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==55:3. THE GOLDEN AGES==   

==55:3. THE GOLDEN AGES==   

55:3.1 During this age of [[light and life]] the world increasingly prospers under the [[fatherly]] rule of the [[Planetary Sovereign]]. By this [[time]] the worlds are [[progressing]] under the [[momentum]] of one [[language]], one [[religion]], and, on [[normal]] [[spheres]], one [[race]]. But this [[age]] is not [[perfect]]. These worlds still have well-appointed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital hospitals], homes for the care of the sick. There still remain the [[problems]] of caring for [[accidental]] injuries and the inescapable infirmities attendant upon the decrepitude of old age and the disorders of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senility senility]. [[Disease]] has not been entirely vanquished, neither have the [[earth]] [[animals]] been subdued in [[perfection]]; but such worlds are like [[Paradise]] in [[comparison]] with the early times of [[primitive]] man during the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN pre-Planetary Prince age]. You would [[instinctively]] describe such a realm—could you be suddenly [[transported]] to a [[planet]] in this [[stage]] of [[development]]—as [[heaven]] on [[earth]].

55:3.1 During this age of [[light and life]] the world increasingly prospers under the [[fatherly]] rule of the [[Planetary Sovereign]]. By this [[time]] the worlds are [[progressing]] under the [[momentum]] of one [[language]], one [[religion]], and, on [[normal]] [[spheres]], one [[race]]. But this [[age]] is not [[perfect]]. These worlds still have well-appointed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital hospitals], homes for the care of the sick. There still remain the [[problems]] of caring for [[accidental]] injuries and the inescapable infirmities attendant upon the decrepitude of old age and the disorders of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senility senility]. [[Disease]] has not been entirely vanquished, neither have the [[earth]] [[animals]] been subdued in [[perfection]]; but such worlds are like [[Paradise]] in [[comparison]] with the early times of [[primitive]] man during the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN pre-Planetary Prince age]. You would [[instinctively]] describe such a realm—could you be suddenly [[transported]] to a [[planet]] in this [[stage]] of [[development]]—as [[heaven]] on [[earth]].

55:3.2 [[Human]] [[government]] in the [[conduct]] of [[material]] affairs continues to [[function]] throughout this [[age]] of [[relative]] [[progress]] and [[perfection]]. The [[public]] [[activities]] of a world in the first [[stage]] of [[light and life]] which I recently visited were [[financed]] by the [[tithing]] [[technique]]. Every [[adult]] worker—and all able-bodied [[citizens]] worked at something—paid ten per cent of his [[income]] or increase to the [[public]] treasury, and it was disbursed as follows:

55:3.2 [[Human]] [[government]] in the [[conduct]] of [[material]] affairs continues to [[function]] throughout this [[age]] of [[relative]] [[progress]] and [[perfection]]. The [[public]] [[activities]] of a world in the first [[stage]] of [[light and life]] which I recently visited were [[financed]] by the [[tithing]] [[technique]]. Every [[adult]] worker—and all able-bodied [[citizens]] worked at something—paid ten per cent of his [[income]] or increase to the [[public]] treasury, and it was disbursed as follows:

55:3.5 3. Three per cent was [[dedicated]] to [[goodness]]—[[social]] [[service]], [[altruism]], and [[religion]].

55:3.5 3. Three per cent was [[dedicated]] to [[goodness]]—[[social]] [[service]], [[altruism]], and [[religion]].

55:3.6 4. One per cent was assigned to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurance insurance] reserves against the [[risk]] of incapacity for [[labor]] resultant from [[accident]], [[disease]], old age, or unpreventable [[disasters]].

55:3.6 4. One per cent was assigned to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurance insurance] reserves against the [[risk]] of incapacity for [[labor]] resultant from [[accident]], [[disease]], old age, or unpreventable [[disasters]].

55:3.7 The [[natural]] [[resources]] of this [[planet]] were [[administered]] as [[social]] [[possessions]], [[community]] property.

55:3.7 The [[natural]] [[resources]] of this [[planet]] were [[administered]] as [[social]] [[possessions]], [[community]] property.

