Life of Ahmad — Page 26
WORLD PREPARATIONS as 26 God. Angels are, therefore, set to work and preparations are made for his advent. Movements are set on foot to counteract the forces of evil. The hearts of men are inclined to God. Means are discovered that prove helpful to the propagation of truth. Facilities are provided and arrangements are completed for the commencement of his work. But all this is done in a peculiar manner. It is not every eye that can see the hand of God. The work of His Servant often starts in a humble manner; material means are not placed at his disposal in the beginning. He works against overwhelming odds, but angels help him most mysteriously, and he succeeds finally in establishing an order of things in which virtue, peace and prosperity reign supreme. The same happened with the Promised Messiah as , who was born in 1835. The papacy had been the greatest stronghold of the Trinity, hence the Unity of God was moved against it and forces were born from within the fold of Christianity that dealt blows to its prestige and were a warning of the approach of one who was to raze its fortresses to the ground. The whole of Christendom was shaken to its foundations when in 1812 Napoleon transported to Fontainebleau Pious VII, the then vicegerent of 'the only begotten son' of God. European sovereigns afterwards united in making an effort to uphold the power of the Cross and 'The Holy Alliance' was signed in 1815 by the emperor of Russia, the emperor of Austria, the king of Prussia, and also by other European kings, who appended their names to it