Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas
Volume III
all stately mansions. Verily, God effecteth that which He pleaseth; naught can annul His
Covenant; naught can obstruct His favor nor oppose His Cause! He doeth with His will that which pleaseth Him and He is powerful over all things! At that time thou wilt find the waverers in manifest loss.
As for the instructions: They will be revealed to thee and spread all through all those regions by the translation of the divine verses.
As for the symbol of the cross, appointed in former times: Know verily, that the cross form is a wonderful figure and consists of two right lines placed crosswise—one perpendicular to the other—and this figure exists in all things.
Meditate upon these words and pay attention to the tissue in all existing substances, either plant, animal or man, and thou wilt see that they all are formed of the cross figure or two crosswise lines. Consider this intently with true meditation. Then thou wilt be taught by the Holy Ghost that it is for this reason that God hath chosen this symbol to be displayed as the token of sacrifice in all periods of the ages.
I will explain to thee, in future time, the mystery of sacrifice. There is nothing more beautiful than this tree united with the cross. Verily, this tree is a type of the Tree of Life inconjunction with the cross; in this, the mystery of sacrifice.
As for the crescent: It hath reference to the beginning of the religion of God which shall grow to be a full moon.
As for the stars: They are types of the guides; for, verily, the star is a guide to people, even in the
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