Is there more than one Messiah in Christianity too?

Question

I am a Christian, and like Mother Teresa said, "I love all religions but I am in love with my own." That is exactly how I feel, I admire many religions and learn a great deal from them. I have recently begun studying Zoroastrianism, an ancient religion that predates even Judaism. The three wise men that visited Jesus were Zoroastrianists. Zoroastrianism has greatly influenced Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. My question is in regards to Messiahs, Christians believe Jesus to be the Messiah. In the book of Isaiah however, which is also part of the Christian Bible, Isaiah calls King Cyrus, who was a Zoroastrianist, a messiah, annointed from God, and if I am not mistaken Jews believe him to be A not THE but A messiah. Does this mean that there is more than one Messiah even in Christianity? If not, then why is it in our Holy Book? Please no answers speaking ill of mine or any other religion, I am looking for insight, thank you.

I see many of you answering as Jesus is the only Messiah, as a Christian I agree, and it's what I've learned, my question then is, since he is the only messiah why are there verses in a book part of the Holy Bible naming another as also a Messiah.

The verses I am referring to, I'm not sure if they are the only ones but can be found in Isaiah 45.

Answer 1

Jesus Is the Only Messiah, however, He Is Returning at the end of time To Take us all home.

He Came once To Redeem us all of our sinful nature, & He Will Come again To Judge us accordingly.

Answer 2

I did a quick study on Zoroastrianism, being that I did not know that much about it. I realize many consider it the oldest of religions, which neither validates it nor invalidates it. If you look in the KJV, the word "magi" never appears, they are called "Wise men" which is translated from:

magos
mag'-os
Of foreign origin [H7248]; a Magian, that is, Oriental scientist; by implication a magician: - sorcerer, wise man.

They may or may not have been Zoroastrians.

Jesus is the Messiah the Jews longed for. No other human in history fulfilled the Jewish prophecies of the Messiah as Jesus did. There are literally hundreds of Old Testament prophesies concerning the Messiah, Jesus fulfilled them all, to the letter.

Concerning your assertion that Cyrus, who may or may not have been a Zoroastrian, was a "messiah" from the book of Isaiah 45:1, I offer this explanation:

Thus saith the Lord to his anointed - This is a direct apostrophe to Cyrus, though it was uttered not less than one hundred and fifty years before Babylon was taken by him. The word ‘anointed’ is that which is usually rendered “Messiah” (משׁיח mâshîyach), and here is rendered by the Septuagint, Τῷ χριστῷ μου Κύρῳ Tō christō mou Kurō - ‘To Cyrus, my Christ,’ i. e, my anointed. It properly means “the anointed,” and was a title which was commonly given to the kings of Israel, because they were set apart to their office by the ceremony of anointing, who hence were called οι χρυστοὶ Κυρίου hoi christoi Kuriou - ’The anointed of the Lord’ 1Sa_2:10, 1Sa_2:35; 1Sa_12:3, 1Sa_12:5; 1Sa_16:6; 1Sa_24:7, 1Sa_24:11; 1Sa_26:9, 1Sa_26:11, 1Sa_26:23; 2Sa_1:14, 2Sa_1:16; 2Sa_19:22-23. There is no evidence that the Persian kings were inaugurated or consecrated by oil, but this is an appellation which was common among the Jews, and is applied to Cyrus in accordance with their usual mode of designating kings. It means here that God had solemnly set apart Cyrus to perform an important public service in his cause. It does not mean that Cyrus was a man of piety, or a worshipper of the true God, of which there is no certain evidence, but that his appointment as king was owing to the arrangement of God’s providence, and that he was to be employed in accomplishing his purposes. The title does not designate holiness of character, but appointment to an office.

There is only one God, one Messiah, one Savior, Christ Jesus. Good question though, got me thinking and digging for info. Well done!

Answer 3

Only one messiah, Jesus Christ

I find two references to Cyrus in the book of Isaiah: 44:28 and 45:1. The first refers to him as a shepherd (NKJV, NIV, KJV, NLT and NASB). The second refers to him as anointed or anointed one (also all translations I looked at).

Neither shepherd or anointed one means, necessarily, Messiah.
Yes, I looked it up and found out that the same word was probably used in the original or source document. All commentaries that I looked at, and I agree, indicated that Cyrus was not a Messiah. He was chosen by God for a purpose, spelled out in Isaiah. A different purpose than Jesus, who is the true Messiah

Answer 4

In Christianity, Jesus is the only Messiah, there were many people in the bible that were profits not by there own will but by the gifts that God gave to them, but as for the One and Only Messiah. It is Jesus

Answer 5

Doing a search in the unbound bible, I find no such reference:

English: New American Standard Bible

Daniel 9 [Context] [Commentary]

25. "So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress.
26. "Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined.

Matthew
English: New American Standard Bible

Matthew 1 [Context] [Commentary]

1. The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
16. Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.
17. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.

Matthew 2 [Context] [Commentary]

4. Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.

John
English: New American Standard Bible

John 1 [Context] [Commentary]

41. He *found first his own brother Simon and *said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which translated means Christ).

John 4 [Context] [Commentary]

25. The woman *said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us."

Answer 6

In Islam, after Jesus (PBUH) is another Messiah mentioned in the Bible and the Gospels of Barnabas (This Bible was found and is the REAl Bible, the untouched Bible) which mentions Muhammad (PBUH) his coming and the new religion. Below shows proof which claims Muhammad (PBUH) as the final Prophet.

Answer 7

King Cyrus, can be found in Daniel, he is the Assyrian who replaced the Babylonian empire!

Messiah means Savior which can be interpreted to be a hero of a nation that saves it from destruction or its enemies.

The first was Noah
then Joseph of the 12 tribes
Next was Moses
then David

one was Samson

There were others

Then the last was Christ!

Answer 8

No.
Like you said Messiah means the "anointed". Of course there's more people in history that were anointed by God, but that doesn't mean they were Messiah. Anointed, yes, but not the Messiah. Both Judaism and Christianity strongly believe there's Only One Messiah, with capital "M".

Answer 9

As far as I know, there is only one expected Messiah. He is Jesus Christ. Where in the book of Isaiah do you see this?

Answer 10

The Christians only recognized one true Messiah and that was Jesus.