>>845800
>Jesus grew very knowledgeable about the Old Testament, began to believe that he was the "Emmanuel" whom Isaiah spoke of and so he sought to fulfill the prophecies as the Messiah which he studied.
Such as being born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2), being called out of Egypt (Hosea 11:1, Matt. 2:15) from persecution by Herod, and being called a Nazarene (Isaiah 11:1) by growing up in Nazareth (Matthew 2:23)?
>He was an apocalyptic preacher
Apocalypse just means "revelation" or "uncovering," and yes God spoke to us by his Son according to Hebrews 1:2.
>whose teachings were never meant to be written down,
Then what about the following:
< Revelation 1:11
<I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book…
<Revelation 21:5
<And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
>he stated that his generation was to witness it all.
As it says Psalm 22:30, "A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation."
Since Christ is Lord, it follows therefore that he was referring to this generation.
>He was crucified, died and, of course, never rose from the dead,
Mark 8:38 states "Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."