Prophecies to Identify the Messiah, Which Jesus Does Not Fulfill:
1) Matthew 1:23 says that Jesus (the messiah) would be called Immanuel, which means "God with us." Yet no one, not even his parents, call him Immanuel at any point in the bible.
2) The Messiah must be a physical descendant of David (Romans 1:3 & Acts 2:30). Yet, how could Jesus meet this requirement since his genealogies in Matthew 1 and Luke 3 show he descended from David through Joseph, who was not his natural father because of the Virgin Birth. Hence, this prophecy could not have been fulfilled.
3) Isaiah 7:16 seems to say that before Jesus had reached the age of maturity, both of the Jewish countries would be destroyed. Yet there is no mention of this prophecy being fulfilled in the New Testament with the coming of Jesus, hence this is another Messiah prophecy not fulfilled.
Prophecies Christians Use to Verify Jesus as the Messiah, Yet Clearly Fail:
4) The gospels (especially Matthew 21:4 and John 12:14-15) claim that Jesus fulfills the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9. But the next few verses (Zechariah 9:10-13) show that the person referred to in this verse is a military king that would rule "from sea to sea". Since Jesus had neither an army nor a kingdom, he could not have fulfilled this prophecy.
5) Matthew (Matthew 2:17-18) quotes Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:15), claiming that it was a prophecy of King Herod’s alleged slaughter of the children in and around Bethlehem after the birth of Jesus. But this passage refers to the Babylonian captivity, as is clear by reading the next two verses (Jeremiah 31:16-17), and, thus, has nothing to do with Herod’s massacre.
6) John 19:33 says that during Jesus’ crucifixion, the soldiers didn’t break his legs because he was already dead. Verse John 19:36 claims that this fulfilled a prophecy: "Not a bone of him shall be broken." But there is no such prophecy. It is sometimes said that the prophecy appears in Exodus 12:46, Numbers 9:12 & Psalm 34:20. This is not correct. Exodus 12:46 & Numbers 9:12 are not prophecies, they are commandments. The Israelites are told not to break the bones of the Passover lamb, and this is all it is about. And Psalm 34:20 seems to refer to righteous people in general (see verse Psalm 34:19, where a plural is used), not to make a prophecy about a specific person.
7) "When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt." Hosea 11:1. Matthew (Matthew 2:15) claims that the flight of Jesus’ family to Egypt is a fulfillment of this verse. But Hosea 11:1 is not a prophecy at all. It is a reference to the Hebrew exodus from Egypt and has nothing to do with Jesus. Matthew tries to hide this fact by quoting only the last part of the verse ("Out of Egypt I have called my son").
"But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." Micah 5:2 The gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:5-6) claims that Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem fulfils this prophecy. But this is unlikely for two reasons.A) "Bethlehem Ephratah" in Micah 5:2 refers not to a town, but to a clan: the clan of Bethlehem, who was the son of Caleb’s second wife, Ephrathah (1 Chronicles 2:18, 2:50-52 & 4:4).
B) The prophecy (if that is what it is) does not refer to the Messiah, but rather to a military leader, as can be seen from Micah 5:6. This leader is supposed to defeat the Assyrians, which, of course, Jesus never did. It should also be noted that Matthew altered the text of Micah 5:2 by saying: "And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah" rather than "Bethlehem Ephratah" as is said in Micah 5:2. He did this, intentionally no doubt, to make this verse appear to refer to the town of Bethlehem rather than the family clan.
And finally, Jesus makes a lot of mistakes and he has a couple of prophecies that didn't happen:
If the prophet speaks in the name of the Lord and the oracle does not come true, that oracle was not spoken by the Lord – Deut 18:22
What does this mean? It means that if a prophet makes prophecies that do not come true, then they are not one of God’s prophets. It doesn’t matter how many miracles they do. It doesn’t matter how many nice things they say, or how many good teachings they have. It doesn’t matter if they feed the starving and heal the sick. The scripture is quite clear, if a prophet speaks in the Name of the Lord, and it does not come true, then the oracle is not from the Lord.
