GOD ARISES by Maulana Waiduddin Khan - page 471

God Arises
A Final Word
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What a day the Day of Judgement will be! The
heavens and the earth will be turned upside down,
and a new world will be formed in which truth will
appear as truth, and falsehood as falsehood. No one
will be allowed to remain in a state of self-delusion,
nor will it be possible to delude others. All will be
brought low before God: no one besides Him will
have any power whatsoever. All matters will be
judged on the basis of truth and no intercession will
enable people to escape the outcome of their
actions. All the fine phrases devised by man to
distort the truth will be scattered to the winds. All
the philosophies contrived by him to bolster his
falsehood will be shown as hollow and without
foundation. All his specious hopes will be exposed
as empty and illusory. The power he wielded on
earth will not help him there. The idols he bowed
down to, will fail to respond. How utterly bereft of
support will man be on that day. How totally
destitute will he be, just when he needs something
or someone to hold on to more than ever.
Now is the time for man to take heed, for, when the
Hour comes, it will be too late to repent. Now is the
time for him to contemplate his life as it actually is,
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