R' Yochanan in Maseches Sanhedrin [98a] taught: "Mashiach, the son of David, will only come to a generation that is either entirely meritorious or entirely guilty".
This statement is difficult to understand, noted the Chasam Sofer (R' Moshe Sofer). For while it is easily understood why a generation that is entirely meritorious would be worthy of receiving Mashiach, on what basis would a thoroughly guilty generation receive him?
We find a similar difficulty in the verse: "If he has turned completely white, he remains pure". If a small affliction is considered impure, why is it considered pure when it covers the metzora's entire body?
We can answer both questions with one answer. Skin afflictions come upon an individual in order to inspire him to repent for his misdeeds. Now, if his entire body has turned white, he will definitely be humbled to repent completely and sincerely. There is therefore no need to declare him impure.
The same applies to a generation that is completely guilty. The way to awaken a generation that is full of sin is not with reproach but by sending them Mashiach ben David. Then they will return to Hashem in complete repentance.
Source: Rabbi Yisrael Bronstein
The Talmud states: "The son of David [Moshiach] will only come when every government becomes heretical".
Rabah said: "Where do we see [an allusion to] this in Scripture? From the verse: "he has turned completely white, he is ritually pure." [Sanhedrin 97a]
Rashi explains: "Just like when the affliction has spread throughout the entire skin the person is ritually pure, so too when all the governments have become heretical, the redemption will come."
This sign of redemption could be seen as either:
a) A negative sign, that people have become so corrupt that G-d is forced, so to speak, to save the world and bring redemption.
b) A positive sign, that the world has become so refined that it is clear to everybody that any regime or government which is not based on Torah is heretical and corrupt.
This parallels the two views expressed above:
a) If the corruption of governments is a negative sign, it follows that G-d is "forced" to bring the redemption, so to speak, despite the world. This corresponds to the view that the law ("he has turned completely white, he is ritually pure") is a super-rational decree of scripture, which is followed despite the fact that it is illogical.
b) But if the corruption of governments is a positive sign, it follows that G-d is bringing the redemption because the world has become good. This corresponds to the view that the law is logical.
Source: Based on Likutei Sichos Lubavitcher Rebbe
Could it be that both statements are true… those that will be evil will be totally evil… and those that will be true and following Truth will be totally following Truth… 2 streams at the exact time… only 2…. We’re all in the final stretch… deciding which Way we will go… Good or Evil… every test is helping us decide… it’s our choice…
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ReplyDeletePope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic Church, has openly criticised the US-Israeli war on Iran.
“Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” the US President began the post.
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It should be obvious that most of the world has no concept of what is real and what is fake anymore. People accuse Israel of lying about October 7. Everyone is blaming Israel becuase they have no gas for their cars or they can't afford it and food is expensive blah blah blah. It's all Israel's fault of course it is {sarcasm}. What a mess everything is. Trump has bitten off more than he can chew.
ReplyDeleteChazal say that the condition of the world depends on bnei Israel, we, us, the yidden. So, and don't kill me here, please, perhaps all the growing antisemitism is because we are not doing our job. I use the word "our" only because we are one. So, piloni over here could be a tzeddeket or talmud chocham, but if the orech din over there talks about dismantling olam HaTorah, then our collective judgment is tarnished. And this impacts the world. Sadly too many of our Am are trying to be more goyim than the goyim. And like in Mitzrayim, the more they do that,the more hate Hashem sends to bring us back to our mission. How do we bring our own Am to teshuva and produce this scenario in which Moshiach will be revealed?
ReplyDeleteThe only way to bring some people to teshuva is to hang a missile over their heads, like Natan saw in his NDE. Otherwise they're not coming back in a hurry. I wonder if that will happen. Apparently North Korea sent missiles to Iran, whether that is true or not who knows.
DeleteRabbi Glatstein says the last days of Nissan are earmarked for redemption.
So we wait.
Be'ezrat Hashem may it be this Nissan now immediately, b' Rachamim.
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