The Messiah
MESSIAH
My Name is My Glory;
what you call Life
All life is My Glory…
The Essence of My Soul is
YOURS
I am in the Breath of your Soul
I live through and IN YOU
I live in the Praise of My Name in
YOURS
That which is life
gives Life
My Consciousness is the Living
It is a quality of ONE
My Divine Presence is LOVE
which also in all life itself Breathes
I AM the One who Breathes in your Breath
Your consciousness is defined by
My Divine Life awakened IN YOU
If there is no Divine Life found in you
just the Human Creature I Created
I then am without a part in My Creation
which I do desire to embrace
In My shadow, many abide
On My wings and under, many strive
Inside and out, I am without doubt
I Am the calling of ALL Life
to live and to breathe in this space of time
2nd Samuel 7:3 "And Nathan said to the king: ‘Go, do all that is in thy heart; for the LORD is with thee."
The concept of the messiah is rooted in Judaism, where it refers to a savior and liberator of the Jewish people. In the Hebrew Bible, a messiah is typically a king or High Priest who is anointed with holy oil. However, the term is not limited to Jewish figures, as Cyrus the Great, King of Persia, is also referred to as a messiah for his support of the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple. In Jewish eschatology, the Messiah is expected to be a future Jewish king from the Davidic line who will be anointed with holy oil and will lead the Jewish people during the Messianic Age. The Messiah is often referred to as “King Messiah” or malka meshiḥa in Aramaic. The Torah provides an account of the Lord’s promise to David that his offspring will succeed him and establish a kingdom that will endure forever.
The concept of Messianism has evolved through different interpretations of Scripture in Judaism and the Abrahamic religions. It is rooted in the Hebrew Bible which described Messiah as a Jewish monarch or High Priest from the physical bloodline of the House of David, anointed with holy anointing oil. In Judaism, the Messiah will be a future Jewish King who will redeem the Jewish people. In Christianity, Jesus is considered the Messiah, the Savior, and the redeemer of both the Jewish people and the whole world. While in Islam, Jesus was a Prophet and the Messiah who was sent to the Israelites and will return to Earth at the end of times, along with the Mahdi, to defeat al-Masih ad-Dajjal, the false Messiah. Nonetheless, how did we go from this historical perspective to the idea of a Savior to rule the entire world?
The concept of messianism is present in many religions, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Taoism, and Bábism. However, in Christianity, the Messiah is called the Christ, the Anointed One, and the Savior who would redeem and bring salvation to the Jewish people and mankind.
The concept of the Messiah, also known as the “Anointed One,” holds great significance in both Judaism and Christianity. However, the division between early Christianity and Judaism during the 1st century resulted in marked differences in their understanding of the Messiah. Christians maintain that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah prophesied in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, and that the messianic prophecies were fulfilled through his mission, death, resurrection, and ascension to his Session on the heavenly throne. It is important to note that while the conceptions of the Messiah in each religion share similarities, they remain distinct from one another.
Christians and Jews both hold the shared belief that the outstanding Messianic prophecies will be fulfilled by a predicted king who will reign over God’s kingdom on Earth, according to tradition. This anointed king, who will come from the Davidic line, will govern Jewish people and all of humanity during the Messianic Age and World to come, as prophesized. Christians differentiate between the arrival of true and false messiahs, as they acknowledge the presence of the Anti-Christ or ‘Alternate-Christ’ preceding the second coming of Christ. With the conclusion of man-made and natural disasters and divine judgment as prophesized in the Book of Revelation, the arrival of the Messianic Kingdom is anticipated by both Jews and Christians. These prophecies transcend religious boundaries, offering a shared vision of a world marked by justice, equality, and peace in the future.