Current Events in the Zohar

Received 3-5-09

A brief collection of passages from Holy Zohar, which seem to describe today's world events, as part of the revelation of the Messianic age.
Zohar I, Va'era 32a In the future, the children of Yishmael will stir great wars in the world.

And the children of Edom [the West], will gather against them, and make war with them, one on the sea, and one on the land, and one by Jerusalem; and each one will prevail over the other, but the Holy Land will not fall to the hands of Edom.

At the same time, a nation from the end of the world will be awakened against wicked Rome. And it will make war against her for three months, and many nations will gather there, and they will fall by her hand.

Until all the children of Edom will gather against her, from all corners of the earth. And then G-d will awaken Himself against them, as it says, a "a sacrificial slaughter for the Lord in Batzra", and it says, "to shake the corners of the Land".

Zohar I, Va'era119a In the year sixty-six the Messiah will appear in the land of Galilee. A star in the east will swallow seven stars in the north, and a flame of black fire will hang in the heaven for sixty days, and there shall be wars towards the north in which two kings shall perish. Then all the nations shall combine together against the daughter of Yaakov, in order to drive her from the world. It is of that time that it is written: "And it is a time of trouble unto Yaakov, but out of it he shall be saved" (Jeremiah 30:7).

In the year seventy-three all the kings of the world will assemble in the great city of Rome, and the Holy One will shower on them fire and hail and meteoric stones until they are all destroyed, with the exception of those who will not yet have arrived there.

These will commence anew to make other wars. From that time the Messiah will begin to declare himself, and round him there will be gathered many nations and many hosts, from the uttermost ends of the earth. And all the children of Israel will assemble in their various places, until the completion of the century....

The children of Ishmael will at the same time, rouse all the peoples of the world to come up to war against Jerusalem, as it is written, "For I will gather all nations, against Jerusalem to battle, etc."

Zohar II, Shmos, 220a Said R. Simeon: At the time when the dead will be awakened, and be in readiness for the resurrection in the Holy Land, legions upon legions will arise on the soil of Galilee, as it is there that the Messiah is destined to reveal himself.

For that is the portion of Yosef, and it was the first part of the Holy Land to be destroyed, and it was thence that the exile of Israel and their dispersion among the nations began...

Thus there they will rise up first, for the reason that it is the portion of him who was put in an ark...and subsequently was buried in the Holy Land, as it says "And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem."

Zohar III Shalach Lecha 166a The King of Persia will rule, and will conquer many kingdoms. He will rule over the Holy Land for twelve months. He will rule and kill many (including Moshiach ben Yosef), and afterwards the King (of Persia) will fall and the high holy ones (Israel) will receive the kingship.

Zohar III Balak 212b I will show you, but not for now, for these things will only come to be at that time, some after time and some in the days of Moshiach. "A star has gone forth from Yaakov..." (Numbers 24:17). This teaches us that in the future, The Holy One, Blessed is He, will build Jerusalem and one star will spark within 70 pillars of fire and 70 sparks will receive light from it in the middle of the sky. The other 70 stars will be swallowed within it.

It will give off light and blaze for 70 days. At the end of the sixth day it will become visible at the beginning of the 25th day of the sixth month. It will be gathered in at the end of 70 complete days and be visible in the city of Rome, and on that day, three great walls will fall, a great hall will fall, and the power of that city will die.

Zohar III Balak 212b ...Then this star will emanate to be seen in the world. This will cause a great war to occur at that time in all four directions, and there will be no faith amongst them.

In the middle of the world, once this star begins to shine in the middle of the sky, a great king will arise, and take control of the world, and act arrogantly over all the kings. A war will begin on two sides, and he will overcome them.

On the day that the star is gathered, the Holy Land will shake for 45 miles from all around, until the place of the Temple. An underground cave will become revealed, and from that cave will go out a fire that will burn the world.

From that cave a great and elevated branch will sprout and it will control the world. To him the kingship will be given. The holy and elevated ones will gather around him, and then Moshiach will be revealed in the world, and to him will go the kingship.

The world, at the time that Moshiach will be revealed, will have been experiencing trouble after trouble, and the enemies of Israel will have been prevailing. Then, the spirit of Moshiach will be aroused against them, and the evil Edom will be destroyed.

The entire land of Seir will be destroyed by fire. Regarding that time, it says, "And Israel will attain success" (Numbers 24:18), and, "Edom shall be a conquest and Seir shall be the conquest of his enemies." The enemies of Israel, and then Israel, will attain success.

According to the sages, Rome was the inheritor of Esav's spiritual values. Rome transformed into Xtianity, which spread across Europe/the West.

Teshuvah was powerful enough to save the entire city of Ninveh in the days of Yona/Jona; it will be powerful enough to save many people in our times as well, iy"H.