david
Studies on the life, reign, psalms, and messianic significance of King David.
Ramchal’s Messiahs Paid Members Public
I will be quoting from the Secrets of the Redemption, Ma'amar HaGeulah by 18th century AD Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (Ramchal), and translated by Rabbi Mordechai Nissim, published by Feldheim Publishers in 2004. All emphasis will be mine. The Ramchal in Discourse III, Chapter 19, explains:12 Regarding
The 2 Messiahs of the Zohar Paid Members Public
The quotations cited here are taken from the online translation of the Zohar: Full Zohar Online. The Zohar states that there will be two Messiahs, one from the line of David and the other from Joseph’s line. The Davidic Messiah is symbolized by a lion whereas the Messiah from
Ignatius on Jesus’ Physical, Bodily Resurrection Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite from a letter of St. Ignatius, the holy martyr of Christ and the Bishop of Antioch, being an eyewitness and pupil of the holy Apostles, who learned the faith directly from them. Ignatius testifies that Christ was raised in his physical, fleshly body, which
Jewish Interpretations of Psalm 110 Paid Members Public
There are particular Jewish writings where Psalm 110:1 is either understood to be David as the second lord, or Abraham. In the case of those arguing for it being David, this would mean that the Psalm was written about and/or to David. Or it may mean that David
9th Century Assyrian Bishop, Psalm 110:1 & God's Name Paid Members Public
In this post I quote the commentary of Mar Ishodad of Merv (Mari Ishoʿdaḏ Maruzaya), who was the bishop of Hdatta (circa 850 AD), which is near current-day Mosul, Iraq. Ishodad is considered a very important and prominent theologian of the Assyrian Church of the East, who wrote some
Judaism’s Dying & Rising Messiah Paid Members Public
Rabbinic Judaism posits the appearance of two Messiahs, one of whom will be killed for the sins of Israel in order to make atonement for them. Rabbinic tradition calls him the Messiah Son of Joseph. The other messiah is the Son of David who comes and resurrects the slain Messiah.
Jesus Christ: YHWH’s Destroying Angel Paid Members Public
According to the Hebrew Bible, God sent a Destroyer to slay the firstborn of Egypt: “And Yahweh will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and He will see the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, and Yahweh will pass over the doorway and will not allow the
Jesus Christ: The Eternally Reigning God Paid Members Public
In this post I will be excerpting a section from Dr. Robert A. Morey’s The Trinity: Evidence & Issues, published by World Bible Publishers, Inc., Iowa Falls, IA, 1996, Part II: The Old Testament Evidence, Chap. 7: A Multi-Personal God,, pp. 98-100 & 104, It deals with