Rav Shaul
2015
Page 16 The Messianic Expectation at the time of Yahusha's Birth First, it is important to understand the time in which Yahusha was born into this world. The atmosphere that existed 2,000 years ago in Israel was one of heightened messianic expectations. The Jews (House of Judah) had been miraculously released from Persian captivity by the Persian King Cyrus. Cyrus gave the command for the Jews (as prophesied) to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple of Yahuah in preparation for the coming Messiah at the beckoning of the prophet Daniel. Cyrus did not want to face the same fate of Nebuchadnezzar! The prophet Daniel even laid out the place, time, and manner of the Messiah’s birth from the date Cyrus gave the command to rebuild Jerusalem and The Temple. That timeline had arrived in Israel for The Messiah to be born and it was foretold to be at the time of Yahusha’s birth. Simply put: The time was at hand for the coming of the Messiah and everyone knew it. Both those seeking The Messiah and those seeking to destroy him.
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