I can understand why it is hard to see how a Persian man born into Islam would be the fulfilment of prophecies in Christianity. Then again, the Jews can not understand how Jesus was the Messiah they are still waiting for.
Jesus was a Jew, though. That makes more sense given he taught Jewish teachings. In another thread, I read something about Paul and the apostles were the ones who "created christianity". I side with the Jews on that one.
Yeah. It's weird. Bahaullah going to Jerusalem, going outward to Rome, then flying over to Nepali. Taking a break over at different parts of India, then traveling over to Israel, then taking a vacation in Iran. I know it's the Eastern part of the world, but he does have a means to travel.
The only way logically I can see that possible is as Lover and Investigar says, Bahaullah is, well, god. He'd, Bahaullah, have to take the words of the Moses, apostles, and disciples of The Buddha, and put them together while disregarding the traditions, languages, and cultures of the different areas he traveled to given they are so different, they can't be collided. Even though Jesus and The Buddha never wrote a thing and their teachings were orally transmitted, I guess that wouldn't matter as long since only the written teachings are sacred not oral traditions.
Meanwhile, as all of these things are happening, Bahaullah would have to have traveled in the years these prophets (jesus included) were alive. He'd have to be a somewhat superman and time travel (or god) to do so, really.
It's puzzling, though, if Bahaullah talked with jesus and said "hey, I dont believe you're god, but you are a manifestation of him..." and then go to Moses and Muhammad and tell them the same thing. All three would wonder if you're not making them equal to god, which is a big no-no and if they are not god, then what in the, um, world is a manifestation.
If god (Krishna), the prophets (Moses, Zoaraster, and Jesus), and enlightened ones (over 1,000s of Buddhas-let's say the historical Buddha and one of his bodhisattvas, Maitreya) sat in a circle with Bahaullah, son, and grandson, and Bahaullah said to them they are manifestations of god and educators, Krishna would probably say "well, that's kinda redundant. I am god." Well, he'd be more "I'm an incarnation of Vishnu who is an incarnation of Brahma so you're talking to the wrong person."
Then (going by lover and investigator's conversation) jesus would pipe in and say, well, I never said I was equal to god in the beginning, so how would I be equal to god regardless if you guys called me god or a manifestation of him? Are you saying, I'm an image of god? But, Bahaullah, you're not even my disciple. That's right, neither Jew or gentile, man or woman, okay, I give you that.
Muhammad would have similar sentiments with jesus about him being equal to god. Moses would probably get angry and throw the tablets on the ground telling Muhammad, Zoroaster (though he didn't say a word), and Bahaullah they are not hearing the word of god but an idol.
While Krishna would be, well, I'm not even a human like you guys are, so why am I here in the first place?
Haha. I can go on. It's not meant to be sarcastic just an interesting conclusion of what if these people and gods were sitting around talking to each other and whether they'd all agree with Bahaullah that they are manifestations of themselves or would keep to their own teachings and who they are. But once Bahaullah has the right to override their and their followers knowledge of them (going by Lover), and saying god gives them the right, then all of them would probably have a hissy fit and jesus calling him a fool.
If I wrote a story about this, it would be interesting.
