Obligation
of Jews for Awaiting the King Messiah (Hazrat Mahdi) According to the Torah
And after this the children of Israel shall return, and shall seek the Lord
their God, and David their king:
and they shall fear the Lord, and his goodness in the last days. (Hosea, 3:5)
In
Tractate Sanhedrin 97b of the Talmud the Importance of Waiting for the King
Messiah is Emphasized
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but
at the end it (King Messiah) shall speak, and not lie: though he (King Messiah) tarry, wait for him; because it will surely
come, it will not tarry.
What is meant by 'but at the end it shall speak
[we-yafeah] and not lie?' — R. Samuel b. Nahmani said in the name of R. Jonathan:
... “For they would say, since the
predetermined time has arrived, and yet he has not come, he will never come.”
But [even so], wait for him, as it is written, Though he tarry, wait for him. Should you say, We look
forward [to his coming] but He does not: therefore Scripture saith, “And
therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore
will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you.” (Isaiah 30:18) But since we look forward to it, and He does
likewise, what delays [his coming]? — The Attribute of Justice delays it
[because we still do not deserve it]... [for hoping], as it is written, blessed are all they that wait for him.
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