[Biblical Example of Return]
..showing that the prophecy that "Elias must first come" was fulfilled, not by the return of the person and body of the former Elias, but in the person of John the Baptist, who came "in the spirit and power of Elias.""And if ye will receive it, " said Christ, "this is Elias, which was for to come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." The "return" of Elias, therefore, meant the appearance of another person, born of other parents, but inspired by God with the same spirit and power. These words of Jesus may surely be taken to imply that the return of Christ will, in like manner, be accomplished by the appearance of another person, born of another mother, but showing forth the Spirit and Power of God even as Christ did. (222:3)

"Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.. but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." (Matt xxiv:4-14) (225:1)

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Baha'u'llah & the New Era
J. Esslemont