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Upon the actual outbreak of the insurrection the entire system of Satania was isolated in both the constellation and the universe circuits. … 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.
Quote from The URANTIA Book, 0607:04
On a normal world our Planetary Prince would be here, although he is invisible. On a normal world (at least for the first 300,000 years of his reign, based on our experience), there would also be the corporeal members of his staff—the Caligastia one hundred—immortals whom we could see and were therefore instrumental to his revelation. On a normal world our Material Son and Daughter, our Adam and Eve, also immortals whom we could see, would be here, as would be their children, who were not immortal but numerous enough to uplift and blend the races of an entire world.
And we would be established in extraplanetary circuits of communication with our system, our constellation, and our local universe. Just as we receive local and national and world news today, we would be established in circuits of universe news.
If you feel isolated, cutoff from realms outside this world, you have good reason. We are under spiritual quarantine and will continue to be so until the Lucifer rebellion is fully adjudicated.
Now, I think it probable that 200,000 years ago, at the time of the rebellion, the mortals on our world were not yet viewing the universe broadcasts, but they were being taught by corporeal members of the Prince’s staff with access to news of the heavens, at least by way of contact with celestials on staff. If not yet encircuited themselves, the mortals on Urantia were in contact with immortals who were.
But the rebellion isolated everyone who was present in the system of Satania, and with every ordinary avenue of extraplanetary communication shut down, everyone was thrown on their inner resources. On our world, for the duration of those “seven crucial years” (0756:00), all had to choose between the sophistries of Lucifer and Satan, who had seduced Planetary Prince Caligastia into betraying his planet, and the loyalists of eternity still keeping the faith.
But it is a fact of record that, long after the rebellion, our inner resources were bolstered immeasurably. Only 2,000 years ago, our Creator Son, Michael of Nebadon, completed his bestowal career and was vested with “‘all power in heaven and on earth’” (0240:01). Thereafter, all rebel personalities—including Lucifer, Satan, and Caligastia—have been “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” (0610:03). The Spirit of Truth of our Creator Son lives in our hearts, and the spirit of our Universal Father, our Thought Adjuster, indwells our minds. In possession of such inner resources, we are unassailable.
Van was the outstanding leader among the loyalists, at least among those whom we could see. (Evermore are we grateful to those loyal celestials who are invisible to us.) Van was “chairman of the supreme council of co-ordination” (0755:04), a member of the Caligastia one hundred, one of those mortal ascenders who volunteered to accompany our Planetary Prince for a second experience on an evolutionary world.
Van saw through the rebel sophistries, and standing by his faith, had the courage to say so.
Ernest Clement
Benefits of “misfortune” ?
Every experience has spiritual value for us.
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