Since Jews don't believe Christ was their Messiah, why have they stopped the sacrifice offerings?
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Their temple was destroyed in 70 AD. No temple, no sacrifice. Their is a group of Jewish leaders in Israel whom have decided if the Temple was ever rebuilt, not to re-establish animal sacrifices.
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Because they can't read, or just plain dumb. \n\nHow does the Bible prophecy of Christ’s return, fit in with the Jewish belief? \n\n\n Before I, answer this question, I want to show you something that happened on Christmas day 1914, when all the armies of the world laid down their weapons and it was a time of peace. Actually, here’s a picture of the British and German soldiers who were fraternizing at that time and actually saying “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men.” One day of peace in 1914.  that’s what’s going to happen when the Lord comes back, we’ll have peace. \n\n\n\nIt’s going to last more than a day. The Bible teaches, and she asked about the Jewish belief that Messiah would come. Messiah is our Christ, Psalm 2 verse 6, Yahweh God says, “I will set my King upon the Holy Hill of Jerusalem, and Zechariah 14:4 pictures it when His feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives just in front of Jerusalem. And then, of course, in Zechariah 14:16, they come up to Jerusalem year by year to worship the King – the Lord of Hosts and that’s our Lord Jesus Christ. You can also find this in Malachi chapter 4 verses 1-5 in Psalms chapter 2:45,47, and 72, and unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given. The Child born is Christmas time, the Son given is when He returns and the governments on his shoulder and of the increase of His government and of peace there shall be no end. And when this Prince of Peace comes, Isaiah 9:6, they beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks and learn war no more. Come quickly,Lord Jesus. and guess what....This will be real quick for some..just not quick enough for others. :)\n\nLord Jesus. \n\n\nHave a nice week.
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Please look at   \nhttp://WhatJewsBelieve.org \nfor a better understanding of why we dont believe in Jesus at all!\n\nThe Christian understanding is that the Messiah, Jesus, died for the sins of the people. The Christian idea of the messiah is that he is supposed to be a human sacrifice that is the blood sacrifice necessary for the forgiveness of sin.\n\nBut we are taught in our Torah that no one can die for the sins of another. In Deuteronomy 24:16 it specifically says this:\n\nDeuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not \nbe put to death for the children, neither \nshall the children be put to death for\nthe fathers: \nevery man shall be put to death for his \nown sin (eesh b’chet-o yumatu).\n\nIn Exodus 32:30-35, Moses tries to offer himself to atone for the sins of the people. To be written out of Gd's book, means to be written out of the Book of Life, which means Moses was asking to die for the sins of the People. Gd's response is No, it does not work that way, each man dies for his own sin:\n\nExodus 32:30-35 And it came to pass on the \nmorrow, that Moses said unto the people, \nYe have sinned a great sin: and now I will \ngo up unto the Etrnl; perhaps I shall make \nan atonement for your sin. And Moses \nreturned unto the Etrnl, and said, Oh, \nthis people have sinned a great sin, and \nhave made them gods of gold. Yet now, if \nthou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, \nblot me, I pray thee, out of thy book \nwhich thou hast written. And the Etrnl \nsaid unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned \nagainst me, him will I blot out of my \nbook. \n\nThe whole of chapter 18 of the book of Ezekiel is about this idea, that no one can die for someone else's sin. Further, this chapter of Ezekiel teaches us that all we have to do for Gd's forgiveness is to stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and Gd will forgive us.\n\nSo, the Bible is clear, no one can die for the sins of another, and this means that Jesus cannot die for anyone else's sins.\n\nChristians also believe that one needs a blood sacrifice for the forgiveness of sin, that one who does not have such a blood sacrifice will die in their sins, and go to hell, except for the sacrifice of Jesus.\n\nThis, too, is UnBiblical. The Bible describes blood sacrifices for the forgiveness of sin in the Book of Leviticus. But it is in Leviticus itself, in the middle of the discussion of the sin sacrifices, that we are taught that we do not need a blood sacrifice to be forgiven for our sins. Offering a blood sacrifice was an expensive thing to do for the family offering the animal. Was forgiveness then, to be only for the rich? No, because if one could not afford a blood sacrifice then one who sins could bring flour, which has no blood and no life as their sacrifice, and Gd forgave them!\n\nLeviticus 5:11-13; But if he be not able to \nbring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, \nthen he that sinned shall bring for his \noffering the tenth part of an ephah of fine \nflour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil \nupon it, neither shall he put any \nfrankincense thereon: for it is a sin \noffering.\n\nFurthermore, read the Book of Jonah. In Jonah, the People of Ninevah do three things in order to be forgiven by Gd. They fast, they pray for forgiveness, and they stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and Gd forgave them! This is exactly what we do on Yom Kippur, we fast, we pray for forgiveness, and, hopefully, we stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and Gd forgives us. And what book do we read on Yom Kippur afternoon? The Book of Jonah!\n\nJonah 3:7-10 And he caused it to be proclaimed \nand published through Ninevah, by the decree \nof the King and his nobles, saying, Let \nneither man nor beast, herd nor flock taste \nanything; let them not feed nor drink water; \nbut let man and beast be covered with \nsackcloth, and cry mightily unto Gd; yea, let \nthem turn every one from his evil way, and \nfrom the violence that is in their hands. Who \ncan
