messiah
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Christ disappointed many who expected the Messiah to overthrow the yoke of Roman oppression.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
This essay is adapted from his new book, “Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea’s Personality Cult,” to be published by Knopf on April 14.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
In a small candlelit room in western Kenya, worshippers dressed in white gathered at Christmas to mark the birth of what they describe as the "Black Messiah".
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
Lumon casts Mark as its Messiah, and his work is “mysterious and important,” worthy of a massive and alarming painting in the elevator lobby on the severed floor.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025
We set an empty chair for the coming of Elijah—see, Jews think the real Messiah hasn’t got here yet.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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World Religions
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The Princess Bride
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