This is a huge disappointment for me since I reject the Bible and I do not feel comfortable when the UB quotes the Bible (it only quotes the Bible, not any other holy book) or uses some of its "heroes".

Epochal revelation builds upon itself; each revelation advances the ideas of the last revelation

Adam and Eve could came only as a result of the advances made from the Planetary Prince's reign.

On our world, Melchizedek came after Adam and Eve (not a normal progression) because of the default of the Edenic pair, and the ensuing loss of the one-God concept among the races of mankind.

Melchizedek prepared the way for Jesus, who revealed the one-God concept - again in the form of a human being.

The Urantia Papers came about 2000 years after Jesus, again revealing the loving Father that Jesus had personified for us; The Urantia Book also contains the complete restatement of the life and teachings of Jesus, filling in the gaps in Scripture, which was the only real earthly record of his amazing life up until then.

It takes time to get familiar enough with the entirety of the UB to realize that it contains many references and quotes from holy books other than the Bible. (See Paper 131 for example)

May I ask, have you read Part 4 yet?

Hello ketsune23...

Here is a section from TruthBook's topical study on the fifth epochal revelation (The Urantia Book) that might help you to reframe your understanding of the issue that you are presenting here:



On reading this, maybe you can see why there is so much emphasis and quotation from the Bible. It is all that the world has had as a documentation of Jesus' life and teachings. It is the standard of reference for most, if not all, Christians - really, the whole world. The Urantia Book harmonizes the Bible with the new revelation of Jesus' life by clarifying, sorting, and correcting.

Jesus did a lot of that, too. The Scripture of his day was looked upon as being inerrant, but he strove to clarify it for his followers. He strove to emphasize the best of the Scripture, while de-emphasizing the parts that were not consistent with his revelation of the Father.

The other books that you mention are not part of any other epochal revelation, but the Bible is.

You can have a better look at that topical study by going here: https://truthbook.com/urantia-book/the-fifth-epochal-revelation

And here is that wonderful discourse of Jesus to Nathaniel about the truth of Scripture: https://truthbook.com/urantia-book/paper-159-the-decapolis-tour#U159_4_1

Finally, continue down in that paper to read about the positive nature of Jesus' religion that expands upon this idea: https://truthbook.com/urantia-book/paper-159-the-decapolis-tour#U159_5_1

ONLY people that read the Bible or are familiar with it can understand the things the UB corrects.

Jesus had an unerring ability for the recognition of truth, and truth he never hesitated to embrace, no matter from what source it appeared to emanate.

ketsune23 says:



I was never a Bible reader, outside of the gospels that were read in the Catholic Mass in my earlier days. But the UB made me very curious to delve into the Bible, which has been enlightening to me. And that discourse of Jesus, referenced above, really put my head on straight regarding the Bible.

It sounds like you have quite a few issues with The Urantia Book. Not everyone harmonizes with it, or finds it as helpful as others do. There is truth to be found in many holy traditions, such as the ones you mention here. And it's healthy and helpful to embrace the truth, wherever you find it. That's what Jesus did, too.

I find very curious that a separatist group of Adventists could form a religion like the one in the UB.

I can see why you mght have issues with the book. However, I suspect that most people who read it are not all that familiar with Adventists. I am not, and only became aware of the Adventists in relation to Dr Sadler. I am not drawn to their religion at all.

There is no promotion of a particular evolutionary (man made) religion to follow in the UB - not even Christianity. And Adventists are not mentioned at all. I just did a cursory search on the Adventists and it appears that the Adventists are aligned with Protestantism more than anything else... really just another sect of Christianity that teaches salvation by faith in Jesus..

The only religion that is recommended in The Urantia Book is the religion of personal spiritual experience that Jesus practiced and taught.

See more about that here: https://truthbook.com/urantia/topical-studies/the-religion-of-jesus

Best Wishes in your search for truth!

It was while these informal discussions were going on from week to week that the challenge came to us suggesting that if we would ask more serious questions we might get information of value to all mankind.

The Forum Begins To Ask Questions
We told the Forum all about this and invited them to join us in the preparation of question. We decided to start out with questions pertaining to the origin of the cosmos, Deity, creation, and such other subjects as were far beyond the present-day knowledge of all humankind.

The following Sunday several hundred questions were brought in. We sorted out these questions, discarding duplicates, and in a general way, classifying them. Shortly thereafter, the first Urantia Paper appeared in answer to these questions. From first to last, when the Papers appeared, the questions disappeared.

This was the procedure followed throughout the many years of the reception of the Urantia Papers. No questions—no Papers.

ketsune23, that seems reasonable to assume, but I don't think anyone knows for sure what the specific questions were. Here's a little info about the process:



This quote is from "A History of the Urantia Movement" here: https://www.urantia.org/urantia-foundation/history

I just would like to understand this connection to the Bible.