The Devil Comes
The Devil's Contribution to Judgment of the Human Race
Part One
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[52:6.7] 5. 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. |
From this point in time, December, 2011, nothing could be more difficult than to delineate the coming actions of Caligastia. We know he has been judged; we also know he is free on our world.
[53:8.5] . . . Said Jesus: "Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast down." And then . . . he announced, "The prince of this world is judged."
John 12:31 -- Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
[53:8.6] Caligastia, your apostate Planetary Prince, is still free on Urantia to prosecute his nefarious designs, but he has absolutely no power to enter the minds of men, neither can he draw near to their souls to tempt or corrupt them unless they really desire to be cursed with his wicked presence.
2 Thes 2:9-10 -- Of whom is the presence according to the activity of Satan, in every ability of signs, and miracles of falsehood, in all deception of unrighteousness in those perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
His judgment may be final, but his execution has not yet been completed. In between he has plenty of room to bring disaster to mankind.
For many thousands of years he has been misleading and misguiding man. We have degenerated from a relatively religious and coherent world to one of social and religious chaos. God's people have maintained themselves by righteous living, only to slowly decline in their moral and religious standards by the detractions of a materialistic world.
God must bring His people back to Him. His method is one of judgment. He is using the fallen Prince to force His people to reassess their standing of loyalty to their Creator. We should understand that Judgment not only involves assessment, but also rectification. As God judges so does He also bring righteousness back to mankind.
God is not judging the Fallen Prince; that is already done. He is now judging the human race. The Prince is merely an instrument to force mankind to face the consequence of disloyalty and forgotten righteousness.
Buried in the above introductory transcendent statement is the secret of how God will bring His people back to Him.
We now know the tremendous spiritual pressure the immediate presence of Michael will produce upon mankind. Those who have their hearts centered on Him will renew their loyalty to Him. Those who are dedicated to the material world, whether in intellect, in science, or in economic gain, will reject such spiritual appeal.
But the turning of mankind will become amplified when the Devil is brought into play.
Michael will effectively say to the Fallen Prince, "OK, now is your opportunity to show mankind what you are." Our God is merciful and He will display His full measure of mercy. Even though He has judged our Fallen Prince, He will yet give him the freedom to show us all what he is.
Paul had this episode summed up quite well. You may read my dissertation at:
http://www.world-destiny.org/releas.htm
and its parallel presentation at .com.
Paul said that a Great Apostasy would come. That apostasy now pervades our world. The citizens of this planet everywhere are godless.
Paul also said that the Devil would be unveiled. In all known historical time the Devil has been veiled. While he was free to manipulate the minds of those human beings who gave themselves to him, we did not see him in open display. Our Creator restrained him. That condition is about to change.
In order to understand the full impact of spiritual events on our planet we must keep in mind that Michael will Return in a brilliant Red Light. His Return will cause spiritual stirrings in all of human kind. Men will become sensitive to new spiritual influences now thrust upon our world. But this will be sudden, like a clap of thunder. And multitudes will misread those spiritual impulses; they will choose with the Devil.
At that moment Michael will release Caligastia from his long restraint. Caligastia will now openly demonstrate his presence. He will appear in dazzling displays.
[67:1.3] In all the administrative work of a local universe no high trust is deemed more sacred than that reposed in a Planetary Prince who assumes responsibility for the welfare and guidance of the evolving mortals on a newly inhabited world. And of all forms of evil, none are more destructive of personality status than betrayal of trust and disloyalty to one's confiding friends. In committing this deliberate sin, Caligastia so completely distorted his personality that his mind has never since been able fully to regain its equilibrium.
Caligastia, because he is insane, will view this change in his condition as his return to power. He will see himself as sitting in the sanctuary of God. He will proclaim himself as God. As Paul said, he will bring many demonstrations, with great signs, and miracles of falsehood. But this will deceive only those who do not know their Creator, those who are unrighteous. They will follow the works of the Devil in all their delusions.
