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Rebbi akiva thought bar kochba was the Goel Tzedek in the midst of bringing the Geula due to his tremendous success in fighting the Romans.
Once he was killed it became known he isn’t the Goel Tzedek.
The Gemara in Sanhedrin 98b that says Moshiach can come from the dead and he is like Doniel is no contradiction as explained in above comments. As the Gemara is talking about fit to be Moshiach and Rambam is talking about how to recognize the Goel Tzedek if he comes without miracles. It’s explained in Kuntres Shmoi Shel Moshiach. Why are people continuing to write comments about a book and it’s findings without even reading it?
Again feel free to start yet another Chabad bashing thread if that’s something you enjoy.