Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 187
187 Malfuzat – Volume IV on the field of battle with full strength, the truth stands firm against him, and its provisions and weapons descend from heaven. At this time, since both are in the field of battle, it is incumbent on you to stand with the truth. Signs to Recognise the Truth The Promised Messiah as continued: “I have stated many times—and now I say it again—that there are three signs by which one may recognise the truth. If one applies these criteria to whatever is referred to as the truth and examines accordingly, Satan will not be able to deceive you, otherwise he has left no stone unturned in confusing the truth with falsehood. The signs of which I speak are as follows. Firstly, there are the categorical vers - es of the scripture, in other words, the beliefs that we hold. One ought to ask oneself whether there is any mention of them in the Book of God Almighty or not. If there is no textual evidence, i. e. if there is no categorical verse from the scripture as regards that belief, then one should use their own mind to think of how much weight can really be given to the belief in question. For example, an alchemist says that they can turn one thousand into ten thousand. Now would it not be necessary for us to know for certain, how many such experts have existed in the past? However, when we reflect on this, it becomes evident that thousands of people have been defrauded and suffered great losses in such pursuits. There was a so-called alchemist in this area who swindled two people at the same time. Therefore, the first sign is of clear verses from the scripture. In view of this criterion if we begin to analyse the doctrines of Christianity, it becomes evidently clear that there is nothing but deception; it does not possess the radiance of truth. As I mentioned yesterday, if one were to ask the Jews about the concept of Trinity or the divinity of Christ, and if their books were examined, the answer is clear in that they never subscribed to the concept of Trinity, nor did they read in any of their scriptures about a physical god who would be born from the womb of a woman like ordinary children; nourished on her placental blood for a period of nine months; bear all the pains of other human beings in the same way that they suffer from measles and small-pox; that he would be beaten at the hands of the Jews and ultimately put on the cross; and then he would become accursed and remain in hell for three days. Nor is there any mention in their scriptures of a god combined and composed of a trinity of the father, son and p. 453