Re: Whoso layeth claim...

[MATTHEW MENGE]

What actually confuses me about this statement is, how do we know the Manifestations Themselves actually get Their Revelation "directly" from God.  For example Muhammad apparently got His inspiration from the angel Gabriel.  No, I am not expecting another Manifestation to come soon, but this little "loophole" has troubled me for some time.   Best Regards,   Matt   ----- Original Message ----- From: David Friedman Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 6:13 PM To: Baha'i Studies Subject: Whoso layeth claim...   Whoso layeth claim to a Revelation direct from God, ere the expiration of a full thousand years, such a man is assuredly a lying impostor. (Baha'u'llah:  The Kitab-i-Aqdas, Page: 32) I just wanted to note something I only recently noticed about the wording of this sentence.  What I refer to is the words "a Revelation direct from God."   This sentence surely had to be worded this way, as 'Abdu'l-Baha did Reveal, but His Revelation was from Baha'u'llah, not God directly.  Hence the importance of the wording, as otherwise 'Abdu'l-Baha's authority would be refuted by the text of the Aqdas.  'Abdu'l-Baha did lay claim to a Revelation, but not from God directly. Regards, David _________________________________________________________________ Gaming galore at  http://xtramsn.co.nz/gaming ! ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public) ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)