All worlds of mortal ascent have exquisite temples of worship built by experienced architects of the spirit. [1]
Upon the rock of spiritual reality, Jesus declared he would build the living temple of spiritual fellowship in the eternal realities of his Father's kingdom. [2]
Take men into the temple before showing them its beauties, for first they must be reborn of the spirit to truly understand the profound teachings within. [3]
The value of beauty leading up to worship was emphasized by Jesus in teaching his apostles about the importance of simplicity and natural surroundings in connecting with God. [4] In light and life, temples and open-air arenas of worship are creations of beauty and grandeur, devoted to the training of mind and expansion of soul. [5]
The human body is the temple of God, where His spirit dwells and grants freedom and self-mastery. [6] Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up,” but many did not understand until after his resurrection. [7]
Temples were first fetish places because the dead were buried there, with the Israelites preserving their belief in stone altars as God's house. [8] Virgins dedicated themselves to tending fires in temples as a moral reaction to the older temple harlotry and mock sacrifice ceremonies. [9] About temple prostitution in ancient times see prostitution link. About the temple sleep see hynopsis link.
About the temple at Jerusalem see link below. About the temple guards in this temple see link below.
Father's temple in Dalamatia stood at the center of the city, surrounded by the administrative headquarters of the Prince and his associates, where the antidotal fruit of the tree of life granted immortality to the corporeal staff. [10]
Antioch, the capital of the Roman province of Syria, was known for its half-million inhabitants and as the third largest city in the empire, noted for its wickedness and immorality; while Gonod and Ganid visited the shrine of shame in the grove of Daphne, Jesus declined, finding such scenes repellent as an idealistic Hebrew. [11] In Rome, Ganid observed the grand temple of Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, and Apollo, pondering the ignorance that held the Romans in bondage. [12] The apostles and evangelists conducted small meetings in Tyre at the temple of Melkarth, where Jesus taught about the Father's love for all mankind. [13] The temple of Neptune in Alexandria was just one of the many chief attractions visited by Gonod, Jesus, and Ganid during their stay in the city. [14]
The exquisite stone shrine of Father in the Garden of Eden was destroyed by fire, leaving only the stone wall standing until the Garden was submerged, marking the second temple of the Father to perish. [15]
Religious training is the exclusive privilege of parents, with purely religious instruction given publicly only in the temple of philosophy on the main continental nation of a nearby planet. [16]
- Temple in circle of Sons on Jerusem. The Michael memorial, at the center of the circle of Sons on Jerusem, is a significant testament to the Master Son's bestowal on Urantia. [17]
- Temple in foreground of Father Melchizedek’s home. A unique Melchizedek Son's service is memorialized in a simple temple in the foreground of Father Melchizedek's home, marking his assignment to twenty-four missions of universe emergency during the first Michael bestowal. [18]
- Temple of finaliters on transitional world #1. Provision for entertainment is made for all beings on transitional world #1, where finaliters reside alongside salvaged children and their caretakers, with hospitable spornagia hosting and recognizing all classes of spirit beings, transition mortals, and student visitors. [19]
- Temple of light on transitional culture world #7. The temple of light on transitional culture world #7 welcomes all beings as worshipers in the silent sphere of the system. [20]
- Temple of Material Sons on Jerusem. The chief temple of the Material Sons on Jerusem is the central abode of celestial life divisions, including divine Sons, high spirits, superangels, angels, and midway creatures. [21]
- Temple of Morontia Companions on 1st mansion world. The temple of Morontia Companions on the 1st mansion world serves as the central hub for personal guides assisting ascending mortals, offspring of the local universe Mother Spirit. [22]
- Temple of New Life on mansion world #1. From the Temple of New Life on mansion world #1 extend seven radial wings, each devoted to one of the seven races of time, with one hundred thousand personal resurrection chambers in each wing for the assembly of up to one million individuals in the circular class assembly halls, surrounded by personality assembly chambers of blended races, where true and conscious reassembly of complete personality occurs for all eternity. [23]
- Temple of power on Jerusem. The concentric circles of Master Physical Controllers surround the vast temple of power on Jerusem. [24]
- Temple of records on Jerusem. The temple of records on Jerusem houses the keepers of the threefold system of records for the local systems. [25]
- Temple of System Sovereign on Jerusem. The temple of the System Sovereign on Jerusem is the center of the fifth circle, where the Lanonandeks, the sonship order, and the system reserves converge. [26]
- Temple of the Father on 7th transitional world. The temple of the Father on the 7th transitional world welcomes worshippers from all system worlds on their spiritual journey to worship the unseen Father. [27]
- Temple of wisdom on Uversa. The temple of wisdom on Uversa reveals the divine perfection of interplanetary communications in the superuniverse governments. [28]
- Shrine of Most Highs on Edentia. In the magnificent garden of Edentia, the shrine of the Most Highs stands as a central place of worship. [29]
- Undedicated temple on Jerusem. The undedicated temple on Jerusem is sealed with the insignia of Michael and bears the inscription “Undedicated to the seventh stage of spirit - to the eternal assignment.”. [30]