How are we to serve Hashem properly in the end of Days, a time when clarity of the existence of G-d will make free choice a thing of the past? To resolve this question, Rav Yitzchak Hutner zt"l brings a famous Rashi found in this week's Parsha. The verse states (21:13) "And one who did not lie in ambush and Hashem brought about to his hand..." Rashi comments,

Why would such a thing go forth from before him? This what [King] David said, "As the proverb of the Primeval One says, "Evil comes forth from the evil ones." The proverb of the Primeval One is the Torah, for it is the parable of Hakadosh Boruch Hu, Who [is referred to as the Primeval One because He] is the forerunner of the world. And where did the Torah say, "Evil comes forth from evil"? "And Hashem brought about to his hand". About what is the verse speaking? About two people one of whom killed intentionally and one of whom killed unintentionally, and there were no witnesses to [either] matter who could testify... Hakadosh Baruch Hu summons them together to the same inn. The one who killed intentionally sits beneath the ladder and the one who killed unintentionally ascends the ladder and falls on the one killed intentionally and kills him, and witnesses testify about him [who fell] and makes him liable for exile. It thus happened that this one [earlier] killed unintentionally goes to exile, and this one who [earlier] killed intentionally is killed.

Torah manifests itself on different levels, 1. prior to creation of the world, 2. during the world existence, and 3. in the days of Moshiach. (An in-depth explanation of this is beyond the scope of this Dvar Torah). The source for this is a verse found in MalochimAleph (5:12). When enumerating the blessings that came as a result of the blessing of wisdom that Hashem bestowed upon King Shlomo, the verse states "He spoke three thousand proverbs." Rav Hutner explains that each stage in the history of the universe, based on the Torah, is a parable for the stage afterwards and at the same time a realization of the parable of the stage before.  The nature of a parable is such that within it exists a hint to the explanation that is to follow.  The same applies to the timeline of the universe/Torah history. Every stage includes elements of what is to follow.

 The above quoted verse with Rashi's commentary reveals to us that even today there exits within Torah the possibility of lack of free choice. This serves as a parable to the Torah of the end of times, an era without free choice. How our fulfillment of Torah will be possible in the time of Moshiach remains to be seen, but what is important to understand is the likelihood of events, despite our greatest efforts to prevent them from occurring. Often we try repeatedly to avoid certain spiritually and ethically perilous situations, yet, they always seem to find us. Instead of losing hope, we should realize Hashem's direct hand prodding us to grow from each stumbling block. Such is the will of Hashem. The fact that the trying situation that one is trying to avoid happens again is no fault of ours. May we never lose focus on our ultimate goals and may we merit the time where making the right choice is no longer needed.