The prevailing state of the world is one of irreligion, which is bound to result in anarchy and confusion.

I have always said that the peace proposals following the great war were only a glimmer of the dawn, and not the sunrise.
Coming of the Kingdom of God Amid these troublous times, however, the Cause of God will prosper.

The calamities caused by selfish struggle for individual existence, or for party or sectarian or national gain, will induce the people to turn in despair to the remedy offered by the Word of God.

The more calamities abound, the more will the people turn to the only true remedy.

Baha'u'llah says in his Epistle to the _Sh_ah:-- God hath made afflictions as a morning shower to this green pasture, and as a wick for His Lamp, whereby earth and heaven are illumined....