Menachem >> Also, the nicknames Alter/Mittlele rebbes have a hint of upcoming finality, not sure what exactly happened
> They got these titles during the leadership of the next rebbe. During their lifetime they were called “the Rebbe.”
Peshita .. I did not think that a rebbe will call himself a “middle” – Just why the 3rd rebbe thought, or was thought of, as last? That is what oldest and middle imply. I had this question for a long time, curious to know
> Not sure if I would base my derech on Dennis Prager, but this has indeed been my mehalech here.
I am not bringing the name as an authority, just agree with his sevorah (and seems like you do too), and trying to quote b’shem omro.
As I concluded, though, the moment a person changes his behavior based on that belief towards unacceptable, then there is an issue. If, for example, if someone disregards learning other Torah sources because his rebbe is moschiach.