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The Prophecy '''"A stone shall cry out from the wall"''' is one of the designations of the Redemption where physical inanimate matter will be permeated with the Creator's reality, will feel and recognize, and will oppose actions that contradict the Creator's will.

The Prophecy '''"A stone shall cry out from the wall"''' is one of the designations of the [[Redemption]] where physical inanimate matter will be permeated with the Creator's reality, will feel and recognize, and will oppose actions that contradict the Creator's will.

This designation is one of the main aspects of the Messianic Era which, according to Chassidic explanations, is about revealing Divinity in the most perfect way within the physical creation.

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== Its source ==

In his prophetic vision, the prophet Habakkuk describes:~~<blockquote>"~~For a stone shall cry out from the wall, and a beam from the wood shall answer it.~~" —~~ Habakkuk 2:11~~</blockquote>~~On a simple level, his prophecy dealt with the redemption of Israel from the Babylonian exile. However, the Sages in Midrash Tehillim expounded: "In the future, if a person goes to pick a fig on Shabbos, it will cry out saying 'Today is Shabbos'... In the future, if a person wants to go to his wife who is niddah, the stone will cry out saying 'She is niddah'." Similar to this idea, the Sages in Tractate Taanis expounded: "A person's stones and beams of his house testify against him, as it is said: 'For a stone shall cry out from the wall, and a beam from the wood shall answer it.'"

In his prophetic vision, the prophet Habakkuk describes:{{Blockquote|text=For a stone shall cry out from the wall, and a beam from the wood shall answer it.|author= Habakkuk 2:11}}On a simple level, his prophecy dealt with the redemption of Israel from the Babylonian exile. However, the Sages in Midrash Tehillim expounded: "In the future, if a person goes to pick a fig on Shabbos, it will cry out saying 'Today is Shabbos'... In the future, if a person wants to go to his wife who is niddah, the stone will cry out saying 'She is niddah'." Similar to this idea, the Sages in Tractate Taanis expounded: "A person's stones and beams of his house testify against him, as it is said: 'For a stone shall cry out from the wall, and a beam from the wood shall answer it.'"

Its meaning: Revelation of Divinity within created beings

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-The Prophecy '''"A stone shall cry out from the wall"''' is one of the designations of the Redemption where physical inanimate matter will be permeated with the Creator's reality, will feel and recognize, and will oppose actions that contradict the Creator's will.
+The Prophecy '''"A stone shall cry out from the wall"''' is one of the designations of the [[Redemption]] where physical inanimate matter will be permeated with the Creator's reality, will feel and recognize, and will oppose actions that contradict the Creator's will.
 This designation is one of the main aspects of the Messianic Era which, according to Chassidic explanations, is about revealing Divinity in the most perfect way within the physical creation.
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 == Its source ==
-In his prophetic vision, the prophet Habakkuk describes:<blockquote>"For a stone shall cry out from the wall, and a beam from the wood shall answer it." — Habakkuk 2:11</blockquote>On a simple level, his prophecy dealt with the redemption of Israel from the Babylonian exile. However, the Sages in Midrash Tehillim expounded: "In the future, if a person goes to pick a fig on Shabbos, it will cry out saying 'Today is Shabbos'... In the future, if a person wants to go to his wife who is niddah, the stone will cry out saying 'She is niddah'." Similar to this idea, the Sages in Tractate Taanis expounded: "A person's stones and beams of his house testify against him, as it is said: 'For a stone shall cry out from the wall, and a beam from the wood shall answer it.'"
+In his prophetic vision, the prophet Habakkuk describes:{{Blockquote|text=For a stone shall cry out from the wall, and a beam from the wood shall answer it.|author= Habakkuk 2:11}}On a simple level, his prophecy dealt with the redemption of Israel from the Babylonian exile. However, the Sages in Midrash Tehillim expounded: "In the future, if a person goes to pick a fig on Shabbos, it will cry out saying 'Today is Shabbos'... In the future, if a person wants to go to his wife who is niddah, the stone will cry out saying 'She is niddah'." Similar to this idea, the Sages in Tractate Taanis expounded: "A person's stones and beams of his house testify against him, as it is said: 'For a stone shall cry out from the wall, and a beam from the wood shall answer it.'"
 Its meaning: Revelation of Divinity within created beings