The Special Significance of 'Messiah' and 'Gospel'

Muhammad Rasheed - 

Benyamin Abramson,
orthodox Chasidic Jew from Israel;
historian and consultant
to the court in Jerusalem

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - Sounds like a pharisee 😂

Muhammad Rasheed - The Pharisees rejected Jesus' messiahship, while the Muslims accept it. So, how is this particular Jew displaying Pharisee traits? The Muslims would never have schemed with the Roman government to try and have the Christ killed.

I think you people have replaced critical thinking with giggle emojis.

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - What is the work of the Messiah? What was His purpose really? Lemme see how knowledgeable you are about the Messiah.

Muhammad Rasheed - Ibn Malik wrote: "What is the work of the Messiah?"

To preach the Gospel to the lost sheep of the House of Israel; to return them to the Path of their forefathers and instruct them in scripture & wisdom.

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - So makes Him different from other prophets of that's the only work? And then every other prophets should be called messiahs.

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - What do you even mean by "the Gospel"?

Muhammad Rasheed - Ibn Malik wrote: "So makes Him different from other prophets of that's the only work? And then every other prophets should be called messiahs."

Bingo. #BeliefInTheProphets

"Messiah" means anointed one/chosen one. They were ALL chosen, were they not? lol

Muhammad Rasheed - Ibn Malik wrote: "What do you even mean by 'the Gospel?'"

The pure revelation God sent down to Jesus, that the latter preached to his people during his earthly lifetime.

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - So then why Jesus only was called the Messiah?

If the Gospel means "pure revelation..." As you defined it, does that mean every other prophet's "revelation" is Gospel, even your prophet, i.e Gospel of Muhammad?

Muhammad Rasheed - Ibn Malik wrote: "So then why Jesus only was called the Messiah?"

Because he was chosen as the Jew's last chance to be saved by a prophet from among their own—he was specially chosen just for them with a special miracle to test their faith—he was cut off from their precious patriarchal bloodline. The Comforter came later as the universal prophet for the gentiles.

Ibn Malik wrote: "If the Gospel means 'pure revelation...' As you defined it"

I didn't say the word "Gospel" meant pure revelation, Mr. Strawman. You asked me what did I mean when I used the term. The Gospel is a portion of the pure revelation that God sent to all the prophets.

Muhammad Rasheed - You giggle a lot. Is this your fentanyl addiction?

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - How do you mean specially chosen, for special miracle, was other prophets not specifically chosen with special miracles?

What do you mean He was cut off from their precious patriarchal bloodline?

By your definition, bro, Gospel is a portion... Still saying same thing, back to the question, if you claim Muhammad had some portion of pure revelation does that mean the quran is a gospel?

What does Gospel mean?

Muhammad Rasheed - Ibn Malik wrote: "How do you mean specially chosen"

Because the Christ didn't have a father—he was purposely cut off from his patriarchal bloodline, which is important for the children of Israel for their monarchy traditions. Without a father, they would be force to chose their king because of his righteousness as the messenger of God.

Of course, they failed that test.

Ibn Malik wrote: "What do you mean He was cut off from their precious patriarchal bloodline?"

Jesus didn't have a father, he only had a matriarchal bloodline.

Ibn Malik wrote: "By your definition, bro, Gospel is a portion..."

Jesus still expected his followers to keep the Law of Moses, remember? His Gospel was only a supplement, not a replacement.

Ibn Malik wrote: "if you claim Muhammad had some portion of pure revelation does that mean the quran is a gospel?"

No. The Qur'an is a full and complete Book, like the Book of Moses before it. The Gospel is the limited message sent specifically to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.

Ibn Malik wrote: "What does Gospel mean?"

The actual definition is "good news."

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - Are you afraid or angry at my giggle.

Focus on the question pls.

Muhammad Rasheed - Ibn Malik wrote: "Are you afraid"

Why would I be "afraid" of foolishness?

Ibn Malik wrote: "or angry at my giggle."

Why would I be "angry" at someone with zero knowledge who can't stop giggling like a lunatic?

Ibn Malik wrote: "Focus on the question pls."

You should focus on leaning knowledge and stop being a performative clown who giggles because he has no real argument to counter with.

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - Thanks for answering those questions. Focusing on the Gospel for now...

