messiah

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

EARLY CHURCH & DANIEL’S MESSIANISM Members Public

In this post I will be citing the exegesis of two outstanding early Christian figures in respect to particular verses in Daniel which directly relate to Christ and the Trinity. All emphasis will be mine. I begin with Irenaeus’ views on the fourth figure in the fiery whom Nebuchadnezzar saw

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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MELCHIZEDEK: A DIVINE PRIESTLY MESSIAH? Members Public

Among the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS), a scroll was found in cave 11 at Qumran portraying Melchizedek as a heavenly divine Being. What made this document rather interesting is that texts about YHWH and God were attributed to him (Cf. Pss. 7:7-8; 82:1; Isa. 52:7), as well

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JWS, JESUS & THE MIGHTY GOD Members Public

The Book of Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah is the Mighty God who will be born as a Child: “However, the gloom will not be as when the land had distress, as in former times when the land of Zebʹu·lun and the land of Naphʹta·li were treated with

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST THE GOD-MAN Members Public

The following chart provides a helpful summation of some of the overwhelming biblical data, which confirms that Jesus is the God-Man, the eternal God that became human and who, by virtue of his physical resurrection unto immortality, shall forever exist as both God and Man.   GOD     MAN   He is God

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Daniel’s Son of Man: YHWH’s Angel? Pt. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I previously left off: Daniel’s Son of Man: YHWH’s Angel? Pt. 1.   What about the Archangel Michael? The reason why certain scholars are of the opinion that the Son of Man is Michael because of what is said of him in the book of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Daniel’s Son of Man: YHWH’s Angel? Pt. 1 Members Public

The prophet Daniel was given a remarkable vision where he saw two distinct Divine entities reigning together and forever over all the nations: “I watched till thrones were put in place, And the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, And the hair of His head

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE TARGUMS & BALAAM’S PROPHESY Members Public

The Torah describes a false prophet named Balaam as actually seeing the divine Angel of YHWH and being inspired by the Holy Spirit to utter prophecies, which point to the coming Davidic King at a time when Israel had no king! “But God was angry because he was going, so

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE MESSIAH AND ISRAEL’S SINS Members Public

This will be a very short post. According to the Aramaic paraphrase of Micah 4:8, the Messiah was hidden from Israel because of their sins: וְאַתְּ מְשִׁיחָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל דְטָמִיר מִן קֳדָם חוֹבֵ

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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