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ʻIdál (Justice), 16 Raḥmat (Mercy) 177 B.E. Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Tomorrow, July 9, is the Commemoration of the Martyrdom of The Bab. On July 9, 1850, The Bab was executed, by a firing squad, for nothing than proclaiming he was sent from God and that The Glory of God would soon be made manifest. The Bab, like Christ, shed His blood for humanity. The Bab also shed His blood to prepare the way for Baha'u'llah, the Glory of God. When I became a Baha'i, I accepted Baha'u'llah as the return of Christ. I've always wondered about the relationship between the Bab and Christ, since their deaths were so similar. That question was answered today when I accessed Counsels and Explanations - by 'Abdu'l-Baha "You have written that there is a difference among the believers concerning the “Second Coming of Christ.” Praise be to God!—time and again this question hath arisen and its answer hath emanated in a clear and irrefutable text from the pen of Abdul-Baha that what is meant in the prophecies by the “Lord of Hosts,” the “Promised Christ” is the Blessed Perfection (Baha’u’llah) and His Highness the Supreme (the Bab). The faith of everyone must resolve around this palpable and evident text." 'Abdu’l-Baha3 I can find the answer to any question in the Baha'i Scriptures, if I search long enough and hard enough. Sometimes the answer doesn't come until I'm ready for it or I'm going to need it in a discussion. Since this answer has come today, I wonder what is coming into my life in the near future. Footnotes |