Manifestation of Prophethood in the Present Day and Age

MANIFESTATION OF PROPHETHOOD IN THE PRESENT DAY AND AGE reason has been the failure of philosophers to understand human limitations. Their efforts to comprehend ultimate reality were doomed because humans, with their limited intellectual capacity, could not fathom an infinite and unlimited reality. For this, prophetic wisdom is required, but humans’ attachment to philosophical thinking has prevented them from responding positively to the message taught by prophets. For centuries theologians, influenced by the predominant philosophical pattern of thought, sought to define and specify the basic tenets on which the whole concept of monotheism lies. What they failed to realize was that these are all unseen realities. Our present intellects are not geared to comprehend such facts fully. From a religious point of view, the most outstanding achievement of modern science has been to remove the mistaken notion that truth can be seen with one’s eyes. Our range of understanding has been conclusively exposed as limited. Under the influence of science, philosophy has been forced to take second place, leaving science to guide our intellectual course. In the process, monotheism’s path has been cleared. It has become clear—at least indirectly—that there is only one way left for us to discover reality: we must heed the prophets’ call. People may still desire to see something before they believe it, but the philosophical frame they represent is on the defensive in today’s scientific age. The demand to see invisible realities, like God, revelation and the world of