Just as Christ provided divine explanation through His life and teachings of the true meaning of the prophecies referring to Him, Baha'u'llah has done the same for the prophecies referring to the Second Coming. It is through Baha'u'llah's life and teachings that the proofs of His mission and the fulfillment of prophecy are evident. Thus, the proofs of Baha'u'llah's mission require knowledge of the story of His life and His teachings (92:4)

The Christian may object to using the writings of Baha'u'llah, whom he regards as having no authority, in a discussion of the Second Coming, raising the issue that the Bible alone is the repository of God's Word. This is perfectly understandable. The Jews are free to raise the same objection regarding the use of the life of Christ and the New Testament in a discussion of the Coming of the Messiah. None of us want to be unfaithful to what we consider Holy Scripture (92:5)

In the case of the Jewish person and the Christian person, the Christian would, therefore, be left to prove that Jesus is the Christ using only the Hebrew scriptures - quite a challenging task. I have asked Christian friends whether they can do this - prove that Jesus is the Christ using only the Old Testament. The initial reaction is that it can be done. Upon close examination, however, it really cannot (92:6)

Scriptures DON'T EXPLAIN Themselves-
Consider the prophetic references to Christ found in the Old Testament. Try yourself, if you like, to see if you can find a single one among them which you could use to demonstrate the truth that Jesus is the Christ without making any reference to the New Testament. I, myself, certainly cannot, and I haven't found anyone who can. Although there are hundreds of such references, they require illumination from the New Testament to reveal their proper meaning (92:7)

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