I’m surprised that no one has pointed out (perhaps they did and I missed it) that when the Lubavicher rebbe apparently “proves” that nevuah exists nowadays, he is referring ONLY to his father-in-law and, according to his followers, himself. And his proofs of his father-in-law’s and his own nevuah just don’t hold water. Where and when did he prophesy what will happen in the Six-Day-War and the Gulf (Not golf war, as you wrote it. That was between Obama and Trump.) War? Saying that one side will win doesn’t qualify as nevuah unless you say a time and a place.
I want to point out once more that the standard answer is, “Learn something-or-other in its entirety and you will understand,” knowing very well that we on the other side (I assume Lubavichers will translate that as sitra achra) have no intention of doing so. I know I won’t, and I have three reasons.
1. I’m scared that reading too much of his writings will lead me astray. That has been the case with many people I personally know. Although, Lubavichers will probably not agree that it is astray.
2. As I have written a number of times in the past, I have had a very long connection with Lubavich and I have, in fact, been more or less force-fed long explanations of the Lubavicher rebbe which did not make any sense except to the person who was convinced that they were fantastic even before he himself had learnt them. How many times have I heard, “There’s a fascinating letter of the rebbe…” and then been read something simplistic, or self-serving and the like? (Correct answer: many times.) In case you’re wondering, despite only very rarely finding/hearing anything worthwhile that the Lubavicher said/wrote, I am still scared of being influenced badly. See point 1 above.
3. I believe it is wrong halachically to read the writings of someone who so clearly was self-promoting and believed that no other gedolei Yisrael were comparable to himself. Not to mention someone who could play with halacha, e.g. paskening that you need not sleep in the sukkah if you are mitzta’er that you CAN fall asleep. (As I wrote, that’s my all-time favorite.)