Nuggets from "Judgment Day: Islam, Israel, and the Nations" by Dave Hunt

Nuggets from “Judgment Day: Islam, Israel, and the Nations” by Dave Hunt

In a seemingly impossible twist, Daniel declared that the Messiah, having just been received with great joy into Jerusalem, would be killed by those who had welcomed Him: “[Then] shall Messiah be cut off [i.e., killed], but not for himself [i.e., for the sins of the world]” (Daniel:9:26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
See All...). Acting for the rest of mankind, the Jews would join with the Romans to crucify Him – exactly as the prophets had foretold. As a result of this rejection, “the city [of Jerusalem] and the sanctuary [temple]” would be destroyed by “the people of the prince that shall come [i.e., the false prince, or Antichrist]” (Ibid.).

Christ, of course, knew that the acclaim He was receiving would be short-lived. He also knew the terrible consequences that would follow. The same ones who were hailing Him as the Messiah would four days later be in that crowd clamoring for His crucifixion – bringing God’s judgment, as Israel’s prophets have foretold…. And so it was that in AD 70 this prophecy was fulfilled, when the Roman armies destroyed Jerusalem, killing 1.2 million Jews and selling thousands into slavery….

The crucifixion of the Messiah was prophesied centuries before that torturous means of execution was even known on earth. Nor is crucifixion officially practiced any more – another reason why it is too late for a first coming. Those who follow Antichrist as the Messiah will have to deliberately ignore the obvious fact that he was never crucified nor did he rise from the dead.

 King David foretold Jesus’ crucifixion:

“…All my bones are out of joint…they pierced my hands and my feet….They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture….All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord… (Psalm:22:14-18 [14] I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. [15] My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. [16] For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. [17] I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. [18] They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
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How many candidates meet the prophetic criteria and thus qualify as Messiah? There are literally no competitors with Jesus of Nazareth! He is the only One who rode into Jerusalem on that exact day, in the manner foretold, was hailed as the Messiah, and was four days later rejected by those who had just welcomed Him, crucified as the prophets had declared would happen, and rose from the dead the third day.