The word Messiah comes from a Hebrew term that means "anointed one". its Greek counterpart is "Christos" from which the word Christ comes. Messiah is the one anointed by God and empowered by God's spirit to deliver His people and establish His kingdom.

In Jewish thought, the Messiah would be the king of the Jews, a political leader who would defeat their enemies and bring in a golden era of peace and prosperity.

In Old Testament times, part of the ritual of commissioning a person for a special task was to anoint him with oil. The phrase anointed one was applied to a person in such cases. In the Old Testament, Messiah is used more than 30 times to describe kings, - 2Sam.1:14-16 - priests, - Lev. 4:3, 5-16 - the patriarchs - Ps. 105:15 - and even the Persian king Cyrus. - Is. 45:1 -

The word is also used in connection with king David, who became the model of the messianic king who would come at the end of the age. - 2Sam. 22:51; Ps. 2:2 - But it was not until the time of Daniel that Messiah was used as an actual title of a king who would come in the future. - Dan. 9:25-26 - Still later, as the Jewish people struggled against their political enemies, the Messiah came to be thought of as a political and military ruler.

In Christian thought, the term Messiah refers to Jesus' role as a spiritual deliverer, setting His people free from sin and death.

From the New Testament we learn more about the people's expectations. They thought the Messiah would come soon to perform signs - John 7:31 - and to deliver His people, after which He would live and rule forever. - John 12:34 - Some even thought that John the Baptist was the Messiah. - John 1:20 - Others said that the Messiah was to come from Bethlehem.

Does not scripture say that the Christ must be descended from David and come from the town of Bethlehem? - John 7:42 -

Most expected the Messiah to be a political leader, a king who would defeat the Romans and provide for the physical needs of the Israelites.

According to the Gospel of John 4:25-26 - The woman said to him, 'I know that Messiah - that is, Christ - is coming, and when he comes he will tell us everything.' 'I who am speaking to you', said Jesus 'I am he.'

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -