What kind of person are Jewish people expecting their Messiah or annointed one to be?
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The messiah will be a great political leader descended from King David (Jeremiah 23:5). The messiah is often referred to as "moshiach ben David" (messiah, son of David). He will be well-versed in Jewish law, and observant of its commandments. (Isaiah 11:2-5) He will be a charismatic leader, inspiring others to follow his example. He will be a great military leader, who will win battles for Israel. He will be a great judge, who makes righteous decisions (Jeremiah 33:15). But above all, he will be a human being, not a god, demi-god or other supernatural being. \n\nIt has been said that in every generation, a person is born with the potential to be the messiah. If the time is right for the messianic age within that person's lifetime, then that person will be the messiah. But if that person dies before he completes the mission of the messiah, then that person is not the messiah. \n\nWhen Will the messiah Come? \nThere are a wide variety of opinions on the subject of when the messiah will come. Some of Judaism's greatest minds have cursed those who try to predict the time of the messiahs coming, because errors in such predictions could cause people to lose faith in the messianic idea or in Judaism itself. This actually happened in the 17th century, when Shabbatai Tzvi claimed to be the messiah. When Tzvi converted to Islam under threat of death, many Jews converted with him. Nevertheless, this prohibition has not stopped anyone from speculating about the time when the messiah will come. \n\nAlthough some scholars believed that G-d has set aside a specific date for the coming of the messiah, most authority suggests that the conduct of mankind will determine the time of the messiahs coming. In general, it is believed that the messiah will come in a time when he is most needed (because the world is so sinful), or in a time when he is most deserved (because the world is so good). For example, each of the following has been suggested as the time when the messiah will come: \n\nif Israel repented a single day; \nif Israel observed a single Shabbat properly; \nif Israel observed two Shabbats in a row properly; \nin a generation that is totally innocent or totally guilty; \nin a generation that loses hope; \nin a generation where children are totally disrespectful towards their parents and elders; \nWhat Will the messiah Do? \nBefore the time of the messiah, there shall be war and suffering (Ezekiel 38:16) \n\nThe mesiiah will bring about the political and spiritual redemption of the Jewish people by bringing us back to Israel and restoring Jerusalem (Isaiah 11:11-12; Jeremiah 23:8; 30:3; Hosea 3:4-5). He will establish a government in Israel that will be the center of all world government, both for Jews and gentiles (Isaiah 2:2-4; 11:10; 42:1). He will rebuild the Temple and re-establish its worship (Jeremiah 33:18). He will restore the religious court system of Israel and establish Jewish law as the law of the land (Jeremiah 33:15).
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According to Judaism, all the righteous in the world, Jewish or not, have their portion in the world to come.\n\nFirst and foremost, Jews believe strongly in the concept of Chasedei Umos Haolam (lit. Righteous People of the Nations of the World) that they are abundantly and lavishly rewarded for their good deeds. So, according to the jewish view, salvation is truly for every good-doer or do-gooder in the world, regardless of faith or heritage.\n\nHowever, for a more in depth discussion, this question is quite tricky. First and foremost, the term "salvation" or in hebrew, Yeshua, does not relate to personal salvation, heaven or hell etc.\n\nIt is not an individualistic concept, but is more specifically used in reference to deliverance from exile, a future messianic era where moshiach, lit. meaning "an anointed one", will bring peace to the world and lead the entire jewish nation to congregate in israel at the future third temple. While there is no temple, the jews are considered a scattered people. \n\nThis future period is a time of peace for everyone. It is not exclusionary. The world will presumably be business as usual. But people, enlightened by a high ethical and moral understanding, will get along better with each other. And war and strife and fear will not be a staple of daily life (as they are now, during this period of exile). Thus it will be a time of deliverance from persecution and plague for everyone alike.\n\nAs for going to heaven vs. hell, judaism teaches us not to focus our energies on this aspect of existence so that we don't constantly think about getting rewarded (see ethics of our fathers). And rather do good deeds for the sake of doing good deeds.\n\nAll in all, according to judaism, if you're a good person, you're going to heaven!
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Christianity never saw itself as a "new religion". Rather, the early Jewish followers of Christ saw the faith as the natural continuation of the Jewish faith. They continued to go to the synagogues and preached that Jesus was the long-awaited Messiah. In time, the separation became complete as a majority of Jews rejected Christ as the Messiah.\n\nThe main difference is that Jewish people still wait for the prophecies of the Messiah to be fulfilled -- while Christians believe that the prophesied Messiah has been revealed/fullfilled in Jesus Christ.
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"I asked what if Jesus wasn't the only Messiah"\nYou're a bit confused, aren't you ... ... I see a messiah-related question from you, linked to whether there was a fifth Judas gospel. How can you expect an open answer to that question.\n\nAnd the Jews don't think Abraham is/was the Messiah.\n\nNot only don't you know what you're asking, you obviously don't know what you're talking about either ...\n\n... and this from the man who asked "Why did yahoo censor my reply to "how many differant sorts of rape"? Good to see you're a well-balanced individual.\n\nHonestly - what is the point of you?
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Yes he is the messiah, there is a book called "A Case for Christ". That book can, if read with an open mind, persuade most people that He really is the Messiah. He fullfilled every single prophecy there was for the Messiah! Every single one that was written hundreds or maybe even thousands of years before he was even born! The chances of one person fullfilling every prophecy, which is in that book, is almost nonexistent.
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Prophecies to Identify the Messiah, Which Jesus Does Not Fulfill:\n\n1) Matthew 1:23 says that Jesus (the messiah) would be called Immanuel, which means "God with us."  Yet no one, not even his parents, call him Immanuel at any point in the bible.\n\n2) The Messiah must be a physical descendant of David (Romans 1:3 & Acts 2:30).  Yet, how could Jesus meet this requirement since his genealogies in Matthew 1 and Luke 3 show he descended from David through Joseph, who was not his natural father because of the Virgin Birth. Hence, this prophecy could not have been fulfilled.\n\n3) Isaiah 7:16 seems to say that before Jesus had reached the age of maturity, both of the Jewish countries would be destroyed.  Yet there is no mention of this prophecy being fulfilled in the New Testament with the coming of Jesus, hence this is another Messiah prophecy not fulfilled.
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Hi. I'm new here to Yahoo Answers. Just want to know if anyone here a observant jewish people .. hey rev franworth stop trying to convert me.. i love being jewish
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remember in Scripture - when Jesus was talking to the Jewish remnant, what did He say? He said directly to them "You will not see Me again until you say 'Blessed be the name of the Lord"\nTherefore, the entire process of Heaven coming to earth (Jesus coming again) is based upon that phrase done by that people. The Jewish people have an important duty. They will call back the very return of Christ. \nThat is why Satan is not successful in destroying the Jewish people, though he sure has tried. But, if the Jewish people were destroyed, how is Jesus returning? Thus, God's very Word would be a lie. The Jewish people will not be destroyed by God or Satan.\nI hope this answers the question you were asking.
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Judism believes that the Messiah is yet to come.  The scriptures promised that a messiah will come to free the Jews from all oppression. Christians believe that Jesus Christ was (is) the promised messiah.
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he did not fulfill a single one of them.\n\n"According to the Jewish definition of the term, the Real Messiah will make changes in the real world, changes that one can see and perceive and be able to prove because these changes take place in the real world. It is for this task that the real messiah has been anointed in the first place, hence the term, messiah -- one who is anointed. These changes, that one will be able to see and perceive in the real world, include:\n\nThe Messiah is preceded by Elijah the prophet who, with the Messiah, unifies the family (Malachi 4:5-6), which is contradicted by Jesus in Matthew 10:34-37. \nThe Messiah re-establishes the Davidic dynasty through the messiah's own children (Daniel 7:13-14). But Jesus had no children. \nThe Messiah brings an eternal peace between all nations, between all peoples, and between all people (Isaiah 2:2-4; Micah 4:1-4; Ezekiel 39:9). Obviously there is no peace. Furthermore, Jesus said that his purpose in coming was to bring a sword, and not peace (see Matthew 10:34, as referenced above.) \nThe Messiah brings about the universal world-wide conversion of all peoples to Judaism, or at least to Ethical Monotheism (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Zechariah 8:23; Isaiah 11:9; Zechariah 14:9,16). But the world remains steeped in idolatry. \nThe Messiah brings about an end to all forms of idolatry (Zechariah 13:2). But the world remains steeped in idolatry. \nThe Messiah brings about a universal recognition that the Jewish idea of God is God (Isaiah 11:9). But the world remains steeped in idolatry. \nThe Messiah leads the world to become vegetarian (Isaiah 11:6-9). It isn't. \nThe Messiah gathers to Israel, all of the twelve tribes (Ezekiel 36:24). Many of the ten lost tribes remain lost. \nThe Messiah rebuilds The Temple (Isaiah 2:2; Ezekiel 37:26-28). It hasn't been rebuilt. \nThere will be no more famine (Ezekiel 36:29-30). People starve to death every day. \nAfter the Messiah comes, death will eventually cease (Isaiah 25:8). People die every day. \nEventually the dead will be resurrected (Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:2; Ezekiel 37:12-13; Isaiah 43:5-6); \nThe nations of the earth will help the Jews, materially (Isaiah 60:5-6; 60:10-12; \nThe Jews will be sought out for spiritual guidance (Zechariah 8:23); \nAll weapons will be destroyed (Ezekiel 39:9,12); \nThe Nile will run dry (Isaiah 11:15) \nMonthly, the trees of Israel will yield their fruit (Ezekiel 47:12); \nEach tribe of Israel will receive and settle their inherited land (Ezekiel 47:13-13); \nThe nations of the earth will recognize that they have been wrong, that the Jews have been right, and that the sins of the Gentile nations, their persecutions and the murders they committed, have been borne by the Jewish people (Isaiah 53)"
