Rambam concludes his compendium with the Laws of Kings and Their Wars—may it be in a peaceful manner; the entire battle should be milchemtah shel Torah, a disputation to clarify Torah matters. The final two chapters of this section concern Moshiach. These topics are especially relevant to the present time and we should make sure to study them.
On the fifteenth of Iyar 5751 (1991), the Rebbe personally distributed a booklet entitled Devar Malchus to men, women, and children. The booklet included Rambam’s laws on Moshiach along with four of the Rebbe’s insightful sichos on these laws, as well as a copy of an aged, original print of Rambam containing a section of laws removed by gentile censors from all subsequent prints. The distribution came in the wake of the Rebbe’s proclamation that the easiest and quickest way to bring Moshiach in actuality is to study the subject of Moshiach and the Redemption in Torah sources. See also The Three Weeks on www.ichossid.com regarding the Rebbe’s strong encouragement of studying Rambam’s Laws of the Holy Temple and the like.
