And yet I have a dream that mankind will wake up from this insane existence and discover, like our father Jacob, that “surely, Hashem is present in this place and I did not know!” (Bereishis 28:16).
Impossible, right?
It’s happening.
Please read this description of the end of history: “In the End of Days, after the Children of Israel have returned to their land, the children of Ishmael and the children of Esau will unite to attack Jerusalem. They will form a world coalition against the tiny nation of Israel.” (From the commentary of the Malbim on Ezekiel 32:17, as cited in 2020 VISION.)
Sound familiar? Maybe a little like today’s headlines?
Would you like to know what’s coming next? Ezekiel continues: “But something will go wrong with their plan. The religious beliefs of the children of Ishmael and the children of Esau will clash, and the two nations will collide and destroy each other . Following this cataclysmic conflict, the Final Redemption of the Jewish People will occur with the coming of Messiah the Son of King David.”
If we believe in the dream and hold on tightly to God and His Torah, we will weather this and all other storms. We will see a world bursting with light, a world of peace and justice, a world in which “Torah goes forth from Zion and the Word of G0d from Yerushalayim” (Isaiah 2:3).
May we all soon gaze upon the light of the menorah in the rebuilt Bais HaMikdash.
Roy Neuberger’s latest book, “2020 VISION” (Feldheim), is available at Jewish bookstores, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and online at Amazon.com. Roy can be contacted at [email protected].
