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   knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. And in that day   
   there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the   
   people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be   
   glorious."   
      
   Also here we have a messiah who is going to kill the evil people: "And   
   he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the   
   breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked." And after that we get   
   the better world, when it says: "The wolf also shall dwell with the   
   lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and   
   the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead   
   them etc." This is what is supposed to happen, as soon as there shall   
   come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse (the father of King David)   
   and a Branch shall grow out of his roots; that is as soon as the   
   messiah comes. Nowhere here is mentioned that the messiah will be   
   killed and that these prophecies will happen at least 2000 years   
   later. On the contrary; when the messiah comes redemption comes. And   
   also for this messianic prophecy you don't have to be a brain surgeon   
   or a rocket scientist in order to see that it is not fulfilled.   
   Nothing of this all was done by Jesus. Conclusion: He was not the   
   messiah.   
      
   The above is an excerpt of my home page "Why don't the Jewish people   
   recognize the New Testament?", to be found here:   
   http://www.geocities.com/Metzad   
      
   Eliyahu   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)