above all that hath
already been revealed, and immensely glorified beyond that which hath
streamed from this Pen. Let the future disclose the hour when the Brides
of inner meaning will, as decreed by the Will of God, hasten forth,
unveiled, out of their mystic mansions, and manifest themselves in the
ancient realm of being. Nothing whatsoever is possible without His
permission; no power can endure save through His power, and there is none
other God but He. His is the world of creation, and His the Cause of God.
All proclaim His Revelation, and all unfold the mysteries of His Spirit.
We have already in the foregoing pages assigned two stations unto each of
the Luminaries arising from the Daysprings of eternal holiness. One of
these stations, the station of essential unity, We have already explained.
"No distinction do We make between any of them."(132) The other is the
station of distinction, and pertaineth to the world of creation and to the
limitations thereof. In this respect, each Manifestation of God hath a
distinct individuality, a definitely prescribed mission, a predestined
Revelation, and specially designated limitations. Each one of them is
known by a different name, is characterized by a special attribute,
fulfils a definite Mission, and is entrusted with a particular Revelation.
Even as He saith: "Some of the Apostles We have caused to excel the
others. To some God hath spoken, some He hath raised and exalted. And to
Jesus, Son of Mary, We gave manifest signs, and We strengthened Him with
the Holy Spirit."(133)
It is because of this difference in their station and mission that the
words and utterances flowing from these Well-springs of divine knowledge
appear to diverge and differ. Otherwise, in the eyes of them that are
initiated into the mysteries of divine wisdom, all their utterances are in
reality but the expressions of one Truth. As most of the people have
failed to appreciate those stations to which We have referred, they
therefore feel perplexed and dismayed at the varying utterances pronounced
by Manifestations that are essentially one and the same.
It hath ever been evident that all these divergences of utterance are
attributable to differences of station. Thus, viewed from the standpoint
of their oneness and sublime detachment, the attributes of Godhead,
Divinity, Supreme Singleness, and Inmost Essence, have been and are
applicable to those Essences of being, inasmuch as they all abide on the
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