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asked 6 years ago

It is written in the Rambam that one must wait for the coming of the Messiah, and one wonders if this will nullify the election, as it is written: “Days in which I have no desire, these are the days of the Messiah.” If so, why would a person expect the coming of the Messiah? Even though the Rambam’s own system states that there is a choice for the days of the Messiah, in any case, the Rambam writes that there will be none, and apparently agrees that one must wait for the Messiah, as it is written in the verse, “I will wait for him.” And even in the Rosh Hashanah prayers, it is difficult for us to pray for your kingdom over the whole world. Well, grant your fear, meaning that there will be fear of God for everyone. If so, the election will be nullified, and what kind of work will it be?


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מיכי Staff answered 6 years ago
I don’t know if the coming of the Messiah will cancel the election. Verses can be interpreted in a million ways, so I think you can learn almost nothing from them. What do you think: If the lack of choice is a negative situation – then why assume that this will be the situation at the coming of the Messiah? And is God setting before us a bad ideal? And if this is a positive situation – then what is the question and what is the hesitation? Ultimately, as Chazal and Maimonides wrote, dealing with these issues is unnecessary, both because we have no way of knowing anything about it, and also because there is no basis in the world for it. The Talmudic expression “halakhah for the Messiah” expresses a halakhah that makes no sense to deal with.

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