THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE REDEMPTION
Redemption in actual reality through Dovid, Melech HaMoshiach. In the words of my sainted father-in-law, the leader of our generation, while he was alive in this world, all the Divine service has already been concluded and completed, and we stand prepared to greet Dovid, Melech HaMoshiach. This is all the more so the case, since the Divine service has continued in a manner of "the L-rd has give you a heart to understand and eyes to see and ears to hear."
We now find ourselves in the 90th year - which follows the conclusion of the 89th year, which is connected with the 89th Psalm that concludes "who revile the footsteps of your anointed" and "Blessed is the L-rd forever amen and amen." This refers to a complete victory in the wars of the House of Dovid. [This puts us] at the beginning of the period connected with the 90th Psalm, which concludes and ends with "May the pleasantness of the L-rd our G-d be upon us... and the work of our hands establish it." This refers to the future Beis HaMikdash, "The sanctuary, O L-rd, which Your hands have established."
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Furthermore, and this is the main point: It was explained above, that Moshiach exists in the spark of Moshiach (the aspect of Yechida) within each and every Jew. In addition Moshiach also exists in the literal sense (the general Yechida). For it is known that "in every generation an individual from the descendants of Yehudah is born who is qualified to be the Moshiach for Israel," and that "one who is worthy because of his righteousness to be the Redeemer, and when the time arrives, G-d will reveal it to him and will send him, etc."
And if it were not for the undesirable things that got mixed in, which delayed and obstructed, he would have been revealed and come in actual reality. And according to the pronouncement of my sainted father-in-law, the leader of our generation, the Moshiach of our generation, all matters of Divine service have already been concluded and completed, and we stand ready to greet our righteous Moshiach. We are therefore at a time when all obstacles and hindrances have been nullified. Since this is so, there is now not just the existence of Moshiach, but also the revelation of Moshiach. Now we need only greet our righteous Moshiach in actual reality!
8. Tavo 29:3.
9. [The letter equivalent for the number 90 is "Tzadik." The word "Tzadik" has two meanings: the name of a letter and a righteous person. This discourse was delivered in the Rebbe's 90th year. Translator's note.]
10. Midrash Tehillim on the verse.
11. Beshallach 15:17.
12. [Yechida literally means singular or singularity. It is the part of the soul that is directly connected with and thus an actual part of G-d above. Translator's note.]
