Armilus / Anti-Messiah? – ארמלגוס "Rab said: All the predestined dates [for redemption] have passed (according to Daniel 9:26 Mashiach was to come before the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash / Temple), and the matter [now] depends only on repentance and good deeds. But Sh’muel maintained: it is sufficient for a mourner to keep his [period of] mourning. This matter is disputed by Tannaim: R. Eliezer said: if Yisrael repent, they will be redeemed; if not, they will not be redeemed. R. Joshua said to him, if they do not repent, will they not be redeemed! But the Holy One, blessed be He, will set up a king over them, whose decrees shall be as cruel as Haman’s, whereby Yisrael shall engage in repentance, and He will thus bring them back to the right path." Sanhedrin 97b

These times will be of great pain for Yisrael, and ALL the nations of the world will be against her. The world will be following the command of this world leader, who will be a swift talker, thereby convincing the world that he is doing all the things that he does for peace sake, but in reality they are done to the destruction of Yisrael. His name according to Jewish Tradition is Armilius, know by the non-Jews as Anti-christ (this is the king spoken of in Sanhedrin 97b). This Armilius will gather the nations of the world around him and will proclaim himself the world’s true leader. Only Yisrael, the nation of HaShem will resist him. The wrath of Armilius will then rage against Yisrael and those who join them all over the world.  According to the Book of Zecharya, chapter 12 to 14, Melech HaMashiach returns pierced, once He is recognized by His Jewish brothers (by the piercing He has Zecharya 12:10), and they call upon God’s help to deliver them from their enemies.  This is when the end of this age comes, and the Kingdom of Melech Mashiach comes to power, our Sar Shalom / Prince of Peace (Yeshayahu 9.5).

Mashiach is our Prince of Peace; He will rebuild the holy Bet HaMikdash (Temple), and teach us Torah from there. Once there is peace upon Yerushalayim, there will be Shalom every where. If there is not Shalom in Yerushalayim, there will not be peace any where. Let’s pray and be active for Mashiach is coming soon. Our שר שלום / Sar Shalom!