Go pick up any book by Hagee or go pop by his website and read his statement of beliefs: "We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ as the only begotten Son of God. We believe in His substitutionary death for all men, His resurrection, and His eventual return to judge the world."
Obviously, he does believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is the Messiah, or he wouldn't call Him "Christ." The point he was trying to make in his book--which the heresy-hunting types would realize if they weren't drooling too much at a chance to "expose" someone they happen to disagree with to actually read the passage in context--is that Yeshua did not come in His First Coming to fulfill the role of the Davidic King, but of the Suffering Servant.
I don't always agree with John Hagee, but I have far more respect for his honesty, integrity, and intellect than I do for his detractors right now.
Shalom!
which the heresy-hunting types would realize if they............. actually read the passage in context--is that Yeshua did not come in His First Coming to fulfill the role of the Davidic King, but of the Suffering Servant.
The nuance of the Word has been missed by many.
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
Hyam Maccoby, Revolution In Judaea: Jesus And The Jewish Resistance