"A dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of My mercy I have shed upon the peoples of the world ..."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

A dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of My mercy I have shed upon the peoples of the world, yet found none turn thereunto, inasmuch as everyone hath turned away from the celestial wine of unity unto the foul dregs of impurity, and, content with mortal cup, hath put away the chalice of immortal beauty. Vile is that wherewith he is contented.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #61 Persian)
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"Take from the hands of the divine Cupbearer the chalice of immortal life, that all wisdom may be thine ..."

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O SON OF DUST!

Turn not away thine eyes from the matchless wine of the immortal Beloved, and open them not to foul and mortal dregs. Take from the hands of the divine Cupbearer the chalice of immortal life, that all wisdom may be thine, and that thou mayest hearken unto the mystic voice calling from the realm of the invisible. Cry aloud, ye that are of low aim! Wherefore have ye turned away from My holy and immortal wine unto evanescent water?

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #62 Persian)

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"By My beauty! All your doings hath My pen graven with open characters upon tablets of chrysolite."

 

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O YE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD!

Know, verily, that an unforeseen calamity followeth you, and grievous retribution awaiteth you. Think not that which ye have committed hath been effaced in My sight. By My beauty! All your doings hath My pen graven with open characters upon tablets of chrysolite.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #63 Persian)
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Revelation 21:20

"Withdraw your hands from tyranny, for I have pledged Myself not to forgive any man’s injustice."

 

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O OPPRESSORS ON EARTH!

Withdraw your hands from tyranny, for I have pledged Myself not to forgive any man’s injustice. This is My covenant which I have irrevocably decreed in the preserved tablet and sealed with My seal of glory.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #64 Persian)
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"Have ye thought Me heedless or that I was unaware?"

 

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O REBELLIOUS ONES!

My forbearance hath emboldened you and My long-suffering hath made you negligent, in such wise that ye have spurred on the fiery charger of passion into perilous ways that lead unto destruction. Have ye thought Me heedless or that I was unaware?

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #65 Persian)
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" ... every one of you knoweth his own self better than he knoweth others."

 

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O EMIGRANTS!

The tongue I have designed for the mention of Me, defile it not with detraction. If the fire of self overcome you, remember your own faults and not the faults of My creatures, inasmuch as every one of you knoweth his own self better than he knoweth others.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #66 Persian)
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" ... the satanic secrets and deeds done in the gloom of night shall be laid bare and manifest before the peoples of the world."

 

El Jazzar Mosque, Akka © Chuck EGerton 2025

O CHILDREN OF FANCY!

Know, verily, that while the radiant dawn breaketh above the horizon of eternal holiness, the satanic secrets and deeds done in the gloom of night shall be laid bare and manifest before the peoples of the world.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #67 Persian)
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