Showing posts with label death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label death. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Is There Hell?

There is no hell - in terms of burning or suffering eternally in a place of torment forever.

But there is hell - in terms of a painful life review process.

Urantia Book 112:5.9-11 is a good read. The answers are there. One needs to study those paragraphs with great insights in order to clearly understand them. Let me explain some more below, please:

"...You do not enter the kingdom of heaven unless you have been “born again”—born of the Spirit..." - Urantia Book 103:2.1

If you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven unless you have been “born again” - born of the Spirit, then please is it fair to shut out little babies who died before they could really make a real, eternally binding choice?

The Urantia Book Paper 47, Section 2, teaches that children 16 years old and below who die without receiving salvation are dependent on their parents. They would resurrect if either mom or dad resurrects. However, this does not give them automatic entrance into the heavenly mansion worlds to continue their ascension career.

Upon resurrection, these kids are taken to a world in the heavenly realms that is separate from "the seven mansion worlds". They are taken to the transition culture world #1, the world of the finaliters. There, they would continue living and given ample opportunities to choose God, to receive salvation, born again, born from above, or spirit-born.

Those who make the choice to submit wholeheartedly to the will of God, Source, or the heavenly Father, will then qualify to ascend to "heaven" - to the mansion worlds - the seven mansion worlds. Those who refuse shall experience a second death - the death of the soul. There is no resurrection from such a death (Urantia Book 47:2.7).

Now, please, how about those, 17 years and over, who die before making an eternally binding decision to reject God and also those who may have received salvation but gave themselves to ungodly things to such an extent that they were prevented from resurrecting within 3 days after death?

They have to go through a life review for a longer period of time, "... a transaction on the borderland of the physical and morontia realms..." (Urantia Book 112:5.9-11). This "transaction" can be a very painful experience. This is what some people see in their dreams or visions that they refer to as "hell fire".

It is a virtual construct, and it is not an everlasting experience. It is temporary. Final decisions will be made that would lead to either the resurrection of the soul or the annihilation of the soul. This is what our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters are actually referring to when they talk about purgatory.

A simple way to explain this virtual construct, this "transaction on the borderland of the physical and morontia realms" is this: It's like dreaming when you are sleeping at night. Your body is totally inactive, but you are active elsewhere, dreaming. After death, the soul goes to sleep. And you find yourself in this realm. It's like dreaming while the soul sleeps. Some of the experiences there might be pleasant; some might be very painful. It depends on how you live your life. Study Near Death Experiences, NDEs. NDEs are very, very revealing. 💖🙏😇✨️🌄

Love and Light! 
- Karo E.K.D. Akamune

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Death, Physical Death

 "...What magic could death, the natural dissolution of the material body, hold that such a simple step should instantly transform the mortal and material mind into an immortal and perfected spirit? Such beliefs are but ignorant superstitions and pleasing fables." - Urantia Book 48:0.3 

So, right here in the Urantia Book, we see that: 
Death, physical death, is the natural dissolution of the material body.
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Death is a simple step that we take to transition from this earthly realm to the celestial realms. 

Death is a technique that releases the soul and allows the soul and spirit to leave this earth and go to heaven. This is simply the function of death - death of the physical body. Death has no power to make you a perfected spirit. To become a perfected spirit, or for your soul to become perfect as your spirit Thought Adjuster is perfect, you have to grow intellectually and spiritually. 

Three Kinds of Death 
There are three different kinds of death:
UB Paper 112:3, "The Phenomenon of Death" 

112:3.1
Urantians generally recognize only one kind of death, the physical cessation of life energies; but concerning personality survival there are really three kinds:

112:3.2
1. Spiritual (soul) death. If and when mortal man has finally rejected survival, when he has been pronounced spiritually insolvent, morontially bankrupt, in the conjoint opinion of the Adjuster and the surviving seraphim, when such co-ordinate advice has been recorded on Uversa, and after the Censors and their reflective associates have verified these findings, thereupon do the rulers of Orvonton order the immediate release of the indwelling Monitor. But this release of the Adjuster in no way affects the duties of the personal or group seraphim concerned with that Adjuster-abandoned individual. This kind of death is final in its significance irrespective of the temporary continuation of the living energies of the physical and mind mechanisms. From the cosmic standpoint the mortal is already dead; the continuing life merely indicates the persistence of the material momentum of cosmic energies. 

