Poisonshady313
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It is my assertion that nowhere in the text of the Tanach (or old testament to Christians) does it suggest, hint, predict, or explicitly tell of a second coming of the messiah. If the messianic prophecies won't be fulfilled in a particular guy's life time... the guy isn't the Messiah.
Christians say that the lack of fulfillment is just because the second coming hasn't come yet.
If there were two comings... how could you tell who the first one was? How would you know which prophecies were for the first time around, and which were for the second time around? The job description for the Messiah is pretty consistent.......
Did the Messiah come yet? Let's take a look at the requirements and see if we get anything:
Bible Study Library » A Jewish Understanding Of The Messiah
Second... Jesus never reigned as a king nor did he prosper. Just look at Christianity's tendency to use Isaiah 53 to describe Jesus... certainly a man despised by men, and accustomed to pains, disease, illness, etc... isn't prospering. And people who are familiar with God's law and have read up on Jesus can tell you that he did NOT do what is just and right in the land.
I think we're done with this one.
Christians say John the Baptist was the Messiah. What does he have to say?
John 1:21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
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The nations of the world don't like Israel... and Jesus didn't do anything to help matters.
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Christians say that the lack of fulfillment is just because the second coming hasn't come yet.
If there were two comings... how could you tell who the first one was? How would you know which prophecies were for the first time around, and which were for the second time around? The job description for the Messiah is pretty consistent.......
Did the Messiah come yet? Let's take a look at the requirements and see if we get anything:
Bible Study Library » A Jewish Understanding Of The Messiah
First of all, so many people since King Solomon meet the basic requirement of simply being a physical descendant of David and Solomon that this alone cannot make one the Messiah. Otherwise, how many million people could we call "Messiah"?The Messianic Prophecies
Descendant of David
See, a time is coming declared the Lord when I will raise up a true branch of Davids line. He shall reign as king and shall prosper, and he shall do what is just and right in the land. Jeremiah 23:5 (See also Ezekiel 34:23-24, 37:21-28; Isaiah 11:1-9; Jeremiah 30:7-10; Jeremiah 33:14-16; and Hosea 3:4-5)
Second... Jesus never reigned as a king nor did he prosper. Just look at Christianity's tendency to use Isaiah 53 to describe Jesus... certainly a man despised by men, and accustomed to pains, disease, illness, etc... isn't prospering. And people who are familiar with God's law and have read up on Jesus can tell you that he did NOT do what is just and right in the land.
I think we're done with this one.
That's kind of dependent on the guy following him being the Messiah. Haven't had a Messiah yet, so we can be pretty sure Elijah isn't around yet either.Preceded by Elijah
Lo, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before the coming of the awesome [the messiah], fearful day of the Lord. He shall reconcile parents with children and children with their parents, so that, when I come, I do not strike the whole land with utter destruction. Malachi 3:23-24
Christians say John the Baptist was the Messiah. What does he have to say?
John 1:21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
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Next.World Peace
And he [the messiah] 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 anymore. 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
How many religions and sects within religions exist in this world today? Need I mention Atheists? If Jesus fulfilled Isaiah 11:9, he wouldn't need to send anyone to preach the gospel anywhere... they'd already know.Universal Knowledge of G-d
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
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 G-d is with you. Zechariah 8.23
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
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
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Not only haven't we seen the third temple yet, but the second one was destroyed shortly after Jesus' death.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 G-d and they shall be My people. And the heathen 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)
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Jesus died. His apostles died. Everyone in the history of the world up until those who are currently living has died. How many people died while I was typing this? How many people died in the time it took you to read this sentence?Death Will Cease
He will swallow up death forever. Isaiah 25:8
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No, the Michael Jackson Thriller video doesn't count as fulfillment of prophecy. I'm sure you know where your local cemetery is. Moving on.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 G-d: 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
I live in New York.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 Jeremiah 16:15; 23:3; Isaiah 11:12; Zechariah 10:6; Ezekiel 37:21-22)
From all the persecutions and exiles... the Spanish Inquisition, the Holocaust, pogroms all over the world... even Canada was asked how many Jews they'd be willing to take to save them from the death camps... and the prime minister at the time said "none would be too many".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 Lord, 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
The nations of the world don't like Israel... and Jesus didn't do anything to help matters.
The destruction of the temple is a powerful mark of sorrow. Living in exile is a powerful mark of sorrow. Israelis can't live in peace in their own country.. they can't go out to a pizza place without wondering if they'll live to see the next day.Eternal Joy and Gladness Will Characterize the Jewish Nation
And the redeemed of the Lord 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
Christianity being a radical departure from Judaism itself, this obviously didn't happen. So many Christians in the world believe God is no longer with us because we rejected "his son"...The Jews Will Be Sought For Spiritual Guidance
Thus says the Lord 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. Zechariah 8:23
Can you tell me when that happened in the past 2000 years?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
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Can you tell me when that happened in the past 2000 years?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
Didn't think so.
Can you tell me when that happened in the past 2000 years?The Egyptian River Will Run Dry
And the Lord 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 channels, and make men cross dryshod. Isaiah 11:15
Didn't think so.
Didn't Jesus curse a fig tree because it wouldn't produce figs when he wanted it to?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