Subscribe to our Question of the Week: Question: What does Messiah mean?. Answer: Messiah comes from the Hebrew word mashiach and means âanointed oneâ or âchosen one.â The Greek equivalent is the word Christos or, in English, Christ. The name âJesus Christâ is the same as âJesus the Messiah.â In biblical times, anointing someone with oil was a sign that God was consecrating or setting apart that person for a particular role.
When does summer start? Monday, June 1, marks the first day of meteorological summer, but when does summer officially begin? If you look at a 2015 calendar, you might spot that summer begins on June 21st this year. This uses the astronomical seasons, based on the solstices and equinoxes that occur through the year. Seasons occur due to the fact that the Earth is tilted from its axis by 23.5 degrees.
Summer solstice is June 21 (marks the official beginning of summer) Vernal Equinox is March 20-21 (marks the official beginning of spring) Autumnal equinox is September 22-23 (marks the official beginning of autumn) The exact times change from year to year, the link below shows exact times from 2000 to 2010.