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of the earth mourn and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory" (Matt. 24-30)—The purport of this saying is that at that time the people will lament because of the absence of the Sun of Divine Beauty, the Moon of Knowledge and the Stars of Intuitive Wisdom; then it will be witnessed that the Face of the Promised One and the Beauty of the Adored One will descend from heaven riding upon a cloud; that is that Divine Beauty will appear from the Heavens of the Supreme Will, in the human temple. The purpose of "heaven" is none other than to denote the exaltation and loftiness which is the station of the appearance of those Day-springs of Holiness and Dawningplaces of Pre-existence. Although these Ancient Beings outwardly appear from the wombs of mothers, yet in reality they descend from the Heavens of Command; and although they dwell upon the earth, yet they recline upon the couch of Significances; and while walking among the servants, they soar in the skies of Nearness. They journey in the land of Spirit without the motion of foot and fly upward to the summit of Oneness without wing. In every breath they traverse the world of creation east and west, and in every moment pass through the kingdom of the Seen and Unseen. They are established upon the throne of "no employment keepeth Him from doing many things (at the same time)," and they are seated upon the chair of "every day (is) He employed in (some