Rabbi Zisholtz, a prominent Jewish rabbi, gave an interview during 2020, where he mentioned several recent statements made by Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky,1 known as one of the “most prominent rabbis of this generation,” concerning the Messiah. Zisholtz was quoted as saying:
“Rabbi Kanievsky is so holy that he has ruach hakodesh (holy spirit, prophecy)…”At first, five years ago, Rabbi Kanievsky said ‘The Messiah is at the door.’ Then, a bit later, he said that Messiah already passed the threshold of the door. Not so long ago, he said that Messiah is already here. He most recently told Rabbi Chulak that Messiah is already here with both feet speaking with me. These are various revelations of Mashiah, each one a greater revelation than the previous one. Every word uttered by Rabbi Kanievsky is weighed and doesn’t say extraneous words.”
“I no longer travel outside of Israel. The Messiah is so close that I am afraid that I might miss his arrival. Rabbi Kanievsky said the Messiah is here, in Israel, but he did not give a precise time when he will be revealed. He is here but he does not have all the power he needs to act as the Messiah. All of the signs given in the Talmud, in Jewish tradition, have already appeared.”
Kanievsky also claimed that the war of Gog and Magog (spoken of in Ezekiel 37) had already started:
“We are currently in the midst of the War of Gog and Magog. In the War of Gog and Magog, the actual shooting and fighting with physical weapons will only come at the end. That was described in the Bible by the prophets. Most of the war, the beginning, will be a war of faith.”
“Another Tzaddik* said that all the military operations in the past few years will be a mere ‘sprinkling’ compared to what is yet to come. There will be a war with Iran but Israel will not be directly involved.”
*Tzaddiks – There are thought to be 36 hold men in the world at any given time that are placed here by God.
In the same article, Rabbi Zisholtz referred to Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach, a leading Lithuanian-Jewish Haredi rabbi in Bnei Brak who passed away in 2001.
“Rabbi Shach was one of the greatest rabbis of our generation but what people did not know was that he was one of the lamed vav tzaddikim,” Rabbi Zissholtz said. The rabbi was referring to a Jewish mystical tradition brought in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 97b) that states that “at all times there are 36 special people in the world, and that were it not for them, all of them, if even one of them was missing, the world would come to an end.”
“In gematria (Hebrew numerology), the letters lamed and vav combined equal 36, hence the hidden righteous men are called lamed-vavniks. The Lamed-Vav Tzaddikim are also called the Nistarim (“concealed ones”). Jewish tradition holds that their identities are unknown to each other and that, if one of them comes to a realization of their true purpose, they would never admit it. The lamed-vavniks do not themselves know that they are one of the 36. In fact, tradition has it that should a person claim to be one of the 36, that is proof positive that they are certainly not one. For the sake of these 36 hidden saints, God preserves the world even if the rest of humanity has degenerated to the level of total barbarism.
“God chooses them,” Rabbi Zisholtz said to Dadon. “The only way they are revealed is if God decides that they need to be revealed. But it really isn’t important for people to think about them. We don’t need mysticism to serve God. These people suffer greatly just for our benefit.”
“But there are things the public does have to know right now because the process of geula (redemption) is about to start happening very quickly and at a fast pace. It is important that people remain calm and steady to act properly in the right time.”
“There is a Messiah in potential in every generation and there are tzaddikim who know precisely who it is. This is, of course, true in this generation. But a man could be the greatest Torah scholar, appear to be the most religious man, and not merit to see the Messiah.”
Rabbi Zisholtz explained that he had been charged by these hidden righteous men to break his silence and to begin informing the public of the imminent arrival of the Messiah.
“Getting the word out now that the Messiah is closer than ever is a matter of life and death,” Rabbi Zisholtz said. “Haven’t you heard of Gog and Magog? That is what is going to happen very soon. Right now, the situation is explosive more than you can possibly imagine. Everyone needs to know whether they are on the inside or if they are going to be left out.”
Article by David Sidman as an example of incorrect date setting. https://www.israel365news.com/339505/israeli-rabbi-reveals-date-of-messiahs-arrival-according-to-kabbalah/
References
1. Berkowitz AE, “Israel’s Top Rabbi: ‘I’m currently in discussions with Messiah Himself’,” Israel 365 News, 2020.