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Could Buddhism Be A True Religion That's Become Distorted?

Although the name of Jesus does not occur in the Old Testament,

of course, the Hebrew Bible does foretell a Messiah as a savior from
the lineage of David (peace be upon him). And in some places in the
Old Testament there are mentions of what will happen at the Time of
the End. The Messiah, whose coming is promised and about whose
deeds are spoken of in the Old Testament, is—as in the Qur'an—Jesus.
Apart from the title "Messiah," this person is called by other descrip-
tions such as "king," "lord" and "most holy." 15

The Old Testament speaks of the Messiah's coming, and
much is said about the kingdom he will found on earth.
Some of the essential things said about him are that he
will gather the nations under his rule, that he is of the
lineage of David (peace be upon him) and that he

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