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The Passover is a Jewish holiday to remember how God saved the Jewish people from Pharoah.  \nGod told the Pharoah, if he doesn't let the Jewish people go from slavery, the first born of every family would die.\n\nGod also provided a way out of this judgement: A sacrifice lamb was offered, and the people had to "mark their doorway", and God "passed over" their house.  Those that had their door marked were spared any deaths.  However, the Pharoah lost his son, because he didn't believe what God told him.  \n\nJesus was celebrating the Passover meal with his diciples, and fulfilled the "3rd cup".  \n\nNow, there are many Christians who also celebrate Passover, because of how Jesus fulfilled this prophecy.
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Actually if you read bible then you would see that it were Jew scholars who said that the blame will be on us and our children as they thought that it was a noble task they were going to perform. And still Jews think that what they did was right as they still do not believe that Jesus was the one promised in their scriptures.\n\nOn the other hand the teachings of Christians do not allow them to harm Jews or take revenge of the death of Jesus as he did not die on the cross. If he did die on the cross then why the ointment was put on his wounds? Surely he did not die on the cross. If they think that he died on cross then they should accept that he died a cursed death and hence do not blame Jews for that as Bible itself says that whoever dies on cross dies a cursed death. This also proves that he was not the Promised Messiah and whatever Jews did to him was right. But since Jesus survived from cross he did not die a cursed death.\n\nIt is Koran which tells us that he was neither crucified nor murdered. That means he died a normal death and hence was a noble prophet of God.
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It is quite obvious that most of the people that replied to this really don't know what Messianic Judiasm is.  A person who practices Judiasm is someone who does not believe that Christ is the Messiah.  Jewish people recognize that Christ existed but like I said don't believe that he is the Messiah/Savior.  They are in fact still waiting for their Messiah.  On the other hand, A Messianc Jew is someone who practices all the same rituals of the Jewish faith BUT they ALSO believe that Christ IS the Messiah.  Bottom line, is that they are Christians who still practice the rituals(laws) of the old testament  but they believe that Christ is in fact their messiah.  Now, having said that, ANYONE can be a Messianic Jew as long as you have both of these elements.  You do NOT have to have been born a Jew.  The openly embrace anyone who has come to this realization.  It requires a great deal of study of the old testament (which they do so lovingly) and they embrace the traditions of Hanukkah.  Christmas is rejected not because they don't believe that Jesus (Jeshua - Hebrew name for Jesus) was the messiah, (because they DO), but because Christmas is really a pagan holiday.  It's a made - up holiday, who's origins really have nothing to do with Christ at all, and because they believe it's totally against God to do anything outside of the bible.  Christmas as we know it is not even mentioned in the bible.  Christmas trees, ornaments and all the fluff and stuff of Christmas they feel is a slap in Christ's face.  They believe that most people who "practice" Christmas don't even THINK about Christ and do it only for the exchange of gifts. And most of us reading this, know that to be exactly the case.  In fact, it's highly doubtful that Christ was even born in December.  Many scholars believe that His birthdate was actually around early September.  In any case, the Messianic faith is a BEAUTIFUL blending of old Jewish traditions/laws from the old testament AND that Jesus (Jeshua) is LORD/SAVIOUR and Messiah.  I know because my brother and his family have practiced this faith for many years.   I am a born again Christian myself and my brother has greatly taught me a lot about the old testatment and the festivals.  It was on his heart to do so as well.   He came to this realization while as a Christian he began studying the old testament at great length and in particular the mosaic laws.  Christian faiths alone don't practice all the festivals because they have interpreted the bible to read that once Christ was given it negated the need to live by the Mosaic law from the old testament.  Messianic jews interpret the bible differently in that the Messiah's coming did NOT mean that you didn't need to still continue the laws and practices from the old testament.  If it's in your heart to follow these laws/practices, then do so.  G-d in fact may be tugging at your heart to do so.  My brother found great joy in this, lived it every day of his converted life and praised the saving grace of Jesus (Jeshua) to anyone that would listen.  Continue to study on your own and the Lord will lead you to exactly where He wants you to go.
