St. John the Divine had himself, with reference to these two
successive Revelations, clearly prophesied: “The second woe is past; and,
behold the third woe cometh quickly.” “This third woe,” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá,
commenting upon this verse, has explained, “is the day of the Manifestation of
Bahá’u’lláh, the Day of God, and it is near to the day of the appearance of the
Báb.” “All the peoples of the world,” He moreover has asserted, “are awaiting
two Manifestations, Who must be contemporaneous; all wait for the fulfillment
of this promise.” And again: “The essential fact is that all are promised two
Manifestations, Who will come one following on the other.”
- Shoghi Effendi (‘God Passes By’)
