CALL out to Zion, O Carmel, and announce the joyful tidings: He that was
hidden from mortal eyes is come! His all-conquering sovereignty is
manifest; His all-encompassing splendour is revealed. Beware lest thou
hesitate or halt. Hasten forth and circumambulate the City of God that
hath descended from heaven, the celestial Kaaba round which have circled
in adoration the favoured of God, the pure in heart, and the company of
the most exalted angels. O how I long to announce unto every spot on the
surface of the earth, and to carry to each one of its cities, the
glad-tidings of this Revelation—a Revelation to which the heart of Sinai
hath been attracted, and in whose name the Burning Bush is calling: ‘Unto
God, the Lord of Lords, belong the kingdoms of earth and heaven.’ Verily
this is the Day in which both land and sea rejoice at this announcement,
the Day for which have been laid up those things which God, through a
bounty beyond the ken of mortal mind or heart, hath destined for
revelation. Ere long will God sail His Ark upon thee, and will manifest
the people of Bahá who have been mentioned in the Book of Names.
“THE Most Great Law is come, and the Ancient Beauty...”
THE Most Great Law is come, and the Ancient Beauty ruleth upon the throne
of David. Thus hath My Pen spoken that which the histories of bygone ages
have related. At this time, however, David crieth aloud and saith: ‘O my
loving Lord! Do Thou number me with such as have stood steadfast in Thy
Cause, O Thou through Whom the faces have been illumined, and the
footsteps have slipped!’
“THE Breath hath been wafted, and the Breeze hath...”
THE Breath hath been wafted, and the Breeze hath blown, and from Zion hath
appeared that which was hidden, and from Jerusalem is heard the Voice of
God, the One, the Incomparable, the Omniscient.
“LEND an ear unto the song of David. He saith: ‘Who will...”
LEND an ear unto the song of David. He saith: ‘Who will bring me into the
Strong City?’ The Strong City is Akká, which hath been named the Most
Great Prison, and which possesseth a fortress and mighty ramparts...
Peruse that which Isaiah hath spoken in His Book. He saith: ‘Get thee up
into the high mountain, O Zion, that bringest good tidings; lift up thy
voice with strength, O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings. Lift it up,
be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah: “Behold your God! Behold the
Lord God will come with strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him.”’
This Day all the signs have appeared. A great City hath descended from
heaven, and Zion trembleth and exulteth with joy at the Revelation of God,
for it hath heard the Voice of God on every side.
“O CONCOURSE of Christians! We have, on a previous...”
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