– All the Jewish people from all over the world will be gathered and returned to Israel and will live together in harmony.Įnd Times scholar and prolific author Rabbi Pinchas Winston added a nuance to the Jewish Messianic idea. – All the nations will recognize the unique spiritual powers of the Messiah and will willingly defer to his rule. – War, violence and oppression will cease. – Through the power of his prophecy, the Messiah will perform miracles.
– His gift of prophecy will enable him to discern who is truly needy.
– He will pursue charity and justice throughout the world. – He will be in complete control of all of his bodily urges such as the needs for sleeping, eating and sexuality. – The wisdom of the Messiah will be superior even to the wisdom of King Solomon. “And there was no other prophet who arose in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.” (Deuteronomy 34:10)Īccording to the Jewish mystical tradition known as Kabbalah, the soul of the Jewish Redeemer will include the reincarnated souls of both Moses and of King David.Īdditional qualifications of the Jewish Messiah and the messianic age, according to the Abarbanel, include: In Judaism, tribal affiliation is passed on through the father. The very first of these qualifications is that he must be descended from the House of King David. He expands on the list of characteristics from Isaiah and identifies the qualifications the future Messiah must have in order for the Jewish people to accept him. Rabbi Isaac ben Judah Abarbanel, generally referred to as the Abarbanel, was a Jewish philosopher, Biblical commentator and businessman in Portugal during the 15th century. Righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins With the breath of his lips he shall put the wicked to death
He shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth
He shall chastise with equity the humble of the earth Nor with the hearing of his ears shall he chastise Neither with the sight of his eyes shall he judge He shall be animated by the fear of the Lord The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon himĪ spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord
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