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With the Jews, it is the Rabbis of the Talmud who give them the "correct" interpretation of the "Torah".
One can guess easily enough the way these interpretations tend to go once they have acquired some personal and practical experience in dealing with them.
We can catch a glimpse of the methods which Jews consider legitimate in bringing about this future world of "love and peace".
In the understanding that the Mashiach sits at the gates of Rome (metaphorical for Edom aka the ‘western world’) changing his bandages awaiting His transition as Mashiach-in-calling, we can now understand at a deeper level that Mashiach is here and waiting for the appropriate amount of rectification of the world to heal the blemishes and bring in the Final Redemption… the Messianic era.
Transformation- The land of Milk and Honey
We see in parsha Kedoshim the promise again that we will inherit the land. But it comes with the proviso that we do so in a Torah-appropriate way; Verse 22: You shall keep all of My statutes and all of My laws and do (observe) them [so that] you will not be expelled by the land to which I am bringing you there to reside therein. Verse 24: And I have said to you [that] you shall inherit their land, and I shall give it to you that you may inherit it, a land flowing with milk and honey, I am Havayah, your G-d who separated you from the [other] peoples.
The land we inherit, the Land of Israel, is acquired only through action and a conscious connection with G-d. Milk (from the side of chesed-loving kindness), comes from a cow, but it begins as the life force of Blood (form the side of gevurah-might). The Honey(malchut-kingship), is date honey and represent sweetness and abundance received without effort , as the honey drips freely from the dates on the trees. This is important Messianic image of transformation.
With the Jews, it is the Rabbis of the Talmud who give them the "correct" interpretation of the "Torah".
One can guess easily enough the way these interpretations tend to go once they have acquired some personal and practical experience in dealing with them.
It is not enough to use the force of Might (gevurah) to simply fight anti-Semitism and fight our enemies in Isreal by protest, demonstrate, letter writting, or dropping bombs. This is certainly part of the process in our current state, however, action must be accompanied by conscious thought and dedication to Torah study and Torah values. On their own thought or action is empty, and like Nadav and Avihu, self serving.
We can catch a glimpse of the methods which Jews consider legitimate in bringing about this future world of "love and peace".