A Message of Peace — Page 8
M ESSAGE OF P EACE 8 Impossible as it is, yet by way of argument let us assume that Jesus as did claim to be God. In that case, for him to confine his beneficence to such a small circle as the House of Israel does not behove the magnanimity of God. Had he been God, was he God only for the House of Israel to the exclu- sion of all other nations? He is known to have suggested that he had no concern for those who did not belong to the House of Israel. In short, the Jews and the Christians do believe that all Prophets and Messengers have been appearing from among them, and that Divine scriptures were revealed to them alone. Thereafter, according to the beliefs of the Christians, the institution of revelation and communion with God ended with Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) as though a seal had been set on the institution of revelation from God. Unfortunately the Hindus of the A ry a sect also entertain a similar belief. Like the Jews and Christians, who restrict the institution of Prophethood and Divine revelation exclusively to their people and deny the honour of Divine revelation to others, the A ry a s also, unfortunately for the human race, have adopted the same doctrine. They too believe that the blessing of Divine communication was never bestowed to any people outside the domain of the A ryan race. Again it is India alone which, according to them, is exclusively blessed by God for the selection of the four ‘Rish i s’ from its soil; it is Sanskrit alone, the language of the Vedas, which has always been the medium of instruction chosen by God. One can safely conclude from this, that both these nations do not consider God to be the Lord [Provident] of all the worlds. Notwith- standing this, He is still proclaimed to be Lord of the Universe