This is indeed a messianic prophecy. And Jesus did not "do it." The world is still not filled with knowledge of the one true G-d: People worship Jesus as if he were G-d -- ignoring the real G-d. Hindus do not worship G-d. Buddhists do not worship G-d. Atheists do not worship G-d. How about the 2 billion Chinese? "For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the L-rd-as the water covers the seabed." Chavakuk / Habakkuk 2:14 Chavakuk / Habakkuk lived during the time of Yoel / Joel and Nahum. He was upset because the ruler of Babylon was evil and yet he prospered. "Why do You show me iniquity and look upon mischief; and plunder and violence are before me; and the one who bears quarrel and strife endures. Therefore Torah is slackened, and justice does not go out forever, for a wicked man surrounds the righteous; therefore, justice emerges perverted." Chavakuk / Habakkuk 1:3-4. It is a fine Jewish tradition to argue with G-d. Abraham pleaded the case of the citizens of Sodom and Gomorrah. . . and Moses tried to get out of his role as a leader of the Jews. . . In this tradition Chavakuk / Habakkuk challenges G-d to give him an answer. He dug a circular hole, stood within it, and said, “I will not budge from here until I hear what He will say to me concerning this, my question why He looks and sees the prosperity of a wicked man.” (Rashi's commentary). "And the L-rd answered me. . :" Chavakuk / Habakkuk 2:2. G-d tells that there will be another prophet, another vision, which will explain the downfall of Babylon and the survival of the Jews. That is for another time -- wait for him even if he tarries. . . . And what of the evil leader of Babylon who seems to prosper? Evil people, G-d explains, are never satisfied. Thus they are never truly happy. A righteous person lives by his faith in G-d -- and is a content, happy person. Do not worry about the evil ones -- they will not remain. Gathering wealth is a futile activity -- it is likened to carrying around a beam made of mud which is heavy and worthless. The fate – burdensome but ultimately useless. Their fate is the grave.(The Hebrew word / av'tit means thick mud or “a beam of mud”). There will come a time, says G-d, when the evil people of the world will realize their search for wealth and power is in vain -- "For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the L-rd-as the water covers the seabed." Chavakuk / Habakkuk 2:14. When all these evil nations meet their downfall it is from G-d. Power is fleeting: the Babylonians, Greeks, Romans -- they all fall. All their efforts, wealth, power -- all are consumed and in the end there is nothing. G-d remains: "the L-rd is in His Holy Temple. Silence the whole earth before Him." Chavakuk / Habakkuk 2:20. Sorry list maker, yet another claim that has no basis in the bible regarding Jesus. Many of the prophets tell us that in the true messianic age the entire world will know G-d -- and that has not happened yet. As it says: "G-d will be King over all the world -- on that day, G-d will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9).
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