In a Sicha from parshat Shoftim
the Rebbe states:-
"This concept has to be publicized to everyone in this generation. It must be made known that we have merited that G-d has chosen and appointed a person who of himself is far greater than the people of his generation, to serve as a judge, adviser, and prophet to the generation. He will grant rulings and advice in connection with the service of the Jews and indeed, of all the people of this generation, in all matters of the Torah and its mitzvos, and in their general day to day behavior, allowing them to "know Him in all your ways," so that "all your actions should be for the sake of Heaven." Surely, this includes the fundamental prophecy "To Redemption immediately," for "Behold Mashiach is coming."
Those outside Lubavitch were mostly not privy to the numerous occassions when the Rebbe's gift of Prophecy was clearly manifest in many discourses and private conversations. These Prophecy experiences are amply recorded by the individuals who experienced them in these 2 free e-books:-
No doubt the knee jerk reaction of many Torah students will be to cite the Talmud which states that since the latter Prophets Prophecy departed from the Jews.
The Rebbe cuts them off at the pass.....
"In this context, the Rambam explains "one of the fundamentals of the religion is to know that G-d sends His prophecies through people." Since the Rambam prefaces the commandment to heed a prophet with the concept that prophecy is one of "the fundamentals of the religion," we can understand that this affects Jews in all generations. Our Sages tell us "that from the time the later prophets, Chaggai, Zecharia and Malachi died, the Holy Spirit departed from Israel." Nevertheless, the word "departed" does not mean that it was abolished completely. The spirit of prophecy did not cease, but rather ascended to a higher plane. Indeed, even after the era of the later prophets, the spirit of prophecy permeated very many people. (This can also be understood from the fact that, in the Mishneh Torah, the Rambam does not mention the cessation of prophecy, nor that the spirit of prophecy can flourish only in a specific time.)"
The bottom line here is that this generation saw, witnessed, experienced and verified by all Halalchic means:- the fact that the Rebbe was a Halachically verified Prophet.
Jewish Kingdoms have been informed of their demise by the words of prior Jewish Prophets. The Proven Prophet is, therefore, the most powerful "piece" on the Torah "chessboard"...being second only to Hashem.
The Proven Prophet, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, most certainly identified himself as Moshiach on numerous occassions in correspondence and deed and speech.
See here for first hand accounts:-
The matter is captured on video tapes:-
Now that we have established that a Proven Prophet has identified himself as Moshiach and has subsequently "died" from the point of view of Halacha and general public perception we are forced to ask relevent questions:-
Does the "death" of a Proven Prophet negate the eventuality of his positive Prophecy manifesting even should it relate to himself as Moshiach?
ANSWER:- NO!
Are there kosher Sacred Sources in Judaism for a resurrected Moshiach?
ANSWER:- YES!
see here:-
Is any form of public consensus necessary for this to manifest?
ANSWER:- NO!
Does Maimonides Laws of Kings chapter 11:4 preclude the possiblilty that there can be a resurrected Messiah for Judaism?
ANSWER:- NO! see here:-
My website does a pretty good job showing the independent (of the Rebbe and Chabad-Lubavitch) corroborations which affirm this issue to be true and unfolding presently.
No doubt those who imagine their grasp of Torah as exceeding that of the Rebbe will invest countless words to "prove" that this is entirely impossible. Even that uproar has been foretold as a compenent of the Final Redemption.
No doubt as in many prior Jewish generations the Proven Prophet will be ignored, disbelieved, ridiculed and spurned.
Halacha states that a Proven Prophet must be believed and obeyed. Those amongst world Jewry who, through their conceit and self imagined elitism as "the real knowers of Torah"...who have chosen to go against a Proven Prophet will wear the wages of that sin.
The final Redemption is unfolding before our eyes..bit by bit....some are just too "frum" to see it.
Rabbi Moshe Yess
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