Thief
Rogue Theologian
Why not step forward and quote the book you insist upon?
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Why not step forward and quote the book you insist upon?
A Troubled Man
Active Member
Is that because you don't have access to a dictionary? There are plenty online.
Road Warrior
Seeking the middle path..
Don't expect an honest or forthright answer. My humble recommendation is to ignore him and move on to someone who is willing to discuss the topic and not just throw flaming bombs around the room.
A Troubled Man
Active Member
I see that you too stayed on topic of angels with that post.
Yes, you are humble. Funny thing is, being humble would mean you wouldn't openly go around telling others to ignore people unless you had a bee in your bonnet.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
Road Warrior is right.
And yes... have dictionary....do use it....a three volume Webster's.
A Troubled Man
Active Member
Okay, so what does it say about those definitions and how do those definitions not pertain to you?
Thief
Rogue Theologian
arthra
Baha'i
Angels are people..
"By angels is meant the divine confirmations and heavenly powers. Angels are also those holy souls who have severed attachment to the earthly world, who are free from the fetters of self and passion and who have attached their hearts to the divine realm and the merciful kingdom. They are of the kingdom, heavenly; they are of the merciful One, divine. They are the manifestations of the divine grace and the dawns of spiritual bounty."
~ Abdu'l-Baha, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Baha Section, p. 409
"Ye are the angels, if your feet be firm, your spirits rejoiced, your secret thoughts pure, your eyes consoled, your ears opened, your breasts dilated with joy, and your souls gladdened, and if you arise to assist the Covenant, to resist dissension and to be attracted to the Effulgence! Verily, I say unto you that the Word of God has assuredly been explained and has become an evident sign and a strong and solid proof, and its traces shall be spread in the East and West, and to these all heads shall bow and all souls shall submit and kneel down with their faces to the ground."
~ Abdu'l-Baha, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Baha Section, p. 360
"By angels is meant the divine confirmations and heavenly powers. Angels are also those holy souls who have severed attachment to the earthly world, who are free from the fetters of self and passion and who have attached their hearts to the divine realm and the merciful kingdom. They are of the kingdom, heavenly; they are of the merciful One, divine. They are the manifestations of the divine grace and the dawns of spiritual bounty."
~ Abdu'l-Baha, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Baha Section, p. 409
"Ye are the angels, if your feet be firm, your spirits rejoiced, your secret thoughts pure, your eyes consoled, your ears opened, your breasts dilated with joy, and your souls gladdened, and if you arise to assist the Covenant, to resist dissension and to be attracted to the Effulgence! Verily, I say unto you that the Word of God has assuredly been explained and has become an evident sign and a strong and solid proof, and its traces shall be spread in the East and West, and to these all heads shall bow and all souls shall submit and kneel down with their faces to the ground."
~ Abdu'l-Baha, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Baha Section, p. 360
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High Priest
Characters from religious scriptures and stories.
This event hasn't been revealed to me.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
Not in so many words...or by sight.
There seems to be a rule about performance that leads to 'proof'.
If you get assistance....you won't be able to prove you did.
BruceDLimber
Well-Known Member
Gjallarhorn
N'yog-Sothep
...only for someone who accepts the validity of Bahai scripture...The passage Art quoted above (#68) states otherwise.
Peace,
Bruce
arthra
Baha'i
Hey it's alright..You wanna believe in those angels with big flappy wings go ahead...no problemo here!
There's a story I recall about Emanuel Swedenborg...
He was known to have written a good deal about angels in his time and a little girl came up to him one day and asked if he would show her what an angel looked like...
So he said "come over here"
and picked up a looking glass and said to the little girl
"look in here...that's what an angel looks like"!
There's a story I recall about Emanuel Swedenborg...
He was known to have written a good deal about angels in his time and a little girl came up to him one day and asked if he would show her what an angel looked like...
So he said "come over here"
and picked up a looking glass and said to the little girl
"look in here...that's what an angel looks like"!