Sabbatai Zevi Messiah of 1666 presentation by Barry Chamish, READ: 1666 Redemption Through Sin: \rbr\rbrMost people have heard of Jesus Christ, considered the Messiah by Christians, and who lived 2000 years ago. But very few have ever heard of Sabbatai Zevi, .\rbr\rbrabbatai Zevi declared himself the Messiah in 1666, proclaiming that redemption was available through acts of sin. Sabbateans encouraged and practiced sexual .\rbr\rbrnon-profit organization.\rbr\rbrDetractors and admirers alike called him a zealot, the son of a zealot a fitting title for arguably the most divisive figure in early eighteenth-century Jewish history.