The meaning of the term "Messiah" to Jesus
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... ntice Jesus; but he answers:
"Do not put the Lord your God to the test." There we see how Jesus refuses to become the superman type of messiah.
In the third temptation Jesus was tempted to become the ruler of the earth. One of the most common ideas about the messiah was that he would be a warrior king; like a second David, sent by God to lead them in battle and rid them of foreign occupation from the Romans. This idea was particularly popular with the Zealots, who believed it was God's will f ...
