Jesus Is the Messiah Prophecied in the Old Testament

Thank you once again for your quick reply and superb conduct.==PRO'S ARGUMENTS==My opponent cites 2 references from the Hebrew Bible: Micha 5 to prove that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, and Daniel 9 that "predicts" the time of the cross. Let us start with Micha 5.Issues with Micha 51) Because you are born in Bethlehem does not mean you are Messiah. --There were/are a lot of people born in Bethlehem. However, the fact is that it does not mean you are Messiah, thus because Jesus (may) have been born in Bethlehem, does not make him Messiah.2) The passage is out of context.--While this is a Messianic prophecy, it becomes clear that the person that is spoken of is a mortal man that is a king. Since Jesus is not and was never king, he cannot fulfill this particular prophecy. "And [the Messiah] shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the L--rd, in the majesty of the Name of the L--rd, his G--d; and they shall dwell, for then shall he be great to the ends of the earth." Micha 5:3What do we know about the Messiah from these verses? (1) The messiah will be a king; (2) The L--rd will be his G--d; (3) Be great to the ends of the earth.This is vastly different from Jesus, who was (supposedly) G-d incarnated. How can G-d have a G-d?In Jesus' lifetime: The Temple and Jersualem were destroyed. 1,000,000 Jews died fighting, the rest were exiled. Therefore, Jesus was obviously not a conquering Messiah. [1] 3) This passage does not state where the Messiah will be born! But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, out of you shall come forth to Me he who is to be ruler in Israel, and his origins are from of old, from ancient days. Therefore, He will give them up until the time when she who is in travail has brought forth; then the rest of his brethren shall return with the children of Israel.Instead of giving the birth place of the Messiah, it is referring to the Messiah, who is a descendent of David that is an Ephrathite of Bethlehem. Bethlehem Ephrathah is a clan, not a city. Consider:I Samuel 17:12, "Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse..." "Out of you shall come forth" does not mean that the Messiah will be born in Bethlehem, as the fathers of Christianity misinterpreted, but that he will descend from David, who was born there. "His origins are from of old, from ancient days"-This denotes the great time span from David, who lived 2,900 years ago, until the Messiah comes. "Therefore, He will give them up until the time when she who is in travail has brought forth"-The Jewish people will remain in exile until the Land of Israel repopulates itself with them. [2]Daneil 9Simply put, this is not a messianic prophecy. Notice that nowhere in the new testament do the writters use Daniel 9 as evidence. I think my opponent is referring to this verse: Seventy weeks are decreed upon your people and upon your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sin, and to atone for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal vision and prophet, and to anoint the most holy place. Know, therefore, and discern that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem until an anointed prince, there shall be seven weeks; then for sixty--two weeks,it shall be built again, with broad place and moat, but in troublous times. And after the sixty--two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and be no more; and the people of a prince who shall come shall destroy the city and the Sanctuary; and its end shall be with a flood; and until the end of the war, desolations are determined. And he shall make a firm covenant with many for one week; and for half the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease....This is clearly not a messianic prophecy. I encourage my opponent to read source number 3 as it takes 8,000+ characters just to fully explain the prophecy. [3] I will dedicate some time in the next round to fully explain Daniel 9.==CON'S ARGUMENTS==I have argued the follwing:1) Jesus had the wrong genealogy; 2) Jesus was crucified; and3) Jesus did not fulfill the messianic prophecies.My opponent really does not refute the fact that the lineages contradict each other. Joseph may have been from Solomon in one case, but a descendend from Nathan in another. Which is which? "It states Mary is a virgin, and thus is not a usual to Jewish tradition."Correct. Lineage is determined from the father. The mother (if that is what Luke is talking about) has NOTHING to do with the lineage. Therefore, Jesus did not fulfill this. The fact is the virign birth is contradicted. I will explain later.Crucified Messiah"Jesus being crucified shows that he is the messiah..." Really? How so? He who is hung on a tree is accursed of God is from the book of Deuteronomy. Jesus did not fulfill the messianic prophecies. In Romans 1:3, Paul states that , "[Jesus] was born of the seed of David." It is important to note this contradiction. The word seed literally means "sperm." [4] This is quite funny for Paul to say, considering Jesus was supposedly born of a virgin. [1] Drazin, Michoel. Their Hollow Inheritance: a Comprehensive Refutation of Christian Missionaries. Safed: G.M. Publications, 1995. Print.[2] Ibid. [3] http://www.drazin.com...;[4] Blue Letter Bible. "Dictionary and Word Search for sperma (Strong's 4690)". Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2011. 26 Sep 2011. < http:// www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G4690&t=KJV >