“tzaddikim seem to be in short supply nowadays”
Chabadshlucha: There are definitely NOT a shortage of tzaddikim nowadays. You are looking in all the wrong places if you feel that way. You should definitely ask people outside your circles who the tzaddikim are.
There are many huge tzaddikim today.
I’ll ask this again:
Can anyone, anyone, please quote the exact words (and source) of the Lubavitcher Rebbe saying he himself is Moshiach?