112:3.3
2. Intellectual (mind) death. When the vital circuits of higher adjutant ministry are disrupted through the aberrations of intellect or because of the partial destruction of the mechanism of the brain, and if these conditions pass a certain critical point of irreparability, the indwelling Adjuster is immediately released to depart for Divinington. On the universe records a mortal personality is considered to have met with death whenever the essential mind circuits of human will-action have been destroyed. And again, this is death, irrespective of the continuing function of the living mechanism of the physical body. The body minus the volitional mind is no longer human, but according to the prior choosing of the human will, the soul of such an individual may survive. 

112:3.4
3. Physical (body and mind) death. When death overtakes a human being, the Adjuster remains in the citadel of the mind until it ceases to function as an intelligent mechanism, about the time that the measurable brain energies cease their rhythmic vital pulsations. Following this dissolution the Adjuster takes leave of the vanishing mind, just as unceremoniously as entry was made years before, and proceeds to Divinington by way of Uversa. 


Now please, let's take a look at, "The wages of sin is death." Please, what does this mean? 

Urantia Book 53:9.8
"But for ages the seven prison worlds of spiritual darkness in Satania have constituted a solemn warning to all Nebadon, eloquently and effectively proclaiming the great truth “that the way of the transgressor is hard”; “that within every sin is concealed the seed of its own destruction”; that “the wages of sin is death.”"  

“The wages of sin is death”: This is talking about spiritual or soul death NOT physical death (not body and mind death). Physical death is simply the natural dissolution of the material body of flesh and blood. It is used to release the soul and spirit from this earthly realm. Another way to release the soul and spirit from this earthly realm is translation by the spiritual fires of God, "chariots of fire": "the spiritual fires of consuming grandeur and ascending glory." (UB 55:2.5)

Blessed Be! 🍷❤️😇🙏
- Brother Karo Akamune 

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Hell Fire, the Lake of Fire and God's Love

