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Elijah will reveal the secrets of the calendar and the exact date of redemption when humanity is ready to hear it.

-Tanna Devei Eliyahu Rabbah 7

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  • In the end times, all disputes over the calendar will be resolved, for Elijah will teach the hidden wisdom of God and reveal the secrets of the appointed times.
  • Elijah will come to herald the arrival of the Messiah, and he will teach the mysteries of the calendar, revealing the hidden times of God.
  • Elijah will not come until the generation is entirely guilty or entirely righteous.
  • The Sages taught in a baraita: With regard to the seven-year period, i.e., the Sabbatical cycle, during which the Messiah, son of David, comes: During the first year, this verse will be fulfilled: “And I will cause it to rain upon one city and cause it not to rain upon another city” (Amos 4:7). During the second year of that period, arrows of famine will be shot, indicating that there will be famine only in certain places. During the third year there will be a great famine, and men, women, children, the pious, and men of action will die, and the Torah is forgotten by those who study it. During the fourth year there will be plenty but not great plenty. During the fifth year there will be great plenty and they will eat, and drink, and rejoice, and the Torah will return to those who study it. During the sixth year, heavenly voices will be heard. During the Sabbatical Year, wars, e.g., the war of Gog and Magog, will be waged involving the Jewish people. During the year after the conclusion of the Sabbatical Year, the son of David will come.
  • The Holy One, Blessed be He, has set a time for redemption, but if Israel merits, the Messiah will come earlier.
  • At the end of days, Elijah will stand on the mountains of Israel and blow the great shofar, proclaiming the time of redemption.