Directives From the Guardian
Pages 12-13
 

35: CATASTROPHE (The Apocalyptic Upheaval)
 
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"We have no indication of exactly what nature the apocalyptic upheaval will be; it might be another war ... but as students of our Bahá'í Writings, it is clear that the longer the `Divine Physician' (i.e. Bahá'u'lláh) is withheld from healing the ills of the world, the more severe will be the crisis, and the more terrible the sufferings of the patient."