And finally, Baha'u'llah warns the peoples of the world of the consequences of turning a deaf ear to His message:. If ye pay no heed unto the counsels which, in peerless and unequivocal language, We have revealed in this Tablet, Divine chastisement shall assail you from every direction, and the sentence of His justice shall be pronounced against you. On that day ye shall have no power to resist Him, and shall recognize your own impotence. Have mercy on yourselves and on those beneath you. Judge ye between them according to the precepts prescribed by God in His most holy and exalted Tablet, a Tablet wherein He hath assigned to each and every thing its settled measure, in which He hath given, with distinctness, an explanation of all things, and which is in itself a monition unto them that believe in Him. Examine Our Cause, inquire into the things that have befallen Us, and decide justly between Us and Our enemies, and be ye of them that act equitably towards their neighbor. Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 252 (123:1)

3. The BAHA'I INTERNATIONAL Community-
The pivotal principle revealed by Baha'u'llah is that of the oneness of humankind. All of His teachings revolve around this principle. The influence of this principle upon His followers has been to produce a world embracing community dedicated to the betterment and advancement of the entire human race (123:2)

The Baha'i Faith is now represented by people from all nations, all classes, all religious backgrounds, and every ethnic origin. The vision that sustains the efforts of this community is one of a world united in the bonds of fellowship and love, where every barrier to peaceful life on the planet will have been permanently demolished in the face of God's ancient promises of the establishment of His Kingdom here on earth. A deep conviction in the eventual establishment of a lasting and meaningful peace invests the Baha'i community with the necessary will to labor confidently and unremittingly for the establishment of the unity of mankind despite the sometimes dark and discouraging circumstances and conditions of the immediate present (123:3)

Whereas many people feel that world peace, though a noble goal, cannot be attained regardless of all the efforts made toward it, Baha'is take a diametrically opposed view. They believe that no matter what obstacles may put in the path of peace, it is impossible to prevent the attainment of this goal. It is, in fact, an inevitable stage in the spiritual evolution of the human race. It has been foreordained by a loving Creator for His children, and it is a stage which we are now rapidly approaching (123:4)

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