JESUS IS NOT THE MESSIAH

By: Rabbi Roberto Fortu

African-Israel Yeshivah

Introduction: What exactly is the Messiah?

The word "Messiah" is an English rendering of the Hebrew word Mashiach, which
means "anointed." It usually refers to a person initiated into Elohim's service by being
anointed with oil. (Exodus 29:7, 1-Kings 1:39, 2-Kings 9:3)

The term messiah is from Hebrew "mashiach" (H4886) literally means "anointed" and
refers to the ancient practice of anointing kings with oil when they took the throne.
The mashiach is the one who will be anointed as king in the End of Days.

The word "mashiach" does not mean "savior." The notion of an innocent, divine or
semi-divine being who will sacrifice himself to save us from the consequences of our
own sins is purely a Christian concept that has no basis in Hebrew thought.
Unfortunately, this Christian concept has become so deeply ingrained in the English
word "messiah" that this English word can no longer be used to refer to the Hebrew
concept.

Gentiles have told that the term "mashiach" is related to the Hebrew term "moshiah"
(savior) because they sound similar, but the similarity is not as strong as it appears to
one unfamiliar with Hebrew. The Hebrew word "mashiach" comes from the root
Mem(m)-Shin(c)-Chet(j), which means to smear or anoint or to rub. The word
"moshiah" comes from the root Yod(y)-Shin(c)-Ayin([), which means to help or to save
or to deliver. The only letter these roots have in common is Shin, the most common
letter in the Hebrew language. The "m" sound at the beginning of the word moshiah
(savior) is a common prefix used to turn a verb into a noun. For example, the verb
tzavah (to command) becomes mitzvah (commandment). Saying that "mashiach" is
related to "moshiah" is a bit like saying that ring is related to surfing because they
both end in "ing."

Remember that “mashiach” is common unto kings and prophets and servants of
Elohim thus the word Messiah (Mashiach) is not an exclusive title for an exclusive
person.

What is the Messiah supposed to accomplish? One of the central themes of biblical
prophecy is the promise of a future age of perfection characterized by universal peace
and recognition of Elohim YHWH. (Isaiah 2:1-4, 32:15-18, 60:15-18; Zephaniah 3:9;
Hosea 2:20-22; Amos 9:13-15; Micah 4:1-4; Zechariah 8:23, 14:9; Jeremiah 31:33-34)

Christians are fond of claiming that Jesus fulfilled Old Testament messianic
prophecies.

The writers of the New Testament books often twisted verses from the Tanak (Old
Testament) that had nothing to do with messianic prophecies, to try to make them fit
into Jesus’ story. It was as though the Gospel advocates of the New Testament were
desperate to look for anything in the Old Testament to try to fit their concept of Jesus

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as the messiah into it. In effect, it was a sort of “forced sequel.” Anyone who merely
looks at the alleged Old Testament prophecies can see this. It’s quite obvious!

However, not only does Jesus not fit the messianic prophecies of the Old Testament
scriptures, but what most Christians don’t know and are never told, is that Jesus also
did not fulfill the actual intended messianic prophecies of the Old Testament and
Torah! You see, Tanak (Old Testament) prophesied a messiah (or “moshiach” as
modern Jews like to call it) who would re-establish the national kingdom of Israel as a
nation, making it the powerful center of the world. This leader would live and thrive in
the world, not die on the cross for our sins. That was never part of the plan! On the
other hand, the concept of a messiah as savior and redeemer of the world is a
Christian concept.

Scriptural Characteristics/Qualifications of the Coming True Messiah

1. Build the Third Temple (Zechariah 6:12; Ezekiel 37:26-28).

2. The mashiach will be a great political leader descended from King David
(Jeremiah 23:5; Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1). The mashiach is often referred
to as "mashiach ben Dawud" (mashiach, son of David).
3. Gather all Israelites (Northern Tribes & Southern Tribes) back to the Land of
Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6; Ezekiel 36:28).
4. Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering and
disease. "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation neither shall man learn
war anymore." (Isaiah 2:4; Micah 4:3).
5. Spread universal knowledge of the Elohim of Israel - uniting the entire human
race as one: "Elohim will be King over all the world—on that day, Elohim will be
One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9; Jeremiah 31:34).
6. He will be well-versed in Hebrew law, and observant of its commandments
(Isaiah 11:2-5).
7. He will be a great judge, who makes righteous decisions (Jeremiah 33:15)
8. But above all, he will be a human being, not a god, demi-god or other
supernatural being.

If an individual fails to fulfill even one of these conditions, then he cannot be the
Messiah.

Because no one has ever fulfilled the Bible's description of this future King, Yahudim
still await the coming of the Messiah. All past Messianic claimants, including Jesus of
Nazareth, Bar Kochba and Shabbtai Tzvi have been rejected.

Christians counter that Jesus will fulfill these in the Second Coming. Yahudim
sources show that the Messiah will fulfill the prophecies outright; in the Bible no
concept of a second coming or second chance exists.

When Will the Mashiach Come?

There are a wide variety of opinions on the subject of when the mashiach will come.
Some of Judaism's greatest minds have cursed those who try to predict the time of the
mashiach's coming, because errors in such predictions could cause people to lose
faith in the messianic idea or in Judaism itself. This actually happened in the 17th

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century, when Shabbatai Tzvi claimed to be the mashiach. When Tzvi converted to
Islam under threat of death, many Jews converted with him. Nevertheless, this
prohibition has not stopped anyone from speculating about the time when the
mashiach will come.
Although some scholars believed that Elohim has set aside a specific date for the
coming of the mashiach, most authority suggests that the conduct of mankind will
determine the time of the mashiach's coming. In general, it is believed that the
mashiach will come in a time when he is most needed (because the world is so sinful),
or in a time when he is most deserved (because the world is so good). For example,
each of the following has been suggested as the time when the mashiach will come:

if Israel repented a single day;

if Israel observed a single Shabbat properly;
if Israel observed two Shabbats in a row properly;
in a generation that is totally innocent or totally guilty;
in a generation that loses hope;
in a generation where children are totally disrespectful towards their parents
and elders;

Note that the most reliable reason for which the mashiach has to come is about his
own timing.

What Will the Mashiach Do?

Before the time of the mashiach, there shall be war and suffering (Ezekiel 38:16)

The mashiach will bring about the political and spiritual redemption of the Hebrew
Israelites by bringing them back to Israel and restoring Jerusalem (Isaiah 11:11-12;
Jeremiah 23:8; 30:3; Hosea 3:4-5). He will establish a government in Israel that will be
the center of all world government, both for Israel and gentiles (Isaiah 2:2-4; 11:10).
He will rebuild the Temple and re-establish its worship (Zechariah 6:12; Jeremiah
33:18). He will restore the religious court system of Israel and establish Jewish law as
the law of the land (Jeremiah 33:15).

Olam Ha-Ba: The Messianic Age

The world after the messiah comes is often referred to in Jewish literature as Olam
Ha-Ba (oh-LAHM hah-BAH), the World to Come. This term can cause some confusion,
because it is also used to refer to a spiritual afterlife. In English, we commonly use the
term "messianic age" to refer specifically to the time of the messiah.

