In the blessing of redemption, we ask for the ingathering of exiles and the defeat of Gog and Magog, for they are intertwined with the coming of the Messiah.
The heavens and the earth were created with specific cycles and times, and the Torah is their blueprint. The redemption is written within these cycles.
The shofar of the Jubilee year will announce liberty throughout the land, just as the shofar of Elijah will proclaim the final redemption.
If Israel merits it, the Messiah will come early. If not, he will come at the last possible moment, as ordained by God’s calendar
