Katnut d'Katnut

The Gaon of Vilna

Rabbi Hillel Rivlin of Sheklov [1758-1838] (also called Rabbi Hillel Mishklov) a grandnephew of the Rabbi Elijah the Gaon of Vilna (1720 -1797) wrote the "Kol ha Tor" (Voice of the Turteldove) based on the Messianic teachings of his great uncle. The Gaon of Vilna is also known as the Gra. The Kol haTor divides the period that leads to the revelation of Messiah son of Joseph to the Jewish people into seven. He teaches that there is a process in seven major steps leading to this revelation and ingathering. 

Beginning in 1740 with the first step he outlines in seven periods of 41 years and 8 months the progress of the restoration of the Jews to Israel and the revelation of the identity of the Messiah son of Joseph sometimes during (or after) the seventh step 1990-2031.

Today an Israeli friend showed me an article in a popular Israeli Newspaper where a female reporter went undercover in a Messianic Jewish group. The report was very unbalanced and used very emotive language but nevertheless many of the negative points are true about such groups, that are in reality not so much Messianic Jews but Evangelical/Charismatic Protestants that use, what I would say, are inappropriate evangelisation tactics towards the Jewish people.