Matt 10:23 – Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the son of man has come.
This is the first false prophecy Jesus makes in Matthew. Speaking to his apostles, he tells them that he will return before they are able to spread the word throughout all of the cities in Israel. Well, the word was spread all throughout Israel, and Jesus still hasn’t returned.
Matt 12:39 – An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall be no sign given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas.
Now, who asked him for a sign? The people he was speaking to. So which generation wanted to see the sign? The present generation, of course. And the sign of the prophet Jonas, three days in the belly of the whale, is clarified in the next verse as being his three days in the tomb before the resurrection. Now, Jesus said that this would be a sign for the generation. Yet, the entire generation didn’t see it. It was to be a sign unto the Pharisees, yet they didn’t see it. Only his followers supposedly saw it. Thus, there was no sign, and it was a false prophecy.
Matt 12:41 – The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it
Now, during the time of Jesus, Nineveh had not existed for almost 600 years. It was a pile of rubble. This prophecy states that the dead shall rise in judgment with this generation. Which generation? The one that Jesus referred to as a ‘wicked and adulterous generation that sought a sign’. And who was seeking the sign? The Pharisees. That was the generation he was referring to, that was the generation he was speaking to. Generation has a very special and specific meaning in the original Greek, and cannot possibly refer to a future generation in any tense that could be translated as ‘this generation’. More on the word ‘generation’ and ‘this generation’ will be covered at the conclusion of the four sets of false prophecies in the gospel, since it is the word most twisted by Christians to justify why Jesus has not returned yet, like he said he would. False prophecy number three.
Matt 16:4 “A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall be no sign given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas.”
Here Jesus makes the same false prophecy that doesn’t come true. He told the Pharisees that his resurrection would be a sign for them. But it wasn’t. The Pharisees simply never received that sign. False prophecy four.
Matt 23:36 “Verily I say unto you, all these things shall come upon this generation”
Here, Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees again. He directs every comment made toward them, and ends with ‘these things shall come upon this generation’. There is no possible context where ‘this generation’ could refer to a future generation. The original Greek simply doesn’t allow it, and even in English, there is no context that would allow it in this chapter. These things didn’t happen – false prophecy #6
Matt 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come”Well, the gospel has been preached in every nation in the world. Yet, the end still hasn’t come. If you don’t believe that the gospel has been preached in the every nation, then you are probably naí¯ve. Paul actually stated that it had ALREADY been preached all over the entire world in Romans. So I guess Paul lied too. False prophecy #8.
Matt 24:33-35 “So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass, until all these things be fulfilled.”
Ok, in this situation Jesus is speaking to his apostles again. He tells them that they will see ALL of the things that he mentioned, which include the stars falling out of the sky, and the son of man coming in the clouds. Now, the apostles obviously didn’t see all of these things before they passed. Again, the idea that they have ‘everlasting life’ still doesn’t apply, because he says that the generation will not pass until those things are fulfilled. That means that after they are filled, the generation will pass. Thus, no everlasting life. So the everlasting life excuse just isn’t going to cut it. Anyway, the apostles didn’t see any of it, the generation passed, and we have false prophecy #9.
Matt 26:64 “Hereafter shall ye see the son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven”
In this instance, Jesus is on trail, and speaking to the High Priest. He told the High Priest that he would see all of this. This simply never happened, the High Priest 2000 years ago has been dead a long, long time. False prophecy #10.
Also how can Jesus be God:
Numbers 23:19 "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent."
Hosea 11:9 "For I am God, and not man"
Psalm 146:3 "Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help."
Malachi 3:6 "For I am the Lord, I do not change"
So what have we learned? God is not human, not a man. Not even 100% divine and 100% man. All of those concepts violate scripture. God also never changes, so he couldnt 'become' a son of man later. God said so. Furthermore, there is no salvation in a son of man. Jesus used this title constantly. If jesus called himself son of man, and scripture states that there is no salvation in a son of man, how can jesus save? Simple - he can't. The scripture above states that only HaShem saves.