Olam Ha-Ba will be characterized by the peaceful co-existence of all people (Isaiah
2:4). Hatred, intolerance and war will cease to exist. Some authorities suggest that the
laws of nature will change, so that predatory beasts will no longer seek prey and
agriculture will bring forth supernatural abundance (Isaiah 11:6-11:9). Others,
however, say that these statements are merely an allegory for peace and prosperity.

All of the Hebrew Israelites will return from their exile among the nations to their
home in Israel (Isaiah 11:11-12; Jeremiah 23:8; 30:3; Hosea 3:4-5). The law of the
Jubilee will be reinstated.

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In the Olam Ha-Ba, the whole world will recognize YHWH as the only true Elohim, and
the religion of Musa as the only true religion (Isaiah 2:3; 11:10; Micah 4:2-3;
Zechariah 14:9). There will be no murder, robbery, competition or jealousy. There will
be no sin (Zephaniah 3:13). Sacrifices will continue to be brought in the Temple.

Some gentiles have tried to put an ugly spin on this theology, claiming that Hebrews
plan to force people to convert to our religion, perhaps based on their own religion's
history of doing exactly the same thing. That is not at all how Hebrew Israelites
understand the messianic age. We believe that in that future time, everyone will
simply know what the truth is, in the same way that we know that 2+2=4, and there
will no longer be any reason to argue about it. It is much like a situation I witnessed at
work once: two computer programmers were arguing loudly and at length about
whether it was possible for a user to input data at a certain point in a program. Finally
someone pressed a key and they all saw that nothing happened. Now they knew the
truth, end of argument. When mashiach comes, theological truths will be equally
obvious to mankind, and there will be no reason to argue about it.

Biblical Passages Referring to the Mashiach

The following passages in the Hebrew Scriptures are the ones that Yahudim consider
to be messianic in nature or relating to the end of days. These are the ones that we
rely upon in developing our messianic concept:

Isaiah 2, 11, 42; 59:20

Jeremiah 23, 30, 33; 48:47; 49:39
Ezekiel 36; 37; 38:16
Hosea 3:4-3:5
Micah 4
Zephaniah 3:9
Zechariah 14:9
Daniel 10:14

Waiting for the Messiah

The world is in desperate need of Messianic redemption. To the extent that we are
aware of the problems of society, is the extent we will yearn for redemption. As the
Talmud says, one of the first questions asked of a Yahudi on Judgment Day is: "Did
you yearn for the arrival of the Messiah?"

How can we hasten the coming of the Messiah? The best way is to love all humanity
generously, to keep the mitzvot of the Torah (as best we can), and to encourage others
to do so as well.

Despite the gloom, the world does seem headed toward redemption. One apparent sign
is that the Hebrew Israelites people have returned to the Land of Israel and made it
bloom again. Additionally, a major movement is afoot of young Yahudim returning to
Torah tradition.

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The Messiah can come any day, and it all depends on our actions. Elohim is ready
when we are.

Hebrew Belief is Based Solely on National Revelation

Throughout history, thousands of religions have been started by individuals,

attempting to convince people that he or she is Elohim's true prophet. But personal
revelation is an extremely weak basis for a religion because one can never know if it is
indeed true. Since others did not hear Elohim speak to this person, they have to take
his word for it. Even if the individual claiming personal revelation performs miracles,
they do not prove he is a genuine prophet. All the miracles show ― assuming they are
genuine ― is that he has certain powers. It has nothing to do with his claim of
prophecy.

Israelism, unique among all of the world's major religions, does not rely on "claims of
miracles" as the basis for its religion. In fact, the Scripture says that YHWH sometimes
grants the power of "miracles" to charlatans, in order to test Israel’s loyalty to the
Torah (Deut. 13:4).

Of the thousands of religions in human history, only Israel bases its belief on national
revelation ― i.e. Elohim speaking to the entire nation. If Elohim is going to start a
religion, it makes sense He'll tell everyone, not just one person.

Maimonides states (Foundations of Torah, ch. 8):

The Jews (Yahudim) did not believe in Moses, our teacher, because of the miracles he
performed. Whenever anyone's belief is based on seeing miracles, he has lingering
doubts, because it is possible the miracles were performed through magic or sorcery.
All of the miracles performed by Moses in the desert were because they were
necessary, and not as proof of his prophecy.

What then was the basis of [Jewish] belief? The Revelation at Mount Sinai, which we
saw with our own eyes and heard with our own ears, not dependent on the testimony
of others... as it says, "Face to face, Elohim spoke with you..." The Torah also states:
"YHWH did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us ― who are all here
alive today." (Deut. 5:3)

H is not miracles. It is the personal eyewitness experience of every man, woman and
child, standing at Mount Sinai 3,300 years ago.

Jesus Did not Embody the Personal Qualifications of Messiah

1. Messiah as Prophet

The Messiah will become the greatest prophet in history, second only to Moses.
(Targum - Isaiah 11:2; Maimonides - Yad Teshuva 9:2)

Prophecy can only exist in Israel when the land is inhabited by a majority of world
Jewry (Israel), a situation which has not existed since 300 BCE. During the time of

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Ezra, when the majority of Israel remained in Babylon, prophecy ended upon the
death of the last prophets ― Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.

Jesus appeared on the scene approximately 350 years after prophecy had ended, and
thus could not be a prophet.

In fact many non-existent and expired unfulfilled prophecies were spoken by Jesus in
the New Testament as outlined in the next part below which if the translations of the
New Testament are as allegedly asserted as inerrant then Jesus himself is not the
Messiah and could fall into the line of false prophets.

2. Descendent of David

Many prophetic passages speak of a descendant of King David who will rule Israel
during the age of perfection. (Isaiah 11:1-9; Jeremiah 23:5-6, 30:7-10, 33:14-16;
Ezekiel 34:11-31, 37:21-28; Hosea 3:4-5)

The Messiah must be descended on his father's side from King David (see Genesis
49:10, Isaiah 11:1, Jeremiah 23:5, 33:17; Ezekiel 34:23-24).

According to the Christian claim that Jesus was the product of a virgin birth, he had
no father ― and thus could not have possibly fulfilled the messianic requirement of
being descended on his father's side from King David. [1]

[1] In response, Christians claimed that Joseph adopted Jesus, and passed on
his genealogy via adoption. There are two problems with this claim:

a) There is no biblical basis for the idea of a father passing on his tribal line
by adoption. A priest who adopts a son from another tribe cannot make him a
priest by adoption.

b) Joseph could never pass on by adoption that which he doesn't have.

Because Joseph descended from Jeconiah (Matthew 1:11) he fell under the
curse of that king that none of his descendants could ever sit as king upon the
throne of David. (Jeremiah 22:30; 36:30)

To answer this difficult problem, Christian apologists claim that Jesus traces
himself back to King David through his mother Mary, who allegedly descends
from David, as shown in the third chapter of Luke. There are four basic
problems with this claim:

a) There is no evidence that Mary descends from David. The third chapter of
Luke traces Joseph's genealogy, not Mary's.

b) Even if Mary can trace herself back to David, that doesn't help Jesus,
since tribal affiliation goes only through the father, not mother. Cf. Numbers
1:18; Ezra 2:59.

c) Even if family line could go through the mother, Mary was not from a
legitimate Messianic family. According to the Bible, the Messiah must be a

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 descendent of David through his son Solomon (II Samuel 7:14; I Chronicles
17:11-14, 22:9-10, 28:4-6). The third chapter of Luke is irrelevant to this
discussion because it describes lineage of David's son Nathan, not Solomon.
(Luke 3:31)

d) Luke 3:27 lists Shealtiel and Zerubbabel in his genealogy. These two also
appear in Matthew 1:12 as descendants of the cursed Jeconiah. If Mary
descends from them, it would also disqualify her from being a Messianic
progenitor.

