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As in the days of Jesus, when the priests shut out the kingdom of heaven and did not allow in those who wanted to enter, so it is the priests of today who keep the people from the path of God: "Leaders of religion, in every age, have hindered their people from attaining the shores of eternal salvation, inasmuch as they held the reins of authority in their mighty grasp. Some for the lust of leadership, others through want of knowledge and understanding, have been the cause of the deprivation of the people. By their sanction and authority, every Prophet of God hath drunk from the chalice of sacrifice, and winged His flight unto the heights of glory." Like Jesus, Baha'u'llah stands inexorably opposed to the representatives of the established religions, whom he repeatedly denounces and holds responsible for the unbelief of the people."
(105:2)
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