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SUMMONS TO THE KINGS AND RULERS OF THE WORLD COLLECTIVELY “O KINGS of the earth! He Who is the sovereign…” 1 2 3 4 5 |
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O KINGS of the earth! He Who is the sovereign
Lord of all is come. The Kingdom is God’s,
the omnipotent Protector, the Self-Subsisting.
Worship none but God, and, with radiant
hearts, lift up your faces unto your Lord, the Lord of all
names. This is a Revelation to which whatever ye possess
can never be compared, could ye but know it. We see you
rejoicing in that which ye have amassed for others, and
shutting out yourselves from the worlds which naught except
My Guarded Tablet can reckon. The treasures ye have
laid up have drawn you far away from your ultimate objective.
This ill beseemeth you, could ye but understand it.
Wash your hearts from all earthly defilements, and hasten
to enter the Kingdom of your Lord, the Creator of earth
and heaven, Who caused the world to tremble, and all its
peoples to wail, except them that have renounced all things
and clung to that which the Hidden Tablet hath ordained….
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O Kings of the earth! The Most Great Law hath been
revealed in this Spot, this Scene of transcendent splendour.
Every hidden thing hath been brought to light, by virtue of
the Will of the Supreme Ordainer, He Who hath ushered
in the Last Hour, through Whom the Moon hath been
cleft, and every irrevocable decree expounded.
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Ye are but vassals, O Kings of the earth! He Who is the
King of kings hath appeared, arrayed in His most wondrous
glory, and is summoning you unto Himself, the Help
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in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Take heed lest pride deter you
from recognizing the Source of Revelation; lest the things
of this world shut you out as by a veil from Him Who is the
Creator of heaven. Arise, and serve Him Who is the Desire
of all nations, Who hath created you through a word from
Him, and ordained you to be, for all time, the emblems of
His sovereignty.
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By the righteousness of God! It is not Our wish to lay
hands on your kingdoms. Our mission is to seize and possess
the hearts of men. Upon them the eyes of Bahá are fastened.
To this testifieth the Kingdom of Names, could ye but
comprehend it. Whoso followeth his Lord, will renounce
the world and all that is therein; how much greater, then,
must be the detachment of Him Who holdeth so august a
station! Forsake your palaces, and haste ye to gain admittance
into His Kingdom. This, indeed, will profit you both
in this world and in the next. To this testifieth the Lord of
the realm on high, did ye but know it.
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How great is the blessedness that awaiteth the king who
will arise to aid My Cause in My Kingdom, who will detach
himself from all else but Me! Such a king is numbered
with the companions of the Crimson Ark, the Ark
which God hath prepared for the people of Bahá. All must
glorify his name, must reverence his station, and aid him to
unlock the cities with the keys of My Name, the omnipotent
Protector of all that inhabit the visible and invisible
kingdoms. Such a king is the very eye of mankind, the
luminous ornament on the brow of creation, the fountainhead
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of blessings unto the whole world. Offer up, O people
of Bahá, your substance, nay your very lives, for his
assistance.
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