| CLXVI. Whoso layeth claim to a Revelation direct from God, ere the expiration of a full thousand years, such a man is assuredly a lying impostor. We pray God that He may graciously assist him to retract and repudiate such claim. Should he repent, God will, no doubt, forgive him. If, however, he persisteth in his error, God will, assuredly, send down one who will deal mercilessly with him. Terrible, indeed, is God in punishing! Whosoever interpreteth this verse otherwise than its obvious meaning is deprived of the Spirit of God and of His mercy which encompasseth all created things. Fear God, and follow not your idle fancies. Nay, rather follow the bidding of your Lord, the Almighty, the All-Wise. |
| (Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 344) |
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| Promised One of S̲h̲í'ah
Islám, the 12th Imám who is to reappear at the time of the end and fill all the earth with justice. Fulfilled
by the Báb, 1844, (1260 A.H.), exactly one thousand years after the death of the 12th Imám. |
| [BG 21] |
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