The God of Urantia
[53:8.5]
Caligastia was recognized by the Son of Man as the technical Prince
of Urantia up to near the time of his death. Said Jesus: "Now
is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be
cast down." And then still nearer the completion of his
lifework he announced, "The prince of this world is judged."
And it is this same dethroned and discredited Prince who was once
termed "God of Urantia."
[67:2.4] Daligastia formally
proclaimed Caligastia "God of Urantia and supreme over all."
With this proclamation before them, the issues were clearly drawn;
and each group drew off by itself and began deliberations,
discussions destined eventually to determine the fate of every
superhuman personality on the planet.
The one who opposes and exalts himself over all that is called god or object of veneration, so that he sits in the sanctuary of God, as God, proclaiming himself that he is God. 2 Thessalonians 2:4
We know that he has been waiting, and waiting, for this moment. He has already told thousands of his minions that he is coming.
"I’m coming! I’m coming to you all soon! In your time soon I’m coming!"
http://www.world-destiny.org/spirit/17stormF.pdf and the parallel in .com.
In the quoted text above, 2 Thes 2:1,8,9, the Greek word is perousia. It is translated more commonly as coming. Jesus is coming as Michael, Caligastia is also coming.
Allen Wolf gave this account in the Light and Life Journal, Issue #8, Winter 1999-2000. He had asked the Spirit entity that had contacted him:
But all I would get in response was a joyous (bordering on laughing), loving, friendly, comforting, yet completely serious: "I’m coming! In your time, I’m coming. In fact, I’m already on my way!" And, "All that’s been promised is now happening. It’s started. It’s time now. The time is now." When I asked for more details, the response was, "The specifics and exact time-lines are still not known, even to me. But it’s all going to happen, it’s simply a matter of when." And another time, "Things are starting to come to fruition even now." On another occasion, "I’m coming to you soon; in your time conceptions of ‘soon’. My mission’s now been fully approved." On still another, "I’m coming, you know that I’m coming to you all soon!"
On another occasion Wolf asked the question:
"How will I know you when you arrive? Can you tell me what your name will be?"
His clear worded response was, "You’ll know me by my presence. My name will be germane to all."
We can immediately see the confusion which may arise about the "Coming." Which coming? 2 Thes 2: 1 and 8, or 9?
When Jesus comes He will come as a Spirit Being in a brilliant Red Light. His coming will be spiritual, and all who love Him will respond in like manner to Him. It will be a spiritual commitment.
Caligastia will come in multiple forms. He will show himself as many different lights and appearances in brilliant displays.
The manner in which he has been veiled has been described to us.
His work with ectoplasm: he was able to display his power over human mind by manipulating the mental circuits of those who gave themselves to him. From his well-nigh infinite memory banks he could recreate an exact duplicate of human beings who had lived before. But he needed a human mind to perform these feats. Through the same techniques he could also create new scenes. See:
http://www.world-destiny.org/entry2.html
His display of Spirit Beings: he could appear to human beings by manipulation of visionary forms. See:
http://www.world-destiny.org/entry3.html
His display of himself: he could appear to human beings as a direct visionary form. See:
http://www.world-destiny.org/entry4.html
In all cases these were private displays. They did not range beyond the individual human, or private settings.
But now his unveiling will be public display. He will be able to make himself visible to the entire world.
Will he stimulate the auditory senses of masses of human beings, that they will "hear" him declare himself to be God? In what language will he speak? Or will the stimulation be such that each person will hear it in his individual language?
In December, 2011, I have no knowledge that would permit me to say. If he would demonstrate himself to the entire world will his appeal be broadcast to all of human kind, those who believe in their Creator, and those who believe in Caligastia as God? We just simply do not know at this day and hour.
We do know that he will bring his murderous onslaught upon Michael's people throughout the world. Those who go on their murderous rampages will truly believe they are giving service to their God.
