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The meek shall inherit the earth
Part 2
The Babylonians were followed by the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Muslims and finally the British General Allenby, who ousted the Ottoman Turks in 1918. When Allenby approached Haifa, in the Galilee, he received a wire from the British Foreign Office instructing him to see to the safety of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, who was in as much danger from His fiendish brothers as He was from the Turkish Jamal Pasha , who had vowed to crucify Him. After taking the city, Allenby replied “Notify the world that Abdu’l-Baha is safe.” This is an example of what the Psalmist and Shepherd King meant when he said “Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more.” (37:10)
The British had also been instrumental in coercing the Turks to pass an edict of Toleration, which permitted the Jews to practice their religion and settle in Palestine, which they did in increasing numbers, after 1844. This Edict was on 1 Nísan, 21 March, 1844, exactly 2300 years after the Edict to build the Second Temple was issued by Artaxerxes, as mentioned in Ezra 7. Herein is another prophecy, from Lord Jesus Himself, pointing to the “end of the abomination that makes desolate.”
**When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand). **(Matthew 24:15)
Jesus refers to the following prophecy in Daniel 8:13-14: … **Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. **
It isn’t just a matter of Christians or Jews controlling the land again. It is God’s command that mankind live together peaceably. Are we not weary of wars? Isn’t the Golden Rule in every Faith? What will it take to weld mankind together? What is supposed to happen when the Jews return? Aren’t we expecting the Holy One of Israel to preside over the nations, and separate them and judge them, as He promised? Wouldn’t it be better to obey than to suffer? Do we expect the same body of the Nazarene to appear again?
Be assured the same fiery Spirit will suffice.
**“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…” **(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 4)
**We have, of old, uttered these words: Spread thy skirt, O Jerusalem! Ponder this in your hearts, O people of Bahá, and render thanks unto your Lord, the Expounder, the Most Manifest. **(Bahá’u’lláh, GWB, p. 117)
“Revile ye not one another. We, verily, have come to unite and weld together all that dwell on earth. Unto this beareth witness what the ocean of Mine utterance hath revealed amongst men, and yet most of the people have gone astray. If anyone revile you, or trouble touch you, in the path of God, be patient, and put your trust in Him Who heareth, Who seeth. He, in truth, witnesseth, and perceiveth, and doeth what He pleaseth, through the power of His sovereignty. He, verily, is the Lord of strength, and of might. In the Book of God, the Mighty, the Great, ye have been forbidden to engage in contention and conflict. Lay fast hold on whatever will profit you, and profit the peoples of the world.
Thus commandeth you the King of Eternity, Who is manifest in His Most Great Name. He, verily, is the Ordainer, the All-Wise.” (Bahá’u’lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 24)
The following day when we attained (Bahá’u’lláh’s) presence, He turned His face to me and addressed the following words to me with infinite charm and loving kindness. He said: **‘If the kings and rulers of the world had embraced the Faith in this day, you people could never have found an entry into this exalted Court. You could never have had the opportunity to attain Our presence, nor could you ever have acquired the privilege of hearing the words of the Lord of Mankind. Of course, the time will come when the kings and rulers of the world will become believers, and the Cause of God will be glorified outwardly. But this will happen after the meek and the lowly ones of the earth have won this inestimable bounty.’ **[These are not to be taken as the exact words which Bahá’u’lláh spoke on that occasion.] (Adib Taherzadeh, The Revelation of Baha’u’llah v 3, p. 161)
Part 2
The Babylonians were followed by the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Muslims and finally the British General Allenby, who ousted the Ottoman Turks in 1918. When Allenby approached Haifa, in the Galilee, he received a wire from the British Foreign Office instructing him to see to the safety of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, who was in as much danger from His fiendish brothers as He was from the Turkish Jamal Pasha , who had vowed to crucify Him. After taking the city, Allenby replied “Notify the world that Abdu’l-Baha is safe.” This is an example of what the Psalmist and Shepherd King meant when he said “Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more.” (37:10)
The British had also been instrumental in coercing the Turks to pass an edict of Toleration, which permitted the Jews to practice their religion and settle in Palestine, which they did in increasing numbers, after 1844. This Edict was on 1 Nísan, 21 March, 1844, exactly 2300 years after the Edict to build the Second Temple was issued by Artaxerxes, as mentioned in Ezra 7. Herein is another prophecy, from Lord Jesus Himself, pointing to the “end of the abomination that makes desolate.”
**When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand). **(Matthew 24:15)
Jesus refers to the following prophecy in Daniel 8:13-14: … **Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. **
It isn’t just a matter of Christians or Jews controlling the land again. It is God’s command that mankind live together peaceably. Are we not weary of wars? Isn’t the Golden Rule in every Faith? What will it take to weld mankind together? What is supposed to happen when the Jews return? Aren’t we expecting the Holy One of Israel to preside over the nations, and separate them and judge them, as He promised? Wouldn’t it be better to obey than to suffer? Do we expect the same body of the Nazarene to appear again?
Be assured the same fiery Spirit will suffice.
**“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…” **(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 4)
**We have, of old, uttered these words: Spread thy skirt, O Jerusalem! Ponder this in your hearts, O people of Bahá, and render thanks unto your Lord, the Expounder, the Most Manifest. **(Bahá’u’lláh, GWB, p. 117)
“Revile ye not one another. We, verily, have come to unite and weld together all that dwell on earth. Unto this beareth witness what the ocean of Mine utterance hath revealed amongst men, and yet most of the people have gone astray. If anyone revile you, or trouble touch you, in the path of God, be patient, and put your trust in Him Who heareth, Who seeth. He, in truth, witnesseth, and perceiveth, and doeth what He pleaseth, through the power of His sovereignty. He, verily, is the Lord of strength, and of might. In the Book of God, the Mighty, the Great, ye have been forbidden to engage in contention and conflict. Lay fast hold on whatever will profit you, and profit the peoples of the world.
Thus commandeth you the King of Eternity, Who is manifest in His Most Great Name. He, verily, is the Ordainer, the All-Wise.” (Bahá’u’lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 24)
The following day when we attained (Bahá’u’lláh’s) presence, He turned His face to me and addressed the following words to me with infinite charm and loving kindness. He said: **‘If the kings and rulers of the world had embraced the Faith in this day, you people could never have found an entry into this exalted Court. You could never have had the opportunity to attain Our presence, nor could you ever have acquired the privilege of hearing the words of the Lord of Mankind. Of course, the time will come when the kings and rulers of the world will become believers, and the Cause of God will be glorified outwardly. But this will happen after the meek and the lowly ones of the earth have won this inestimable bounty.’ **[These are not to be taken as the exact words which Bahá’u’lláh spoke on that occasion.] (Adib Taherzadeh, The Revelation of Baha’u’llah v 3, p. 161)
