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==52:6. URANTIA'S POST-BESTOWAL AGE==     

==52:6. URANTIA'S POST-BESTOWAL AGE==     

52:6.1 The bestowal Son is the Prince of Peace. He arrives with the message, " Peace on earth and good will among men. " On normal worlds this is a dispensation of world-wide peace; the nations no more learn war. But such salutary influences did not attend the coming of your bestowal Son, Christ Michael. Urantia is not proceeding in the normal order. Your world is out of step in the planetary procession. Your Master, when on earth, warned his disciples that his advent would not bring the usual reign of peace on Urantia. He distinctly told them that there would be " wars and rumors of wars, " and that nation would rise against nation. At another time he said, " Think not that I have come to bring peace upon earth. "

52:6.1 The [[bestowal Son]] is the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.9 Prince of Peace]. He arrives with the [[message]], "Peace on earth and good will among men."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_2] On [[normal]] worlds this is a [[dispensation]] of world-wide [[peace]]; the nations no more learn [[war]]. But such salutary [[influences]] did not attend the coming of your [[bestowal Son]], [[Christ]] [[Michael]]. [[Urantia]] is not proceeding in the [[normal]] order. Your world is out of step in the [[planetary]] [[procession]]. Your Master, when on earth, warned his [[disciples]] that his [[advent]] would not bring the usual reign of [[peace]] on [[Urantia]]. He distinctly told them that there would be "wars and rumors of wars,"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_21] and that nation would rise against nation. At another time he said, "Think not that I have come to bring peace upon earth."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_12]

52:6.2 Even on normal evolutionary worlds the realization of the world-wide brotherhood of man is not an easy accomplishment. On a confused and disordered planet like Urantia such an achievement requires a much longer time and necessitates far greater effort. Unaided social evolution can hardly achieve such happy results on a spiritually isolated sphere. Religious revelation is essential to the realization of brotherhood on Urantia. While Jesus has shown the way to the immediate attainment of spiritual brotherhood, the realization of social brotherhood on your world depends much on the achievement of the following personal transformations and planetary adjustments:

52:6.2 Even on [[normal]] [[evolutionary worlds]] the [[realization]] of the world-wide brotherhood of man is not an easy accomplishment. On a [[confused]] and disordered [[planet]] like [[Urantia]] such an [[achievement]] requires a much longer time and [[necessitates]] far greater effort. Unaided [[social]] [[evolution]] can hardly [[achieve]] such [[happy]] results on a [[spiritually]] [[isolated]] [[sphere]]. [[Religious]] [[revelation]] is [[essential]] to the [[realization]] of [[brotherhood]] on [[Urantia]]. While [[Jesus]] has shown the way to the [[immediate]] [[attainment]] of [[spiritual]] [[brotherhood]], the [[realization]] of [[social]] brotherhood on your world depends much on the [[achievement]] of the following [[personal]] [[transformations]] and [[planetary]] [[adjustments]]:

*1. 52:6.3 Social fraternity. Multiplication of international and interracial social contacts and fraternal associations through travel, commerce, and competitive play. Development of a common language and the multiplication of multilinguists. The racial and national interchange of students, teachers, industrialists, and religious philosophers.

*1. 52:6.3 ''Social fraternity''. Multiplication of [[international]] and interracial [[social]] [[contacts]] and [[fraternal]] [[associations]] through [[travel]], [[commerce]], and competitive [[play]]. [[Development]] of a common [[language]] and the multiplication of multilinguists. The [[racial]] and [[national]] interchange of [[students]], [[teachers]], industrialists, and religious [[philosophers]].

*2. 52:6.4 Intellectual cross-fertilization. Brotherhood is impossible on a world whose inhabitants are so primitive that they fail to recognize the folly of unmitigated selfishness. There must occur an exchange of national and racial literature. Each race must become familiar with the thought of all races; each nation must know the feelings of all nations. Ignorance breeds suspicion, and suspicion is incompatible with the essential attitude of sympathy and love.

*2. 52:6.4 ''Intellectual cross-fertilization''. Brotherhood is impossible on a world whose [[inhabitants]] are so [[primitive]] that they fail to [[recognize]] the [[folly]] of unmitigated [[selfishness]]. There must occur an exchange of [[national]] and [[racial]] [[literature]]. Each race must become familiar with the [[thought]] of all [[races]]; each nation must know the [[feelings]] of all nations. [[Ignorance]] breeds [[suspicion]], and suspicion is incompatible with the [[essential]] [[attitude]] of [[sympathy]] and [[love]].

