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20 "Heaven and earth shall pass away but My words shall not pass away." The meaning of this in Persian is that it is possible for the heaven and earth to pass away and be destroyed, whereas "My words" shall never pass away but shall always be fixed and permanent among mankind. For this reason the people of the Gospel say the decree of the Gospel shall never be abolished and that whenever the promised Face appears with all the signs, He must confirm and establish the law enacted in the Gospel, so that no other religion may remain in the world. To them this is one of the confirmed and indisputable facts. They believe that even should one appear with all the promised signs and declare against the literal law of the Gospel, they must not obey or accept him, nay rather, they must scoff at him and charge him with infidelity. This was witnessed when the Mohammedic Sun appeared. Had they asked with all meekness from the Appearances of Oneness in every Manifestation, the meanings of these words revealed in the Books, through the non-attainment unto which all people are veiled from the Furthermost Destination and the Sadrat-El-Muntaha, they would have been surely directed to the lights of the Sun of Guidance and acquainted with the mysteries of Knowledge and Wisdom.

Now this servant explains a sprinkling of the meanings of these statements, so that the possessors of perception and intuition may thereby comprehend all