is blind; although the outer ear
hears, the spiritual hearing is deaf; although they possess conscious
hearts they are without illumination; and the bounties of His Holiness
Christ save souls from these conditions. It is evident then that the
manifestation of the Messiah was synonymous with universal mercy. His
providence was universal and his teachings were for all. His lights were
not restricted to a few. Every "Christ" came to the world of mankind.
Therefore we must investigate the foundation of divine religion, discover
its reality, re-establish it and spread its message throughout the world
so that it may become the source of illumination and enlightenment to
mankind, the spiritually dead become alive, the spiritually blind receive
sight and those who are inattentive to God become awakened.

CONTINUITY OF REVELATION

Those who are uninformed of the world of reality, who do not comprehend
existing things, who are without perception of the inner truth of
creation, who do not penetrate the real mysteries of material and
spiritual phenomena and who possess only a superficial idea of universal
life and being are but embodiments of pure ignorance. They believe only
that which they have heard from their fathers and ancestors. Of themselves
they have no hearing, no sight, no reason, no intellect; they rely solely
upon tradition. Such persons imagine that the dominion of God is an
accidental dominion or kingdom.

For instance they believe that this world of existence was created six or
seven thousand years ago; as if God did not reign before that time and had
no creation before that period. They think that divinity is accidental,
for to them divinity is dependent upon existing things whereas in reality
as long as there has been a God there has been a creation. As long as
there has been light, there have been recipients of that light, for light
cannot become manifest unless those things which perceive and appreciate
it exist. The world of divinity presupposes creation, presupposes
recipients of bounty, presupposes the existence of worlds. No divinity can
be conceived as separate from creation, for otherwise it would be like
imagining an empire without a people. A king must needs have a kingdom,
must needs have an army and subjects. Is it possible to be a king and have
no country, no army, no subjects? This is an absurdity. If we say that
there was a time when there was no country, no army and no subjects, how
the