The Nature of Christ's Second Coming
Marvin J. Rosenthal
Executive Director Zion's Hope, Inc.
In the centuries immediately preceding Christ's first coming, Jewish scholars largely ignored the biblical texts which spoke of a Messiah who would ride into Jerusalem on a donkey, to be wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities. Although the Lord's credentials were impeccable when measured against the Scriptures of Israel (He came the right way - virgin born, at the right time - in harmony with Daniel's seventieth-week prophecy, to the right place - Bethlehem, from the right tribe - Judah, and belonging to the right family - Davidic), in the eyes of Israel's leaders, Jesus was a round peg in a square hole. Their perception of what the Messiah should be did not conform to the biblical reality. The Jewish leadership thought only of Messiah's exaltation and glory. As a result, the nation was not prepared for a Messiah who would come in humility to suffer and die.
