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 Neo:
What...what is happening to me?
Morpheus: You are the
one, Neo. You see you may have spent the last few years looking
for me, but I've spent my entire life looking for you.
Scene shift to our world: What is the Messiah, the
One?
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Definition:
Messiah from the Hebrew word meaning "anointed
one" - referring to the procedure for inaugurating a Jewish
king. The Messiah will be a Jewish king over Israel, descended
from the house of David. He will be instrumental in bringing
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Oracle: You know why
Morpheus brought you to see me?
Neo: I think so.
Oracle: So, what do
you think? You think you're the One?
Neo: I don't know.
Does the Messiah know that he is the One?
Let's look at a previous redeemer. Did Moses grow up knowing that
he would redeem the Jewish people?
As a baby, Moses is fished out of the Nile and raised in Pharaoh's
palace. He goes out to see the condition of the Jews, kills an Egyptian
and flees for his life. He spends decades as a fugitive, unable
to return to his people, reduced to shepherding his father-in-law's
flock. Hardly an auspicious beginning.
But then Moses encounters the burning bush. God tells him, in no
uncertain terms, that he is "the One." Why? "Because you turned
aside" - because you turned aside while in Egypt to see the state
of the Jewish People. Because you cared and chose to see their plight,
instead of ignoring them and living the good life in Pharaoh's palace.
The Messiah is a regular human being, like you and me, who dedicates
his life to reaching greatness. He's not born the One; he becomes
the One as a natural outgrowth of his unique life mission. Jewish
Tradition teaches that in every generation there is a potential
Messiah somewhere on Earth. He doesn't know it yet…
 Oracle:
But you already know what I'm going to tell you.
Neo: I'm not the One.
Oracle: Sorry kiddo.
You got the gift, but it looks like you're waiting for something.
Neo: What?
Oracle: Your next life
maybe, who knows? That's the way these things go.
It's not a matter of being convinced. In the end, Neo chooses to
stop waiting, to stop hesitating, and becomes the One. There's a
Redeemer in our midst. But he has to first earn that title before
attaining it.
Neo: Morpheus. He...he
almost had me convinced. But...
Morpheus: He is The
One. Do you believe it now, Trinity?
Neo: Morpheus. The
Oracle, she told me I'm...
Morpheus: She told you
exactly what you needed to hear, that's all. Neo, sooner or later
you're going to realize, just as I did, there's a difference between
knowing the path and walking the path.
Got your walking shoes on?
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Visitor Comments:
B. Malawer, 1/5/2003
I enjoyed the article "Beyond the Matrix"...It was amazing!!!
It provided me with a new perspective and much insight I never would have achieved on my own. I think the producers of Matrix wanted to make the Matrix a deeper movie than most, but I never realized it went this far! Thanks for such a great article!
B. Malawer
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