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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Other lives and issues are more peripherally entangled in King’s tale of the Messiah’s emergence. Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024 Young voters in both camps have seized on certain messages to ridicule or to emphasize certain values which have ranged from Tik Tock, Instagram reels of dance videos about eating cats and dogs to Trump depicted as the Messiah. Earl Carr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 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. 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

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“The Messiah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Messiah. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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