圣经经文称即将到来的先知有许多名称,例如君王、先知、Mesia,以及意为"救世主"的Messiah。这些名称都是授予即将到来的先知的称号,同时也描述了这位伟大先知的特征。然而,"弥赛亚"这一称号最为著名,原因在于该称号在犹太人中的重要地位。

The Holy Scriptures call the coming prophet by many names, such as the king or the prophet, the Mesia, and the Messiah, which means the “savior”, all these names are titles given to the coming prophet, and they also give a description of this great prophet. However, the title “the Messiah” is the most famous title, and that is because of the importance of this title among the Jews.

有人可能声称，这个称号专属于耶稣。

Some may claim that this title is exclusively meant for Jesus (PBUH).

要回答这一点，我们可以说，称他为“弥赛亚”是一个称号，而不是个人的名字。犹太人把他们的先知、君王，甚至其他的君王，都用这个称号来称呼。“弥赛亚”这一称号源自闪米特语词“Masaha”，意为涂油、抹油，因为犹太人过去会为他们的君王和先知的身体涂油，即使某人并未被涂油，他们也称其为弥赛亚。

To answer that, we say that calling him the Messiah is a title and not a personal name. The Jews call their prophets, kings and even other kings by that title. This title “Messiah” comes from the Semitic word "Masaha" which means to anoint, for the Jews used to anoint the bodies of their kings and prophets, they used to call them Messiahs even though they were not anointed.