Jesus Is the Messiah Prophecied in the Old Testament

Greetings,I would like to welcome my opponent to debate.org and would like to thank him for accepting this debate. Is Jesus messiah? By the end of the debate, I hope my opponent would have a better understanding of the Jewish position and why Jesus could NOT have been messiah.==PRO'S ARGUMENTS==I first wish to address PRO's arguments before going into the Jewish detail as to why Jesus could not have been Messiah. "Who do you think Jesus is?" Jesus was probably a man that was legendized by the Christians. He may (or may not have) existed. "Do you think he died on the cross?" From the evidence I have seen, more than likely."When Peter acknowledged Jesus' Messiahship, Jesus did not correct Peter, but accepted Peter's answer (Matt. 16: 17-19). The woman from Samaria stated her belief that the Messiah was coming (John 4: 25). "Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he" (John 4: 26). Jesus' teaching and miracles were proof of his Messiahship. Jesus' teaching was different from others in his day (Matt. 7: 28, 29). Nicodemus said to Jesus: "...we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him" (John 3: 1-2, see also 20: 30, 31)."This does not really prove anything...we know that miracles DO happen from false teachers. Notice the following What Deuteronomy 13:2-3 says, "If there will arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of a dream, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or wonder of which he spok to you happens, [and he] says, "Let us go after other gods which you have not known, and let us worship them," you shall not heed the words of that prophet; for the Lord, your God, is testing you, to know whether you really love the Lord, your God, with all your heart and with all your soul. It seems to me that it is very possible that miracles do occur within false teachers. Hashem is rather testing you to see if you truly desire to worship Him."The word Christ which means Messiah was used over 500 times in the New Testament. Most of the times it was being referred to as Jesus." I honestly fail to see your point."Do you believe the Bible is true?" Yes, I believe the Tanach (as you would say, "Old" Testament) is true. I believe that the Torah is as relevant today as it was 3,000 years ago."If you believe the Bible is true, then you should have no doubt believing in Jesus as the Messiah. And rememebr, to be f a Chrisitian faith, you have to realize that ALL of the Bible is true, not just some of the Bible." The problem is that I do believe that the Tanach is true (the "old" testament), but reject the New Testament. (Remember, I am a Jew).==CON'S CASE==I would now like to share some of the Burden of Proof and explain why Jesus, most certainly, was NOT the Messiah.Contention 1: Wrong lineage(P1) The messiah must be a descendent of David through his son, Solomon.(P2) Jesus was not a descendent of David through his son, Solomon.(C) Therefore, Jesus was not messiah.Matthew and Luke's genealogy not only contradict each other, but contradict the Hebrew scripture. According to Jewish Law, tribal identification "comes from the father's side," while the mother determines whether or not the child is Jewish. If Jesus was born of a virgin, he could NOT have been a true descendent of David.Furthermore, we read in Luke 3:31 that it was Nathan that was the ancestor of Jesus through David. Therefore, he could NOT have been Messiah. 2Samuel 7:12-16 – (12) When your days are fulfilled, and you shall lie with your forefathers,then I will raise up your seed that shall issue from your body after you, and I will establishhis kingdom. (13) He shall build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of hiskingdom forever. (14) I will be to him a father, and he shall be to Me a son; so that when hegoes astray I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with afflictions of human beings.(15) And My mercy shall not depart from him; in the manner in which I withdrew it fromSaul, whom I removed from before you. (16) And your house and your kingdom shall beestablished forever before you; your throne shall be established forever.We see the following elements in the Davidic covenant: 1) An everlasting dynasty, the Davidic dynasty, is established with David2) David's heir to the throne, through whom this dynasty shall pass, will be one of hisnatural (biological) sons3) The son who inherits the throne from David is the one who will build the Temple inJerusalem4) The Davidic dynasty will propagate through David's seed ( זֶרַע [ZEra]), i.e., via his directdescendants5) Every future king who sits upon the throne of David will be a mortal man6) Every future king who sits upon the throne of David will have a special "father-son"relationship with God, so that when he sins, he will be duly punished7) Even when future kings (in David's seat) commit iniquity, God will keep the Davidicdynasty intact, and not terminate it as He did with Saul's kingship Reference: http://thejewishhome.org...;(Download the PDF "Genealogical scams and flim-flams). Contention 2: Crucified Messiah?Jesus was supposedly crucified, and it seems that this was one of my opponent's questions for me. The fact that Jesus was crucified proves that he was NO MESSIAH! (P1) He that is hung on a tree is accursed of God.(P2) Jesus was crucified.(C) Therefore, he was accursed by God and thus cannot be messiah."But you shall not leave his body on the pole overnight. Rather, you shall bury him on that [same] day, for a hanging [human corpse] is a blasphemy of God, and you sall not defile your land, which the Lord, your God, is giving you as an inheritance. Because Jesus was hanged on a cross, he could not have been Messiah.Contention 3: Jesus is not messiah because he failed to complete the messianic prophecies!(P1) The messiah will fulfill all the messianic prophecies.(P2) Jesus did NOT complete the messianic prophecies.(C) Therefore, Jesus is not messiah.I believe that this is the most compelling case that I will make. Jesus could NOT be Messiah because he failed to fulfill the messianic prophecies. In order to understand this, we need to understand who the messiah will be and what the messiah will (supposedly) do. The messiah will: Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28). Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6). Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering and disease. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall man learn war anymore." (Isaiah 2:4) Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "God will be King over all the world ― on that day, God will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9). If an individual fails to fulfill even one of these conditions, then he cannot be the messiah. Jesus failed to complete any of the three, therefore, he is not messiah.Reference: http://www.aish.com...;Jesus is clearly not messiah.Thank you.