Re: Whoso claimeth a revelation direct from God

2006-04-26 Thread firestorm
allow me to open the door to the possibiliuty that these are 2 different applications. The Master is of course infallibly correct in speaking of the body of members of the Faith. then let us take joseph smith, whom the Guardian at least once called a seer. may we hypothesize, without

Re: Whoso claimeth a revelation direct from God

2006-04-24 Thread David Friedman
Good points. I now see there isn't any room for that possibility.Need more speed? Get Xtra Broadband! The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for

Re: Whoso claimeth a revelation direct from God, seers, poets, etc.

2006-04-24 Thread Hasan Elias
David Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribi: Good points. I now see there isn't any room for that possibility.//Hi David,I don't see this as white and blackBut to pretend they [the bahs] are perfect [now], that the Bah's of the future will not be a hundred times more

re: Whoso claimeth a revelation direct from God

2006-04-23 Thread Brent Poirier
If by a minor Prophet you mean a Being who is sent to guide humanity, who possesses infallibility, Who is intended by God that the people should follow Him, then by implication the Master has stated that none will come. If by a 'minor Prophet you mean someone with the *station* of a minor

Re: Whoso claimeth a revelation direct from God

2006-04-23 Thread smaneck
The Aqdas states that no one will come in the next thousand years with a revelation direct from God.nbsp; The latter three words are important qualifiers, as 'Abdu'l-Baha did have a revelation, just not direct from God.nbsp; Dear David, The words 'direct from God' don't appear in the

Whoso claimeth a revelation direct from God

2006-04-22 Thread David Friedman
There's a question I just thought of. The Aqdas states that no one will come in the next thousand years with a revelation direct from God. The latter three words are important qualifiers, as 'Abdu'l-Baha did have a revelation, just not direct from God. It's my understanding that minor