ed time was fulfilled, and We unveiled Our beauty, knew Us not,
though they call upon Me at eventide and at dawn....

The Word which the Son concealed is made manifest. It hath been sent down
in the form of the human temple in this day. Blessed be the Lord Who is
the Father! He, verily, is come unto the nations in His most great
majesty. Turn your faces towards Him, O concourse of the righteous... This
is the day whereon the Rock (Peter) crieth out and shouteth, and
celebrateth the praise of its Lord, the All-Possessing, the Most High,
saying: 'Lo! The Father is come, and that which ye were promised in the
Kingdom is fulfilled!...' My body longeth for the cross, and Mine head
waiteth the thrust of the spear, in the path of the All-Merciful, that the
world may be purged from its transgressions....

O Supreme Pontiff! Incline thine ear unto that which the Fashioner of
mouldering bones counselleth thee, as voiced by Him Who is His Most Great
Name. Sell all the embellished ornaments thou dost possess, and expend
them in the path of God, Who causeth the night to return upon the day, and
the day to return upon the night. Abandon thy kingdom unto the kings, and
emerge from thy habitation, with thy face set towards the Kingdom, and,
detached from the world, then speak forth the praises of thy Lord betwixt
earth and heaven. Thus hath bidden thee He Who is the Possessor of Names,
on the part of thy Lord, the Almighty, the All-Knowing. Exhort thou the
kings and say: 'Deal equitably with men. Beware lest ye transgress the
bounds fixed in the Book.' This indeed becometh thee. Beware lest thou
appropriate unto thyself the things of the world and the riches thereof.
Leave them unto such as desire them, and cleave unto that which hath been
enjoined upon thee by Him Who is the Lord of creation. Should any one
offer thee all the treasures of the earth, refuse to even glance upon
them. Be as thy Lord hath been. Thus hath the Tongue of Revelation spoken
that which God hath made the ornament of the book of creation... 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... Verily, the day
of ingathering is come, and all things have been separated from each
other. He hath stored away that which He chose in the ves