Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 338
333 "God promises those of you who believe'd and do right that He shall give them the succession in earth as He gave the suc- c'ession to those before them, and He shall establish for them; their religion which He has chosen for them, and give themy after their fear, safety in exchange" (xxiv : 55). Thus it hap-, pened in the case of Moses who died in the way before he reached; the goal to which he wanted to take the children of Israel, and; on account of his untimely death and sudden departure, the* Israelites wept for forty days. Similar was the case of Jesus,: and even the apostles dispersed at the time of his crucifixion one of them having apostatized. Bear in mind then, my dear friends, that it being an estab- lished Divine law that He shows two manifestations of His power that He may thus bring to naught two false pleasures of the opponents, it is not possible that He should neglect this old law now, Be not, therefore, grieved at what I have said and let not your hearts feel sorry, for it is necessary for you to see a second manifestation of Divine power, and it is better for you for it is perpetual and will not be intercepted to the Day of Judgment. But it cannot come until I go, and when I go, then will Almighty God send it for you and it will remain with you for ever. Thus had Almighty God promised in the Barahin-i-Ahmadiyya and that promise does not concern me, but it concerns you, as He says : "And I will make those who follow thee prevail- over those who deny thee to the Day of Judgment. " It is necessary, therefore, that you should see the day of my departure, so that after it may come that blessed day whose promise continues for ever. Our God is a true and faithful God and He is true to His promise, and He will make you witness everything that He has promised. Al- though these are the last days of the world and many are the