A question about Judaism?

Question

Are Jews still waiting for their Messiah? I know that Christians believe in Jesus (I am Christian). I know that Muslims consider Jesus a prophet and Muhammad the Messiah. I was just wondering that, since they were waiting the Messiah when Jesus was born, are they still waiting now? Just curious.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Yes we still wait, as your messiah doesn't qualify for our guidelines

Answer 2

Yes, we are still waiting for the Messiah.
Christians identify Messiah with Jesus and define him as God incarnated as a man, and believe he died for the sins of humanity as a blood sacrifice. This means that one has to accept the idea that one person's death can atone for another person's sins. However, this is opposed to what the Bible says in Deuteronomy 24:26, "Every man shall be put to death for his own sin," which is also expressed in Exodus 32:30-35, and Ezekiel 18. The Christian idea of the messiah also assumes that God wants, and will accept, a human sacrifice. After all, it was either Jesus-the-god who died on the cross, or Jesus-the-human. Jews believe that God cannot die, and so all that Christians are left with in the death of Jesus on the cross, is a human sacrifice. However, in Deuteronomy 12:30-31, God calls human sacrifice an abomination, and something He hates: "for every abomination to the Eternal, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods." All human beings are sons or daughters, and any sacrifice to God of any human being would be something that God would hate. The Christian idea of the messiah consists of ideas that are UnBiblical.

Answer 3

As a Christian, you know the Jews have already been given their Messiah. Some accepted Him and others did not. The Jews who accepted Him prefer to be called "Messianic Jews." According to the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America, there are about 100,000 Messianic Jews in this country. Estimates of the numbers of Messianic Jews in the entire world vary, but most would say there are at least 1 million.

Scripturally, it is these Jews whom God recognizes as His "faithful remnant."

Of course, there are many millions of Jews who do not accept Jesus as Messiah. They are still waiting.

Answer 4

Judaism is more about action than belief, so you will find many differing "beliefs" in Judaism. Many think of the messiah as a metaphor for "peace on earth." That is the goal that all Jews are working towards -- tikkun olam -- to repair the world. This web site will tell you more.

http://www.jewfaq.org/moshiach.htm
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