The world can reach its final goal of Mashiach either through our active repentance, faith and partnership with God, or through harsh judgment, war and suffering. By talking to Hashem, learning His Torah, seeing history through the lens of Tanach instead of just news, and inviting Him back into our personal lives, we can transform a dark future into a redemption of love, miracles, and revealed Divine presence, without painful decrees.

*Jewish suffering*repentance