The battle between the forces of good and evil, the Army of Light and the minions of the dark, rages on in the world and in the hearts and minds of men and women around the globe. It is essential for Baha'is to understand this, and to choose correctly on which side they will fight.
There is a movement in the world by the forces of darkness to consolidate power, and to move power and resources from the weak and vulnerable masses to the strong and powerful elite. The struggle between good and evil, justice and tyranny, decency and depravity, has been going on for countless centuries, but in this day the battle is coming to a head. Now is the time to fight and resist this evil with the more powerful forces of truth and love. There are so few soldiers in this Army of Light so that none of us can afford to be negligent or dilatory in our duty to fight.
Know your enemy! All of us are pawns in this battle that is being waged "against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Ephesians 6:12.
How dangerous it is for modern humanity to forget this concept of a higher battle being waged between powers and forces in the spiritual world. To be conscious that this battle is raging on is necessary for us so that we do not fall victim to doing the bidding of the wrong side. Almost all of humanity, the rulers, leaders and politicians, the influential and the elite are well-meaning people and believe they are acting properly. They believe they are doing the right thing under the circumstances, even while they murder and plunder and engage in the darkest behavior imaginable. It is precisely because they have allowed themselves to be ruled by the dark forces, that their behavior is so wrongful even while they believe it is right.
Your life is either ruled by God, or it is not. Either you serve God or you are the plaything of Satan. This is the ultimate question all of us must consider. Our enemy is not our fellow human beings. We must love them and not even consider them our enemies no matter how evil their actions towards us might be. Rather our enemies are the spiritual forces of darkness that rule them. These enemies, the demons, principalities and powers, all must be vigorously and whole-heartedly resisted with the power of God.
The Cause of God is the very Army of Light of which I speak. Every person who considers himself or herself to be a follower of Baha'u'llah must examine whether or not he or she has joined the battle on the side of Light or of darkness. Those of who you who find yourselves serving the headless UHJ now occupying Haifa must relinquish your allegience to that headless monster, the beast of Revelation. Cease your support of its evil opposition to the Guardian of the Cause of God. Question its insistence upon your blind surrender to its authority. Investigate the verities of the Baha'i Revelation. Study the Writings. Become a true Bahai! Come under the guidance and leadership of the Center of the Covenant! Time is short, but it is still not too late to return to the true Cause of God.
"O ye loved ones of God! In this, the Bahá'í dispensation, God's Cause is spirit unalloyed. His Cause belongeth not to the material world. It cometh neither for strife nor war, nor for acts of mischief or of shame; it is neither for quarrelling with other Faiths, nor for conflicts with the nations. Its only army is the love of God, its only joy the clear wine of His knowledge, its only battle the expounding of the Truth; its one crusade is against the insistent self, the evil promptings of the human heart. Its victory is to submit and yield, and to be selfless is its everlasting glory. In brief, it is spirit upon spirit...." Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 256.
Jeffrey
Jeffrey
Some time back you said to me, and I return to you “nice rant”.
In main I agree with you, that the world is in this demanding battle between the forces of good and bad.
Of course philosophers have been debating, arguing, cajoling and otherwise battling with each other over this concept for several days. Religions perpetually take other religions to task about it.
The headless UHJ claims to be fighting the forces of evil. And they name you.
The Baptists claim to be fighting the forces of evil. And they name everyone else.
The Muslims claim to be fighting the forces of evil. And they name the Jews among others.
I claim to be fighting the forces of evil. And it is me.
It occurs to me that rather than battle each other we would make forward movement if we joined forces and fought the dark side.
I troll these boards hoping I can learn something, but all I see is the inter-service rivalry about who is really fighting the war.
Robert
Posted by: Robert Clifton | November 30, 2007 at 04:12 PM