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I can honestly say that I have a deep love for my Jewish friends and acquaintances and as hard as I try to show them Jesus is their long awaited Messiah, I fail.

If you are of Jewish heritage you must decide if Jesus is a liar, lunatic or HASHEM himself. John 8:58: Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I AM.”

The final bit of overwhelming evidence Jesus is who He says He is, is written in the Talmud.

The Talmud is like a diary kept by the high priest in Jerusalem where anything out of the ordinary was recorded, Including commentary and some discussions by Rabbis. We know from the Talmud that Jesus actually died in 33 CE because of terrifying events happening in the Temple starting in 33 CE. These events continued for the next 40 years until 70 CE when the second temple was destroyed by the Romans. These startling events are listed here. The list is taken from the Talmud Yoma 39.

1. On the ‘Day of Atonement’ the priests would blind pick one of two stones. The white stone chose a particular goat and the black stone designated the other. One goat was for the Temple sacrifice and the other goat would be the scapegoat. For the next 37 years the same colored stone was always picked.

2. A red thread was placed around the neck of the goat selected for sacrifice and a red thread was placed on the horns of the scapegoat. A part of the same red thread was placed on the doors of the Temple. Prior to 33 CE the red thread on the temple doors would always turn white at the time the scapegoat was shoved off the hill. In 33 CE and for the next 37 years the thread always remained red.

3. Every morning the Menorah in the Temple had to have the wicks changed and the oil replenished. Only the western most wick on the Menorah would still be lit after the long night even though all the oil reservoirs were the same size. The priests would change the other 6 wicks and add new oil and light them from the western most wick and then change the western wick and add oil. In 33 CE and thereafter, in the morning the western wick was always out.

4. Prior to 33 CE on the ‘Day of Atonement’ only two logs were required on the Altar of Sacrifice. In 33 CE more logs were required to be added to the fire to enable the priests to complete the sacrifices.

5. In 33 CE and after the priests could no longer be satisfied with just the small amount of bread eaten off the ‘Table of Showbread’.

6. Part of the Temple ceremony at night was to close the doors to the Temple. In 33 CE and for the next 40 years the Temple doors were always found open the next morning. (The doors were so heavy it took 6 men to open or close them).

We shouldn’t think of these 6 occurrences as strange since the most amazing miracle of the Temple was recorded in Matthew 27:51 “And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split.” The veil was at the entrance to the Holy of Holies where only the high priest was allowed to enter once each year. From that point on the Holy of Holies resides in each believer’s heart and no longer is sin between us and God the Father. God was done with Temple worship and all that it symbolized because His Son the Messiah had come and nothing would ever be the same.

Further evidence to consider:

Jesus, Messiah in the Tanach:

Triune Godhead in the Tanach:

2000 years and no Temple;

Yoma 39b teaching:

Rabbi disputes Yoma 39b teaching:

If you like to read then get a copy of “Betrayed” by Stan Telchin. Your local library may have a copy. Stan is Jewish and his daughter Judy becomes a Christian that sets her dad on a mission to prove Jesus is not the Messiah.

Further evidence to consider:

The following are 41 prophecies taken from Evidence that Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell.

1-I will surely tell of the decree of the Lord; He said to me, “Thou are My Son, this day I have begotten Thee. Psalms 2:7. See also Chronicles 17:11-14; Samuel 7:12-16

FULFILLMENT: “…and behold a voice out of the heavens, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased Matthew 3:17

2-And in your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed , because you have obeyed My voice.” Genesis 22:18.

FULFILLMENT: “The book of the genealogy of Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.” Matthew 1:1.

3-But God said to Abraham… through Isaac your descendants shall be named. Genesis 21:12

FULFILLMENT: “Jesus…the son of Isaac…” Luke 3:23-24.

4-“I see him, but now I behold him, but not near; A star shall come forth from Jacob, and a scepter shall rise from Israel, and shall crush through the forehead of Moab, and tear down all the sons of Sheth.” Numbers 24:17

FULFILLMENT: “Jesus…the son of Judah…”Luke 3:23,24

5-The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.” Genesis 49:10

FULFILLMENT: Jesus,….the son of Judah…” Luke3:23,33

6-Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.” Isaiah 11:1

FULFILLMENT: “Jesus, the son of Jesse…Luke 3:23, 32

7-Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall raise up for David a righteous branch; And he will reign as King and act wisely, And do justice and righteousness in the land.” Jeremiah 23:5

FULFILLMENT: “Jesus, the son of David…Luke 3:23, 31

8-“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephratah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.” Micah 5:2

FULFILLMENT: “And He is before all things, And in Him, all things hold together.” Colossians 1:17

9-The Lord said to my Lord; Sit at my right hand, until I make thine enemies a footstool for thy feet.” Psalms 110:1

FULFILLMENT: “For today in the city of David, there has been born to you a Savior, who is Messiah the Lord.” Luke 2:11

10-I will raise up a Prophet from among their brethren like you, and will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. Deuteronomy 18:18

FULFILLMENT: “And today in the city of David there has been born to you a Savior, who is Messiah the Lord.” Luke 2:11

11- “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind, “Thou art a priest forever according to the order of Malchizedek.””.Psalms 110:4

FULFILLMENT: “Therefore, holy brethren partakes of a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession.”

