Why did the Jews refuse to believe that Jesus was the real messiah? I mean, Yahweh is THEIR god. The old Testament is THEIR book! If anyone is going to know who the real messiah is it’s going to be the people who wrote the first freakin’ book! Who do these apostles think they are? Coming along and telling the Jews that they know more about the Jewish religion than the Jews themselves. It’s disrespectful, I tell ya! Disrespectful!
2007-12-01 15:21:54 · 37 answers · asked by mam2121 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus is not mentioned once in the Tanakh/old testament/Jewish bible. Not once.
We have specific details of how we are to recognise the real messiah; there are things he must achieve, such as world peace. If he/she fails to do even ONE of the things he is meant to, then we are to regard him as a false messiah. That's how we know that Jesus was not the real deal.
The apostles were Jewish; all of the first Christians were Jewish. Christianity developed gradually, after the Romans killed Jesus. He was not elevated to the status of son of G-d and a divinity until long after his death.
Christians today insist that Jesus is specifically described in the Tanakh. HE ISN'T. Those who insist he is are always relying on the same old, wrongly translated Hebrew. And THAT is disrespectful.
Christians also claim that their religion 'completes Judaism'. Utter rubbish. It's the same as saying that Islam 'completes Christianity'.
EDIT - nobody seems to be noting the humour inherent in your post!!!
TOPAZ - you are talking utter drivel. Clearly you know nothing about either Judaism or Christianity. Go and get your facts straight.
2007-12-01 22:38:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good question with a simple answer.
1) J*sus did not do anything the messiah is supposed to do. (One of these includes the fact that he cannot die before completing ALL of the tasks, which we all know J*sus did. There is no "second coming.")
Here is a short list of some prophecies:
Is there universal knowledge of one G-d? (Jeremiah 31:33, Zechariah 8:23, 14:9, 14:16,
Isaiah 11:9, Isaiah 40:5, Zephaniah 3:9)
Were all Jews returned to Israel? (Isaiah 43:5-6, Isaiah 11:12, Isaiah 27:12-13)
Did he bring world peace? (Isaiah 11:6, Micah 4:3)
Were all weapons destroyed? (Ezekiel 39:9)
Did all warfare cease? (Isaiah 2:4)
Was the Temple rebuilt in it's place? (Ezekiel 37:24-28 Ezekiel 40-48, Isaiah 33:20, Micah
4:1)
Did he bring physical restoration to all who are sick or disabled in any way? (Isaiah
35:5-6)
Was he preceded by Elijah? (Malachi 3:23-24-- 4:4-5 in KJV)
Did the nations help the Jews materially? (Isaiah 60:5, 60:10-12, 61:6)
Does eternal joy and gladness characterize the Jewish nation? (Isaiah 51:11)
Are Jews sought for spiritual guidance? (Zechariah 8:23)
Is the Egyptian river dry yet? (Isaiah 11:15)
Do trees in Israel yield new fruit every month? (Ezekiel 47:12)
Did each tribe receive it's inheritance? (Ezekiel 47:13-14)
Is the enemy buried? (Ezekiel 39:12)
Did he accomplish these tasks without tiring or failing? (Isaiah 42:4)
Did death cease? (Isaiah 25:8)
Are the dead resurrected? (Isaiah 26:19, Daniel 12:2, Ezekiel 37:12-13)
Then no, J*sus is not messiah.
2) J*sus did everything contrary to what a Messiah would do. Most importantly, he did magic tricks/'miracles.' It is written that the messiah will not need to do them to prove he is messiah, and that the one who tries to claim he is messiah by doing those kind of tricks is a FALSE prophet.
Here is some good literature on the subject:
http://www.messiahtruth.com/response.htm...
http://www.moshiach.com/questions/topten...
http://www.jewsforjudaism.org/
2007-12-02 03:08:53 · answer #2 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off, the apostles were jews. They just weren't leaders of the Jewish faith. The popular notion at the time was that the coming of the messiah would be a grand event that would be impossible to miss, resulting in a glorious new age for the people of Israel. So when Jesus showed up and claimed to be the son of God, many did not believe him because he did not fit their expectations. Prophecy is a two edged sword, it's meaning is often open to interpretation.
