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beyond the limits of my imagination, though symbols for them may be easy to write and manipulate in a set of equations. Physicists handle these extra dimensions without any trouble at all. They simply roll them up in cylinders so tightly that they disappear--rather like the trick in calculus where unwanted terms are made so small they disappear.
It may be that Jesus' statement to the priest does not imply seven space-time dimensions. On page 1226 we find, "The type of personality bestowed upon Urantia mortals has a potentiality of seven dimensions of self-expression or person-realization. These dimensional phenomena are realizable as three on the finite level, three on the absonite level, and one on the absolute level. On subabsolute levels this seventh or totality dimension is experiencible as the fact of personality. This supreme dimension is an associable absolute and, while not infinite, is dimensionally potential for subinfinite penetration of the absolute." What is the relation of these seven dimensions to Jesus' seven dimensions? I'll leave that to the experts to ponder upon.
One last thought. Time without space does exist though, practically, it exists only in mind at the Paradise level of function. Presumably this is spirit-perceived time which, we are told, is our "insight into our motion Godwards." (135) Some day, in the far distant future, we will be spirits and we will attain Paradise. And then "we will know even as we are known." (1 Cor.13) So Paul also was puzzled!
If it is any consolation then perhaps there is comfort in the knowledge that our animal cousins can know only the past and live in the present (135) whereas we spirit-indwelt beings have the power of insight or prevision--we can consciousize the future and since we have the gift of personality we can actually be causative of events so consciousized. And this is possible only because of God's gift of free will. We can make things happen--deliberately. We are not machines. Alleluia!
[Note: Despite any appearance to the contrary, the author really does not know what he is talking about--Ed.]
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