Gabriel

Brilliant Evening Stars are the liaison officers for Gabriel 37:2.1-3

the presidents of the hundred councils of supreme sanctions compose the cabinet of work of Gabriel 33:8.4

since Gabriel cannot be in two places at once the Bright Evening Stars compensate for that limitation 37:2.2

In the Urantia Book

Father Melchizedek is Gabriel's first assistant (33:6.2)

The Melchizedeks are his chief aids (35:2.5)

Mortals rarely meet Gabriel (33:4.8)

• The Most High executive is the one who represents Gabriel in Norlatiadek 43:5.7
• he is never away from Salvington when Father Melchizedek is also away 35:1.2

Status

• Gabriel is an administrator, not a creator (33:4.2,4,7)
• it is the Bright and Morning Star, the only one in Nebadon, and belongs to this order of beings 33:4.1
• he is the chief executive of Nebadon; he also represents the Ancients of Days 33:0.1 33:4.5-6 33:6.1 37:1.9 50:2.1
• he is the ex officio president of most Salvington conclaves, councils, and tribunals 35:1.2 37:2.2 188:3.12
• he is the firstborn of Michael and the Mother Spirit 33:4.1
• he is like Michael in divinity but is limited in his Deity attributes 33:4.2-3
• the Planetary Princes are under his jurisdiction 50:2.1
• Gabriel is the supreme commander of the armies of heaven 33:4.6 38:6.2 (168:2.1,8) 182:3.8
• if Michael ever left Nebadon for outer space Gabriel would no doubt become the chief administrator of Nebadon 55:10.10

Functions and actions

• he appealed to Ancients of Days for the destruction of the rebels 200,000 years ago 46:8.1-4 53:8.4 53:9.4 67:4.7
• he appeared before Adam and Eve to pronounce the verdict to their transgression 75:7.1
• approved Melchizedek's emergency donation 93:10.2
• on a visit to Jerusem Gabriel was certain that Lucifer would soon rebel 53:2.4
• he has been closely identified with Urantia since Michael's donation 33:4.7
• the first hearing in the case against Lucifer has been held recently 54:4.8
• has participated in Miguel's bestowals with him (119:4.2,5) 119:5.3 119:6.2 120:0.6 189:0.1
• matters related to dispensational judgments and resurrections has been delegated to him 33:4.6 74:2.8 189:3.1-2
• Part III of The Urantia Book is written on the authority of Gabriel 57:0.1
• he presided over the Salvington council during the time Jesus was in the tomb 188:3.12
• when Michael is absent from Salvington Gabriel acts as regent of the local universe 33:2.5 33:4.7 33:6.1
• The “Michael Memorial” on Jerusem bears the seal of Gabriel 188:3.11 189:1.9
• the empty temple of the finaliters located on Jerusem also bears the seal of Gabriel 46:5.32
• he supervises the courts of Nebadon 33:7.2
• Gabriel directed a ceaseless exposition of rebellious sophistries from his established headquarters on Jerusem 53:4.6 (53:5.4,6) 67:3.1
• He worked quite alone with Michael and Mother Spirit in the early days of local universe construction 37:1.10

Involvement in Michael’s earth bestowal (189:0.1)

• he chose the Jews as the race for the incarnation of Michael 122:0.2-3
• Emmanuel committed safekeeping of Michael to Gabriel at the time of incarnation 120:3.11
• he appeared to Elizabeth in June 8 B.C. 122:2
• Gabriel was the one who asked Elizabeth to call her son John 122:2.3
• He appeared to Mary in November 8 B.C. 122:2.6 122:3
• Gabriel was the one who asked Mary to name her son Jesus, “Joshua” 122:3.1
• Jesus only learned about Gabriel's visit to Mary at her baptism 126:2.4 135:8.7 135:9.1
• he re-established communication and was reunited with Michael after Jesus' baptism 136:3.4
• he was with Jesus on the mount of transfiguration, bringing him the news of the acceptance by the Eternal Son of his donation and the satisfaction of the Infinite Spirit 158:1.6 158:3.2
• he was on Urantia during the crucifixion 186:4.2
• he was with Jesus during his morontia transit 189:3.4

Curiosities

• in New Zealand a tribe adopted a Christianity that supposedly received revelations from Gabriel that relaxed sexual practices. This religious movement is called Pai Marire or Hauhau 92:2.5

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• The armies of heaven 33:4.6 — Rev 19:14.
• Lord God of hosts 38:6.2 — Rev 19:14.
• Armies of heaven available 182:3.8 — Mt 26:53.
• Get thee behind me Satan 53:8.4 — Mt 4:10; Mt 16:23; Mk 8:33; Lk 4:8.
• Jesus laid down his life 189:0.1 — Jn 10:17-18.
• Dispensational resurrection 189:3.1 — Mt 27:52-53; Jn 5:25-29.
• War in heaven 67:3.1 — Rev 12:7.
• Gabriel's message to Zacharias 122:2.3 — Lk 1:13-17. *Zacharias' ministry*: Lk 1:8-10.
• Gabriel appears to Mary 122:2.6 — Lk 1:26-27.
• Mary visits Elizabeth 122:2.6 — Lk 1:39-40.
• Length of visit 122:2.6 — Lk 1:56.
• The Annunciation 122:3.1 — Lk 1:28-37.
• The name of Jesus 122:3.1 — Mt 1:21,25; Lk 1:31.
• Gabriel's visit to Isabel 135:8.7 — Lk 1:11-19,24-25.
• Now I know of a certainty 135:8.7 — Jn 1:34.
• Jesus told of Gabriel's visit to Mary 135:9.1 — Lk 1:26-38.
• Time of departure 186:4.2 — Mt 27:31c; Mk 15:20c.

Where it appears

Gabriel is linked in 85 paragraphs of the text; the first 40 are listed.

See also

• Bright and Morning Stars

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