But are you saying the quran is not Gospel because it is a full and complete book? Then why is it called Gospel ie. Good news?

Muhammad Rasheed - Only a portion of the Qur'an represents the limited Good News portion of Jesus' message to the children of Israel.

Remember, Jesus said he actually had much more to teach, but it would have to come after him, brought by the Comforting Spirit of Truth. That's what the Qur'an represents—a fuller explanation of the Law of Moses.

The Qur'an has a Good News message for the Jews, but it also has a warning and messages for the Christians, for the believers, for the fence-sitters, and for the pagans. It also has a special Good News message for those who love doing Good and who know God is real in their hearts.

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - Remember Melchizedek didn't have a father too, does that mean he was a messiah too?

Cut off from the bloodline, without a father the will be forced...??? But the whole Jews in Jesus' time regarded Him as son of David. So what do you mean they failed the test?

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - Ok, focus on those questions, ignore my giggles.

Muhammad Rasheed - Ibn Malik wrote: "Remember Melchizedek didn't have a father too, does that mean he was a messiah too?"

Messiah means "anointed one/chosen one." It has nothing to do with his patriarchal bloodline. All of the prophets are technically messiahs since God chose them all. Jesus' special title of messiah comes from him purposely being the Jews' last chance to have a messenger come to them from their own nation.

Ibn Malik wrote: "But the whole Jews in Jesus' time regarded Him as son of David."

Through whose bloodline? Joseph? Joseph was not his blood father.

Ibn Malik wrote: "So what do you mean they failed the test?"

According to your own religion, the Jews rejected Jesus and schemed to have him killed. Is that not a failure on their part?

Muhammad Rasheed - Ibn Malik wrote: "ignore my giggles"

Maybe you enjoy being a weirdo.

Muhammad Rasheed - You're all like that. You fill your knowledge void with giggle emojis. It's very strange. The less knowledge you have, the more giggle emojis you post. Every day.

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - You must be angry about the giggling... Just ignore it pls.

Muhammad Rasheed - How can I ignore it when you're filling up my Notification box with it?

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - So are you saying Jesus was the messiah because He was a last prophet to the Jews?

Where'd you get that?

Joseph was not His father by blood, but Jesus is known to be from the family of line of David... Therefore regards to that it became their knowledge that Jesus was from royal family isn't it?

Don't do Oliver twist bro, which test did the Jews failed exactly?

Muhammad Rasheed - Ibn Malik wrote: "So are you saying Jesus was the messiah because He was a last prophet to the Jews?"

I'm saying he was singled out to have that particular title because it specifically meant he was the final chance the Jews had to have the return of the Prophetic Monarchy (David & Solomon).

Ibn Malik wrote: "Where'd you get that?"

I can read and comprehend what I read.

Ibn Malik wrote: "Joseph was not His father by blood, but Jesus is known to be from the family of line of David..."

From Mary's bloodline? The matriarchal side? Or from Joseph? If it's from Joseph, then it's not real.

Ibn Malik wrote: "Therefore regards to that it became their knowledge that Jesus was from royal family isn't it?"

Whose bloodline is Jesus connected to David from? lol

Ibn Malik wrote: "Don't do Oliver twist bro"

You're the one in new territory right now, and you're obviously not used to working your own brain.

Ibn Malik wrote: "which test did the Jews failed exactly?"

They were challenged—spiritually—to accept the messiah as their King even though he didn't have a father, with no patriarchal tie to the crown. They were forced to accept his kingship through the prophetic office and righteousness alone, which is what God wants humankind to focus on in the first place.

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - Any true Christian who reads your answers will know that you are speaking total nonsense.

Muhammad Rasheed - The "true Christians" recognize that the messiah was only a human prophet, and not a divine entity. The true Christians are Muslims.

Ibn Malik Al-Masih - You really tried, many head knowledge and cunningly devised to look like you know what you are saying but actually you don't.

So I giggle to your ignorance even though you look brave. And I know you feel stupid as I giggled 🤣😂🤣.

Muhammad Rasheed - Ibn Malik wrote: "So I giggle to your ignorance"

What stands out is that you lack an intelligent counter-argument. All you have are impotent giggle emojis. What does that mean?

