Who is Messiah?
Messiah or Mashiach is a Hebrew term meaning "the anointed one" or "the chosen one". It comes from the Hebrew word "mashach" which means to anoint with oil. The Greek equivalent of Messiah is "Christos", translated in English as Christ.
In the Old Testament, whenever God chooses a new priest, prophet or king, He will instruct that chosen person to be anointed with oil as a sign of being specially set apart in service to Him.
For example, Moses anointed Aaron as a priest, Elijah anointed Elisha as a prophet in his place and Samuel anointed David as king over Israel.
Even furnishings in the tabernacle of Moses were anointed with oil to be set apart as holy objects for worshipping God.
So anything anointed with oil to be set apart to God is considered "maschiach".
However all these actually point to the true Messiah who would be anointed and chosen by God to complete the most important mission of all—to save mankind from their sins.
The ‘anointing oil is a picture of the Holy Spirit who comes upon the Messiah to provide divine empowerment.
In the Old Testament, there are many prophecies that point to this Messiah who would save Israel from their sins.
Jewish Rabbis mistakenly believe that there are two different Messiahs: one is "Messiah the Son of Joseph" (Mashiach Ben Yosef) and the other "Messiah the Son of David" (Mashiach Ben David).
This is because both are portrayed so differently that they think it's talking about two different people.
Mashiach Ben Yosef is depicted as a suffering servant who suffers and dies on behalf of Israel, whereas Mashiach Ben David is described as a glorious, triumphant King who defeats Israel's enemies and saves her, establishing a worldwide kingdom of peace.
Many Jews wrongly think that Mashiach Ben Yosef will act as a forerunner to announce the coming of Mashiach Ben David.
“The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah comes, he who is called Christ. When he has come, he will declare to us all things.” Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who speaks to you.”” (John 4:25-26 WEB)
Jesus plainly declared Himself to be the Messiah and fulfillment of the prophecies about both Mashiach Ben Yosef and Mashiach Ben David.
These prophecies are not talking about two different men, but refer to the different purposes of Jesus' first and second coming.
During His first coming, Jesus came as the Lamb of God to die as a perfect atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world. At that time, He didn’t come to destroy men but to save men’s lives.
In His impending second coming, Jesus will return majestically as the Lion of the tribe of Judah to defeat the Antichrist and save Israel from him and his wicked armies.
Jesus will then establish His kingdom from Jerusalem and usher in a thousand year period of world peace known as "The Millennial Reign of Christ".
Finally, He will sit on His throne as the Judge over the living and the dead, rendering to each one according to their works.
“Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works’ sake.” (John 14:11 WEB)
While He was on earth, Jesus authenticated His claims of being the Messiah by working numerous miraculous signs and wonders, causing many to believe in Him.
Out of the many miracles, thirty-seven specific ones were selected by God to be recorded in the four gospels in the New Testament.
This is definitely not by chance—God wants us to study these miracles and see different aspects about Him revealed in them.
In my upcoming book "Messiah's Miracles—The Power of Having Faith in Jesus Christ", I expound all thirty-seven miracles and unveil God's heart of goodness, grace, mercy and love towards us as demonstrated through these miracles.
It is not God’s will for a Christian to live a natural, powerless life.
We are supposed to be seeing and enjoying the miraculous power of God at work in our lives and in the lives of those we minister to.
We can't afford to only have the word of God without the power of God—effective evangelism hinges on the potent combination of both.
“For God’s Kingdom is not in word, but in power.” (1 Corinthians 4:20 WEB)
Often we don't experience the power of God because we don't expect it to.
Some of us pray just soothe our emotional turmoil, and others go for church just to hear a good message to feed the mind, and walk off to lunch untransformed, never really encountering Jesus.
What better way to feed our faith for the miraculous than to meditate on the miracles that Jesus did? This faith-feeding process is what I feel led to facilitate through my upcoming book.
When you become a "God Every Morning" (GEM) tier and above patron on Patreon, you will receive the ebook once it's ready (early this year), ahead of everyone else who will be available to purchase it in-store.
I believe that "Messiah's Miracles--The Power of Having Faith in Jesus Christ" will be a great blessing to you. As you see God's heart for you in each one of Jesus' miracles, faith will arise in your heart to receive an overflow of miracles in all areas of your life as well.
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THE MIRACLE OF TIME-QURANIC PERSPECTIVE
By: Abdullah Bukhari bin Abdul Rahim.
Translated by: Nur Fatimah Zahrah binti Rahimin Affandi.
Time is a miracle that Allah created. It does not have a body nor a face, but its existence itself is significant in our lives. When the clock is ticking, it is called "seconds". When the sun sets in the West, it will change to "days". When the earth completed its cycle by surrounding the sun for 365 days, it will change to "years". That is the beauty of "time". Nobody can run away from it. People that were young, now became old as time goes by. Humans also can mature and gain numerous experiences through time.
Despite that, sometimes time can be defeated with knowledge. Educated people with knowledge can change the power of time using vehicles that can speed. Travel with planes is very different from travel with cars. The principles said by Allah when he told about Prophet Sulayman's power which can decrease his traveling duration from a month to a day by riding the wind. Metaphorically speaking, we can say that the vehicle used by Prophet Sulayman to ride the wind is similar to a plane used today:
وَلِسُلَيْمَانَ الرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ
Meaning: And to Sulayman (We subjected) the wind- ITS MORNING (JOURNEY WAS THAT OF) A MONTH- AND ITS AFTERNOON (JOURNEY WAS THAT OF) A MONTH. (Saba'[34:12]).
