messiah
Articles defending messianic prophecy, expectations, and their fulfillment in Jesus.
Rabbis, Isa. 59:20 & the Divine Messiah Paid Members Public
Isaiah prophesied that YHWH would personally come to redeem Israel from all their transgressions, since YHWH was unable to find any mere creature worthy enough to work through for this purpose: “So it is that truth is missing; And he who turns aside from evil makes himself plunder. Then Yahweh
Ibn Ezra, Isaiah & Messiah Paid Members Public
The references cited here are taken from Ibn Ezra on Isaiah. All emphasis will be mine. 11:1 ויצא וגו'. רובי המפרשים אמרו כי זה המשיח, והטעם שימות מחנה אשור הצר על ירושלם, ועוד יבא עת גאולת ירושלם השלימה, ולפי דעת רבי משה הכהן שעל חזקיהו רמז, כי הוא
Zohar’s Younger YHWH & the Despised & Hidden Messiah Paid Members Public
The following references are taken from the section of the Zohar called Heikhalot Rabbati. These citations show what some of the mystical rabbinic Jews taught about Messiah, Enoch, and the end times. In these quotes, Enoch is said to have become the younger YHWH named Metatron, and that the Messiah
Christ: The Supreme God Above All Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, in 2024, Part 3: The Name of Jesus: Jesus’ Divine Names, 24. Jesus as
Robert A. Morey & Christ’s Deity Paid Members Public
I will be quoting from the late Dr. Robert A. Morey’s The Trinity: Evidence and Issues, published by World Bible Publishers, Inc., Iowa Falls, IA, in 1996, Part IV: The New Testament Evidence, Chapter 17. God The Son. All emphasis will be mine. The Theophanies We have already seen
Rabbi David Kimchi (RaDaK) & Messiah Paid Members Public
David Kimchi, also known as RaDaK, was a medieval rabbinic commentator and philosopher who lived from 1160–1235 AD. In this post I will quote from his commentary in regards to a few OT texts that are either Messianic or have a direct bearing on Christian exegesis of OT verses,
St. Athanasius & Messianic Prophecies Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from St. Athanasius’ On the Incarnation of the Word. This great Trinitarian defender and Bishop of Alexandria, Egypt appealed to Messianic prophecies to prove that Jesus is the Christ and the Lord God whom the prophets foretold would come in the flesh and
Messiah of Midrash Tanchuma Paid Members Public
I quote from Sefaria’s online version of Midrah Tanchuma where the Messiah is referenced. What makes this rabbinic source rather important is that it ascribes the following OT texts to the Messiah and/or the Messianic age: Ge. 27:22; Exod. 25:6; Num. 24:17; Pss. 21:4,