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Fake Race Activism to Save Fake Racial Representation

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Muhammad Rasheed - White creators make a blaxploitation-era "black character" and then pretends he's white. 🤨

That doesn't hit the way you imagined it did.

Christopher Corral - The only one that actually makes a difference would be Luke Cage. Because if he were white then it'd change everything. As for Hulk, Invisible Woman and The Thing though most of us wouldn't like the change had they been the originals I think all would be the same as they are now they'd just be known for those specific colors mentioned here.

Muhammad Rasheed - Christopher wrote: "Because if he were white then it'd change everything"

White creators make a fake "black character" —who isn't anchored to any lineage/heritage — and then arbitrarily make him white. What would that change exactly?

Brett Hampton - @Muhammad... What do you mean when you say "isn't anchored to any lineage/heritage"? I'm not challenging or arguing; just curious as to what your reasoning is.

Christopher Corral - @Muhammad... You serious? The character is black and was one of the few black super heroes at a time when black people had it more rough than today and so there was some relatability when Luke Cage's story took place in slum neighborhoods. The culture and personality also had to do with him being black. So if he had been white none of that would have been the same at all. What you want a white Luke Cage growing up in a black neighborhood beating up bad guys? That's just not relatable. Yes you have Spider-Man going into bad neighborhoods but the guy lived in a suburban neighborhood with his aunt so yeah definitely different.

Muhammad Rasheed - Brett wrote: "What do you mean when you say 'isn't anchored to any lineage/heritage?'"

Meaning, he comes across as unauthentic. Just a generic "black" figure designed to fill a quota so that a white-owned company can pretend to make some kind of phony social progress difference.

Muhammad Rasheed - Christopher wrote: "You serious?"

Yes.

Christopher wrote: "The character is black"

Is he though? What 'black' ethnic group does he belong to? The Black American descendants of slavery? Obama's black? Kamala's black? Miles Morales' black? As a Black man, how am I supposed to identify with a shallow, plastic "black" character created by a white man who didn't give a sh*t about those questions, and wouldn't be able to tell the difference?

Christopher wrote: "and was one of the few black super heroes at a time when black people"

...were pushed out of wealth-building media ownership and couldn't represent themselves. So white creators get to make money on fake "black" characters they publish to fill the void, and I get to hear shallow & weird justifications for this class systemic racism point by folks like you.

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Shenanigans Forever!

Ty Templeton - 

Late to the party, I know:  Just saw Black Panther 2, Wakanda Forever, and though I probably wouldn't have chosen to center the sequel around a dead character, if they're going to go that route to honour the late Chadwick Boseman, they probably couldn't have made a better film.  Almost perfect in tone, action, character, narrative, and a delightful twist or two that actually got me.  And I'm burying the lede:  It's equally a Namor film, and wow, do they get so much of Namor bang-on.  To be honest, the Marvel purist in me wished his name had really been Namor and that he'd been from a city actually called Atlantis, but other than those two minor quibbles, they get everything else about him RIGHT.  And I dig the Mayan connection to the feathers in his legend.  But the arrogance, the flying ankle wings, the green trunks, the rash anger.  I was thrilled.  And Riri Williams as Ironheart?  Yes, please.  All the characters  had well considered story arcs, we weren't timid about our lesbian couple, and Shuri was oustanding in her grief and resolve to triumph over it.  It might have run ten minutes too long and could have used a few lighter moments, but overall, it leapt up to being one of my top tier Marvel movies, up there with Winter Soldier and Iron Man (and Black Panther 1).

Muhammad Rasheed - Ty wrote: "we weren't timid about our lesbian couple"

They refused to recast Black Panther so they could replace him with a lesbian couple?

Oh.

Greg Kirkpatrick - @Muhammad... that’s all you got out of all of that? SMH.

Ty Templeton - @Muhammad... I think the word "so" is doing more heavy lifting than it can handle.

Muhammad Rasheed - @Greg... I've grown sensitive to the people with all the power and wealth deliberately taking swipes at my people and labeling it "progress."

Enough is enough.

Muhammad Rasheed - @Ty... I see similar shenanigans going on with the Blade project, and the suspicious reasons the script keeps being sent back for rewrites. Mass media is trying to saddle my people with the LGBT baggage in a textbook 'force teaming' effort.

