How important is this time?

[visionary]

Rabbi Levi is reputed to have said:

"If the Jewish people would observe the Sabbath properly even once, the son of David [the Messiah] would come. Why? Because observing the Sabbath is equal to all the other commandments in importance" (Exodus Rabbah 25:12).

Not wanting to disturb another thread, I want to cover the experience of Shabbat. If we could commune with God at His Place, in His Time that He set aside, would that not be more than the return of the Messiah?

[visionary]

In an ancient Jewish legend, God speaks to the children of Israel, saying, "My children, if you are willing to accept the Torah and observe its precepts [mitzvot, or commandments], I will grant you a most precious gift."

"And what is this precious gift to be?" ask the children of Israel.

"The world-to-come," is the reply.

"Tell us what the world-to-come is like," retort the children of Israel.

And God responds, "I have already given you the Sabbath. The Sabbath is a taste of the world-to-come."

[ChazakEmunah]

In an ancient Jewish legend, God speaks to the children of Israel, saying, "My children, if you are willing to accept the Torah and observe its precepts [mitzvot, or commandments], I will grant you a most precious gift."

"And what is this precious gift to be?" ask the children of Israel.

"The world-to-come," is the reply.

"Tell us what the world-to-come is like," retort the children of Israel.

And God responds, "I have already given you the Sabbath. The Sabbath is a taste of the world-to-come."
I couldn't agree more.