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A shoot will come from the stump of Yishai (David’s father); the wolf will live with the lamb, and “the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of Hashem as the waters cover the sea.”
The Rambam describes Mashiach as a king from the house of David who will restore the kingdom, rebuild the Temple and gather the dispersed of Israel.
No one knows how these things will unfold until they happen; one should not make them a main focus or calculate the end.
The Talmud strongly condemns those who calculate the date of the end.
In that time there will be no hunger and no war, and the whole world will be occupied only with knowing Hashem.
The Rambam says each person should see one mitzvah as able to tip the whole world. Do one today as if it matters for the redemption.
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