When I was in high school attending morning seminary classes, a question came into my mind:  If I had been born in Israel at the time Jesus was teaching the people, would I have accepted Him?

Think about it:  The Jews were expecting a Messiah.  Their [our] Passover celebration includes setting a place for the coming Elijah.  The return of prophets is part of their religion.  And yet, when Jesus did come, many of the religious leaders of the time found Him to be offensive, and it was they who insisted that Jesus should be crucified.  The spirit of religion had hardened them.  They expected their Messiah to be a certain way, and Jesus did not match their expectations.  When Stephen spoke truth to religious leaders about their lack of acceptance of the expected Messiah, he was stoned.

We are living in a time in which the prevailing energy is that the return of Jesus Christ is imminent.  If a predecessor messenger were to arrive on the scene, how would you receive them?  Or if Jesus Christ were to appear, how would you react?