T
o Pope Pius IX, Bahá’u’lláh revealed the following: “O
Pope! Rend the veils asunder. He Who is the Lord of Lords is come overshadowed
with clouds, and the decree hath been fulfilled by God, the Almighty, the
Unrestrained.... He, verily, hath again come down from Heaven even as He came
down from it the first time. Beware that thou dispute not with Him even as the
Pharisees disputed with Him [Jesus] without a clear token or proof. On His
right hand flow the living waters of grace, and on His left the choice Wine of
justice, whilst before Him march the angels of Paradise, bearing the banners of
His signs. Beware lest any name debar thee from God, the Creator of earth and
heaven. Leave thou the world behind thee, and turn towards thy Lord, through
Whom the whole earth hath been illumined.... Dwellest thou in palaces whilst He
Who is the King of Revelation liveth in the most desolate of abodes? Leave them
unto such as desire them, and set thy face with joy and delight towards the
Kingdom.... Arise in the name of thy Lord, the God of Mercy, amidst the peoples
of the earth, and seize thou the Cup of Life with the hands of confidence, and
first drink thou therefrom, and proffer it then to such as turn towards it
amongst the peoples of all faiths.... - Shoghi Effendi (‘The Promised Day Is Come’)
