Messiah

==Other religions==
* In [[Buddhism]], [[Maitreya]] is considered to the next Buddha (awakened one) that is promised to come. He is expected to come to renew the laws of Buddhism once the teaching of [[Gautama Buddha]] has completely decayed.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Maitreya (Buddhism)|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/358868/Maitreya|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica Online|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref>
* In the [[Baháʼí Faith|Bahá’í Faith]], [[Baháʼu'lláh]], the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, is believed to be "He whom God will make manifest" prophesied of in [[Bábism]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Momen|first=Moojan|url=https://bahai-library.com/pdf/m/momen_lawson_holy_people.pdf|title=Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2004|isbn=1-57607-355-6|editor-last=Jestice|editor-first=Phyllis G.|place=Santa Barbara, CA|pages=93|chapter=Baha'i Faith and Holy People}}</ref> He claimed to be the Messiah figure of previous religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism and Hinduism).<ref>Shoghi Effendi, ''God Passes By'', 1944, The Baha'i Publishing Trust, pp. 94-97.</ref> He also taught that additional Messiahs, or "[[Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith)|Manifestations of God]]", will appear in the distant future, but the next one would not appear until after the lapse of "a full thousand years".<ref>Baha'u'llah, ''Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah'', 1939, Baha'i Publishing Trust, Selection #165, p. 346.</ref>
* Emperor [[Haile Selassie]] I of Ethiopia is believed to be the Messiah by followers of the [[Rastafari]] movement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/rastafari/beliefs/beliefs_1.shtml |title=Rastafarian beliefs |publisher=BBC |date=9 October 2009 |access-date=12 September 2010}}</ref> This idea further supports the belief that God himself is black, which they (followers of the Rastafarian movement) try to further strengthen by a verse from the Bible.<ref>{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|8:21|KJV}}</ref> Even if the Emperor denied being the messiah, the followers of the Rastafari movement believe that he is a messenger from God. To justify this, Rastafarians used reasons such as Emperor Haile Selassie's bloodline, which is assumed to come from [[King Solomon]] of Israel, and the various titles given to him, which include Lord of Lords, King of Kings and Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah.<ref>{{cite news |title=Haile Selassie I - God of the Black race|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/rastafari/beliefs/haileselassie.shtml|work=BBC News |access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref>
*In [[Kebatinan]] ([[Javanese people|Javanese]] religious tradition), [[Satrio Piningit]] is a character in [[Jayabaya]]'s prophecies who is destined to become a great leader of [[Nusantara (archipelago)|Nusantara]] and to rule the world from [[Java]]. In ''Serat Pararaton'',<ref>R.M. Mangkudimedja. 1979. ''Serat Pararaton Jilid 2''. Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Proyek Penerbitan Buku Sastra Indonesia dan Daerah. p. 168 {{in lang|id}}.</ref> King Jayabaya of [[Kingdom of Kediri|Kediri]] foretold that before the coming of Satrio Piningit, there would be flash floods and that volcanoes would erupt without warning. Satrio Piningit is a [[Krishna]]-like figure known as ''[[Ratu Adil]]'' ([[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]: 'Just King, King of Justice') and his weapon is a [[trishula]].<ref>Mulder, Niel. 1980. "Kedjawen: Tussen de Geest en Persoonlijkheid van Javaans". The Hague: Droggstopel. p. 72 {{in lang|nl}}.</ref>
*In [[Zoroastrianism]] there are three messiah figures who each progressively bring about the final renovation of the world, the [[Frashokereti]] and all of these three figures are called [[Saoshyant]].{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
*In [[Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches]], the messiah is [[Aradia]], daughter of the goddess [[Diana (mythology)|Diana]], who comes to Earth in order to establish the practice of [[witchcraft]] before returning to Heaven.<ref>{{cite book|author=[[Charles Godfrey Leland]]|title=Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XgwMAAAAIAAJ|publisher=[[David Nutt (publisher)#The David Nutt firm in later years|D. Nutt]]|date=1899|page=VIII|access-date=2021-12-29}}</ref>