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“He will come up like a twig before [an observer], and like a root out of waterless land. No stately form does he have, nor any splendor; and when we shall see him, there is not the appearance so that we should desire him.” (Isaiah 53:2)\n Here we see the backdrop against which the Messiah is to enter the earthly scene. He is to have a lowly start, and to observers he will appear unlikely to amount to anything. Moreover, he is to be like a mere twig, a tender sapling, that grows on the trunk or branch of a tree. He is also to be like a water-dependent root in dry, unpromising soil. And he is not to come with regal pomp and splendor—no robes of royalty nor any sparkling diadems. Instead, his start is to be humble and unpretentious.\n\n How well that describes Jesus’ lowly beginning as a human! \n\n“He was despised and was avoided by men, a man meant for pains and for having acquaintance with sickness. And there was as if the concealing of one’s face from us. He was despised, and we held him as of no account.” (Isaiah 53:3)\n Certain that his words will come true, Isaiah writes in the past tense, as if they had already been fulfilled. Was Jesus Christ really despised and avoided by men? Indeed, he was! Self-righteous religious leaders and their followers viewed him as the vilest of humans. They called him a friend of tax collectors and harlots. (Luke 7:34, 37-39) They spit in his face. They hit him with their fists and reviled him. They sneered and jeered at him. (Matthew 26:67) Influenced by these enemies of truth, Jesus’ “own people did not take him in.”
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The Requirements for the Messiah and Christian Contradictions.\n\nA. Here is just a brief list of some of the requirements for the Messiah:\n\n(1) He must be Jewish (see Deut. 17:15; Numb. 24:17);\n(2) He must be descended from Judah (Gen. 49:10) and Solomon (numerous places, but see I Chron 22:9-10);\n(3) With the coming of the Messiah will be the physical ingathering of Judah from the four corners of the earth (Isa. 11:12, 27:12-13);\n(4) Also with coming of the Messiah will be the reestablishment of the Holy Temple (Micah 4:1);\n(5) In addition the Messianic age will be one of world-wide peace (Isa. 2:4, 11:6, Micah 4:3); and, finally,\n(6) In the Messianic age the entire world will believe in G-d (Isa. 11:9, 40:5; Zephaniah 3:9).\n\nB. Satisfying the Criteria -- the Geneology Problem\n\nEven if Christians could establish that (a) Jesus existed and (b) Jesus was Jewish, they would have trouble proving that (c) Jesus was descended from Judah and Solomon. Both of the detailed geneologies in Matthew and Luke trace Joseph's lineage to King David, albeit differently since Matt. 1:16 says that a fellow named Jacob was Jospeph's father, and Luke 3:23 tells us that Joseph was the son of Eli. (It seems that that family had a lot of problems determining fatherhood.) But these geneologies are bogus because Matthew tells us that Joseph wasn't the father of Jesus, but Mary was still a virgin even after he was conceived through the "Holy Spirit"! Matt. 1:18. Since we know that geneology runs from the father (Numbers 1:18; 2:2), Jesus cannot claim descendency from Judah.\n\nC. No Messianic Era.\n\nEven still, Christians still have a problem because they still can't establish points 3, 4, 5, or 6 in paragraph A, above. Saying that those events will happen in a Second coming is circular at best and contradicts Revelations 22:20 ("Yes, I am coming quickly.")\n\n\n  \nAbuse and Misquotes of the Hebrew Bible\n\nA. Isaiah 53. Who Was the "Suffering Servant"?\n\nMissionaries commonly Isaiah 53 as a proof text that the Messiah will suffer for the people's sins. E.g.:\n\n"(3)He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with sickness; and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not:\n(4)Surely he has borne our sicknesses, and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, struck by God, and afflicted:\n(5)But he was wounded because of our transgressions, he was bruised because of our iniquities; his sufferings were that we might have peace; and by his injury we are healed:\n(6)All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all:\n(7)He was oppressed, but he humbled himself and opened not his mouth; he was brought like a lamb to the slaughter, and like a sheep, that is dumb before its shearers, he did not open his mouth:\n(8)By oppression and false judgment was he taken away; and of his generation who considered? For he was cut off from the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people:\n(9)And they made his grave among the wicked, and his tomb among the rich; although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth:"\n\nOn its face it sounds convincing in retrospect knowing what we know about Jesus from the NT only. But, who is the "he" referred to in the verses? Let's trace it back a few lines to the previous chapter (52), where the discussion of what "he" will do begins. At 52:13 it appears to begin with "Behold, my servant shall prosper, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high."\n\nOK, so now we know that "he" is G-d's "servant." But who is G-d's "servant"? Let's trace our steps a little further. In Isaiah 41:8 the question is answered: "But Israel is my servant." The next line, Isaiah 41:9, adds some more: "You are
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Jews are still waiting for their Messiah to come.  They don't believe that Jesus is the Messiah because supposedly the guard that was watching Jesus' coffin was busy doing something else when Jesus was taken up to Heaven by an angel.  They don't believe that Jesus died for our sins and that is why they only go by the Old Testament.
