the Messiah
noun
1
Judaism
: a king who will be sent by God to save the Jews
2
Christianity
: Jesus Christ
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Chosen to bring the Messiah into the world, Mary is shunned following a miraculous conception and forced into hiding when the relentless King Herrod (two-time Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins) ignites a murderous pursuit for her newborn baby.
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
These Israelis consider the emergence of the Zionist movement, the establishment of the state of Israel and its subsequent military victories as phases in a holy redemption, which will end with the coming of the Messiah and the establishment of a Jewish kingdom.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
The higher power in the Bible goes by many names — God, Jesus Christ, Jehovah, Yahweh, the Messiah.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024
According to the Messiah Lutheran Church website, Roemke was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
—Hannah Kirby, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
There are those who say to wait for Moshiach, the Messiah, before declaring statehood.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
Hundreds flocked to the Church of the Messiah for its 17th annual Silence the Violence event, one of the largest anti-gun violence marches in the country.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2024
That Something About Her Will Ever Open Much like the coming of the Messiah, the Something About Her opening keeps getting pushed back.
—Michelle Cohn, Vulture, 14 May 2024
Yaw is planning another buyback in June and a number of other churches across Michigan are planning an effort that month to combat gun violence called Silence the Violence, led by the Church of the Messiah in Detroit.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
These Israelis consider the emergence of the Zionist movement, the establishment of the state of Israel and its subsequent military victories as phases in a holy redemption, which will end with the coming of the Messiah and the establishment of a Jewish kingdom.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
The higher power in the Bible goes by many names — God, Jesus Christ, Jehovah, Yahweh, the Messiah.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024
According to the Messiah Lutheran Church website, Roemke was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
—Hannah Kirby, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
There are those who say to wait for Moshiach, the Messiah, before declaring statehood.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
Hundreds flocked to the Church of the Messiah for its 17th annual Silence the Violence event, one of the largest anti-gun violence marches in the country.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2024
That Something About Her Will Ever Open Much like the coming of the Messiah, the Something About Her opening keeps getting pushed back.
—Michelle Cohn, Vulture, 14 May 2024
Yaw is planning another buyback in June and a number of other churches across Michigan are planning an effort that month to combat gun violence called Silence the Violence, led by the Church of the Messiah in Detroit.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
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