Will the Torah and Mitzvot Be the Same in the World to Come?

I have some questions that I asked my parents, but they didn’t know how to answer and told me to ask you.

1. Is the Torah in this world the same as the Torah in the World to Come?

2. We perform mitzvot in this world so that we will merit reward and reach the World to Come. Will we also fulfill mitzvot in the World to Come? Is there a third world we are waiting for? Thank you.

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Shalom and blessings,

The Torah contains Pshat (simple meaning), Remez (allusion), Drush (interpretive meaning), and Sod (secret, mystical meaning). It is made up of many layers, so that every verse and every mitzvah hides higher spiritual roots that connect to the upper worlds.

In the World to Come, we will uncover the Torah’s deeper dimension, which is hidden behind the verses and mitzvot, because the Torah ultimately expresses God’s will through human language and earthly situations. For example, the mitzvah “Love your fellow as yourself” connects to the root of kindness and giving; studying the laws of sacrifices connects to the root of self-sacrifice and sanctifying God’s Name. Every mitzvah has a spiritual root that reveals the Divine will and draws the soul closer to its Source.

In the World to Come, the righteous will learn all the parts of the Torah and discover its loftiest layers. This brings indescribable delight to the soul, because it draws the soul closer to the Creator, who is the ultimate source of joy.

A person who departs from this world is called a niftar (“exempt”) because they are no longer obligated in mitzvot. In the World to Come, we no longer perform mitzvot but rather connect directly to the Source of the mitzvot — God Himself. Our sages taught that in the World to Come, “the righteous sit with their crowns upon their heads and delight in the radiance of the Divine Presence.” We cannot truly imagine the spiritual bliss of the World to Come, which surpasses all possible pleasures. Even Torah study there will be on a different plane, revealing the spiritual roots of the mitzvot, through which souls connect to their true Source.

When the Final Redemption arrives, there will be the Resurrection of the Dead. This will be a long period in which the resurrected will live again in physical bodies and fulfill the mitzvot in the Third Temple, here in this world.