Changes

==93:8. DEPARTURE OF MELCHIZEDEK==

==93:8. DEPARTURE OF MELCHIZEDEK==

93:8.1 It was shortly after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah that Machiventa decided to end his emergency bestowal on Urantia. Melchizedek's decision to terminate his sojourn in the flesh was influenced by numerous conditions, chief of which was the growing tendency of the surrounding tribes, and even of his immediate associates, to regard him as a demigod, to look upon him as a supernatural being, which indeed he was; but they were beginning to reverence him unduly and with a highly superstitious fear. In addition to these reasons, Melchizedek wanted to leave the scene of his earthly activities a sufficient length of time before Abraham's death to insure that the truth of the one and only God would become strongly established in the minds of his followers. Accordingly Machiventa retired one night to his tent at Salem, having said good night to his human companions, and when they went to call him in the morning, he was not there, for his fellows had taken him.

93:8.1 It was shortly after the destruction of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_and_Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah] that [[Machiventa]] decided to end his [[emergency]] [[bestowal]] on [[Urantia]]. [[Melchizedek]]'s [[decision]] to terminate his [[sojourn]] in the [[flesh]] was [[influenced]] by numerous conditions, chief of which was the growing [[tendency]] of the [[surrounding]] [[tribes]], and even of his [[immediate]] associates, to regard him as a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demigod demigod], to look upon him as a [[supernatural]] [[being]], which indeed he was; but they were beginning to [[reverence]] him unduly and with a highly [[superstitious]] [[fear]]. In addition to these reasons, [[Melchizedek]] wanted to leave the scene of his [[earthly]] [[activities]] a sufficient length of time before [[Abraham]]'s [[death]] to insure that the [[truth]] of the [[Monotheism|one and only God]] would become strongly [[established]] in the [[minds]] of his followers. Accordingly [[Machiventa]] retired one night to his tent at [[Salem]], having said good night to his [[human]] companions, and when they went to call him in the morning, he was not there, for his fellows had taken him.

==93:9. AFTER MELCHIZEDEK'S DEPARTURE==

==93:9. AFTER MELCHIZEDEK'S DEPARTURE==