*3. 52:6.5 Ethical awakening. Only ethical consciousness can unmask the immorality of human intolerance and the sinfulness of fratricidal strife. Only a moral conscience can condemn the evils of national envy and racial jealousy. Only moral beings will ever seek for that spiritual insight which is essential to living the golden rule.

*3. 52:6.5 ''Ethical awakening''. Only [[ethical]] [[consciousness]] can unmask the immorality of [[human]] [[intolerance]] and the [[sinfulness]] of fratricidal strife. Only a [[moral]] [[conscience]] can condemn the [[evils]] of [[national]] [[envy]] and [[racial]] [[jealousy]]. Only [[moral]] [[beings]] will ever seek for that [[spiritual]] [[insight]] which is [[essential]] to living the [[golden rule]].

*4. 52:6.6 Political wisdom. Emotional maturity is essential to self-control. Only emotional maturity will insure the substitution of international techniques of civilized adjudication for the barbarous arbitrament of war. Wise statesmen will sometime work for the welfare of humanity even while they strive to promote the interest of their national or racial groups. Selfish political sagacity is ultimately suicidal—destructive of all those enduring qualities which insure planetary group survival.

*4. 52:6.6 ''Political wisdom''. [[Emotional]] [[maturity]] is [[essential]] to [[self-control]]. Only [[emotional]] [[maturity]] will [[insure]] the substitution of [[international]] [[techniques]] of civilized [[adjudication]] for the [[barbarous]] arbitrament of [[war]]. [[Wise]] statesmen will sometime [[work]] for the welfare of [[humanity]] even while they strive to promote the interest of their [[national]] or [[racial]] [[groups]]. Selfish [[political]] [[sagacity]] is ultimately [[suicidal]]—destructive of all those enduring [[qualities]] which insure [[planetary]] [[group]] [[survival]].

*5. 52:6.7 Spiritual insight. The brotherhood of man is, after all, predicated on the recognition of the fatherhood of God. The quickest way to realize the brotherhood of man on Urantia is to effect the spiritual transformation of present-day humanity. The only technique for accelerating the natural trend of social evolution is that of applying spiritual pressure from above, thus augmenting moral insight while enhancing the soul capacity of every mortal to understand and love every other mortal. Mutual understanding and fraternal love are transcendent civilizers and mighty factors in the world-wide realization of the brotherhood of man.

*5. 52:6.7 ''Spiritual insight''. The [[brotherhood]] of [[man]] is, after all, predicated on the [[recognition]] of the [[fatherhood]] of [[God]]. The quickest way to [[realize]] the [[brotherhood]] of man on [[Urantia]] is to [[effect]] the [[spiritual]] [[transformation]] of present-day [[humanity]]. The only [[technique]] for [[accelerating]] the [[natural]] trend of [[social]] [[evolution]] is that of applying [[spiritual]] [[pressure]] from above, thus augmenting [[moral]] [[insight]] while enhancing the [[soul]] [[capacity]] of every [[mortal]] to [[understand]] and [[love]] every other [[mortal]]. [[Mutual]] [[understanding]] and [[fraternal]] [[love]] are [[transcendent]] civilizers and mighty [[factors]] in the world-wide [[realization]] of the [[brotherhood]] of [[man]].

52:6.8 If you could be transplanted from your backward and confused world to some normal planet now in the postbestowal Son age, you would think you had been translated to the heaven of your traditions. You would hardly believe that you were observing the normal evolutionary workings of a mortal sphere of human habitation. These worlds are in the spiritual circuits of their realm, and they enjoy all the advantages of the universe broadcasts and the reflectivity services of the superuniverse.

52:6.8 If you could be transplanted from your backward and [[confused]] world to some [[normal]] [[planet]] now in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:5._POST-BESTOWAL_SON_MAN postbestowal Son age], you would think you had been [[translated]] to the [[heaven]] of your [[traditions]]. You would hardly believe that you were [[observing]] the [[normal]] [[evolutionary]] workings of a [[mortal]] [[sphere]] of [[human]] habitation. These worlds are in the [[spiritual]] [[circuits]] of their realm, and they [[enjoy]] all the advantages of the [[universe broadcasts]] and the [[reflectivity]] services of the [[superuniverse]].

==52:7. POST-TEACHER SON MAN==     

==52:7. POST-TEACHER SON MAN==