> If, however, he persisteth in his error, God will, assuredly, send down one > who will deal mercilessly with him. > (Baha'u'llah: The Kitab-i-Aqdas, Page: 32)
I'm not familiar with any interpretive passages in the Writings about this verse, and I'm not sure how to understand it. The language "send down" is particularly interesting, because that's language more descriptive of Prophets. Generally when the Writings talk about God causing believers to do something, they are "raised up". "Send down upon them, O Lord, the concourse of the angels in heaven and earth and all that is between, to aid Thy servants ..." (Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 192) "After my arrival in Haifa, Shoghi Effendi had often spoken of another task he would entrust to me, a task which he defined as 'spiritual'. It concerned the erection of the Most Holy Shrine of the Bahá'í world: 'The Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, the One Who had sent down the Prophets'." (Ugo Giachery, Shoghi Effendi - Recollections, p. 123) "He it is ... for Whose greater glory Thou didst send down the Bayan..." (Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah, p. 39) "Send down, therefore, from the heaven of Thy behest Thine invisible hosts, that, holding aloft the ensigns of Thy victory, they may help them in Thy land, and may shield them against Thine adversaries." (Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah, p. 116) "How numerous the verses Thou didst send down unto Me..." (Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 184) "Raise up, I implore Thee, O my God, as helpers to this Revelation such as shall be counted worrthy of Thy name..." "Erelong will God raise up the treasures of the earth -- men who will aid Thee through Thyself and through Thy Name..." (ESW 21) "Erelong will God raise up within thee men endued with mighty valour..." (Aqdas 78) Ah -- it isn't always that way: "How can He be conceived as powerless to raise up yet another Messenger after Moses?" (Iqan 136) "If I be slain at your hands, God will assuredly raise up one who will fill the seat made vacant through My death..." (Gleanings 224) Brent ---------- 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)
