Muslims have told me 'We consider Jesus as Prophet of God and Messiah (Christ) to Jews.' Also, 'Muslims have been telling the Jews for hundreds of years that Jesus is the Messiah whom they were and are waiting for. Muslims believe that Jesus is the Messiah.' And, 'Muslims have been telling the Jews to stop their rejection and accept Jesus Christ as their Messiah and have been telling also the Christians to stop their excessive reverence to the Messiah.'
I seek clarity, please. I gather Muslims take 'Messiah' to mean 'anointed one' and many Bible characters were anointed, Jesus being one of them. The Bible says Andrew told his brother Simon, 'We have found the Messiah' (that is, the Christ).' The term 'the Christ' means 'the Anointed One'. In Old Testament times anointing signified being set apart for service (like king or priest) but people were looking for not just AN anointed one, but THE Anointed One, the Messiah. How does Christ's anointing affect Muslims? Does he save them too?
2007-10-06
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