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Articles defending messianic prophecy, expectations, and their fulfillment in Jesus.

Christ: The Glory of the 2nd Temple Members Public

God had promised the Israelites that the glory of the second temple would be greater than the first and that it would be there that he would give/establish peace: “On the twenty-first of the seventh month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Worshiping the Messianic King Members Public

In this post I will quote specific Old Testament texts, which Jewish traditions interprets as Messianic prophecies, in order to show that the nations are commanded to worship the Messiah. I will provide those Jewish traditions to affirm the Messianic understanding of thes verses. All emphasis will be mine. Psalm

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Zohar: The Holy Spirit of Messiah Members Public

The Jewish book of mysticism called the Zohar interprets Gen. 1:26 as the words that the Shekinah spoke to God himself: וְלָא עוֹד אֶלָּא דְּעַזָּא וַעֲזָאֵל הֲווּ מְקַטְרְגֵי עֲלֵיהּ

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Rabbis Confirm: All the Prophets Were Christians! Members Public

Rabbinic Judaism teaches that all the prophets announced the coming days of the Messiah: אָמַר רַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר אַבָּא אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: כׇּל הַנְּבִיאִים כּוּלָּן לֹ

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Divine Shepherd-King Gets Struck Down Members Public

The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, edited by Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers in 2019, pp. 1300-1313. All emphasis will be mine. Zechariah 13:7-9 The Striking of the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Jews Pierce Jehovah Members Public

The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, edited by Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers in 2019, pp. 1285-1300. All emphasis will be mine. Zechariah 12:10-13:1 The Pierced Messiah

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Divine Messiah Gets Pierced! Members Public

The following excerpt on Zechariah 12:10 is taken from Dr. Michael L. Brown’s Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, Volume 3: Messianic Prophecy Objections, published by Baker Books Publication in date ‏ 2003. All emphasis will be mine. 4.31. Zechariah 12:10 has nothing to do with Jesus. Although

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Rabbis on Bethlehem as the Messiah’s Residence Members Public

I quote here Eikhah Rabbah 1:51, The Sefaria Midrash Rabbah, 2022, for the express purpose of showing that even the rabbis acknowledged that Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. What makes this rabbinic source all the more relevant is that it ascribes to the Messiah the following OT passages:

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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