Do Jews have a Messiah

Answer 1

The Jewish Messiah has not revealed himself yet (and may not even be born yet) and therefore nobody knows who he is. What we do know is that he will be a regular mortal, probably born to a Jewish Orthodox couple and he himself will be extremely pious.

Answer 2

This is actually two questions. One, do Jews have the concept of the messiah. And two, do Jews have a person, alive or dead, who is the/their messiah.

Concept: the concept of the messiah originates in Judaism and is one of its fundamental beliefs.

Identity: As to the identity of the messiah, we'll know when it happens (Maimonides, Laws of Kings 12:4).

It is worth noting that Jesus of Nazareth was not the only Jewish "candidate for Messiah" in history. Since around 500 B.C.E. there has been an alleged "Messianic Candidate" roughly every 150 years. The last such candidate (Rabbi Schneerson) died in 1994; and the one who convinced the most Jews but later abandoned Judaism altogether (Shabbetai Tzvi) died in 1676. Most Jews today consider that these claims are just as fraudulent as those of Jesus of Nazareth. According to our beliefs, the Messiah won't need any campaigning on his behalf.

Answer 3

The Jews, as of yet, recognize no historical figure (past or present) who qualifies as a Messiah, even though there has been a Messianic Candidate that has shown up roughly every 150 years starting in 530 B.C.E. The most famous of these include Zerrubabel, Jesus of Nazareth, Bar Kochba, Shabbetai Tzvi, and Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

In order to meet the qualifications there are several relevant prophecies such as:

• The Messiah will reign over Earth as an actual Righteous King on Earth (Jeremiah 23:5-6)
  
• The Messiah or God will rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem and make the services operate properly (Ezekiel 37:26-28) (Obviously, if the Temple in Jerusalem was already built, only the latter part would apply.)
  
• All Jews, living or dead, will be gathered back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6)
• The Messiah's ascendance to power will usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering and disease. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall man learn war anymore." (Isaiah 2:4)
• Because of the righteousness of the Messiah universal knowledge of the God of Israel will spread across the world, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "God will be King over all the world -- on that day, God will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9)
• The Messiah must have direct paternal lineage from King David via Solomon and Rehoboam (Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1)
• Foreigners will help rebuild Israel and help serve it (Isaiah 60:10)
• The Natural Order will be abrogated, with a cessation of all predation and violence within the animal kingdom (Isaiah 11:6-8) and with the sun never setting (Isaiah 60:19-20)
  
• The Messiah will lead the Jewish people to full Torah observance. Any person who comes in an effort to abrogate laws, alter laws, or add new laws is clearly not the Messiah, but a false prophet. (Deut. 13:1-4)
• The Dead will rise from their graves and resume life among the living (Isaiah 26:19)
• Death shall be abolished for eternal life (Daniel 12:2)

It is quite clear that whoever this person is, he has not come yet. There is also no Old Testament scriptural reference for a number of concepts Christians associate with their Messiah. While some of them may appear to have Old Testament sources, they are read out of context or are based on mistranslations, so the concepts in the Old Testament do not support the argument given. They include the following concepts without proper reference:

• The Messiah is to be a blood sacrifice
• The Messiah is to be born of a virgin
• The Messiah is to face bodily torture of any sort
• The Messiah is to die
  
• The Messiah is to have a second coming
• The Messiah is supposed be a form of expiation
• The Messiah is supposed to be a demi-god or divine in some way
• The Messiah is supposed to oppose the Temple structure
• The Messiah is supposed to vague or speak in riddles/parables

Answer 4

Whoever fulfills all the requirements.
* Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28).
* Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6).
* Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred and oppression. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more" (Isaiah 2:4).
* Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "God will be King over all the world. On that day, God will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9).
* The messiah must be descended on his father's side from King David (Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1).
* The messiah will lead the Jewish people to full Torah-observance. The Torah states that all of its mitzvot (commands) remain binding forever.

Attempts at guessing who this will be have invariably ended in disappointment, at best.

Answer 5

We don't know yet. It will be whoever fulfills the relevant prophecies. Attempts to identify the messiah beforehand have always ended in disappointment.
The Jewish requirements of the messiah are:
* Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28).
* Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6).
* Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred and oppression. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more" (Isaiah 2:4).
* Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "God will be King over all the world. On that day, God will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9).
* The messiah must be descended on his father's side from King David (Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1).
* The messiah will lead the Jewish people to full Torah-observance. The Torah states that all of its mitzvot (commands) remain binding forever.

Answer 6

The Jews are still waiting for the messiah. Christians say Jesus Christ is the messiah.

Answer 7

The Messiah to the Jews was Jesus.. In Hebrew, messiah means anointed one..

Answer 8

The Jews are waiting for who they believe is the Messiah. The Bible states those who do not know the Messiah know not the Father.

Answer 9

Jews have no idea what the Messiah's name will be.

Answer 10

Nobody knows the name of the future Jewish Messiah.