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Verse 5. "And she brought forth a man child, Who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron." This great son is the promised Manifestation Who was born of the Law of God and reared in the bosom of the divine teachings. The iron rod is a symbol of power and might-- it is not a sword-- and means that with divine power and might He will shepherd all the nations of the earth. This son is the Bab (70:2) Verse 5. "And her child was caught up unto God, and to His throne." This is a prophecy of the Bab, Who ascended to the heavenly realm, to the Throne of God, and to the center of His Kingdom. Consider how all this corresponds to what happened (70:3) Verse 6. "And the woman fled into the wilderness"-- that is to say, the Law of God fled to the wilderness, meaning the vast desert of Hijaz, and the Arabian Peninsula (70:4) Verse 6. "Where she had a place prepared of God." The Arabian Peninsula became the abode and dwelling place, and the center of the Law of God
(70:5)
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