If Jesus truly performed obvious miracles, why didn't everyone accept him?
2007-03-26 10:51:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah because he didn't fulfill Jewish expectations of the Messiah."
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2007-03-26 10:56:06 · update #1
He did not fit the description nor perform the acts that the messiah was supposed to do.
The Messiahs (yes, "s'. man, son, and grandson) were not supposed to be divine and when the first arrives all the pain, suffering and death in the world is supposed to end, which it obviously has not.
BTW, I am Jewish.
2007-03-26 10:59:34 · answer #1 · answered by Ambrielle 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I've got a question for you:
Why didn't Pharo believe Moses when Moses did all his wonders and signs?
All times until the destruction of the 2nd Temple the spiritual dimension was a powerful force which many people could tap into it to perform miracles, weather they were Jewish or not.
One of the famous instances of a magician who was against Jeudaism to its end was Bilam.
The fact that he can do miracles is no indication that he is the Massiah. If it was, there were many other Massiah's before him.
Oh, there was also a warning in the Bible saying that in the future when a person comes along and performs miracles and tells you he is the Messiash, don't believe him.
Since your testament even opens up saying you don't come to detract from the 'old' one, it has just basically signed its own death sentence.
2007-03-27 03:09:17 · answer #2 · answered by Gab200512 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not a religious person but I think it was that the higher Rabbi Priests felt threatened. They would have lost power from their followers and couldn't explain the ideas to their people as word of God. At the time some also didn't believe he was the Messiah because they were told that the Messiah was going to be a great warrior to free them of their oppression from the Romans. Jesus never came as a great warrior, he was a man of peace. Also the Rabbi's were making money from the Romans and had power over the Hebrews.
2007-03-26 18:02:57 · answer #3 · answered by Brandi H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Jews never did deny his miracles. In fact one of their biggest accusations against Jesus was he healed on the sabbath. Isn't that outragous? They were actually mad because he made the lame walk and the blind see on the Sabbath! They were so wrapped up in their self rightousness (he gave them hell for this) and all of their customs they were blinded to the truth.
There were over 300 prophecies about Jesus from the Old Test that came true. Email me and i"ll send it to you,rather long.
But it was also said that the jews would reject him so that the gospel of Jesus would be sent to the Gentiles. Now you want to make yourself nuts? Were the jews "meant" to reject Jesus so the world could be saved?
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2007-03-26 18:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation [has come] to the Gentiles." Rom 11:11
"...that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;." Rom 11:25-26
"even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy." Rom 11:31
2007-03-26 18:27:49 · answer #5 · answered by michellen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably for the same reason that they denied Moses and the other prophets even after they performed obvious miracles for them.
Some people are hard headed.
2007-03-26 18:10:02 · answer #6 · answered by Randy G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Jews thought Jesus would start His kingdom during His ministry while on earth. Their eyes were blinded by the truth much like people today.
2007-03-26 17:59:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It was considered miracles to those who believed in it. Everybody else thought him to be a socerer. Imagine a man in this day & time doing the same thing.
Would believe he's from god or not?
2007-03-26 17:56:22 · answer #8 · answered by Nuwaubian Moor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand that myself as He came to them. I think its cause they don't really think He is the Messiah. I don't know, maybe you should ask the Jews.
2007-03-26 17:55:59 · answer #9 · answered by the pink baker 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus was a heretic to Judaism
2007-03-26 17:58:13 · answer #10 · answered by MONK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