n of all the laws of the
Torah; yet this man has abrogated these laws, and has even broken the
sabbath day, although it is the clear text of the Torah that whosoever
layeth claim to prophethood and revealeth miracles and breaketh the
sabbath day, must be put to death. Another of the signs is this, that in
His reign justice will be so advanced that righteousness and well-doing
will extend from the human even to the animal world--the snake and the
mouse will share one hole, and the eagle and the partridge one nest, the
lion and the gazelle shall dwell in one pasture, and the wolf and the kid
shall drink from one fountain. Yet now, injustice and tyranny have waxed
so great in His time that they have crucified Him! Another of the
conditions is this, that in the days of the Messiah the Jews will prosper
and triumph over all the peoples of the world, but now they are living in
the utmost abasement and servitude in the empire of the Romans. Then how
can this be the Messiah promised in the Torah?'

In this wise did they object to that Sun of Truth, although that Spirit of
God was indeed the One promised in the Torah. But as they did not
understand the meaning of these signs, they crucified the Word of God. Now
the Baha'is hold that the recorded signs did come to pass in the
Manifestation of Christ, although not in the sense which the Jews
understood, the description in the Torah being allegorical. For instance,
among the signs is that of sovereignty. For Baha'is say that the
sovereignty of Christ was a heavenly, divine, everlasting sovereignty, not
a Napoleonic sovereignty that vanisheth in a short time. For well nigh two
thousand years this sovereignty of Christ hath been established, and until
now it endureth, and to all eternity that Holy Being will be exalted upon
an everlasting throne.

In like manner all the other signs have been made manifest, but the Jews
did not understand. Although nearly twenty centuries have elapsed since
Christ appeared with divine splendour, yet the Jews are still awaiting the
coming of the Messiah and regard themselves as true and Christ as false.

21: O THOU DISTINGUISHED PERSONAGE, THOU SEEKER AFTER ...

O thou distinguished personage, thou seeker after truth! Thy letter of 4
April 1921, hath been read with love.

The existence of the Divine Being hath been clearly established, on the
basis of logical proofs, but the reality of the Godhead is beyond the
grasp of the mind. When tho