Please, come with me, patiently... Here on Earth, if someone with a conscience does something bad, evil or wicked, he (or she) usually would feel really uncomfortable. He would feel some pains and would go through some sorrows. If he does something amazing and really good, he would feel happiness, joy, love and satisfaction.
In the after-life, when the physical body shell is discarded, these feelings of pains/sorrows or joy/gladness are highly, greatly amplified to the "nth degree". The joy, gladness and love become really, really "unspeakable"! The pains, sorrows and guilt become really, really amplified too. The physical, carnal body really does insulate us from or limit us from having a complete or total, all-encompassing feeling of "actual realities". The mortal death (the first death), changes all that.
This explains why souls feel great pains in hell or great joys unspeakable in heaven. God does not take pleasure in punishing you. But you reap what you sow. Plain and simple. 
However, the heavenly Father, the Father of all does not keep souls in hell forever. We must ask, "Keeping souls in hell eternally... ...Please, what purpose does it serve? How does that add value to the eternal plan and purpose of God? Who benefits from that?"
Revelation 20:14 says, "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death." Clearly, "hell" is not the same as "the lake of fire". If they are the same, hell will not be cast into the lake of fire. Hell cannot be cast into itself. So, please, what does this text mean? The mortal death is the first death. Now, some people will find themselves in hell. But after a while, "death and hell" would be cast into the lake of fire. What does this mean? It means they would go from hell to the lake of fire. Why?
The thing is, the love, mercy and justice of our changeless or immutable heavenly Father is far, far beyond our human understanding. Even in hell, people would have an opportunity to make an eternally binding decision to totally and completely reject God and his eternal plan and purpose. This decision, in all fairness, has to be made "consciously" and "wholeheartedly". True justice demands this. And many times, the confusion and turmoil of the very short life on Earth does not afford people the opportunity to make this decision. In all fairness, they must be afforded this opportunity. We are talking about souls that cannot be admitted into "heaven" - they have not met the requirements but at the same time, they have not fully and wholeheartedly rejected God - consciously or knowingly.
This is where "hell" comes in. It's a temporary holding place. If the soul repents completely and wholeheartedly submits to the Father's eternal plan, purpose and love, he (or she) gains the right to "ascend" to the celestial abodes of glory (a.k.a. heaven). If the soul refuses to wholeheartedly embrace the divine love and to fall in line with God's eternal plan and purpose, then there's nothing else Deity can do for such a soul. His/her final destination becomes "the lake of fire", which is "the second death" (Revelation 20:14).
"The lake of fire" is a coded term for annihilation or cessation of being. The individual will cease to exist. That's it. To God and to righteous spirits, cessation of being is a most painful thing - beyond what human words can describe. To them, it is synonymous with being cast into a lake of fire, world without end. The lake of fire is cessation of being. The soul has consciously and wholeheartedly decided not to be a part of God's eternal adventure. He (or she) would be let go!
Yes, Jesus Christ said in hell, the worms do not die and the fire is not quenched (Mark 9:48). But he never said the soul would be there eternally. After the first death (physical body death), if the soul lands in hell, he/she would continue his/her existence there. If that soul totally and completely refuses to be salvaged, he/she would experience death. This is the second death - the death of the soul. This means, "death and hell" for that particular individual is cast into "the lake of fire". This is the final judgment. There is no resurrection whatsoever for the individual at this stage. There is no resurrection from the second death.
The first death is death of the mortal flesh. But the soul continues to exist. The second death is death of the soul. With regards to "the spirit", it is with God - the spirit returns to God after the first death. At the second death, "the personality" returns to God. The soul disintegrates into nothingness. Anything of eternal value from the life experiences of the individual is preserved in "the spirit".
It is very important for us to understand that many times, symbols are used by the heavenly realms to communicate information to us, who live in the earthly realm. In your dream experiences, you may be shown "hell fire". This does not mean in literal terms there is a physical fire with people burning in it. The fire, the worms, etc that you may see are symbolic. You may even see angels interacting with the souls there. And the "interaction" may appear to your mortal mind as "torture". In actuality, the angels are ministering to the souls, seeking to assist them to evolve. What you see as "torture from angels" is symbolic. The soul is being provided opportunities to face what is holding him/her back from wholeheartedly embracing the divine love and the divine way. The weights and chains keeping him down in the pits of hell have to be broken to allow him ascend to heaven. It's not a walk in the park. There's conflict. There's pain. There's sorrow. It is what it is. But one day, a final choice will be made... 
No one will be in great pains and sorrows forever and ever in some hell. Being in hell eternally serves no value to anyone. It adds nothing to our heavenly Father's eternal plan and purpose. Nothing. It benefits no one. It adds nothing to the Father's eternal Kingdom. Plain and simple. The unfathomable love of the Father of fathers will go at any length to salvage or save his child. But that which love cannot save does not exist forever. Justice will terminate it. Some people do not understand these things, in part, because they have a very, very limited and a very, very faulty viewpoint of the concept of the soul. May the eyes of our understanding be enlightened. Amen.
Now may the will of God, our heavenly Father, the Father of spirits, be done by you! 👉🕴👈

I greet you!
- Pastor Karo Akamune
#OneLove  🙏
#FaithLiberated!

Monday, September 18, 2017

Death and the Seven Psychic Circles

Death and the Seven Psychic Circles


Please, note briefly:
There are Seven Psychic Circles. Each individual human being starts out at the Seventh Circle and makes progress “inwards and upwards” to the First Circle. It’s all about a beautiful combination of ever increasing intellectual development and continuous spiritual growth. To learn more about the seven psychic or cosmic circles of personality status, mind attainment, soul growth, and Adjuster attunement (intimacy with God) please see the Urantia Book, Paper 110, Section 6 (UB 110:6), "The Seven Psychic Circles": http://www.urantiabook.org/newbook/papers/p110.htm#P110_6_0


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Death and Resurrection within Three Days

Basically, it takes about "three days" for a believer who has died to arrive at the Mansion Worlds (aka “Heaven”). This is because the Guardian Angel (Seraphim) and the Thought Adjuster (the indwelt spirit Monitor, the divine fractal, the spirit of God the Father within) have to spend time to go through some protocols, standard operating procedures and transactions before they show up on the Mansion Worlds. The Seraphim, in a sense, has the soul in safekeeping and the divine Monitor holds the spirit transcript, the spiritualized mind or the "spirit-mind" of the human. They hold in safekeeping ("trust").  Please, let us take a good look at the Urantia Book (UB) for it presents outstanding revelations concerning this matter.

