As I meet
with Reformed Jews, BuJews (Buddhist Jews), Secular Jews and Orthodox Jews, one
theme unites them: disgust of Yeshua from Netzaret. By the time I explain my
answer, all the Christians may be disgusted too.
What unites
Jews of every persuasion about Yeshua is that he claimed to be God, and
likewise the Son of God and the son of man. Muslims regard Yashua as a prophet,
but they believe God has no sons. Face it, most people on the earth are
disgusted by Yeshua.
Christians
claim he was a God, and they tend to forget he was a man. They may claim he was
fully-God and fully-man, but they frequently overlook that he was a man.
Let’s
analyze Yeshua the man, the son of man.
Yeshua
seemed to be a man. He was birthed, suckled, brought to the Temple as a child
and raised as a child. He was abused, thrown up on a stake, and died. I believe
he resurrected. I believe ALL people will resurrect, some to shame and some to
glory.
You can’t
birth God. You can’t suckle God. God doesn’t eat food or water. God doesn’t
need to be raised as a child. God doesn’t need his nose or rear wiped. You
can’t torture God. You can’t kill God.
Actual men
can be born, grow up, suffer and die. Therefore Yeshua was a man.
For many
deceivers have gone out into the world, people who do not acknowledge Yeshua
the Messiah’s coming as a human being. Such a person is a deceiver and an
anti-Messiah. 2 john 1:7 (CJB)
Secondly,
let’s analyze prophets bearing God’s Spirit.
Then Eliyahu
took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it; and the water
divided itself to the left and to the right; so that they crossed on dry
ground. After they had crossed, Eliyahu said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do
for you before I am taken away from you.” Elisha said, **“Please! Let a double
share of your spirit be on me!**” He replied, “You have requested a hard thing.
Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, you will get what you
asked for; but if not, you won’t.” 2 Kings 2:8–10
If a prophet
can carry one spirit of God upon himself, then why not two spirits, like
Elisha? Why can’t a man carry seven spirits, the fullness of spirits?
But a branch
will emerge from the trunk of Yishai, a shoot will grow from his roots. The
Spirit of *Adonai* will rest on him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and power, the Spirit of knowledge and fearing *Adonai* —
he will be inspired by fearing *Adonai*. He will not judge by what his eyes see
or decide by what his ears hear, but he will judge the impoverished justly; he
will decide fairly for the humble of the land. He will strike the land with a
rod from his mouth and slay the wicked with a breath from his lips. Justice will
be the belt around his waist, faithfulness the sash around his hips. Isaiah
11:1–5 (CJB)
Isaiah 11
describes the Messiah as wearing ALL seven spirts of God. If Eliyahu can wear
one spirit, and Elisha can wear a double portion, why couldn’t a man named Yeshua
wear all seven spirits? If he was wearing the fullness of all seven spirits, does that make him God? You decide.
Finally,
Adam had no umbilical cord. He was a son of God. Angels are created beings
called the sons of God. God has sons.
If it was
possible for God to create Adam from the dust of the earth, why would
conceiving Yeshua via Mary be impossible to fathom?
I believe
I’ve harmonized between Jew's and Christian's thoughts about Yeshua.
I hope the
Messiah will explain everything when he arrives someday soon.
Shalom!
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