The Supreme Manifestation
Like all the other Prophets, Baha'u'llah states His own Mission in the most unmistakable terms (82:4)

In the Lawh-i-Aqdas, a Tablet addressed especially to Christians, He says: - .. Lo! The Father is come, and that which ye were promised in the Kingdom is fulfilled! This is the Word which the Son concealed, when to those around Him He said: "Ye cannot bear it now." And when the appointed time was fulfilled and the Hour had struck, the Word shone forth above the horizon of the Will of God. Beware, O followers of the Son, that ye cast it not behind your backs. Take ye fast hold of it. Better is this for you than all that ye possess... (82:5)

Verily, He Who is the Spirit of Truth is come to guide you unto all truth. He speaketh not as prompted by His own self, but as bidden by Him Who is the All- Knowing, the All- Wise... Cast away, O peoples of the earth, that which ye have and take fast hold of that which ye are bidden by the All- Powerful, He Who is the Bearer of the Trust of God (82:6)

And in a letter to the Pope, written from Adrianople in 1867, He says: - Beware lest celebration hinder you from the Celebrated and worship hinder you from the Worshipped One! Behold the Lord, the Mighty, the All- Knowing! He hath come to minister to the life of the world, and for the uniting of whatever dwelleth therein. Come, O ye people, to the Dawning- place of Revelation! Tarry not, even for an hour! Are ye learned of the Gospel, and yet are unable to see the Lord of Glory? (82:7)

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