Judgment

In the Urantia Book

By man

• Judging others unfairly is dangerous; mercy must be shown to receive mercy. 133:3.6 146:2.6 159:1.6
• Do not prejudge your fellow creatures; angels, although greater in power, do not sit in judgment on mankind. 38:2.4 133:1.2 | prejudice
• Judge not the soul by a single unfortunate human episode, but by spiritual longings and purposes. 156:5.9
• Judge the primitive religion of man according to their enlightenment, not your own standards of knowledge and truth. 101:9.2
• Let Nathaniel give account of himself to God, for who among us is competent to judge his brother? 139:6.5
• Justice must be administered by the social group, not by individuals, to ensure fairness and eliminate personal bias. 10:6.2 70:10.13 104:2.5 133:1.2 159:1.6
• The Spirit of Truth enables wise judgment in your hearts as I depart to be restored to my place on high. 180:6.2
• Maturity and judgment are concomitant of lengthening time unit in experience, illuminating the true meaning of the present and enhancing values of the future. 118:1.3-8

Day of judgment

• On the day of judgment, those who claim to have done great works in the name of Jesus but lacked sincerity will be rejected, while those who faithfully represent him will be welcomed into the kingdom of the heavenly Father. 140:3.20 144:5.33 147:3.3 166:3.4
• Zoroaster and the Egyptians taught the day of judgment, influencing Jewish beliefs on heaven and hell. 95:6.6
• Under Mithraism, believers worshiped in secret, partaking in rituals to secure eternal life and face judgment before Mithras. 98:5.4

Divine judgment

• In the day of judgment, the lives men live will sit in judgment on all, with three questions asked of the rich: how much wealth did you accumulate, how did you get this wealth, and how did you use your wealth. 165:4.10-13
• When a thousand or a million witnesses have testified, the Censor's divine revelation represents the ultimate and irrefutable judgment. 19:4.5
• Lucifer's message absolved the Life Carriers from all future criticism of their work on Urantia. 62:7.5
• In the next world, mortals will be asked to give an account of their endowments and stewardships, facing a just and merciful reckoning based on how they used their talents for the higher duty of serving others and worshipping God. 112:5.10 133:4.7 176:3.7-8
• At death, mortals stand in immediate presence of judgment, facing the new dispensation of service in the eternal plan of the infinite Father. 176:2.7
• At the final judgment, eternal destiny depends on faithfulness, not material success, echoing the devotion and love found in the relationships of the Havona Servitals and Graduate Guides. 25:1.6
• Judgment, in matters of cosmic rebellion like Lucifer's, belongs exclusively to the Ancients of Days. 53:1.2
• Conciliating commissions are indispensable for maintaining harmony in the universe of universes by swiftly resolving minor disputes as they traverse space at triple velocity. 25:2.11
• Delay in executing judgment may be justified if it allows for the opportunity of repentance and rehabilitation. 54:4-5
• Judgment ever fulfills divine love of God 3. Ancients of Days. 10:6.8
• Creators like the Master Son, Michael, focus on creation, sustenance, and ministry, leaving judgment to beings of high training and creature experience. 33:7.1
• The Father, source of all true judgment, is the one with whom I would judge, if I were to judge. 162:5.2
• The Stationary Sons of the Trinity carry out judgment, the final application of justice, based on evidence from the personalities of the Infinite Spirit. 10:6.4
• Human lives are recorded and judged by seraphim and Censors in the morontia estate. 112:6.4
• If in doubt about advancing a human identity to the mansion worlds, universe governments invariably rule in the personal interests of that individual, ensuring divine justice and extending opportunities for divine mercy. 112:5.7
• All beings will have one true opportunity to make a final and self-conscious eternal choice, ensuring that no soul will be deprived of personality status without fully committing to their decision. 112:5.9
• When mercy is exhausted, justice prevails and righteousness decrees in the well-ordered universe, where divine equity always prevails. 28:6.7 33:7.8
• Magisterial Sons close planetary dispensations, adjudicate judicial actions, and serve as high magistrates of the realms. 20:2.5-7 20:3.1
• The living records of mercy ministration from the Memories of Mercy are presented as testimony in the courts of Uversa during the adjudication of each individual's right to unending life. 28:6.6
• In the superuniverse courts, Mighty Messengers defend individuals and planets, while Those High in Authority prosecute, and Those without Name and Number serve as jurors, ensuring justice and rectifying misadaptations in the evolutionary universes. 22:2.8 22:3.4 22:4.3
• Before execution of penalty, an adjudication must be satisfactory to all related persons. 54:3.2
• Justice never destroys what mercy can save, as the Father's love dominates supreme judgment, offering salvation to every evildoer. 54:5.3
• For probationary nursery children who do not choose survival, death ends their careers with no hope of resurrection or adjudication. 47:2.7
• The judgment of nonsurvivors is never attributed to neglect of duty or devotion on the part of the Adjuster; they may be reassigned after adjudication or personalized by the Universal Father. 40:4.1
• System Sovereigns enforce legislative mandates and execute judicial decrees in constellations and local universes. 33:8.1
• Those rejecting Jesus and his teachings will be brought to judgment by the Father and those appointed to sit in judgment. 174:5.7
• In the final judgment before the Ancients of Days, the counsel of the Imports of Time is crucial in ensuring ample time for decisions and choices. 28:6.10
• Unbiased testimony from reflective seconaphim guides angelic judgments with clarity and fairness. 28:4.11
• Universal Censors play a vital role throughout the grand universe, acting in conjunction with other beings and serving as an integral component of dispensational adjudications. 19:4.3
• Universe authorities prioritize patience, understanding, and mercy in the universal plan, choosing to risk system rebellion over denying a mortal's chance at an ascending career. 112:5.8
• Judgment is vested in those knowing antecedents and motives, ensuring fair punishment and mercy in the universe. 133:1.2 133:4.12
• God is divinely fair and just, even charmingly merciful, in the final judgments of primitive mortals climbing to higher spiritual intelligence. 40:5.11
• Jesus came not to judge but to offer salvation, for he who believes in the gospel believes in Him who sent him and shall no longer walk in darkness, but have the light of life. 140:3.17 162:5.2 162:7.4 174:5.7

