On Mon, 7 Jul 2008, The Doctor wrote:

>> Didn't the "Old Testament prophecies" say how te Messiah will lead Israel
>> into Earthly glory as a powerful kingdom?  When Jesus said to not collect
>> treasures on Earth where rust will ruin, but to instead wait for rewards
>> in heaven, it violated those prophecies.
>
> That's Messiah's second coming.

The old testament says that when he came, period.  The "second coming" 
nonsense is a Christian's "vivid dream of Revelations" attempt to 
rationialize the differences.