Was Jesus the Messiah?

Functionally I'd have to say he was. Were it not for his effect on the fears in the psyche of rulers of other nations, the Nation of Israel would have in no wise been entrenched enough in the consciousness of mankind to survive that first night as a Sovereign Entity or Common Law State. Besides that, we see clearly today that the children of Israel have no hope of attaining the glory of times past... if they do not take Jesus and those who come after him seriously. This Democracy of Israel is not proven.