Not just that, the angels that are created with light by Allah can also overcome the "time" with their swift movements. It turns out that "time" deals differently with the angels' technology and the humans' capabilities. Allah's commandment wraps it beautifully:
تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
Meaning: The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him (to accept and complete their task) during a Day the extent of which (felt by the people that are at fault) is fifty thousand years (al-Ma'arij [70:4]).
Time is also one of Allah's first creations because there are a lot of verses that highlighted the early creation of the sky and the earth created in 6 "times":
وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ
Meaning: And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and His Throne had been upon water (Hud[11:7]).
The existence of "time" in this world is determined by the sunrise, sunset and the emergence of the moon. Though, it will definitely differ from the "time" in al-Barzakh. This is because we do not know if there is the sun and the moon in al-Barzakh. It could be that the humans that died in Prophet Adam's time or died a day before Doomsday is still in a same "time" space with the power of Allah as "the Creator of Time".
I have read a dialogue between 2 people of Tabi'in (students of the companions that did not get the chance to meet Rasullullah SAW) that met in a dream. Abdullah bin al-Mubarak said: "I dreamt of meeting Sufyan al-Thawri (have passed away). And i asked him: What did Allah do to you?" Sufyan answered: I have met Muhammad SAW and his companions (al-Ruh by Imam Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Jawziyyah, case 28). Despite that, this dream still cannot be considered as an argument.
"Time" is a creation of Allah that is bound to its Creator. It is compulsory for "time" to obey Allah's desire like how the fire obeyed when saving Prophet Ibrahim AS:
قُلْنَا يَا نَارُ كُونِي بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ
Meaning: Allah said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Ibrahim!" (al-Anbiya'[21:69]).
Throughout the human history, the power of time has been taken away by Allah for a few times like in the tale of 7 pious young men that slept in a cave:
وَلَبِثُوا فِي كَهْفِهِمْ ثَلَاثَ مِئَةٍ سِنِينَ وَازْدَادُوا تِسْعًا
Meaning: And they remained in their cave for three hundred years (by the count of the scribes) and exceeded by nine (by your count) (al-Kahf[18:25]).
Although "time" has passed for 300 hundred years, the 7 bodies of these young men are still very youthful like how they were when they first slept. Same goes to the tale of a young man of Bani Isra'il that slept for a hundred years:
أَوْ كَالَّذِي مَرَّ عَلَى قَرْيَةٍ وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَى عُرُوشِهَا قَالَ أَنَّى يُحْيِي هَذِهِ اللَّهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا فَأَمَاتَهُ اللَّهُ مِئَةَ عَامٍ ثُمَّ بَعَثَهُ قَالَ كَمْ لَبِثْتَ قَالَ لَبِثْتُ يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ قَالَ بَلْ لَبِثْتَ مِئَةَ عَامٍ فَانْظُرْ إِلَى طَعَامِكَ وَشَرَابِكَ لَمْ يَتَسَنَّهْ وَانْظُرْ إِلَى حِمَارِكَ وَلِنَجْعَلَكَ آَيَةً لِلنَّاسِ وَانْظُرْ إِلَى الْعِظَامِ كَيْفَ نُنْشِزُهَا ثُمَّ نَكْسُوهَا لَحْمًا فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ قَالَ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Meaning: Or [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said: "HOW LONG HAVE YOU REMAINED (HERE)?" THE MAN SAID, "I HAVE REMAINED (HERE) A DAY OR PART OF A DAY" HE SAID, "RATHER YOU HAVE REMAINED (HERE) ONE HUNDRED YEARS. LOOK AT YOUR FOOD AND YOUR DRINK; IT HAS NOT CHANGED WITH TIME. AND LOOK AT YOUR DONKEY ( THAT WAS ONLY LEFT WITH BONES); and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones (of this donkey) - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allah is over all things competent" (al-Baqarah [2:259]).
This story clearly shows that Allah is the only one that holds the absolute power of controlling "time". This man's body and food was not affected because "time" was not allowed to touch them, but the donkey turned into bones because Allah allowed "time" to impose its power on it. Subhanallah!
It is the same with Prophet Isa AS. On a normal count, the Prophet was already over 2000 years old, but the Prophet's youth stayed with him like when he was brought up to the sky. He became immune from "time" and did not age because Allah forbid "time" from touching Prophet Isa AS.
May this writing open our hearts to realize that time is a very magical creation of Allah. This is one of the reasons why Allah swore against "time" in the Qur'an:
وَالْعَصْرِ (1) إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ (2) إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ (3)
Meaning: By time! Indeed, mankind is in loss -Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds, and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience (al-'Asr[103:1-3]).
Benefit this creation of Allah the best you can because it will be the reason for our happiness and sorrow in the hereafter. We will definitely be glad if we spend our "time" wisely by filling up our lives being obedient to Allah. On the contrary, we will suffer and regret if we waste our "time" in doing sinful and unbenificial things.
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