He denounced the location of [[legislative]] [[activities]] on the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_43#43:1._THE_CONSTELLATION_HEADQUARTERS constellation headquarters] and the [[conduct]] of [[judicial]] affairs on the [[universe]] [[capital]]. He contended that all these [[functions]] of [[government]] should be [[concentrated]] on the [[system capitals]] and proceeded to set up his own [[legislative]] assembly and [[organized]] his own [[tribunals]] under the [[jurisdiction]] of [[Satan]]. And he directed that the [[Planetary Prince|princes]] on the [[apostate]] worlds do the same.

53:4.3 The entire [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_45#45:3._THE_SYSTEM_GOVERNMENT administrative cabinet] of [[Lucifer]] went over in a [[body]] and were sworn in [[publicly]] as the officers of the [[administration]] of the new head of "the liberated worlds and systems."

53:4.3 The entire [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_45#45:3._THE_SYSTEM_GOVERNMENT administrative cabinet] of [[Lucifer]] went over in a [[body]] and were sworn in [[publicly]] as the officers of the [[administration]] of the new head of "the liberated worlds and systems."

53:4.4 While there had been two previous [[rebellions]] in [[Nebadon]], they were in distant [[constellations]]. [[Lucifer]] held that these insurrections were unsuccessful because the [[majority]] of the [[intelligences]] failed to follow their [[leaders]]. He contended that "[[majorities]] rule," that "[[mind]] is [[infallible]]." The [[freedom]] allowed him by the [[Supreme Creators|universe rulers]] apparently [[sustained]] many of his [[nefarious]] contentions. He defied all his superiors; yet they [[apparently]] took no note of his [[doings]]. He was given a [[free]] hand to prosecute his [[seductive]] [[plan]] without let or hindrance.

53:4.4 While there had been two previous [[rebellions]] in [[Nebadon]], they were in distant [[constellations]]. [[Lucifer]] held that these insurrections were unsuccessful because the [[majority]] of the [[intelligences]] failed to follow their [[leaders]]. He contended that "[[majorities]] rule," that "[[mind]] is [[infallible]]." The [[freedom]] allowed him by the [[Supreme Creators|universe rulers]] apparently [[sustained]] many of his [[nefarious]] contentions. He defied all his superiors; yet they [[apparently]] took no note of his [[doings]]. He was given a [[free]] hand to prosecute his [[seductive]] [[plan]] without let or hindrance.

53:5.1 Upon the outbreak of the [[Satania]] [[rebellion]], [[Michael]] took [[counsel]] of his [[Paradise]] [[brother]], [[Immanuel]]. Following this momentous [[conference]], [[Michael]] announced that he would pursue the same [[policy]] which had characterized his dealings with similar [[upheavals]] in the [[past]], an [[attitude]] of noninterference.

53:5.1 Upon the outbreak of the [[Satania]] [[rebellion]], [[Michael]] took [[counsel]] of his [[Paradise]] [[brother]], [[Immanuel]]. Following this momentous [[conference]], [[Michael]] announced that he would pursue the same [[policy]] which had characterized his dealings with similar [[upheavals]] in the [[past]], an [[attitude]] of noninterference.

53:5.2 At the time of this [[rebellion]] and the two which preceded it there was no [[absolute]] and [[personal]] [[sovereign]] [[authority]] in the [[universe]] of [[Nebadon]]. [[Michael]] ruled by [[divine]] [[right]], as vicegerent of the [[Universal Father]], but not yet in his own [[personal]] right. He had not completed his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119 bestowal career]; he had not yet been vested with "all power in heaven and on earth."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_28]

53:5.2 At the time of this [[rebellion]] and the two which preceded it there was no [[absolute]] and [[personal]] [[sovereign]] [[authority]] in the [[universe]] of [[Nebadon]]. [[Michael]] ruled by [[divine]] [[right]], as vicegerent of the [[Universal Father]], but not yet in his own [[personal]] right. He had not completed his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119 bestowal career]; he had not yet been vested with "all power in heaven and on earth."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_28]

53:5.3 From the outbreak of [[rebellion]] to the day of his enthronement as [[Master Son|sovereign ruler]] of [[Nebadon]], [[Michael]] never [[interfered]] with the [[rebel]] [[forces]] of [[Lucifer]]; they were allowed to run a [[free]] [[course]] for almost two hundred thousand years of [[Urantia]] [[time]]. [[Christ]] [[Michael]] now has ample [[power]] and [[authority]] to deal promptly, even summarily, with such outbreaks of [[Rebellion|disloyalty]], but we [[doubt]] that this [[sovereign]] [[authority]] would lead him to [[act]] [[differently]] if another such [[upheaval]] should occur.

53:5.3 From the outbreak of [[rebellion]] to the day of his enthronement as [[Master Son|sovereign ruler]] of [[Nebadon]], [[Michael]] never [[interfered]] with the [[rebel]] [[forces]] of [[Lucifer]]; they were allowed to run a [[free]] [[course]] for almost two hundred thousand years of [[Urantia]] [[time]]. [[Christ]] [[Michael]] now has ample [[power]] and [[authority]] to deal promptly, even summarily, with such outbreaks of [[Rebellion|disloyalty]], but we [[doubt]] that this [[sovereign]] [[authority]] would lead him to [[act]] [[differently]] if another such [[upheaval]] should occur.

53:5.5 The [[Lucifer]] [[emblem]] was a banner of white with one red [[circle]], in the [[center]] of which a black solid circle [[appeared]].

53:5.5 The [[Lucifer]] [[emblem]] was a banner of white with one red [[circle]], in the [[center]] of which a black solid circle [[appeared]].

53:5.6 "There was [[war]] in [[heaven]]; Michael's commander and his [[angels]] fought against the dragon ([[Lucifer]], [[Satan]], and the [[apostate]] [[Planetary Prince|princes]]); and the dragon and his [[rebellious]] [[angels]] fought but prevailed not." This " war in heaven "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_12] was not a [[physical]] battle as such a [[conflict]] might be [[conceived]] on [[Urantia]]. In the early days of the [[struggle]] [[Lucifer]] held forth continuously in the [[planetary]] [[amphitheater]]. [[Gabriel]] conducted an unceasing [[exposure]] of the [[rebel]] [[sophistries]] from his [[headquarters]] taken up near at hand. The various [[personalities]] present on the [[sphere]] who were in [[doubt]] as to their [[attitude]] would [[journey]] back and forth between these [[discussions]] until they arrived at a final [[decision]].

53:5.6 "There was [[war]] in [[heaven]]; Michael's commander and his [[angels]] fought against the dragon ([[Lucifer]], [[Satan]], and the [[apostate]] [[Planetary Prince|princes]]); and the dragon and his [[rebellious]] [[angels]] fought but prevailed not." This " war in heaven "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_12] was not a [[physical]] battle as such a [[conflict]] might be [[conceived]] on [[Urantia]]. In the early days of the [[struggle]] [[Lucifer]] held forth continuously in the [[planetary]] [[amphitheater]]. [[Gabriel]] conducted an unceasing [[exposure]] of the [[rebel]] [[sophistries]] from his [[headquarters]] taken up near at hand. The various [[personalities]] present on the [[sphere]] who were in [[doubt]] as to their [[attitude]] would [[journey]] back and forth between these [[discussions]] until they arrived at a final [[decision]].

