sechel83 quoted the Rambam: “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.”
We have been through all this before on other threads, but just to refresh (and not to let sechel83 get away with it):
1. The Lubavicher rebbe was not a king. Did any Lubavicher make the berocho “shecholak mikvodo liraiov” when seeing him?
2. There is no proof that the Lubavicher rebbe is from the House of David. Sure, he claimed he was, and I think his father-in-law also claimed the same, but I don’t believe that counts. Furthermore, he is not ben achar ben, as the lineage goes through Rashi who had no sons. The standard rule for yichus is patrilenal descent. If not, then it’s likely that millions of Yidden are from the House of David.
3. The Lubavicher rebbe did not COMPEL even one single Yid to walk in the ways of the Torah. He certainly encouraged, but he did not compel, and the Rambam chose his words carefully.
4. The Rambam’s reference to wars of G-d refer to literal wars, just as Dovid Hamelech and other kings fought. This cannot be taken to mean encouraging people to keep Torah and mitzvos.
Elsewhere sechel83 wrote: “a melech has to be appionted by sanhedrin and a navi! learn milchos melachim.
so explain to me the rambam please and how according to you moshiach will come.”
I certainly can’t explain how Mashiach will come according to the Rambam’s definition, and I don’t know who can. But that does not mean that we can disregard the Rambam and pretend the Lubavicher rebbe was a king etc. Don’t forget, this is the Rambam that 1000s of Lubavichers have been quoting as proof since before 3 Tammuz. Just say you don’t understand how it will come to pass. Don’t try to misinterpret it.