Baha'i Rasta (ritual, beliefs, elders, doctrine, scriptures)

[lionofjudah4iver]

Greetings
I was wondering what members of the Baha'i faith think about Haile Selassie I. From what I understand which is little, you regognize all or most world religions as one. With one goal, one God, and that Christ has returned several times, Rastas belive that Haile Selassie I is Christ return. I was just wondering if he is "included" in your faith at all.
Blessed Love

[BruceDLimber]

Originally Posted by lionofjudah4iver

I was wondering what members of the Baha'i faith think about Haile Selassie I. From what I understand which is little, you regognize all or most world religions as one. With one goal, one God, and that Christ has returned several times, Rastas belive that Haile Selassie I is Christ return. I was just wondering if he is "included" in your faith at all.

Hi! :-)

No, he's not on the list, and in fact can't be because the Baha'i scriptures state explicitly that no new Divine Messenger will come for at least a thousand years, which excludes anybody in the Twentieth Century (among others) from being one. He's simply a man like others, although he may have been an especially spiritual one. . . .

Many regards,

Bruce

[lionofjudah4iver]

Where can I find that scipture that says that? And when did that thousand years start? What would you say about Rev 5:5 "Then one of the elders said to me,Do not weep! See, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals." When I read that I see in these times that if refers to Haile Selassie I. On Nov 2nd 1930 that prophesy came true.
Blessings

[BruceDLimber]

Originally Posted by lionofjudah4iver

Where can I find that scipture that says that? And when did that thousand years start? What would you say about Rev 5:5 "Then one of the elders said to me,Do not weep! See, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."

It's in the "Kitab-i-Aqdas," which you can find on www.bahai-library.com among other sites. The starting point was in the late Nineteenth Century, so we're roughly a century and a half along. And we see Baha'u'llah, our Founder, as the Lion of Judah Who opened the seals: this unsealing was His writing of "The Book of Certitude," (aka "Kitab-i-Iqan"), the primary Baha'i theological work (which you can also find at the same web site). (Baha'u'llah fulfilled many prophecies in the Bible and elsewhere.)

Best regards,

Bruce

[JAHLion]

lionofjudah4iver,

Just so you know, many Rastas have different beliefs concerning Haile Selassie I, some see him as Christ returned, some see him as a man, and some see him as the one and only. I'm pretty sure you knew some examples I gave.

Jah Bless.

Ras Evan

[lionofjudah4iver]

JAHLion,
Tru tru, I should have said that some Rasta belive that Selassie I is Christ return. Thats the great thing about Rastafari is that there is no set way, no rules, no specific doctrine that you have to follow. Some may see HIM as this others in other eyes may see ina differnt way.

Bruce
Thanks for that link I am checking it out now. The reason I have asked is because my sister considers herself a Baha'i Rasta. I was never really concerned about the Baha'i part unitll recently so I have never talked to her about it. I have no way of getting ahold of her for the next couple of months either so this is the next best spot to learn.
BLesssins

[BruceDLimber]

Iver, if you like, send me an email at brucedlimber@aol.com and remind me to send you a list of Baha'i websites and an overview; you might find these helpful!

Best,

Bruce