The Summons of the Lord of Hosts eBook

Bahá'u'lláh
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 233 pages of information about The Summons of the Lord of Hosts.

The Summons of the Lord of Hosts eBook

Bahá'u'lláh
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 233 pages of information about The Summons of the Lord of Hosts.

64 O Breast of this Temple!  We, verily, have caused all things to mirror forth thy reality, and made thee as a mirror of Our own Self.  Shed, then, upon the breasts of all created beings the splendours of the light of thy Lord, that they may be freed from all allusions and limitations.  Thus hath the Daystar of wisdom shone forth above the horizon of the Pen of the Eternal King.  Blessed are those who perceive it!  Through thee have We created other sanctified breasts, and unto thee shall We cause them to return, as a token of Our grace unto thee and unto Our favoured servants.  Erelong shall We bring into being through thee men with sanctified and illumined breasts, who will testify to naught save My beauty and show forth naught but the resplendent light of My countenance.  These shall in truth be the mirrors of My Names amidst all created things.

65 O Temple of Holiness!  We, verily, have made Thine inmost heart the treasury of all the knowledge of past and future ages, and the dawning-place of Our own knowledge which We have ordained for the dwellers of earth and heaven, that all creation may partake of the outpourings of Thy grace and may attain, through the wonders of Thy knowledge, unto the recognition of God, the Exalted, the Powerful, the Great.  In truth, that knowledge which belongeth unto Mine own Essence is such as none hath ever attained or will ever grasp, nor shall any heart be capable of bearing its weight.  Were We to disclose but a single word of this knowledge, the hearts of all men would be filled with consternation, the foundations of all things would crumble into ruin, and the feet of even the wisest among men would be made to slip.

66 Within the treasury of Our Wisdom there lieth unrevealed a knowledge, one word of which, if we chose to divulge it to mankind, would cause every human being to recognize the Manifestation of God and to acknowledge His omniscience, would enable every one to discover the secrets of all the sciences, and to attain so high a station as to find himself wholly independent of all past and future learning.  Other knowledges We do as well possess, not a single letter of which We can disclose, nor do We find humanity able to hear even the barest reference to their meaning.  Thus have We informed you of the knowledge of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.  Were We to find worthy vessels, We would deposit within them the treasures of hidden meanings and impart unto them a knowledge, one letter of which would encompass all created things.

67 O Inmost Heart of this Temple!  We have made thee the dawning-place of Our knowledge and the dayspring of Our wisdom unto all who are in heaven and on earth.  From thee have We caused all sciences to appear, and unto thee shall We cause them to return.  And from thee shall We bring them forth a second time.  Such, indeed, is Our promise, and potent are We to effect Our purpose.  Erelong shall We bring into being through thee exponents of new and wondrous sciences, of potent and effective crafts, and shall make manifest through them that which the heart of none of Our servants hath yet conceived.  Thus do We bestow upon whom We will whatsoever We desire, and thus do We withdraw from whom We will what We had once bestowed.  Even so do We ordain whatsoever We please through Our behest.

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