55:3.9 The [[majority]] of [[social]] and [[administrative]] posts were held jointly by [[men]] and [[women]]. Most of the [[teaching]] was also done jointly; likewise all [[judicial]] trusts were discharged by similar [[associated]] couples.

55:3.9 The [[majority]] of [[social]] and [[administrative]] posts were held jointly by [[men]] and [[women]]. Most of the [[teaching]] was also done jointly; likewise all [[judicial]] trusts were discharged by similar [[associated]] couples.

55:3.10 On these superb worlds the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childbearing childbearing] period is not greatly prolonged. It is not best for too many years to [[intervene]] between the ages of a [[family]] of [[children]]. When close together in age, [[children]] are able to [[contribute]] much more to their [[mutual]] [[training]]. And on these worlds they are [[magnificently]] trained by the [[competitive]] [[systems]] of keen striving in the advanced [[domains]] and divisions of [[diverse]] [[achievement]] in the mastery of [[truth]], [[beauty]], and [[goodness]]. Never [[fear]] but that even such [[glorified]] [[spheres]] present plenty of [[evil]], real and [[potential]], which is stimulative of the [[choosing]] between [[truth]] and [[error]], [[good]] and [[evil]], [[sin]] and [[righteousness]].

55:3.10 On these superb worlds the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childbearing childbearing] period is not greatly prolonged. It is not best for too many years to [[intervene]] between the ages of a [[family]] of [[children]]. When close together in age, [[children]] are able to [[contribute]] much more to their [[mutual]] [[training]]. And on these worlds they are [[magnificently]] trained by the [[competitive]] [[systems]] of keen striving in the advanced [[domains]] and divisions of [[diverse]] [[achievement]] in the mastery of [[truth]], [[beauty]], and [[goodness]]. Never [[fear]] but that even such [[glorified]] [[spheres]] present plenty of [[evil]], real and [[potential]], which is stimulative of the [[choosing]] between [[truth]] and [[error]], [[good]] and [[evil]], [[sin]] and [[righteousness]].

55:3.11 Nevertheless, there is a certain, inevitable penalty attaching to [[mortal]] [[existence]] on such advanced [[evolutionary]] [[planets]]. When a settled world [[progresses]] beyond the third stage of [[light and life]], all [[ascenders]] are [[destined]], before [[attaining]] the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_15#15:13._THE_SECTOR_GOVERNMENTS minor sector], to receive some sort of [[transient]] assignment on a [[planet]] passing through the earlier [[stages]] of [[evolution]].

55:3.11 Nevertheless, there is a certain, inevitable penalty attaching to [[mortal]] [[existence]] on such advanced [[evolutionary]] [[planets]]. When a settled world [[progresses]] beyond the third stage of [[light and life]], all [[ascenders]] are [[destined]], before [[attaining]] the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_15#15:13._THE_SECTOR_GOVERNMENTS minor sector], to receive some sort of [[transient]] assignment on a [[planet]] passing through the earlier [[stages]] of [[evolution]].

55:5.1 [[Mortal]] [[creatures]] living on a [[sin]]-stricken, [[evil]]-[[dominated]], [[self]]-seeking, [[isolated]] world, such as [[Urantia]], can hardly [[conceive]] of the [[physical]] [[perfection]], the [[intellectual]] [[attainment]], and the [[spiritual]] [[development]] which characterize these advanced [[epochs]] of [[evolution]] on a sinless [[sphere]].

55:5.1 [[Mortal]] [[creatures]] living on a [[sin]]-stricken, [[evil]]-[[dominated]], [[self]]-seeking, [[isolated]] world, such as [[Urantia]], can hardly [[conceive]] of the [[physical]] [[perfection]], the [[intellectual]] [[attainment]], and the [[spiritual]] [[development]] which characterize these advanced [[epochs]] of [[evolution]] on a sinless [[sphere]].

