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Yes, I understand that. But that would only be an issue if the Bahai lamp is the only one with light. If light shone through muiltiple lamps, you can pick any lamp you want, even if for silly reasons like it was the lamp you grew up with, or it was the lamp your in-laws wanted you to use, because they all have light.<<
The first clear statement regarding the light and its function, in my understanding, is in Genesis
3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. (King James Bible, Genesis) That light, from whatever Cherubim or Messenger is always shinning.
Viewing this as a Christian one would get the impression that the Cherubims are keeping Adam and Eve (mankind) out of the Garden. Taking "cherubims" as celestial beings or angels, and being aware that Muhammad was made to deny that He claimed to be one of the angels, the verse:
50:20 And every soul shall come, - an angel with it urging it along, and an angel to witness against it - (The Qur'an (Rodwell tr), Sura 50 - Kaf)
yet may well refer to Messengers of God being promised and one previous to a soul's time on earth. For the angel driving the soul would be the Messenger for the day in which the soul lives; and the witness angel being the very same Messenger Who is then resurrected with a new name; which would fit with the word "cherubim" being in the plural in Genesis.
The flaming sword would necessarily be the Word of God itself:
Matt. 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Rev 1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
The conclusion then would be that the "Light" is the Word of God which is always held aloft by His Messengers so that the souls may find their way to Paradise. It therefore does not matter with which Prophet or Messenger or Manifestation one begins because He will have prophesied the next to come. It follows then that obedience to the Message in one's hand will result in one accepting any succeeding Message. The subsequent Messenger is the previous Messenger resurrected. God is One. He is God.
"Seek and ye shall find"
Richard.
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