Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 349
349 And again He said: "The earthquake came and it came with severity. I turned the earth upside down," which means that a severe earthquake will be felt which will devas- tate certain parts of the earth as it was in the ti-me of Lot. And again He said: "Verily I will come with My hosts all of a sudden," i. e. , no one would kaow of that time beforehand, as it was in the time of Lot when people did not know anything, and they ate and drank and were merry until they were over- taken by a terrible earthquake. Thus, Almighty God says, will it happen in this case, for the transgression of men have exceed- ed all bounds and they love the world with an excessive love and the way of God is looked upon with contempt. In another revel- ation Almighty God said to me : "The end of lives," and again "Thy Lord said that He would send down from heaven that which would please thea. It is a mercy from us,. and it will decidedly come to pass, for it is a matter which had been ordained from the beginning. " But is necessary that heavens should hold all things until this prophecy is published among the nations- It should be borne in mind that this publication of the prophecy is not meant to cause apprehension to the public, but it aims at withholding future apprehension, so that no one should perish in ignorance. Everything depends on intention, and our intention is not to cause trouble to any body, but to warn men against a trouble. Those who repent are protected when the punishment of God comes down. But the unfortunate man who does not forsake the company of scoffers and the abusers, and does not shun evil and transgression, the days of his des- truction are near, for his wantonness draws the wrath of God. There is another point which I must state here. As I have already said, Almighty God has informed me of my death,