According to Yahudim sources, the Messiah will be born of human parents and
possess normal physical attributes like other people. He will not be a demi-god, nor
will he possess supernatural qualities. [2]

[2] Maimonides devotes much of the "Guide for the Perplexed" to the
fundamental idea that Elohim YHWH is incorporeal, meaning that He assumes
no physical form. Elohim is Eternal, above time. He is Infinite, beyond space.
He cannot be born, and cannot die. Saying that Elohim YHWH assumes human
form makes Him small, diminishing both His unity and His divinity. As the
Torah says: "YHWH Elohim is not a mortal" (Numbers 23:19)

3. Torah Observance

The Messiah will lead the Hebrew Israelites to full Torah observance. The Torah states
that all mitzvot remain binding forever, and anyone coming to change the Torah is
immediately identified as a false prophet. (Deut. 13:1-4)

In the New Testament, Jesus contradicts the Torah and impliedly states that its
commandments are no longer applicable. For example, John 9:14 records that Jesus
made a paste in violation of Shabbat which caused the Pharisees to say (verse 16), "He
does not observe Shabbat!"

4. Gather all Israelites (Northern Tribes & Southern Tribes) back to the Land
of Israel and become one nation again.

Obviously Jesus did not fulfill what Isaiah and Ezekiel prophesied that when the
Messiah comes he will gather the 12 tribes and unite the Northern Kingdom and
Southern Kingdom and bring them into the land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6; Ezekiel
36:24-28; 37:16-19). It did not just happen in the time of Jesus until today 2015
majority of the Israelites still in the captivity throughout the world.

5. Spread universal knowledge of the Elohim of Israel - uniting the entire

human race as one: "Elohim will be King over all the world—on that day,
Elohim will be One and His Name will be One"

Jesus was not able to bring the universal knowledge (Jeremiah 31:34) of Elohim
(wrongly translated God) and eventually lead to the repentance of the Gentiles
(Jeremiah 16:19) that will usher to the unification of all nations (religions) (Isaiah 2:2-

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3; Zechariah 14:9). If he does, then the assembly of Israel would not have been divided
(John 6:66).

6. Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering
and disease.

Another thing the Messiah will fulfill upon his coming is to bring world peace (Isaiah
2:4; Micah 4:3) "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation neither shall man learn
war anymore" which Jesus did not fulfill but prophesied the opposite.

Matthew 10:34 KJV “ Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to
send peace, but a sword.”

Jesus said he “did not come to bring peace but a sword”. The sword is a drash of war,
violence or death which only proves Jesus did not fulfill this Messianic portrait in
Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3.

7. Build the Third Temple

Prophets Zechariah and Ezekiel definitely know that when the Messiah comes the
Third Temple will be rebuilt by YHWH Elohim (Zechariah 6:12; Ezekiel 37:26-28)
which did not happen in the lifetime of Jesus here on earth nor after his death until
this date 2015.

Fabricated Prophecies in the New Testament

1. “He shall be called a Nazarene” (Matthew 2:23)

Matthew 2:23 KJV “And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a
Nazarene.”

The event was after Joseph and Mary allegedly came back from Egypt after the death
of Herod and they dwelt in the city of Nazareth. According to the writer of Matthew it
was in fulfillment as spoken by the prophets.

The problem with this prophecy being quoted could not be found in any writing of the
prophets. The word Nazarene or Nazareth could not be found in the Tanak (Old
Testament). If nothing is written in the prophets then there is nothing to be fulfilled.
This will come out to be fabricated prophecy.

Again, Bible scholars have never been unable to find any statement from any prophet
that this could be referring to! As a matter of fact, neither the word Nazareth or
Nazarene was ever mentioned in the Old Testament. If this is so, how could the period
of Jesus' residency in Nazareth have been prophesied by the prophets?

2. “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was
valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value” (Matthew 27:9)

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 Matthew 27:9 KJV “Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the
prophet, saying, and they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was
valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;”
Matthew 27:10 KJV “And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed
me.”

In another indisputable example, Matthew said that Judas' purchase of the potter's
field with the thirty pieces of silver cast back to the chief priests and elders fulfilled a
prophecy made by Jeremiah:

The only problem here is that Jeremiah NEVER wrote anything remotely similar to
this! So how could this be a fulfillment of "that which was spoken through Jeremiah
the prophet"? There is a passage in Zechariah that this might refer to though,
however, if the Christian Bible is the inerrant word of God, then how could it make
mistakes like this?

Christian apologists may have different version of the defenses such as:

a. The prophecy was in Jeremiah but the Jews cut it out.

b. The prophecy was in the writing of Jeremiah but no one has seen and that no
longer exist.
c. Matthew had a bad memory, or it was equivalent of the ancient of a typo. No big
whoop.
d. The prediction was spoken by Jeremiah but never written down.

Zechariah 11:10 KJV And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that
I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
Zechariah 11:11 KJV And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the
flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of YHWH.
Zechariah 11:12 KJV And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price;
and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
Zechariah 11:13 KJV And YHWH said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a
goodly price that I was priced at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver,
and cast them to the potter in the house of YHWH.

Now let me answer the apologist against their defenses. Zechariah is not Jeremiah and
that Zechariah does not say what Matthew says.

3. “The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up” (John 2:17)

John 2:17 KJV “And his disciples remembered that it was written, ‘The zeal of
thine house hath eaten me up’.”

The Gospel portrays Jesus ministry in three different times; the beginning of his
public life (Jn 2:13-22), the 1st day of last week in Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-12; Luke
19:28-48) and the 2nd day of last week in Jerusalem (Mark 11:11-19).

The story of John 2:13-22 appears to be the fulfillment of Psalm 69:4-9 “For the zeal of
thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are

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fallen upon me.” Christian apologists are adamant of misattributing prophecies to
Jesus that the original author of the Scripture is diametrically doesn’t mean to him.

If Christendom apologists will incessantly insist that Psalm 69:9 is a prophetic

message which is fulfilled by Jesus, then let’s try to study the context of this passage.

The big problem of Christian apologists is that if they read 4 verses back, the speaker
of 69:9 admitted that he was a sinner.

Psalm 69:5 “O Elohim, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid
from thee.”

Unless apologists admit that Jesus is a sinner they could not honestly say that Psalm
69:9 is fulfilled by Jesus because in actuality Jesus is not what the author of Psalm
was telling about.

The major problem of the traditional Christology is that they believe Jesus as sinless
while Psalm 69:4-9 is that the person praying was a FOOLISH SINNER which is
impossible for a nominal Christian to admit or reconcile. Again John 2:17 is a
fabricated prophecy.

Misquoted and Misapplied Prophecies

1. “Out of Egypt I call my Son” (Matthew 2:14-15)

Matthew 2:14 KJV “When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night,
and departed into Egypt:”
Matthew 2:15 KJV “And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my
son.”

The writer of Matthew tries to quote Hosea 11:1 as being fulfilled by Jesus allegedly
when they return from Egypt after hiding from Herod.