UB 113:6.5, "The guardian seraphim is the custodial trustee of the survival values of mortal man’s slumbering soul as the absent Adjuster is the identity of such an immortal universe being. When these two collaborate in the resurrection halls of mansonia in conjunction with the newly fabricated morontia form, there occurs the reassembly of the constituent factors of the personality of the mortal ascender."

Now what are the transactions or standard operating procedures that the Guardian Seraphim and Mystery Monitor (Adjuster) go through?

The Angel:
UB 113:6.2, "The instant the pilot light in the human mind disappears, the spirit luminosity which seraphim associate with the presence of the Adjuster, the attending angel reports in person to the commanding angels, successively, of the group, company, battalion, unit, legion, and host; and after being duly registered for the final adventure of time and space, such an angel receives certification by the planetary chief of seraphim for reporting to the Evening Star (or other lieutenant of Gabriel) in command of the seraphic army of this candidate for universe ascension. And upon being granted permission from the commander of this highest organizational unit, such a guardian of destiny proceeds to the first mansion world and there awaits the consciousizing of her former ward in the flesh."

The Adjuster:
UB 112:4.1, "When death of a material, intellectual, or spiritual nature occurs, the Adjuster bids farewell to the mortal host and departs for Divinington. From the headquarters of the local universe and the superuniverse a reflective contact is made with the supervisors of both governments, and the Monitor is registered out by the same number that recorded entry into the domains of time."

UB 112:4.13, "If the human individual survives without delay, the Adjuster, so I am instructed, registers at Divinington, proceeds to the Paradise presence of the Universal Father, returns immediately and is embraced by the Personalized Adjusters of the superuniverse and local universe of assignment, receives the recognition of the chief Personalized Monitor of Divinington, and then, at once, passes into the “realization of identity transition,” being summoned therefrom on the third period and on the mansion world in the actual personality form made ready for the reception of the surviving soul of the earth mortal as that form has been projected by the guardian of destiny."

Please, take note of the term, "third period" - third day. Clearly, we see that the attending Seraphim and Thought Adjuster of the human being go through some laid down procedures at the death of the mortal. Going through those protocols takes time. This is why you would not literally appear on the first Mansion World the very instant you die.


Death and a Future Resurrection

Now please, let us take a look at Paper 112:4.12, "If, when death overtakes you, you have attained the third circle or a higher realm and therefore have had assigned to you a personal guardian of destiny, and if the final transcript of the summary of survival character submitted by the Adjuster is unconditionally certified by the destiny guardian — if both seraphim and Adjuster essentially agree in every item of their life records and recommendations — if the Universal Censors and their reflective associates on Uversa confirm this data and do so without equivocation or reservation, in that event the Ancients of Days flash forth the mandate of advanced standing over the communication circuits to Salvington, and, thus released, the tribunals of the Sovereign of Nebadon will decree the immediate passage of the surviving soul to the resurrection halls of the mansion worlds."

Please, observe closely that Paper 112:4.12 gives some conditions ("if statements") that you must meet to qualify to get to our nearest "Heaven" (the Mansion Worlds) on the third period (within three days). One of these conditions is that you must have attained the third circle or a higher realm. This means by way of overall intellectual development and spiritual growth, you must have attained the Third Psychic (Cosmic) Circle or a higher realm (i.e. the Second or First Psychic Circle) before you die.

Each and every single one of those conditions must be met. Otherwise, you will sleep the sleep of death to await a Dispensational Resurrection or some later Resurrection at the discretion of "God" (to put it quite simply): “If the mortal associate belongs to a group that will be repersonalized at the end of a dispensation, the Adjuster will not immediately return to the mansion world of the former system of service but will, according to choice, enter upon one of the following temporary assignments…” – UB 112:4.4. This group of people that would resurrect at the end of a dispensation comprises individuals in the Seventh and Fourth Psychic Circles (inclusive).

So right here, we see two groups of people: people who would resurrect within three days after they die and people who would sleep the sleep of death and resurrect at a future time. And please, note that to be “repersonalized at the end of a dispensation” means to be resurrected at the end of a dispensation. An example of a dispensational resurrection occurred after Jesus resurrected: Matthew 27:52-53, “And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose. And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.”

Dispensational Resurrections take place at the end of a dispensation and there are reasons to believe that other periodic resurrections occur from time to time even though the majority of humans living on the Earth may not be aware of this.


