A well known Jewish prediction is that the Messiah will be from the line of King David. "When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his king…
A well known Jewish prediction is that the Messiah will be from the line of King David. "When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his Father, and he shall be My son."– 2 Samuel 7:12-13
Yeshua's lineage to King David can be traced back through both his mother and earthly father's family tree. (See Matthew 1:1–17 and Luke 3:23–38) Yeshua will be coming again soon as Messiah ben David. Most Orthodox rabbis agree that there is little time left before Yeshua ben David comes. It is interesting that the Jewish Scriptures do not mention Messiah ben Yoseph, however, the rabbis write in the Talmud in Succah 52a that there will be a Messiah ben Joseph (Moshiach ben Yosef) which translates as 'Messiah son of Joseph'. This can be none other than Yeshua (Jesus Christ) who fulfilled over 300 Jewish Messianic Prophecies since Yeshua was son of Joseph and Mary. The Talmud is second to the Tanakh or Jewish Bible and is the 'Oral Law' or central text of Judaism written between the years 100 and 200 A.D. The Talmud is mostly comprised of rabbinic discussions relating to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history. While the Talmud is not considered to be of divine origin it is highly regarded. "It must be granted him that says, for Messiah the Son of Joseph that shall be slain as it is written, And they shall look upon Me Whom they have pierced."
– Talmud Babylonian (Succah 52, 1)
Keep in mind, this passage from the Talmud was written by a Jewish rabbi at least 100 years after Yeshua gave his life as the Lamb of God for the final atonement of sins and redemption of his people.
In Succah 52,1 you'll notice an inference to two of the most well-known Jewish Messianic prophecies found in Isaiah 53 and Zechariah 12, in that the Messiah is both slain and pierced. There is no question that Yeshua was killed by being pierced or nailed to a cross since it is a matter of historical record.
