First, let me start in saying that I'm not a scholar.

Nor have I been thoroughly educated in the complex matters of theology or religion. However I have spent a great deal of time reading the Holy Scriptures known as the Tanakh along with various other writings. And I can say confidently while not knowing or having all the answers, I may have a few. Christianity is not, nor can it be the true religion relating to the one true GOD of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And Rabbinical Judaism is not the answer either. It is my belief that the answer to many of these nagging questions lie perhaps somewhere in the middle. The text of the Tanakh reveals no Jesus regardless of how bad practicing Christians long for him. The text, when read in proper context, also makes it abundantly clear that there is only ONE GOD and that the nation of Israel is the servant of the almighty. So immediately we can rule out the so called New Testament as being a simple book of gross contradictions with a simple and close study of it's contents. The Judaism question is slightly more difficult to reconcile. The Israelite people of the scriptures are simply not the same people from a religious standpoint as those of modern Rabbinical Judaism. And it is my opinion that the Judaism of the Bible vanished shortly after the exile and destruction of the First Temple in 586 B.C.E. The birth of Rabbinical Judaism came into being upon the Jewish return to the homeland from exile under Cyrus of Persia but delayed into it's full being until around the fall of the second temple in 70 C.E., with the total demise of the Sadducees. Those known as Sadducess were also referred to as the descendents of Zadok, or the son's of Zadok. These Holy men remained true and faithful to King David and the region of southern Israel, while the Pharisees or Talmudist were loyal to King Saul and those of the northern part of Israel when the nation split. The Sadducees have been ridiculed for ages from both the Christians as well as the Talmudist. However the scripture remains kind to them in comparison. The book of Ezekiel specifically states that the priesthood during the time of the Messiah and the Third Temple will be that of the Sadducees. Reference Ezekiel 43:18-27, 44:15-22, 44:23-31. While back in chapter 22:26-31 of the same book it appears as if it is speaking harshly concerning the Talmudist. So, from these scriptures alone is seems as if not only will there be a return of the Third Temple, A Shepherd(Messiah), the return of the Jewish people from exile but a RETURN OF THE .... SADDUCEES to lead the Priesthood as well as the new Israel.