O kings of the earth! The Most Great Law hath been revealed
in this Spot, this scene of transcendent splendor. Every hidden thing hath been
brought to light, by virtue of the Will of the Supreme Ordainer, He Who hath
ushered in the Last Hour, through Whom the Moon hath been cleft, and every
irrevocable decree expounded.
Ye are but vassals, O kings of the earth! He Who is the King
of Kings hath appeared, arrayed in His most wondrous glory, and is summoning
you unto Himself, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Take heed lest pride
deter you from recognizing the Source of Revelation, lest the things of this
world shut you out as by a veil from Him Who is the Creator of heaven. Arise,
and serve Him Who is the Desire of all nations, Who hath created you through a
word from Him, and ordained you to be, for all time, the emblems of His
sovereignty.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
