Thursday, January 24, 2019

" the angel of the Lord" - No Prophets in these 2000 Years?


Around Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

No Prophets in these 2000 Years?

One of mysteries of Judaism is that there appeared no prophets like Daniel or Isaiah since the emergence of Christ Jesus and the fall of the Temple in Jerusalem in the Jewish-Roman War.

It seems that Jewish have people accepted this fact in these 2000 years.  But it is strange.
The last nevi'im ("spokespersons", "prophets") mentioned in the Jewish Bible are Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi, all of whom lived at the end of the 70-year Babylonian exile. The Talmud (Sanhedrin 11a) states that Haggai, Zachariah, and Malachi were the last prophets, and nowadays only the "Bath Kol" (בת קול, lit. daughter of a voice, "voice of God") exists.  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophet#Judaism) 
If it is true, it means that Judaism changed decisively or gravely since  the emergence of Christ Jesus and the fall of the Temple in Jerusalem in the Jewish-Roman War.   It might also mean that Christ Jesus and Christianity were from ancient Judaism different from the present Judaism.

At least, Jewish people must feel anxious about why God has stopped sending prophets to them since  the emergence of Christ Jesus and the fall of the Temple in Jerusalem in the Jewish-Roman War or in these 2000 years if they don't even admit Muhammad, the Koran, and Islam.   


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Mat 1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
Mat 1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.