reply to post by LiquidLight
You have to remember that Judea was under Roman rule at the time, and the people of the land were looking for a Messiah to rise up and free them.
At first, the disciples and followers of Jesus assumed he was the Messiah predicted in the Old Testament, a King of the Jews who would lead them to
victory over the Romans.
But Jesus had other ideas!
Even though his followers believed he WAS the Messiah, he wasn't the messiah in the sense they thought he would be, he was to be their spiritual
Messiah, rather than a King to repel the Romans.
That's my take on it anywhooo!
[edit on 23-11-2009 by kiwifoot]