The Báb was the “Return of John the Baptist”; He exhibited the “radiance of Jesus”

The Báb was “the ‘Qá'im’ (He Who ariseth) promised to the Shí'ahs, the ‘Mihdi’ (One Who is guided) awaited by the Sunnis, the ‘Return of John the Baptist’ expected by the Christians, the ‘Ushidar-Mah’ referred to in the Zoroastrian scriptures, the ‘Return of Elijah’ anticipated by the Jews, Whose Revelation was to show forth ‘the signs and tokens of all the Prophets’, Who was to ‘manifest the perfection of Moses, the radiance of Jesus and the patience of Job’ …” He was the ‘Second Woe,’ spoken of in the Apocalypse of St. John the Divine …” - Shoghi Effendi  ('God Passes By')