m according to their deserts and
vindicated the Truth through the power of Truth. This is what ye clearly
perceive today in the Muhammadan Revelation.

Who is the man amongst you who can challenge the exalted Thrones of
Reality in every Dispensation, while all existence is wholly dependent
upon Them? Indeed, God hath wiped out all those who have opposed Them from
the beginning that hath no beginning until the present day and hath
conclusively demonstrated the Truth through the power of Truth. Verily, He
is the Almighty, the Omnipotent, the All-Powerful. XVII, 11.

"O Ye who are invested with the Bayan! Be ye watchful ..."

O Ye who are invested with the Bayan! Be ye watchful on the Day of
Resurrection, for on that Day ye will firmly believe in the Vahid of the
Bayan, though this, even as your past religion which proved of no avail,
can in no wise benefit you, unless ye embrace the Cause of Him Whom God
shall make manifest and believe in that which He ordaineth. Therefore take
ye good heed lest ye shut yourselves out from Him Who is the Fountain-head
of all Messengers and Scriptures, while ye hold fast to parts of the
teachings which have emanated from these sources. XVII, 15.

"Consider how at the time of the appearance of every ..."

Consider how at the time of the appearance of every Revelation, those who
open their hearts to the Author of that Revelation recognize the Truth,
while the hearts of those who fail to apprehend the Truth are straitened
by reason of their shutting themselves out from Him. However, openness of
heart is bestowed by God upon both parties alike. God desireth not to
straiten the heart of anyone, be it even an ant, how much less the heart
of a superior creature, except when he suffereth himself to be wrapt in
veils, for God is the Creator of all things.

Wert thou to open the heart of a single soul by helping him to embrace the
Cause of Him Whom God shall make manifest, thine inmost being would be
filled with the inspirations of that august Name. It devolveth upon you,
therefore, to perform this task in the Days of Resurrection, inasmuch as
most people are helpless, and wert thou to open their hearts and dispel
their doubts, they would gain admittance into the Faith of God. Therefore,
manifest thou this attribute to the utmost of thine ability in the days of
Him Whom God shall make manifest. For indeed if thou dost open the heart
of a person for His sake, better will it be for