Has the Messiah Already Come? A Message to My Jewish Friends

✡️ Has the Messiah Come? A Message to my Jewish Friends

For generations, Israel has longed for the coming of their Messiah—a deliverer who would bring peace, restore Israel, and establish righteousness. This hope is not a Christian idea; it is deeply Jewish, rooted in the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings. But what if the Messiah has already come? What if the Scriptures themselves point to Jesus of Nazareth as the one foretold?

This post is not about abandoning Jewish identity. It’s about fulfilling it. It’s about seeing the promises of God come to life—not in contradiction to Judaism, but in its prophetic fulfillment.

Messianic Prophecies in the Hebrew Scriptures

Let’s begin with the credentials of the Messiah according to Tanakh:

• Born in Bethlehem Micah 5:2 – “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah... out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel.” 
  Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:1), fulfilling this prophecy precisely.
• From the line of David Jeremiah 23:5–6 – “I will raise unto David a righteous Branch... and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.”
  Jesus’ genealogy traces through David (Matthew 1:1), and He is called “Lord” and “Righteous.”
• A suffering servant who bears sin Isaiah 53 – “He was wounded for our transgressions... with his stripes we are healed.” 

The Stages of Christ's Ascension and Return (Part 3)

As mentioned in Part 2 of this multi-post topic, it is important to look at the ascension of Jesus, and the stages that it occurred in, in order to fully understand the stages of Christ's return. We'll continue therefore, in this part, to look at the details of the second stage of Christ's ascension, and later, when we look at Jesus' whole second coming, we will see how this part will mirror the same stage of His multi-part return. There are some very interesting things to learn from these stages and the events that tie into them.

The second stage of Christ's ascension into a new position and glory.