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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>RMB wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>This means that of the Rambam's ikkarei emunah, perhaps the
last<BR> three are the most critical. Without an eschatology,
without a final<BR> state, we have no way of defining which
acts advance us to that<BR> goal, and which are ra, shattering
that which was already built.<BR> ...<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>CM:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>I never understood the Moshiach requirement in the
Ikkarim. I get the point that the purpose of the bria is so Hashem can give
gemul b'ofen ha'yafeh, ie, without the shame of nahama de'kesufa (as per
Ramchal). All else leads up to this goal. But why Moshiach? Why not just go to
the olam hagemul directly (at the appropriate time when everyone [who will
get there] has earned their chelek). OK boys and girls, welcome to olam
haba. Why is Moshiach a necessary part of this road to the ultimate
gemul?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Kol Tuv</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Chaim Manaster</FONT></DIV>
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