Read Z'charyah / Zechariah 9. Read the entire chapter. The prophecy is of a king who will rule in a time when war is no more. Jesus lived in a time of war. The prophecy is of a time when the Jewish exiles will return to the land of Israel. Jesus lived at a time when more Jews lived outside of Judah (Israel) than in it, and within 100 years of his death the Romans exiled nearly all the Jews. . . Jesus simply does not fit the messiah described by Z'charyah / Zechariah 9. Most Christians firmly believe that the messiah will save their tainted (by original sin) souls. Judaism does not have the concept of original sin -- our souls are pure and are from G-d. Our souls do not need saving. Indeed, in the T'nach (the Jewish bible) has no concept of the Christian one of needing "salvation." In the bible "salvation" always refers to physical lives being saved (rescued) from being killed. When people turn to G-d and His Torah there will be peace on earth, no more killing, etc. It has nothing to do with the Christian concept that humans need to be "saved" because of some sin in the Garden of Eden (original sin does not exist), or some other thinking that without belief in Jesus a person is damned. • “Just stand still and you’ll see HaShem’s salvation that He is going to do for your today....” (Sh'mot / Exodus 14:13) • “HaShem saved Israel from Egypt’s power that day....” (Sh'mot / Exodus 14:30) • “HaShem set up a savior for Israel—Otniyél ben K'naz, Kalév’s younger brother....” (Shoftim / Judges 3:9) • “HaShem set up a savior for them—Éhud ben Géra the Bin-y'mini, who had a deformed right hand....” (Shoftim / Judges 3:15) • “....and he, too, saved Israel....” (Shoftim / Judges 3:31) • “If You will save Israel through my hand, as You have spoken....” (Shoftim / Judges 6:36) • “....you didn’t save me from them....and, when I saw that you hadn’t saved me....” (Shoftim / Judges 12:2-3) • “HaShem saved Israel that day....” (Shmuel 1 / 1 Samuel 14:23) • “....so David saved the inhabitants of K'ilah....” (Shmuel 1 / 1 Samuel 23:5) Every time the concept of salvation is mentioned in the T'nach (bible) it always refers to physical lives being rescued from danger. The Christian concept that the soul is damaged and needs saving is not biblical (T'nach). The concept is Christian, not Jewish. These concepts are un-biblical and are heresy in that they minimize G-d and cast aspersions on His creation -- mankind.
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Uche B
4/18/2018 01:34:00 pm
Great work Sopphiee. This blog is a big blessing to me, putting to rest all the questions I grapple with and even more that I never thought about. May Hashem keep continue to bless and strengthen you.
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