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If Jesus is the Messiah and this is what Redemption is all about -- who needs the Messiah?
Additionally, the Bible is replete with prophecies about the Messianic Era (see for example Isaiah 11) which were never realized.
To put it in simple words: If Jesus is the Messiah and this is what Redemption is all about -- who needs the Messiah? The Messiah I await will fulfill all the promises of world peace and global monotheism which are vividly described by the prophets.
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For argument's sake, let's assume that he did fulfill "the vast majority" of the prophecies.
I wonder, if I told you that I would like to meet you. Please wait for me on this corner and I'll be arriving in my '87 white Toyota Camry wagon which has a dent on the front-left fender. I am a 6 feet 2 inches tall male, with red hair and I walk with a limp.
Now, if you're standing at the designated meeting area and someone approaches you, and this person fulfills almost all the conditions -- except for the fact that it is a female with jet-black hair -- would you assume it was me?!
And let us remember that all these prophecies are Divine...
if we flip to Exodus 4:22, even using the NLT, which is the most distorted christian translation - we can get a further understanding of Isaiah 53.
Exodus 4:22
Then you will tell him, `This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son.
Notice that here, Israel is not only personified, it is presented in a masculine sense (son).
A big misconception is that Jesus was crucified for blasphemy. This actually isn't the case at all. Religious blasphemers were stoned to death, rome only crucified people for political reasons, and Jesus apparentlty proclaimed himself the "king of the jews". This was at a time when political tensions were already high as it was. His death gave him instant martyr status among his followers.
Next, at the time of Jesus, there was other historical accounts of people walking around with disciples - and even performing miracles.
That comment is not exact. The Hebrew word "Zerah" may have different meanings other than "offspring". In fact, the usual literal translation is "Seed", but as you will find in any Biblical Hebrew Dictionary, sometimes it means Fruit, Field, or Sowing.
The Jewish Publication Society's most recently published Tanakh (Jewish Bible) translates Zerah as "Offspring" (in Genesis 3:15), as "Seed" (in Isaiah 6:13 and Jeremiah 35:7), as "Fields" (in Jeremiah 35:7), and as "Sowing" (in Zechariah 8:12).
So, following Isaiah 53, maybe Messiah is not supposed to have physical offspring, he could plant "seed", sow fields, and reap fruit.
First, let me give legitimacy to what I am about to say...I was raised in a conservative Christian home and lived most of my 36 years believing wholeheartedly that Jesus was messiah.
Even through all those years, and especially now that I know the truth, one thing bothered me:
If Christians purport to believe that G-d sent himself to die on that cross as a sacrifice for mankind, how can the Christians blame the Jews?? According to Christian theology, G-d willed that event and it was unavoidable. How can any human be accountable for G-d's will?
Secondly, and less important, given it was reportedly G-d's will, the ROMANS killed Jesus according to the NT, NOT the Jewish people. The Roman governor could have stopped it. But, I guess it wouldn't do any good to hate the Romans because they aren't here now, are they?
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