The word “Messiah” comes from a Hebrew word meaning “the anointed one” or “the chosen one.” It embodies the Jewish hope of a coming deliverer predicted in Old Testament prophecy, which was fulfilled in Jesus the Messiah.
The Messianic Era and the World to Come How long will this world last? What do we mean by the resurrection, and when will it take place? What is the World to Come, and what will it be like? What will the Messianic Era be like, and when will it happen?
the lead character, all the main characters are believers… sort of. They claim Christianity but have not read or studied the Bible, except for Abe the Bartender, a Messianic Jew. They go to church at Christmas and Easter, but it is more of a social event than a Holy event. ...
One, Huff said that the great Isaiah scroll in the Jerusalem Museum was word-for-word identical to the Hebrew Masoretic Text. This is a Dead Sea Scroll. Since the appearance, Huff has said apparently that when he said word-for-word identical he didn’t mean word-for-word identical. But...
But you can't do that, you can't give in, not one inch, you gotta squabble. I'm an amateur historian, so this is just a "no you" rebuttal. @palasta said: What do you mean by "communist not socialist"? What does it mean then when the COMMUNIST party of china ...
In John's case more was suggested. While Pilate had announced to the world that Jesus of Nazareth was "King of the Jews," and Caiaphas had declared that "it was expedient that one man should die for the people," the Roman soldiers, without any knowledge of Hebrew oracles, had all ...
In both Jewish and Christian circles the reference in the book of Daniel has traditionally been understood to refer to an individual, usually in a messianic sense. Many modern scholars, however, understand the reference to have a corporate identity. In this view, the “son of man” is to ...
I will not get into details, but it reminded me of Jesus’ prayer in John 17.15-16, “I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.” What does it mean to be of ...
Through most of his Gospel, Matthew shows the tension and animosity between Jesus and the Jewish leaders. Yet still he to build the case for Jesus being the Messiah by quoting Old Testament Messianic prophesies. The ones he uses are very telling. One is 4:15&16. It says that in Galilee...
in rabbinic terminology, the afterlife, paradise or hell. It is closer to a post-historical age like the messianic era in which it is humans (perhaps resurrected), not disembodied souls, who are compensated. However, the fact that there exists a dedicated world for compensation does not mean...