Death (in actuality, “Translation”) by way of Adjuster Fusion on Earth

Fusion with one’s Thought Adjuster on Earth applies to individuals who are in the first Cosmic or Psychic Circle AND have attained translation levels of spiritual progress. You have to attain a certain higher level of spiritual maturity and remarkably outstanding intimacy with God for this to occur in your life – right here on Earth (Urantia). In passing, we may say that Thought Adjuster fusion is the attainment of “complete and eternal oneness” with the God-within, the spirit of God in man, the candle light of God in you, the Still Small Voice within.

UB 55:1.6, "On presettled worlds, planets without morontia temples, these fusion flashes many times occur in the planetary atmosphere, where the material body of a translation candidate is elevated by the midway creatures and the physical controllers."

UB 55:1.5, "...the translation... ...the blazing glory of the consuming fire which so completely obliterates the physical bodies of those mortals who therein experience final fusion with their divine Adjusters."


In Conclusion…

Therefore, we may say that for a first circler who fuses with his/her Thought Adjuster while in the flesh, on Earth, “going to Heaven” occurs in an "instant" - zero days; within minutes! This is what happened to Enoch and Elijah - "fusion", total and eternal oneness with the God-within. But it's three days for a first circler who dies before fusion takes place.

For a second and third circler, it's three days. (That's for those who attained the second or third psychic circle.)

For those between the fourth and seventh psychic or cosmic circles (between fourth and seventh, inclusive), it takes longer than three days. They may have to sleep the sleep of death and await a Dispensational Resurrection or a general Resurrection that occurs periodically at the discretion of our Creator-Father, Christ Michael and/or a Descending Paradise Son.

The "wait time" boils down to the level of cosmic circle attainment. It's easy to see this because the Universal Law states clearly, "You reap what you sow." You have obtained the gift of "salvation" (survival). That's great! However, that, in and of itself is not enough to get you to transition from this Earth realm to the Heavenly realms immediately after your death. And clearly, death in and of itself has no such powers to immediately catapult you or instantly take you there.

To get to heaven instantly (by way of "fusion") or to get there within a few days (three days), you must sow the requisite seeds of higher levels of love, righteousness, intelligence, wisdom, knowledge and understanding and deep intimacy with God the Paradise Father, the First Source and Center. You cannot allow yourself to be stuck on the sixth cosmic circle and expect to resurrect within the same time frame as a third, a second or a pre-fusion first circler. Nah! Mba! It does not happen. You have to “ascend” to the mansion worlds in your own individual right or await a dispensational summoning of the sleeping survivors of a planetary age (See UB 112:4.3). And we can see clearly that this depends on the level of cosmic or psychic circle that you have attained. “You reap what you sow.” This is not surprising for Jesus always gave parables along the lines of sowing and reaping.


To learn more about the seven psychic or cosmic circles of personality status, mind attainment, soul growth, and Adjuster attunement (intimacy with God) please see Paper 110:6, "The Seven Psychic Circles": http://www.urantiabook.org/newbook/papers/p110.htm#P110_6_0


Karo Akamune is Lead Pastor of the Christ Michael Center, an oasis of Love, Light and Life!
www.christmichaelcenter.org




Friday, April 21, 2017

Praying for the Death of your Enemies

Praying for the death of your enemies runs contrary to the gospel of the Kingdom of God. Our Heavenly Father desires that all men and women should come to repentance, embrace His salvation and come to the knowledge of truth. Jesus made this very clear in his earth life and teachings. Also let's not forget that God prepares a table before us IN THE PRESENCE OF our enemies - in their presence NOT in their absence. 

And why do you think it's done in their presence? The answer is simple: to give them another opportunity to see the goodness of God and open their hearts to embrace salvation and love.

We may pray for the destruction, the termination, the thwarting, the nullification and the annihilation of the schemes, strategies, plans and works of our enemies but not for the death of the individuals themselves. Whether a man dies or lives is outside our jurisdiction. That must be left for God to deal with. He is the ultimate Judge. That's His call not ours.

Friday, November 20, 2015

You Pray for the Death of Your Enemies?