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NEITHER THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD NOR OF JEWISH PEOPLE!\n\nThe Christian understanding is that the Messiah, Jesus, died for the sins of the people. The messiah 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\nEzekiel 18:1-4; 20-24; 26-27 .....Behold, all \nsouls are mine; as the soul of the father, so \nalso the soul of the son is mine: the soul \nthat sinneth, it shall die. Eze 18:20 The soul \nthat sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not \nbear the iniquity of the father, neither shall \nthe father bear the iniquity of the son: the \nrighteousness of the righteous shall be upon \nhim, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be \nupon him. But if the wicked will turn from all \nhis sins that he hath committed, and keep all \nmy statutes, and do that which is lawful and \nright, he shall surely live, he shall not die. \nAll his transgressions that he hath committed, \nthey shall not be mentioned unto him: in his \nrighteousness that he hath done he shall live. \nHave I any pleasure at all that the wicked \nshould die? saith the Etrnl Gd: and not that \nhe should return from his ways, and live?.... \nEze 18:26 When a righteous man turneth away \nfrom his righteousness, and committeth \niniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity \nthat he hath done shall he die. Again, when \nthe wicked man turneth away from his \nwickedness that he hath committed, and doeth \nthat which is lawful and right, he shall save \nhis soul alive. \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
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Congratulations on a great question.  As a Jew I would like the priviledge to  answer your question.  The main prayer for Judiasm says, "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One."  Jesus' believers hold to the Trinity which is, The Father, The Son and the Holy Ghost which are three,  Three minus one are two, which are two too many for Jews.  I do not know a Jewish person who does not respect Jesus and his great teachings.   Thanks for acknowledging our past suffering and may God bless you.
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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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Assuming a title (e.g. 'Christian') is NOT enuf for much of anything.\n\nThose who look for the easy way & short cuts to His Salvation will be greatly disappointed, some day.\n\nGod gives the free gift of His Salvation, Yeshua (aka "Jesus"), to those who love Him & obey His Law. They pattern their life after the Messiah who was sinless by living a perfectly Torah-compliant life. If Yeshua had deviated at all from the Word of God, it would have disqualified Him from being the unblemished Passover Lamb of God Sacrifice for the sins of the world. He set the example for how  we should try to live. He is the Way, the Truth, & the Life.\n\nYeshua did not collect followers who ~just believe~ or call themselves a ~follower~ ...begrudgingly giving an hour a week to an assembly of like-minded believers. He collected disciples &  apostles who lived the faith 24-7; they put on His yoke; they picked up a cross; they accepted their missions. They had circumcised hearts which submits their personal will to God's will.\n\nSatan & his demons know God & believe Jesus is the Savior - but that  won't save them - they are rebellious, they don't obey God's Law/will - they  are lost.\n\nPagan traditions of man are abominations to God. Do not mix in the ~better ideas~  that some cults & denominations claim is Ok, "because now we are saved by Grace, not by what we do or don't do."\n\nIf you celebrate Sunday Sabbath, Easter Sunday, Christmas, etc you are not following the Messiah! Those religions follow the decrees of a pagan Roman Emperor, Constantine, & they follow Pope Sylvester I who claimed the power & authority to change God's Law.