Avoda Zara (03b) There is no Gehenna in the Future World, but the Holy One brings the sun out of its sheath, so that it is fierce: the wicked are punished by it, the righteous are healed by it. The wicked are punished by it, as it is said: For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall set them ablaze, saith the Lord of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. It shall leave them neither root — in this world, nor branch — in the world to come. The righteous are healed by it, as it is said, But unto you that fear My name, shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. Moreover, they will revel therein, as it is said, And ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall.
What's wrong with metaphor?
ReplyDeleteWe know that our atmosphere on planet earth 馃實protects us from dangerous solar radiation. It filters out certain rays eg UV
Which would fry us chas vshalom if we didn't have this protective layer "sheath"
The scariest interpretation is that this refers to a nuclear war. One of the side effects of the radiation fallout will be the destruction of the ozone layer, the only thing that protects us from the sun baking us alive if we step outside.
ReplyDeleteWhy does it state that it is beneficial to the tzadikim?
DeleteNot the physical sun
DeleteOr they are protected from it