Chapter 3 How Will Redemption Come About?
By zevi770 · January 22, 2012
Wisdom
Will redemption radically alter our lives?
Yes and no.
The physical world around us will not change; rather we will change.
Maimonides explicitly states that no miracle will occur; redemption will not be an apocalyptic or supernatural event.
The era of redemption (or “The Messianic Age”) says Maimonides will be a time when we are all absorbed in “knowing G-d.”
This means, in part that people will perceive G-d in all their experiences.
Whether a doctor or business person or a parent, we will all see our material pursuits through the filter of spirituality – not as an end in themselves, but as a means to a higher end.
Just as a hungry person naturally craves food, we will naturally crave goodness; we will intuit what is right and wrong and act accordingly.
No longer will there be a dichotomy between our heart and minds, our bodies and souls, our internal and external feelings.
We will all come to recognize that every detail of this universe is the work of God.
Wisdom
The final redemption will come about in a manner similar to the redemption and exodus from Egypt.
Just as Moses was sent by G-d to lead the liberation from Egypt, a Messiah – “Moshiach” – will lead the entire world into the final redemption.
Why the need for a leader?
Because even though we each have a Divine spark within us, the darkness of the materiel world is overpowering.
G-d sends us a selfless leader, therefore, who can rise above the material distractions, who is sensitive to the needs of a generation, and who has the ability to communicate the message of G-dliness to our complicated, confused society.
And who, through his actions and teaching inspires us to study G-d’s wisdom and live according to His laws.
All the nations of the world will be motivated to serve G-d together, to fulfill their obligations by following the moral and Divine commandments as set down in the Bible.