What do the Jews Believe?

We all know that the Jews did not accept Jesus Christ as messiah and the bible is clear that they are going to bear the punishment for their error. The ultimate punishment will be the Tribulation when the Anti-Christ will sit on the throne of the Tribulation Temple in Jerusalem and demand to be worshiped. Jesus tells the Jews on earth to run and hide when they see this happen, because Satan will have indwelt the Anti-Christ and is going to come hunting for the Jews to destroy them all.

So what do the Jews believe is coming? Are they looking for a savior or messiah? Do they believe they are in the season for that messiah to come?

However, traditional Judaism maintains that the messianic idea has always been a part of Judaism. The moshiach is not mentioned explicitly in the Torah, because the Torah was written in terms that all people could understand, and the abstract concept of a distant, spiritual, future reward was beyond the comprehension of some people. However, the Torah contains several references to "the End of Days" (acharit ha-yamim), which is the time of the moshiach; thus, the concept of moshiach was known in the most ancient times.

From this Judaism 101 website, you can see that moshiach is the name for the future messiah. Also it is interesting to note that Judaism believes that the END OF DAYS is the season of time that the messiah will come.

Furthermore, the Jews also are looking forward to the Millennium...when all things will be made new. The hebrew word for this age is Olam Ha-Ba. I have to admit that when I first saw the word I thought it looked like "Obama"...just mixed up a bit.

Olam Ha-Ba: The Messianic Age
The world after the messiah comes is often referred to in Jewish literature as Olam Ha-Ba (oh-LAHM hah-BAH), the World to Come. This term can cause some confusion, because it is also used to refer to a spiritual afterlife. In English, we commonly use the term "messianic age" to refer specifically to the time of the messiah.

Olam Ha-Ba will be characterized by the peaceful co-existence of all people (Isaiah 2:4). Hatred, intolerance and war will cease to exist. Some authorities suggest that the laws of nature will change, so that predatory beasts will no longer seek prey and agriculture will bring forth supernatural abundance (Isaiah 11:6-11:9). Others, however, say that these statements are merely an allegory for peace and prosperity.

All of the Jewish people will return from their exile among the nations to their home in Israel (Isaiah 11:11-12; Jeremiah 23:8; 30:3; Hosea 3:4-5). The law of the Jubilee will be reinstated.

In the Olam Ha-Ba, the whole world will recognize the Jewish G-d as the only true G-d, and the Jewish religion as the only true religion (Isaiah 2:3; 11:10; Micah 4:2-3; Zechariah 14:9). There will be no murder, robbery, competition or jealousy. There will be no sin (Zephaniah 3:13). Sacrifices will continue to be brought in the Temple, but these will be limited to thanksgiving offerings, because there will be no further need for expiatory offerings.

Wow!! You can really see how their understanding of what is to come ties directly into what we bible-believing Christians know is coming.

Anyway, check out this Judaism 101 site and learn something about what the Jews believe. We are told to bless them and I would say that understanding their beliefs would be a first step in knowing them and blessing them. http://www.jewfaq.org/moshiach.htm