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Your common sense is letting you down,Jim. It developed a flat tire.\n\nJesus did ask God to forgive them - for they do not know what they do (in crucifying our Lord). HOWEVER this forgiveness for killing our Lord did not stop the Jews (those vicious ones, does not include all) from continuing to do wrong and God was displeased with them yes.\n\nDo you really think when Jesus asked God to not lay the act of Crucifying him (gentiles were as guilt and the prayer was for them as well) that this covered everything they did, and thus made those particular Jews behave Godly? NO! There is the free will thing going.\n\nIf I forgive you for hitting me, and you go hit other people, am I supposed to be approving of this? Certainly not.\n\nUnless I am missing what you're getting at - your eyes are blinded or you're just deliberately yanking chains. I love ya man, but you're not using one shred of that intelligence you brag on, here.
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The Jewish concept of Messiah is one who brings freedom to the Jewish people and, usually also peace to the land of Israel. Moses, Cyrus the Persian, etc. were all Messiahs. \n\nIt's not an afterlife issue. Jews don't believe in Hell. Jews believe that dutiful following of G-d's Law results in a clear conscience at death, which results in ease in being in G-d's presence. Having a guilty conscience results in the person's spirit not being able to "face" G-d... it is the person, and not G-d, who defines one's afterlife experience. This is "deep," "subconscious" awareness of one's righteousness and/or sin, not some sort of "wish away the bad stuff" deal.  Why would you want the death of someone else (e.g. Jesus) on your soul? Having another human being "die" to take away the guilt of your own misdeeds makes no sense from the Jewish point of view. Actually any human sacrifice is clearly forbidden by the redemption of Issac. One does Mitzvah (prayer, charity, good works) to balance errors that you couldn't directly fix. If one is motivated by caring and good works, then the errors you make don't weigh too heavily on your soul, especially if you consciously seek to make things right. When the Temple existed, Temple sacrifice was a Mitzvah. It wasn't the actual food being sacrificed, but the willingness to give to the community through especially defined rules (an additional opportunity to follow Law), that cleansed the soul.\n\nWhen Jesus did not drive out the Romans and bring Israel into independence and peace, those Jews who were initially following him realized that he was not a Messiah.\n\nChristianity is actually Greco-Roman "dying god as bringer of life" cycle mythology tacked shakily onto Hebrew scripture so that Paul could start his own religous following with a Jew in the role of the dying spring god. When Rome took on Paul's concept in the 400's, they did so because they needed a religion based on submission to authority for their people, to try to hold a dying empire together.  To discourage people looking too closely at the actual concepts in the original Hebrew scripture and possibly converting fully to Judaism and away from Christianity, they modified scriptures and preached heavily to make Jews into evil servants of the ancient pagan gods (devils) in the minds of their followers, and only referred to Jewish scripture line by line, pulled out without historical and full-text (original text, not the modified stuff) context, to try to prove Jesus' divinity.
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Jews were expecting a King, a man of great wealth to come.  When Jesus came, born as a poor human carpenter son, they didn't except him as the messiah.  Jews today are still waiting for the Messiah to come.  Thats whats taught to them. It was hard for them in the old testament to believe in something they couldn't see or touch.  That is why God sent his son down.  Jesus is God in human form.  There is only on God, just in three seperate forms.  God, Jesus and the Holy spirit.
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There are Messianic Jews that believe Jesus Christ is the Messiah,  all other Jews typically believe that he has yet to come and are waiting for his return and the rebuilding of theie Temple in Old Jerusalem.
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In Matthew 27:15-26 it states that the Jewish leaders among the crowd persuaded the crowd to call for Jesus's crucifixion instead of Barabas's.\n\nAn interesting theory that I've read is that some believed that Barabas was the messiah that the Jews had been watching for to deliver them from the rule of the Romans. I've not read anything to give that concrete validity, but it's an interesting theory.
