THE PROOF THAT CLOSES THE CASE
EXHIBIT A: THE BIBLE EXPLICITLY CONFESSES IT 1. Isaiah 45:1 - DIRECT STATEMENT "Thus says the LORD to his anointed [מָשִׁיחַ / mashiach], to Cyrus..." This is not interpretation. This is the Hebrew Bible stating in plain text: The word is מָשִׁיחַ (mashiach) = "Messiah" In Greek Septuagint: Χριστός (Christos) = "Christ" Applied to: Cyrus the Great, Zoroastrian Persian King PROOF CLOSED: The first person called "Messiah/Christ" by the God of Israel was a Zoroastrian. 2.
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EXHIBIT A: THE BIBLE EXPLICITLY CONFESSES IT 1. Isaiah 45:1 - DIRECT STATEMENT "Thus says the LORD to his anointed [מָשִׁיחַ / mashiach], to Cyrus..." This is not interpretation. This is the Hebrew Bible stating in plain text: The word is מָשִׁיחַ (mashiach) = "Messiah" In Greek Septuagint: Χριστός (Christos) = "Christ" Applied to: Cyrus the Great, Zoroastrian Persian King PROOF CLOSED: The first person called "Messiah/Christ" by the God of Israel was a Zoroastrian. 2. Isaiah 44:28 - God Calls Cyrus "My Shepherd" "Who says of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd and will accomplish all that I please; he will say of Jerusalem, "Let it be rebuilt," and of the temple, "Let its foundations be laid."'" "My shepherd" = title reserved for God's chosen king (like King David) PROOF CLOSED: A Zoroastrian Persian is given the same divine designation as Israel's greatest king. 3.
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Cyrus Cylinder · Hebrew Bible · New Testament · Quran