Jesus was a false Messiah!

Although we disagree vehemently, he has acted in sure away to gain my respect and admiration. I would ask all of those concerned to give his arguments their due. Take a look at the other evidence and make a informed decision. No one argues the fact that Jesus was a historical figure. He was and individual with a small following of men. He lived 33 years and has turn the world upside down. Below I have copied some information that will answer any argument concerning the fact that Jesus was God, the Messiah. I hope anyone who has any doubts about the Messiahship of Jesus will research all information available. The time in this study will make everyone stronger and better able to defend their faith against the one who was a lair from the start. . http://www.padfield.com... The Prophecy He Fulfilled The Old Testament contains well over 300 prophecies concerning the Messiah. All of these prophecies were made at least 400 years before the birth of Christ. No one else in all the world could have fulfilled these prophecies. It appears the gospel of Matthew was primarily written to prove that in Jesus Christ of Nazareth was the fulfillment of all Messianic prophecy. Matthew often records minor events in the life of Christ and then quotes from the prophets to show that His actions were done to "fulfill" prophecy. Here are just a few examples: The Messiah would be born of a virgin (Isa. 7:14; fulfilled in Matt. 1:22,23) The Messiah would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2; fulfilled in Matt. 2:5,6) The Messiah would be "called out of Egypt" (Hosea 11:1; fulfilled in Matt. 2:15) The massacre of innocent male children (Jer. 31:15; fulfilled in Matt. 1:16-18) The Messiah would be preceded by a messenger (Isa. 40:3; fulfilled in Matt. 3:3) The Messiah's work would begin in Galilee (Isa. 9:1,2; fulfilled in Matt. 4:12-16) The Messiah would take "our infirmities" (Isa. 53:4; fulfilled in Matt. 8:17) The Messiah would teach by parables (Psa. 78:2; fulfilled in Matt. 13:34-35) The Messiah would enter Jerusalem on a donkey (Zech. 9:9; fulfilled in Matt. 21:1-10) The Messiah would be sold for 30 pieces of silver (Zech. 11:12; fulfilled in Matt. 27:9) Lots would be cast for the Messiah's clothing (Psa. 22:18; fulfilled in Matt. 27:35) The Testimony Of John While John the Baptist was in the wilderness, the Jews sent priests and Levites to him to find out who he was (John 1:19-34). John confessed he was not the Christ, Elijah, nor "the Prophet" (cf. Deut. 18:18). After the baptism of Christ, John said, "I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God'" (John 1:33,34). Later, when Christ went up to Jerusalem, He told the Jews, "You have sent to John, and he has bore witness to the truth" (John 5:33). In his book on the Holy Spirit, brother Ferrell Jenkins makes this observation: "The baptism of Jesus qualified Him in these particulars: 1. 'It was the sources of His own endowment of Power for the endurance of temptation, for teaching, for casting out demons, and healing the sick, for His sufferings and death, for His resurrection and ascension' (ISBE, 1411a). 2. It qualified Him to bestow the Holy Spirit on the disciples (Mt. 3:11; Mk. 1:8; Lk. 3:16; Jn. 20:22; Acts 1:5). " (The Finger Of God, p. 10). The Miracles He Performed "Now Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them" (Matt. 4:23,24). As Jesus visited the 240 towns of Galilee, the caravans passing through the country carried reports of His works into the surrounding regions of "Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan" (Matt. 4:25). Jesus said His miracles were a greater witness to His Divinity than John himself (John 5:31-36). This is because no one in history had ever claimed to be the Messiah and had the ability to perform genuine miracles. The prophets of old were able to perform the miracles, but never claimed to be the Christ. Other men claimed to be the Messiah, but could not perform genuine miracles. While predicting the destruction of Jerusalem, Jesus said that "many will come in my name, saying, 'I am Christ'" (Matt. 24:5). Flavius Josephus, a Jewish priest and historian, tells of many individuals who claimed to be the Messiah, including one who had over 30,000 followers (The Wars Of The Jews, 2:3:5). The Testimony Of The Father Peter knew that at the baptism of Christ the Father spoke from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matt. 3:17). On the mount of transfiguration, Peter would see a bright cloud overshadow them, and the Father would again testify of His Son, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him! " (Matt. 17:5). "This command contains the chief significance of the entire scene. Spoken in the presence of Moses and Elijah, it gave Jesus that pre-eminence which a son has over servants. He is to be heard. His words have pre-eminence over those of the lawgiver and the prophet (Heb. 1:1,2). Peter recognized Jesus as thus honored by this voice (II Pet. 1:16-18). " (J. W. McGarvey, The Fourfold Gospel, p. 420). The Resurrection Though our Lord had not yet gone to the cross when He asked His disciples about His identity, we can now look back to the resurrection as the crowning act in proving the Divinity of Christ. The apostle Paul opens the Roman letter by pointing to "Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead" (Rom. 1:3-4). The very foundation of the gospel rests upon the Lord's resurrection from the grave (1 Cor. 15:3-4). In fact, if there was no resurrection, "then our preaching is vain and your faith is also vain" (1 Cor. 15:14). Conclusion "God, who at various times and in different ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they" (Hebrews 1:1-4). Since Christ is God's final spokesman, if we neglect His message, we have missed the great salvation "which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him" (Heb. 2:3). God Bless all.