Reply To: Thoughts on the Geulah

Wow, wow, wow. What hashgacha protis. I was a little uncomfortable after I sent my last post because although I saw nothing wrong with what I wrote. I was uncomfortable that for so many years Yidden did believe that Moshiach can come from one minute to the next and here comes little me saying otherwise.

But an amazing thing happened. I opened the Yated and glanced through it. Amazingly, in the middle section, in the Halacha Talk column, Rabbi Avrohom Rosenthal wrote about the Third Bais Hamikdosh! And what did he write? His column gave me a clear answer to my sfeikos of whether I’m right or wrong in my assement of Moshiach’s arrival.

To sum up the article, if we are zoche, then Hashem will hasten the geulah before its time. But if we are not zoche then it will only occur “in its time”!!!

So therefore my assement regarding the geulah may be correct. Certainly it is entirely correct to hold that the geulah will come “in its time” according to meforshim. BUT also if we merit, then Hashem will hasten the geulah, so indeed Moshiach can come any moment!

Although judging from the lackadaisical response this thread regarding the geulah has gotten, no wonder I’m a little uncertain if Hashem will hasten the geulah. This topic, as well the topic of the churban, sure didn’t get a lot of people to respond. People seem to be pretty apathetic about the topics of the churban and the rebuilding of the Mikdash.