It seems impressive until one checks the account of Hosea. This is another misquoted
and misapplied passage of the Tanak. Let’s quote Hosea 11:1

Hosea 11:1 KJV “When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of
Egypt.”

But Hosea 11:1 is not a prophecy at all. It is a reference to the Hebrew exodus from
Egypt and has nothing to do with Jesus. Matthew tries to hide this fact by quoting
only the last part of the verse ("Out of Egypt I have called my son").

So we clearly see the son being called out of Egypt was never Jesus but Israel.

2. “Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son and they shall be called
Immanuel” (Matthew 1:22-23)

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The Christian idea of a virgin birth (Matthew 1:22-23) is derived from the verse in
Isaiah 7:14 describing an "alma" as giving birth to a son whose name will be called
Immanuel. The word "alma" has always meant a young woman, but Christian
theologians came centuries later and translated it as "virgin."

But the irony of it all this accords Jesus' birth with the first century pagan idea of
mortals being impregnated by gods.

The moment you read and understand the context of the whole chapter 7 of Isaiah it
will tell you that the sign is for King Achaz and not for some 700 years later. In fact in
8:3 a young prophetess delivered a son who name was Maher-shalal-hashbaz who was
the second son of Isaiah as he admitted in verse 18.

Now let us study this Immanuel in Isaiah 7:14 and see whether he conforms or
correlates to the Messiah Jesus of Christianity in Matthew 1:23.

The Name Immanuel came from the Hebrew Root Amam=to associate (H6004) with
suffix pronoun nu=us plus El=Strong One or Mighty One which is the singular of
Elohim. Thus Immanu’el means the Strong One (not God for God is no other than
Zeus the sumpreme deity of the Greeks) who associate with us.

H6005
‫ִעמָּ נּואֵ ל‬

‛ im-maw-noo-ale'
From H5973 and H410 with suffix pronoun inserted; with us (is)
God; Immanuel, a name of Isaiah’ s son: - Immanuel.

H5973
‫ִעם‬

‛im eem
From H6004; adverb or preposition, with (that is, in conjunction
with), in varied applications; specifically equally with; often with
prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English): -
accompanying, against, and, as (X long as), before, beside, by
(reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of,
(un-) to, with (-al).

H6004
‫עָּ מַ ם‬

‛ aw-mam'
A primitive root; to associate; by implication to overshadow (by
huddling together): - become dim, hide.

The identity of Immanu’el in Isaiah 7:14:

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 a. Butter and Honey shall he eat (7:15)

There is no account in the New Testament that Jesus eats butter and honey.

b. He has the capacity, ability or instinct to sin (7:16)

Christianity believes that Jesus is God incarnate and did not commit any sin at all
while the Immanu’el in Isaiah has the instinct to sin therefore the Immanu’el of Isaiah
is not identical with Jesus; Isaiah 7:14 is a misquoted prophecy and misapplied to
Jesus by Christendom.

c. He will be born during the time of Isaiah and Achaz before the destruction of
the two kings of Syria and Samaria who conspired against the Kingdom of
Judah(7:16)

Jesus is not what Isaiah was talking about because the Immanu’el in this passage is
not a messianic prophecy but relates to the son of Isaiah himself given to Achaz as a
sign around 800 BCE (Isaiah 8:3, 18).

The first son of Isaiah who was Shear-Yashub (7:3 this name means the remnant shall
return) and the second one who was Maher-shalal-hashbaz (Maher=hurrying/quickly,
shalal = booty, prey or spoil, chuz= to be eager and baz=plunder) impliedly also the
Immanuel (8:3, 8). Thus these two sons of Isaiah are signs including Isaiah (8:18)
given to Achaz that within 65 years (7:8) Efrayim or the Northern kingdom of Israel
which capital is Samaria will be carried into captivity by the Assyrian (7:17-20).
Assyrian captivity of the Northern Kingdom occurred in 722 BCE. Then the Kingdom
of Judah also was taken into captivity to Babylon in 606 BCE and returned in 536
BCE (Ezra 2:63) within the seventy two weeks remaining from the seventy years in
Babylon as prophesied. Please read also Daniel 9:24-26; 2 Chronicles 36:20-23;
Jeremiah chapter 32-36; Ezra chapter 1-2 for the whole clearer details of this
prophecy of captivity of both houses and the return of the Southern Tribes.

So the errors goes deep as Christian apologist continues to defend such

misapplication and misquotation of the Scriptures. The Immanu’el is not Jesus!!!!!

Christian apologists try and fail to connect Jesus of Matthew 1:21-23 to the Immanu’el
of Isaiah 7:14 as this was the son of Isaiah and not Miriam it was already fulfilled
sometimes around 8 centuries prior to Jesus.

Let’s compare the Matthew account to the Masoretic Hebrew of Isaiah 7:14 and you
will be amazed how mistranslation was deliberately devised by English translators.

Mat 1:23 KJV “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and
they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”

The facsimile on the next page is from Interlinear Scripture Analyzer and it is clear
that the phrase “They shall call his name Immanu’el” should have been translated as
“She shall call his name Immanu’el”. The Hebrew word Ve’qarat in red square below is

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feminine and should be translated “and She shall call” not they shall call. The Letter
Tav (t) at the end of Ve’qarat simply is a feminine because of the suffix tav.

So what a mistranslation have been committed by the Greco-Roman transcribers.

Thus, one can conclude that Matthew 1:23 is a misquoted and misapplied prophecy of
Christianity to fit it into their idol Jesus. They changed the Hebrew wording from
feminine singular third person to plural third person is this so-called prophetic
portrait then it is corrupted.

Finally Jesus in the New Testament was never named Immanuel when he was born
not even called Immanuel throughout the New Testament not even once.

3. “The Suffering Servant” (Acts 8:26-39)

Christianity claims that Isaiah chapter 53 refers to Jesus, as the "suffering servant."

This was portrayed in the Book of Acts 8:26-39 where accordingly the Eunuch was
reading the portion of Isaiah and Philip asks who the prophet Isaiah was referring.
Philip answered the Ethiopian Eunuch that it was Jesus whom Isaiah was speaking.

When read correctly, Isaiah 53 clearly [and ironically] refers to the Hebrew Israelite
people being "bruised, crushed and as sheep brought to slaughter" at the hands of the
nations of the world. These descriptions are used throughout Jewish scripture to
graphically describe the suffering of the Israelites (see Psalm 44).

Isaiah 53 concludes that when Israel is redeemed, the nations will recognize and
accept responsibility for the inordinate suffering and death of the Hebrew Israelites.

In 248 CE a Church father in the name of Origen wrote in his book “Contra Celsum”
where he recounts “a disputation with certain Yahudi who were reckoned wise men”
about Isaiah 53. Origen’s opponent said “Isaiah 53 refers to “the whole people of [the
Israelites] regarded as one individual and as being in the state of dispersion and
suffering.

So the question of the Eunuch in Acts 8:34 “who was the prophet speaking, of himself
or some other man?

In actuality, Isaiah 53 directly follows the theme of chapter 52 and the next preceding
chapters, describing the exile and redemption of Israel and the four servant songs. The

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prophecies are written in the singular form because Israel is regarded as one unit.
Throughout Hebrew scripture, Israel is repeatedly and incessantly called, in the
singular, the "Servant of Elohim" (see Isaiah 43:8). In fact, Isaiah states no less than
11 times in the chapters prior to 53 that the Servant of Elohim is Israel (Isaiah 41:8,
9; 42:1; 43:10; 44:1, 2, 21; 45:4; 48:20; 49:3, 5, 6).

