That the Manifestations of Divine justice, the Day Springs
of heavenly grace, have when they appeared amongst men always been destitute of
all earthly dominion and shorn of the means of worldly ascendancy, should be
attributed to this same principle of separation and distinction which animateth
the Divine Purpose. Were the Eternal Essence to manifest all that is latent
within Him, were He to shine in the plentitude of His glory, none would be
found to question His power or repudiate His truth. Nay, all created things
would be so dazzled and thunderstruck by the evidences of His light as to be
reduced to utter nothingness. How, then, can the godly be differentiated under
such circumstances from the froward?
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings
of Baha’u’llah’)