53:5.7 But this [[war]] in [[heaven]] was very terrible and very [[real]]. While displaying none of the [[barbarities]] so characteristic of [[physical]] [[warfare]] on the [[Evolutionary worlds|immature worlds]], this [[conflict]] was far more deadly; [[material]] life is in jeopardy in [[material]] combat, but the [[war]] in [[heaven]] was fought in terms of life [[eternal]].

53:5.7 But this [[war]] in [[heaven]] was very terrible and very [[real]]. While displaying none of the [[barbarities]] so characteristic of [[physical]] [[warfare]] on the [[Evolutionary worlds|immature worlds]], this [[conflict]] was far more deadly; [[material]] life is in jeopardy in [[material]] combat, but the [[war]] in [[heaven]] was fought in terms of life [[eternal]].

==53:6. A LOYAL SERAPHIC COMMANDER==  

==53:6. A LOYAL SERAPHIC COMMANDER==  

53:6.1 There were many [[noble]] and [[inspiring]] [[acts]] of [[devotion]] and [[loyalty]] which were [[performed]] by numerous [[personalities]] during the interim between the outbreak of [[War|hostilities]] and the arrival of the [[Lanaforge|new system ruler]] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_45#45:3._THE_SYSTEM_GOVERNMENT his staff]. But the most thrilling of all these daring feats of [[devotion]] was the [[courageous]] [[conduct]] of ''Manotia'', the second in command of the [[Satania]] headquarters' [[seraphim]].

53:6.1 There were many [[noble]] and [[inspiring]] [[acts]] of [[devotion]] and [[loyalty]] which were [[performed]] by numerous [[personalities]] during the interim between the outbreak of [[War|hostilities]] and the arrival of the [[Lanaforge|new system ruler]] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_45#45:3._THE_SYSTEM_GOVERNMENT his staff]. But the most thrilling of all these daring feats of [[devotion]] was the [[courageous]] [[conduct]] of ''Manotia'', the second in command of the [[Satania]] headquarters' [[seraphim]].

53:6.2 At the outbreak of [[rebellion]] on [[Jerusem]] the head of the [[seraphic hosts]] joined the [[Lucifer]] [[cause]]. This no doubt explains why such a large [[number]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:4._ADMINISTRATOR_SERAPHIM fourth order], the system administrator seraphim, went astray. The seraphic [[leader]] was [[spiritually]] blinded by the [[brilliant]] [[personality]] of [[Lucifer]]; his [[charming]] ways fascinated the lower orders of [[celestial]] [[beings]]. They simply could not [[comprehend]] that it was possible for such a dazzling [[personality]] to go wrong.

53:6.2 At the outbreak of [[rebellion]] on [[Jerusem]] the head of the [[seraphic hosts]] joined the [[Lucifer]] [[cause]]. This no doubt explains why such a large [[number]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:4._ADMINISTRATOR_SERAPHIM fourth order], the system administrator seraphim, went astray. The seraphic [[leader]] was [[spiritually]] blinded by the [[brilliant]] [[personality]] of [[Lucifer]]; his [[charming]] ways fascinated the lower orders of [[celestial]] [[beings]]. They simply could not [[comprehend]] that it was possible for such a dazzling [[personality]] to go wrong.

53:6.3 Not long since, in describing the [[experiences]] [[associated]] with the onset of the [[Lucifer rebellion]], ''Manotia'' said: "But my most exhilarating [[moment]] was the thrilling [[adventure]] [[connected]] with the [[Lucifer rebellion]] when, as second seraphic commander, I refused to [[participate]] in the [[projected]] insult to [[Michael]]; and the [[powerful]] [[rebels]] sought my destruction by means of the [[liaison]] [[forces]] they had arranged. There was a tremendous [[upheaval]] on [[Jerusem]], but not a single [[loyal]] [[seraphim]] was harmed.

53:6.3 Not long since, in describing the [[experiences]] [[associated]] with the onset of the [[Lucifer rebellion]], ''Manotia'' said: "But my most exhilarating [[moment]] was the thrilling [[adventure]] [[connected]] with the [[Lucifer rebellion]] when, as second seraphic commander, I refused to [[participate]] in the [[projected]] insult to [[Michael]]; and the [[powerful]] [[rebels]] sought my destruction by means of the [[liaison]] [[forces]] they had arranged. There was a tremendous [[upheaval]] on [[Jerusem]], but not a single [[loyal]] [[seraphim]] was harmed.

53:6.4 "Upon the [[default]] of my [[immediate]] superior it devolved upon me to [[assume]] command of the [[angelic hosts]] of [[Jerusem]] as the titular director of the [[confused]] [[seraphic]] affairs of [[the system]]. I was [[morally]] upheld by the [[Melchizedeks]], ably [[assisted]] by a [[majority]] of the [[Material Sons]], deserted by a tremendous [[group]] of my own order, but [[magnificently]] [[supported]] by the [[ascendant mortals]] on [[Jerusem]].

53:6.4 "Upon the [[default]] of my [[immediate]] superior it devolved upon me to [[assume]] command of the [[angelic hosts]] of [[Jerusem]] as the titular director of the [[confused]] [[seraphic]] affairs of [[the system]]. I was [[morally]] upheld by the [[Melchizedeks]], ably [[assisted]] by a [[majority]] of the [[Material Sons]], deserted by a tremendous [[group]] of my own order, but [[magnificently]] [[supported]] by the [[ascendant mortals]] on [[Jerusem]].

53:6.5 "Having been [[automatically]] [[Isolation|thrown out]] of the [[constellation]] [[circuits]] by the [[secession]] of [[Lucifer]], we were dependent on the [[loyalty]] of our [[intelligence]] corps, who forwarded calls for help to [[Edentia]] from the near-by system of ''Rantulia''; and we found that the kingdom of order, the [[intellect]] of [[loyalty]], and the [[spirit of truth]] were [[inherently]] triumphant over [[rebellion]], [[self-assertion]], and so-called [[personal]] [[liberty]]; we were able to carry on until the arrival of the [[Lanaforge|new]] [[System Sovereign]], the [[worthy]] successor of [[Lucifer]]. And [[immediately]] thereafter I was assigned to the corps of the [[Melchizedek]] receivership of [[Urantia]], assuming [[jurisdiction]] over the [[loyal]] seraphic orders on the world of the [[Betrayal|traitorous]] [[Caligastia]], who had proclaimed his [[sphere]] a member of the newly [[projected]] [[system]] of `[[liberated]] worlds and emancipated [[personalities]]' proposed in the infamous ''[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_53#53:3._THE_LUCIFER_MANIFESTO Declaration of Liberty]'' issued by [[Lucifer]] in his call to the `liberty-loving, [[free]]-[[thinking]], and forward-looking [[intelligences]] of the misruled and maladministered worlds of [[Satania]].' "

