There is nothing in Z'charyah / Zechariah 11 that is a messianic prophecy. Not in the entire chapter. It does not speak about anyone missionizing (ministering) either -- to the poor, the rich or the in between. It mentions that G-d tends to His flock (the Jewish people). The verse reads: "And I (G-d) tended the flock of slaughter; indeed, the poor of the flock. And I took for Myself two staffs; one I called Pleasantness, and one I called Destroyers; and I tended the flock." Z'charyah / Zechariah 11:7. He then goes on to say that the Jews (described as a flock being led to slaughter) will be killed by enemies even though they are not guilty of anything (Nazi Germany ring a bell?). In other words: the opposite of ministering. G-d is saying if the Jews do not return to Him He will NOT minister to them -- He will leave them to be punished by the other nations. G-d says that he will not save those being led to slaughter from the hands of their enemies. There is also no messianic prophecy that the messiah will be a "preacher" or a "healer." Matthew 9:35 - 36 speaks of Jesus going to various towns preaching and healing -- and there is not one messianic prophecy that the true messiah will do that. Jesus could have performed miracles from here until doomsday and still not have been a prophet. Read Deuteronomy: “If there should stand up in your midst a prophet or a dreamer of a dream, and he will produce to you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes about, of which he spoke to you, saying "Let us follow gods of others that you did not know (at Sinai) and we shall worship them do not hearken to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of a dream, for HASHEM, your G-d, is testing you to know whether you love HASHEM, your G-d with all your heart and with all your soul. HASHEM, your G-d, shall you follow and Him shall you fear; His commandments shall you observe and to His voice shall you hearken; Him shall you serve and to Him shall you cleave. And that prophet and that dreamer of a dream shall be put to death, for he had spoken perversion against HASHEM, your G-d Who takes you out of the land of Egypt, and Who redeems you from the house of slavery to make you stray from the path on which HASHEM, you G-d, has commanded you to go; and you shall destroy the evil from your midst.” (Artscroll) D’varim / Deuteronomy 13:2-6. Just because someone can perform “signs” do not follow them. After all, the Pharaoh’s magicians were able to duplicate many of Moses’ miracles. Signs, magic and even miracles are not proof that a person is a true prophet, let alone a messiah or a “god.” If someone adds to or subtracts from the Torah -- changing any of its lessons and mitzvot -- they are a false prophet. Jesus did not fulfill even one messianic prophecy. Read the book of Y'chezekel / Ezekiel and see for yourself: 1. Jesus did not rebuild the Temple. יְחֶזְקֵאל / Y'chezkel / Ezekiel 37:26-28: “I shall give My Sanctuary in their midst forever. My dwelling-place shall be over them… The nations shall know that I am G‑d who sanctifies Israel, when My Sanctuary shall be in the midst of them forever.” 2. Jesus did not return the Jewish Exiles of Israel יְחֶזְקֵאל / Y'chezkel / Ezekiel 39:25, 27-29: “…Now I shall bring back the captivity of Jacob and I shall have compassion on the whole House of Israel, and I shall be zealous for My holy Name… When I shall have returned them from the nations and gathered them from the lands of their enemies… They shall know that I am G‑d, their G‑d, in that I exiled them to the nations and gathered them unto their land, and I will not leave any one of them there. I will no more hide My face from them, as I will pour out My spirit upon the House of Israel…” and "when I bring you out from the nations and gather you from the lands where you were scattered, and I shall be sanctified in you in the eyes of the nations. You shall know that I am G‑d when I bring you to the earth of Israel, to the land about which I raised My hand to give it to your fathers.” (יְחֶזְקֵאל / Y'chezkel / Ezekiel 20:32-37, 40-42); and “Therefore say to the House of Israel, Thus said the Lord G‑d: I am not doing (this) for your sake, House of Israel, but for My holy Name which you profaned among the nations wither you came. I shall sanctify My great Name that was profaned among the nations, that you profaned in their midst, and the nations shall know that I am G‑d, says the Lord G‑d, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. I shall take you from the nations, and I shall gather you from all the lands, and I shall bring you to your land. I shall sprinkle pure waters upon you and you shall be purified from all your sins, and I will purify you from all your idols…” (יְחֶזְקֵאל / Y'chezkel / Ezekiel 36:22-25) 3. Jesus did not end all evil and sin: יְחֶזְקֵאל / Y'chezkel / Ezekiel 37:23: “They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and with their abominations and with all their transgressions…” 4. Jesus did not resurrect dead. “Behold I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the Land of Israel. You shall know that I am G‑d when I open your graves and when I revive you from your graves, My people. I shall put My spirit into you and you will live, and I will place you upon your land, and you will know that I, G‑d, have spoken and done, says G‑d.” (יְחֶזְקֵאל / Y'chezkel / Ezekiel 37:12-14). (The Christian bible in Matthew 27 speaks of people getting out of their graves and walking around -- but there is not one source that proves this ever happened -- you'd think the Romans might have noticed!). 5. Jesus did not end death -- he couldn't prevent even his own death: “I will call for the grain and increase it… and I will increase the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field…” (יְחֶזְקֵאל / Y'chezkel / Ezekiel 36:29-30. This verse is not about the messiah -- it is speaking about G-d. The prophet Z'charyah / Zechariah states that because the Jews turned their backs on G-d He will punish them.
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