The World's Greatest Chart

[John V]

There's some truth to the chart, but it's incomplete. Some would like to hide it, but the fact is Jewish scholars have recognized the references to a suffering messiah and struggled to reconcile those with the referneces to a triumphant messiah. One method of reconciliation was two messiahs: Messiah ben Joseph (suffering) followed by Messiah ben David (triumphant) - two messiahs, one advent each. Christians go with one messiah, two advents. If you made the chart with the suffering references, then put ben Joseph or Ben David in the Jewish column, and first advent or second advent in the Christian column, it would line up pretty well.