Alternative Rendering possible 1 John 2:22?

[Stephen Silver]

Hi All,

Can some Aramaic reader tell me if this is possible?
I ask this, because I find the conclusion too extreme to understand.
Somebody who denies the Messiah IS a false Messiah?
Somebody could deny Him, but that does not automatically imply that this one also thinks that he himself is a Messiah!
So, I guess this:
(for example a 'Modified Etheridge')
Who is a liar, if not he who denieth that Jeshu is the Meshiha and [say that] he is a false meshiha? He who denieth the Father, denieth also the Son;
Yes, there -are- people who deny that Jeshu is the Meshiha! They however, do not claim to BE the Messiah <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->
SO my Question is: Is the translation above possible?

Shlama Akhi Distazo:
There are some keys to the context of this passage in I John 2:18-23. The term "mashikha d'gala" in I John 2:18 and 22 can mean "false anointed one". Also, of every believer it is written in I John 2:20

"And you have an anointing from the Holy, and you discern every man."

In Aramaic this is "mashikhutha.............waparashin." So, every believer is a holy anointed one whom discerns between good and evil. We are able to discern between the spirit of Mashikha and a false and lying spirit. In this context John has used the phrase "mashikha d'gala".

Its important to gather the context of any passage and cross reference it with other similar passages. In this case I would cross reference with I Corinthians 12:1-3.

1) And concerning spirituals, my brethren, I would have you know,
2) that ye have been pagans ; and have been, without distinction, led away after idols, in which there is no speech.
3)I therefore inform you, that there is no man, that speaketh by the Spirit of God, who saith that Jesus is accursed: neither can a man say that Jesus is the Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.

Shlama,
Stephen