He is named as the Messiah ben Joseph with Abraham Shalom as the Messiah ben David .
Hayyim Vital ( 1543 -- 1620 ) In a letter , a sequence of events starting in 1574 is laid out .
Hayyim Vital is named as the Messiah ben Joseph with Abraham Shalom as the Messiah ben David .
Hayyim Vital ( 1543 -- 1620 ) In a letter , a sequence of events starting in 1574 is laid out .