F-Two Comings Of The Messiah

Two Comings Of The Messiah Zechariah 12:10... v’-.sh-afak’.tiy ,al ´ bay.t daviyd v’,al yov-.sh-av y’ru-.sh-alaýim rua-ch- -ch-an v’.ta-ch-anuniym v’hibiy.tu `alay `a.t `a-.sh-er ´ dakaru v’.saf’du ,alayv k’mi.s’pad ,al ´ haya-ch-iyd v’hamar ,alayv k’hamar ,al ´ hab’kor and I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

NOTE: This passage must be looked at in the context of the entire chapter. The context is clearly the end-times. It is at this time that everyone agrees that The Messiah will come and Reign as King. AT THIS TIME, Yisra’el THEN WILL LOOK BACK and be sorry how they pierced The Messiah when He came the first time.

Malachi 4:5... hinah `anokiy -.sh-olaa-ch- lakem `a.t `aliyah hanaviy` lif’nay bov` yom y’hvah hagadol v’hanovra` Behold, I will send you Eliyah-yahu the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of ADONAI:

Malachi 4:6... v’ha-.sh-iyv lav ´ `avov.t ,al ´ baniym v’lav baniym ,al ´ `avov.tam pen ´ `avo` v’hikay.tiy `e.t ´ ha`are.tz -ch-arem And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

NOTE: This refers to Jewish tradition, of The Cup Of Eliyahu at the Passover Sedar. Here, Jewish tradition agrees that Eliyahu will one day herald The Messiah. This has truly been the case. Note that at the beginning of the chapter, it clearly Speaks of The Messiah. And if the Jewish tradition flows together with 3:23, 24 as it appears to do perfectly, then this all IS EVIDENCE that Mal’akhi was Saying that there was no guarantee that the Messiah would come the first time and Reign as King and bring national peace to Yisra’el! In-fact, verse 24 Says just the opposite if Yisra’el continued to disobey HaShem! So this is evidence from the Tanakh that The Messiah could come the first time and NOT bring in national peace to Yisra’el. In-fact, both of these verses proves this CLEARLY. Both of these verses are in end-time context as well. Still, on the issue of Eliyahu coming first, note this conversation between Yehowshua and His Talmidim:

Matthew 17:10And his talmidim asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Eliyahu must first come?

Matthew 17:11And Yehowshua answered and said unto them, Eliyahu truly shall first come, and restore all things.

Matthew 17:12But I say unto you, That Eliyahu is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.

Matthew 17:13Then the talmidim understood that he spake unto them of Yochanan the Immerser.

Yochanan The Immerser came IN THE SPIRIT (figuratively) of Eliyahu, and when Yehowshua returns, He there might also be someone else coming first in the same Spirit. Time will tell. Note also that in The Book of Luke, iit Quotes from Mal’akhi about Yochanan:

Luke 1:17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Eliyahu, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for ADONAI.

And, there are numerous other places in the Gospels that associate Eliyahu with The Messiah. The very-fact that during the New Testament period, all the Jews knew that Eliyahu was dead for centuries supports the concept that perhaps some thought he would be resurrected, and that others may have known that there was some similar kind of association between Eliyahu and one whom would announce The Coming of The Messiah. Speaking of Mal’akhi chapter three again: The key is context: At the beginning of the chapter, it is clear that Mal’akhi is Speaking about The Messiah, and that one of His purposes would be to Sanctify Yisra’el-Namely The Kohanim, (Priests). Therefore, in reading-along this very-same chapter, verses 23 and 24 must also be taken in the very-same context. In other-words, Mal’akhi is Saying, (to paraphrase), that The Messiah can come, and that what He does is conditional-based on what Yisra’el does. Also, the fact that IN-CONTEXT, (see the page, thatMal’akhi expected The Messiah to come to that NEW Temple)in a spirit of optimism of renewed hope makes an even more convincing case that The Messiah could come more than one time. Still, even more so, the Tanakh Scriptures that most Religious Jews know about in Messianic Prophecy--the ones such as those many others in Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezeki’el, where The Messiah will come as a Mighty King and bring Yisra’el into everlasting peace and prosperity, obviously MUST TAKE PLACE EVENTUALLY, and this is UNCONDITIONAL that this will eventually happen! So, when these set of UNCONDITIONAL Messianic Prophecies are taken into account TOGETHER WITH the CONDITIONAL Messianic Prophecy in Mal’akhi 3, then it is clear that according to The Tanakh, The Messiah can come twice, depending on what Yisra’el does! Still, note that the Messianic Prophecies in Zecharyah 12:10 andIsaiah 52:13-15; Isaiah 53:1-12are UNCONDITIONALLY describing the conditions of both of Messiah’s comings! Obviously, G-d knew what Yisra’el would do when The Messiah would come the first time. While He gives us free-will, He knows the future ahead of time. Also, see page "The Messiah Had To Come Before 70AD : Since He had to come before 70AD, (Mal’akhi didn’t Speak of two more Temples being rebuilt), and since He didn’t fulfill all of the Messianic Prophecies the first time He came, then obvioiusly He has to come again. So to say now that He can only come once throws Mal’akhi 3 out of harmony!

Isaiah 52:13 hinah ya.s’kiyl ,av’diy yarum v’ni.sa` v’gavah m’`od Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

Isaiah 52:14 ka`a-.sh-er -.sh-am’mu ,aleyka rabiym kan ´ mi-.sh-’-ch-a.t ma`iy-.sh- mar’`ahu v’.to`aro mib’nay `adam As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

Isaiah 52:15 kan yazeh govyim rabiym ,alayv yik’p’.tzu m’lakiym piyhem kiy `a-.sh-er lo` ´ .supar lahem ra`u va`a-.sh-er lo` ´ -.sh-am’,u hi.t’bovnanu So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

NOTE: Verses 13 and 15 Speak of the time when He would be Highly-Exalted and bring world peace and justice, being recognized by even kings and nations. Verse 14 Speaks of the time that He would suffer, and that men would have a reaction to this. This suffering of The Messiah is for the sins of Yisra’el. See the link on this website "The Messiah Would Function As Kohen (Priest) #2" for more onIsaiah 53:1-12.