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 2016 Arrives Today: Facts to Know About the Longest Day of the Year. The summer solstice arrives Monday, June 20, at 6:34 p.m. EDT, marking the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Portions of the United States are already dealing with record or near-record heat as spring comes to an end, but astronomically speaking, summer does not officially begin until the solstice.