4. “Riding on an Ass” (Matthew 21:6-7)

Matthew 21:6 KJV “And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded
them,”
Matthew 21:7 KJV “And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their
clothes, and they set him thereon.”

The passage above is a story where Jesus rode on two animals another attempt to link
into Messianic Prophecy. The phrase can be read from the book of Zechariah.

Zechariah 9:9 KJV “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of

Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly,
and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”

Again when we carefully read and understand the context of the source writing it will
clearly show that Matthew 21:6-7 is a product of misquotation and misapplication of
whoever was the writer of Matthew.

We read Zechariah 9:10a “And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from
Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen:”

This speaks of the King in verse 9 that when He comes He will cut off the chariot of
Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem and the battle bow shall be cut off. What does
it mean? It’s a drash of war or conflict between Israel and Judah! Many of us know
that after King Solomon Israel was divided into two Kingdoms the Northern (Israel with
capital in Samaria). This Northern Kingdom composed of the ten tribes also known as
Ephraim. The other Kingdom on the south was Judah whose capital is Jerusalem.
These two kingdoms fight each other. Now taking into account Zechariah’s prophecy,
did Jesus fulfills 9:10 when he came? I absolutely doubt!

The second part of Zechariah 9:10 “and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea,
and from the river even to the ends of the earth.”

The King in Zechariah when He comes shall also reign from sea to sea and from river
even to the ends of the earth, meaning to say there would be a worldwide dominion of
world peace when He comes (9:10a). Now we beg the questions, Did Jesus reign from
sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth? Did it happen in the lifetime of
Jesus? Did he bring peace? Let us see what Jesus said when he came! Mat 10:34
“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I CAME NOT TO SEND PEACE, BUT
A SWORD.” This is a clear contradiction to Zechariah’s prophecy! Loud and Clear!!!!!

It certainly did not happen!!! The undeniable truth as the Christian apologists also
know is that Jesus was killed not fulfilling this prophecy of Zechariah. Anyone who

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claims or claiming to be the Messiah but fails to fulfill any prophetic mission falls
within the category of a false prophet.

Therefore Matthew 21:6-7 is not the fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9-10 but is a

misquotation and misapplication of Hosea 9:9-10

5. Crucifixion a Messianic Prophecy?

The crucifixion of Jesus is central to Christianity. In the letter of Shaul to the

Corinthians he said “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness;
but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” “Christ the power of God” (I Co.
1:18, 24)

It would seem apparent that this is the pinnacle on the obedience of Jesus in the
divine will, obedience even unto death (Philippians 2:8). That would mean a
reconciliation of mankind to the creator through his blood (Colossians 1:20).

So we can simply put according to their belief that “there is no Christianity without
crucifixion”.

From the earliest days of Jesus movement of evangelism apologists claim that the
crucifixion is predicted in the Hebrew Scripture. In the gospel, Jesus continue to claim
his crucifixion, death and resurrection for example:

Luke 24:25 KJV “Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that
the prophets have spoken:”
Luke 24:26 KJV “Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his
glory?”
Luke 24:27 KJV “And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them
in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.”

Now let’s continue our discussions!!

a. “And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands?
Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of
my friends.” Zechariah 13:6 KJV

This is one among the extremely popular passages of Scriptures quoted by Christian
apologists although nothing in the New Testament it is cited in reference to Jesus.
However they love it including Josh Mc Dowell in his book “The New Evidence that
Demands a Verdict” he cited that Zechariah 13:6 was fulfilled in Luke 24:26 because
of the phrase “wounds in thine hands” and also the phrase betrayed by close friends
because of the phrase “wounded in the house of my friends”

However here is the problem with Zechariah 13:6 being attributed to Jesus.

The prophet being spoken of in Zechariah 13 is a FALSE PROPHET. Let’s read the
context as what must usually be done for a better understanding of the Scripture.

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 Zechariah 13:1 KJV In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David
and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
Zechariah 13:2 KJV And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I
will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be
remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the
land.
Zechariah 13:3 KJV And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then
his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for
thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat
him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
Zechariah 13:4 KJV And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be
ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a
rough garment to deceive:
Zechariah 13:5 KJV But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man
taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
Zechariah 13:6 KJV And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine
hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my
friends.

So after reading the context, would Christian apologists admit that Jesus is a
Deceptive False Prophet, if not then you must stop attributing prophecies to him
which aren’t really attributed to him by the original authors!

Since the New Testament started with a misquoted and misapplied prophecies then
you cannot just mend any of the prophecies in the Tanak (Old Testament) through
random guess.

John Calvin wrote on his commentaries on the Prophet Zechariah “Some apply this to
Christ, because Zechariah has mentioned wounds in the hands; but that is very
puerile; for it is quite evident that he speaks here of false teachers who had for a time
pretended God’s name”.

b. “For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed
me: they pierced my hands and my feet.” Psalm 22:16 KJV

It seems it’s safe to say after Isaiah 53 which we discussed earlier that links Psalm 22
in general and verse 16 in particular regarded as an apologetic brash brain even
though no New Testament writers cited this in reference to Jesus. Not even the author
of Matthew who about seem to declare anything of fulfilled prophecy. Christian
apologists want this passage Psalm 22:16 and put up quite a fight for.

Let’s compare the KJV with other translations:

Jewish Translation “Dogs has surrounded me; a pack evil ones closes on me,
like lion [they mauled] my hands and feet.”

Hidden Truth Hebraic Scroll “For dogs5 have surrounded me: an assembly of
evil-doers has struck me:6 like a lion my hands and my feet are thrust7 through.8”

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What was not rightly translated from the Hebrew was the word lion which indeed leads
anyone to conceive conjectural statement. The Masoretic Hebrew yrak Ka-ari which
means like a lion is not translated by the KJV. In Psalm 7 Israel is portrayed like a lion
also Isaiah 38:13 has a similar description. Take note that lion is a description of
Israel in general and Judah in particular (Genesis 49:9), while dog is a description of
Gentiles and unsaved persons. Israel was described in Numbers 23:24 being a nation
like a lion.

Thus Psalm 22:16 is referring to Israel in this case it would be David and not to Jesus.

The Septuagint used digging and gouging, Aquila used disfigured and bound,
Symmachus used bind and Latin vulgate used binding, tying up and surrounding.

With the KJV using pierce none of the New Testament writers cited Psalm 22:16 in
reference to Jesus crucifixion.

c. “My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen
stand afar off.” Psalm 38:11 KJV

This passage is one of the many popular passages quoted by Christian apologists as
they prophetically portrait Jesus’ crucifixion.

This is being recorded in the book of Matthew, Luke and Mark.

Luke 23:49 KJV “And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from
Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.”

Mark 15:40 KJV “There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;”

Mat 27:55 KJV “And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus
from Galilee, ministering unto him:”

Mat 27:56 KJV “Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James
and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.”

Again Josh Mc Dowell in his book “The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict”
asserted that Psalm 38:11 was fulfilled in the preceding passages of the New
Testament. In his book he said “…. afraid of the danger they might incur by seeming
to take part with [Jesus]”.

