Jesus was a false Messiah!

The Bible tells us to be ready to give an answer concerning the hope that is in you. (1 Peter 3:15) And Paul says: I am set for the defense of the gospel (Phil. 1:17) I think it is a good thing to have a discussion about things religious. Knowing that our future happiness depends on the truth laid out in the Holy Bible. I want the readers of this debate to take comfort in the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, when He said: It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. (John 6:63) Jesus named Immanuel? In Isaiah 7:14, the prophet Isaiah declared, "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel. " This is a prophecy that refers to the birth of Jesus in (Matthew 1:22-23) All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel' which means, 'God with us. '" This name means God with us. It does not mean, however, that the Messiah's name would actually be Immanuel. Many names were given to Jesus saying, "He shall be called," both in the Old and New Testaments. This was how people would refer to Him in these many ways. Isaiah, also prophesied, "His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). None of these were Jesus' actual name, but these were descriptions people would use to refer to Him. Luke tells us Jesus "shall be called the Son of the Highest" (Luke 1:32) and "Son of God" (1:35) and "the prophet of the Highest" (1:76), but these were not His name. The prophet Jeremiah says, "And this is His name by which He shall be called, JEHOVAH, OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS" (Jeremiah 23:5-6; 33:15-16). Now we know that God, the Father, is named Jehovah. Jesus was never actually called Jehovah as though it was His name, but His role was that of bringing the righteousness of Jehovah to those who would believe in Him, exchanging that righteousness for our sin (2 Corinthians 5:21). Therefore, this is one of the many titles or "names" which belong to Him. In the same way, to say that Jesus would be called "Immanuel" means Jesus is God and that He dwelt among us in His incarnation and that He is always with us. Jesus was God in the flesh. Jesus was God making His dwelling among us (John 1:1,14). No, Jesus' name was not Immanuel, but Jesus was the meaning of Immanuel, "God with us. " Immanuel is one of the many titles for Jesus, a description of who He is. Another one of my opponents arguments is about the virgin birth of Christ. Those who are opposed to the interpretation of Isaiah 7:14 as a prophetic passage referring to a virgin birth claim that the word ‘ almï¿½ does not mean "virgin," and that the word used exclusively for " virgin" is the Hebrew word betï¿½lï¿½. Both of these claims, however, are inaccurate. A careful look at the etymological and semantical aspects of these two words actually documents the fact that there is no single-word-meaning for either Hebrew term. John Walton said, one of the translations of ‘almï¿½ is "young woman," but there are certain nuances to the Hebrew term. After examining all occurrences of the word, and looking briefly at its etymology, Walton gave the lexigraphical definition of ‘almï¿½ as "one who has not yet borne a child and as an abstraction refers to the adolescent expectation of motherhood. " In application to Isaiah 7:14, he admitted that virginity seemed to be implied (1997a, 3:415-418). As to the claim that, if Isaiah had meant virgin, he would have used betï¿½lï¿½, Walton refutes that as well. He says that betï¿½lï¿½ is a "social status indicating that a young girl is under the guardianship of her father, with all the age and sexual inferences that accompany that status" (1997b, 1:783). If the passage was a prophecy of the virgin birth of Jesus, then betï¿½lï¿½ would not apply since Mary, while not yet married per se to Joseph, was nonetheless no longer under the guardianship of her father. The Septuagint renders ‘almï¿½ in Isaiah 7:14 as parthenos, which means "a female of marriageable age with focus on virginity" (Danker, 2000, p. 777). The translators of the Greek Septuagint rendered ‘almï¿½ as parthenos, which generally means "virgin," instead of neanis, which generally means "young woman" (Danker, p. 667). Jerome, in his translation of the Bible into Latin, rendered parthenos as virgo, which usually means "virgin" (Dohmen, 10:160). It is interesting that the translators of the Septuagint took the thought of the Hebrew passage and translated it into a Greek word for "virgin. " Since they worked about two hundred years before Christ was born, then the translators of the Septuagint could not have been trying to "fit" scripture to a Christian viewpoint, but instead were merely giving the correct translation for the passage. Of the passage in Isaiah 7:14, H. D. M. Spence and Joseph Exell made the following observations: This information can be found on the (Apoplectics Press Website) My opponent sets out a long list of arguments in his next tirade. I will answer them in short for the readers' sake. Like my daddy used to say, when you give a hog an ear of corn. Don't give him another one until he has finished the first one. So my opponent will understand the problem with space and time. He goes on to state: "What is the Messiah supposed to accomplish? The Bible says that he will: A. Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28). B. Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6). C. 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) D. 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). " And I say He did accomplish all of these things. A. Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28). 26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. In the Book of Acts 7 we read of Stephens defense: 44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he appointed who spake unto Moses, that he should make it according to the figure that he had seen. 45 Which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered on the possession of the nations, that God thrust out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David; 46 who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob. 47 But Solomon built him a house. 48 Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith the prophet, So under the Christian era God dwells in us! When we become Christians Jesus said in John 4:21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. 22 Ye worship that which ye know not: we worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. NOTICE 1 Cor. 3: 16 Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? As Christians we are God's temple! B-D. was accomplished on the Day of Pentecost. When the New Testament church was established. I am sorry, I have run out of room. But I believe I am off to a good start. And I look forward to my opponent's response to the answers the Bible provides. And to my opponent I would request that he keeps the arguments to a minimum. Seeing we have a limited amount of space. If my opponent wishes, I will answer any of the questions not addressed directly be me. If he will resubmit them in his next speech. But please limit the questions I would like to have room at the end to present my arugments.