'Abdu'l-Bahá revealed the Tablets of the Divine Plan, a plan "divine in origin," the "grand design for the spiritual conquest of the planet," which holds within it "the seeds of the world's spiritual revival and ultimate redemption." 'Abdu'l-Bahá presented in "graphic" language and "definite terms" guidance that originated with the Báb and was reinforced by Bahá'u'lláh for the expansion and consolidation of the Faith throughout the world, ultimately leading to the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth.

The Divine Plan unfolds through a series of stages — first under the direction of Shoghi Effendi and then the Universal House of Justice — that will stretch "as far as the fringes" of the Golden Age.