2 Nephi 25:19 - Messiah...his name shall be Jesus Christ

19 For according to the words of the prophets, the Messiah cometh in six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem; and according to the words of the prophets, and also the word of the angel of God, his name shall be Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Messiah. The verse above makes it obvious that Christ is the Messiah, but few details are given otherwise. The footnote for 19a leads to "Jesus Christ, Betrayal of" in the Topical Guide, as well as "Jesus Christ, Birth of" (2 Ne 25:19). That would lead one to believe that the name "Messiah" was given to Him because of His birth and His death. Given that this chapter is specifically directed at practicing Jews, and Jews were looking for a warrior in their Savior, it it interesting that the term Messiah focuses on the two points in His life at which Christ was probably at His most vulnerable; when He was a baby, and when He was on the cross. Yet these two moments of vulnerability and humility were perhaps the most powerful of His entire life. They were both miraculous, and it was because of both times that man will once again be able to live with his Father in Heaven.