Did God tell you to pray for the death of your enemies? What happened to, "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you?" Where did you see Jesus or Paul praying for the death of their enemies, persecutors or haters? Who made you a Judge and Arbiter over others - whether they live or die?
What happened to, "God prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies"? It doesn't say, "in the absence of my enemies". It says, "in the presence of my enemies". A reason for this is so they can see the goodness of God in your life and the error of their ways - which can lead them to repentance...
Praying for the death of your fellow human beings is rooted in fear, hatred, revenge and unforgiveness. Wake up your heart to LOVE and FORGIVENESS. God is the Great Judge. He gives life. And He determines when a life should be terminated. Not you! Stay in your lane!

Why pray for the death of others? 
People have to make use of the appropriate words - most especially in an enlightened age. Highly spiritually matured and knowledgeable people choose their words carefully. It is far better to use words that make it clear that you desire the evil machinations of your enemies to be destroyed instead of speaking as though you yearn for the individual human being to physically die. ....and going about the place decreeing physical death on people, left, right and center... Such fake decrees cannot be honored by an Almighty, all powerful, all knowing and at the same time, all loving God.

A brother, Emeka Odoemene puts it quite nicely, "God is a loving Father and He is Father to both the righteous and the sinner. We, earthly parents would not kill one (or some) of our children because he oppresses other children. So, people should stop expecting God to answer their prayers to kill other humans for some wicked acts. He owns all lives and would take them when he wants." 

"Suffer not a witch to live."
That instruction was based on the level of enlightenment of the people of that day - Moses' day and era. The Paradise Father does not see that as "His Word". Another example is: "An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth." And you know Jesus made it clear that it is not the Word of God or that our Heavenly Father doesn't want us to implement that. But Moses and his crew taught that. Knowledge has increased. A greater enlightenment has come. We should know better. We are guided by the perfect law of liberty and love. Vengeance belongs to God. Let Him do His thing.



2 Timothy 4:4 
"Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will pay him back for his deeds." - Paul
This clearly falls in line with God's modus operandi. Paul knew better. He didn't pray for the man's death. God is the Judge. 

On very few occasions, an instant judgment may be delivered by God or the Celestial forces. And sometimes the verdict may be literally uttered by or through the mouth of the faith-liberated and love-soaked believer. A close look at God's dealings with humans show that such instances are very rare and "Justice" is always mingled with "Mercy". You cannot site such rare examples and run away praying everyday or every week for people to die! You have to understand the "operations of spirit" or the modus operandi of spirit - the divine spirit realm... AND TAKE NOTE: Such instant Judgment comes from God - 
not someone randomly praying for disaster to strike another human being, who in actuality is a brother or sister... 

A key guiding principle is seen in a question: "Where is love and forgiveness and divine purpose in this matter?" - whatever matter or situation that may be before you.

Once again, we re-echo, "People have to make use of the appropriate words - most especially in an enlightened age. Highly spiritually matured and knowledgeable people choose their words carefully. It is far better to use words that make it clear that you desire the evil machinations of your enemies to be destroyed instead of speaking as though you yearn for the individual human being to physically die. ....and going about the place decreeing physical death on people, left, right and center... Such fake decrees cannot be honored by an Almighty, all powerful, all knowing and at the same time, all loving God." 


Be blessed!
- Pastor Karo Akamune

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Psalm 23

The original #PSALM23 that was revealed to David, as a little shepherd boy:

The Gods are my caretakers; I shall not stray;
Side by side they lead me in the beautiful paths and glorious refreshing of life everlasting.
I shall not, in this Divine Presence, want for food nor thirst for water.
Though I go down into the valley of uncertainty or ascend up into the worlds of doubt,
Though I move in loneliness or with the fellows of my kind,
Though I triumph in the choirs of light or falter in the solitary places of the spheres,
Your good spirit shall minister to me, and your glorious angel will comfort me.
Though I descend into the depths of darkness and death itself,
I shall not doubt you nor fear you,
For I know that in the fullness of time and the glory of your name
You will raise me up to sit with you on the battlements on high.
- From The Urantia Book 48:6.9-19

UB 48:6.20 says, "That is the story whispered in the night season to the shepherd boy. He could not retain it word for word, but to the best of his memory he gave it much as it is recorded today."
Source: http://www.urantia.org/urantia-book-standardized/paper-48-morontia-life

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PSALM 23 as we have it today:

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
- From Psalm 23, The Bible
Source: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+23&version=KJV