Who Is Bahá’u’lláh? What is Bahá’u’lláh’s goal? And why should everyone know Him? All sacred Scriptures have promised the Advent of a World Teacher and Redeemer who will come to bring peace and a plan for a Kingdom that mirrors the one in heaven (Matt. 6:10). Bahá’u’lláh declares Himself to be that Redeemer. The followers of Bahá’u’lláh are known as Bahá’ís and their religion as the Bahá’í Faith. The history of the Bahá’í Faith dates back to 1844, when the Báb (the Gate of God)—Bahá’u’lláh’s Herald—declared the dawning of a new age. The Báb faced severe rejection and persecution. He was imprisoned, exiled, and executed in 1850 by a firing squad of 750 soldiers! In 1863 Bahá’u’lláh declared that He is the One promised by all the great Messengers and Redeemers of the past. The Bible predicts the Advent of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh and the critical events of their lives more than a thousand times! (See the list of suggested readings at the end of this book.) Both the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh are buried in Israel, not far from Nazareth. Bahá’u’lláh wrote the equivalent of a hundred volumes of Scriptures. His Works contain the divine Plan for creating a world of peace and prosperity, and a Blueprint to guide each of us toward our everlasting destiny. Bahá’u’lláh spoke with the same authority with which Jesus and all the other great Messengers and Redeemers spoke. He endured every conceivable pain and suffering, including 40 years of imprisonment and exile, to liberate humankind from ignorance and prejudice, and to help each of us attain our highest potential and our divine destiny.We have borne it all [suffering] with the utmost willingness and resignation, so that the souls of men may be edified, and the Word of God be exalted…My grief exceedeth all the woes to which Jacob gave vent, and all the afflictions of Job are but a part of My sorrows! Bahá’u’lláh Were I to recount to thee the tale of the things that have befallen Me, the souls and minds of men would be incapable of sustaining its weight. God Himself beareth Me witness. Bahá’u’lláh Thou seest and knowest full well, O my God, how He hath been made to dwell within the most desolate of cities, so that He may build up the hearts of Thy servants, and hath been willing to suffer the most grievous abasement, that Thy creatures may be exalted. In a former age, God spoke through a Mediator entitled: Christ (the Anointed One). In this age, He has spoken through another Mediator entitled Bahá’u’lláh (the Glory of God). Bahá’u’lláh’s name is found throughout the Bible from the Books of Moses to the Book of Revelation. Never before has the title of a divine Messenger and Redeemer been so clearly and repeatedly prophesied. Consider these few examples: Did I not tell you that if you have faith, you will see the Glory of God? Christ (John 11:40 NIV)Let us now replace “the Glory of God” with its equivalent “Bahá’u’lláh: ”Did I not tell you that if you have faith, you will see Bahá’u’lláh?What does the preceding verse teach us? It teaches us this truth: In order to see the Glory of God, we must have faith—true faith in Jesus. Has the requirement of “having faith” always been in effect? Ponder what Jesus told the Jews:If you believed Moses, you would believe Me…Christ (John 5:46 NKJ)