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To: Bonefish who wrote (905785)	12/7/2015 8:18:28 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577985

"When he returns hopefully you will recognize him as the messiah." I'd say when he doesn't return, maybe y'all will recognize he isn't. How long should we give him? Would you wait 1000 minutes for a gal to show up for your coffee date before you figure she's not coming? 1000 days? 2000 years? Here's the job description. Virgin birth isn't part of it; it's one of the circles drawn around an arrow. THE CRITERIA TO BE FULFILLED BY THE JEWISH MESSIAH In an accurate translation of the Jewish Scriptures, the word "Moshiach" is never translated as "Messiah," but as "anointed."1Nevertheless, Judaism has always maintained a fundamental belief in a Messianic figure. Since the concept of a Messiah is one that was given by G-d to the Jews, Jewish tradition is best qualified to describe and recognize the expected Messiah. This tradition has its foundation in numerous biblical references, many of which are cited below. Judaism understands the Messiah to be a human being (with no connotation of deity or divinity) who will bring about certain changes in the world and who must fulfill certain specific criteria before being acknowledged as the Messiah. These specific criteria are as follows: 1) He must be *Jewish. (Deuteronomy 17:15, Numbers 24:17) 2) He must be a member of the tribe of Judah (Genesis 49:10) and a direct male descendent of both King David* (I Chronicles 17:11, Psalm 89:29-38, Jeremiah 33:17, II Samuel 7:12-16) and King Solomon. (I Chronicles 22:10, II Chronicles 7:18) 3) He must *gather the Jewish people* from exile and return them to Israel. (Isaiah 27:12-13, Isaiah 11:12) 4) He must rebuild the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. (Micah 4:1) 5) He must bring world peace. (Isaiah 2:4, Isaiah 11:6, Micah 4:3) 6) He must influence the entire world to acknowledge and serve one G-d. (Isaiah 11:9, Isaiah 40:5, Zephaniah 3:9) All of these criteria for the Messiah are best stated in the book of Ezekiel chapter 37:24-28: "And My servant *David* will be a *king* over them, and they will all have one shepherd, and they *will walk in My ordinances*, and *keep My statutes*, and observe them, and they shall *live on the land* that I gave to Jacob My servant...and I will make a covenant of *peace* with them; it will be an everlasting covenant and I will set *my sanctuary* in their midst forever and My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their G-d and they will be My people. And the nations will *know that I am the Lord* who sanctifies Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forever." If an individual fails to fulfill even one of these conditions, he cannot be the Messiah.” In the next section of the handbook, a funny story is given that illustrates how the New Testament writers “created” Jesus’ fulfilled prophecies. “While traveling through a forest, a person noticed a circle marked on a tree with an arrow shot perfectly into the center. A few yards away he noticed several more targets, each with arrows in the center. Later, he met the talented archer and he asked him, "How did you become such an expert that you always get your arrows into the center of the bull's-eye?" "It's not difficult," responded the archer, "First I shoot the arrow and then I draw the circle."” debunkingskeptics.com