Well, what can I say? My question still remains- Did jesus actually fulfill any prophesies about the messiah? Whether he will in the future is not the issue. In fact, how am I expected to put faith in someone who has not yet fullfilled any signs of his presance, but will in the (unknown) future?
Interesting question. I'll focus on the first coming Jesus for fulfillments.
Chronology: Chronologically he appeared at the right time. He was supposed to appear 69 weeks or 483 years after the 1st of Cyrus when the Jews began to rebuild Jerusalem. We know from ancient revised records that date was 455BCE (i.e. VAT4956). Thus the 15th of Tiberias fits that date in 29CE.
He was supposed to be in the grave three days and three nights and that was fulfilled, though that was his own prophecy.
He was supposed to be born in the line of King David, so that was fufilled.
He was prophesied to be born in Bethlehem and that was fulfilled.
He was prophesied to be named "Emanuel" and that was fulfilled (Emanuel was his middle name).
But actually, since the apostles in the gospels apply so many fulfilled prophesies to him, even some casual references that he must fulfill; unless you believe the Bible in the first place it might be hard to go from there to believing Jesus.
Are you saying that Jesus will be homosexual in his second coming? Please re word this as I'm sure you left out words in your haste that would have made your meaning clearer.
No. You heard it right. The critical reference is the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus where Lazarus is first sickly and outside the gate of the Rich Man, his ulcers licked by dogs, who then ends up in the bosom position of the Father. This is the classic reference to the prodigal-son second coming Messiah who goes from the pits of death to the glory of being the Messiah. But a "dog" in the Bible is a reference to among other things, homosexuals. Thus the ulcers of Lazarus, which represent his spiritual sickness being licked by dogs, associates those ulcers with homosexuality. Thus though Lazarus loved knowledge he had a weakness that he left his faith for in order to pursue sexual desires.
But as the Bible says, "there is more joy in heaven over one who repents than over the 99..." is a reference to why God chose this person, the prodigal son, to become the Messiah. This one had been lost to him first but now returning the joy of his return was the impetus for God's personal choice in chosing him to be close to him forever (in his "bosom position") and thus he was chosen to embody the Messiah at the second coming.
Since it doesn't appear you're a believer, though, interesting enough, you have an advantage since you can't be biased.
So I'll note more detail of the second coming. At the time of the second coming, when Satan as a dragon is kicked out of heaven, the Messiah returns to the flesh at the same time. Thus we find a "woman" in birth pangs about to give birth to a child and she does and he's the Messiah. He is "caught up to God" before the Devil can destroy him. This is simply symbolic of the fact that an ordinary man, one of Christ's followers and a member of this "woman"'s organization, which is a secret cult of Christ (i.e. God provided a secret place for her in the wilderness) becomes the Messiah. Her giving birth is symbolic of that individual having been a part of this secret Chrisian group.
Note that the Devil cannot get to her, but disgorges a river after her to drown her. This is the modern propaganda of the Devil that might dissuade some, but not this woman since she relies upon the Bible as the ultimate truth and thus the earth, symbolic of solid Biblical knowledge and corrected secular facts, swallows up the propaganda. But note that Christ as Michael the Archangel was already up in heaven, right? So how is it the Messiah is just now born?
Well, it's the same as the first time. Christ was already in heaven before become one with the flesh of mankind.
Anyway, the past sins of the Messiah are most clearly noted in Zechariah 3 where he appears with befouled garments which are exchanged for clean ones. These befouled garments represent his gross sins that he now has left. Those sins are the sins of his homosexuality. Per the Bible.
Of course, believing beyond the Bible will have to come through miracles, some of which are prophesied to occur (i.e. Armageddon).
JCanon