This series is (unfortunately) unfinished, but what is here stands on it’s own, and is certainly worth listening to.
Class One: 1) Awaiting and desiring Moshiach 2) redemption (as it is) separate from the idea of a person who is Moshiach.
Class Two: 3) King Moshiach, Moshiach as a part of Halacha: a king, no more and no less.
Class Three: 4) Four steps in being confirmed as Moshiach: A. his personal Avodah, B. His influence on Jewish people. C) His coercive influence on non-Jews, D) His influencing non-Jews through education.
Class Four: 5) The three categories of 1) Nevua, 2) Torah, 3) Mitzvos. 6) Introduction and beginning of discussion on what happens in preparation for Moshiach’s coming.
Class Five: 7) The Galus events that bring Goyim closer to the truth for when Moshiach finally comes. 8) The seven laws of Noach as part of the process of the coming of Moshiach, it is therefore at the end of RaMbaM. 9) Moshiach will teach Torah Chaddasha, even according to the RaMbaM! as such he will be a great Chochom and Navi! He will be a teacher forever and a King only temporarily, though that is his primary role.
Class Six: 10) The RaMbaM describes Moshiach as coming naturally, because Halacha does not require (and therefore allow) for miracles to be a part of Moshiach. 11) Miracles will never the less happen in one of two ways: A. If Moshiach comes because we earn him אחישנה then miracles happen right away (as the ראב”ד holds). B. Even if he comes naturally, afterwards, during the time of Moshiach we grow and earn Moshiach and miracles happen in the second stage of Moshiach. Since he holds that תחיית המתים is part of ימות המשיח.
Class Seven: 12) The idea of interpreting Agados and calculating Kitzin was severely opposed by the RaMbaM for two reasons: A. you can’t really figure it out. B. It’s irrelevant. How RaMbaM (and others) themselves gave Kitzin. 13) Events that will happen physically: A. to push away those who came near (genealogically) illegitimately, B. To embrace (bring back) those who’ve been distanced unlawfully. C For Eliyah(u) to announce the Geula. D. In the beginning of Moshiach’s erea there will be Milchemes Gog and Magog. The question is which of these is part of Geula and which is beforehand. This depends on our status at that time. The first certainly is not, the fourth certainly is, the middle two are the discussion.
Class Eight: 14) After Moshiach comes and all settles there will be a second Yichus event, using Nevua (by Moshiach). However he will only raise people to their proper Yichus but not remove people from within to without. 15) What is Moshiach for? To earn Schar in Olom Haba [this also is what Techiyas HaMeisim is for (in the RaMbaM’s view)] 16) “at that time…”
