Reply To: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us!

Coffee addict:

“And this is the problem

The Baal hatanya wasn’t greater than anyone in tanach”

Really? For the sake of a no brainer, I’m sure you hold your Rav to be on a higher level in Avodas Hashem than Achav. (Yes the temptation then was greater but im saying on an Avodas Hashem level.)

There are many people of all grades in tanach. Nobody is on the same footing as the Avos or Moshe Rabbeinu. We know this because even Dovid Hamelech who wanted to reach the level of the Avos was unable. Moshe rabbeinu the Torah testifies about him.

Its interesting you mention specifically the Baal HaTanya as he was held to be a higher neshama than even the other Rebbeim – the Baal Shem Tov was excited about his birth as he described him as a neshama chadasha who would accomplish great things.

In comparison to our other Rebbeim, the Alter Rebbe revealed new G-dly concepts which were never revealed in this world before (obviously all sourced but tremendous giluim) whereas the other Rebbeims maamarim were all based off of those concepts he revealed (the Rebbe may have been an exception but even that is subject to debate and I am not that learned to comment on it). I cannot start grading tzaddikim as I am not a tzadik (or even a beinoni for that matter although I hope to get there someday) and thus cannot look into the heavenly realms for you and tell you who’s who. All I can tell you is what I see on the ground which is of course a very limited vantage point.