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When the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus with the question: "Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?" the answer of Jesus was simply to point to the effects wrought by His words: (149:6) Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. - Matt. xi, 4-6. (149:7) Let us now see what evidence there is to show whether the words of Baha'u'llah have this creative power which is distinctive of the word of God. (149:8) Baha'u'llah commanded the rulers to establish universal peace, and their prolongation of the policy of war since 1869-1870 has overthrown many ancient dynasties, while each successive war has produced less and less fruits of victory, until the European War of 1914-1918 revealed the historically startling fact that was has become disastrous to victor and vanquished alike. (149:9) Baha'u'llah bade the rulers likewise to act as trustees of those under their control, making political authority a means to true general welfare. The progress toward social legislation has been unprecedented.
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