Meet Revie, the spirited butterfly who reminds us that the gulf between opposing philosophies cannot be bridged without the help of epochal revelation. Only with such a unified and comprehensive worldview can humanity transcend the philosophical chaos and spiritual stagnation that now exists in the midst of unprecedented scientific achievement.

When I look at our world today, the need for spiritual living seems to be more important than ever.

We know that science -which holds that the Big Bang was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics - does not nurture spiritual growth. We also know that “old religion” - which teaches that the universe and all life is the creation of God - may not survive the 21st century if it keeps refusing to embrace what is revealed by scientific discovery. In progressive circles, idealist ontology aims to unite science with religion, proposing that the universe is a manifestation of consciousness, Spirit, or intelligence; such a philosophy appeals to the increasingly secular thinking of our times. But does it promote spiritual living? Can it really inspire the formation of an advanced civilization, something archaic religion and materialistic science have failed to produce?

We can look around and see the answer is no. Partial approaches to the reality of the cosmos must be harmonized to establish unity in our understanding of the universe. This new and righteous vision of our origin, history, and destiny will elevate the quality of our thinking and interactions with one another to truly advance our world.

Is this achievable? Yes it is, but are we willing to take the steps? Questions arise: Am I willing to expand the Big Picture of Existence beyond the model that I currently grasp? Am I ready to search for higher truths outside my comfort zone? Am I willing to explore new and higher spiritual meanings in what I already know? Our egos are stubborn and our minds tend to be lazy, yet planetary progress requires us to develop humility and courage beyond that which we usually muster. Nothing less will advance philosophy and religion to support a growing spiritual culture.

Epochal revelation: the missing link

Revelation is a divine download of knowledge that expands human understanding. Personal revelations, for example, are insights that we receive through study, visions, or reflections on personal beliefs and convictions. Personal revelations have transformed lives and advanced morality throughout the centuries. Scientific discovery, sometimes called public revelation, acts as a stabilizing factor in philosophy and religion by eliminating error and superstition, respectively. However, personal and public revelations are not sufficient to transform a culture, a race, or a world. Only an EPOCHAL REVELATION, periodically imparted to inspire a new era of planetary evolution, can radically expand our knowledge base and reduce confusion in current thinking. There have been five epochal revelations on our planet; the fifth, found in The Urantia Book, powerfully synthesizes and expands science, philosophy, and religion in a unified and comprehensive new framework that uplifts all others. Epochal revelation is a gift to humanity designed to ease the philosophical chaos and heal the spiritual stagnation that thrives in the midst of unprecedented scientific achievement. Epochal revelation fosters a worldview that is harmonious with a glorified cosmic view - a symmetrical integration of science, philosophy, and religion wherein ethics will become dynamic and progressive, alive with universe reality. Ethics is indeed the external social mirror which faithfully reflects the otherwise unobservable progress of inner development. Revelational evolution, therefore, is progressive spiritual living that is characterized by expanded cosmic consciousness and enhanced spiritual perception, achieved through the illumination of epochal revelation.

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