Messiah mystery follows death of mystical rabbi

Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, "I am the Messiah, and will deceive many." (Matthew 24: 4-5)

Revered Israeli apocalyptic kabbalah leader shocks Jews, Christians with name 'Yeshua'

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Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri

A controversy is raging in Israel, in evangelical circles in the U.S. and on kabbalah web forums worldwide following the posthumous release of what a revered Sephardic rabbi claimed to be the name of the Messiah.

When Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri died in February 2006, somewhere between the age of 106 and 117, 300,000 attended his funeral in Jerusalem.

The Baghdad-born kabbalist had gained notoriety around the world for issuing apocalyptic warnings and for saying he personally met the long-awaited Jewish Messiah in November 2003.

Before Kaduri died, he reportedly wrote the name of the Messiah on a small note, requesting it remained sealed for one year after his death. The note revealed the name of the Messiah as "Yehoshua" or "Yeshua" – or the Hebrew name Jesus.

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Messiah mystery follows death of mystical rabbi