Knowing the Truth About Jesus the Messiah

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“The word Messiah is taken from Psalm 2:2 and Daniel 9:25,26 where Mashiyach (Hebrew), Christos (Greek) means ‘Anointed One.’ The term takes its meaning from the Jewish practice of ‘anointing’ prophets, priests, and kings to their respective offices. For example, as a generic term it could be applied to an earthly king such as David (2 Samuel 19:21) who was ‘anointed’ to fulfill the divine purpose of his office.” (source)

“If we assume some 456 prophecies are fulfilled in one person, what does the science of probability say about this? In brief, it says, if accurate predictions were made about a future Messiah and fulfilled years later by one person, this is reasonable proof⁴ that there is a God.” (source)

“The serpent must be a person. The word enmity in the Hebrew Scriptures is a specialized word that always refers to hatred between persons.¹⁰It is never used to describe enmity between an animal and a person.” (source)

“Could you describe and predict a new method of execution not currently known—one that won’t even be invented for hundreds of years? That’s what David did in 1000 B.C. when he wrote Psalm 22.” (source)

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