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   From: orwell@1984.com   
      
   On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 20:58:42 -0500, "Stephen Bayzik"   
    wrote:   
      
   >"E Goldstein"  wrote in message   
   >news:gj4v309asl0fl6e31tkdmj2am5bm7d72d5@4ax.com...   
   >   
   >> On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:57:13 -0500, "Stephen Bayzik"   
   >>  wrote:   
   >   
   >> >"Eliyahu"  wrote in message   
   >> >news:7332f93b.0402250825.2cc733bc@posting.google.com...   
   >   
   >> >> Bs'd   
   >   
   >> >> ..Who and what is the messiah? Let us check according to the Holy   
   >> >> Hebrew scriptures what the messiah is supposed to do. .....   
   >   
   >> >> Micha 5:2-9; "But thou Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among   
   >> >> the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me   
   >> >> 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.   
   >   
   >> >> Eliyahu   
   >   
   >> >You're correct Eliyahu, but you've got as much chance of convincing the   
   >Bible   
   >> >Babbler as a chicken has of laying an egg in a strong tail wind.   
   >   
   >> According to the Christian interpretation in the "NT", Jesus will   
   >> return and fulfill all the "kingly" Messianic prophecies. I guess the   
   >> reason why he didn't when he was here the first time is like when the   
   >> Israelites leaving Egypt didn't have faith God would save them and so   
   >> He refused them entry into the promised land.   
   >   
   >It's two centuries now and he yet to shown up.   
      
   It will be two millennia in something like the year 2033 (since his   
   Resurrection.)   
      
   And the NT tends to take a millennial slant on things (cf 2 Pet 3:8,   
   Rev 20.)   
      
   So let's just see what happens. :)   
      
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   Usually kind to smaller man   
   He's got a watch with a minute hand   
   A millenium hand and a eon hand   
   When they meet it's happy land   
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