Directives From the Guardian

35 CATASTROPHE (The Apocalyptic Upheaval)

"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."