Say: O concourse of
Christians! We have, on a previous
occasion, revealed Ourself unto you, and ye recognized Me not. This is yet another occasion vouchsafed unto
you. This is the Day of God; turn ye
unto Him. He, verily, hath come down
from heaven even as He came down the first time, and He desireth to shelter you
beneath the shade of His mercy. He,
verily, is the Exalted, the Mighty, the Supreme Helper. The Beloved One loveth not that ye be
consumed with the fire of your desires. Were ye to be shut out as by a veil from Him, this would be for no other
reason than your own waywardness and ignorance. Ye make mention of Me, and know Me not. Ye call upon Me, and are heedless of My Revelation, notwithstanding that
I came unto you from the heaven of pre-existence with surpassing glory. Rend the veils asunder in My name and through
the power of My sovereignty that ye may discover a path unto your Lord.
- Baha'u'llah (Tablet to Pope Pius IX, Suriy-i-Haykal [Tablet of Temple]; ‘The Summons of the
Lord of Hosts’)
