Prophecies of holy books were fulfilled through Baha’u’llah’s banishment to Holy Land

Up to now, whatever has occurred has had the effect of spreading the Cause of God. When the Blessed Beauty left Tihrán and when He departed from Baghdád for the Holy Land, it was so devastating that the friends shed tears of blood. Now it has become evident what mysteries were concealed in that event and what victories lay in store; even the prophecies of the holy books regarding the Holy Land and the promised Manifestation were fulfilled through that banishment. (‘Abdu’l-Baha, Omaha, Nebraska, September 21, 1912; Mahmud’s Diary)