Messiah

The 3 Main Differences Between Christianity and Judaism Whether you’re religious or not, many in today’s society look to their religion for guidance and faith. There are many, many religions that people all over the world devote themselves to, but Christianity and Judaism are often the most confused because they are so similar. Followers of both Christianity and Judaism believe in one God who is almighty, omniscient, eternal, and infinite. They also both follow the Hebrew Scriptures (The Old…

“The ferry across Earth to Heaven…: an Intuitionist black box” (Whitehead 98). In The Intuitionist, the black box, believed to be finished by James Fulton (63), is treated as a messiah, a panache to every problem every character faces. The protagonist of the book, Lila Mae, is a colored female Intuitionist elevator inspector with a perfect record. However, after her inspection, the elevator Number Eleven falls into a “total freefall [which] is a physical impossibility” (35). The fall damages…

as people who are strong, dominating, physically appealing, and courageous. Heroes saved their country and conquered their enemies against all odds. When Isaiah prophesied about a messiah, the hero he was describing profoundly contrasted whom the nation of Israel would have thought to be their conqueror. This messiah he wrote about was described as neither physically captivating nor a warrior. He would be a man who was innocently slaughtered like a lamb, a man who would die and rise again.…

On top of Mount Sanai God gave Moses the dates and observances of the seven Feast of the Lord, which are the Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonements and the Feat of tabernacles. The Hebrew name for these feast is known to be Mo’ed, which is now now known as the divine appointments All of these seven feast point to and are fulfilled by in Jesus himself. These feast are separated into two seasons, which are the spring and fall feast, with the Passover, Unleavened…

I found the concept of the Cosmic Christ in chapter 5 of Jesus Through The Centuries quite intriguing. I always thought when people called Jesus the ‘Cosmic Christ’ it was in reference to his continued being and presence in the lives of his believers after his death. I was unaware of the name ‘Jesus Christ of Logos’. Logos in Greek means reason. It means the same when applied to Jesus’ name and so much more at the same time. It is the word of God, as well as the divine revelation and at the same…

On the other hand, the Gospel of Matthew represented Jesus as the new Moses for the Israelites by drawing parallels between their life stories. After the advent of the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Luke presented Jesus as the teacher and the Messiah with great liking for the poor and vulnerable members…

In our Gospel reading today, the disciples have been spending time together traveling with Jesus and they have had some amazing experiences. They watched Jesus calm the sea. They saw him drive out demons and heal sick people. They even helped Jesus feed 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish. I am thinking the disciples must have believed they were going to be the next upcoming group of leaders! But then, as seen in our Gospel reading today, everything seemed to have changed. There…

The Interpretation of Old Testament Prophecy in the New Testament Ever since the beginning of Christianity, there has been the age-old debate between some Christian scholars concerning the interpretation of the Old Testament (OT) prophecy in the New Testament (NT), and whether or not such interpretation is valid. Perhaps, such disagreement might be the reason for the various sects of Christianity and why some of the Jewish faith still holds true to the OT belief system. Notwithstanding, one fact…

Jesus is God after that particular person looks into the New Testament, more specifically the Gospel of John. In this book of the Bible, Jesus is seen up close and personal performing many miracles, further proving the fulfillment of the prophesied Messiah in the Old Testament. For example, Jesus cured the man born blind and more importantly brought back Lazarus from the grave, defying and overcoming physical death and therefore the devil’s grasp on humanity. In addition to being a miracle…

In Islam, the structure and support system for behavior is the five pillars. These pillars lay out a general guideline for how to act and believe in the Islamic faith (“Five Pillars” 1). The first pillar is called Shahadah, which means faith. Under this pillar, each Muslim acknowledges the belief in God and Muhammad as a prophet. Second is Salat, which lays out the amount of prayer required for Muslims which is five times per day facing Mecca plus communal worship on Friday. Zalat, the third…