53:6.5 "Having been [[automatically]] [[Isolation|thrown out]] of the [[constellation]] [[circuits]] by the [[secession]] of [[Lucifer]], we were dependent on the [[loyalty]] of our [[intelligence]] corps, who forwarded calls for help to [[Edentia]] from the near-by system of ''Rantulia''; and we found that the kingdom of order, the [[intellect]] of [[loyalty]], and the [[spirit of truth]] were [[inherently]] triumphant over [[rebellion]], [[self-assertion]], and so-called [[personal]] [[liberty]]; we were able to carry on until the arrival of the [[Lanaforge|new]] [[System Sovereign]], the [[worthy]] successor of [[Lucifer]]. And [[immediately]] thereafter I was assigned to the corps of the [[Melchizedek]] receivership of [[Urantia]], assuming [[jurisdiction]] over the [[loyal]] seraphic orders on the world of the [[Betrayal|traitorous]] [[Caligastia]], who had proclaimed his [[sphere]] a member of the newly [[projected]] [[system]] of `[[liberated]] worlds and emancipated [[personalities]]' proposed in the infamous ''[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_53#53:3._THE_LUCIFER_MANIFESTO Declaration of Liberty]'' issued by [[Lucifer]] in his call to the `liberty-loving, [[free]]-[[thinking]], and forward-looking [[intelligences]] of the misruled and maladministered worlds of [[Satania]].' "

53:6.6 This [[angel]] is still in [[service]] on [[Urantia]], [[functioning]] as [[associate]] [[Executive|chief]] of [[seraphim]].

53:6.6 This [[angel]] is still in [[service]] on [[Urantia]], [[functioning]] as [[associate]] [[Executive|chief]] of [[seraphim]].

==53:7. HISTORY OF THE REBELLION==   

==53:7. HISTORY OF THE REBELLION==   

53:7.1 The [[Lucifer rebellion]] was [[the System|system]] wide. Thirty-seven [[seceding]] [[Planetary Princes]] swung their world [[administrations]] largely to the side of the archrebel. Only on ''Panoptia'' did the [[Planetary Prince]] fail to carry his people with him. On this world, under the [[guidance]] of the [[Melchizedeks]], the people rallied to the [[support]] of [[Michael]]. ''Ellanora'', a young woman of that [[mortal]] realm, grasped the [[leadership]] of the [[human]] [[races]], and not a single [[soul]] on that strife-torn world enlisted under the [[Lucifer]] banner. And ever since have these [[loyal]] ''Panoptians'' served on the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_45#45:1._TRANSITIONAL_CULTURE_WORLDS seventh Jerusem transition world] as the caretakers and builders on [[the Father]]'s [[sphere]] and its [[surrounding]] [[seven]] [[detention]] worlds. The Panoptians not only [[act]] as the [[literal]] custodians of these worlds, but they also [[execute]] the [[personal]] orders of [[Michael]] for the embellishment of these [[spheres]] for some [[future]] and [[unknown]] use. They do this [[work]] as they tarry en route to [[Edentia]].

53:7.1 The [[Lucifer rebellion]] was [[the System|system]] wide. Thirty-seven [[seceding]] [[Planetary Princes]] swung their world [[administrations]] largely to the side of the archrebel. Only on ''Panoptia'' did the [[Planetary Prince]] fail to carry his people with him. On this world, under the [[guidance]] of the [[Melchizedeks]], the people rallied to the [[support]] of [[Michael]]. ''Ellanora'', a young woman of that [[mortal]] realm, grasped the [[leadership]] of the [[human]] [[races]], and not a single [[soul]] on that strife-torn world enlisted under the [[Lucifer]] banner. And ever since have these [[loyal]] ''Panoptians'' served on the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_45#45:1._TRANSITIONAL_CULTURE_WORLDS seventh Jerusem transition world] as the caretakers and builders on [[the Father]]'s [[sphere]] and its [[surrounding]] [[seven]] [[detention]] worlds. The Panoptians not only [[act]] as the [[literal]] custodians of these worlds, but they also [[execute]] the [[personal]] orders of [[Michael]] for the embellishment of these [[spheres]] for some [[future]] and [[unknown]] use. They do this [[work]] as they tarry en route to [[Edentia]].

53:7.2 Throughout this period [[Caligastia]] was [[advocating]] the [[cause]] of [[Lucifer]] on [[Urantia]]. The [[Melchizedeks]] ably [[opposed]] the [[apostate]] [[Planetary Prince]], but the [[sophistries]] of unbridled [[liberty]] and the [[delusions]] of [[self-assertion]] had every [[opportunity]] for [[deceiving]] the [[primitive]] peoples of a young and undeveloped world.

53:7.2 Throughout this period [[Caligastia]] was [[advocating]] the [[cause]] of [[Lucifer]] on [[Urantia]]. The [[Melchizedeks]] ably [[opposed]] the [[apostate]] [[Planetary Prince]], but the [[sophistries]] of unbridled [[liberty]] and the [[delusions]] of [[self-assertion]] had every [[opportunity]] for [[deceiving]] the [[primitive]] peoples of a young and undeveloped world.

53:7.3 All [[secession]] [[propaganda]] had to be carried on by [[personal]] [[effort]] because the [[broadcast]] [[service]] and all other avenues of [[interplanetary]] [[communication]] were [[suspended]] by the [[action]] of [[the system]] [[circuit]] supervisors. Upon the [[actual]] outbreak of the [[Rebellion|insurrection]] the entire system of [[Satania]] was isolated in both the [[constellation]] and the [[universe]] [[circuits]]. During this time all incoming and outgoing [[messages]] were dispatched by [[seraphic]] [[agents]] and [[Solitary Messengers]]. The [[circuits]] to the fallen worlds were also cut off, so that [[Lucifer]] could not utilize this avenue for the furtherance of his [[nefarious]] [[scheme]]. And these [[circuits]] will not be restored so long as the archrebel lives within the confines of [[Satania]].

53:7.3 All [[secession]] [[propaganda]] had to be carried on by [[personal]] [[effort]] because the [[broadcast]] [[service]] and all other avenues of [[interplanetary]] [[communication]] were [[suspended]] by the [[action]] of [[the system]] [[circuit]] supervisors. Upon the [[actual]] outbreak of the [[Rebellion|insurrection]] the entire system of [[Satania]] was isolated in both the [[constellation]] and the [[universe]] [[circuits]]. During this time all incoming and outgoing [[messages]] were dispatched by [[seraphic]] [[agents]] and [[Solitary Messengers]]. The [[circuits]] to the fallen worlds were also cut off, so that [[Lucifer]] could not utilize this avenue for the furtherance of his [[nefarious]] [[scheme]]. And these [[circuits]] will not be restored so long as the archrebel lives within the confines of [[Satania]].

53:7.4 This was a [[Lanonandek]] [[rebellion]]. The higher [[orders]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_35 local universe sonship] did not join the [[Lucifer]] [[secession]], although a few of the [[Life Carriers]] stationed on the [[rebel]] [[planets]] were somewhat [[influenced]] by the [[rebellion]] of the disloyal [[Planetary Prince|princes]]. None of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_22 Trinitized Sons] went astray. The [[Melchizedeks]], [[archangels]], and the [[Brilliant Evening Stars]] were all [[loyal]] to [[Michael]] and, with [[Gabriel]], valiantly contended for [[the Father]]'s [[Free will|will]] and the [[Creator Son|Son's]] [[Law|rule]].

