What Messianic Prophecies Did Jesus NOT Fulfill?

[tomspug]

One of the certainties of faith that Christians point to is the fulfillment of prophecy, particularly through Jesus, who is such an important figure. Most of the Messianic prophecies were written hundreds of years before Jesus's birth, in one form or the other, and were carried on accurately throughout Israel's history, passed meticulously from one generation to the next.

So then, since this is such an important staple of Christianity and apparently an evidence for its divine origin, were there any prophecies of messianic quality that Jesus did NOT fulfill?

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Originally Posted by tomspug

So then, since this is such an important staple of Christianity and apparently an evidence for its divine origin, were there any prophecies of messianic quality that Jesus did NOT fulfill?

I've seen the list somewhere (and it's a long one). One prophesy about the coming of the Messiah I do remember is that one sign of the Messiah would be that all Jews would know the Torah without study.

I don't remember the book, chapter and verse offhand, though.

[Halcyon]

I did a quick google search, apparently these are the most obvious;

World Peace did not come at the time of Jesus (Isaiah 2:1-4), the entire world did not acknowledge G-d as the one true G-d (Zechariah 14:9), the Holy Temple was not rebuilt (Ezekiel 37: 26-28) and Jesus did not gather the Jewish people from all of the earth to land of Israel (Isaiah 11:10-12).

From Messianic Jewish - Frequently Asked Questions

[9-10ths_Penguin]

FWIW, I didn't think any Christian denomination claimed that Jesus fulfilled all Jewish Messianic prophecies already. I thought the common position was that those left unfulfilled to date would be fulfilled at the Second Coming.

[tomspug]

Alright then, I guess, aside from the ones that WOULD be fulfilled in the Second Coming described by the NT then...

[Yid613]

Originally Posted by 9-10ths_Penguin

I've seen the list somewhere (and it's a long one). One prophesy about the coming of the Messiah I do remember is that one sign of the Messiah would be that all Jews would know the Torah without study.

I don't remember the book, chapter and verse offhand, though.

Here is a good one with Scriptural references.

The Sanhedrin will be re-established (Isaiah 1:26)

Once he is King, leaders of other nations will look to him for guidance. (Isaiah 2:4)

The whole world will worship the One God of Israel (Isaiah 2:17)

He will be descended from King David (Isaiah 11:1) via Solomon (1 Chronicles 22:8-10, 2 Chronicles 7:18)

The Moshiach will be a man of this world, an observant Jew with "fear of God" (Isaiah 11:2)

Evil and tyranny will not be able to stand before his leadership (Isaiah 11:4)
Knowledge of God will fill the world (Isaiah 11:9)

He will include and attract people from all cultures and nations (Isaiah 11:10)

All Israelites will be returned to their homeland (Isaiah 11:12)

Death will be swallowed up forever (Isaiah 25:8)

There will be no more hunger or illness, and death will cease (Isaiah 25:8)

All of the dead will rise again (Isaiah 26:19)

The Jewish people will experience eternal joy and gladness (Isaiah 51:11)

He will be a messenger of peace (Isaiah 52:7)

Nations will end up recognizing the wrongs they did to Israel (Isaiah 52:13-53:5)

The peoples of the world will turn to the Jews for spiritual guidance (Zechariah 8:23)

The ruined cities of Israel will be restored (Ezekiel 16:55)

Weapons of war will be destroyed (Ezekiel 39:9)

The Temple will be rebuilt resuming many of the suspended mitzvot (Ezekiel 40)

He will then perfect the entire world to serve God together (Zephaniah 3:9)

Jews will know the Torah without study (Jeremiah 31:33)[3]

He will give you all the worthy desires of your heart (Psalms 37:4)

He will take the barren land and make it abundant and fruitful (Isaiah 51:3, Amos 9:13-15, Ezekiel 36:29-30, Isaiah 11:6-9)

[Oberon]

The difficulty here is it appears there was not really a unified expectation of who or what the messiah was supposed to be during Jesus' day. However, the most important expectation was the unification of Israel, and rebirth of the Davidic line. Jesus did neither of those things.

[tomspug]

He will be descended from King David (Isaiah 11:1) via Solomon (1 Chronicles 22:8-10, 2 Chronicles 7:18)

This one was actually fulfilled, btw.