Jesus is not the messiah

How can I argue with this? This is the Bible! I cannot argue against it! It seems I have met my match and must surrender, as this argument is strong. However, my opponent has missed one small detail. .. As you have seen, the bulk of my opponents argument is based on the world famous "Isaiah 53" prophecy. I now claim to prove that my opponent has done two things:1. Taken Isaiah 53 out of context and2. Misunderstood the PassageHow can this be you ask? Allow me to show you:Isaiah 53 is NOT talking about Israel, it is talking about JESUS! First I must establish my "Ethos" as Aristotle called it, or simply put, credibility. I will do this by showing that I am not the only one to see this, Matthew Henry, C. S. Lewis, Scoffield, and MANY others agree with me when I say that Jesus is the one being referred to by Isaiah 53. If you do not believe me, research it yourself. My opponent used this verse:"Isaiah 52:13-15", "Behold My servant shall prosper; he shall be exalted and lifted up, and He shall be very high. As many wondered about you, "How marred his appearance is from that of a man, and his features from that of people! " so shall he cast down many nations; kings shall shut their mouths because of him, for what had not been told to them they saw, and [at] what they had not heard they gazed. " This is the proper interpretation of this passage of scripture:Isaiah 52:13-15 Here begins that wonderful, minute, and faithful description of the office, character, and glory of the Messiah, which has struck conviction to many of the most hardened unbelievers. Christis Wisdom itself; in the work of our redemption there appeared the wisdom of God in amystery. Those that saw him, said, Surely never man looked so miserable: never was sorrowlike unto his sorrow. But God highly exalted him. That shall be discovered by the gospel of Christ, which could never be told in any other way. And Christ having once shed his blood for sinners, its power still continues. May all opposers see the wisdom of ceasing from their opposition, and be made partakers of the blood of sprinkling, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost; obeying him, and praising his salvation. This is taken from Matthew Henry's Commentary of the Bible. My opponent also made this statement: 3) He was despised and rejected of men, a man of pains and accustomed to sickness. As one from whom we would hide our faces, he was despised, and we had no regard for him. This statement too supports my case for Jesus being the Messiah. Jesus was despised and rejected, a man who treated pains and helped the sick, the people of the time were so ashamed of their malpractice of religion that they hid their faces, the people of that time despised him and had no regard for him. Next I should point out that these verses cannot depict a nation. It is contextually absurd to regard these verses in the fallacy that they regarded a nation. Notice how it describes in the first sentence "He was despised and rejected of men. " This cannot be Israel. Men did not despise the nation, as a matter of fact, it was a prosperous time in Israel history. Next look at this portion of my opponents statement: a man of pains and accustomed to sickness. As one from whom we would hide our faces, he was despised, and we had no regard for him. Notice the words I highlighted. The object of this passage is referred to as a man, one, he, and him. Notice also that the phrase "accustomed to sickness" is used. Sickness can only be related to a living being. Nations cannot be sick, or at least not in the context of this passage. Based on not only this, but the entire chapter of Isaiah 53, Jesus is the object of conversation. Here is the remainder of Isaiah 53, so you can be the judge: Isa 52:1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Isa 52:2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. Isa 52:3 For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money. Isa 52:4 For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. Isa 52:5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed. Isa 52:6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. Isa 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! Isa 52:8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion. Isa 52:9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. Isa 52:10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. Isa 52:11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD. Isa 52:12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward. Isa 52:13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. Isa 52:14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: Isa 52:15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. If you notice, Jesus is the topic of the entire Messianic prophecy. Conclusion:The topic of this debate is if Jesus was or was not the Messiah. I have now shown you not only that Jesus is the Messiah, but that to say otherwise would be a matter of opinion or therefore, interpretation. My opponent can also say that I am using an interpretation or opinionated response. My response is agreed upon by many Biblical scholars. It also seems more logical to agree on a literal interpretation of that passage beings as God would not try to hide His truths AND that if it were a metaphorical prophecy, it could be applied to nearly anything and is no longer specific. It is on these grounds that I have proven Jesus to be the Messiah of the Old Testament. To say otherwise would be a manipulation of clear scripture and denial of truth. And to say the least, I have provided evidence to suggest that Jesus is the Messiah and that to disagree would be opinion. Thus, the remainder of this argument would become a battle of opinions. It is on this basis that I reason that Jesus IS the Messiah predicted in the Old Testament. Now then,Con, it is your responsibility to provide another argument to support your idea. If you fail to provide a logical and reasonable passage of scripture that can support your claim, you cannot win this debate. Con, I urge you to take your stand. Good luck, I look forward to your rebuttal.