Naturally, I disapprove.

David Branson - @Muhammad... How is having a lesbian couple “taking swipes” at anyone? Aren’t they also Black?

Ty Templeton - @Muhammad... Where we likely disagree is somewhat revealed in the use of pejorative phrases like "Saddle my people with the LGBT baggage" which assumes a priori that there is baggage to be saddled when dealing with queer representation. Tread carefully, btw: I got two LGBT kids. I tend to think of them as human first, and baggage as a distant second.

Muhammad Rasheed - David wrote: "How is having a lesbian couple 'taking swipes' at anyone? Aren’t they also Black?"

That's a great question. The answer is part of the dismantling of the Civil Rights Movement, which came to its end—not by Dr. King's Dream coming true—but by the assassination of our most effective leaders, and the infiltration and disbanding of our most effective organizations under Hoover's COINTELPRO program. After that, the infrastructure of the Civil Rights Movement was handed over to other identity groups (including white women feminism, LGBT and 'POC' immigrants), as the Black American liberation struggle was completely abandoned.

So now, pretending that helping these other groups is the same thing as "progress" for the long neglected Black American is the new thing.

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Muhammad Rasheed - Ty wrote: "Tread carefully, btw: I got two LGBT kids."

And I have two Black American kids. Like you, I'm also tired of derogatory things said about them, and megacorporate scheming to show them in a poor light from multiple anti-Black American angles.

Ty Templeton - We certainly agree that corporate powers show black kids and culture in a poor light all day, and we're both tired of it. I'm not sure including gay characters in an all black cast (or mostly black) is showing anyone in a "poor light" though, and that's where you lose me. There might be a fundamental difference between us there that cannot be reconciled, as I see queer people as positive people. All the ones I know I clever, funny, loving people, baby.

Muhammad Rasheed - My issue is the corporate-political decision to pointedly not show antiracism activism for Black Americans in mass media product, but to replace it with LGBT activism with my Black image to promote it.

Regardless of whether there are actually homosexual Black Americans or not, the lgbt political movement is a white-founded and white-led political movement, that is using both the infrastructure of the Black American liberation freedom struggle and the image of the Black American to drive it. It's okay to bring up "racism" in a Jewish context, but to bring it up in the still unaddressed Black American context gets me attacked by white liberals as well as the conservative crowd.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Ty Templeton - I agree with most of what you said, we likely part at the edge. My belief is that LGBT activism is meant to include, not divide, you may see other motivators or facilitators involved. Your opinions are welcome here, so long as we don't use pejorative language -- you know the kind I mean.

Muhammad Rasheed - Ty wrote: "My belief is that LGBT activism is meant to include, not divide"

This is objectively not the case since the LGBT political movement is literally driven by our traditional political foes who first went out of their way to abuse government resources to dismantle the Black American freedom struggle with murder and espionage. There is not a single part of American history that does not reflect exploitation, plunder and division against my people by that one.

Muhammad Rasheed - And now he's trying to bully me into giving up my people's centuries old struggle to take up the banner of his causes (see: Whoopi's 2-week suspension for correctly pointing out that the Holocaust wasn't a "racism" issue since it was literally 'white-on-white' crime).

Ruby d'Anjou Smith - @Muhammad... "objectively"? This is utterly as subjective as can be. This is the same nonsense as Dave Chappelle's expressed belief that the LGBTQ activist movement is whyte, and that's why he was "allowed" to be transphobic.

And please don't end up doing another lengthy info dump as a response to it. Lots and lots of fancy words don't hide your dislike of the LGBTQ community.

Muhammad Rasheed - Ruby wrote: "'objectively?'"

Yes.

Ruby wrote: "This is utterly as subjective as can be."

No, it's actually based on the history of civil rights in the USA. You know it as "CRT" from behind your marxist propaganda shield.

Ruby wrote: "This is the same nonsense as Dave Chappelle's expressed belief that the LGBTQ activist movement is whyte"

Look up "Harvey Milk" and see the 'force teaming' article I posted above.

Ruby wrote: "and that's why he was 'allowed' to be transphobic."

He's not transphobic. You're being very emotional.

Ruby wrote: "And please don't end up doing another lengthy info dump as a response to it."

