Again, Revelation 12, v. 6, carries confirmation of this statement, where it is mentioned that the woman was fed in the wilderness for a period of a thousand, two hundred and threescore days. Consider also the 14th verse of that chapter, where “she is nourished for a time, and times and half a time,” which corresponds with the date first given by Daniel.

Another prophecy is in the 13th chapter of Revelation, where the beast is mentioned as having “power given unto him to make war forty and two months.” This refers to the spirit of warfare which became manifest in Muaviah, who was a descendant of Bani-Umayya, who made war after the departure of Muḥammad, and continued it until the secret declaration of Bahá’u’lláh to His disciples.

Also Revelation 11, v. 11, “And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet.” This three days and an half refers to three years and an half, which in turn corresponds to forty and two months, which figures a thousand, two hundred and sixty days. Each day has one year's duration. The Spirit of life there mentioned refers to the Báb, whose name is composed of Muḥammad and ‘Alí. Since He brought a return of that Spirit, His name was transposed to ‘Alí Muḥammad.

As to prophecies of this time, made from the Muḥammadan point of view, they are many and long, and we fear we have already taxed your time; so we will content ourselves with one quotation from the Qur’án. This occurs in the Sura of Worship, as follows: “The path will be made plain on earth from Heaven, and He will ascend thereto in the day which shall last a thousand years according to your reckoning.”

It took the religion of Islám two hundred and sixty years to become established, and its condition of spiritual inspiration ceased in a thousand years, at which time He ascended and manifested Himself. So this thousand, two hundred and sixty years confirms also the prophecies of the Christian religion.

A beautiful prophecy is made in the Epistle of Paul to Timothy, ch. 6, v. 14, “Keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: which in His times He shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see; to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen.” Here, in the first place, we have the time of the Manifestation predicted, especially so when we refer to Daniel, as Jesus directed His disciples to do. Second, the name of the home of Bahá’u’lláh is given, and in the original we have this very well protected from any interpretation, because the word “Light” is so accented as to prevent its being mistaken for the light of the sun or moon. Paul refers to it as a Light which is “far from the near,” thus indicating that it represents the name of a place; because the light of sun and moon shines everywhere. “Far from the near” means that the City of Núr (Light), located in Mázindarán, is far from the Holy Land which was “the near.” Third, he says that no man shall see him. “Him” there refers to the body, that is, no man shall see Him as the Son of Mary, for in that form did they see Him first.

In studying the Bible the student will meet with many symbols and prophecies relative to this time. If a Christian should say: “I am waiting to see my Lord come as was prophesied, and I will not have these prophecies interpreted by the reason,” we say, “Very well. Have the prophecies made before the time of Jesus, and concerning Him, been literally fulfilled? Or have they been interpreted according to the time and the symbols used?” If they do not accept this second Manifestation, how can they accept the former one in Jesus?