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<<CHAIM said:
The Jews had nearly 500 years to clean up their act so that the Messianic era would arrive, full of those promises in 9:24. We failed, so it didn't happen. However, Deut 30:1-10 (among other scriptures) proves this will happen.>>


So in other words, we actually were supposed to get the messiah before the second temple was destroyed. Interesting

Indeed. What is really interesting though is that Chaim says that they had to clean up their act but they failed so the Messiah didn't come. Well doesn't the Talmud teach that IF we weren't worthy to receive the Messiah he would come anyway, but then riding on a donkey? So if the Messiah was to come, even IF the Jews failed to clean up their act, they would have received him riding on a donkey.

Matai aka Nakdimon