#12662 Jesus the Jewish Messiah - Gary Michuta

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🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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How many messianic prophecies are found in Scripture, and how do they point to Jesus? In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, Catholic Answers apologists explore the Old Testament foundations of the Messiah and how Jesus fulfills them. They discuss the most important messianic texts and passages, address whether people in Jesus’ time were sincerely seeking the Messiah, and examine common objections—such as why Jesus didn’t immediately bring universal peace. The conversation also explains why the apostles expected a conquering king, the difference between “Messiah” and “Lord,” and whether Jesus’ miracles would have been recognized as messianic signs. A clear and compelling look at how Scripture reveals Jesus as the promised Messiah. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 04:29 – How many messianic prophecies are in scripture? 10:20 – Are the people questioning Jesus sincerely trying to figure out if Jesus is the Messiah? 15:30 – What are the main messianic texts? 18:45 – What are some of the main messianic passages? 24:20 – What do you find to be the most compelling messianic prophecy? 31:46 – Objection: Jesus wasn’t the Messiah because he didn’t usher in eternal peace. 37:11 – Why did the apostles keep expecting Jesus to be the conquering king messiah? 46:10 – What’s the difference between messiah and lord? 53:08 – Would people have recognized something messianic about Jesus’ healings?

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0:11.5	Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Welcome back to Catholic Answers live and happy Easter to you. The Lord is risen, and we're celebrating that today with two very, very fine guests.
0:38.9	This hour, Gary Machuda is with us. And as Christians, we kind of, we get comfortable claiming
0:44.7	that Jesus fulfills the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah, but what does that actually
0:49.5	mean? What prophecies are we talking about? And in what way does Jesus fulfill those prophecies? Well,
0:56.1	Gary's got a fantastic new book, Messiah, Old Testament prophecies fulfilled in Christ,
1:03.7	beautifully written, easy to follow, exploration of the Old Testament prophecies. And, well,
1:09.7	you guessed by the title, how they are fulfilled
1:11.8	in Christ. It's just, it's out this month. You can get it from Emmaus Road publishing,
1:18.3	and do get it. You'll be very happy that you did. This is wonderful Easter season reading.
1:23.3	If you're like, oh, I had all my lent reading lined up, I don't know what I'm going to read
1:27.4	for the Easter season.
1:28.2	Well, how about a beautiful book-length meditation on Jesus, the Messiah? It would be a great way to devote yourself to some spiritual reading and some insightful reading this Easter season.
1:46.7	A lot of people know, Gary, because we give away his book all the time. People call up and go, why did Catholics take Bibles out of the book? I mean,
1:51.0	books out of the Bible, or why do, I mean, no, why did Protestants take books out of the Bible?
1:56.4	Why do Catholics add books to the Bible? And we get all those type of questions, and we just
2:00.2	give away the book, why Catholic Bibles are bigger. It's the easiest way to answer that question.
2:05.1	Gary Machuda, welcome. Thanks for coming on Catholic Answers Live.
2:10.1	Hey, it's great to be with you. And congratulations on the book, Messiah. It's a beautiful
2:14.1	book. It's beautiful physically. Amas Road did a very nice job on the book,
2:19.3	but it's also beautiful in the way you wrote it. I love it.
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