53:7.4 This was a [[Lanonandek]] [[rebellion]]. The higher [[orders]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_35 local universe sonship] did not join the [[Lucifer]] [[secession]], although a few of the [[Life Carriers]] stationed on the [[rebel]] [[planets]] were somewhat [[influenced]] by the [[rebellion]] of the disloyal [[Planetary Prince|princes]]. None of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_22 Trinitized Sons] went astray. The [[Melchizedeks]], [[archangels]], and the [[Brilliant Evening Stars]] were all [[loyal]] to [[Michael]] and, with [[Gabriel]], valiantly contended for [[the Father]]'s [[Free will|will]] and the [[Creator Son|Son's]] [[Law|rule]].

53:7.5 No [[beings]] of [[Paradise]] [[origin]] were involved in disloyalty. Together with the [[Solitary Messengers]] they took up [[headquarters]] on the world of the Spirit and remained under the [[leadership]] of the [[Faithful of Days]] of [[Edentia]]. None of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_25#25:2._THE_UNIVERSAL_CONCILIATORS conciliators] [[apostatized]], nor did a single one of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_25#25:6._THE_CELESTIAL_RECORDERS Celestial Recorders] go astray. But a heavy toll was taken of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_25#25:7._THE_MORONTIA_COMPANIONS Morontia Companions] and the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_48#48:5._THE_MANSION_WORLD_TEACHERS Mansion World Teachers].

53:7.5 No [[beings]] of [[Paradise]] [[origin]] were involved in disloyalty. Together with the [[Solitary Messengers]] they took up [[headquarters]] on the world of the Spirit and remained under the [[leadership]] of the [[Faithful of Days]] of [[Edentia]]. None of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_25#25:2._THE_UNIVERSAL_CONCILIATORS conciliators] [[apostatized]], nor did a single one of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_25#25:6._THE_CELESTIAL_RECORDERS Celestial Recorders] go astray. But a heavy toll was taken of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_25#25:7._THE_MORONTIA_COMPANIONS Morontia Companions] and the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_48#48:5._THE_MANSION_WORLD_TEACHERS Mansion World Teachers].

53:7.6 Of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:1._SUPREME_SERAPHIM supreme order of seraphim], not an [[angel]] was lost, but a considerable [[group]] of the next order, the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:2._SUPERIOR_SERAPHIM superior], were [[deceived]] and ensnared. Likewise a few of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:3._SUPERVISOR_SERAPHIM third or supervisor order] of angels were misled. But the terrible breakdown came in the fourth group, the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:4._ADMINISTRATOR_SERAPHIM administrator angels], those [[seraphim]] who are [[normally]] assigned to the [[duties]] of [[the system]] [[capitals]]. ''Manotia'' saved almost two thirds of them, but slightly over one third followed their chief into the [[rebel]] ranks. One third of all the [[Jerusem]] [[cherubim]] attached to the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:4._ADMINISTRATOR_SERAPHIM administrator angels] were lost with their disloyal [[seraphim]].

53:7.6 Of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:1._SUPREME_SERAPHIM supreme order of seraphim], not an [[angel]] was lost, but a considerable [[group]] of the next order, the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:2._SUPERIOR_SERAPHIM superior], were [[deceived]] and ensnared. Likewise a few of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:3._SUPERVISOR_SERAPHIM third or supervisor order] of angels were misled. But the terrible breakdown came in the fourth group, the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:4._ADMINISTRATOR_SERAPHIM administrator angels], those [[seraphim]] who are [[normally]] assigned to the [[duties]] of [[the system]] [[capitals]]. ''Manotia'' saved almost two thirds of them, but slightly over one third followed their chief into the [[rebel]] ranks. One third of all the [[Jerusem]] [[cherubim]] attached to the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:4._ADMINISTRATOR_SERAPHIM administrator angels] were lost with their disloyal [[seraphim]].

53:7.7 Of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:5._PLANETARY_HELPERS planetary angelic helpers], those assigned to the [[Material Sons]], about one third were [[deceived]], and almost ten per cent of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:6._TRANSITION_MINISTERS transition ministers] were ensnared. In [[symbol]] [[John, the Apostle|John]] saw this when he wrote of the great red dragon, saying: "And his tail drew a third part of the stars of heaven and cast them down in darkness."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_12]

53:7.7 Of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:5._PLANETARY_HELPERS planetary angelic helpers], those assigned to the [[Material Sons]], about one third were [[deceived]], and almost ten per cent of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39#39:6._TRANSITION_MINISTERS transition ministers] were ensnared. In [[symbol]] [[John, the Apostle|John]] saw this when he wrote of the great red dragon, saying: "And his tail drew a third part of the stars of heaven and cast them down in darkness."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_12]

53:7.8 The greatest loss occurred in the [[angelic]] ranks, but most of the lower [[orders]] of [[intelligence]] were involved in disloyalty. Of the 681,227 [[Material Sons]] lost in [[Satania]], ninety-five per cent were casualties of the [[Lucifer rebellion]]. Large [[numbers]] of [[midway creatures]] were lost on those [[individual]] [[planets]] whose [[Planetary Princes]] joined the [[Lucifer]] [[cause]].

53:7.8 The greatest loss occurred in the [[angelic]] ranks, but most of the lower [[orders]] of [[intelligence]] were involved in disloyalty. Of the 681,227 [[Material Sons]] lost in [[Satania]], ninety-five per cent were casualties of the [[Lucifer rebellion]]. Large [[numbers]] of [[midway creatures]] were lost on those [[individual]] [[planets]] whose [[Planetary Princes]] joined the [[Lucifer]] [[cause]].

53:7.9 In many respects this [[rebellion]] was the most widespread and disastrous of all such occurrences in [[Nebadon]]. More [[personalities]] were involved in this insurrection than in both of the others. And it is to their everlasting dishonor that the [[emissaries]] of [[Lucifer]] and [[Satan]] spared not the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_47#47:2._THE_PROBATIONARY_NURSERY infant-training schools] on the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_47#47:1._THE_FINALITERS.27_WORLD finaliter cultural planet] but rather sought to corrupt these [[developing]] [[minds]] in [[mercy]] salvaged from the [[evolutionary worlds]].

53:7.9 In many respects this [[rebellion]] was the most widespread and disastrous of all such occurrences in [[Nebadon]]. More [[personalities]] were involved in this insurrection than in both of the others. And it is to their everlasting dishonor that the [[emissaries]] of [[Lucifer]] and [[Satan]] spared not the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_47#47:2._THE_PROBATIONARY_NURSERY infant-training schools] on the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_47#47:1._THE_FINALITERS.27_WORLD finaliter cultural planet] but rather sought to corrupt these [[developing]] [[minds]] in [[mercy]] salvaged from the [[evolutionary worlds]].

53:7.10 The [[ascending mortals]] were vulnerable, but they withstood the [[sophistries]] of [[rebellion]] better than the lower [[spirits]]. While many on the lower [[mansion worlds]], those who had not [[attained]] final [[fusion]] with their [[Adjusters]], fell, it is recorded to the [[glory]] of the [[wisdom]] of the [[ascension scheme]] that not a single member of the [[Satania]] [[ascendant]] [[citizenship]] resident on [[Jerusem]] [[participated]] in the [[Lucifer rebellion]].

