The Resurrection Era: The Mystical Spin

By Naftali Silberberg

Our Sages tell us that the "reward of a mitzvah is the mitzvah itself." Every mitzvah achieves a refinement and spritualization of both the individual performing the mitzvah and the object with which the mitzvah is performed. This effect, however, remains invisible to the physical eyes and senses. The true reward for our performance of mitzvot will be realized when the curtains are parted and we will finally see and appreciate all we've accomplished in the thousands of years that we have been faithfully observing the mitzvot. This can be compared to the artist seeing the finished painting, the "reward" for the many hours he invested in the piece of art.

The reward for our efforts will not be limited to that which we have directly earned—that which is humanly possible to achieveThis will be accomplished during the initial stage of the Messianic Era. At that time we will be elevated to the spiritual state of Adam and Eve before they ate from the Tree of Knowledge. We will have finely honed spiritual senses and will be freed from the struggle between good and evil which accompanies us now on a daily basis. This reward will be wholly earned, a direct result of our ages-long efforts.

But Adonai promises that the reward for our efforts will not be limited to that which we have directly earned—that which is humanly possible to achieve. During the Resurrection Era, the second of the Messianic Eras, we will be treated to a reward which can only be viewed as a gift from Above, for its greatness is such that finite human efforts can never earn such bounty.

According to kabbalistic teachings, there are three stages in our relationship with Adonai:

Nowadays, we can know that He does exist, and we can have some appreciation for His deeds, but we have no comprehension whatsoever of His nature. That is akin to a blind-from-birth individual trying to appreciate colors.
During the first period of the Messianic Era we will gain the spiritual senses necessary to appreciate and comprehend Adonailiness. But this will be limited to certain qualified manifestations and expressions of Adonai. His absolutely infinite and transcendent essence will remain elusive, no matter the heights the human mind and heart will attain.
During the Resurrection Era we will be able to fully relate to Adonai's very essence. Indeed, this is an impossibility—but it will be a gift from a Adonai who created the concepts of "possible" and "impossible," and therefore is at liberty to manipulate them at will.

• Who Will Be Resurrected?
  
  Who Will Be Resurrected?
• The Resurrection Process
  
  The Resurrection Process
• The Resurrection Era: The Mystical Spin
  
  The Resurrection Era: The Mystical Spin
• Get Up, Luz Bones!
  
  Get Up, Luz Bones! The Resurrection of the Dead testifies that the soul and body were never totally apart
• Resurrection and Reincarnation
  
  Resurrection and Reincarnation
• Technology of the Redemption
  
  Technology of the Redemption

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