55:5.2 The [[advanced]] [[stages]] of a world settled in [[light and life]] [[represent]] the [[acme]] of [[evolutionary]] [[material]] [[development]]. On these [[cultured]] worlds, gone are the idleness and [[friction]] of the earlier [[primitive]] ages. [[Poverty]] and [[social]] inequality have all but vanished, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_devolution degeneracy] has disappeared, and [[Crime|delinquency]] is rarely [[observed]]. [[Insanity]] has [[practically]] ceased to exist, and feeble-mindedness is a rarity.

55:5.2 The [[advanced]] [[stages]] of a world settled in [[light and life]] [[represent]] the [[acme]] of [[evolutionary]] [[material]] [[development]]. On these [[cultured]] worlds, gone are the idleness and [[friction]] of the earlier [[primitive]] ages. [[Poverty]] and [[social]] inequality have all but vanished, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_devolution degeneracy] has disappeared, and [[Crime|delinquency]] is rarely [[observed]]. [[Insanity]] has [[practically]] ceased to exist, and feeble-mindedness is a rarity.

55:5.3 The [[economic]], [[social]], and [[administrative]] [[status]] of these worlds is of a high and [[perfected]] order. [[Science]], [[art]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry] flourish, and [[society]] is a smoothly working [[mechanism]] of high [[material]], [[intellectual]], and [[cultural]] [[achievement]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry Industry] has been largely diverted to serving the higher aims of such a superb [[civilization]]. The [[economic]] life of such a world has become [[ethical]].

55:5.3 The [[economic]], [[social]], and [[administrative]] [[status]] of these worlds is of a high and [[perfected]] order. [[Science]], [[art]], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry] flourish, and [[society]] is a smoothly working [[mechanism]] of high [[material]], [[intellectual]], and [[cultural]] [[achievement]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry Industry] has been largely diverted to serving the higher aims of such a superb [[civilization]]. The [[economic]] life of such a world has become [[ethical]].

55:5.4 [[War]] has become a matter of [[history]], and there are no more [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_forces armies] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police police] forces. [[Government]] is [[gradually]] disappearing. [[Self]]-[[control]] is slowly rendering [[laws]] of [[human]] enactment obsolete. The extent of civil [[government]] and statutory regulation, in an [[intermediate]] [[state]] of [[advancing]] [[civilization]], is in [[inverse]] [[proportion]] to the [[morality]] and [[spirituality]] of the [[citizenship]].

55:5.4 [[War]] has become a matter of [[history]], and there are no more [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_forces armies] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police police] forces. [[Government]] is [[gradually]] disappearing. [[Self]]-[[control]] is slowly rendering [[laws]] of [[human]] enactment obsolete. The extent of civil [[government]] and statutory regulation, in an [[intermediate]] [[state]] of [[advancing]] [[civilization]], is in [[inverse]] [[proportion]] to the [[morality]] and [[spirituality]] of the [[citizenship]].

55:5.5 Schools are vastly improved and are [[devoted]] to the [[training]] of [[mind]] and the expansion of [[soul]]. The [[art]] [[centers]] are exquisite and the [[musical]] [[organizations]] superb. The [[temples]] of [[worship]] with their [[associated]] schools of [[philosophy]] and [[experiential]] [[religion]] are [[creations]] of [[beauty]] and grandeur. The open-air arenas of [[worship]] assembly are equally [[sublime]] in the [[simplicity]] of their [[Aesthetics|artistic]] appointment.

55:5.5 Schools are vastly improved and are [[devoted]] to the [[training]] of [[mind]] and the expansion of [[soul]]. The [[art]] [[centers]] are exquisite and the [[musical]] [[organizations]] superb. The [[temples]] of [[worship]] with their [[associated]] schools of [[philosophy]] and [[experiential]] [[religion]] are [[creations]] of [[beauty]] and grandeur. The open-air arenas of [[worship]] assembly are equally [[sublime]] in the [[simplicity]] of their [[Aesthetics|artistic]] appointment.

55:7.1 This [[epoch]] extends from the [[appearance]] of the [[morontia temple]] at the new [[planetary]] [[headquarters]] to the time of the settling of the entire [[the System|system]] in [[light and life]]. This age is inaugurated by the [[Trinity Teacher Sons]] at the close of their [[successive]] world missions when the [[Planetary Prince]] is elevated to the [[status]] of ''Planetary Sovereign'' by the [[mandate]] and [[personal]] [[presence]] of the [[Paradise]] [[bestowal Son]] of that [[sphere]]. Concomitant therewith the [[finaliters]] inaugurate their [[active]] [[participation]] in [[planetary]] affairs.

