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James B. Thomas
- Exposition on the Fire Tablet by Bahá’u’lláh (Lawh-i-Qad Ihtaráqa’l-Mukhlisun): An Exegesis Session #34 · 2001 · Lights Vol. 3 · PDF This tablet reveals a mystical intercourse between the twin stations of Bahá'u'lláh, human and divine, that expresses a powerful message of victory and great promise. To understand the Fire Tablet it is essential to know…
- An Exposition of the Tablet of the World (Lawh-i-Dunyá) Session #40 · 2002 · Lights Vol. 4 · PDF In an effort to fully appreciate the historical significance of the Tablet of the World, this essay first portrays the developing conditions in Persia and in the world that preceded the Lawh-i-Dunyá. It then expounds the…
- Service, Joy and Sacrifice: An Essay on Commentaries by ‘Abdu’l-Baha’ Session #46 · 2003 · Lights Vol. 5 · PDF Throughout the many talks that 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave to all types of audiences in His travels, He consistently interspersed the subjects of service and sacrifice. These presuppose basic choices that one must make in changing…
- Signs of Prophethood: An exposition on a Tablet by `Abdu’l-Bahá Session #53 · 2004 · Lights Vol. 6 · PDF In a rather short but particularly moving and powerful tablet `Abdu'l-Bahá defines a series of signs that show incontrovertible evidence of the Lord of Hosts. In a compressed form they cover a vast array of proofs as the…
- Seeds of Revelation and the Mystic Bond Between the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh: An Exposition on Excerpts From The Persian Bayán Session #60 · 2005 · Lights Vol. 7 · PDF In the Persian Bayán, the Báb advised His followers on a number of subjects about essential elements of faith that covered a broad spectrum. They included attributes, conditions, warnings, spiritual reality, principles, …
- Elements of Immortality: A Nexus of Proofs by `Abdu’l-Bahá in Some Answered Questions Session #88 · 2009 This paper will approach this marvelous mystery in four steps that are based on objective reasoning by `Abdu'l-Bahá. [I] The spirit of man is examined; [2] An investigation of immortality of the spirit is pursued; [3] Th…
- The Organic Function of Prophecy in Baha’i Context: An essay in memoriam of the hundredth anniversary of `Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey to America with excerpts from Some Answered Questions and other religious scriptures Session #109 · 2012 In this, the twelfth year of the twenty first century, the world scene is dauntingly confusing and one may wonder why this is so when we have such abundance of material bounty at our disposal. The Middle East is in turmo…