The Gospel expressly records that in His first coming,
although Christ was born to Mary, He Himself said that He came from heaven.
Thus, the meaning of `heaven' is the greatness of the Cause and eminence and
might of the Manifestation of God Who spreads this divine Cause by His heavenly
power and divine strength and not through material means.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha’s, from
a conversation, September 9, 1912, Montreal, Canada; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
