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'''''[[Machiventa|Melchizedek of Salem]]'''''.This [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_35#35:4._SPECIAL_WORK_OF_THE_MELCHIZEDEKS emergency Son] of [[Nebadon]] [[inaugurated]] the third [[revelation]] of [[truth]] on [[Urantia]]. The cardinal precepts of his [[teachings]] were [[trust]] and [[faith]]. He taught [[trust]] in the [[omnipotent]] [[beneficence]] of [[God]] and proclaimed that [[faith]] was the [[act]] by which men earned [[God]]'s [[favor]]. His teachings [[gradually]] commingled with the [[beliefs]] and [[practices]] of various [[evolutionary]] [[religions]] and finally [[developed]] into those [[theologic]] [[systems]] present on [[Urantia]] at the opening of the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_A.D. first millennium after Christ].  

'''''[[Machiventa|Melchizedek of Salem]]'''''.This [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_35#35:4._SPECIAL_WORK_OF_THE_MELCHIZEDEKS emergency Son] of [[Nebadon]] [[inaugurated]] the third [[revelation]] of [[truth]] on [[Urantia]]. The cardinal precepts of his [[teachings]] were [[trust]] and [[faith]]. He taught [[trust]] in the [[omnipotent]] [[beneficence]] of [[God]] and proclaimed that [[faith]] was the [[act]] by which men earned [[God]]'s [[favor]]. His teachings [[gradually]] commingled with the [[beliefs]] and [[practices]] of various [[evolutionary]] [[religions]] and finally [[developed]] into those [[theologic]] [[systems]] present on [[Urantia]] at the opening of the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_A.D. first millennium after Christ].  

[[Urantia]] [[religion]] was in no small measure regenerated by the [[efforts]] of those [[teachers]] who were commissioned by [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]] when he lived and taught at [[Salem]] almost [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_B.C. two thousand years before Christ]. These missionaries proclaimed [[faith]] as the price of [[favor]] with [[God]], and their teachings, though unproductive of any immediately appearing [[religions]], nevertheless formed the [[foundations]] on which later teachers of [[truth]] were to build the [[religions]] of [[Urantia]].  

[[Urantia]] [[religion]] was in no small measure regenerated by the [[efforts]] of those [[teachers]] who were commissioned by [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]] when he lived and taught at [[Salem]] almost [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_B.C. two thousand years before Christ]. These missionaries proclaimed [[faith]] as the price of [[favor]] with [[God]], and their teachings, though unproductive of any immediately appearing [[religions]], nevertheless formed the [[foundations]] on which later teachers of [[truth]] were to build the [[religions]] of [[Urantia]].  

*'''''The post-Melchizedek era.'''''

*'''''The post-Melchizedek era.'''''

Though [http://www.maat.sofiatopia.org/amen_em_apt.htm Amenemope] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten Ikhnaton] both taught in this period, the outstanding [[religious]] [[genius]] of the post-Melchizedek era was the [[leader]] of a [[group]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant Levantine] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedouin Bedouins] and the founder of the [[Hebrew]] [[religion]]—[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses]. Moses taught [[monotheism]]. Said he: "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one God."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deutoronomy#Chapter_.6] "The Lord he is God. There is none beside him."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deutoronomy#Chapter_.4] He [[persistently]] sought to uproot the remnants of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_87 ghost cult] among his people, even prescribing the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment death penalty] for its practitioners. The [[monotheism]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] was adulterated by his successors, but in later times they did return to many of his teachings. The greatness of Moses lies in his [[wisdom]] and sagacity. Other men have had greater [[concepts]] of [[God]], but no one man was ever so successful in inducing large [[numbers]] of people to adopt such advanced [[beliefs]].

Though [http://www.maat.sofiatopia.org/amen_em_apt.htm Amenemope] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten Ikhnaton] both taught in this period, the outstanding [[religious]] [[genius]] of the post-Melchizedek era was the [[leader]] of a [[group]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant Levantine] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedouin Bedouins] and the founder of the [[Hebrew]] [[religion]]—[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses]. Moses taught [[monotheism]]. Said he: "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one God."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deutoronomy#Chapter_.6] "The Lord he is God. There is none beside him."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deutoronomy#Chapter_.4] He [[persistently]] sought to uproot the remnants of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_87 ghost cult] among his people, even prescribing the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment death penalty] for its practitioners. The [[monotheism]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] was adulterated by his successors, but in later times they did return to many of his teachings. The greatness of Moses lies in his [[wisdom]] and sagacity. Other men have had greater [[concepts]] of [[God]], but no one man was ever so successful in inducing large [[numbers]] of people to adopt such advanced [[beliefs]].