Finally Isaiah 53 & 52 really don't seem to be talking about Jesus:
Isaiah 52:14 states, “So marred was his appearance, unlike that of a man, his form, beyond human semblance”
-Even though Jesus was whipped and crucified, his form was not marred beyond human semblance. He still resembled a human being, and his form was still like that of a man.
-Israel was marred beyond this symbolism, however, when the entire nation was taken into captivity. Israel 1, Jesus 0.
Isaiah 53:4 states, “Yet it was our sickness that he was bearing, our suffering that he endured, we accounted him plagued, smitten and affected by God.”
Isaiah 53:3 contains, “A man of suffering, familiar with disease.”
Isaiah 53:10 states, “But the Lord chose to crush him by disease”
-Now, these passages tell us that the suffering servant being described was not only familiar with disease, but also afflicted with it, and crushed by it. It may be argued that Jesus was familiar with disease; however, he was not crushed by disease. There is no record of Jesus being sick in his life, much less diseased. And he certainly was not ‘crushed’ by disease.
And no, disease does not mean sin or anything else. It is a very specific word, which refers to physical sickness. The words sickness, plagued, smitten, affected, and diseases are all quite clear references that demonstrate physical illness and disease. Basically, Jesus didn’t match up with any of these. Thus, he isn’t the suffering servant.
-Israel, on the other hand, was afflicted, smitten, and plagued with disease and sickness multiple times. Once again, Israel fits, Jesus doesn’t. Israel 2, Jesus 0.
Isaiah 53:10 also states, “That, if he made himself an offering for guilt, he might see offspring and have long life”
-Note, this says long life, not eternal life. Jesus supposedly lived forever; so long life means that the person will die at one point. This also states ‘if he made himself an offering for guilt’. We have no record of Jesus ever making any guilt offerings. And no, this does not refer to Jesus himself being an offering for guilt. It states that the suffering servant would make an offering for guilt. It also says, ‘he might see offspring’. Yes, this refers to PHYSICAL offspring. ‘Born again’ Jesus cult followers are not offspring. They are followers, or disciples. If it had meant disciples, it would have said that. But it didn’t, it said offspring, physical children.
-So, Jesus didn’t have a long life. Jesus didn’t ever make any guilt offerings. Jesus also didn’t have any offspring. Israel, however, did all of these things. Israel 3, Jesus 0.
Now, I know there are lots of “what about…” statements about oth er parts of Isaiah that seem to refer to what Christians think Jesus did. Basically, it doesn’t matter how many parallels can be drawn between Christian opinion of Jesus and this passage, for the simple reason that Jesus does not match every detail of the scripture. If even ONE thing is off, for example Jesus being diseased, then Jesus doesn’t fit the scripture. Israel, however, fit the descriptions of everything perfectly.
“He was despised, shunned by men” – Israel was despised
“He was wounded because of our sins” – Israel was wounded
“He bore the chastisement that made us whole” – Israel bore it
“By his bruises we were healed” – By Israel’s bruises
“The Lord visited upon him the guilt of all of us” – Upon Israel
“He bore the guilt of the many, and made intercession for sinners” – Israel did this. It made sin atonement for the many on a daily basis. It should also be noted that this was much more than just animal sacrifice.
It is important to note that the ‘us’ and ‘we’ and ‘our’ is referring to the people of Israel, as individuals, and as spoken by Isaiah. The ‘him’ is referring to Israel as a nation, and the people as a collective nation. So to clarify further, it would look something like this…
“By his (the nation of Israel’s) bruises we (the people of Israel) were healed”
The important part to remember, however, is that Jesus did not fit the scripture in its entirety. Thus, it was not about Jesus.
Also Jesus makes a mistake here:
34Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are gods’[e]? 35If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came–and the Scripture cannot be broken– 36what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God's Son’? 37Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. 38But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.” 39Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp. (john 10)
Jesus here is referring to Psalm 82, but the problem is he says "is it not written in your law" when Psalm 82 isn't even part of the Torah. Psalm is not included in the Law.
This is a lot to take in, but i would like people to look over it and address some of the stuff here.
