The Faith in Moshiach: Difference between revisions

a. The days of Moshiach is a detail in "reward and punishment," which is one of the 13 principles. b. The purpose of the 13 principles is to negate the claims of those who complain about the lack of justice in a situation where a righteous person suffers and a wicked person enjoys. According to this interpretation, the twelfth principle (and the thirteenth - resurrection of the dead) complete the faith in Divine providence. c. Faith in Moshiach is considered a principle and foundation because it is based on verses of the Torah and on the prophecy of Moshe Rabbeinu. In addition, it is the prophecy of all the prophets. Therefore, it is a principle of the Torah, and one who denies it denies the entire Torah.

The Rebbe explains - that the Rambam's reason is based on his own definition of the King Moshiach - that the coming of Moshiach is not just a good promise that Hashem promised to come to the people of Israel, but it is a characteristic of the eternality of the Torah as mentioned above (that it will be fulfilled completely in the future). Therefore, it is an additional detail in the principles of religion that the Torah is eternal.