The Worlds of God - U.S.Baha'i National Ref Library Committee
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"The Reality of Christ, that is to say the Word of God, is the cause of spiritual life. It is a quickening spirit." (Saq 136) (27:4)

"If we look into the mirror we see the sun, and we say: it is the sun. Therefore the Word and the Holy Spirit, which signify the perfections of God, are the divine appearance. This is the meaning of the verse in the Gospel which says: 'The Word was with God, and the Word was God.'... The perfections of Christ have the power of the Word, because a complete meaning can be inferred from a word. As the Reality of Christ was the Manifestation of the divine perfections, therefore it was like a Word. Why? Because He is the sum of perfect meanings. This is why He is called the Word." (Saq 241) (27:5)

"Wert thou to say that this sun is the former sun, thus speakest the truth, and if thou sayest that this sun is the 'return' of that sun, thou also speakest the truth." (Iqan 161) (27:6)

"Unlock, O people, the gates of the hearts of men with the keys of the remembrance of Him Who is... the Source of wisdom amongst you." (Bwf 124) (27:7)

"Let your ears be attentive unto His Word, so that ye may, by His grace and mercy, drink your fill from the waters of constancy, and become as steadfast and unmovable as the mountain in His Cause." (Bwf 11) (27:8)

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