role of the messiah

Question 1

the future messiah will…

Answer 1

• rule over humanity with kindness and justice
• uphold the law of the torah and be the ultimate teacher of it
• bring in world peace and unite humanity together
• rebuild the temple of Jerusalem/gather all the jews backmto Israel

Question 2

orthodox and reform views on the messiah

Answer 2

orthodox-believe that the messiah will be a dependent of king David(and that there is one in every generation) and become the messiah if he is worthy enough, he will be guided by god

reform-they reject the idea of the messiah as they believe that this isn’t up to just one person but instead a group of people working together however they believe in the messianic age

similarity-they both believe that Jesus was Not the messiah