Messiah
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7.2
- noun
- /məˈsaɪə/
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Mesías
- And she answered, "I believe you are the messiah, you're the son of God who has come into the world."
- Jesus as the Messiah
- Christian Messiah
So Jesus is born as the Messiah, as the Lord.
- So Jesus is born as the Messiah, as the Lord.
- Because these are people who firmly believe that Jesus is the Messiah sent from God.
- They did, for example, David Koresh, who said I am Jesus, I am the Messiah.
- They'll be a a, a human being who is instead of the real Christ, instead of the real Messiah, meaning Jesus or Isa as they say in Arabic.
- But let's not act like Christian principles mean you are a devoted follower of Yeshua the Messiah, right?
- And then the difference between the two is that Christians believe that Christ was the Messiah sent from God here to heal sins, and that was that.
- And yet what Isaiah foretells about the coming of Jesus the Messiah's phenomenal.
- He's just a, you know, the guy that came in good man, but not the Messiah, right, OK.
Examples
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Modern people sometimes get the idea that the word Christ or Messiah in itself signifies divinity, but it doesn't.
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Because these are people who firmly believe that Jesus is the Messiah sent from God.
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So Jesus is born as the Messiah, as the Lord.
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That you are the messiah, the chosen one?
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But raise up no political figure as a messiah, for we already have The Messiah.
Blog text (25) -
Everyone in Judea is waiting for a messiah.
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And then the difference between the two is that Christians believe that Christ was the Messiah sent from God here to heal sins, and that was that.
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We could refuse certain facts of it all, but the main fact (at least for those who are not Christian) is that there was a Jesus, and his message seems to have been that he was the promised messiah.
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And yet what Isaiah foretells about the coming of Jesus the Messiah's phenomenal.
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Many Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah who was promised to save humanity.
Synonyms
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1.0
A man Christians believe is the Son of God who teaches love and forgiveness
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3.5
Title for Jesus whom Christians accept as their savior and the Son of God
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3.2
A person who helps someone escape danger or harm
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3.0
A man Christians believe is God's son whose teachings started Christianity
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7.9
A Christian name for Jesus who saves people from sin
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6.6
A person who Christians believe saves people from sin and brings them to God
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5.1
A man from Nazareth whose teachings form the basis of Christianity
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9.4
A person people expect to save others from trouble
Surface Forms
Etymology
Messiah comes from the Hebrew word mashiach, meaning 'anointed one', the same idea behind the English word anoint. That's why Christians call Jesus the Messiah — they see him as the promised savior and deliverer of the people.