Monday, June 01, 2009

Moshiach in Gan Eden

Moshiach entered Gan Eden while still alive. (Derech Eretz Zuta I)

Moshiach sits in Gan Eden in his radiance and his glory, and only a spark from his soul is enclothed in a body, at the entrance to Gan Eden. On Shabbos and Yom Tov that part sheds the body and unites with Moshiach. (Ben Yehoyada on Sanhedrin 98a)