Who are the 24 elders (Four and Twenty Elders) mentioned in Revelation 5:8, New Testament?
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Q● Who could possibly be the 24 elders mentioned in Revelation 5:8 , New Testament Bible?
A● When in temporary exile on Patmos, John wrote the Book of Revelation, which we now have in greatly abridged and distorted form. This Book of Revelation contains the surviving fragments of a great revelation, large portions of which were lost, other portions of which were removed, subsequent to John’s writing. It is preserved in only fragmentary and adulterated form. Because of the loss of four fifths of this great revelation received by John and the more or less complete alterations of the remaining one fifth of this revelation it now has very little spiritual value as a personal revelation from God.
John traveled much, labored incessantly, and after becoming bishop of the Asia churches, settled down at Ephesus. He directed his associate, Nathan, in the writing of the so-called “Gospel according to John,” at Ephesus, when he was ninety-nine years old. Of all the twelve apostles, John Zebedee eventually became the outstanding theologian. He died a natural death at Ephesus in A.D. 103 when he was one hundred and one years of age.
While on Patmos John was taken to both the Throne World of Christ and the System Capital of our world and in these revelations he saw the 4 and 20 Counsellors established by Christ shortly after leaving our world as Jesus of Nazareth.
You should distinguish clearly in your mind the difference between the personal revelations of God that flash on earth in the lives of those who reveal God to their fellows and Epochal Revelations always presented as new and enlightening truths to this world by the Divine Sons of God. Their have only been 5 revelations of Epochal significance on this world, the 4th being the arrival of Jesus. The record below is from the 5th Epochal Revelation of God to man presented to the world in the year 1955.
The Four and Twenty Counselors
At the center of the seven angelic residential circles on Jerusem the capital of our system of worlds is located the headquarters of the Urantia (The name given to this world 1 billion years ago.) advisory council, the four and twenty counselors. John the Revelator called them the four and twenty elders: “And round about the throne were four and twenty seats, and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment.” The throne in the center of this group is the judgment seat of the presiding archangel, the throne of the resurrection roll call of mercy and justice for all Satania.(The name of our system of 10,000 worlds) This judgment seat has always been on Jerusem, but the twenty-four surrounding seats were placed in position no more than nineteen hundred years ago, soon after Christ Michael was elevated to the full sovereignty of Nebadon (The Universe created by Christ). These four and twenty counselors are his personal agents on Jerusem, and they have authority to represent Christ the Master Son in all matters concerning the roll calls of Satania and in many other phases of the scheme of mortal ascension on the isolated worlds of the system. They are the designated agents for executing the special requests of Gabriel and the unusual mandates of Christ Michael.
These twenty-four counselors have been recruited from the eight Urantia (our world) races, and the last of this group were assembled at the time of the resurrection roll call of Christ Michael, nineteen hundred years ago. This Urantia advisory council is made up of the following members:
1. Onagar, the master mind of the pre-Planetary Prince age, who directed his fellows in the worship of “The Breath Giver.”
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2. Mansant, the great teacher of the post-Planetary Prince age on Urantia, who pointed his fellows to the veneration of “The Great Light.”
3. Onamonalonton, a far-distant leader of the red man and the one who directed this race from the worship of many gods to the veneration of “The Great Spirit.”
4. Orlandof, a prince of the blue men and their leader in the recognition of the divinity of “The Supreme Chief.”
5. Porshunta, the oracle of the extinct orange race and the leader of this people in the worship of “The Great Teacher.”
6. Singlangton, the first of the yellow men to teach and lead his people in the worship of “One Truth” instead of many. Thousands of years ago the yellow man knew of the one God.
7. Fantad, the deliverer of the green men from darkness and their leader in the worship of “The One Source of Life.”
8. Orvonon, the enlightener of the indigo races (Black Man) and their leader in the onetime service of “The God of Gods.”
9. Adam, the discredited but rehabilitated planetary father of Urantia, a Material Son of God who was relegated to the likeness of mortal flesh, but who survived and was subsequently elevated to this position by the decree of Michael.
10. Eve, the mother of the violet race of Urantia, who suffered the penalty of default with her mate and was also rehabilitated with him and assigned to serve with this group of mortal survivors.
11. Enoch, the first of the mortals of Urantia to fuse with the Thought Adjuster during the mortal life in the flesh.
12. Moses, the emancipator of a remnant of the submerged violet race and the instigator of the revival of the worship of the Universal Father under the name of “The God of Israel.”
13. Elijah, a translated soul of brilliant spiritual achievement during the post-Material Son age.
14. Machiventa Melchizedek, the only Son of this order to bestow himself upon the Urantia races. While still numbered as a Melchizedek, he has become “forever a minister of the Most Highs,” eternally assuming the assignment of service as a mortal ascender, having sojourned on Urantia in the likeness of mortal flesh at Salem in the days of Abraham. This Melchizedek has latterly been proclaimed vicegerent Planetary Prince of Urantia with headquarters on Jerusem and authority to act in behalf of Michael, who is actually the Planetary Prince of the world whereon he experienced his terminal bestowal in human form. Notwithstanding this, Urantia is still supervised by successive resident governors general, members of the four and twenty counselors.
15. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Michael’s mission on Urantia and, in the flesh, distant cousin of the Son of Man.
16. 1-2-3 the First, the leader of the loyal midway creatures in the service of Gabriel at the time of the Caligastia betrayal, elevated to this position by Michael soon after his entrance upon unconditioned sovereignty.
These selected personalities are exempt from the ascension regime for the time being, on Gabriel’s request, and we have no idea how long they may serve in this capacity.
Seats numbers 17, 18, 19, and 20 are not permanently occupied. They are temporarily filled by the unanimous consent of the sixteen permanent members, being kept open for later assignment to ascending mortals from the present postbestowal Son age on Urantia.
Numbers 21, 22, 23, and 24 are likewise temporarily filled while being held in reserve for the great teachers of other and subsequent ages which undoubtedly will follow the present age. Eras of the Magisterial Sons and Teacher Sons and the ages of light and life are to be anticipated on Urantia, regardless of unexpected visitations of divine Sons which may or may not occur.
Bible Gateway passage: Revelation 5 - New International Version
5 8 And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.
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