Divine Manifestations — Page 7
7 any share in it. Hence, members of our Community should not stumble, nor should they give any credence to my opponents and to those who have not been initiated at my hand, or else they will come under Divine wrath. Whenever some foul-mouthed person makes a false prophecy, God puts to test the truly faithful ones to see whether they give such a person the respect and regard which should be given only to God and to His Messenger. He watches whether or not they are firmly established upon the truth which they have been given. Remember, when these five earthquakes will have passed, and the destruction which God has willed shall have taken place, His mercy shall once again surge forth and, for a time, extraordinary and fearful earthquakes shall cease. The epidemic of the plague too shall disappear from the land, just as God addressed me and said: That is, a time will eventually come upon this Hell— the hell of plagues and earthquakes—when none shall be left in it, meaning, [none shall remain in hell] in this country. And just as it happened at the time of Noah as that a period of calm was granted after many