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Baha’u’llah and the New Era

CHAPTER 1: THE GLAD TIDINGS
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For instance, among the signs is that of sovereignty.

For Baha'is say that the sovereignty of Christ was a heavenly, divine, everlasting sovereignty, not a Napoleonic sovereignty that vanisheth in a short time.

For well-nigh two thousand years this sovereignty of Christ hath been established, and until now it endureth, and to all eternity that Holy Being will be exalted upon an ever-lasting throne.
In like manner all the other signs have been made manifest, but the Jews did not understand.

Although nearly twenty centuries have elapsed since Christ appeared with divine splendor, yet the Jews are still awaiting the coming of the Messiah and regard themselves as true and Christ as false .-- Written by 'Abdu'l-Baha for this chapter.
Had the Jews applied to Christ He would have explained to them the true meaning of the prophecies concerning Himself.

Let us profit by their example, and before deciding that the prophecies concerning the Manifestation of the Latter-Day Teacher have not been fulfilled, let us turn to what Baha'u'llah Himself has written regarding their interpretation, for many of the prophecies are admittedly "sealed" sayings, and the True Educator Himself is the only One Who can break the seals and show the real meaning contained in the casket of words.
Baha'u'llah has written much in explanation of the prophecies of old, but it is not on these that He depends for proof of His Prophethood.


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