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The establishment throughout the world of the Faith of Baha'u'llah, therefore, is nothing more, and nothing less, than the long-awaited universal awakening of humanity to Gods eternal Call to recognize Him and to do His Will: the fulfillment of the ancient and everlasting covenant - the Advent of the Kingdom of God on earth (162:4) His irresistible Will, acting through the divine spirit He has released into the world, is in this day slowly shaping the course of humanity and preparing it to receive its eternal heritage. Though this Will has only one ultimate design and one exalted purpose, its effects can be seen in this world in two different arenas, promoting two different Plans, and acting on two different entities (162:5) One arena is the world at large; the other, His religion (162:6) Because the King of Kings has come, none can stand against Him. Because He has revealed His desire to unite the human race, all, eventually, will submit. Baha'u'llah has laid down, as mighty laws and principles, all those things which are conducive to unity and concord among the peoples of the world, and He has likewise abolished, with His pen, all those things which represent barriers to universal peace and brotherhood (162:7) The momentous changes occurring in the world today - changes which represent both the deepest hopes and deepest fears of humanity - if considered thoughtfully, resolve themselves into two broad categories: those things which tend to bring people together, and those things which tend to separate and divide people. All of the forces, all of the institutions, movements, undertakings, and theories - in short, all of the human endeavors of this day are being judged according to a divine standard: do they conform to the purpose of God and engender unity, or do they lead to conflict and division (162:8) Those things being undertaken for the purpose of establishing unity, and thereby unlocking the potential of humanity for establishing divine civilization, are assisted by unseen forces and are gaining in strength and influence day by day (162:9) They can be witnessed in the flourishing of agencies - on local, national, and international levels - whose aims are racial, religious and ethnic harmony as well as equality and prosperity for women and men of all ages. On the other hand, those things which exist to keep people apart, thus blocking the release of human potential, and which, therefore, stand in opposition to the divine will, are being demolished, in sometimes imperceptible, sometimes catastrophic degrees, by those same unseen forces
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