So Hashem punishes paople for not believing a FWD!?
Actually, Chazal tell us that Torah and Gemilas Chasadim saves one from Chevlei Mashiach. Also, being careful to eat a Seuda Shlishis saves one from that.
We don’t know what Chevlei Mashiach are. Some have said that the holocaust was Chevlei Mashiach. Reb Elchanan Vasserman said that it was definitely Chevlei Mashiach, and that Moshiach will follow — not necessarily right away, it might take 50 years or more. I heard B’shem a Baal Ruach Hakodesh that it wasn’t Chevlei Moshiach, and he is surprised that anyone could have suggested such. The Baal Shem Tov said that lives won’t be lost in the coming of Moshiach. Chevlei Moshiach might be the effects of the economy, or some anti-Yiddish or anti-Israel policies. The term Chevlei Moshiach suggests an idea of mounting pressure rather than damage.