WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
BEING “THE” MESSIAH?
- The revelation of
his identity must be announced by Eliyahu haNavi (Mal. 3:1, 23-24).
- He must be a human
being, born in the natural manner of natural parents (Isaiah 11:1).
- He must be a Jew
(Num. 24:17, Deut. 17:15).
- He must be a member
of the tribe of Judah (Gen. 49:10).
- He must be a proven
direct descendant (natural son of natural son of natural son) of King
David (II Sam. 7:12-16, Is. 11:10, Jer. 33:17, Ps. 89:29-38, I Chron.
17:11).
- He must be a
descendant of Solomon and no other son of David (I Chron. 22:10, II
Chron. 7:18).
- The Jewish people
must be gathered from exile to their Holy Land (Is.11:12, 27:12-13).
- The third Temple
must be rebuilt, as will Jerusalem (Michah 4:1).
- There must be
global peace (Is. 2:4, 11:5-9, Michah 4:3-4).
- He must prevail
upon all his fellow Jews to :Torah observance with a complete heart and
unfair commitment (Is.10:20-22). Assumed as secondary evidence, or
indications, under both this and the next criteria are linguistic
proficiency, charisma, use of mass media, being a Torah-true Jew
himself, and thus guiding his fellow Jews in G-d's ways.
- He must influence
the entire world -- every individual of every nation-- to abandon and be
ashamed of their former idolatry/paganism/atheism, and acknowledge and
serve only the One True G-d of Israel (Is. 11:9-10, 40:5, Zeph. 3:9).
- He must execute
justice (Is. 11:3-6).
- World leaders will
honor him and send him gifts, for his right to rule Israel will be
undisputed the world over (Is.11:10, 42:1-4, 49:7-8, 23).
Most of the above are summed up nicely in Ezekiel 37:24-28. Note as
well that nobody fulfilling even any 12 of the 13 above cannot have been
or be the real Moshiach. Many groups of people, even learned Jews, have
been fooled through history, not only by Christianity's founder and others
(Bar Chochba, Shabtai Tzvi, bar Kochva, etc.). May the "real Messiah"
be revealed soon, speedily, and in our days. An
honest assessment of the "true" Messianic prophecies in the
Jewish Bible will reveal that Yeshua did not fulfill all of the above.
This allows for the coming of Messiah for these to be accomplished. If it
is a resurrected Yeshua or a "returning" Yeshua, so be it. But
with the non-fulfillment of the "true" Messianic Prophecies then
the identity of "the" Messiah remains a mystery. Only time will
tell who the "real" Messiah is to be and if he has been here
before. Arguing "emotional" sentiments does very little good, if
not harm. Let the facts of the Jewish Scriptures speak for themselves and
let this criteria, and this criteria alone, determine whom the Jewish
Messiah is to be . The Spirit and the Bride say come.
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