the one to come; literally "anointed"
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Were the Jews expecting the Messiah to suffer at all?
When Jesus spoke about his future suffering it did not seem to register properly.
For example:
(Matthew 16:22)
Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall ...
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Were the Jews expecting God Incarnate?
Christians believe Jesus is Emmanuel, God with us. (Isaiah 7:14)
Furthermore Christians believe that the only Son of God is Our Lord Jesus Christ. (Apostles Creed)
And since Christ = Messiah and ...
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Is the nation of Israel itself a type of Christ and, if so, how?
There is a branch of theological study devoted to archetypes, or types of Christ. Some of these are explicitly defined in the New Testament, as when Jesus speaks of the manna from heaven and calls ...
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Does the Old Testament foretell the time in history in which the Messiah would come (the first time)?
I understand that the Old Testament prophecies many different things about the Messiah who was to come, including the virgin birth, His suffering, His resurrection, etc.
However, is there anything ...
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What does it mean to say “Jesus died for our sins”?
When Christians say "Jesus died for our sins", what do they mean?
I went to Catholic school for 5 years and all I heard was "Jesus died for our sins", "Jesus ...
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Are there any Messianic references in the OT apocrypha?
Are there any references to Jesus / the Messiah in the OT apocrypha?
(See example of book list here.)
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John's question in prison
John the Baptist was someone whose job was to prepare the way from Christ. When Jesus makes his appearance, John introduces him to the people.
John 1:29-34, New Living Translation (NLT)
Jesus, the ...
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Why did the people believe that no one would know where the Christ came from?
In John 7:25-27, Jesus is speaking to a crowd of people. They seem pretty impressed with Him and begin to wonder if He could be the Messiah. However, one of their objections is that they know where ...
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Can someone point to a prophecy about the 3 days between the cross and resurrection?
Can someone point me to a OT prophecy about the Messiah being in the tomb for 3 days. As general or specific as you can think of. I think I have one, and it seems pretty obvious to me, but a lot of ...
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What is the significance of changing the names of Abram to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah?
I would briefly reconstruct from Genesis, the circumstances leading to this change in names.
In the very beginning of His conversation with Abram, God says to Abram:
Gen: 12:2 (NET)
Then I ...
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What is the Biblical basis for concluding 'Jesus is Yahweh (Jehovah or LORD)'?
Of course Christianity believes Jesus is God, but I am interested in this question for the argument that Jehovah (I AM), the name of God which later Jews were not allowed to speak, is a term not ...
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Did the Jews waiting for their Messiah associate him with the creation of the world?
Often when discussing the Trinity, Christians refer to Genesis Chapter 1, where 'the Father' says 'let there be', while 'the Son' is that word, and 'the Spirit' brings creation into perfection. Sure ...
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What is the significance of shouting “Hosanna” by the people of Jerusalem?
The word Hosanna has many meanings: "help", "save, I pray", "Save, now!" or Praising etc.
If the people shouted "Hosanna" in order to praise Jesus merely as a great Prophet, it would be easier to ...
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Did everything Christ did perfectly match what was required for salvation?
I was thinking about Christ's suffering for sinners and am wondering, 'Since everything he did as a man on earth was a form of suffering for the eternal son, did everything he do perfectly match what ...
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What is the Christian definition of “The Messiah”?
Christianity is the religion of people who consider Jesus to be "The Messiah".
But what is the Christian definition of "The Messiah"?
Since Christian theology is based on the notion of "The ...
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Is Cyrus the Messiah?
What are the actual words used for Isaiah 44:28 to describe his anointed? Why do most Bible translation translate that as shepherd? I've heard the Masoretic Text uses "messiah" and the Septuagint uses ...
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What does messiah literally mean in the Bible? [closed]
Although the tag "Messiah" here itself says that it means "anointed one", What does "Messiah" literally mean in the bible and where does its definition occur in the Bible?
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How does Christianity view a Christian who converts to Islam
Since Muslims also believe Jesus to be the Messiah and have the belief in Gospels as fundamental articles of Islamic faith:
O People of the Book (Jews and Christians)! Do not exceed the limits
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