Ever since Adam and Eve
sinned in the Garden of
Eden, God's people had been
waiting for someone sent by
God who would make things
right again between God and
his people.  This person was
the Messiah.

"Messiah" is a Hebrew word
that means "Anointed."
"Christ" is the Greek word
for Messiah.  So when Peter
tells Jesus, "You are the
Christ," what he really
says is, "You are the
Messiah, the One we have
all been waiting for!"