It looks so impressive though. Until you dig deeper into the issue. Christian apologists
quoted three books of Matthew, Mark and Luke but these three writers were
contradicted by John (19:25-27):

John 19:25 KJV “Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's
sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.”
John 19:26 KJV “When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by,
whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!”

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 John 19:27KJV “Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour
that disciple took her unto his own home.”

The Greek preposition used was para (G3844) which should be rightly translated
beside which means near and not afar off.

para par-ah'
A primary preposition; properly near, that is, (with genitive case) from
beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity
of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity
with (local [especially beyond or opposed to] or causal [on account of]).
In compounds it retains the same variety of application: - above, against,
among, at, before, by, contrary to, X friend, from, + give [such things as
they], + that [she] had, X his, in, more than, nigh unto, (out) of, past,
save, side . . . by, in the sight of, than, [there-] fore, with. In compounds it
retains the same variety of application.

Another huge problem with this misattribution and misquotation of Psalm 38:11 is
that the person more penitent portrayed here was “an anxious and foolish sinner
with burning loins” you can understand it by reading the context particularly from
verses 3-4 & 18.

Psalm 38:3 KJV “There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is
there any rest in my bones because of my sin.”
Psalm 38:4 KJV “For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden
they are too heavy for me.”
Psalm 38:18 KJV “For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.”

Is the above description the description of Jesus? Would Christian apologists accept
that? I certainly doubt!!

That is why Psalm 38:11 must be plucked out of the monologue of the New Testament
writers as this is not what the Tanak writers meant.

d. “He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.” Psalm 34:20 KJV

This passage being quoted in the book of John 19:33-36 purportedly to appear as the
fulfillment of Psalm 34:20.

John 19:33 KJV “But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they
brake not his legs:”
John 19:34 KJV “But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith
came there out blood and water.”
John 19:35 KJV “And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth
that he saith true, that ye might believe.”
John 19:36 KJV “For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A
bone of him shall not be broken.”

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However some skeptics asserts that John did not accurately quote Psalm 34 and
therefore what has been best to do is paraphrased its fabrication. The author of John
was not above the attributing statement in the Hebrew Scripture that don’t actually
appear in them, say for example John 7:38 which Jesus said:

John 7:38 KJV “He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly
shall flow rivers of living water.”

There is no such phrase in the Hebrew Scripture. Nevertheless with respect to Psalm
34:20 the author of John’s gospel basically gets right, the text is there at least.

However the real problem of Psalm 34:20 is nothing to say about the Messiah. It’s a
praise song to Yah Most High for protecting the right-ruling and hearing the cries of
the poor.

Verse John 19:36 claims that this fulfilled a prophecy: "Not a bone of him shall be
broken." But there is no such prophecy. It is sometimes said that the prophecy
appears in Exodus 12:46, Numbers 9:12 & Psalm 34:20. This is not correct. Exodus
12:46 & Numbers 9:12 are not prophecies, they are commandments. The Israelites
are told not to break the bones of the Passover lamb, and this is all it is about. And
Psalm 34:20 seems to refer to righteous people in general (see verse Psalm 34:19,
where a plural is used), not to make a prophecy about a specific person.

Once again we see New Testament writer and Christian apologists pushed Jesus into
fulfilling Old Testament passages that is not even messianic.

Therefore this is no less than a prophetic fulfillment which is improvable claim.

The New Testament writers and Apologists are so adamant to prove their claims for
Jesus as the Messiah. Since there were no prophecies of a virgin-birth, crucifixion and
resurrection of the Messiah in the Tanak (Old Testament) therefore, they had to twist
and distort the story to appear that Jesus is the long awaited Messiah.

False Statements of Jesus in New Testament

Jesus claimed another fulfillment of no prophecy in Luke 24:46.

"Thus it is written and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise
from the dead the third day."

Paul also claimed that Christ's resurrection on the third day was also predicted by
scriptures. He said in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4:

"For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for
our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose
again the third day according to the scriptures."

However, Christian apologists cannot produce a single Old Testament passage that
made this alleged third day prediction! It simply doesn't exist! Likewise in John 20:9

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 "For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead."

How could they not know the scripture, since the scripture prophesying that doesn't
even exist? No such scripture has ever been found. However, nowhere in the Old
Testament does it predict or say that!

If Jesus was right in saying that scripture prophesied this, where is it then? No such
statement in the Old Testament scriptures has ever been located, yet "the scripture"
Jesus referred to would certainly have been in the Old Testament. How could there be
a fulfillment of a prophecy that was never even made?

In another example,

Jesus also said in Mark 1:2

"It is written in Isaiah the prophet: 'I will send my messenger ahead of you, who
will prepare your way'"

Yet no statement like that appears in the book of Isaiah! That is a clear error there,
without a doubt.

In Acts 20:35 it says:

"In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help
the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: `It is more blessed
to give than to receive.'"

Yet no such words of Jesus are found in the New Testament! Later on, James said in
James 4:5

"Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth
to envy?"

Again, no such words are found in Scripture!

Failed, expired, and unfulfilled prophecies

Perhaps most damaging, there are many prophecies in the New Testament which
never came true or went unfulfilled, expiring beyond their predicted time.

For instance, here are 16 obvious failed prophecies in regard to the Second Coming of
Christ and the end of the world, which was supposed to take place in the First
Century Apostles’ lifetime!

Below Jesus clearly predicts that his Second Coming will be during the lifetimes of the
First Century Believers who lived in their time.

"Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of
death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom." (Matthew 16:28)

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 "But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of
death, till they see the kingdom of God." (Luke 9:27)

Jesus clearly predicted in those two verses above that the apostles standing with him
would see his second coming in their lifetimes. It's clear and simple, nothing
allegorical or symbolical.

These following verses also indicate that Paul expected that he and the Believers of his
time would see the Second Coming of Christ.

"But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have
wives be as though they had none;" (1 Corinthians 7:29)

"For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and
remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For
the Lord himself shall descend from heaven... Then we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds..." (1 Thessalonians
4:15-17)

"God...Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son..." (Hebrews 1:1-2)

2000 years ago it was the "last days"!? More similar verses below quoted from the
KJV.

"For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry."
(Hebrews 10:37)

"But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto
prayer." (1 Peter 4:7)

"Christ...was manifest in these last times for you,..." (1 Peter 1:19-20)

"Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord... stablish your hearts:
for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh...behold, the judge standeth before the
door." (James 5:7-9)

"The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his
servants things which must shortly come to pass;..." (Revelation 1:1)

"Behold, I come quickly." (Revelation 3:11)

"And he said unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the
time is at hand... He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly.
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus." (Revelation 22:10, 20)

"But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say
unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be
come." (Matthew 10:22-23)

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Jesus said there that his second coming would occur WHILE his apostles were
preaching in the cities of Israel!

In the following three verses, Jesus says that the generation living at the time would
experience his second coming.

"So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it
is nigh, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not
pass, till all these things be done." (Mark 13:29-30)

"So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the
kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not
pass away, till all be fulfilled." (Luke 21:31-32)

"So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at
the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these
things be fulfilled." (Matthew 24:33-34)

Obviously, that generation that Jesus was speaking to has long since passed! What
an impressive assortment of failed prophecies! Is this convincing to you of the divine
infallible inspiration of the Christian Bible the New Testament?

