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"Every age hath its own problem." (Bwf 36) (91:5)

"We have a fixed time for you, O peoples. If ye fail, at the appointed hour, to turn towards God, He, verily, will lay violent hold on you, and will cause grievous afflictions to assail you from every direction. How severe, indeed, is the chastisement with which your Lord will then chastise you!" (Bwf 113) (91:6)

"It is now the time in the history of the world for us to... arise to service in the world of morality, for human morals are in need of readjustment." (Pup 319) "Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and center your deliberations on its... requirements." "Ye are the shepherds of mankind; liberate ye your flocks from the wolves of evil passions and desires, and adorn them with the ornament of the fear of God." (Bwf 36; Esw 29) (91:7)

"The Revelation which, from time immemorial, hath been acclaimed as the Purpose and Promise of all the Prophets of God, and the most cherished Desire of His Messengers, hath now, by virtue of the pervasive Will of the Almighty... been revealed unto men. The advent of such a Revelation hath been heralded in all the sacred Scriptures. Behold how, notwithstanding such an announcement, mankind hath strayed from its path and shut itself from its glory." (Bwf 9) (91:8)

"Consider this present century of radiance and compare it with past centuries. What a vast difference exists between them! How minds have developed! How perceptions have deepened! How discoveries have increased! What great projects have been accomplished! How many realities have become manifest! How many mysteries of creation have been probed and penetrated! What is the cause of this? It is through the efficacy of spiritual springtime in which we are living." (Pup 272) (91:9)

"He... hath come to build anew the whole world." (Bwf 33) "Today the light of Truth is shining upon the world in its abundance." (A.B. in Lond p3) (91:10)

At the time when "lights of knowledge and certitude envelop" the seeker's being, the Manifestation "will awaken the heart, the soul and the spirit." (Bwf 107) (91:11)

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