[153:4.3] Verily, verily, I say to you, all your sins shall be forgiven, even all of your blasphemies, but whosoever shall blaspheme against God with deliberation and wicked intention shall never obtain forgiveness. Since such persistent workers of iniquity will never seek nor receive forgiveness, they are guilty of the sin of eternally rejecting divine forgiveness.
[165:3.6] "Say what you will about the Son of Man, and it shall be forgiven you; but he who presumes to blaspheme against God shall hardly find forgiveness. When men go so far as knowingly to ascribe the doings of God to the forces of evil, such deliberate rebels will hardly seek forgiveness for their sins.
Caligastia will know who is the Red Light. He detests Michael. Michael is far superior to him. Therefore, he will not pretend to be Michael. But he will proclaim himself to be the God of the planet, which he was. Until dethroned. He will try to reclaim that title. But now he is "unveiled." He knows his presentation status has changed. He knows he has been liberated from that confinement. The question: does he know it is short term, or will he think it is long-term, thousands of years?
[136:6.9] In this decision Jesus of Nazareth portrayed to an on-looking universe the folly and sin of prostituting divine talents and God-given abilities for personal aggrandizement or for purely selfish gain and glorification. That was the sin of Lucifer and Caligastia.
He will utter blasphemies against our God, and against rulership in the heavens. He will show contempt for Michael, and speak in enmity against our true God. He will curse Him and defy Him. He will place himself superior to all other heavenly powers. He is truly insane. He will lead masses of human kind into such deadly betrayal.
The Murderous Cadre
The Devil will demonstrate his insanity by his technique of using those who believe he is "God."
Over the past many years Caligastia has been building a cadre of human mortals to serve him when he is given that freedom.
That cadre truly believes they have been chosen by "God." They will enter into murderous actions upon their fellow mortals in service to him. And they will truly believe they are serving God.
[180:6.1] After Peter, James, John, and Matthew had asked the Master numerous questions, he continued his farewell discourse by saying: "And I am telling you about all this before I leave you in order that you may be so prepared for what is coming upon you that you will not stumble into serious error. The authorities will not be content with merely putting you out of the synagogues; I warn you the hour draws near when they who kill you will think they are doing a service to God. And all of these things they will do to you and to those whom you lead into the kingdom of heaven because they do not know the Father. They have refused to know the Father by refusing to receive me; and they refuse to receive me when they reject you, provided you have kept my new commandment that you love one another even as I have loved you. I am telling you in advance about these things so that, when your hour comes, as mine now has, you may be strengthened in the knowledge that all was known to me, and that my spirit shall be with you in all your sufferings for my sake and the gospel's. It was for this purpose that I have been talking so plainly to you from the very beginning. I have even warned you that a man's foes may be those of his own household. Although this gospel of the kingdom never fails to bring great peace to the soul of the individual believer, it will not bring peace on earth until man is willing to believe my teaching wholeheartedly and to establish the practice of doing the Father's will as the chief purpose in living the mortal life.
John 16:1-4 "I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues; indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do this because they have not known the Father, nor me. But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you of them.
Matt 10:21 Brother will deliver brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and put them to death.
Matt 24:9 Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and put you to death; and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.
Luke 21:16 You will be betrayed by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death.
This was the manner in which Jesus warned us of their murderous actions. Christians and Jews everywhere who love their Creator will be killed.
John, in his Book of Revelation, also spoke of these things. But his text is corrupt and confused, which makes it difficult to separate the themes.
Rev 13:3-10 . . . the whole earth followed the beast with wonder. Men worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?" And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months; it opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven. Also it was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them. And authority was given it over every tribe and people and tongue and nation, and all who dwell on earth will worship it, every one whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain . . . Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.
The length of the "forty-two months" is subject to serious question, perhaps inserted by some person who measured by the mythologies of time periods. But the sense of the dire period is described by John.
Can we now, at this time in the on-flow of events, even begin to imagine the dreadful nature of what is coming down upon our heads?
To be continued.