Don't respond to my comments. Save your emotional blurting for your peers.

Ruby wrote: "Lots and lots of fancy words don't hide your dislike of the LGBTQ community."

I don't have time to dislike the LGBT community; I'm too busy advocating for my own long-neglected group.

David Branson - There absolutely are an amazing number of gay Black people. My god what is this “regardless of whether there are…” business? What do you mean about the idea that the LGBT political movement is driven by your traditional political foes? Right-wingers?

Muhammad Rasheed - David wrote: "There absolutely are an amazing number of gay Black people."

Objection: Relevancy.

David wrote: "My god what is this 'regardless of whether there are…' business?"

Politics is about using the system for the uplift of political identity groups. One particular identity group has dedicated itself to making sure my political identity group stays as a wealthless bottom caste in our own country, even though we were the ones whose free slave labor built her.

David wrote: "What do you mean about the idea that the LGBT political movement is driven by your traditional political foes? Right-wingers?"

The traditional political foes of the Black American former slave class are white people. Both the Right-wingers and the Left-wingers are guilty in this, playing a twisted, evil game of 'Good Cop/Bad Cop' throughout the centuries to keep my people disenfranchised and economically excluded, and ESPECIALLY here in the post-Civil Rights Era.

David Branson - We’re going to disagree about a bunch of this. Peace be with you.

Muhammad Rasheed - David wrote: "We’re going to disagree about a bunch of this"

What factual information do you hold that supports your opposing view?

Let me guess: You had a Black girlfriend or ex-wife or whatever, so that magically means that the white liberal hasn't also worked to keep my people disenfranchised and economically excluded?

#Paternalism #Gradualism

David Branson - Sorry, did I say I was going to continue to argue with you?

I’ve never had a girlfriend or wife of any color, unless you count this date I went on in junior high. My partner and I were together for seventeen years till he died of Covid, though.

I’m sorry to hear about any white liberals who have done what you describe.

But I’m not in the mood to continue arguing with you. Take care.

Muhammad Rasheed - David wrote: "I’ve never had a girlfriend or wife of any color"

I said "or whatever." 🙄

David wrote: "unless you count this date I went on in junior high"

Of course that counts. I'm confident if I hadn't brought it up first, you would have referenced it as the magic move that meant the white liberal is somehow not just as fiercely anti-Black American as your partisan counterparts. The anecdotal fallacy is your go-to move, after-all. You love it.

Was your late partner Black, by the way?

David Branson - What the hell are you talking about? I went on a date with a girl in junior high. She wasn’t Black. I’m gay. (My partner wasn’t Black either.) I have absolutely no idea what anecdotal fallacy you’re talking about. I didn’t bring one up. And I don’t particularly love them either. I don’t know you.

Muhammad Rasheed - David wrote: "I went on a date with a girl in junior high. She wasn’t Black."

Oh, then why did you even bring her up then? 🤨 If you're going to stay and trade, then you should at least pay attention. Geez.

David Branson - You introduced the idea that I had had a Black girlfriend or wife. My response was that I didn’t have a girlfriend or wife of ANY color, with the exception of going out on a date with a girl in junior high. Why would you say that I love anecdotal fallacies? We’ve never interacted before. You know nothing about me.

David Branson - And why would I mention going out on a date with a girl in junior high as a “magic move” that has anything whatsoever to do with racism??

Muhammad Rasheed - David wrote: "You introduced the idea that I had had a Black girlfriend or wife."

That was the theme.

David wrote: "My response was that I didn’t have a girlfriend or wife of ANY color, with the exception of going out on a date with a girl in junior high"

Based on the established theme, that's why I thought the JHS girl was Black.

David wrote: "Why would you say that I love anecdotal fallacies?"

Stereotyping your team.

David wrote: "We’ve never interacted before. You know nothing about me."

So? Did you forget how stereotypes work? Your demographic perfected its usage, after-all.

David wrote: "And why would I mention going out on a date with a girl in junior high as a 'magic move' that has anything whatsoever to do with racism??"

Generally, the white liberal uses the anecdotal fallacy as part of his gaslighting technique. I started setting my watch by it a while ago.

Muhammad Rasheed - Despite your indignant protests, it's just a matter of time before you revert to type, assuming you stick around.

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