*'''''The sixth century before Christ.'''''

*'''''The sixth century before Christ.'''''

Many men arose to [[proclaim]] [[truth]] in this, one of the greatest centuries of religious [[awakening]] ever witnessed on [[Urantia]]. Among these should be recorded [[Gautama]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius Confucius], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi Lao-tse], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroaster Zoroaster], and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism Jainist] teachers. The teachings of Gautama have become widespread in Asia, and he is revered as the [[Buddha]] by millions. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius Confucius] was to Chinese [[morality]] what [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato] was to [[Greek]] [[philosophy]], and while there were religious repercussions to the teachings of both, strictly speaking, neither was a religious teacher; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi Lao-tse] envisioned more of [[God]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao Tao] than did [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius Confucius] in [[humanity]] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato] in [[idealism]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroaster Zoroaster], while much affected by the prevalent [[concept]] of [[dual]] spiritism, the good and the bad, at the same time definitely exalted the [[idea]] of one [[eternal]] [[Deity]] and of the [[ultimate]] victory of [[light]] over [[darkness]]. [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_92#92:4._THE_GIFT_OF_REVELATION]

Many men arose to [[proclaim]] [[truth]] in this, one of the greatest centuries of religious [[awakening]] ever witnessed on [[Urantia]]. Among these should be recorded [[Gautama]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius Confucius], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi Lao-tse], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroaster Zoroaster], and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism Jainist] teachers. The teachings of Gautama have become widespread in Asia, and he is revered as the [[Buddha]] by millions. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius Confucius] was to Chinese [[morality]] what [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato] was to [[Greek]] [[philosophy]], and while there were religious repercussions to the teachings of both, strictly speaking, neither was a religious teacher; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi Lao-tse] envisioned more of [[God]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao Tao] than did [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius Confucius] in [[humanity]] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato] in [[idealism]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroaster Zoroaster], while much affected by the prevalent [[concept]] of [[dual]] spiritism, the good and the bad, at the same time definitely exalted the [[idea]] of one [[eternal]] [[Deity]] and of the [[ultimate]] victory of [[light]] over [[darkness]]. [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_92#92:4._THE_GIFT_OF_REVELATION]

==[[Artifacts]]==

==[[Artifacts]]==

*'''''The post-Melchizedek era.'''''

*'''''The post-Melchizedek era.'''''

#[http://www.aldokkan.com/religion/dead.htm '''''Egyptian Book of the Dead''''']

#[http://www.aldokkan.com/religion/dead.htm '''''Egyptian Book of the Dead''''']

#[http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/index.htm '''''Book of the Dead, The Papyrus of Ani'''''].

#[http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/index.htm '''''Book of the Dead, The Papyrus of Ani'''''].

#[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Torah '''''Torah''''']

#[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Torah '''''Torah''''']

*'''''The sixth century before Christ.'''''

*'''''The sixth century before Christ.'''''

#[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/index.htm '''''Rig Veda''''']

#[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/index.htm '''''Rig Veda''''']

#[http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/index.html '''''The Tipitaka or Pali Canon''''']

#[http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/index.html '''''The Tipitaka or Pali Canon''''']

#[http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=4094 '''''Analects of Confucius''''']

#[http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=4094 '''''Analects of Confucius''''']

#'''''[[Tao Te Ching]]'''''[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:The_Tao]

#'''''[[Tao Te Ching]]'''''[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:The_Tao]

#'''''[[The Bhagavad Gita]]'''''[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:The_Gita]

#'''''[[The Bhagavad Gita]]'''''[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:The_Gita]

#'''''[[The Hebrew Prophets]]'''''[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Hebrew_Prophets]

#'''''[[The Hebrew Prophets]]'''''[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Hebrew_Prophets]

*'''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_religion#Ancient_history_.2833rd_century_BCE_to_3rd_century_CE.29 Timeline of Religion (ancient history)]'''''

*'''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_religion#Ancient_history_.2833rd_century_BCE_to_3rd_century_CE.29 Timeline of Religion (ancient history)]'''''