The Messiah will come only when he is no longer necessary.
— Franz Kafka, The Coming of the Messiah
In the Zohar and later Kabbalistic and Hasidic commentaries, the incestuous union of Lot and his daughters (Bereisheet 19: 30-38) is identified as the source of the power of the Yetzer ha-Ra, the Evil Impulse. This leads to the mysterious conclusion that the Mess-iah will descend from the side of evil. The key concept here is that the Messiah’s soul is closest to evil, possessing great intensity. But in the messianic era the evil soul will be transformed, by a process of tikkun—repair or restoration—into the good.
There are various myths portraying the Messiah’s soul as being exiled or impris-oned. One such myth describes it as being held captive in chains by the forces of evil. Not until the chains of the Messiah are broken will the captive soul of the Messiah be set free.
Likewise, there are certain signs that are said to accompany the Messiah, and here even these signs are said to have become lost, suggesting a time so chaotic that even if the Messiah appeared, no one would recognize him.
As long as the Messiah’s soul is being held captive, it cannot de-scend into the body of the Messiah, and therefore prevents the birth and coming of the Messiah.
Metathesis of She'China
Listen to the wind blow: watch the son rise
Run in the shadows —
Damn your love!
Damn your love!
Damn your lies!
Said, "If you don't love Me now, you will never love Me again!"
I can still hear You sayin', You would never break the chain
{Never break the chain}
And if you don't love me now
{You don't love me now}
{You don't love me now}
You will never love me again
I can still hear you sayin', you would never break the chain
{Never break the chain}
Listen to the wind blow —
Down comes the night
Runnin' the shadows —
Damn your love!
Damn your love!
Damn your lies!
Break the silence —
Damn the dark!
Damn the light!
Yah said, "If you don't love Me now, you will never love Me again!"
I can still hear You sayin', You would never break the chain
{Never break the chain}
And if you don't love me now
{You don't love me now}
{You don't love me now}
You will never love me again
I can still hear you sayin', you would never break the chain
{Never break the chain}
And if you don't love me now
{You don't love me now}
{You don't love me now}
You will never gonna love me again
I can still hear You sayin', You would never break the chain
{Never break the chain!}
Chain
Keeps us together
{Run into the shadows!}
Chain
Keeps us together
{Run into the shadows!)}
Chain
Keeps us together
{Run into the shadows!}
Chain!
Source:
Genesis Rabbah 41:5; Zohar 1:109a-112a; No’am Elimelekh, Likutei Shoshanah, p. 101a; Tzidkat ha- Tzaddik, no. 111.
