Arikm, you missed the point. One of the things the messiah is supposed to do according to what I hear of Judaism's beliefs is to bring universal worldwide knowledge of the true God, right?

But it cannot happen outside of God's timetable. God has shown that timetable in Zechariah 14. In Zechariah 14, after God goes to battle for the Jews, he breaks the Mt of Olives in half and the Jews flee through that gap. And afterwards, the days that follow, look at what it says about universal worldwide knowledge of God.

Zechariah 14:9 kjv And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.

So, universal knowledge of God does not occur according what is written in Zechariah 14, until after the Mt. of Olives is split.

Thus, any messiah canidate cannot fulfill the requrement to bring universal worldwide knowledge of God until AFTER the events in Zechariah 14 take place, right?

Doug L.