Is it true that he shall suddenly appear on a main street in Jerusalem, a poor old man spewing forth wisdom and declaring the time of redemption has arrived? If so, why will they not lock him up?
Here's one I always wanted to know: What if you're living in Jerusalem? Do you say the prayer/wish, "Next year in Jerusalem!", or just leave that line out?
The fighting and unrest is because every entity feels itself to be a distinct identity, at odds with everything else which might impede its own desires or needs...
Those components of the soul which were rectified by a particular body always maintain a connection with that body, and will return to that body to revive it with the Resurrection of the Dead...
If all the great sages, mystics, and holy people of the past generations were unable to bring Moshiach in their lifetimes, how can we imagine we will be able to make it happen?