ראוי להיות משיח:
We have someone in every generation - a tzaddik in that time & if Hashem wants to bring Moshiach n his generation then he is Moshiach. If that generation doesn't have the zechus then he doesn't become Moshiach and Moshiach doesn't come in that generation. This is the nassi hador = moshiach hador. Rebbi Yehuda's students said their Rebbe is Moshiach, then found froof for R' Chanina...no contradiction because these people each lived in a different generation and each of them was the Moshiach of the generation.
חזקת משיח:
1) He starts to do the peulos of Moshiach - he's trying to be Moshiach and if someone's trying to be Moshiach you have to follow him
2) It's the time of golus (once it's geulah he's for sure Moshiach)
*He's from Beis Dovid
*In his personal life he's a tzaddik - he keeps torah shebaal peh & torah shebichsav perfectly (so obviously can't be osoh ha'ish because he didn't keep torah shebaal peh - also shabsai tzvi they saw he wasn't so careful with mitzvos)
*He'll influence the world & people around him - get the yidden to follow the ways of Hashem - not by force but nicely (and not changing halacha to accomadate them either)
*He fights the wars of Hashem - Rebbe says this isn't a physical war - it's a spiritual war against assimilation. We're in that war now. The Rebbe never used an umbrella: "Did you ever see a soldier with an umbrella?"
משיח וודאי:
1) he succeeded and is for sure Moshiach - a fact- he is the real Moshiach that Hashem promised about in the Torah - Moshiach that brings geula & the BHMK.
2) After geula - there is no way back, geula is forever -- so if he brings Geula he's for sure Moshiach
Builds the BHMK, gathers all the yidden to eretz yisroel, wins the war, brings yidden back to yiddishkeit, & succeeds against the goyim. Will make the whole world serve Hashem - even the goyim - but that's not part of Moshiach vadai.
If it's possible for Moshiach to have techias hameisim and bring geula, how do we know it's not a tzaddik from a long time ago, not just the Rebbe?
The same person who will be Moshiach has to start the job right before Moshiach comes - he has to prepare the yidden for geula (Rambam hints this & the Rebbe explains it).
The Situation Now
Chezkas Moshiach has to be revealed - he can't be a hidden tzaddik - everyone has to know about him. The Rebbe already said we have a chezkas moshiach in our generation & yehi ratzon that we should already be zoche to get Moshiach vadai = complete geula.
How do you know who isn't Moshiach?
Yes, someone can be chezkas moshiach and then he's not Moshiach anymore.
If...1) He wasn't successful - you see the opposite of success - he's pushing Yidden further away from Yiddishkeit.
2) He was killed (in a war) this is the exact opposite of success in war - not only did he not succeed in war but he lost
*If someone passed away he can still be Moshiach - he can get up by techias hameisim and continue the process of Moshiach. Yes, in general techias hameisim is in the 2nd tekufa but for specific individuals can have techias hameisim even before Moshiach. Throughout history people had individual techias hameisim and so can Moshiach.
The difference between dying and being killed:
Rambam writes neherag-killed- because if a chezkas moshiach passes away he's not disqualified from being Moshiach. Death is not the opposite of succeeding in the wars - his job can continue on when he will wake up by techias hameisim & he'll continue as Moshiach vadai. Moshiach can get up before everyone else because for specific individuals there can be techias hameisim before Moshiach comes. The Rebbe says the frierdiker rebbe is Moshiach & will bring geulah - some tzaddikim will wake up right away before the beis hamikdosh.
Moshiach must start the job right right at the end of golus, so it can't be a Moshiach from a while ago who will get up by techias hameisim.
Story: Yishayahu:
A king from beis dovid is a grandson of chizkiyahu hamelech - a very special person, influence bnei yisroel to do torah & mitzvos, got rid of all the avoda zara for a long time -- was chezkas Moshiach. Mitzrayim had a fight with Naharayim and eretz yisroel was in the middle, and mitzrayim said 'I just want to go through eretz yisroel'. Mitzrayim said if you don't let me I'll have a war with you, so he fought with him and Yishayahu had 200 arrows in his body. A good melech kasher - he said Hashem will fight for us with the goyim - it doesn't have to do with the yidden, but he still didn't let.
1. ונתתי שלום בארץ
I will peace that no one with fight with the Yidden.