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God established a covent with Moses including a ceremonial part which is a forshadow of that which is to come.Moses testafied of Messiah,Daniel told the time.Jesus established a new covenent in His blood,(read hebrews)the temple, with sacrafice,will b re-enstated....this time for antichrist.Jews eyes will b opened when he committs the abomination of desolation,Jews were only blinded in heart,so us gentiles coule obtain salvation,thru Jesus and provke Jews to jealousy,seeing the blessings of God on us.you as a Jew,r the apple of Gods eye,and true seed of Aberham,by accepting Gods true only begotten son..Jesus.to end ...seak Him,lift ur voice unto Him u will know He is.
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1) He was talking about non-Jews as indicated by using the word "gods" therefore if anything, they wouldn't be sacrificing it to Him.\n2) God sacrificed His Son for all of mankind, all humans could do with a sacrifice would be to appeal to God. With a sacrifice, God prefers animals like lambs, not humans.\n3) God gives children as a gift to us, I suppose you could say that sacrificing a child would be the religious equivalent of repackaging a gift and giving it back to the same person (God). And as far as I know, God doesn't like receiving the gifts that He gave you. :P\n\nMatthew 18:3\nAnd said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.\n\nMatthew 11:25\nAt that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.\n\nNeedless to say, God likes children and babies. :) The sacrifice of His Son was a demonstration of His love for us.
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Jews believe and still follow old testament (also follow the law of Moses).\n\nThey do not believe Jesus was the true Messiah because he was born of Mary, NOT Joseph.  Joseph is the one that is a descendant of David of which the messiah is promised.  Mary, isn't a direct descendant of David, she just married into the family.  Since David didn't really have anything to do with this child (other then raise him), they don't believe Jesus was the messiah so they don't follow the new testament.  Some may believe that the New Testament is simply stories of a very blessed man, but not the messiah.
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I'm not a Messianic Jew (not jewish at all), but I think this is a false delineation -- Christianity and Messianic Jews agree on the divinity and purpose of Christ.\n\nIt's just that Judiasm is not just a "religion" but also a culture -- and a very rich one at that.\n\nBy becoming "Christian," Messianic Jews run the risk of rejection from the mainstream Jewish culture, but they still want to preserve the rich heritage that belongs to them -- and since they were brought up in that Jewish heritage, they have an approach and background to God that a non-Jewish Christian does not have. \n\nThey have some really interesting insight that the mainstream Christian church does not have. (After all, Jesus was Jewish and grew up in a Jewish culture, and the Old and New Testaments are best understood from that angle -- whereas modern Christians have very little understanding of the Jewish context of Jesus' life.)\n\nIt's probably FAR too simple to view them as a "denomination;" but I am saying that it's not really that Messianic Jews and Christians differ in basic belief about Jesus, but rather in how their faith is practiced and what knowledge and history they bring to the table.
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We have heard our whole lives, or as long as we have studied the Bible, that He would not be accepted in his own town.  There is a spiritual reason for this, God allows the Jews to be spiritually blinded so that His prophesies will be fulfilled.  He made the rules and the story is still being told.  Just because he died on the cross 2,000 years ago doesn't mean the story is over.  There are prophecies that still haven't been fulfilled and in the New Testament - Revelations it sais that He has a plan for all of His people, the Jews.  They are a big part of the last book of the Bible.  If you wonder why they simply don't get it, it's because God is in control of His chosen people. You could also ask why some other groups of people don't simply accept Him as their savior, ' believe with your heart, confess with your mouth......... ' it's because there is a super natural (if you will) veil covering their eyes.  God only allows the whole truth to be revealed to His children (the body of Christ).  He chooses whom He will.  You can only come into the body of Christ if you are called.  That's why he told US (His children) to seek and you'll find.  He didn't tell that to the sinners, He told that to the believers.  The Jews have a very important part to play in the end times, after the rapture.
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This is an un-Biblical teaching that is one of the top reasons why I no longer watch John Hagee.\n\nBelievers in Dual Covenant Theology believe God has two plans of salvation:  one for the Jews and another for gentiles.  These folks believe Jews don't have to accept Jesus Christ as Messiah to be saved, even today.\n\nJohn Hagee was "called out" in public for this about 6 months ago by Jerry Falwell.  My memory tells me this had something to do with an article in an Israel news paper.  Pastor Hagee lied and stated he doesn't teach Dual Covenant Theology.  I know for a fact he did, because I heard him.  Interestingly, all the shows where he preached this no longer are in syndication.\n\nPeace.\n\nEDIT:  "Steph," you've misinterpreted my response.  You've also confused the Mosaic Covenant with the Messianic Covenant.  Dual Covenant theology does, in fact, teach Jews don't need Jesus; not now and not in the past.  I'm not saying I agree with it (I don't), but this is what folks who believe this teach.  Check it out.