10-25-2015, 03:36 PM
In the words of Rambam, Laws of Kings 8:11 -
This teaches that there is eternal reward for "Chassidei Umos Ha'Olom" - the Pious Gentiles who accept and observe the details of the 7 Noahide Commandments as their part in the Torah Moses.
According to the Talmud, as explained by Rashi, the Pious Gentiles of past generations will be resurrected, along with the Jewish people, for reward in the future era of the World to Come. In the Torah-teachings of the chassidic dynasty of Chabad Rebbes, it is explained that these Pious Gentiles will live also eternally in physical bodies.
Quote:"Any Gentile who accepts the seven commandments and is careful to observe them is of the 'pious of the nations of the world' ['Chassidei Umos Ha'Olom' in Hebrew] and will have a portion in the World to Come. This is so [i.e. he is of the 'pious of the nations of the world'] provided that one accepts them and observes them because the Holy One, blessed be He, commanded them in the Torah and informed us through Moses our teacher that the descendants of Noah were originally commanded about them.
But if one observes them only by virtue of common sense, he is not a Ger Toshav [which was a conferred legal status in Israel during Biblical times], or one of the 'pious of the nations of the world' [who have a portion in the World to Come] but rather, one of their wise people. "
This teaches that there is eternal reward for "Chassidei Umos Ha'Olom" - the Pious Gentiles who accept and observe the details of the 7 Noahide Commandments as their part in the Torah Moses.
According to the Talmud, as explained by Rashi, the Pious Gentiles of past generations will be resurrected, along with the Jewish people, for reward in the future era of the World to Come. In the Torah-teachings of the chassidic dynasty of Chabad Rebbes, it is explained that these Pious Gentiles will live also eternally in physical bodies.