that the comprehension of this matter dependeth
upon the observer himself. In one sense, it is limited; in another, it is
exalted beyond all limitations. The one true God hath everlastingly
existed, and will everlastingly continue to exist. His creation, likewise,
hath had no beginning, and will have no end. All that is created, however,
is preceded by a cause. This fact, in itself, establisheth, beyond the
shadow of a doubt, the unity of the Creator.

Thou hast, moreover, asked Me concerning the nature of the celestial
spheres. To comprehend their nature, it would be necessary to inquire into
the meaning of the allusions that have been made in the Books of old to
the celestial spheres and the heavens, and to discover the character of
their relationship to this physical world, and the influence which they
exert upon it. Every heart is filled with wonder at so bewildering a
theme, and every mind is perplexed by its mystery. God, alone, can fathom
its import. The learned men, that have fixed at several thousand years the
life of this earth, have failed, throughout the long period of their
observation, to consider either the number or the age of the other
planets. Consider, moreover, the manifold divergencies that have resulted
from the theories propounded by these men. Know thou that every fixed star
hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no
man can compute.

O thou that hast fixed thine eyes upon My countenance! The Day Spring of
Glory hath, in this Day, manifested its radiance, and the Voice of the
Most High is calling. We have formerly uttered these words: "This is not
the day for any man to question his Lord. It behoveth whosoever hath
hearkened to the Call of God, as voiced by Him Who is the Day Spring of
Glory, to arise and cry out: 'Here am I, here am I, O Lord of all Names;
here am I, here am I, O Maker of the heavens! I testify that, through Thy
Revelation, the things hidden in the Books of God have been revealed, and
that whatsoever hath been recorded by Thy Messengers in the sacred
Scriptures hath been fulfilled.'"

LXXXIII: CONSIDER THE RATIONAL FACULTY WITH WHICH...

Consider the rational faculty with which God hath endowed the essence of
man. Examine thine own self, and behold how thy motion and stillness, thy
will and purpose, thy sight and hearing, thy sense of smell and power of
speech, and whatever else is related to, or transcendeth, thy physical
senses or s