Sorry about that. I suppose only a small part of all the links actually apply. These are their reasons why it would not be him (from the second link):
[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]"What is the Messiah supposed to accomplish? The Bible says that he will:[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]
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[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]A. Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28).[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]B. Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6).[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]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)[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]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).[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The historical fact is that Jesus fulfilled none of these messianic prophecies.[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Christians counter that Jesus will fulfill these in the Second Coming, but Jewish sources show that the Messiah will fulfill the prophecies outright, and no concept of a second coming exists.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
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Also:
"[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]C. TORAH OBSERVANCE[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]
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[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The Messiah will lead the Jewish people to full Torah observance. The Torah states that all mitzvot remain binding forever, and anyone coming to change the Torah is immediately identified as a false prophet. (Deut. 13:1-4)[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Throughout the New Testament, Jesus contradicts the Torah and states that its commandments are no longer applicable. (see John 1:45 and 9:16, Acts 3:22 and 7:37)[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
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It's not that I don't want to be a Christian, I do. Just hoping for explanations.
Edit: Nevermind, found a site with a partial listing of the reasons why Jesus was the messiah:
http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/messianicprophecies.html
Sorry for wasting space on the board.
It made more sense seeing the prophecies next to their fulfillments rather than hunting them down on my own.
The New Testament teaches that the 1st century Jewish leaders refused to accept that God's purpose was spiritual. They refused to see that the old law was only a materialistic teaching pointing to a spiritual teaching (Gal.3:24)
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A.
1 Corinthians 3:16 (King James Version)
16Know ye not that ye are the
temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Peter 2:5-10 (King James Version)
5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
9But ye are a [chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people]; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;
10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
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B.
Romans 11:23-26 (King James Version)
23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
24For if thou (Gentiles) wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26And so all Israel (Christians) shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
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C.
Romans 10:14-18 (King James Version)
14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
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D.
1 Timothy 6:13-15 (King James Version)
13I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
14That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
15Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
