n was revealed in
parables, whilst He Who proclaimeth the Truth in this Day speaketh without
them. Take heed lest thou cling to the cord of idle fancy and withhold
thyself from that which hath been ordained in the Kingdom of God, the
Almighty, the All-Bountiful. Should the inebriation of the wine of My
verses seize thee, and thou determinest to present thyself before the
throne of thy Lord, the Creator of earth and heaven, make My love thy
vesture, and thy shield remembrance of Me, and thy provision reliance upon
God, the Revealer of all power.

121 O followers of the Son! We have once again sent John unto you, and He,
verily, hath cried out in the wilderness of the Bayan: O peoples of the
world! Cleanse your eyes! The Day whereon ye can behold the Promised One
and attain unto Him hath drawn nigh! O followers of the Gospel! Prepare
the way! The Day of the advent of the Glorious Lord is at hand! Make ready
to enter the Kingdom. Thus hath it been ordained by God, He Who causeth
the dawn to break.

122 Give ear unto that which the Dove of Eternity warbleth upon the twigs
of the Divine Lote-Tree: O peoples of the earth! We sent forth him who was
named John to baptize you with water, that your bodies might be cleansed
for the appearance of the Messiah. He, in turn, purified you with the fire
of love and the water of the spirit in anticipation of these Days whereon
the All-Merciful hath purposed to cleanse you with the water of life at
the hands of His loving providence. This is the Father foretold by Isaiah,
and the Comforter concerning Whom the Spirit had covenanted with you. Open
your eyes, O concourse of bishops, that ye may behold your Lord seated
upon the Throne of might and glory.

123 Say: O peoples of all faiths! Walk not in the ways of them that
followed the Pharisees and thus veiled themselves from the Spirit. They
truly have strayed and are in error. The Ancient Beauty is come in His
Most Great Name, and He wisheth to admit all mankind into His most holy
Kingdom. The pure in heart behold the Kingdom of God manifest before His
Face. Make haste thereunto and follow not the infidel and the ungodly.
Should your eye be opposed thereto, pluck it out.(13) Thus hath it been
decreed by the Pen of the Ancient of Days, as bidden by Him Who is the
Lord of the entire creation. He, verily, hath come again that ye might be
redeemed, O peoples of the earth. Will ye slay Him Who desireth to grant
you eternal life? Fear God, O ye