THE
ENSIGN FOR THE NATIONS
Re-Gathering
Of Israel
"And
it shall come to pass in that day [which is now] that the LORD
shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant
of his people, which shall be left [from them that had gone astray],
from Assyria [Iran and Iraq] and from Egypt, and from Pathros
and from Cush, and from Elam and from Shinar, and from Hamath,
and from the islands of the sea.
And
he shall set up an ensign for the nations,
and shall assemble the outcast of Israel [Covenant-breakers],
and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners
of the earth (Isaiah 11:11, 12)."
The ensign,
or standard for the nations
is the genealogy of Baha'u'llah back to Jesse the father of King
David. "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of
Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots" (Isaiah 11:1).
The stem of Jesse is his penis and the sperm that came out of the
stem, by uniting with an ovum, produced King David. The rod pertains
to the scepter of authority of King David, as he was chosen by Samuel
(I Samuel 16:11-13). "I have found David my servant; with my
holy oil have I anointed him" (Psalm 89:20).
In
Psalm 89 God said:
I have made a Covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David
my servant, Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy
throne to all generations (verses 3, 4).
My
mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my Covenant shall
stand fast with him. His seed also will I make to endure for ever,
and his throne as the days of heaven (verses 28, 29).
My
Covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out
of my lips. Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie
unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as
the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon,
and as a faithful witness in heaven (verses 34-37).
Baha'u'llah
is a genealogical descendant of David and is seated on the throne
of David. He said He was the Ancient Root. Abdu'l-Baha is
the Branch grown out of this Ancient Root, and verses 2-5 of Isaiah
11 pertain to Abdu'l-Baha. Abdu'l-Baha had both natural
and adopted sons. An adopted son has all the rights and privileges
of a natural son, including the kingship. It is this specific lineage
of King David, entitled Aghsan (Branch) through Baha'u'llah and
'Abdu'l-Baha which is to last for ever.
This
genealogy of Baha'u'llah will be an ensign of the people because
it is to exist forever. When Baha'u'llah appointed His son, Abdu'l-Baha,
to succeed Him, this genealogy of David was passed on to him, Abdu'l-Baha.
'Abdu'l-Baha then passed this genealogy on to his son that inherited
the throne of David after him and today, the great-grandson of 'Abdu'l-Baha
is the living descendant of king David alive in the world today
seated upon the throne of David which is to last for ever. He or
one of his successors in this same lineage will be President of
the Universal House of Justice of Baha'u'llah when it reaches its
fourth and final stage of the fully elected body from all the nations
of the world which shall be Baha'i at that appointed time.
The
Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Baha gives two criteria that
must be followed in appointing a successor of this lineage. If only
one of the criteria is present then that person cannot be a succeeding
guardian seated at the head of the Universal House of Justice.
Shoghi
Effendi had conferred infallibility, but he was not a son of Abdu'l-Baha.
Therefore he did not inherit the Davidic lineage, and consequently
he was not to have a natural son. His father was Mirza Hadi Afnan,
a descendant of Muhammad. Therefore Shoghi Effendi could not sit
upon David's throne. His son was the first International Baha'i
Council. Shoghi Effendi appointed all the members of this Council
and placed Abdu'l-Baha's son to be its president, for only
a descendant of David could sit at the head of the Universal House
of Justice.
This
is the standard (ensign) that the nations will turn to and accept.
This standard will gather the twelve tribes of Israel a second time.
This is the Great and Promised Day of the re-gathering of all the
nations and peoples of the world under the one standard of the Kingdom
of God on earth as it is in heaven, which Jesus, the Herald, and
the Establisher of the Kingdom, told the Christians to pray for.
This
standard distinguishes the true Baha'i faith from the Covenant-breakers.
This
standard distinguishes the true House of Justice from all false
houses of Justicethe World Court at the Hague, the League
of Nations in Geneva, the United Nations in New York, and the Headless
Monster of the Covenant-breaking Baha'is on Mt. Carmel. This standard
distinguishes the World Order of Baha'u'llah from all other world
ordersthe world order of Bush and Clinton and the world order
of the Covenant-breakers on Mt. Carmel. This standard separates
the sheep from the goatsthose that enter the Kingdom of God
on earth and those that are for the fire. This standard will exist
forever, as it is the Covenant of God to King David that his lineage
would exist forever and that there always will be a man seated on
his throne. God never makes a promise that He doesn't keep. Baha'u'llah,
a descendant of David seated on the throne of David, continued this
lineage with His son, Abdu'l-Baha, and Abdu'l-Baha continued
this lineage with his son, whom Shoghi Effendi placed at the head,
or president, of the Universal House of Justice in its embryonic
form, the first International Baha'i Council. This lineage will
exist forever through 'Abdu'l-Baha's great-grandson who is alive
in the world today. The true Universal House of Justice of Baha'u'llah
has this lineage as its president.
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Standard Unfurled..|..Chart
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