I am just getting to this: "If Jesus knew in advance what would happen in his name, then he is far and away the most evil ba$tard who ever lived on this planet, bar none, and eternal hellfire wouldn't be enough for him."

You know, Chaim, putting a symbol in place of the S does not make it any less harsh of an insult. If I used that kind of language to refer to any rabbi of Judaism (not that I would want to), Uri would have me out on my ear, but somehow, you can use that language to refer to my Savior and the moderators don't utter a peep of reproof. You are trying to trap me, just like certain ones of Jesus' day did to him, between two supposedly untenable alternatives. Either Jesus did not know what would happen, which means he was a mere, ignorant man, or he did know what would happen, which allegedly means he was worse than a criminal, since eternal hellfire is not enough for him. That from a Jew who claims to believe that eternal hellfire is too bad a punishment for any man. Either you need to retract that statement or give me a revised account of your beliefs.

Well, I am not trapped. Jesus did know what would happen, using his name, just as HaShem knew what the Babylonians would do to the babies of King Zedekiah's day (Psalm 137:8-9), in the name of Ha Shem (II Kings 18:25, referring to the Assyrians, who committed horrible atrocities in Israel and Judah before they were stopped at Jerusalem, and Jeremiah 50:7 to the Babylonians, thanks again for the reference). In trying to attack Jesus, you have just found yourself with a powerful lot of teshuvah to do, in my opinion.