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Jesus (/ˈdʒiːzəs/; Greek: Ἰησοῦς Iesous; 7–2 BC to AD 30–33), also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ, is the central figure of Christianity, whom the teachings of most Christian denominations hold to be the Son of God. Christians believe Jesus is the awaited Messiah (or Christ, the Anointed One) of the Old Testament.
Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically, and historians consider the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) to be the best sources for investigating the historical Jesus. Most scholars agree that Jesus was a Galilean, Jewish rabbi who preached his message orally,was baptized by John the Baptist, and was crucified by the order of the Roman Prefect Pontius Pilate. In the current mainstream view, Jesus was an apocalyptic preacher and the founder of a renewal movement within Judaism, although some prominent scholars argue that he was not apocalyptic. After Jesus' death, his followers believed he was resurrected, and the community they formed eventually became the Christian church. The widely used calendar era, abbreviated as "AD" from the Latin "Anno Domini" ("in the year of our Lord") or sometimes as "CE", is based on the birth of Jesus. His birth is celebrated annually on December 25 as a holiday known as Christmas.
Should I hold you to the light would I see right through you?
If I question what you are will it bring me any closer to you?
From love to war what we aim for is to keep the illusion
You can take your conscience for a lover and satisfied there is no other
You can dream, you can dream
Any doubts we have had better not show
What good would they do us leaving us nowhere to go?
From love to war what we aim for is to keep the illusion
Taking a stand for the benefit of man and angry with pride because
God is on our side
I could do with some sleep 'cause the rubbish I talk is getting deep
And if I don't believe in you then there's nothing I can do
But throw myself at walls and love no one at all
From love to war what we aim for is to keep the illusion
You can take your conscience for a lover and satisfied there is no other
You can dream, you can dream