Kikar is reporting that Rav Yitzchak Kolodetzky, the son in law of Rav Chaim Kanievsky, recently spoke in a shul in Bnei Braq about the topic of exile and redemption. In his shiur he said that the Chafetz Chaim famously "predicted" the eventual start of World War II. The Chafetz Chaim also famously predicted that there will be refuge in the land of Israel and the tyrant would not step foot in Israel. Despite being on his way to conquer the Land of Israel, we know Rommel's forces were turned back and the prediction came true. Rav Kolodetzky added that the Chafetz Chaim also said something else that is less known - that 50 years after the war that would break out the redemption would come.
Rav Kolodetzky then said that he heard from "The Mashgiach" (aka Rav Don Segal) that 50 years after the war we did have the arrival of Mashiach - the soul of Mashiach joined and got mixed in to that of Rav Shteinman, but because of our sins of lashon hara and sinat chinam we didnt merit the revelation of him as Mashiach.
I am not sure I can say much more than "whoa!" before wondering about the chabad-like approach invading the Litvishe world... Nothing was revealed to me about this so I can neither confirm nor deny that Rav Shteinman was Mashiach, so all I can do is leave it up to each of you to take it as you will.
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