Beth HaDerech; Messianic Jewish Congregation, Toronto, Canada

The Revelation of Mashiach

In our prayers, we ask for the coming of Mashiach and the advent of the Redemption more than 100 times every day. But do we really think through to what we are asking? Are we ready to be changed by King Messiah and his Torah (Mashiach does not come to abolish Torah but to teach the outmost deep understanding of it). Indeed, it is one of the fundamental principles of the Torah, for there must ultimately be an era in which the Torah will be observed perfectly. We do long, yearn, dream, teach, do, and procliam the coming of King Messiah, by doing so, it does hasten the revelation of King Messiah to the world. Early in his discussion of the subject of Mashiach in the Mishneh Torah, the Rambam writes: Whoever does not believe in him, or does not await his coming, denies not only [the statements of] the other prophets, but also [those of] the Torah and of Moshe, our teacher, for the Torah attests to his coming, stating, "And God will bring back your captivity." (Mishneh Torah, Hilchos Melachim 11:1, Devarim 30:3) “What special Divine light are the Jewish people yearning for? For the light of Mashiach (Messiah), as it is written [Bereshit 1:4], "And God saw the light that it is good." This teaches us that God foresaw Mashiach and His activities even before the Creation of...