Reply To: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us!

Neville
“Why does that even matter? If people claim we’re in a state of Geula when none of the criteria are met, they have to expect to be accused of kefira.

I will say, many of the Dati Leumim make basically the exact same claim (as you’ve seen here even on this thread) with far less backlash. I do think Chabad is a little unfairly singled out in that sense.”

Why does it matter? Because people have been making such a big deal that Chabad thinks that their Rebbe can still be moshiach after gimmel tammuz happened.
You would think that at least they’d all be gung ho about it before gimmel tammuz but that clearly wasnt the case.

In fact there are three possibilities mentioned in Torah sources of where moshiach can come from 1) from the living (the gemara) 2) from the dead (Abarbanel is one source) 3) revealed, concealed, revealed again (see last rashi in Daniel for one of those).

We won’t know exactly how it unfolds until it does. We just know who we can consider a worthy candidate.

As far as being in a state of Geula see the op. It doesn’t mean halachically.