Joel J. Marangella
2009-09-02 00:23:24 UTC
POSTED ON BEHALF OF THE GUARDIAN OF THE BAHA'I FAITH
THE MOST GREAT TRAGEDY
Is there any greater tragedy than, after the passage of more than 175 years
since the Declaration of Baha¹u¹llah, the generality of mankind, remains, to
this day, unaware and ignorant of the fact that the Manifestation whose
coming in the Day of God has been foretold by every Manifestation of
constancy in the past has already come to the world to establish through His
Revelation the long-promised, long-prayed for and long-awaited Kingdom of
God on earth as it is in Heaven, and yet, having now long since ascended, He
remains to this day unrecognized and unaccepted.
And, to add to this tragedy, the vast majority of the few million believers
who had recognized and accepted His Manifestation have now been led far
astray from His indestructible Covenant and succumbed to the baleful
influence exerted by the erstwhile faithless Hands of the Cause (with a
single notable exception) who had but recently been elevated to their high
rank and as a tragic aftermath of this influence, the advent of the wondrous
New World Order, destined to be founded upon His Revelation that include
God¹s laws for this Day, has been seriously threatened with extinction and
its glorious advent delayed.
Fortunately for the future of the Faith, a small band of His followers have
remained steadfastly faithful to the Covenant of Baha¹u¹llah and to the
appointed Center of His Covenant and continue their unflagging and
meritorious labors to achieve victory for this Covenant imbued with an
indomitable faith and assurance in the ultimate establishment of the New
World Order of Baha¹u¹llah in all of its glory and perfection as destined by
God.
Joel Bray Marangella
Guardian of the Baha¹i Faith
September 2009
THE MOST GREAT TRAGEDY
Is there any greater tragedy than, after the passage of more than 175 years
since the Declaration of Baha¹u¹llah, the generality of mankind, remains, to
this day, unaware and ignorant of the fact that the Manifestation whose
coming in the Day of God has been foretold by every Manifestation of
constancy in the past has already come to the world to establish through His
Revelation the long-promised, long-prayed for and long-awaited Kingdom of
God on earth as it is in Heaven, and yet, having now long since ascended, He
remains to this day unrecognized and unaccepted.
And, to add to this tragedy, the vast majority of the few million believers
who had recognized and accepted His Manifestation have now been led far
astray from His indestructible Covenant and succumbed to the baleful
influence exerted by the erstwhile faithless Hands of the Cause (with a
single notable exception) who had but recently been elevated to their high
rank and as a tragic aftermath of this influence, the advent of the wondrous
New World Order, destined to be founded upon His Revelation that include
God¹s laws for this Day, has been seriously threatened with extinction and
its glorious advent delayed.
Fortunately for the future of the Faith, a small band of His followers have
remained steadfastly faithful to the Covenant of Baha¹u¹llah and to the
appointed Center of His Covenant and continue their unflagging and
meritorious labors to achieve victory for this Covenant imbued with an
indomitable faith and assurance in the ultimate establishment of the New
World Order of Baha¹u¹llah in all of its glory and perfection as destined by
God.
Joel Bray Marangella
Guardian of the Baha¹i Faith
September 2009