12-“For the Lord is our judge, The Lord is our lawgiver, The Lord is our king, He will save us…” Isaiah 33:22

FULFILLMENT: I can do nothing on my own initiative, as I hear, I judge and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will be the will of Him who sent me.” John 5:30

13-“But as for Me, I have installed My King upon Zion, My holy mountain.” Psalms 2:6

FULFILLMENT: “And they put above His head the charge against Him which read, ‘This is Jesus the King of the Jews'” Matthew 27:37

14-“And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength. The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.” Isaiah 11:2

FULFILLMENT: “And after being baptized Jesus went up immediately from the water; and behold the heavens were opened and He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon Him; and behold a voice out of heavens saying, ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'” Matthew 3:16-17

15-“Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. Then the lame will leap like a deer and the tongue of the dumb will shout for joy.” Isaiah 35:5, 6

FULFILLMENT: “And Jesus was going about all the cities and the villages teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.” Matthew 9:35

16-I opened my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old.” Psalm 78:2

FULFILLMENT: All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parable and He was not talking to them without a parable. Matthew 13:34

17-“Even my close friend, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.” Psalms 41:9

FULFILLMENT: “…Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.” Matthew 10:4

18-“And I said to them, ‘If it is good in your sight, give me my wages; but if not, never mind! So they weighed out thirty shekels of silver as my wages.” Zechariah 11:12

FULFILLMENT: “…’What are you willing to give me to deliver Him up to you?’ And they weighed out to him thirty pieces of silver.” Matthew 26:15

19-So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the Lord.” Zechariah 11:13

FULFILLMENT: “And he threw the pieces of silver into the sanctuary and de-parted. Matthew 27:5

20-” Strike the Shepherd that the sheep may be scattered…” Zechariah 13:7

FULFILLMENT: “And they all left Him and fled.” Mark 14:50

21-“Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I do not know.” Psalm 35:11

FULFILLMENT: “Now the chief priests and the whole council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, in order that they might put Him to death, and they did not find it, even though many false witnesses came forward.” Matthew 26:59-61

22-“He was oppressed and He was afflicted. Yet He did not open His mouth.” Isaiah 53:7

FULFILLMENT: “And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders. He made no answer.” Matthew 27:12-19

23-“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our inequities. The chastisement of our peace was upon Him and with His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5

FULFILLMENT: “Then he released Barabbas for them; But Jesus he scourged and delivered over to be crucified.” Matthew 27:26

24-“I gave My back to those who strike me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.” Isaiah 50:6

FULFILLMENT: “Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists and others slapped Him.” Matthew 26:67

25-“All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the Lord that He would deliver Him; let Him deliver Him seeing He delighted in Him. Psalms 22:2-8

FULFILLMENT: “And after they had mocked Him, they took His robe off and put His garments on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.” Matthew 27:31

26-They pierced my hands and my feet.” Psalms 22:16

FULFILLMENT: “And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him…” Luke 23:33

27-“…yet He himself bore the sins of many, and interceded for the transgressors.” Isaiah 53:12

FULFILLMENT: “father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34

28-“He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face. He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.” Isaiah 53:3

FULFILLMENT: “For not even His brothers were believing in Him. Not one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?” John 7:5-48

29-“Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs on my head” Psalms 69:4

FULFILLMENT: But they have done this in order that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’ ” John 15:25

30-“My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.” Psalm 38:11

FULFILLMENT: “And all His acquaintances and the women who accompanied Him from Galilee, were standing at a distance, seeing these things.” Luke 23:49

31-“I also have become a reproach to them; When they see me, they wag their head.” Psalms 109:25

FULFILLMENT: “And those who were passing by were hurling abuse at Him wagging their heads.” Matthew 27:39

32-“They divided my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.” Psalm 22:18

FULFILLMENT: “The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece. They said; “Let us not tear if, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be…” John 19:23, 24

33-“…And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.” Psalms 69:21

FULFILLMENT: And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. Matthew 27:48

34-“They also gave me gall for my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.” Psalms 69:21

FULFILLMENT: “they gave Him wine to drink mingled with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink.” Matthew 27:34

35-“My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Psalms 22:1

FULFILLMENT: “And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli Lama Sabachthani, ‘ that is, ‘My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46

36-“Into thy hands I commit my spirit.” Psalm 31:5

FULFILLMENT: “And Jesus crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into thy hands I commit My Spirit.” Luke 23:46

37-“He keeps all His bones, not one of them is broken.” Psalms 34:20

FULFILLMENT: “…but coming to Jesus when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.” John 19:33

38-“My heart is like wax, it is melted within me.” Psalms 22:14

FULFILLMENT: “…but one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water.” John 19:34

39-“…they will look on Me whom they have pierced.” Zechariah 12:10

FULFILLMENT: “…but one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear.” John 19:34

40-” ‘And it will come about in that day’ declares the Lord God, ‘that I shall make the sun go down at noon and make the earth dark in broad daylight…’ “Amos 8:9

FULFILLMENT: “Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.” Matthew 27:45

41-“His grave was assigned to be with wicked men, Yet with a rich man in His death.” Isaiah 53:9

FULFILLMENT: “…there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph…and asked for the body of Jesus…and Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb.” Matthew 27:57-60

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