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26: O thou who seekest the Kingdom of Heaven! Thy … |
The Holy Manifestations of God possess two stations:
one is the physical station, and one the spiritual. In other
words, one station is that of a human being, and one, of the
Divine Reality. If the Manifestations are subjected to tests,
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it is in Their human station only, not in the splendour of
Their Divine Reality.
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And further, these tests are such only from the viewpoint
of mankind. That is, to outward seeming, the human condition
of the Holy Manifestations is subjected to tests, and
when Their strength and endurance have by this means been
revealed in the plenitude of power, other men receive
instruction therefrom, and are made aware of how great
must be their own steadfastness and endurance under tests
and trials. For the Divine Educator must teach by word and
also by deed, thus revealing to all the straight pathway of
truth.
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