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John Nichols Thom (1799–1838), who had achieved fame and followers as Sir William Courtenay and adopted the claim of Messiah after a period in a mental institute. [31] Hong Xiuquan (1 January 1814- 1 June 1864), the leader of the Taiping Rebellion, who believed he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ.
The Messiah in Judaism means anointed one; it included Jewish priests, prophets and kings such as David and Cyrus the Great. [1] Later, especially after the failure of the Hasmonean Kingdom (37 BCE) and the Jewish–Roman wars (66–135 CE), the figure of the Jewish Messiah was one who would deliver the Jews from oppression and usher in an Olam HaBa ("world to come"), the Messianic Age.
Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997), an American who posted a Usenet message declaring, "I, Jesus—Son of God—acknowledge on this date of September 25/26, 1995: ..." [29] Applewhite and his Heaven's Gate religious group committed mass suicide on 26 March 1997, to rendezvous with what they thought was a spaceship hiding behind Comet Hale–Bopp ...
[33] [34] [35] He is controversial for being declared the Mahdi, Messiah, and Kalki Avatar by the MFI. [36] Shahi's supporters claim that his face became prominent on the Moon, Sun, nebula star and the Black Stone in Mecca. Shahi disappeared from public view in 2001. There have been claims that he died in that year or in 2003, but these are ...
The imperial inspector had Hu Tianbao sentenced to death by beating. One month after Hu Tianbao's death, he appeared to a man from his hometown in a dream, claiming that since his crime was one of love, the underworld officials decided to right the injustice by appointing him the god and guardian of homosexual affections. [38] Xiongdi Gong ...
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In Judaism, the messiah will be a future Jewish king from the line of David and redeemer of the Jewish people and humanity. [1] [6] In Christianity, Jesus is the messiah, [note 1] the savior, the redeemer, and God. [1] [3] In Islam, Jesus was a prophet and the messiah of the Jewish people who will return in the end times. [3]
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