The Redemption of Humankind and the World is a process that unfolds over time. It is not a one-off/click-of-the fingers event.
It has actually been underway for quite awhile now, as the person described by Maimonides’ Twelfth Article of Faith has been doing his correcting/educating/counter-balancing work down here on terra firma since late 1995.
Readers of this article and these comments may like to answer the following Multiple Choice Question. (I have presented it to quite a few people since 2002.) How you answer it says a lot about your frame of reference/religious beliefs/Judaism.
Do you think “Moshiach”
A- Is a type of Polish stew best served in winter. : )
B- Is a silly old concept with no relevance to today. (Many Reform, Progressive, Masorti Jews believe this)
C- Is satisfied by the State of Israel itself. i.e. It does not imply an actual person. (The Uber Zionist position)
D- Has already lived and will return in a Second Coming. (The Christian and Mishichist Lubavitch view)
E- Has not been born yet. He is yet to come.
F- Is a metaphor for an age of peace. i.e. It does not imply an actual person. (Ditto B above et al.)
G- Is alive and breathing right now doing his work.
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם
Adam Neira
World Peace 2050
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