When the Messiah is here, you will read about it in the newspapers. (paraphrase of quote from the founder of Chabad-Lubavitch, the First Lubavitcher Rebbe.)

Just as the Alter Rebbe, the first
Rebbe of Lubavitch predicted,
news of the actual coming of the
Messiah will appear in the
newspapers.

Arab unrest signals Messiah's coming'

Are Arab leaders being punished for religious persecution? Prominent rabbis offer explanations for Mideast uprisings

Kobi Nahshoni

Published:  02.23.11, 14:57 / Israel Jewish Scene

Prominent rabbis from the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox sector have offered their own curious interpretations for the upheaval that is spreading through the Middle East, stating that the events are a clear proof that a higher power is at work.
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Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, an unconventional Lithuanian leader who is believed to have mystic powers, offered a different explanation. "It is evident that many unnatural things are happening," he said. "People have come to me and said that it's 'Gog and Magog'. We cannot know. But it's probable that any unrest that God creates shows that the Messiah is coming, and that we must begin to prepare for it and become stronger."