55:7.1 This [[epoch]] extends from the [[appearance]] of the [[morontia temple]] at the new [[planetary]] [[headquarters]] to the time of the settling of the entire [[the System|system]] in [[light and life]]. This age is inaugurated by the [[Trinity Teacher Sons]] at the close of their [[successive]] world missions when the [[Planetary Prince]] is elevated to the [[status]] of ''Planetary Sovereign'' by the [[mandate]] and [[personal]] [[presence]] of the [[Paradise]] [[bestowal Son]] of that [[sphere]]. Concomitant therewith the [[finaliters]] inaugurate their [[active]] [[participation]] in [[planetary]] affairs.

55:7.2 To outward and [[visible]] [[appearances]] the [[actual]] rulers, or directors, of such a world settled in [[light and life]] are the [[Material Son and Daughter]], the Planetary [[Adam and Eve]]. The [[finaliters]] are [[invisible]], as also is the [[Prince-Sovereign]] except when in the [[morontia temple]]. The [[actual]] and [[literal]] heads of the [[planetary]] [[regime]] are therefore the [[Material Son and Daughter]]. It is the [[knowledge]] of these arrangements that has given [[prestige]] to the [[idea]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings kings] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens queens] throughout the [[universe]] realms. And kings and queens are a great success under these [[ideal]] circumstances, when a world can command such high [[personalities]] to [[act]] in behalf of still higher but [[invisible]] rulers.

55:7.2 To outward and [[visible]] [[appearances]] the [[actual]] rulers, or directors, of such a world settled in [[light and life]] are the [[Material Son and Daughter]], the Planetary [[Adam and Eve]]. The [[finaliters]] are [[invisible]], as also is the [[Prince-Sovereign]] except when in the [[morontia temple]]. The [[actual]] and [[literal]] heads of the [[planetary]] [[regime]] are therefore the [[Material Son and Daughter]]. It is the [[knowledge]] of these arrangements that has given [[prestige]] to the [[idea]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings kings] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens queens] throughout the [[universe]] realms. And kings and queens are a great success under these [[ideal]] circumstances, when a world can command such high [[personalities]] to [[act]] in behalf of still higher but [[invisible]] rulers.

55:7.3 When such an [[era]] is [[attained]] on your world, no doubt [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]], now the vicegerent [[Planetary Prince]] of [[Urantia]], will occupy the seat of the ''Planetary Sovereign''; and it has long been conjectured on [[Jerusem]] that he will be accompanied by a son and daughter of the [[Urantia]] [[Adam and Eve]] who are now held on [[Edentia]] as wards of the [[Most Highs]] of [[Norlatiadek]]. These [[children]] of [[Adam]] might so serve on [[Urantia]] in [[association]] with the [[Melchizedek]]-[[Planetary Prince|Sovereign]] since they were deprived of [[procreative]] [[powers]] almost 37,000 years ago at the time they gave up their [[material]] [[bodies]] on [[Urantia]] in [[preparation]] for [[transit]] to [[Edentia]].

55:7.3 When such an [[era]] is [[attained]] on your world, no doubt [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]], now the vicegerent [[Planetary Prince]] of [[Urantia]], will occupy the seat of the ''Planetary Sovereign''; and it has long been conjectured on [[Jerusem]] that he will be accompanied by a son and daughter of the [[Urantia]] [[Adam and Eve]] who are now held on [[Edentia]] as wards of the [[Most Highs]] of [[Norlatiadek]]. These [[children]] of [[Adam]] might so serve on [[Urantia]] in [[association]] with the [[Melchizedek]]-[[Planetary Prince|Sovereign]] since they were deprived of [[procreative]] [[powers]] almost 37,000 years ago at the time they gave up their [[material]] [[bodies]] on [[Urantia]] in [[preparation]] for [[transit]] to [[Edentia]].