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

YR, sechel etc.
“No offense, CS, but that’s a pretty cheap copout, considering the Rambam clearly writes Neherag, which implies that his criteria DOES apply to the dead. (If not, every Neherag could still theoretically be Moshiach Min Hameisim.”) Also, “Im lo Hatzliach Ad Koh” implies he’s dead, otherwise, how would we possibly know if he hasn’t succeeded? Maybe he will with more time?”

Listen I told you what he said. Then I called back to understand it better (what I’m thinking he meant was that the halachic conditions of bchezkas moshiach etc only apply to someone alive but if someone comes from the dead than they would start over. The Rambam doesnt disqualify the dead (just the killed) just tells us how halachically
we can consider someone to be bchezkas moshiach etc.)
And when I did he said it’s a non issue halachically and just a matter of hashkafa so I should talk to my Mashpia about it. And he didn’t want to explain further. With the fine line of mainstream lubavitch (believing ourselves not pushing on others) im not surprised he was reluctant. If sechel becomes a lubavitcher Rav one day I can see him saying something similar (that its a matter of hashkafa and not be willing to elaborate.)

At any case if you want to know where mainstream Rabbanim hold – not only do they not turn a blind eye to it, but if they won’t tell us themselves, they direct us to our mashpiim, who have no such compunctions…