Based on the Dvar Malchus of Shabbos Parshas Vaera, 5752
From the moment of creation G-d waited for the time when he would give His Torah to the Jewish nation. We, the Jewish nation, come from Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov. What they did in their times was a preparation before G-d gave us the Torah. This time period is called The Era of the Forefathers. This time period lasted for more than two thousand years.
Now we have the Torah. We learn how to serve G-d from it. We study the Torah and we perform its mitzvoth (commandments). We make the world a better place by doing so. This also has been going on for a long time. This second time period is called The Era of the Giving of the Torah.
The third period along our time line brings to a close our job of making the world a nicer and holier place. We've finished our job and the world has reached its perfection. Because we did so much, the true and complete redemption is about to take place. This third time period is called Yemos Hamoshiach.
In which era are we?
We can also divide up the time the Rayatz was the Rebbe into three:
Special days
We are quickly approaching the 10th and 11th days of the month of Shvat. These days are special indeed, for they tell us about the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Rayatz, and about our Rebbe Shlita, Melech Hamoshiach. In the year 5710 (1950), the Rayatz rose to a higher level of holiness and good. Exactly one year later the Rebbe Shlita Melech Hamoshiach said his first Chassidic discourse in public entitled "Bati Ligani", regarded as the start of his being the new Lubavitcher Rebbe. These days are special, for it is a time when we can strengthen our relationship with all of our Rebbes.
In the "sicha" (talk) you are about to read, the Rebbe will explain what's so special about the time period in which the Rayatz lived and what's even more special about the time period when he (the Rebbe) later became the new Lubavitcher Rebbe. When we will know what the Rebbe's job is, we will also know how to "connect" to him.
Three time periods
We can basically divide the world history time line into three:
ב"המשיח ימות ה .עש"פ קרשת וארא ,כ"טטבת ה'תשס"ז – הי 'תהא זו ש נתסונפלאות גולות