Universal Censors

• The Universal Censors appropriate Adjuster and seraphic records for judgment of the deceased human's survival character and spiritual qualities. 112:4.2
• The eight billion Universal Censors are the judgment of Deity, embodying the united wisdom of the Paradise Trinity. (19:4.1,4)
• Judges and censors decree mortal survival based on discerning the evolving morontial soul, guided by the divine parent, the Adjuster. 108:6.6

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.

• Judge not lest you be judged 146:2.6 — Mt 7:1-2.
• People must hear crys of poor 146:2.6 — Pr 21:13.
• Angels don't accuse you 38:2.4 — 2 P 2:11.
• I have come to bring joy 139:6.5 — Jn 15:11. *I have come to bring gladness*: Mk 4:16; Acts 2:46; Acts 14:17; Heb 1:8-9. *I have come to bring abundant life*: Jn 10:10.
• Necessity for leaving 180:6.2 — Jn 16:5-8.
• False claims of faith 140:3.20 — Mt 7:22-23. *Reward to faithful*: Mt 7:24; Lk 6:47.
• My Father works and I work 147:3.3 — Jn 5:17. *Hearers and believers have eternal life*: Jn 5:24-28; Jn 6:40.
• Those who spurn kingdom 166:3.4 — Lk 13:25-27.
• No entry to fold 166:3.4 — Mt 7:21-23; Mt 25:11-13.
• Stand at door and knock 166:3.4 — Rev 3:20.
• Fight the good fight of faith 166:3.4 — 1 Ti 6:12; 2 Ti 4:7.
• Judge justly 133:4.7 — Mt 7:2; Lk 6:38; Jm 2:12-13. *Judge of all the earth*: Gn 18:24-25. *Justice, fairness, and mercy*: 1 Ki 8:30,34,36,39; Ps 32:1; Is 1:18-20; Mt 6:12,14-15; Mk 11:25-26; Lk 6:36-38; Lk 11:4.
• Enter joy of Lord 176:3.7 — Mt 25:21b, 23b.
• Here is truth you gave 176:3.7 — Mt 25:24-26.
• What difference is it to you? 176:2.7 — Mt 24:42-44.
• Well done, good & faithful 25:1.6 — Mt 25:21,23; Lk 19:17.
• The judge rebuke you 53:1.2 — Jud 1:9; As. Mos. 1:1.
• Jesus is the light of the world 162:5.2 — Is 9:2; Mt 4:16; Lk 1:78-79; Lk 2:32; Jn 1:4-9; Jn 3:19; Jn 8:12; Jn 9:5; Jn 12:35-36.
• Witness of Jesus' identity 162:5.2 — Jn 8:13-19.
• Judgment of Ancient of Days 28:6.6 — Dn 7:9-10.
• Jesus' statement to the world 174:5.7 — Jn 12:44-50.
• Save men, not judge them 140:3.17 — Mt 7:1-2; Lk 6:37. *Mote in other's eye, beam in yours*: Mt 7:3-5; Lk 6:41-42.
• Which convicts me of sin 162:7.4 — Jn 8:46-50.

Where it appears

Judgment is linked in 125 paragraphs of the text; the first 40 are listed.

See also

• conciliating commissions
• courts
• extinction
• justice
• law
• nonsurvivors
• resurrection
• survival (of mortal death)

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