53:7.10 The [[ascending mortals]] were vulnerable, but they withstood the [[sophistries]] of [[rebellion]] better than the lower [[spirits]]. While many on the lower [[mansion worlds]], those who had not [[attained]] final [[fusion]] with their [[Adjusters]], fell, it is recorded to the [[glory]] of the [[wisdom]] of the [[ascension scheme]] that not a single member of the [[Satania]] [[ascendant]] [[citizenship]] resident on [[Jerusem]] [[participated]] in the [[Lucifer rebellion]].

53:7.11 Hour by hour and day by day the [[broadcast]] stations of all [[Nebadon]] were thronged by the [[anxious]] [[watchers]] of every imaginable [[class]] of [[celestial]] [[intelligence]], who intently perused the bulletins of the [[Satania]] [[rebellion]] and rejoiced as the reports continuously [[narrated]] the unswerving [[loyalty]] of the [[ascending mortals]] who, under their [[Melchizedek]] [[leadership]], successfully withstood the combined and protracted [[efforts]] of all the subtle [[evil]] [[forces]] which so swiftly gathered around the banners of [[secession]] and [[sin]].

53:7.11 Hour by hour and day by day the [[broadcast]] stations of all [[Nebadon]] were thronged by the [[anxious]] [[watchers]] of every imaginable [[class]] of [[celestial]] [[intelligence]], who intently perused the bulletins of the [[Satania]] [[rebellion]] and rejoiced as the reports continuously [[narrated]] the unswerving [[loyalty]] of the [[ascending mortals]] who, under their [[Melchizedek]] [[leadership]], successfully withstood the combined and protracted [[efforts]] of all the subtle [[evil]] [[forces]] which so swiftly gathered around the banners of [[secession]] and [[sin]].

53:7.12 It was over two years of [[the System|system]] [[time]] from the beginning of the "war in heaven"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_12] until the installation of [[Lucifer]]'s [[Lanaforge|successor]]. But at last the new [[System Sovereign|Sovereign]] came, landing on the [[sea of glass]] with his staff. I was among the reserves mobilized on [[Edentia]] by [[Gabriel]], and I well remember the first [[message]] of [[Lanaforge]] to the [[Constellation Father]] of [[Norlatiadek]]. It read: "Not a single [[Jerusem]] [[citizen]] was lost. Every [[ascendant mortal]] [[survived]] the fiery [[trial]] and emerged from the crucial test triumphant and altogether victorious." And on to [[Salvington]], [[Uversa]], and [[Paradise]] went this [[message]] of [[assurance]] that the [[survival]] [[experience]] of [[mortal]] [[ascension]] is the greatest [[security]] against [[rebellion]] and the surest safeguard against [[sin]]. This [[noble]] [[Jerusem]] band of [[faithful]] [[mortals]] numbered just 187,432,811.

53:7.12 It was over two years of [[the System|system]] [[time]] from the beginning of the "war in heaven"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_12] until the installation of [[Lucifer]]'s [[Lanaforge|successor]]. But at last the new [[System Sovereign|Sovereign]] came, landing on the [[sea of glass]] with his staff. I was among the reserves mobilized on [[Edentia]] by [[Gabriel]], and I well remember the first [[message]] of [[Lanaforge]] to the [[Constellation Father]] of [[Norlatiadek]]. It read: "Not a single [[Jerusem]] [[citizen]] was lost. Every [[ascendant mortal]] [[survived]] the fiery [[trial]] and emerged from the crucial test triumphant and altogether victorious." And on to [[Salvington]], [[Uversa]], and [[Paradise]] went this [[message]] of [[assurance]] that the [[survival]] [[experience]] of [[mortal]] [[ascension]] is the greatest [[security]] against [[rebellion]] and the surest safeguard against [[sin]]. This [[noble]] [[Jerusem]] band of [[faithful]] [[mortals]] numbered just 187,432,811.

53:7.13 With the arrival of [[Lanaforge]] the archrebels were dethroned and shorn of all [[governing]] [[powers]], though they were permitted [[freely]] to go about [[Jerusem]], the [[morontia]] [[spheres]], and even to the [[individual]] [[inhabited worlds]]. They continued their [[deceptive]] and [[seductive]] [[efforts]] to [[confuse]] and mislead the [[minds]] of [[men]] and [[angels]]. But as concerned their [[work]] on the [[administrative]] mount of [[Jerusem]], "their place was found no more."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_12]

53:7.13 With the arrival of [[Lanaforge]] the archrebels were dethroned and shorn of all [[governing]] [[powers]], though they were permitted [[freely]] to go about [[Jerusem]], the [[morontia]] [[spheres]], and even to the [[individual]] [[inhabited worlds]]. They continued their [[deceptive]] and [[seductive]] [[efforts]] to [[confuse]] and mislead the [[minds]] of [[men]] and [[angels]]. But as concerned their [[work]] on the [[administrative]] mount of [[Jerusem]], "their place was found no more."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_12]

53:7.14 While [[Lucifer]] was deprived of all [[administrative]] [[authority]] in [[Satania]], there then existed no [[local universe]] [[power]] nor [[tribunal]] which could [[detain]] or destroy this wicked [[rebel]]; at that time [[Michael]] was not a [[Master Son|sovereign ruler]]. The [[Ancients of Days]] [[sustained]] the [[Constellation Fathers]] in their seizure of [[the system]] [[government]], but they have never handed down any subsequent [[decisions]] in the many [[appeals]] still pending with regard to the present [[status]] and [[future]] disposition of [[Lucifer]], [[Satan]], and their [[associates]].

53:7.14 While [[Lucifer]] was deprived of all [[administrative]] [[authority]] in [[Satania]], there then existed no [[local universe]] [[power]] nor [[tribunal]] which could [[detain]] or destroy this wicked [[rebel]]; at that time [[Michael]] was not a [[Master Son|sovereign ruler]]. The [[Ancients of Days]] [[sustained]] the [[Constellation Fathers]] in their seizure of [[the system]] [[government]], but they have never handed down any subsequent [[decisions]] in the many [[appeals]] still pending with regard to the present [[status]] and [[future]] disposition of [[Lucifer]], [[Satan]], and their [[associates]].

==53:8. THE SON OF MAN ON URANTIA==   

==53:8. THE SON OF MAN ON URANTIA==   

53:8.1 [[Lucifer]] and [[Satan]] freely roamed the [Satania] system until the completion of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal mission] of [[Michael]] on [[Urantia]]. They were last on your world [[together]] during the [[time]] of their combined [[assault]] upon the Son of Man.

53:8.1 [[Lucifer]] and [[Satan]] freely roamed the [Satania] system until the completion of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal mission] of [[Michael]] on [[Urantia]]. They were last on your world [[together]] during the [[time]] of their combined [[assault]] upon the Son of Man.

