- Joined
- Aug 21, 2013
- Messages
- 23,086
- Reaction score
- 2,375
- Location
- United States
- Gender
- Undisclosed
- Political Leaning
- Conservative
This is a debate concerning the Jewish / Christian Messiah and the corresponding Messianic prophecies.
For the interest of this debate, we will assume there is a Messiah, as foretold in the Bible / Tanakh, and go from there.
I'll start things off with this article, which discusses why Israel missed recognizing its Messiah.
Why Israel Missed its Messiah « The Righter Report
1. They were expecting Messiah ben David (the ‘Conquering King’) to appear, and Messiah ben Joseph (the ‘Suffering Servant’ – Jesus Christ) appeared first instead.
2. Most of them missed the times foretold about when the Messiah was to appear – in the first century A.D. And,
3. Almost no one prior to the first century expected two faces and two advents of the Messiah. But the first advent is documented in Jesus Christ, and the second is expected as surely as the first.
Let the fur fly...
For the interest of this debate, we will assume there is a Messiah, as foretold in the Bible / Tanakh, and go from there.
I'll start things off with this article, which discusses why Israel missed recognizing its Messiah.
Why Israel Missed its Messiah « The Righter Report
1. They were expecting Messiah ben David (the ‘Conquering King’) to appear, and Messiah ben Joseph (the ‘Suffering Servant’ – Jesus Christ) appeared first instead.
2. Most of them missed the times foretold about when the Messiah was to appear – in the first century A.D. And,
3. Almost no one prior to the first century expected two faces and two advents of the Messiah. But the first advent is documented in Jesus Christ, and the second is expected as surely as the first.
Let the fur fly...