Prophecies Christians Use to Verify Jesus as the Messiah, Yet Clearly Fail:

1. Matthew (Matthew 2:17-18) quotes Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:15), claiming that it

was a prophecy of King Herod’s alleged slaughter of the children in and around
Bethlehem after the birth of Jesus. But this passage refers to the Babylonian
captivity, as is clear by reading the next two verses (Jeremiah 31:16-17), and,
thus, has nothing to do with Herod’s massacre.

2. "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of
Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel;
whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." Micah 5:2 The
gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:5-6) claims that Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem fulfills
this prophecy. But this is unlikely for two reasons.

a. "Bethlehem Ephratah" in Micah 5:2 refers not to a town, but to a clan: the
clan of Bethlehem, who was the son of Caleb’s second wife, Ephrathah (1
Chronicles 2:18, 2:50-52 & 4:4).

b. The prophecy (if that is what it is) does not refer to the Messiah, but rather
to a military leader, as can be seen from Micah 5:6. This leader is supposed
to defeat the Assyrians, which, of course, Jesus never did. It should also be
noted that Matthew altered the text of Micah 5:2 by saying: "And thou
Bethlehem, in the land of Judah" rather than "Bethlehem Ephratah" as is
said in Micah 5:2. He did this, intentionally no doubt, to make this verse
appear to refer to the town of Bethlehem rather than the family clan.

Statements Jesus Made Which Are False:

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1. Jesus in John 14:12 & Mark 16:17-18 said: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
that believeth in me, the works that I do shall he also; and greater works than
these shall he do; because I go unto my Father." This implies that Jesus’ true
followers should be able to routinely perform the following tricks: 1) cast out
devils, 2) speak in tongues, 3) take up serpents, 4) drink poisons without harm,
and 5) cure the sick by touching them and MANY other of Jesus’ "works".
Curiously I have yet to see a Christian that can do any of the above on demand.

2. In John 14:13-14 Jesus stated: "And whatsoever ye ask in my name I do, that
the Father may be glorified in the son. If ye ask any thing in my name, I will do
it." In reality, millions of people have made millions of requests in Jesus’ name
and failed to receive satisfaction. This promise or prophecy has failed
completely.

3. Jesus’ prophecy in John 13:38 ("The cock shall not crow, till thou [Peter] hast
denied me three times") is false. Mark 14:66-68 shows the cock crowed after the
first denial, not the third.

4. In Mark 10:19 Jesus said: "Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit
adultery, Do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour
thy father and mother." Jesus needs to re-read the Ten Commandments. There
is no commandment against defrauding in the Decalogue. The only relevant
statement about defrauding is in Leviticus 19:13 , which says : "Thou shalt not
defraud thy neighbor." This is an OT law, but is not listed with the Ten
Commandments. Surely, if Jesus was god incarnate he would know the
commandments.

5. "And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven,
even the Son of man which is in heaven" (John 3:13). If Jesus is in heaven, how
can he be down on earth speaking? Moreover, according to 2 Kings 2:11 ("and
Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven") Jesus was not the only person to
ascend into heaven, nor was he the first. Elijah preceded him and apparently
Enoch did also ("And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took
him"--Genesis 5:24).

6. Jesus is reported to say: "The law and the prophets were until John: since that
time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it" (Luke
16:16). Certainly every man is not pressing to enter the kingdom of God. The
very fact that many atheist (perhaps one third of the world’s population does
not believe in a god) proves this verse to be false.

7. "Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the Sabbath days the priests in the
temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?" (Matthew 12:5) Nowhere does
the OT state that the priests in the temple profaned the Sabbath and were
considered blameless. If Jesus/Yahushua is right in teaching Matthew 5:17-19
then this kind of statements are forced words by the NT writers into the mouth
of another. If Matthew was the true follower of Torah then this statements was
placed upon his mouth by whomsoever distorted the true account.

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 8. "Yea; have ye never read, 'Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast
perfected praise'" (Matthew 21:16). Jesus is quoting Psalm 8:2, which says,
"Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of
thine enemies…". "Perfected praise" has little to do with "ordaining strength
because of thine enemies." Another misquotation!

9. "And they asked him, saying, why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all
things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things,
and be set at nought. But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they
have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him" (Mark 9:11-
13). There are no prophecies in the OT of things that were to happen or to be
done to Elijah.

Note: That the writer of Matthew 11:14 says John the Baptist is Elias. Moreover
if John the Baptist is Elias then there is no prophecy in reference to John the
Baptist. As allegedly said Elias/John the Baptist will restore all things but since
he was killed restoring nothing then it will show that this is a fabricated
statement.

There is a prophecy about Elijah in the Book of Malachi but let us see if this fits
with what Jesus said. Malachi 4:5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of YHWH:”

In the above prophecy Elijah will come before the coming of the great and
dreadful day of YHWH. Unless Jesus admits that he is YHWH then it
disqualifies John the Baptist to be Elijah. The most apparent reason to expunge
them from the scene is that Jesus fails to fulfill Messianic Prophecies and the
deliberately prevalent twists and distortions of texts presented above.

Surprisingly, in Malachi 4:6 speaks a drash of the northern kingdom of

Ephraim to turn to their fathers such as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob meaning
these idolatrous ten tribes will be returning to their obedience to Torah which
did not happen at the time of John the Baptist and Jesus.

Jesus, in all his "God incarnate” (as portrayed by Christianity) wisdom,

contradicts himself:

1. Jesus consistently contradicts himself concerning his Divine status. "I and my
father are one." (John 10:30) Also see Philippians 2:5-6. Those verses lead us
to believe that he is a part of the Supreme Being and equal to his father being a
manifestation of him. Yet, Jesus also made many statements that deny he is
the perfect man, much less Yah incarnate. Take the following for example:
"Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is Elohim"
(Matthew 19:17). "My father if greater then I." (John 14:28) Also see Matthew
24:26 Clearly, Jesus is denouncing the possibility of him being the Messiah in
those three verses.

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2. Jesus said, "Whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire"
(Matthew 5:22). Yet, he himself did so repeatedly, as Matthew 23:17-19 and
Luke 11:40 & 12:20 show. Clearly Jesus should be in danger of hell too?

3. Does Jesus support peace, or war? Matthew 5:39 "Resist not evil, but whoever
shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." Also note
Matthew 6:38-42 & 26:52 where Jesus teaches non-resistance, Non-violence.
Now read (Luke 22:36-37) Where Jesus commands people to take arms for a
coming conflict. (John 2:15) Jesus uses a whip to physically drive people out
of the temple.

4. Matthew 15:24 Jesus said, "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of
lsrael,". This would of course mean that he is here only to save the Israelites.
The Gentile scriptures (New Testament) repeatedly back up this notion that
Christ is savior to the Jews and not the gentiles (see Romans 16:17, Revelations
14:3-4 & John 10). The contradiction lies in what Jesus later tells his
followers: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations" (Matthew 28:19).

5. Can we hate our kindred? Luke 14:26 Jesus says "If any man come unto me,
and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brother, and
sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple." John 3:15
“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer." Also see Ephesians 6:22, 5:25, &
Matthew 15:4; Exodus 20:12.

