For whom is Jesus Christ the Messiah - Jews, Christians or Muslims (or all 3)?

Question

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?

Answer 1

All the way through the Old Testament the Coming One, God's Anointed, the Messiah, God's Salvation is promised and there are over 300 prophetic descriptions that identify Him in some precise detail. They plainly identify Him as God.

Jesus Christ perfectly fulfills those descriptions.

Now since A D 70 it is impossible for some of those prophecies to be fulfilled, though in fact they have been fulfilled in and by Jesus Christ.

God chose Abraham to make of him a nation that we know as Israel, or the Jews, and who would produce the Saviour, our Redeemer. As a nation they were to be light bearers to the world but yet they failed. Yet God accomplished His will, despite their failure, through a remnant.

Pictures and types of Him and the nature of His work and all about Him, abound throughout the Old Testament, so much so that everything in the New Testament is in fact contained there in the Old.

Christ is the Saviour of the world and though He came through the Jews He is for all.

Plainly, as God manifest in the flesh, He has come for all, to repent and be saved through Him.

He is not exclusive to any but available to all. The church was intended to bear the light in a similar manner to the Jews but was soon corrupted and with all its array of visible organisations and buildings and denominations and outward practices and divisions has failed just as the Jews, but God is again not surprised and accomplishes His will despite all this, again through a remnant.

How?

None can believe in Him unless God reveals to them and that simply explains why so many have their own views and religions and why so many prefer what men say and think to what God says. Both the Jews, and the Muslims fall into this category and so also the visible church (or what proudly passes itself off as the church).

Yet He promises to reveal to any who truly seek with their whole heart.

Such is the wisdom of God in trying the heart and humbling the pride of man.

Though He is available to all yet, He is revealed only to those who truly want Him.

The remainder are left to their own choices.

You too, have that opportunity to seek Him.

Use it well.

Answer 2

Actually, the Bible tells us that it really doesn't matter who you are or what religion you belong to. If you profess with your mouth that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, died for the sake of all mankind, has risen from the tomb, and will come back to Earth again, then you will be saved. In short, Jesus Christ is the Messiah for ALL mankind. Not just ones who believe in him. But just because He is the Messiah, doesn't mean everyone will get into Heaven to be with our Lord. You must profess the above to be saved. If you want, I will gladly show you where to find the information I just told you about.

-Scott

Answer 3

Jews don't consider Jesus to have been anyone special. Jews don't consider Jesus, period. He's not at all relevant to our religion.

The Jewish criteria for the Messiah includes bringing about world peace, building the Third Temple, reestablishing the Sanhedrin, abolishing the Evil Inclination, bringing the Jews out of exile, and so forth. The man personally has to be a righteous descendant of King David.

I understand that Muslims consider J.C. to be someone special, but you'll have to ask one of them for the details.

And Christians, of course, think he's the be-all and end-all of everything.

Answer 4

The Jews believe that the Messiah will bring about a Jewish nation and rebuild the Temple. Jesus is not the Jewish Messiah. The Muslims view him as a prophet and the Christians believe that he's the Messiah.

Answer 5

If we look at the patern of the religion of Abraham, we find jews and arabs believing in the same god. Jesus came along and told the people to get back in line with the origional teachings of the religion. Mahammed came along and repeated the same message that Jesus had preached.
Messiah:- Chaldean..... Meaning "anointed of god"

Christ:- Greek............Meaning "anointed by god"


Jesus was a jew and came for the people of the line of Abraham. These people, we know today, can be genetically identified. That rules out a very large number of the would be selfrightious I am saved brigade.

As The Qoran states Jesus did not die on the cross, but lived on. He actually died in Kashmir, his adopted home, at the age of 84. Don`t doubt it go and see his tomb for yourselves, before quoting religious dogma.

Answer 6

Muslims consider Jesus to be "a" prophet or teacher. The Jews consider him to be a zealot.

To Christians He is the Messiah, the Son of God, their Saviour and Redeemer, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the Name above all names.

Christ saves all those who acknowledge Him as their personal Saviour and Lord. There are many Jewish and Arab Christians in the world.

Answer 7

In Muslims opinion,Jesus (peace be upon him) is the Messiah and he will lead the faithful on his return to the world again (his second coming).I think we all better wait and see until he returns.

Answer 8

The Jews killed Jesus (no hard feelings). They don't believe he was sent by God.

Christians believe that Christ is the son of God and the Messiah.

Muslims believe that Christ was a Prophet, but not the son of God or the Messiah.

Answer 9

Contradiction #16
Of the Israelites who were freed from the Babylonian captivity, how many were the children of Pahrath-Moab? (a) Two thousand eight hundred and twelve (Ezra 2:6). (b) Two thousand eight hundred and eighteen (Nehemiah 7:11).

Contradiction #17
How many were the children of Zattu? (a) Nine hundred and forty-five (Ezra 2:8) (b) Eight hundred and forty-five (Nehemiah 7:13).

Contradiction #18
How many were the children of Azgad? (a) One thousand two hundred and twenty-two (Ezra 2:12). (b) Two thousand three hundred and twenty-two (Nehemiah 7:17). Contradiction #19
How many were the children of Adin? (a) Four hundred and fifty-four (Ezra 2:15). (b) Six hundred and fifty-five (Nehemiah 7:20).

Contradiction #20
How many were the children of Hashum? (a) Two hundred and twenty-three (Ezra 2:19). (b) Three hundred and twenty-eight (Nehemiah 7:22).

Answer 10

Jesus is the Messiah, His message is the same for everyone. His offer is the same for everyone. We need to pay attention to what He says.

Muslim consider Him as essiah, but they still do not think He is God. Jehovah's Witnesses think that Jesus is Savior and angel and son of God and even "a god" but they do not accept Him as their Lord and Savior.

Mormon's believe that Jesus is Satan's brother. How crazy is that.