53:8.2 Formerly, when the [[Planetary Prince]]s, the "Sons of God,"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.1] were periodically assembled, "Satan came also,"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.2] claiming that he [[represented]] all of the [[isolated]] worlds of the [[Rebel|fallen]] [[Planetary Prince]]s. But he has not been accorded such [[liberty]] on [[Jerusem]] since [[Michael]]'s [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 terminal bestowal]. Subsequent to their [[effort]] to [[corrupt]] [[Michael]] when in the [[bestowal]] [[flesh]], all [[sympathy]] for [[Lucifer]] and [[Satan]] has perished throughout all [[Satania]], that is, outside the isolated worlds of [[sin]].

53:8.2 Formerly, when the [[Planetary Prince]]s, the "Sons of God,"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.1] were periodically assembled, "Satan came also,"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.2] claiming that he [[represented]] all of the [[isolated]] worlds of the [[Rebel|fallen]] [[Planetary Prince]]s. But he has not been accorded such [[liberty]] on [[Jerusem]] since [[Michael]]'s [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 terminal bestowal]. Subsequent to their [[effort]] to [[corrupt]] [[Michael]] when in the [[bestowal]] [[flesh]], all [[sympathy]] for [[Lucifer]] and [[Satan]] has perished throughout all [[Satania]], that is, outside the isolated worlds of [[sin]].

53:8.3 The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal of Michael] terminated the [[Lucifer rebellion]] in all [[Satania]] aside from the [[planets]] of the [[apostate]] [[Planetary Prince]]s. And this was the significance of [[Jesus]]'personal experience, just before his death in the flesh, when he one day exclaimed to his disciples, "And I beheld Satan fall as lightning from heaven."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10] He had come with [[Lucifer]] to [[Urantia]] for the last crucial [[struggle]].

53:8.3 The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal of Michael] terminated the [[Lucifer rebellion]] in all [[Satania]] aside from the [[planets]] of the [[apostate]] [[Planetary Prince]]s. And this was the significance of [[Jesus]]'personal experience, just before his death in the flesh, when he one day exclaimed to his disciples, "And I beheld Satan fall as lightning from heaven."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10] He had come with [[Lucifer]] to [[Urantia]] for the last crucial [[struggle]].

53:8.4 The Son of Man was [[confident]] of success, and he knew that his triumph on your world would forever settle the [[status]] of his agelong enemies, not only in [[Satania]] but also in the other two [[the System|systems]] where [[sin]] had entered. There was [[survival]] for [[mortals]] and [[security]] for [[angels]] when your Master, in reply to the [[Lucifer]] proposals, calmly and with [[divine]] [[assurance]] replied, "Get you behind me, Satan."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_4] That was, in principle, the real end of the [[Lucifer rebellion]]. True, the [[Uversa]] [[tribunals]] have not yet rendered the [[executive]] [[decision]] regarding the [[appeal]] of [[Gabriel]] [[praying]] for the [[Annihilation|destruction]] of the [[rebels]], but such a [[decree]] will, no doubt, be forthcoming in the fullness of [[time]] since the first step in the hearing of this case has already been taken.

53:8.4 The Son of Man was [[confident]] of success, and he knew that his triumph on your world would forever settle the [[status]] of his agelong enemies, not only in [[Satania]] but also in the other two [[the System|systems]] where [[sin]] had entered. There was [[survival]] for [[mortals]] and [[security]] for [[angels]] when your Master, in reply to the [[Lucifer]] proposals, calmly and with [[divine]] [[assurance]] replied, "Get you behind me, Satan."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_4] That was, in principle, the real end of the [[Lucifer rebellion]]. True, the [[Uversa]] [[tribunals]] have not yet rendered the [[executive]] [[decision]] regarding the [[appeal]] of [[Gabriel]] [[praying]] for the [[Annihilation|destruction]] of the [[rebels]], but such a [[decree]] will, no doubt, be forthcoming in the fullness of [[time]] since the first step in the hearing of this case has already been taken.

53:8.5 [[Caligastia]] was [[recognized]] by the Son of Man as the [[technical]] [[Planetary Prince|Prince]] of [[Urantia]] up to near the time of his [[death]]. Said Jesus: "Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast down."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_12] And then still nearer the completion of his lifework he announced, "The prince of this world is judged."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_16] And it is this same dethroned and discredited [[Planetary Prince|Prince]] who was once termed "God of Urantia."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_67#67:2._THE_OUTBREAK_OF_REBELLION]

53:8.5 [[Caligastia]] was [[recognized]] by the Son of Man as the [[technical]] [[Planetary Prince|Prince]] of [[Urantia]] up to near the time of his [[death]]. Said Jesus: "Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast down."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_12] And then still nearer the completion of his lifework he announced, "The prince of this world is judged."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_16] And it is this same dethroned and discredited [[Planetary Prince|Prince]] who was once termed "God of Urantia."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_67#67:2._THE_OUTBREAK_OF_REBELLION]

53:8.6 The last [[act]] of [[Michael]] before leaving [[Urantia]] was to offer [[mercy]] to [[Caligastia]] and [[Daligastia]], but they spurned his tender proffer. [[Caligastia]], your [[apostate]] [[Planetary Prince]], is still free on [[Urantia]] to [[prosecute]] his [[nefarious]] [[designs]], but he has [[absolutely]] no [[power]] to enter the [[minds]] of men, neither can he draw near to their [[souls]] to [[tempt]] or [[corrupt]] them unless they really [[desire]] to be cursed with his [[wicked]] [[presence]].

53:8.6 The last [[act]] of [[Michael]] before leaving [[Urantia]] was to offer [[mercy]] to [[Caligastia]] and [[Daligastia]], but they spurned his tender proffer. [[Caligastia]], your [[apostate]] [[Planetary Prince]], is still free on [[Urantia]] to [[prosecute]] his [[nefarious]] [[designs]], but he has [[absolutely]] no [[power]] to enter the [[minds]] of men, neither can he draw near to their [[souls]] to [[tempt]] or [[corrupt]] them unless they really [[desire]] to be cursed with his [[wicked]] [[presence]].

53:8.7 Before the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal of Michael] these rulers of [[darkness]] sought to [[maintain]] their [[authority]] on [[Urantia]], and they [[persistently]] withstood the minor and subordinate [[celestial]] [[personalities]]. But since the day of [[Pentecost]] this [[traitorous]] [[Caligastia]] and his equally [[contemptible]] [[associate]], [[Daligastia]], are servile before the [[divine]] [[majesty]] of the [[Paradise]] [[Thought Adjusters]] and the protective [[Spirit of Truth]], the spirit of [[Michael]], which has been poured out upon all [[flesh]].

53:8.7 Before the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal of Michael] these rulers of [[darkness]] sought to [[maintain]] their [[authority]] on [[Urantia]], and they [[persistently]] withstood the minor and subordinate [[celestial]] [[personalities]]. But since the day of [[Pentecost]] this [[traitorous]] [[Caligastia]] and his equally [[contemptible]] [[associate]], [[Daligastia]], are servile before the [[divine]] [[majesty]] of the [[Paradise]] [[Thought Adjusters]] and the protective [[Spirit of Truth]], the spirit of [[Michael]], which has been poured out upon all [[flesh]].

