The idea of MESSIAH is a very ancient one and is reserved for the most important Human Leader, Saviour, God-man, "The-Anointed" in all 3 Abrahamic religions from middle-east. 

1. JUDAISM  {MASHIYACH in Hebrew}

• Judaism is the most ancient of all 3 Abrahamic religions whose origins go back all the way to the begining of time.

• "Messiah" is the English translation of the Hebrew word מָשִׁיחַ (mashiyach), which also means "anointed".

• The Jewish idea of Messiah is a great human leader like King David, to be a descendent from the line of David, who will set all-things right and save the Jewish nation, uplift the downtrodden...etc

• The Hebrew Bible [TaNaKh >> an acronym for first hebrew letters of each... Torah (law) + Nevi'im (Prophets) + Ketuvim (writings)] is the entirety of Christian Old Testament portion of The Holy Bible. It clearly identifies several key tasks that the Messiah will accomplish.

• While many Jews donot believe in Jesus Christ, the TaNaKH clearly identifies Jesus as THE ANNOINTED ONE (The MASHIYACH) As you will explore through the pages of this site.

2. CHRISTIANITY  {CHRIST in English}

• The 2000yr old term "Christianity" was considered by some scholars a derogatory word to address followers of Christ during early days. The word appears in plural 3 times in the scripture ( Acts 11:26, 26:28 & again in 1Peter 4:16) although the text in the Bible simply states "The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch", adds nothing more around the context of it's origins.

• The word CHRIST comes from Greek Χριστός (Christos) meaning "anointed", derived from χρίω (chrio) meaning "to anoint". This was a name applied to Jesus by early Greek-speaking Christians. It is a translation of the Hebrew word מָשִׁיחַ (mashiyach), commonly spelled in English messiah, which also means "anointed".

3. ISLAM  {MASIH in Arabic}