Messiah: The Suffering Messiah

Many in the world call Him by the Greek name, Jesus Christ. However, No one ever called him Jesus when He walked the roads of Galilee and Judah. His name was Yeshua which is Hebrew for, Yahweh Saves. In flesh, He was a Jewish rabbi who taught people how to obey Torah, often breaking down the man made fences of rules and traditions built by Pharisees.

The Prophets foretold of two Messiahs. One is the Suffering Messiah, Messiah ben Joseph. The second is the Reigning Messiah, Messiah ben David. Judaism has been waiting for one man to fulfill the two roles of Messiah simultaneously at one arrival. But Christians correctly understand Messiah as one man fulfilling two roles at two different arrivals in time, one past, and one to come.

Yeshua Messiah

Contrary to Christian theology, Yeshua was not a human sacrifice. Torah prohibits human sacrifice. Rather, He laid down His own life for His people. Yeshua said to His disciples, "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends."

The Old Testament relationship between Yahweh and Israel was a marriage covenant. But Israel was an unfaithful wife to Yahweh, continuously giving herself to idolatry. Eventually, Yahweh, in accordance to Torah, divorced His unfaithful harlot of a wife. All of her children (us), were born illegitimately with no father.

Torah prohibits a man from remarrying his ex-wife after she has belonged to another man. Only death releases a person from the Law concerning marriage. His death was the only way Yahweh could bring Israel and her illegitimate children back into the covenant of His Kingdom.

Therefore, He was born in flesh as a Jewish rabbi named Yeshua Messiah (Yahweh Saves). He died in flesh. But death had no power over Him. His death abolished His previous marriage covenant. Yet since death could not hold Him, He lives. Now He can enter a new marriage covenant with Israel and adopt her illegitimate children

Sin is what drives away the Groom. Sin causes a permanent separation between Yahweh and people.

We all know in our hearts that we have sinned. Even if we have never read a Bible or do not understand what it means to sin against Yahweh we can know we are sinners, because Yahweh created each of us with a conscience. We know what we do not want others to do to us. We do not want them to steal our possessions, lie about us, or be unkind to us. When we do to someone what we do not want done to us, our conscience lets us know we have done wrong. Remember, we are the illegitimate children of Israel, with no father. But, Yahweh wants to adopt us into His Kingdom as adopted sons and daughters. This is made possible by His Resurrection. The resurrection of Yeshua Messiah calls for a decision. Yahweh wants to bring His Lost Sheep back into His covenant. Yeshua Messiah opens the way for our reunion with Yahweh. We can enter His new covenant by repenting of our sin and asking Yahweh to forgive our sins by the Blood of Yeshua.

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