53:8.8 But even so, no fallen [[spirit]] ever did have the [[power]] to [[invade]] the [[minds]] or to harass the [[souls]] of the [[children]] of [[God]]. Neither [[Satan]] nor [[Caligastia]] could ever [[touch]] or approach the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD faith sons of God]; [[faith]] is an effective [[armor]] against [[sin]] and [[iniquity]]. It is true: "He who is born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one touches him not."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_John#1st_Letter_of_John.2C_V]

53:8.8 But even so, no fallen [[spirit]] ever did have the [[power]] to [[invade]] the [[minds]] or to harass the [[souls]] of the [[children]] of [[God]]. Neither [[Satan]] nor [[Caligastia]] could ever [[touch]] or approach the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD faith sons of God]; [[faith]] is an effective [[armor]] against [[sin]] and [[iniquity]]. It is true: "He who is born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one touches him not."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_John#1st_Letter_of_John.2C_V]

53:8.9 In general, when weak and dissolute [[mortals]] are supposed to be under the [[influence]] of devils and [[demon]]s, they are merely being [[dominated]] by their own [[inherent]] and debased [[tendencies]], being led away by their own [[natural]] propensities. The [[Satan|devil]] has been given a great deal of credit for [[evil]] which does not belong to him. [[Caligastia]] has been [[comparatively]] impotent since the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_187 cross] of [[Christ]].

53:8.9 In general, when weak and dissolute [[mortals]] are supposed to be under the [[influence]] of devils and [[demon]]s, they are merely being [[dominated]] by their own [[inherent]] and debased [[tendencies]], being led away by their own [[natural]] propensities. The [[Satan|devil]] has been given a great deal of credit for [[evil]] which does not belong to him. [[Caligastia]] has been [[comparatively]] impotent since the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_187 cross] of [[Christ]].

==53:9. PRESENT STATUS OF THE REBELLION==   

==53:9. PRESENT STATUS OF THE REBELLION==   

53:9.1 Early in the days of the [[Lucifer rebellion]], [[salvation]] was offered all [[rebels]] by [[Michael]]. To all who would show [[proof]] of [[sincere]] [[repentance]], he offered, upon his [[attainment]] of complete [[universe]] [[sovereignty]], [[forgiveness]] and reinstatement in some [[form]] of [[universe]] [[service]]. None of the [[leaders]] [[accepted]] this [[merciful]] proffer. But thousands of the [[angels]] and the lower [[orders]] of [[celestial]] [[beings]], including hundreds of the [[Material Sons and Daughters]], [[accepted]] the [[mercy]] [[proclaimed]] by the ''Panoptians'' and were given [[rehabilitation]] at the [[time]] of [[Jesus]]' [[resurrection]] nineteen hundred years ago. These [[beings]] have since been [[transferred]] to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_45#45:1._TRANSITIONAL_CULTURE_WORLDS the Father's world of Jerusem], where they must be held, [[technically]], until the [[Uversa]] [[courts]] hand down a [[decision]] in the matter of ''[[Gabriel]] vs. [[Lucifer]]''. But no one [[doubts]] that, when the [[annihilation]] [[verdict]] is issued, these [[repentant]] and salvaged [[personalities]] will be exempted from the [[decree]] of [[extinction]]. These [[probationary]] [[souls]] now [[labor]] with the ''Panoptians'' in the [[work]] of caring for [[the Father]]'s world.

53:9.1 Early in the days of the [[Lucifer rebellion]], [[salvation]] was offered all [[rebels]] by [[Michael]]. To all who would show [[proof]] of [[sincere]] [[repentance]], he offered, upon his [[attainment]] of complete [[universe]] [[sovereignty]], [[forgiveness]] and reinstatement in some [[form]] of [[universe]] [[service]]. None of the [[leaders]] [[accepted]] this [[merciful]] proffer. But thousands of the [[angels]] and the lower [[orders]] of [[celestial]] [[beings]], including hundreds of the [[Material Sons and Daughters]], [[accepted]] the [[mercy]] [[proclaimed]] by the ''Panoptians'' and were given [[rehabilitation]] at the [[time]] of [[Jesus]]' [[resurrection]] nineteen hundred years ago. These [[beings]] have since been [[transferred]] to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_45#45:1._TRANSITIONAL_CULTURE_WORLDS the Father's world of Jerusem], where they must be held, [[technically]], until the [[Uversa]] [[courts]] hand down a [[decision]] in the matter of ''[[Gabriel]] vs. [[Lucifer]]''. But no one [[doubts]] that, when the [[annihilation]] [[verdict]] is issued, these [[repentant]] and salvaged [[personalities]] will be exempted from the [[decree]] of [[extinction]]. These [[probationary]] [[souls]] now [[labor]] with the ''Panoptians'' in the [[work]] of caring for [[the Father]]'s world.

53:9.2 The [[Lucifer|archdeceiver]] has never been on [[Urantia]] since the days when he sought to turn back [[Michael]] from the [[purpose]] to complete the [[bestowal]] and to [[establish]] himself finally and [[securely]] as the unqualified [[Master Son|ruler of Nebadon]]. Upon Michael's becoming the settled head of the [[universe]] of [[Nebadon]], [[Lucifer]] was taken into custody by the [[agents]] of the [[Uversa]] [[Ancients of Days]] and has since been a prisoner on satellite number one of [[the Father]]'s [[group]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_45#45:1._TRANSITIONAL_CULTURE_WORLDS transition spheres] of [[Jerusem]]. And here the rulers of other worlds and systems behold the end of the unfaithful [[System Sovereign|Sovereign]] of [[Satania]]. [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] knew of the [[status]] of these rebellious [[leaders]] following [[Michael]]'s [[bestowal]], for he wrote of [[Caligastia]]' s chiefs as "spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians.2C_VI]

53:9.2 The [[Lucifer|archdeceiver]] has never been on [[Urantia]] since the days when he sought to turn back [[Michael]] from the [[purpose]] to complete the [[bestowal]] and to [[establish]] himself finally and [[securely]] as the unqualified [[Master Son|ruler of Nebadon]]. Upon Michael's becoming the settled head of the [[universe]] of [[Nebadon]], [[Lucifer]] was taken into custody by the [[agents]] of the [[Uversa]] [[Ancients of Days]] and has since been a prisoner on satellite number one of [[the Father]]'s [[group]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_45#45:1._TRANSITIONAL_CULTURE_WORLDS transition spheres] of [[Jerusem]]. And here the rulers of other worlds and systems behold the end of the unfaithful [[System Sovereign|Sovereign]] of [[Satania]]. [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] knew of the [[status]] of these rebellious [[leaders]] following [[Michael]]'s [[bestowal]], for he wrote of [[Caligastia]]' s chiefs as "spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians.2C_VI]

53:9.3 [[Michael]], upon [[assuming]] the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:8._MICHAEL.27S_POSTBESTOWAL_STATUS supreme sovereignty] of [[Nebadon]], [[petitioned]] the [[Ancients of Days]] for [[authority]] to [[Detain|intern]] all [[personalities]] concerned in the [[Lucifer rebellion]] pending the rulings of the [[superuniverse]] [[tribunals]] in the case of ''[[Gabriel]] vs. [[Lucifer]]'', placed on the [[records]] of the [[Uversa]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_15#15:12._THE_SUPREME_TRIBUNALS supreme court] almost two hundred thousand years ago, as you reckon [[time]]. Concerning [[the system]] [[capital]] [[group]], the [[Ancients of Days]] granted the [[Michael]] petition with but a single exception: [[Satan]] was allowed to make [[periodic]] [[visits]] to the [[apostate]] [[Planetary Prince|princes]] on the fallen worlds until another Son of God should be [[accepted]] by such [[apostate]] worlds, or until such time as the [[courts]] of [[Uversa]] should begin the [[adjudication]] of the case of ''[[Gabriel]] vs. [[Lucifer]]''.

