Jesus’ Adjuster time limitations

Perhaps this text will help explain:

136:5.3 (1516.3) Before coming down from the forty days’ retreat in the hills, Jesus assigned the immediate command of this attendant host of universe personalities to his recently Personalized Adjuster, and for more than four years of Urantia time did these selected personalities from every division of universe intelligences obediently and respectfully function under the wise guidance of this exalted and experienced Personalized Mystery Monitor. In assuming command of this mighty assembly, the Adjuster, being a onetime part and essence of the Paradise Father, assured Jesus that in no case would these superhuman agencies be permitted to serve, or manifest themselves in connection with, or in behalf of, his earth career unless it should develop that the Father willed such intervention. Thus by one great decision Jesus voluntarily deprived himself of all superhuman co-operation in all matters having to do with the remainder of his mortal career unless the Father might independently choose to participate in some certain act or episode of the Son’s earth labors.

136:5.4 (1516.4) In accepting this command of the universe hosts in attendance upon Christ Michael, the Personalized Adjuster took great pains to point out to Jesus that, while such an assembly of universe creatures could be limited in their space activities by the delegated authority of their Creator, such limitations were not operative in connection with their function in time. And this limitation was dependent on the fact that Adjusters are nontime beings when once they are personalized. Accordingly was Jesus admonished that, while the Adjuster’s control of the living intelligences placed under his command would be complete and perfect as to all matters involving space, there could be no such perfect limitations imposed regarding time. Said the Adjuster: “I will, as you have directed, enjoin the employment of this attendant host of universe intelligences in any manner in connection with your earth career except in those cases where the Paradise Father directs me to release such agencies in order that his divine will of your choosing may be accomplished, and in those instances where you may engage in any choice or act of your divine-human will which shall only involve departures from the natural earth order as to time. In all such events I am powerless, and your creatures here assembled in perfection and unity of power are likewise helpless. If your united natures once entertain such desires, these mandates of your choice will be forthwith executed. Your wish in all such matters will constitute the abridgment of time, and the thing projected is existent. Under my command this constitutes the fullest possible limitation which can be imposed upon your potential sovereignty. In my self-consciousness time is nonexistent, and therefore I cannot limit your creatures in anything related thereto.”

136:5.5 (1517.1) Thus did Jesus become apprised of the working out of his decision to go on living as a man among men. He had by a single decision excluded all of his attendant universe hosts of varied intelligences from participating in his ensuing public ministry except in such matters as concerned time only. It therefore becomes evident that any possible supernatural or supposedly superhuman accompaniments of Jesus’ ministry pertained wholly to the elimination of time unless the Father in heaven specifically ruled otherwise. No miracle, ministry of mercy, or any other possible event occurring in connection with Jesus’ remaining earth labors could possibly be of the nature or character of an act transcending the natural laws established and regularly working in the affairs of man as he lives on Urantia except in this expressly stated matter of time. No limits, of course, could be placed upon the manifestations of “the Father’s will.” The elimination of time in connection with the expressed desire of this potential Sovereign of a universe could only be avoided by the direct and explicit act of the will of this God-man to the effect that time, as related to the act or event in question, should not be shortened or eliminated. In order to prevent the appearance of apparent time miracles, it was necessary for Jesus to remain constantly time conscious. Any lapse of time consciousness on his part, in connection with the entertainment of definite desire, was equivalent to the enactment of the thing conceived in the mind of this Creator Son, and without the intervention of time.

136:5.6 (1517.2) Through the supervising control of his associated and Personalized Adjuster it was possible for Michael perfectly to limit his personal earth activities with reference to space, but it was not possible for the Son of Man thus to limit his new earth status as potential Sovereign of Nebadon as regards time. And this was the actual status of Jesus of Nazareth as he went forth to begin his public ministry on Urantia.

According to my understanding there were no and can be no "miracles" really. Miracles are that which is inexplicable and cannot be explained (or understood) with logic or knowledge according to the witnesses of such phenomenon. Much is miraculous. The more ignorant and superstitious we are, the more so called miracles we witness.

The authors of the Papers share many mysteries they cannot explain or understand even. The inexplicable leads to much speculation when knowledge cannot explain such events or truths by experience, education, reason, or wisdom.

The universe is a place of many mysteries, especially so for evolutionary and experiential beings. Apparently, all sentient beings have a keen curiosity and love for discovery and understanding and achievement. Mysteries trigger speculation and the desire to evaluate and understand both causes and effects.

Three of the greatest mysteries presented in Part 4 are the techniques employed for a Creator Son's incarnation and his morontial resurrection. And in the case of Jesus, the miraculous resurrection of Lazarus...including the fact that the Adjuster of Lazarus received instructions to tarry awhile pending the arrival of Jesus, that being quite a deliberate and miraculous act of compassion.

In the feeding of the 5000 and subsequent King Making episode, Jesus demonstrated the inherent disappointment and spiritually ineffective alure of miracles, wonders, and signs. The giving of sight to the blind man in Jerusalem was a deliberate provocation by its power to generate chatter and the fear of religious authority.

The UB authors leave much unrevealed and plenty unexplained to whet our appetite to understand and learn and know. Mysteries and speculations are inherently natural to those with mind and personality I think.

Jesus is presented as frequently surprised, despite his uncanny foresight and strategic perspective and knowledge of human tendencies, he understood the limits of predictability and inherency of uncertainty. His faith was in ultimacy and the absolute qualities of the Divine Nature in God's friendly universe. No need to fear the temporal uncertainties when the eternal ultimacy is itself so certain.

Truth is a function of discovery and discernment and utilization which demands thinking and reflection and imagination and insight and refinement and adjustment and adaptation. I believe the UB is a gift that has been earned collectively by the prior achievements and evolutionary progress already acquired by our curiosity and speculation and inspiration and insights applied to the art of living!

Just my speculative opinion.... :wink:

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