Vision - an image seen in the imagination
or in a dream - - a prophetic vision, a prophecy – an ideal plan,
a conception of the future based on a wish or aspiration. A sight, an
image, the power to see - - a revelation, an apparition - - a fantasy,
an ideal.
Utopia - an imaginary plan for a perfect
society, government etc. - - an imaginary concept that cannot exist in
reality. Utopian – ideal, imaginary, illusory; unattainable in reality.
Acharit Hayamim - "the end of days",
the days to come - - the Apocalypse - - the time of Israel’s redemption
by the Messiah.
Messiah (Mashiach) – literally “the
anointed one”: a king or priest anointed with sacred oil - - the
longed-for redeemer of Israel who, it is believed, will appear at Acharit
Hayamim after being heralded by Elijah the Prophet.
Redemption – liberation, deliverance
- - rescue - - deliverance from oblivion - - revival and regeneration.
“The hardships of exile and the longing for redemption”.
Tikkun – the mending of a flaw, the
returning of an object to its whole or rightful condition - - change for
the better, improvement, amelioration - - a term referring to particular
prayers and sections of the Torah traditionally said in order to right
the soul, avert impending calamity etc. - - Tikkun Ha-Olam – a reform
in ways of life, improving a regime or causing it to become more satisfactory.
Covenant – a contract of friendship,
a peace treaty - - a union of individuals, societies or countries - -
brotherly ties, fraternity.