RABBI ADIN STEINSALTZ: The Rebbe is "Like Elijah the Prophet" "Almost a Supernatural Being"

Of course, Elijah the Prophet did not die…

From Lubavitch.com:

…The Rebbe is unlike so many heroes whose biographies you can’t sell a year after they’ve died. The Rebbe remains a very active figure even though he doesn’t move with us in this world.

 
When the Rebbe was alive, he was not just a spiritual leader; he was in many ways, a king, a commander of an army, and he made people move. 

Now he is becoming spiritualized, he is becoming a force, a figure like Elijah the prophet. 

We’re not really uncovering new stories about details or parts of his life. Instead, what appears is a picture of an individual who is almost a supernatural being. 

The Rebbe is becoming very much—and perhaps this is not the right term—a mythical figure. The Baal Shem Tov, for example, is now a power of nature. And the Rebbe is becoming like that. …

Watch the entire interview posted above for more.