aise! The third woe is the great day of the manifestation of
the Lord of Hosts and the radiance of the Beauty of the Promised One. The
explanation of this subject, woe, is mentioned in the thirtieth chapter of
Ezekiel, where it is said: "The word of the Lord came again unto me,
saying, Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Howl ye,
Woe worth the day! For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is
near."(60)

Therefore, it is certain that the day of woe is the day of the Lord; for
in that day woe is for the neglectful, woe is for the sinners, woe is for
the ignorant. That is why it is said, "The second woe is past; behold the
third woe cometh quickly!" This third woe is the day of the manifestation
of Baha'u'llah, the day of God; and it is near to the day of the
appearance of the Bab.

"And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven,
saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord,
and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever."(61)

The seventh angel is a man qualified with heavenly attributes, who will
arise with heavenly qualities and character. Voices will be raised, so
that the appearance of the Divine Manifestation will be proclaimed and
diffused. In the day of the manifestation of the Lord of Hosts, and at the
epoch of the divine cycle of the Omnipotent which is promised and
mentioned in all the books and writings of the Prophets--in that day of
God, the Spiritual and Divine Kingdom will be established, and the world
will be renewed; a new spirit will be breathed into the body of creation;
the season of the divine spring will come; the clouds of mercy will rain;
the sun of reality will shine; the life-giving breeze will blow; the world
of humanity will wear a new garment; the surface of the earth will be a
sublime paradise; mankind will be educated; wars, disputes, quarrels and
malignity will disappear; and truthfulness, righteousness, peace and the
worship of God will appear; union, love and brotherhood will surround the
world; and God will rule for evermore--meaning that the Spiritual and
Everlasting Kingdom will be established. Such is the day of God. For all
the days which have come and gone were the days of Abraham, Moses and
Christ, or of the other Prophets; but this day is the day of God, for the
Sun of Reality will arise in it with the utmost warmth and splendor.

"And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats