Beth HaDerech; Messianic Jewish Congregation, Toronto, Canada

Mashiach and the Torah of HaShem

Maimonides in his Thirteen Principles of Faith, the ninth principle reads:"I believe with complete faith that this Torah will not be exchanged and there will be no other Torah from the Creator, blessed be His Name." He also wrote in The Laws of the King Mashiach: "If a king will arise from the House of David who delves deeply into the study of Torah and, like David his ancestor, observes its mitzvoth as prescribed by the Written Law ... ; if he will prevail upon ALL ISRAEL to walk in [the way of Torah] and repair the breaches [in its observance]; and if he will fight the wars of [HaShem]; - we may, with assurance, consider him Mashiach. If he succeeds in the above, builds the [Beit Ha] Mikdash (temple) on its site, and gathers the dispersed remnant of Israel, he is definitely the Mashaich. He will then perfect the entire world, [motivating all the nations] to serve [HaShem] together, as it is written, "I will make the peoples pure of speech so that they will all call upon the Name of [HaShem] and serve Him in one purpose." We also read in the book called "Mashiach" by Jacob Immanuel Schochet on page 43: "Mashiach shall meditate on the Torah and be preoccupied with mitzvot. He shall teach all the Jewish people and instruct them in the way of...