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Date Posted: 11:12:23 12/16/09 Wed
In reply to:
Pahu
's message, "Messianic Prophecy" on 11:28:50 11/22/06 Wed
The Bible is transparent on the subject of the role of
the messiah. It should be noted that, although there
are many sections throughout the Jewish scriptures that
vividly describe how the world will be forever transformed
with the arrival of the messiah, very few are about the
messiah personally. The vast quantity of messianic
scripture in Tanakh depicts the state of perfection that
the world will achieve at the end of days. It is quite clear
from the vantagepoint of Tanakh that the significance of
the messiah himself pales in comparison to the utopian
age that his arrival will usher in.
The reason Judaism does not accept the Christian
messiah is because Jesus fulfilled none of the messianic
prophecies clearly foretold in the Jewish scriptures. The
following is an overview of the most distinct messianic
prophecies as outlined in the Jewish scriptures -- which
both Christians and Jews agree are messianic:
World Peace
"And He shall judge among the nations, and
shall rebuke many people; and they shall beat their
swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning
hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more." -- Isaiah 2:4
"Then the inhabitants of the cities of Israel will go out
and make fire and feed them with the weapons --
shields and bucklers, bows and arrows, clubs and
spears; they shall use them as fuel for seven years."
-- Ezekiel 39:9
Universal Knowledge of God
"For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord,
as the waters cover the sea. -- Isaiah 11:9
"And no longer shall one teach his neighbor or shall one
teach his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for they shall
all know Me, from their smallest to their greatest," says
the Lord" -- Jeremiah 31:33
"All who survive of all those nations that came up against
Jerusalem shall make a pilgrimage year by year to bow
low to the King Lord of Hosts and to observe the feasts."
-- Zechariah 14:16
"And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day
shall there be one Lord, and His name one." -- Zechariah
14:9
"Thus said the Lord of Hosts: In those days, ten men
from nations of every tongue will take hold -- they will
take hold of every Jew by a corner of his cloak and say,
"Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with
you." -- Zachariah 8.23
Building of the Third Temple
"...and I will set My sanctuary in the midst of them for
evermore. My temple also shall be with them. Yes, I will
be their God and they shall be My people. And the heath-
en shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when My
sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore. --
Ezekiel 37:26-28 (See also Ezekiel 40-48; Isaiah 33:20)
Death Will Cease
"He will swallow up death forever...." -- Isaiah 25:8
Resurrection of the Dead
"Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body
shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust,
for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall
cast out the dead." -- Isaiah 26:19
"And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth
shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to
shame and everlasting contempt." -- Daniel 12:2
"Therefore, prophesy and say to them, "So says
the Lord God: Lo! I open your graves and cause you
to come up out of your graves as My people, and
bring you home to the land of Israel. Then you shall
know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves
and lead you up out of your graves as My people."
-- Ezekiel 37:12-13
Ingathering of Israel
"I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather you
from the west. I will say to the north, ''Give up,'' and
to the south, "Keep not back, bring My sons from far,
and My daughter from the ends of the earth. -- Isaiah
43:5-6. (See also Jeramiah 16:15; 23:3; Isaiah 11:12;
Zechariah 10:6; Ezekiel 37:21-22)
The Nations Will Help the Jews Materially
"Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart
shall fear and expand; because the abundance of the
sea shall be overturned upon you, the wealth of the
nations shall come to you." -- Isaiah 60:5
"Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings
shall minister to you. Men shall bring you the wealth
of the nations with their kings led in procession. For
the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall
perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste." --
Isaiah 60:10--12
"But you shall be called "priests of the L-rd," men shall
say of you, "ministers of our G-d;" you shall eat the
wealth of the nations, and in their riches you shall
glory." -- Isaiah 61:6
Eternal Joy and Gladness Will Characterize
the Jewish Nation
"And the redeemed of the L-rd shall return, and come
to Zion in song; everlasting joy shall be upon their head;
they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and
sighing shall flee. -- Isaiah 51:11
The Jews Will Be Sought For Spiritual
Guidance
Thus says the L--rd of hosts: �In those days ten men
out of all the languages of the nations shall take hold
and seize the robe of a Jew, saying: `Let us go with
you, for we have heard that G-d is with you.' � -- Zech-
ariah 8:23
All Weapons Of War Will Be Destroyed
"Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go forth
and set fire to the weapons and burn them, shields and
bucklers, bows and arrows, handspikes and spears,
and they will make fires of them for seven years...." --
Ezekiel 39:9
The Enemy Dead Will Be Buried
For seven months the House of Israel will be burying
them, in order to cleanse the land. -- Ezekiel 39:12
The Egyptian River Will Run Dry
"And the L-rd will utterly destroy the tongue of the
sea of Egypt and wave His hand over the river with
His scorching wind, and smite it into seven chann-
els, and make men cross dryshod." -- Isaiah 11:15
Trees Will Yield New Fruit Monthly in Israel
And on both sides of the bank of the stream, all trees
for food will grow; their leaves will not wither nor will
their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month,
because their waters flow from the Sanctuary; their
fruit will be for food, and their leaves for medicine. --
Ezekiel 47:12
Each Tribe of Israel Will Receive It's
Inheritance
"Thus says the L-rd, G-d: �These are the boundaries
by which you shall divide the land for inheritance
among the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have
two portions. And you shall divide equally that which
I swore to give your fathers, and this land shall fall to
you as your inheritance.� -- Ezekiel 47:13--14
All Warfare Will Cease
"And He shall judge among the nations and decide
for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords
into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning
hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore." -- Isaiah 2:4
CONCLUSION
It is interesting to note that these Messianic
prophecies foretell the nations' subjugation to
Israel. If Jesus was really the Messiah and the
Jews persecuted and killed him, why is G-d
going to reward them so greatly? Partly for not
yielding to centuries of Christian persecution.
Moreover, when looking back at all of these
prophecies, we can clearly see Jesus is not
the Messiah. Jesus fell short of fulfilling any
of the major messianic prophecies; he was
never anointed as King, he never ruled Israel,
and the world was certainly not perfected in
his time. In addition, he was not preceded by
the return of the prophet Elijah. To suggest
Jesus is the Jewish Messiah is, in effect, say-
ing that God was lying to the Jewish people
when he promised a Messiah from the house
of David who would fulfill all of the prophecies.
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