PART THREE: The Manifestation Revealed and the Proof Given
As a conclusion to this introduction to the claim that Christ has returned, I present certain kinds of evidence which Baha'is see as confirming their belief in Baha'u'llah. Of course, as stated previously, proof is subjective: proof to one person, may not be proof to another. In fact, "evidence" can "prove" two different things to two different people. Therefore, in presenting this evidence, I make no assertion that it cannot be looked at in a different manner than that of the Baha'is. It is presented here merely to show a Baha'i viewpoint (107:1)

Baha'is see different types of proof or evidence as proclaiming the new Day of God, the Day of Christ's Return. These proofs include, in their order of importance, (1) His saintly life, (2) His sacred teachings, (3) the community of His followers, and (4) fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. These will be examined very briefly here for those who are unacquainted with Baha'u'llah's claim (107:2)

1. HIS LIFE:-
"I know not how to explain it, were all the sorrows of the world to be crowded into my heart they would, I feel, all vanish, when in the presence of Baha'u'llah. It is as if I had entered Paradise itself." God Passes By, p. 135 (107:3)

With such words, Zaynu'l-Abidin Khan, a prince, and a visitor to Baha'u'llah, then a prisoner in Baghdad, described his meeting with Him. These words witness to the noble spirit, which during His entire life, was felt by those with whom He came in contact. Indeed, it was this same spirit which prompted, to the chagrin of His persecutors, multitudes to follow Him to wherever He was banished, no matter how distant or desolate the destination. In the Person of Baha'u'llah, we learn from eyewitness accounts of His life, there were conspicuous signs of a divine power and love that no human being could ever exhibit (107:4)

Baha'u'llah has said that the greatest proof of the truth of His mission was His own self. Speaking of God as the "Unseen" and Himself as "His Manifestation", He writes: (107:5)

Know thou of a certainty that the Unseen can in no wise incarnate His Essence and reveal it unto men. He is, and hath ever been, immensely exalted beyond all that can either be recounted or perceived. From His retreat of glory His voice is ever proclaiming: "Verily, I am God; there is none other God besides Me, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. I have manifested Myself unto men, and have sent down Him Who is the Day Spring of the signs of Revelation. Through Him I have caused all creation to testify that there is none other God except Him, the Incomparable, the All-Informed, the All-Wise." He Who is everlastingly hidden from the eyes of men can never be known except through His Manifestation, and His Manifestation can adduce no greater proof of the truth of His Mission than the proof His own Person. Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 49 (107:6)

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