Messiah in the Bible

He will go on ahead of the Messiah [See verse 76], in the spirit and power of Elijah, to rekindle the affections of fathers for their children, and [to influence] disobedient people to live wisely like righteous people. And he will prepare the people to be ready for [the coming of] the Lord."

for today, in the town of David, a Saviour for you has been born, who is to be your Messiah and Lord.

At that time there dwelt at Jerusalem one Simeon, an honest, religious man, one who expected the appearance of the Messiah, and was endued with the spirit of prophecy.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not die without seeing the Lord's Messiah.

As the people were in suspence, every man imagining in his own mind that John might be the Messiah;

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah),
Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy),

many were dispossess'd of the demons, who cried aloud, you are the Messiah, the son of God. but he rebuked them, and would not suffer them to declare, that they knew him to be the Messiah.

and sent two of them to Jesus, with this question, are you the Messiah, or must we yet wait for some other?

I declare unto you, among the whole race of mankind, there is not a prophet, who is superiour to John the Baptist: yet he that is most inferiour in the kingdom of the Messiah, is greater than he.

then sent them to proclaim the reign of the Messiah, and to heal the sick.

where the people, who were inform'd of it, followed him: which he did not discountenance, but explained to them the reign of the Messiah, and relieved those, who wanted to be cured.

but who, said he, do you think I am? Peter answered, you are the Messiah of God.

I declare unto you, there are some here present, who shall not die, till they see the Messiah reign.

but if I cast out demons by the finger of God, it follows, that the reign of the Messiah is now begun among you.

Then He said to the disciples, "The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of man [i.e., the time when the Messiah would deliver His people from tribulation], but you will not see it [i.e., such deliverance would not occur during their lifetimes].

A certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher [You who are essentially and morally good], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”

But Jesus said to them, you affirm the Messiah must be descended from David, how can that be?

if then David stiles the Messiah his Lord, how can he be descended from David?

So He said, "You must take care not to be misled about it! For many will come bearing the name of Messiah, and saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not go after them.

for I declare unto you, I shall not celebrate this passover with you any more, to the time, when it shall have its accomplishment in the kingdom of the messiah.

They said, “If You are the Messiah, tell us.”

But He said to them, “If I do tell you, you will not believe.

They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”

The people stood watching, and even the leaders kept scoffing: “He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One!”

Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at Him: “Aren’t You the Messiah? Save Yourself and us!”

he was of Arimathea, a city of Judea, and one of those, who were in expectation of the Messiah's reign.

though we expected he would have been the Messiah, that was to deliver Israel: and besides all this, it is now three days since these things were done.

was not the Messiah to have suffer'd thus, and after that enter into his glory?

He also said to them, “This is what is written: The Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead the third day,