Messages will not work after lots of troubleshooting - please help

Hello, I'm having difficulty with Messages.

I apologize for the short initial post... I tried to insert images of the issues I am having and the support board deleted my entire message and said "We'll Be Right Back!"  LOL
I installed 1Password today, changed my iCloud password, and Messages went kind of bizzarro on my iphone from there.  I restored my iPhone and now iMessages works on that little guy again.  I'm not successful in getting it to work on the Mac however.
I have tried all the instructions listed by Linc in another post, but was unsuccessful correcting the problem after moving the .plist files, or deleting them
The messages pane is completely empty.  The "preferences" and "add account" selections under Messages are greyed out.  I was trying to insert an image of that earlier....
Here is everything else I have done:
1. I logged into the guest account, and was able to use Messages without issue
2. I logged completely out of my iCloud account on both my iPhone and the Mac
3. I was successful in logging into FaceTime, but again, Messages is MIA
Thank you in advance for any help you might be able to offer.  I will post back shortly with the link to the thread instructions from Linc ASAP

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