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There are a couple of points which might be added to what Brent has said.
On page 111 of **World Order of Baha'u'llah** the Guardian quotes 'Abdu'l-Baha:
" In confirmation of the exalted rank of the true believer, referred to by
Bahá'u'lláh, He ('Abdu'l-Baha) reveals the following: "The station which he who
hath truly recognized this Revelation will attain is the same as the one
ordained for such prophets of the house of Israel as are not regarded as
Manifestations 'endowed with constancy.'" "
As such, it is easy to **imagine** the House of Justice in the future
(posthumously?) referring to some believer as having distinguished him/herself
to such a degree in the realms of faith, spirituality and service that they had
risen to such a station.
Thinking Biblically however,we read in Numbers 12:1-8 that prophets ("not
endowed with constancy") receive their inspiration through enigmatic dreams and
visions rather than with face-to-face clarity as do the Manifestations. Through
much of the Hebrew Scriptures, we see such lesser prophets castigating members
of the governing institutions of Israel, the idolatrous kings, the lax
priesthood and the corrupt judges for their failings. In light of the
sacredness of the System established under the Covenant of Baha'u'llah and in
accordance with the Will and Testament, clearly it would not be a good thing
for the Baha'i community to have the institutions of the Faith or their members
critiqued by self- designated "prophets" getting up on their hind legs and
berating them on the basis of their private inspirations, revelations, dreams
and visions. That would indeed "spread disorder in the land after it had been
well-ordered.(ESW, p. 97)"
Gary
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