Moshiach (Messiah) lit. "annointed one". The final redeemer of the Jewish people from exile. Prophesied in Tanach, he will be a righteous human king descended patrilineally from King David. Identity still unknown, check back later.
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Is the brain the seat of the soul?
There are disturbing ideas in the Feb 21, 2011 Time magazine cover article 2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal. The article attributes to Raymond Kurzweil the prediction that within the next 25 years ...
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Messiah ben Joseph versus Messiah ben David
Where does the Theology of Messiah ben Joseph versus Messiah ben David come from? If we are supposed to have only one Messiah, where did the idea of these two Messias come from?
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Cities of Refuge when Moshiach comes?
Why do we need Cities of Refuge when Moshiach comes if at that time there will be no more death?
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Erev Rav and Modern Israeli Leaders
I saw in a response to an article on Israelnn.com the following: "the Erev Rav, that conned us with their sincerity in converting and dragged along with us @ Y'ziat Mitzraim, and we have been ...
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Yearning for Moshiach while the Temples stood
Did we (the Jewish people) yearn for the complete Redemption (with the Techias HaMasim, etc) like we do today, at the time the either Temple was standing? It can't be that we just assumed "This is ...
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Will marriages continue when mashiach comes?
If you are married to a girl and mashaich comes, wil you be married to her in the world to come or you start all over?!?
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electronic Olam Haba
When Moshisch comes (Biezras Hashem) will there be technology like, computers, cars, electricity, etc?