6. Even many of the staunchest defenders of Jesus admit that his comment in
Matthew 10:34; ("I came not to send peace but a sword"), Luke 12:49-53
(“Suppose ye that I come to bring peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather
division:”) contradicts verses such as Matthew 26:52 ("Put up again thy sword
into his place: for all that take the sword shall perish with the sword"). Also in
Luke 2:13-14 “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the
heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace, good will toward men.”

7. Deuteronomy 24:1 & 21:10-14 all say that divorce is allowed for the simple
reason if a "man no longer delighteth in his wife". Yet Jesus comes along and
breaks his father’s law by saying in Matthew 5:32 that adultery is the only way
one can be divorced.

8. In Mark 8:35 Jesus said: "...but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the
gospel’s the same shall save it." How could Jesus have said this when there
was no gospel when he lived? The gospel did not appear until after his death.

9. Matthew 6:13 Jesus recites a revised prayer and states, "Don’t bring us into
temptation." Elohim is the cause of everything, even Satan. Elohim has been
leading people into temptation (trial, test) since the Garden of Eden. Otherwise,
the trees of life and knowledge would have never been there.

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10. Matthew 12:1-8 Jesus thinks it’s okay to break his father’s laws, by breaking
the Sabbath day. He states that he is basically exempt for such fiascoes
because that he is Master of the Sabbath.

11. John 3:17 Jesus contradicts himself when he says, "Elohim didn’t send his son
into the world to condemn it, but to save it." Jesus seems to forget his own
stories.

12. James 4:3 If your prayers are not answered, it’s your own damned fault. This is
in direct contradiction to where Jesus says in Matthew 7:7 "seek and ye shall
find, ask and it shall be known to you".

13. "If Jesus bears witness of himself his witness is true" John 8:14, "If I bear
witness of myself it is not true." John 5:31 (compare John 14:6)

14. "I am with you always, even unto the end of the world" (Matthew 28:20), versus
"For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always" (Matthew
26:11, Mark 14:7, John 12:8) and "Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and
where I am thither ye cannot come" (John 7:34). Is this the kind of friend one
can rely on?

15. Which is right, loving enemies or killing enemies? Matt. 5:44 KJV “But I say
unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that
hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;”
Luke 6:27 KJV “But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to
them which hate you,” Luke 6:35 KJV “But love ye your enemies, and do
good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye
shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the
evil.” Luke 19:27 KJV “But those mine enemies, which would not that I
should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.”

16. "And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another,
committeth adultery against her" (Mark 10:11 & Luke 6:18), versus "And I say
unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and
shall marry another, committeth adultery" (Matthew 19:9). In the book of
Matthew, Jesus said a man could put away his wife if one factor-- fornication--
is involved. In Mark and Luke he allowed no exceptions.

17. Jesus is quoted: "Judge not, and ye shall be not judged; condemn not, and ye
shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven" (Luke 6:37 & Matthew
7:1), versus "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous
judgment" (John 7:24). Jesus stated men are not to judge but, then, allowed it
under certain conditions. As in the case of divorce, he can’t seem to formulate
a consistent policy.

18. "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Matthew 27:46, (also note the
time before crucifixion where Jesus prays for the "cup to passeth over me"
Matthew 26:39) versus "Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father,

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 save me from this hour?’ No, for this purpose I have come to this hour" (John
12:27 RSV). Jesus can’t seem to decide whether or not he wants to die. One
moment he is willing; the next he isn’t. In Luke 12:4 Jesus told his followers to
"Be not afraid of them that kill the body." But Matthew 12:14-16, John 7:1, 8:59,
10:39, 11:53-54, & Mark 1:45 show that Jesus consistently feared death.
Jesus went out of his way to hide, run, and attempt escape from the Roman
and Jewish authorities.

19. We are told salvation is obtained by faith alone (John 3:18 & 36) yet Jesus told
a man to follow the Commandments-Matthew 19:16-18 (saving by works)-if he
wanted eternal life.

20. Matthew 5:28 says to sin in "your heart" is considered a sin in itself. The
messiah is supposed to be Yah incarnate, not able to sin, yet in Matthew 4:5 &
Luke 4:5-9, Jesus was tempted by Satan in the desert, which is sinning in his
heart. Jesus also took upon all the sins of the world during his crucifixion, so
how can it be said that "Jesus was the perfect man without sin"? This would
lead one to believe he was not the Messiah.

21. Jesus told us to "Love your enemies; bless them that curse you," but ignored his
own advice by repeatedly denouncing his opposition. Matthew 23:17 ("Ye fools
and blind"), Matthew 12:34 ("0 generation of vipers"), and Matthew 23:27 (". . .
hypocrites . . . ye are like unto whited sepulchers. . .") are excellent examples of
hypocrisy.

22. Did the people of Jesus’ generation see any signs? (Matthew 12:38-40) Jesus
announced that no signs would be given to that generation except the
Resurrection itself. (Mark 8:12-13) Jesus announced that no signs would be
given to that generation. (Mark 16:20) They went out preaching, and the Lord
confirmed the word through accompanying signs. (John 20:30) Jesus provided
many wonders and signs. (Acts 2:22) Jesus provided many wonders and signs.
(Acts 5:12 & 8:13) many signs and wonders were done through the apostles.

23. Jesus commands the disciples to go into Galilee immediately after the
resurrection Matthew 28:10. In Luke 24:49 Jesus commands the disciples to
"tarry in Jerusalem" immediately after the resurrection.

24. Matthew 28:18 & John 3:35 both tell that Jesus said he could do anything. Yet
Mark 6:5 says Jesus was not all powerful.

25. Christ laid down his life for his friends. John 15:13 & 10:11 Christ laid down
his life for his enemies. Romans 5:10

26. Deuteronomy 23:2 says that bastards cannot attend the Assembly of Israel
unto the tenth generation. If Jesus was spawned by Mary and Elohim YHWH
as the Bible claims then he is technically a bastard and should not be the
leader of the Assembly.

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 27. Matthew 12:5 “Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the Sabbath days
the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?” contradicts
Matthew 5:17-19; 19:17. Jesus taught in Matthew that not one law was
abolished and Exodus 31:14-17 speaks of the law on Shabbath where a person
who profanes it shall be put to death which is contradicted by Jesus in
Matthew account.

Conclusion:

In view of the above accounts, it is quite obvious that there are a lot of
Misapplications, Misinterpretations, Misquotations and Mistranslations of Scriptural
Prophecies in relation to the claim that Jesus was the Messiah. It is also apparent that
there are many inconsistencies in the passages of the New Testament which is so
unreliable.

Therefore, since Jesus was not the Messiah, then all the eschatological prophetic
computations (such as the 70 weeks of Daniel, the 65 years of Isaiah and 70 Years of
Jeremiah) attributed as allegedly fulfilled in Jesus are all Biblically misapplied,
misquoted, fabricated and misinterpreted prophecies thus, untenable.

If Rebbe Yahushua taught to obey the Torah of the Abba (Matthew 5:17-19), then all
the inconsistences that can be read from the New Testament are just forced words into
his mouth and in the hands and pen of NT writers. It’s made up stories!!!!

Yahushua (wrongly Jesus) though not the Messiah but was a Rebbe who taught the
Torah to be observed! For those who teach not to obey the Torah will be called the
LEAST IN THE KINGDOM to come.

Enjoy your research!!!!!!!

Shalom, Shalom

Rabbi Bereth’yah Ben Emet (RABBE)

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