WOTMQ: Second Coming
As mentioned in this video, the whole idea of the "Second Coming" sounds like something out of a Mr. Deity episode. But many people don't know the origins of why there's even the idea of a second coming. It's basically just another way to sell the Messiahship of Jesus. A very poor way. There is nothing in the Hebrew Bible about a second coming. The messiah just... well, he comes, he sees, he kicks ass. End of story. I might do a video just focusing on all the problems with the idea that Jesus could have been the Jewish messiah. If you're interested, leave a comment.
Thanks again, you beautiful, beautiful people. More to come. And I'm saving the very best for last. I'm so looking forward to share that video with you. Dying to see the comments. But this one's terrific too, and I'm in no way biased in that opinion. B
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Bri-Bri, have you ever posted on why Christians are so hell-bent (you see what I did there?) to have Jesus classified as a Jewish Messiah? A messiah is one assigned by God and anointed to do something really, really import, typically to release the Hebrews from an oppressor. The word Christ means anointed one, essentially the same as messiah, and anointing someone is acknowledging that they are on a mission from God, like thee Blues Brothers, I guess. But, hey, Jesus is God, so why would he want to be seen as someone anointed by himself doing a mission for himself? Being God, of course means he can resurrect anyone he wants to, even himself, so the whole crucifixion scene was a play put on the the rubes, Jesus having a Get Out of Death card in his back pocket. Inquiring minds want to know!
Just call it "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE" and hire Tom Cruise to play the lead (my apologies to Sean Douglas) but then I guess you'd have to add alien volcanoes and Thetans into the mix LOL
When in grad school and still in the cult, I was curious to know why Jews couldn't see that the Messianic references in Isaiah pointed to Jesus. After a bit of research in the library, it was a real eye opener to learn that those verses are actually about Cyrus the Great —which makes perfect sense given the historical context.
I've mentioned this in my videos, but I read a really good defense of why Jesus was not the Messiah from a Jewish perspective when I was about 23 (I remember buying the book from a Jewish store next to Factor's Famous Deli on Pico) and it shook me. It certainly cracked the door of doubt open for me. Shame on me for being all curious and stuff.