Jesus Announcing Himself as Messiah: Did Jesus directly state that He was the Jewish Messiah? [John 4:26, Matthew 16:16-17, Matthew 26:63-6, John 10:11]. Jesus Announcing Himself as Messiah: Did Jesus ever make it clear to the Jewish leadershp that He was the Messiah? Jewish Denial of the Resurrection: How did the Jewish people deal with the miracle of the resurrection? [Matthew 28:11-13].