2007-12-01 15:28:51 · answer #3 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We Jews do not believe he was the real messiah, because the following textual requirements were not fulfilled by him:
The Sanhedrin will be re-established (Isaiah 1:26)
Once he is King, leaders of other nations will look to him for guidance. (Isaiah 2:4)
The whole world will worship the One God of Israel (Isaiah 2:17)
He will be descended from King David (Isaiah 11:1) via Solomon (1 Chron. 22:8-10)
The Moshiach will be a man of this world, an observant Jew with "fear of God" (Isaiah 11:2)
Evil and tyranny will not be able to stand before his leadership (Isaiah 11:4)
Knowledge of God will fill the world (Isaiah 11:9)
He will include and attract people from all cultures and nations (Isaiah 11:10)
All Israelites will be returned to their homeland (Isaiah 11:12)
Death will be swallowed up forever (Isaiah 25:8)
There will be no more hunger or illness, and death will cease (Isaiah 25:8)
All of the dead will rise again (Isaiah 26:19)
The Jewish people will experience eternal joy and gladness (Isaiah 51:11)
He will be a messenger of peace (Isaiah 52:7)
Nations will end up recognizing the wrongs they did to Israel (Isaiah 52:13-53:5)
The peoples of the world will turn to the Jews for spiritual guidance (Zechariah 8:23)
The ruined cities of Israel will be restored (Ezekiel 16:55)
Weapons of war will be destroyed (Ezekiel 39:9)
The Temple will be rebuilt (Ezekiel 40) resuming many of the suspended mitzvot
He will then perfect the entire world to serve God together (Zephaniah 3:9)
Jews will know the Torah without study (Jeremiah 31:33)
He will give you all the worthy desires of your heart (Psalms 37:4)
He will take the barren land and make it abundant and fruitful (Isaiah 51:3, Amos 9:13-15, Ezekiel 36:29-30, Isaiah 11:6-9)
2007-12-01 15:30:51 · answer #4 · answered by kismet 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
You know I am catholic and I respect all religions. We as human beings and children of God or what ever name in any religion they wish to call God believe in our own God. The truth is there is only one God and yes all human beings on this planet have a different name for him and pray in a different manner. However it comes down to the same thing we all believe there is an ALL MIGHTY and that is what matters not fighting against each other to prove our Gods is better or not. Good Luck care for everyone don't give up . God is coming read your bible. Look what is happening all over the world these are the signs.
2007-12-01 15:30:17 · answer #5 · answered by tina 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simple answer. They believe in the Jesus fairytail just like what any other Christian (and no real Jew) believes. But since "Jews for Jesus" are really just a Christian group trying to convert Jews to Christianity using lies and deception, the fact that in practice they are the same as most Christian groups is hardly a surprise.
2016-05-27 04:48:23 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because Jesus was born to a poor carpenter's family, and the Jews thought the "King of Kings" needed to be born to a bunch of rich Jews, like maybe the Jewish tax collector.
2007-12-01 15:30:38 · answer #7 · answered by Neomaxizoomedweebie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Think about it: they didn't really WANT a Messiah. The 'jews' mentioned in the NT thought they could handle things by means of their own. They were not the ones stumbling through the wilderness hiding from bandits and wild animals, being bitten and stung unmercifully by snakes, insects, scorpions, and spiders, stealing from gardens, full of sores or suffering from malnutrition, wondering where the next meal was coming from, and having to scrounge for anything they got. They were not the ones being evicted from their own land by their OWN KIND... in fact, according to Jesus, they were the very ones DOING SO. Just like Job's friends in the OT, they looked down on anyone less fortunate than themselves with disdain and contempt, and blamed the less fortunate for their own situations...all in the name of 'God'. They were busy SELLING these desperate people false hopes by taking what little money they had left as a guilt offering, and as a sin offering, in their corrupt Temple (just like a lot of 'Christian' churches do today...)
They had no interest whatsoever in a 'Messiah', except in one who would increase their own wealth and power.
Why would a merciful God need to 'rescue' or 'save' these people? This is the scene that Jesus walked into. It is little wonder that He threw them out of their Temple.
2007-12-01 15:57:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
They looked for Messiah to fit the mold of prophets before. He was to be a politician and military leader, delivering them from oppression of an occupying nation.
The differences between the new and old covenants point out the reasons. They were caught up in obeying the letter of the law and failed to recognized the spirit of the law.
2007-12-01 15:31:38 · answer #9 · answered by sympleesymple 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Come on, even after years and years of saying you believe in the Messiah, you would be hesitant to accept someone if he said he was the one. You're bound to think, "What if he's faking it and I'm being taken for a fool?" I'm not saying that denying him was right. I'm just saying that saying you believe in something is much easier than acting on it.
2007-12-01 15:26:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