unceasingly utter the words, 'No God is there but God'; but
what benefit doth it yield them? Ponder awhile that ye may not be shut out
as by a veil from Him Who is the Dayspring of Revelation. VIII, 19.

"God hath, at all times and under all conditions, been ..."

God hath, at all times and under all conditions, been wholly independent
of His creatures. He hath cherished and will ever cherish the desire that
all men may attain His gardens of Paradise with utmost love, that no one
should sadden another, not even for a moment, and that all should dwell
within His cradle of protection and security until the Day of Resurrection
which marketh the dayspring of the Revelation of Him Whom God will make
manifest.

The Lord of the universe hath never raised up a prophet nor hath He sent
down a Book unless He hath established His covenant with all men, calling
for their acceptance of the next Revelation and of the next Book; inasmuch
as the outpourings of His bounty are ceaseless and without limit. VI, 16.

"How veiled are ye, O My creatures, ... who, without ..."

How veiled are ye, O My creatures,(62) ... who, without any right, have
consigned Him unto a mountain [Maku], not one of whose inhabitants is
worthy of mention... With Him, which is with Me, there is no one except
him who is one of the Letters of the Living of My Book. In His presence,
which is My Presence, there is not at night even a lighted lamp! And yet,
in places [of worship] which in varying degrees reach out unto Him,
unnumbered lamps are shining! All that is on earth hath been created for
Him, and all partake with delight of His benefits, and yet they are so
veiled from Him as to refuse Him even a lamp!

In this Day therefore I bear witness unto My creatures, for the witness of
no one other than Myself hath been or shall ever be worthy of mention in
My presence. I affirm that no Paradise is more sublime for My creatures
than to stand before My face and to believe in My holy Words, while no
fire hath been or will be fiercer for them than to be veiled from the
Manifestation of My exalted Self and to disbelieve in My Words.

Ye may contend: 'How doth He speak on our behalf?' Have ye not perused the
unseemly words ye uttered in the past, as reflected in the text of My
Book, and still ye feel not ashamed? Ye have now seen the truth of My Book
conclusively established and today every one of you doth profess belief in
Me through that Book. The day