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The Rambam also describes the world in this period:<blockquote>"And in that time there will be neither famine nor war, neither jealousy nor competition. For good things will flow in abundance and all delicacies will be as common as dust. The occupation of the entire world will be solely to know Hashem. Therefore, the Jews will be great sages and know the hidden matters, and they will attain knowledge of their Creator according to the capacity of man, as it is stated 'For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Hashem as the waters cover the sea.'"</blockquote> | The Rambam also describes the world in this period:<blockquote>"And in that time there will be neither famine nor war, neither jealousy nor competition. For good things will flow in abundance and all delicacies will be as common as dust. The occupation of the entire world will be solely to know Hashem. Therefore, the Jews will be great sages and know the hidden matters, and they will attain knowledge of their Creator according to the capacity of man, as it is stated 'For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Hashem as the waters cover the sea.'"</blockquote> | ||
== Two General Periods == | ====== Two General Periods ====== | ||
However, the Rebbe explains that in truth, even those who hold that there will be no change in the world's nature, even according to them this will only be in the first period. While in the second period of the Days of Moshiach, there will be drastic changes, the main one being the resurrection of the dead, and likewise in Iggeret Teiman the Rambam writes that Moshiach performs signs and wonders, referring to the second period of the Days of Moshiach, after the period of "the world continues according to its natural order." But even in the first period, several prophecies will be fulfilled, such as non-fruit bearing trees in the Land of Israel producing fruit. | However, the Rebbe explains that in truth, even those who hold that there will be no change in the world's nature, even according to them this will only be in the first period. While in the second period of the Days of Moshiach, there will be drastic changes, the main one being the resurrection of the dead, and likewise in Iggeret Teiman the Rambam writes that Moshiach performs signs and wonders, referring to the second period of the Days of Moshiach, after the period of "the world continues according to its natural order." But even in the first period, several prophecies will be fulfilled, such as non-fruit bearing trees in the Land of Israel producing fruit. | ||
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Although the Rambam did not explicitly write about the second period in his book, the Rebbe finds a hint to this in the final law, where in the last two chapters the Rambam speaks about the complete knowledge of the Creator that will exist in the future from the human perspective, but that the world itself will be completely nullified to Hashem, this will only be in the second period. And to this the Rambam alludes in the final law, that from the world's own perspective there will not be relevant hunger or war, and therefore the nature of the world is to know Hashem, because "the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Hashem as the waters cover the sea," meaning the world becomes covered and nullified from its existence through the revelation of G-dliness that will be then. | Although the Rambam did not explicitly write about the second period in his book, the Rebbe finds a hint to this in the final law, where in the last two chapters the Rambam speaks about the complete knowledge of the Creator that will exist in the future from the human perspective, but that the world itself will be completely nullified to Hashem, this will only be in the second period. And to this the Rambam alludes in the final law, that from the world's own perspective there will not be relevant hunger or war, and therefore the nature of the world is to know Hashem, because "the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Hashem as the waters cover the sea," meaning the world becomes covered and nullified from its existence through the revelation of G-dliness that will be then. | ||
== Two Periods in the Revelation of Godliness == | ====== Two Periods in the Revelation of Godliness ====== | ||
Expanded concepts – '''Techiyat HaMeitim (Resurrection of the Dead), Olam Haba (World to Come), Dirah BaTachtonim (Dwelling in the Lower Realms).''' | Expanded concepts – '''Techiyat HaMeitim (Resurrection of the Dead), Olam Haba (World to Come), Dirah BaTachtonim (Dwelling in the Lower Realms).''' | ||