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“O thou loving torch, flaming by the fire of the Love of…” |
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Verily, I read thy letter sent by thee and was rejoiced
in heart by the wonderful meaning and eloquent
content, which proved thy extreme sincerity in the
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Cause of God, thy steadfastness in the path of the
Kingdom of God and thy firmness in the religion of
God, forasmuch as this is of the utmost importance
before God.
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How many souls advanced unto God, entered the
shadow of the Word of God and became celebrated in
the world, as Judas Iscariot. Then, when the tests became
severe and trials great, their feet turned from
the path; turned from confession to denial; changed
from love and affection to severe enmity. Then the
power of tests, whereby the foundations shake, were
manifested.
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Judas Iscariot was one of the greatest disciples, was
called unto Jesus; he thought that Jesus increased his
kindness to Peter, the disciple, when saying to him:
“Thou art Peter; upon thee I shall build my church.”
This speech affecting Peter with special impression
whereby envy was created in the heart of Judas and,
therefore, he turned after advancing, denied after confessing,
hated after loving, until he became the cause
of the crucifixion of the Glorious Lord and Manifest
Light. This is the end of envy which causes people to
turn from the right path. Such has taken place and
will occur in this Great Cause; but there is no harm in
it, as it is the cause of manifesting the firmness of the
rest and the arising of the firm souls who are as solid
as the lofty mountains in the love of the Manifest
Light.
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As to thee, convey unto the maid-servants of the
Merciful that they must be firm in the love of El-Baha
at the time of the severe trials and tests; forasmuch as
the storms and winds occur during the winter seasons;
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then comes the spring with the wonderful scenery and
it adorns the hills and plains with flowers and beautiful
birds sing the melodies of joy on the branches of the
trees and warble beautiful tunes on the roofs of bowers,
in wonderful melodies. Soon shalt thou see that
the lights have shone forth, the banners of the Kingdom
have been raised, the fragrances of God diffused,
the hosts of the Kingdom descending, the angels of
heaven confirmed and the Holy Spirit breathed into
those horizons (regions). Then shalt thou see the
waverers frightened and at loss. This is a complete
matter on the part of the Lord of Signs.
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