I posted this before but I am afraid it got lost in all the other discussions. So I am being bold and post it again.
Dear all,
recently I was told that the word tabernacle in this
quote in the original persian is actually not
tabernacle, but is a word for the curtain which
traditionally divided the men's quarters from the
women's quarters in houses in Persia when Baha'u'llah
was alive.
I wonder if this word in the original language could
have also the meaning of Tabernacle.
much love,
janine
CXII. Behold the disturbances which, for many a long
year, have afflicted the earth, and the perturbation
that hath seized its peoples. It hath either been
ravaged by war, or tormented by sudden and unforeseen
calamities. Though the world is encompassed with
misery and distress, yet no man hath paused to reflect
what the cause or source of that may be. Whenever the
True Counsellor uttered a word in admonishment, lo,
they all denounced Him as a mover of mischief and
rejected His claim. How bewildering, how confusing is
such behavior! No two men can be found who may be said
to be outwardly and inwardly united. The evidences of
discord and malice are apparent everywhere, though all
were made for harmony and union.
The Great Being saith: O well-beloved ones! The
tabernacle of unity hath been raised; regard ye not
one another as strangers. Ye are the fruits of one
tree, and the leaves of one branch. We cherish the
hope that the light of justice may shine upon the
world and sanctify it from tyranny. If the rulers and
kings of the earth, the symbols of the power of God,
exalted be His glory, arise and resolve to dedicate
themselves to whatever will promote the highest
interests of the whole of humanity, the reign of
justice will assuredly be established amongst the
children of men, and the effulgence of its light will
envelop the whole earth. The Great Being saith: The
structure of world stability and order hath been
reared upon, a! nd will continue to be sustained by, the
twin pillars of reward and punishment.... In another
passage He hath written: Take heed, O concourse of the
rulers of the world! There is no force on earth that
can equal in its conquering power the force of justice
and wisdom.... Blessed is the king who marcheth with
the ensign of wisdom unfurled before him, and the
battalions of justice massed in his rear. He verily is
the ornament that adorneth the brow of peace and the
countenance of security. There can be no doubt
whatever that if the day star of justice, which the
clouds of tyranny have obscured, were to shed its
light upon men, the face of the earth would be
completely transformed
(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha'u'llah, p. 218)
recently I was told that the word tabernacle in this
quote in the original persian is actually not
tabernacle, but is a word for the curtain which
traditionally divided the men's quarters from the
women's quarters in houses in Persia when Baha'u'llah
was alive.
I wonder if this word in the original language could
have also the meaning of Tabernacle.
much love,
janine
CXII. Behold the disturbances which, for many a long
year, have afflicted the earth, and the perturbation
that hath seized its peoples. It hath either been
ravaged by war, or tormented by sudden and unforeseen
calamities. Though the world is encompassed with
misery and distress, yet no man hath paused to reflect
what the cause or source of that may be. Whenever the
True Counsellor uttered a word in admonishment, lo,
they all denounced Him as a mover of mischief and
rejected His claim. How bewildering, how confusing is
such behavior! No two men can be found who may be said
to be outwardly and inwardly united. The evidences of
discord and malice are apparent everywhere, though all
were made for harmony and union.
The Great Being saith: O well-beloved ones! The
tabernacle of unity hath been raised; regard ye not
one another as strangers. Ye are the fruits of one
tree, and the leaves of one branch. We cherish the
hope that the light of justice may shine upon the
world and sanctify it from tyranny. If the rulers and
kings of the earth, the symbols of the power of God,
exalted be His glory, arise and resolve to dedicate
themselves to whatever will promote the highest
interests of the whole of humanity, the reign of
justice will assuredly be established amongst the
children of men, and the effulgence of its light will
envelop the whole earth. The Great Being saith: The
structure of world stability and order hath been
reared upon, a! nd will continue to be sustained by, the
twin pillars of reward and punishment.... In another
passage He hath written: Take heed, O concourse of the
rulers of the world! There is no force on earth that
can equal in its conquering power the force of justice
and wisdom.... Blessed is the king who marcheth with
the ensign of wisdom unfurled before him, and the
battalions of justice massed in his rear. He verily is
the ornament that adorneth the brow of peace and the
countenance of security. There can be no doubt
whatever that if the day star of justice, which the
clouds of tyranny have obscured, were to shed its
light upon men, the face of the earth would be
completely transformed
(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha'u'llah, p. 218)
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