messiah
Articles defending messianic prophecy, expectations, and their fulfillment in Jesus.
Rabbis Prove Jesus is God! Paid Members Public
According to the Talmud, there are three things that God does without an intermediary, one of which includes resurrecting the dead: § The Gemara cites related statements concerning the idea that rainfall provides evidence of God’s might. Rabbi Yoḥanan said: There are three keys maintained in the hand of the
God Becomes the Anointed One Paid Members Public
In this post I will be presenting evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls, which support the NT depiction of Jesus as the Divine Messianic King, being the unique divine Son of God who becomes Man for the express purpose of becoming the Davidic Messiah who rules and saves. The “Son
Jesus: the Mighty God of Isaiah 9:6 Paid Members Public
Is Christ Yahweh God, or just one of many mighty gods? There are passages in the Hebrew Scriptures which indicate that the Messiah is Yahweh God coming to redeem his people. One such passage is found in the book of Isaiah: “But there will be no gloom for her who
The Messiah of Genesis Rabbah Paid Members Public
Bereshit Rabbah is a rabbinic exposition of the book of Genesis. As such it gives us an idea of how the rabbis understood the Person and work of the Messiah. For instance, the following OT texts are all interpreted in respect to the Messiah: Genesis 1:2; 3:14-15; 4:
The Mighty God Becomes Flesh! Paid Members Public
In a remarkable prophecy found in Isaiah, God announced that a male Child would be born who would be the human incarnation of the Mighty God. This is the Child who sits enthroned over the kingdom of David forever and ever: “But there will be no more gloom for her
Jesus Christ: God’s True Israel Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
This is a continuation of a previous post: JESUS: THE TRUE ISRAEL OF GOD. Two Israels The prophet Isaiah mentions two Israels, the nation and a specific individual from among them whom God sends to save the nation and the rest of the world: “He said to Me, ‘You are
Rashi & Messianic Prooftexts Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from The Complete Tanakh (Tanach) – Hebrew Bible with Rashi Commentary in respect to particular Old Testament passages, which this renowned medieval Rabbi interpreted as being messianic prophecies. All emphasis will be mine. Gen. 15:11 and Abram drove them away. Heb. וַיַ
Avodah Zerah and the Messiah Paid Members Public
In this post I will be sharing excerpts from a rabbinic writing named Avodah Zerah in respect to the Messiah. According to this source, the Messiah was to show up two thousand years from the giving of the Torah, which would coincide right around the time Jesus appeared. It states