”I have 1 simple question for Lubavitch Chassidim. If Moshiach comes today but he isn’t the Rebbe, would you accept him?
i have a counter question: if someone comes and says he’s moshiach, how will you know to believe him or not?
so this is a translation of the rambam perek 11 of hilchos melachim: If a king will arise from the House of David who diligently contemplates the Torah and observes its mitzvot as prescribed by the Written Law and the Oral Law as David, his ancestor, will compel all of Israel to walk in (the way of the Torah) and rectify the breaches in its observance, and fight the wars of God, we may, with assurance, consider him Mashiach.
if you dont think the rebbe is moshiach? well who else is compelling all of isreal to walk in the way of the torah? anyone?
so how will you know when moshiach actually comes????
i dont even understand why you care about moshiach, what will be then? if you want penimius hatorah, learn it now! you want shibud malchiyus? for what?
(i beleive moshiach is here, the giluy of penimius hatorah – chassidus, yes i still want moshiach bigashmius, main reason is shlaimus torah and mitzvos)
As regards them, there will be no difference between the era of exile and the days of Mashiach, except for [the Jewish people’s release from] servitude to the nations.
For they will not have tasted of the Tree of Life and will require the Mishnayot [which set out the laws] of prohibition and permission, impurity and purity.”
Here ends the quotation from Raaya Mehemna.