| Generally, the dispensation of each Manifestation. Specifically, the period, or universal cycle, ushered in by Bahá'u'lláh, ‘whose advent has been hailed in the Heavenly Books as the advent of the Day of God Himself'.4 Bahá'u'lláh Himself states: ‘Great indeed is this Day! The allusions made to it in all the sacred Scriptures as the Day of God attest its greatness. The soul of every Prophet of God, of every Divine Messenger, hath thirsted for this wondrous Day. All the divers kindreds of the earth have, likewise, yearned to attain it.'5 ‘This is the King of Days, the Day that hath seen the coming of the Best-beloved, Him Who through all eternity hath been acclaimed the Desire of the World.'6 ‘It is evident that every age in which a Manifestation of God hath lived is divinely ordained and may, in a sense, be characterized as God's appointed Day. This Day, however, is unique and is to be distinguished from those that have preceded it. The designation "Seal of the Prophets" fully reveals and demonstrates its high station.'7 |
