What is the Messiah?

[three1]

To those who believe in the Bible: What is the Messiah? God or a created being? And why?

And you, Bethlehem Ephratah, too small to be among the thousands of Judah, out of you will come forth to me, who shall be ruler over Israel; and his origins are from the prehistoric times, from the days of eternity.
(micah 5:1)

In the beginning was the Sound, and the Sound was with God, and the Sound was God. All things were created through the Sound and without the Sound nothing was created that is created. And the Sound became flesh.
(john 1:1-14)

The Messiah said, "Verily, verily, I say to you, before Abraham became, I am.
(john 8:58)

 

[Brickjectivity]

If you want this to be truly limited to those who 'Believe in the Bible' you need to put it into same faith debates. This is too vague a notion for Religious Q & A. Its also controversial -- a debate question. Staff do not appreciate debates started in non-debate areas, so this might be moved.

Its debate because you offered 2 options only. You didn't simply ask for information. You started a fight in a peace zone.

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[Kenny]

To those who believe in the Bible: What is the Messiah? God or a created being? And why?

And you, Bethlehem Ephratah, too small to be among the thousands of Judah, out of you will come forth to me, who shall be ruler over Israel; and his origins are from the prehistoric times, from the days of eternity.
(micah 5:1)

In the beginning was the Sound, and the Sound was with God, and the Sound was God. All things were created through the Sound and without the Sound nothing was created that is created. And the Sound became flesh.
(john 1:1-14)

The Messiah said, "Verily, verily, I say to you, before Abraham became, I am.
(john 8:58)

Both! God in a created body called Jesus.

He is the fulfillment of the representation of the bronze serpent that Moses lifted up. Sin that produced death. Those who looked on the bronze serpent with faith were healed. Jesus took on the sin that produces death in our lives and as we look on Him with faith, we are healed.

Word may have a sound but sound isn't necessarily The Word. The Word is a person - words of life is what He spoke

 

[Aupmanyav]

Agree with Brickjectivity.
One who sells the snake-oil.

 

[sun rise]

To me the Messiah is the Jewish Messiah, the Second-coming of Christ, the Mahdi, the Buddhist Maitreya and the Hindu Kalki Avatar - the long awaited one who turns the world right-side up and brings about the union of heaven and Earth.

He is the God-Man - God in human form.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

See Wikipedia: Messiah in Judaism

 

[Unveiled Artist]

To those who believe in the Bible: What is the Messiah? God or a created being? And why?

And you, Bethlehem Ephratah, too small to be among the thousands of Judah, out of you will come forth to me, who shall be ruler over Israel; and his origins are from the prehistoric times, from the days of eternity.
(micah 5:1)

In the beginning was the Sound, and the Sound was with God, and the Sound was God. All things were created through the Sound and without the Sound nothing was created that is created. And the Sound became flesh.
(john 1:1-14)

The Messiah said, "Verily, verily, I say to you, before Abraham became, I am.
(john 8:58)

Why did you change the word Word to sound?

Messiah is a title just as lord. It's not specific to a deity or anything so the closest would be a created being. I don't believe in a creator so I'd say human being.

 

[IndigoChild5559]

The messiah is simply the person who will be the King or equivilent during the millenial era. Contrary to Christian thinking, there are really very few verses that talk about the messiah. But this is what is said:

• He will be a descendant of King David.
• He will "be David," meaning he will rule Israel from Jerusalem.
• He will bring all the Jews back to Israel from wherever we are in the world.
• He will be accepted not only by Israel, but by the whole world.
• He will reign over an era of world-wide peace.

Obviously this messiah has not yet come. But we've had plenty of false messiahs who make claims but do not fulfill these prophecies.