Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 360
360 descent of the son of Mary. The children of their children will also pass away but they too will not witness such a strange sight- Then the upholders of this theory will be confounded, for the' time of the supremacy of the cross will have passed away and the world will have entered a new era, but Jesus will not come down from heaven. All sensible men will then feel an aversion to such a belief, The third century from this day shall not have passed away when all those who look for the descent of Jesus from heaven, whether Christians or Muharnmadans, will be despaired of him and will forsake the false belief which is now so fondly cherished. Then will be there one religion in the world and one Leader. I have been sent to sow a seed and I have sown it. It will now grow and bear flowers and fruit in due season. There is none who can uproot it. My friends, do not grieve for the attacks of those who follow, the faith of Swami Daya Nand for the pang is but momentary which is brought about by the venornof their attacks. They are utterly ignorant of the unity of God and utterly devoid of spirituality. They carp at the prophets of God and abuse them, and their great object is to heap up objections with Satanic insinuations, but they have not the spirit which leads to piety and righteousness. But bear in mind that no religion which is devoid of spirituality can prosper; nay, it does not deserve to be called a religion. The religion is dead which has no spiritualit}?, no Divine revelation, no spirit of faithfulness and sincerity and no heavenly magnetism, and which cannot effect a supernatural transformation in a man's life. Hundreds of thousands of those now living will see with their eyes how it disappears from the face of the earth, for it is earthly and not from heaven, and it speaks of the things of this earth and not of those of heaven.