The main source of hope stems from the concept of “above time” which the tzaddikim, who are the embodiment of the Mashiach, attain. This I understood from what he said shortly before his death, about how he was now going with his lesson on the verse, “I have this day given birth to you” (Psalms 2:7), which refers to this concept. To explain this in writing is quite impossible. From what he said, however, I understood that he was referring to the tremendous effort he was making to bring great numbers of people close to God. As yet he had not had the success he wanted: the opposition and the obstacles, physical and spiritual, were getting more and more powerful and widespread, both in general and in each individual case. Things had reached a point where the strength to resist was faltering. Many had stumbled and fallen as a result. This was the connection in which he said he revived himself with the concept of “I have this day given birth to you.” The idea is that God will help us to overcome everything, and in the end the truth will be revealed; we will all return to God in truth, and the former days will fall away. For all time will cease to be: everything will be merged in the concept of “above time,” and there all will be set right.
(קכה) עִקַּר הַתִּקְוָה, עַל־יְדֵי בְּחִינַת לְמַעְלָה מֵהַזְּמַן שֶׁמַּשִּׂיגִים הַצַּדִּיקִים שֶׁהֵם בִּבְחִינַת מָשִׁיחַ. כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵבַנְתִּי מִפִּיו הַקָּדוֹשׁ שֶׁאָמַר סָמוּךְ לְהִסְתַּלְּקוּתוֹ שֶׁהוּא הוֹלֵךְ עַתָּה עִם הַמַּאֲמָר שֶׁגִּלָּה (לִקּוּטֵי מוֹהֲרַ"ן תִּנְיָנָא סא) עַל פָּסוּק אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ, שֶׁהוּא בְּחִינַת לְמַעְלָה מֵהַזְּמַן וְכוּ', וְאִי אֶפְשָׁר לְבָאֵר עִנְיָן זֶה בִּכְתָב כְּלָל. רַק מַה שֶּׁהֵבַנְתִּי אֲנִי מִדְּבָרָיו הוּא שֶׁאָמַר זֹאת לְעִנְיַן זֶה שֶׁהוּא עוֹסֵק בִּיגִיעוֹת גְּדוֹלוֹת כָּל־כָּךְ לְקָרֵב נְפָשׁוֹת רַבּוֹת לְהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, וַעֲדַיִן לֹא עָלְתָה בְּיָדוֹ כִּרְצוֹנוֹ, וְהַמַּחֲלוֹקוֹת וְהַמְּנִיעוֹת בְּגַשְׁמִיּוּת וּבְרוּחָנִיּוּת מִתְגַּבְּרִין וּמִתְפַּשְּׁטִין מְאֹד מְאֹד בִּכְלָלִיּוּת וּבִפְרָטִיּוּת עַל כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד, עַד אֲשֶׁר כָּשַׁל כֹּחַ הַסַּבָּל, וְרַבִּים נִכְשְׁלוּ וְנָפְלוּ עַל־יְדֵי זֶה וְכוּ'. וּלְעִנְיָן זֶה אָמַר, שֶׁהוּא מְחַיֶּה עַצְמוֹ בְּעִנְיָן זֶה שֶׁל אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ, הַיְנוּ שֶׁהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ יַעְזְרֵנוּ לְדַלֵּג עַל הַכֹּל, וְסוֹף־כָּל־סוֹף יִתְגַּלֶּה הָאֱמֶת, וְכֻלָּנוּ נָשׁוּב לְהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ בֶּאֱמֶת, וְהַיָּמִים הָרִאשׁוֹנִים יִפְּלוּ, כִּי כָּל הַזְּמַן יִתְבַּטֵּל, וְיֻכְלַל הַכֹּל בִּבְחִינַת לְמַעְלָה מֵהַזְּמַן, וְשָׁם יִתְתַּקֵּן הַכֹּל וְכוּ'. (הִלְכוֹת מִילָה וְהִלְכוֹת עֲבָדִים, הֲלָכָה ד, אוֹת יז עַיֵּן שָׁם):
The main source of hope stems from the concept of “above time” which the tzaddikim, who are the embodiment of the Mashiach, attain. This I understood from what he said shortly before his death, about how he was now going with his lesson on the verse, “I have this day given birth to you” (Psalms 2:7), which refers to this concept. To explain this in writing is quite impossible. From what he said, however, I understood that he was referring to the tremendous effort he was making to bring great numbers of people close to God. As yet he had not had the success he wanted: the opposition and the obstacles, physical and spiritual, were getting more and more powerful and widespread, both in general and in each individual case. Things had reached a point where the strength to resist was faltering. Many had stumbled and fallen as a result. This was the connection in which he said he revived himself with the concept of “I have this day given birth to you.” The idea is that God will help us to overcome everything, and in the end the truth will be revealed; we will all return to God in truth, and the former days will fall away. For all time will cease to be: everything will be merged in the concept of “above time,” and there all will be set right.