Yes, exactly! So what I'm asking is, if your vision was the first type, what signs would you be looking for to identify this Messiah?
Popular acclaim would be one of them... which is why Jesus seemed to fit that mold. Until He said things that those of the first view never expected to hear Him say.
Basically they were trying to ride along on Jesus’ miracles but fit Him into their mold. When He refused to fit, that’s when the mood of many turned and Jesus got herded into His crucifixion.
Anyhow. There were a lot of phony Messiahs on the scene ready to claim title to being that leader unto pride. Who wouldn’t want to be such a thing? But Jesus’ story is the only one that ended the way it did. He’s executed, buried... then He’s GONE... and then shows up to over 500 people in the span of a few weeks.