Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh
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"From time immemorial," Bahá'u'lláh, speaking of God, explains, "He, the Divine Being, hath been veiled in the ineffable sanctity of His exalted Self, and will everlasting continue to be wrapt in the impenetrable mystery of His unknowable Essence... Ten thousand Prophets, each a Moses, are thunderstruck upon the Sinai of their search at God's forbidding voice, `Thou shalt never behold Me!'; whilst a myriad Messengers, each as great as Jesus, stand dismayed upon their heavenly thrones by the interdiction `Mine Essence thou shalt never apprehend!'" "How bewildering to me, insignificant as I am," Bahá'u'lláh in His communion with God affirms, "is the attempt to fathom the sacred depths of Thy knowledge! How futile my efforts to visualize the magnitude of the power inherent in Thine handiwork--the revelation of Thy creative power!" "When I contemplate, O my God, the relationship that bindeth me to Thee," He, in yet another prayer revealed in His own handwriting, testifies, "I am moved to proclaim to all created things `verily I am God!'; and when I consider my own self, lo, I find it coarser than clay!"
Soroush Shakib
(© NSA of the Baha'is of USA)

Title and Main Idea:

Even the Prophets and Messengers shall never apprehend the essence of God

Question (© Morten Bergsmo):

  1. What does Bahá'u'lláh reveal regarding the 'Divine Being' and the ability of prophets and Messengers to apprehend that Being?

Metaphors, Images, Symbols, and Allusions:

  • thunderstruck upon the Sinai of their search
  • God's forbidding voice

Dictionary:

Cause and Effect Relationship:

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Directives:

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Fundamental Verities:

Oneness of God