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Messiah-In
Judaism, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ
Standard Hebrew
Mašíaḥ
Arabic:
Al-Masiḥ, المسيح),
Tiberian Hebrew
Māšîªḥ,
Aramaic
משיחא) initially meant any person who was a
prophet of
God. In
English today, in
religious contexts, it is
used in two major contexts: the anticipated
saviour of the Jews, which
has to come in the future to bring ultimate peace on earth; and secondly,
the one who is anticipated as, regarded as, or professes to be a saviour or
liberator. Jews, however, do not generally use the word "saviour" in
reference to the messiah, primarily because of the
Christian connotation of
the word "saviour," and the sense in which that word is used by
Christianity". Source:
Wikipedia
Prophet-"In
religion, a prophet
(or prophetess) is a
person who has directly
encountered the
numinous and serves as an
intermediary with man for the
divine. Prophets existed in
many ancient cultures, including the
Sybilline and
Delphic Oracles in
Ancient Greece, the Völuspá in
Old Norse,
Zoroaster in
Persia, and many others. In
Abrahamic religion, a
prophet is seen as a person who has encountered, and speaks as a formal
representative of,
God; they are seen to found a new religion
based on their teachings from God."
Source:Wikipedia
Sage-"a mentor in spiritual and philosophical
topics who is renowned for profound wisdom"
Source:
Wordnet |