NEW - Urantia Paper 11—The Eternal Isle of Paradise—§1. The Divine Residence

This week we begin a brand new paper, Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise!  Haven't you always wanted to learn all about Paradise? For a year we've thoroughly explored and discussed The Urantia Book teachings on the three persons of Deity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Infinite Spirit. Now we discover what the revelation teaches about their central abode, a place called Paradise! Paradise, as described in Urantia Paper 11, is the eternal center of the universe of universes. It serves as the abiding place of the Universal Father, the Eternal Son, the Infinite Spirit, and their divine associates. This central Isle is both a material and spiritual abode. The material beauty of Paradise lies in its physical perfection, while its grandeur is exhibited through the intellectual accomplishments and mind development of its inhabitants. However, the depths of its spiritual beauty and wonders are beyond mortal comprehension. The glory and spiritual splendor of this divine abode are impossible for finite minds to fully grasp. Paradise has existed from eternity. The book defines Paradise this way: "Paradise is the pattern of infinity; the God of Action is the activator of that pattern. Paradise is the material fulcrum of infinity; the agencies of the Third Source and Center are the levers of intelligence which motivate the material level and inject spontaneity into the mechanism of the physical creation." And, "Throughout the material universes Paradise influences the reactions and conduct of all beings having to do with force, energy, and power, but Paradise itself is unique, exclusive, and isolated in the universes. Paradise represents nothing and nothing represents Paradise. It is neither a force nor a presence; it is just Paradise." Join us this week, as we being another amazing Urantia Paper!