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The present Day of resurrection is not a day of twenty-four hours, but an era which has already begun. It will last as long as men are being called from their graves of spiritual death or lack of faith and belief. The Messenger of God for this day, Bahá'u'lláh, is calling upon all men to arise from their graves of doubt and error, just as Christ called to them in the reign of the Roman Caesars. (109:5) This is the true meaning behind "being born again". From spiritual death man is brought to spiritual life. Jesus said: "Ye must be born again." Whoever was quickened by His Word attained to new life and to resurrection. It is the same in this day. Bahá'u'lláh has breathed the Words of God upon humanity, and all those who are quickened by this life-giving spirit, attain to the Day of resurrection and are thus delivered from the graves of spiritual death. (109:6) There is a verse concerning this truth in the sacred Scriptures of Islam, which says: (109:7) When the Qa'im (Promised One) riseth that day is the Day of resurrection.31 (109:8) This is the day when new "life" has been bestowed upon man by God’s Messenger; therefore, man has been rescued from "death".
(109:9)
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