The Messiah
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Rejection of Jesus as Messiah
Why did the Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah? Is it because of the abominations that this “so called servants of Jesus” did in “his name” that Jews can not love and receive him as Messiah? Answer: A bit of…
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Conditions before the Messiah Comes
What must the world be like before the Messiah comes? The verse in Psalms 95:7, “Today, if you will listen to His voice”, is interpreted by the Talmud (Sanhedrin 98a) as meaning that the Messiah is ready to come as…
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The Messiah as Head of the Sanhedrin
Will the Messiah be the head of the Sanhedrin? Maimonides (Melachim Ch.11) says that the Messiah will restore the Davidic kingdom and rebuild the Temple, and that the laws that have lapsed will be reestablished in his time. This implies…
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Jesus as the Messiah
Why didn’t the Jews accept Jesus as the Messiah? The Jewish view (Maimonides, Kings 11:4) is that the Messiah will be a descendant of David who will inspire the Jews to follow him, establish a monarchy in the Land of…
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The “Messiah” in Daniel
Who is the Messiah referred to in Daniel 9:25? According to the Jewish commentators, in both of these occurrences, “messiah” (“anointed one”) refers to a king. In v.25 it refers to King Cyrus of Persia, who is called “G-d’s anointed…
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The Messiah as the Son of David
Must the Messiah be a descendant of David? In what line? Apparently anyone in the male line (son of a son… of David) is eligible; birth order doesn’t necessarily give priority. Until the middle ages, the heads of the Jewish…
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When Will the Messiah Come?
When Will the Messiah Come? There have been many attempts to predict when the Messiah will come, but none of them have so far been successful. However, we expect that the world as we know it will come to an…
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The Messiah as a Religious Leader
Will the Messiah be a religious leader? Will he be a Kohen? According to Maimonides (Mishneh Torah, Kings 11:4), the Messiah will be a king from the house of David who studies the Torah, observes the commandments, and inspires the…
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The Messiah in the Torah
Where is the Messiah mentioned in the Torah? Answer: Well, nowhere explicitly. According to some commentators, there are two verses in the Torah which allude to the Messiah (they are the only places where the word “Messiah” occurs in the…