Perfection

In chapter 11 of Isaiah, for example, the prophet proclaims “And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit. The spirit of God shall rest upon him…He will judge the destitute with righteousness….He will strike the wicked of the world with his rod….” The description depicts a glorious and dynamic appearance of a person of an unidentified personality from the tribe of Judah and the House of David who will flourish and “bear fruit” in his efforts to perfect the world. Other verses in this chapter of Isaiah depict a similar tone of triumph over evil and successful spreading of peace throughout the world.

Let us see if the fruit borne during the short three-year career of Jesus fulfills these, and several other scriptural prosnostications:

The moshiach will bring about the political and spiritual redemption of the Jewish people by bringing them back to Israel and restoring Jerusalem (Isaiah 11:11-12; Jeremiah 23:8; 30:3; Hoshea 3:4-5).

He will establish a government in Israel that will be the center of all world government, both for Jews and gentiles (Isaiah 2:2-4; 11:10, 42:1).

He will rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem and re-establish all of its services (Jeremiah 33:18).

He will restore the religious court system of Israel and establish Jewish law as the exclusive law of the land (Jeremiah 33:15).

He will cause all nations to be filled with the knowledge of God (Isaiah 11:9).