What the Rabbi's Say:

Although some scholars believed that G-d has set aside a specific date for the    coming of the Moshiach, most authority         suggests that the conduct of mankind will determine the time of the Moshiach coming. In general, it is believed that the Moshiach 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 Moshiach will come:”²

• if Israel repented a single day
• if Israel observed a single    Shabbat properly
• if Israel observed two Shabbats in a row properly
• in a generation that is totally innocent or totally guilty
• in a generation that loses hope; in a generation where children are totally disrespectful towards their parents and elders³
• come before the Jewish year 6,000, this is the Jewish year 5771                                                                                                         
  

²© 5758-5761 (1998-2001), Tracey R Rich

www.jewfaq.org    

^{3, 4, 5}Ibid

What will the Moshiach do?

• Before the time of the Moshiach, there  shall be war and suffering (Ezekiel 38:16)
• The Moshiach 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 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).⁴

What about Jesus? 

• Jews do not believe that Jesus was the Moshiach
• Assuming that he existed, and assuming that the Christian scriptures are accurate      in describing him (both matters that are debatable) 
• He simply did not fulfill the mission of the Moshiach as it is described in the biblical passages cited above
• Jesus did not do any of the things that the scriptures said the messiah would do.⁵

The Moshiach

• The Moshiach will be a great political leader descended from King David (Jeremiah 23:5). The Moshiach is often referred to as "Moshiach ben 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.⁴



WHAT THE TANAKH SAYS:

• Messiah/Moshiach will be a descendant of King David 2 Samuel 7:12-17
• Messiah will come from the City of David,   Bethlehem Micah 5:2 (1)
• Messiah will have a miraculous birth                                    Isaiah 7:14                                                 
  

Messiah will suffer and die for our redemption and forgiveness of sins: Isaiah 53                          

 Messiah will die by crucifixion: Psalm 22; Zechariah 12:10;13:1-6

• Messiah will rise from  the dead: Psalm 16:10
• Messiah will come  before the second Temple is destroyed: Daniel 9:24-26

WHAT ABOUT Jesus/Yeshua?

• He was a descendant of King David

     Luke 1:32-33

• He was born in the city of David: Bethlehem

     Matthew 2:1-6

• He suffered and died to provide atonement for our sins

     Romans 4:25, 1 Corinthians 15:13,         

      Hebrews 9:25

• He died by crucifixion    Matthew 27:39-43, 46

• He rose from the dead    Matthew 28:5, 6, Mark 16:6

• He came before the second Temple was destroyed

     Matthew 2:1

• He will return at the end of days  Matthew: 24:29-31

• He will rule from the throne of  David forever

     Luke 1:32,33

• He will establish peace on earth

     Revelation 22:1-3    

Yeshua/Jesus wants to be your Savior!

“And she will bear a Son; and you shall call  His name Yeshua, for it is He who will save  His people from their sins.”   Matthew 1:21

¹ Jesus’ Hebrew name

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