2. וחרב לא תעבור בארצכם
A sword will not go through eretz yisroel (even a goy's sword to another goy's sword)
He thought it was the time of Moshiach because he fulfilled chezkas Moshiach, so he figured that paroh won't be able to go through eretz yisroel because of this posuk. It also hints to in the gemara that yishayahu is Chezkas Moshiach because after 300 arrows hit him, he started speaking 'Hashem s right - tzedek hu' that he shouldn't have gone to to a navi - yirmiahu - to tell him that he's Moshiach
UMOS HAOLAM L’ASID LAVO
What the Torah says on Osoh Ha'Ish
Rambam brings out 3 points:
1) Moshiach will make it good for the yidden in gashmius - redeem them from their golus troubles
2) Moshiach will gather the yidden to eretz Yisroel
3) Moshiach will strengthen their torah and mitzvos
Osoh ha'ish did the opposite of all 3 things. Was a stumbling block, killed a lot of yidden and made a lot of troube for them, spread us out instead of gathering us to eretz yisroel, tried to change the torah, caused the majority of the world to serve avoda zara
If he was killed = not success, can't be Moshiach
Moshiach vadai = means he actually succeeded, didn't just trie
If he was just died he can have techias hameisim and continue the job but not if he was killed
So why did Hashem out Osoh Ha'Ish into the plan?
The fact that Islam and x-ianity pave the path for Moshiach is from Hashem because they spread the concept of Hashem, Moshiach, Mitzvoos - so when Moshiach comes these concepts will we known already
What will be with Goyim when Moshiach comes?
Rashi: They will be converted – regular yidden – source
“In moshiach’s times I will call the goyim and they will all speak about Hashem echod”
Q: Gemara says we don’t accept geirim at 2 times 1. In the time of shlomo hamelech 2. In the times of moshiach – when it’s good for the yidden – want him to be sincere.
A: We won’t accept converts at first. Because first everything will look good physically, but eventually enough of the light of Hashem will be revealed and they will see the beauty in yiddishkeit then we’ll let them convert because it’s for the right reason.
2nd opinion: Rambam
The goyim are going to stay goyim, just they will start keeping sheva mitzvos bnei noach. Yiddin always have a responsibility to make sure the goyim are keeping sheva mitzvos bnei noach- but once we have the power to do it, then we have to enforce it.
Source: Shimon & Levi killed the whole city of shchem when the took dina – one of the sheva mitzvos is giluy arayos – besides for which they have to make judges & make a system to make sure its enforced in their community
The world was created for yidden to do mitzvos
Why were goyim created?
1. make it not boring, add company
2. make bechira for yidden-a challenge to keep mitzvos
Alter Rebbe: The goyim will do some mitzvos besides sheva mitzvos
We know that goyim will be slaves – eved cnani – responsible for more mitzvos – has to go through a certain conversion process beforehand
Every yid will have 2800 slaves – each corner of tzitzis will have 10 from each of the 70 nations. 7x4x10 – whoever is zoche to keep the mitzvos of slaves
Husbands zechuyos go to the wife and vice versa- even before marriage they affect each other
You see from all 3 opinions that goyim will exist when Moshiach comes.
“In moshiach’s times I will call the goyim and they will all speak about Hashem echod”
Q: Gemara says we don’t accept geirim at 2 times 1. In the time of shlomo hamelech 2. In the times of moshiach – when it’s good for the yidden – want him to be sincere.
A: We won’t accept converts at first. Because first everything will look good physically, but eventually enough of the light of Hashem will be revealed and they will see the beauty in yiddishkeit then we’ll let them convert because it’s for the right reason.
2nd opinion: Rambam
The goyim are going to stay goyim, just they will start keeping sheva mitzvos bnei noach. Yiddin always have a responsibility to make sure the goyim are keeping sheva mitzvos bnei noach- but once we have the power to do it, then we have to enforce it.
Source: Shimon & Levi killed the whole city of shchem when the took dina – one of the sheva mitzvos is giluy arayos – besides for which they have to make judges & make a system to make sure its enforced in their community
The world was created for yidden to do mitzvos
Why were goyim created?
1. make it not boring, add company
2. make bechira for yidden-a challenge to keep mitzvos
Alter Rebbe: The goyim will do some mitzvos besides sheva mitzvos
We know that goyim will be slaves – eved cnani – responsible for more mitzvos – has to go through a certain conversion process beforehand
Every yid will have 2800 slaves – each corner of tzitzis will have 10 from each of the 70 nations. 7x4x10 – whoever is zoche to keep the mitzvos of slaves
Husbands zechuyos go to the wife and vice versa- even before marriage they affect each other
You see from all 3 opinions that goyim will exist when Moshiach comes.
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