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The dying mans exaltation reaches its height when he is allowed to see the Shekhinah, who appears to him attended by her 3 ministering angels. The Zohar says, The time of mans departure is the great day of judgement, for the soul is separated from the body. And no man leaves the world before he sees the Shekhinah. This is the meaning of No man can see Me and live (Exodus 33:20). And with the Shekhinah there came 3 ministering angels to receive the soul of the righteous. The angels require proof of the mans good deeds, and the soul gives evidence before them.
Then the soul of the righteous rejoices in her good deeds, and rejoices because she has been remembered. The soul is stirred by the sight of the Shekhinah and longs for communion with her. No man dies before he sees the Shekhinah, and because of its deep yearning for the Shekhinah the soul departs in order to greet her.
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