Editing Yemos Hamoshiach (section)

====== Two Periods in the Revelation of Godliness ======
Expanded concepts – '''[[Techiyat HaMeytim - Resurrection of the Dead|Techiyat HaMeitim (Resurrection of the Dead)]], [[Olam Haba - The World to Come|Olam Haba (World to Come)]], [[Dirah B'tachtonim|Dirah BaTachtonim (Dwelling in the Lower Realms)]].'''

There are differences between the revelations that will be revealed in the first period and the revelations in the second period:

* In the nullification effect they will have on the world:

There are two ways in which Godliness is revealed in the world: a) The world exists as a reality unto itself without connection to Godliness, except that we have refined this reality and Godliness is revealed throughout the world. However, the world still remains a reality unto itself. b) It is revealed that the world is not a reality unto itself at all, and its entire creation was only for the sake of Godliness.

This is the difference between the two periods: In the first period, there will only be a revelation of Godliness in the world with no existence opposing Godliness. However, the world will still remain a reality unto itself, and therefore "the world will continue according to its natural order." In contrast, in the second period, the inner essence of the world will be revealed—that the world was only created for the revelation of Hashem, and consequently, the world is not a reality unto itself at all. As a result, the world will not remain as an independent reality; it will be nullified from its existence, and there will be a "change in the natural order of the world."

* In how created beings perceive these revelations, and consequently in the degree to which these revelations become integrated with the world:

In the first period, the revelation of Godliness will be in the form of seeing—but through intellectual vision. In contrast, in the second period, the revelation will be in the form of tangible, physical sight.

The explanation is: Even when revelation comes through seeing, as long as it is only intellectual vision, it does not become one with the person. The proof: if someone raises objections to a particular understanding, this understanding will be weakened for the person. Therefore, in the first period, when the revelation will be through intellectual vision—meaning an understanding that does not become one with the person or become his actual reality—the world's reality will still not change, and "the world will continue according to its natural order."

In contrast, in the second period, it will be in the form of tangible sight, and when a person sees something with his eyes, no questions will change the truth of the matter for him because it has truly become one with the person and has become part of the person's reality. Thus, when this is the level of revelation that will exist in the world—the revelation penetrates and becomes one reality with the world, affects the world, and changes its parameters. Consequently, there will be a "change in the natural order of the world."

* In the level of revelation: The revelation in the first period is the revelation of the Infinite Light ([[Ohr Ein Sof]]) that shone before [[The First Tzimtzum|the Tzimtzum]] (contraction). In the second period, a new revelation will be revealed—the Essential Concealment (He'elem Ha'atzmi) that was not revealed even before the Tzimtzum.