Tablet of Baha'u'llah to Haji Eliahu Cohan, known as Abd Husayn

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In the name of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Mighty.

Today is the day on which God, from His Throne, is calling all the denominations and the inhabitants of the earth, commanding them to exalt and sanctify the Name of God.

Today is the day, on which heavenly angels are at every moment descending with the chalices of utterance and the decanters of the Knowledge of God, spreading the sanctified, pure and divine fragrances.

Say, the Promised God says: " O people of Judaism, you were from Me, I made you to appear and I called you back to Me, what happened that you do not know Me now, even though I have appeared with all possible signs.

You have considered enemies as your friends and abandoned the True Friend.

Today the New Heaven hath appeared and the earth hath been renewed. If you look with pure eyes, you will see the New Jerusalem and if you listen with attentive ears, you will hear the call of God.

Today all things are calling you and inviting you to God, while you are so intoxicated with the wine of pride, that not even for a moment did you heed the call.

The ear is to hear My Call and the eye is to see My Beauty; listen and shun any other but Me. The dome of God hath been raised by the hand of the Bounty of God, and the Cause of God hath appeared. The times of bygones are passed.

A new time of fulfillment hath been reached and by the Will of God, everything hath been renewed. However, only the new eye can see and the new mind can comprehend this condition.

The Beginning and the End alluded to One Sacred Word, which hath appeared and come, which is the Spirit of the Divine Books and Scriptures. This Word hath existed from the beginning that hath no beginning until the end that hath no end. This is the key to the greatest Divine Treasure and Hidden Mystery, which had forever been hidden behind the veils of innocence. This is the mystery " A " and " YA " that John prophesied. Verily, it is the Beginning, the End, the Manifest and the Hidden.

O 'Abd-Husayn, may God assist you in giving the joyful tidings revealed in the sacred scriptures of the past to the peoples of all denominations. For these glad tidings are as living water to the dead of the world. Well is it with him, who drinks of it and woe unto the deprived.

Say, today the City of God hath appeared and can be witnessed in perfect adornment. This is the City, in which the God of all peoples hath appeared. Ponder these words of John, who announced the great and sacred city and said: " I did not see a temple in the city, because its temple is the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb. The city hath no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the Glory of God shines on it, and the Lamb is its lamp. " [1]

In the name of Truth, take hold of the cane of reliance on God and with the utmost detachment, guide the people who have gone astray to the great divine city, so that perchance the people who are lost may attain to the true homeland and the blind may see with perceiving eyes. He hath power over all things. All things are in His power and captive in His hand. He is Powerful and Mighty.

[1] The English translation of this quotation is taken directly from Rev. 21:22,23