The Holy War — Page 194
194 1 June 1893 CE Statement of DEPUTY Abdullah Atham Yesterday, during the statement of the other party I heard two very strange declarations. One, as if I did not answer any of your issues, and second that I seemed to have conceded that the human form of Christ was devoid of the second Person of the Divinity for thirty years. If there seems to be this misunderstanding, I want to rectify these two issues at this time. For the first mistake, my answer is that after yesterday’s papers are published and available for the audience, only then the fair-minded people will see for themselves whether I did not give an answer or the other party failed to do so. Regarding the second issue, my answer was that the special manifestation [of God] in Christ became apparent at the time when he left Jordan after being baptised, and when the voice was heard saying, ‘This is my beloved son, I am pleased with him, listen to him. ’ He is the Messiah from that time onward. Thus, I consider both these pronouncements to be akin to beating the ripped drum or frazzled trumpet. Secondly: the other party certainly did not answer my question as to how the demand of Divine justice was fulfilled, nor did he give any just consideration to it. Therefore, I will neither say anything about it nor hear anything further about it. I will now present the rest of my questions, and the first of these questions is as follows: