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September 16, 2018

Variations in the three versions of the Bible – two examples

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…the Torah, held to be the most ancient of histories, existeth today in three separate versions: the Hebrew, considered authentic by the Jew...
March 3, 2016

Ecclesiastes: chapter 12

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As to thy question concerning the 12th chapter of Ecclesiastes: This is prophecy regarding the coming of Jesus in that book, the signs and ...
February 15, 2016

Isaiah: chapter 54

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As to thy question concerning the 54th chapter of Isaiah: This chapter refers to the Exalted Leaf, the mother of ‘Abdul-Baha. As a proof to...
January 9, 2016

Revelation: chapter 21, verses 10 and 17

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Thou hast asked in regard to the 10th verse of the 21st chapter of Revelation and to the 17th verse: Know that the firmament of the bri...
December 17, 2015

Christ did not attain His Messianic station and His perfections at the moment of His baptism, when the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in the form of a dove – He was already and “has always been, and will ever remain, in the loftiest heights of sanctity”

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But as to that holy Reality of which Christ says “the Father is in the Son”, [Cf. John 14:11 and 17:21] it has neither beginning nor end: ...
April 26, 2015

Words of Jesus addressed to His Disciples

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Ponder the words of Jesus addressed to His disciples, as He sent them forth to propagate the Cause of God. In words such as these, He bade ...
March 15, 2015

Each of the Manifestations of God is “a mirror of God, reflecting naught else but His Self, His Beauty, His Might and Glory”

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God witnesseth that there is no God but Him, the Gracious, the Best-Beloved. All grace and bounty are His. To whomsoever He will He giveth ...
February 15, 2015

Prayer Christ said while on the cross

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O My beloved Lord, how long wilt Thou abandon Me to them? Lift Me up unto Thee, shelter Me close to Thee, make Me a dwelling by Thy throne ...
January 11, 2015

The meaning of Jesus’ remarks: “I go away and come again unto you.”

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Thus it is that Jesus, Himself, declared: “I go away and come again unto you.” Consider the sun. Were it to say now, “I am the sun of yeste...
November 16, 2014

Appearances of the Primal Will of God in various Manifestations

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In the time of the First Manifestation the Primal Will appeared in Adam; in the day of Noah It became known in Noah; in the day of Abraham ...
September 20, 2014

Recognizing the Manifestation of God when He comes

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… consider the people unto whom the Gospel was given. Having no access to the apostles of Jesus, they sought the pleasure of the Lord in th...
August 10, 2014

“…the Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins”

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It is also recorded in the Gospel according to St. Luke, that on a certain day Jesus passed by a Jew who was sick of the palsy, and lay upo...
May 18, 2014

An example of the divine mystery of true “abasement”

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Thus Jesus, Son of Mary, whilst seated one day and speaking in the strain of the Holy Spirit, uttered words such as these: “O people! My fo...
January 5, 2014

The meaning of verses such as: “Ye must be born again.” And, “Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”

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… Jesus said: “Ye must be born again.” Again He saith: “Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom o...
September 8, 2013

A verse from the Gospel: “Heaven and earth shall pass away: but My words shall not pass away.”

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… there is yet another verse in the Gospel wherein He saith: “Heaven and earth shall pass away: but My words shall not pass away.” Thus it ...
June 9, 2013

“Verily the Spirit of Truth is come to guide you unto all truth”

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The voice of the Son of Man is calling aloud from the sacred vale: ‘Here am I, here am I, O God my God!’ ... whilst from the Burning Bush b...
January 20, 2013

“The Comforter… is now come”

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The Comforter Whose advent all the scriptures have promised is now come that He may reveal unto you all knowledge and wisdom. Seek Him over...
November 18, 2012

“He that had ascended unto it [heaven] is now come”

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Followers of the Gospel, behold the gates of heaven are flung open. He that had ascended unto it is now come. Give ear to His voice calling...
June 15, 2012

Those who rejected Christ when He came unto them

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Consider those who rejected the Spirit [Christ] when He came unto them with manifest dominion. How numerous the Pharisees who had secluded ...
May 17, 2012

The Tree of Life

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O leaf upon the Tree of Life! The Tree of Life, of which mention is made in the Bible, is Bahá'u'lláh, and the daughters of the King...