“BY STUDYING THIS WORK THEY WILL EXIT THE EXILE WITH MERCY” This explains a statement in the Zohar (Tikkunei Zohar, at the end of Tikkun 6), that by being involved in studying the Zohar and the wisdom of [kabbalistic] truth, a person can bring about the end of the exile and the complete redemption. On the surface, why should the study of Zohar influence the redemption of Israel from among the other nations?
The answer to that question is now clear. For the Torah also contains an internal and external element, just like the world as a whole. Hence, those who study Torah also have the same two levels. To the extent that a person increases his effort in the internal aspect of Torah and its secrets, that is the extent to which Israel, the internal aspect of the world, ascends above and beyond the external elements, the nations of the world. The other nations will [then] admit and recognize the greatness of Israel, until they fulfill the verse, “They will take of those peoples and bring them into their place, and the House of Israel will possess them on the Lord’s own land, slaves and bondswomen. They will be captors to their captors and rule over those who oppressed them” (Is. 14:2). Similarly, the verse states, “So says the Lord God: Behold, I shall raise My hands to nations, lift My banner toward peoples; they will bring your sons back in the folds of their robes, bearing your daughters upon their shoulders” (Is. 49:22).