53:9.3 [[Michael]], upon [[assuming]] the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:8._MICHAEL.27S_POSTBESTOWAL_STATUS supreme sovereignty] of [[Nebadon]], [[petitioned]] the [[Ancients of Days]] for [[authority]] to [[Detain|intern]] all [[personalities]] concerned in the [[Lucifer rebellion]] pending the rulings of the [[superuniverse]] [[tribunals]] in the case of ''[[Gabriel]] vs. [[Lucifer]]'', placed on the [[records]] of the [[Uversa]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_15#15:12._THE_SUPREME_TRIBUNALS supreme court] almost two hundred thousand years ago, as you reckon [[time]]. Concerning [[the system]] [[capital]] [[group]], the [[Ancients of Days]] granted the [[Michael]] petition with but a single exception: [[Satan]] was allowed to make [[periodic]] [[visits]] to the [[apostate]] [[Planetary Prince|princes]] on the fallen worlds until another Son of God should be [[accepted]] by such [[apostate]] worlds, or until such time as the [[courts]] of [[Uversa]] should begin the [[adjudication]] of the case of ''[[Gabriel]] vs. [[Lucifer]]''.

53:9.4 [[Satan]] could come to [[Urantia]] because you had no Son of standing in [[residence]]—neither [[Planetary Prince]] nor [[Material Son]]. [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]] has since been proclaimed vicegerent [[Planetary Prince]] of [[Urantia]], and the opening of the case of ''[[Gabriel]] vs. [[Lucifer]]'' has signalized the [[inauguration]] of temporary [[planetary]] [[regimes]] on all the [[isolated]] worlds. It is true that [[Satan]] did [[periodically]] visit [[Caligastia]] and others of the [[Rebel|fallen]] princes right up to the time of the presentation of these [[revelations]], when there occurred the first hearing of [[Gabriel]]'s [[plea]] for the [[annihilation]] of the archrebels. [[Satan]] is now unqualifiedly detained on the [[Jerusem]] [[prison]] worlds.

53:9.4 [[Satan]] could come to [[Urantia]] because you had no Son of standing in [[residence]]—neither [[Planetary Prince]] nor [[Material Son]]. [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]] has since been proclaimed vicegerent [[Planetary Prince]] of [[Urantia]], and the opening of the case of ''[[Gabriel]] vs. [[Lucifer]]'' has signalized the [[inauguration]] of temporary [[planetary]] [[regimes]] on all the [[isolated]] worlds. It is true that [[Satan]] did [[periodically]] visit [[Caligastia]] and others of the [[Rebel|fallen]] princes right up to the time of the presentation of these [[revelations]], when there occurred the first hearing of [[Gabriel]]'s [[plea]] for the [[annihilation]] of the archrebels. [[Satan]] is now unqualifiedly detained on the [[Jerusem]] [[prison]] worlds.

53:9.5 Since [[Michael]]'s [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL final bestowal] no one in all [[Satania]] has [[desired]] to go to the prison worlds to [[minister]] to the interned [[rebels]]. And no more [[beings]] have been won to the [[deceiver]]'s [[cause]]. For nineteen hundred years the [[status]] has been unchanged.

53:9.5 Since [[Michael]]'s [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL final bestowal] no one in all [[Satania]] has [[desired]] to go to the prison worlds to [[minister]] to the interned [[rebels]]. And no more [[beings]] have been won to the [[deceiver]]'s [[cause]]. For nineteen hundred years the [[status]] has been unchanged.

53:9.6 We do not look for a removal of the present [[Satania]] restrictions until the [[Ancients of Days]] make final disposition of the archrebels. The [[the System|system]] [[circuits]] will not be reinstated so long as [[Lucifer]] lives. Meantime, he is wholly inactive.

53:9.6 We do not look for a removal of the present [[Satania]] restrictions until the [[Ancients of Days]] make final disposition of the archrebels. The [[the System|system]] [[circuits]] will not be reinstated so long as [[Lucifer]] lives. Meantime, he is wholly inactive.

53:9.7 The [[rebellion]] has ended on [[Jerusem]]. It ends on the fallen worlds as fast as [[divine Sons]] arrive. We [[believe]] that all [[rebels]] who will ever accept [[mercy]] have done so. We await the flashing [[broadcast]] that will deprive these [[traitors]] of [[personality]] [[existence]]. We [[anticipate]] the [[verdict]] of [[Uversa]] will be announced by the [[execution]]ary [[broadcast]] which will [[effect]] the [[annihilation]] of these interned [[rebels]]. Then will you look for their places, but they shall not be found.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_12] " And they who know you among the worlds will be astonished at you; you have been a terror, but never shall you be any more. "And thus shall all of these unworthy traitors " become as though they had not been."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Obadiah#Chapter_.1] All await the [[Uversa]] [[decree]].

53:9.7 The [[rebellion]] has ended on [[Jerusem]]. It ends on the fallen worlds as fast as [[divine Sons]] arrive. We [[believe]] that all [[rebels]] who will ever accept [[mercy]] have done so. We await the flashing [[broadcast]] that will deprive these [[traitors]] of [[personality]] [[existence]]. We [[anticipate]] the [[verdict]] of [[Uversa]] will be announced by the [[execution]]ary [[broadcast]] which will [[effect]] the [[annihilation]] of these interned [[rebels]]. Then will you look for their places, but they shall not be found.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_12] " And they who know you among the worlds will be astonished at you; you have been a terror, but never shall you be any more. "And thus shall all of these unworthy traitors " become as though they had not been."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Obadiah#Chapter_.1] All await the [[Uversa]] [[decree]].

53:9.8 But for ages the [[seven]] [[prison]] worlds of [[spiritual]] [[darkness]] in [[Satania]] have [[constituted]] a [[solemn]] [[warning]] to all [[Nebadon]], [[eloquently]] and [[effectively]] [[proclaiming]] the great [[truth]] "that the way of the transgressor is hard"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.13]; "that within every sin is concealed the seed of its own destruction"; that "the wages of sin is death."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_VI]

53:9.8 But for ages the [[seven]] [[prison]] worlds of [[spiritual]] [[darkness]] in [[Satania]] have [[constituted]] a [[solemn]] [[warning]] to all [[Nebadon]], [[eloquently]] and [[effectively]] [[proclaiming]] the great [[truth]] "that the way of the transgressor is hard"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.13]; "that within every sin is concealed the seed of its own destruction"; that "the wages of sin is death."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_VI]

53:9.9 Presented by Manovandet [[Melchizedek]], onetime attached to the receivership of [[Urantia]].

53:9.9 Presented by Manovandet [[Melchizedek]], onetime attached to the receivership of [[Urantia]].

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