"Orthodox Jews have long taught that the world would last for 6,000 years before the Messiah would come and usher in a 1,000-year period of restful human history."
It's still 5765, so we have a couple of centuries to go.
It would be lovely to experience it in my lifetime, but I'm not counting on it. When it happens, remember:
The Revolution will not be televised!
The orthodox Jews of Jesus' dusty pathed days missed a lot of key things. I don't expect all their current perspectives to be precisely right, either.
We are exhorted to BE READY WITH OUR LAMPS TRIMMED AND EXTRA OIL AVAILABLE.
AND to be busy about the Master's business.