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= Messiah Expectations: Peace, Temple, and Gathering =

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== The core Jewish objection ==
A common Jewish argument is: if the Messiah has come, the world should reflect the messianic age—peace, justice, knowledge of God, restoration themes. Since that is not our world, Jesus cannot be the Messiah.

== The core Christian response ==
A common Christian argument is: Messiah’s mission has stages—first dealing with sin/atonement, then completing the kingdom promises.

== Key texts ==
=== Peace and knowledge of God ===
* Isaiah 2 (nations, instruction)
* Isaiah 11 (peace imagery; knowledge of God)
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=== Temple and worship ===
* Ezekiel 40–48 (vision of a temple; highly debated)
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=== Gathering / restoration themes ===
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== Two-stage claims ==
=== Why Jews typically reject “two-stage” ===
* It can appear to shift the expected outcome into the future whenever claims fail.

=== Why Christians argue “two-stage” ===
* They see patterns of partial fulfillment and later completion across Scripture.

== Summary ==
* Jews tend to define Messiah by the arrival of the messianic age.
* Christians tend to define Messiah by identity + mission that unfolds in time.
* The dispute is not minor—it affects how prophecy is evaluated.

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