A week ago the death of José Luis de Jesús Miranda, founder of the pseudo Iglesia Creciendo en Gracia who claimed to be Jesus Christ, was announced, announcing that on June 30, 2012, he would transform his body into immortality. Since this was not confirmed, he disappeared from the media. Although his death has not been officially confirmed, he only adds to the long list of people who claim to be Jesus.
The appearance of the false Christ is proof of what the Bible says in Matthew 24:23-26 » Mat 24:23 Then, if anyone says to you: Look, here is the Christ, or look, there he is, do not believe it . Because false Christs and false prophets will arise, and they will do great signs and wonders, in such a way that they will deceive, if possible, even the elect. I’ve told you before. So, if they say to you: Look, he is in the desert, do not go out; or look, he is in the chambers, do not believe it ».
Since the first centuries, people have arisen who claim to be (or were considered by their followers), the incarnation or reincarnation of Jesus Christ, or the Second Coming of Christ. Not to mention the thousands of cases of people with mental disorders who made that statement.
19th century
John Nichols Thom (1799-1838): He rebelled against the government, claiming to be the “savior of the world” and the reincarnation of Jesus Christ in 1834. He was killed by British soldiers at the Battle of Bossenden Wood on May 31, 1838 in the town of Kent, England.
Arnold Potter (1804-1872): Apostate from the Church of Latter Day Saints (Mormons), he claimed that the spirit of Jesus Christ entered his body and he became the “Potter Christ” Son of the living God. But too bad for him, he died in an attempt to “ascend to heaven” by jumping off a cliff.
Bahá’u’lláh (1817-1892): Born into a Shia Muslim family in 1844, he claimed to be the fulfillment promised and prophesied of all the great religions. The man founded the Bahá’í Faith in 1863, which to this day has followers around the world.
William W Davies (1833-1906): Leader of the Kingdom of Heaven sect, located in Walla Walla, Washington (1867-1881). He taught his followers that he was the archangel Michael, but had lived like Adam, Abraham, and David. When his son, Arthur, was born on February 11, 1868, Davies said that the child was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. When David’s second son was born in 1869, Davies came to say that he was God the Father.
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908): This native Indian man claimed that he was the expected Mahdi, as the Second Coming of Jesus, the Messiah, the promised one for the end of time. He was the only person in Islamic history who claimed to be both. He claimed to be Jesus, not in a metaphorical sense and character. He founded the Ahmadiyya Movement in 1889, claiming to be commissioned by God to reform humanity.
Lou Palingboer (1898-1968): Founder and leader of a sect in the Netherlands, he claimed to be “the resurrected body of Jesus Christ.”
20th century
Haile Selassie I (1892-1975): He did not openly claim to be Jesus, but the Rastafarian movement, which arose in Jamaica during the 1930s, believes it was the Second Coming, when he became Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930, he claimed to be confirmation of the return of the Messiah in the Book of Apocalypse. He is also called Jah Ras Tafari. Followers of the Rastafarian movement say he will return a second time to start the day of reckoning. The sect continues to grow thanks in part to reggae groups that have close to a million followers.
Ernest Norman (1904-1971): An electrical engineer who founded the Unarius Academy of Sciences in 1954, he says he was the earthly incarnation of an archangel named Raphiel but had lived on earth like other notable figures, including Confucius, Socrates and Jesus. He died in 1971, but Unarius continues to offer past life therapy to cure all kinds of ills.
Krishna Sale (1911-1958): Founder of the Source of Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith, and Love sect in California in the late 1940s. In 1948, he declared that he was the Christ, the new messiah, and that he came to Earth from the now-defunct planet Neophrates . He was murdered by two of his disgruntled former followers who accused him of cult abuse, misuse of money and abusing his wives.
Ahn Hong-Sahng (1918-1985): A South Korean who founded the Passover New Covenant Church of God in 1964, which became the World Mission Society of God. He would be the Second Coming of Jesus who later went on to declare himself God the Father.
Sun Myung Moon (1920-2012): Better known as Reverend Moon, founder of the Unification Church. He imparted being the Messiah and the Second Coming of Christ, fulfilling the unfinished mission of the Jesus of the Bible. Members of the Unification Church still consider Sun Myung Moon and his wife Hak Ja Han the True Parents of mankind, Adam and Eve restored to their fullness.
Jim Jones (1931-1978): Founder of the People’s Temple. Initially a Protestant leader, he went on to claim to be the reincarnation of Jesus, Akhenaten, Buddha, and the Divine Father. Claiming to be persecuted by religion in the US, he led his followers to Jonestown, Guyana, where he staged a mass suicide on November 18, 1978.
Marshall Applewhite (1931-1997): Founder of the Puerta del Cielo sect, he used the Internet to declare himself Jesus Christ and gather followers. They all committed collective suicide on March 26, 1997, when the Hale-Bopp comet passed close to Earth. They believed that they were going to meet in the sky and supposedly a real space ship would pick them up.
Wayne Bent (1941 – ): His real name is Michael Travesser. Founder of the Church The Lord is Our Justice. He says, “I am the incarnation of God, I am divinity and humanity combined.” He started worshiping him in 1989, when he convinced some Adventists to leave the church and pursue a sinless life. Starting in 2000, he said that he heard God say: “You are the Messiah.” He was sentenced to prison on December 15, 2008, for sexual abuse of minors.
Ariffin Mohammed (1943 – ): Also known as “Ayah Pin”, he founded the Kingdom of Heaven sect in Malaysia in 1975, soon banned by the government. He says that his followers have direct contact with the heavens, considered the incarnation of Jesus, as well as Shiva, Buddha and Muhammad.
Matayoshi Mitsuo (1944 – ): A Japanese conservative politician who in 1997, founded the World Economic Community Party based on his conviction that he is God and Christ. According to his program, he will make the final judgment like Christ, but within the current political system.
José Luis de Jesús Miranda (1946 – ): Puerto Rican and founder of Creciendo en Gracia who affirms that he is the resurrected Christ who took over his body in 1973, proclaiming himself “Jesus Christ Man”. He announced that he would undergo a major transformation in 2012, becoming immortal. His death from cancer is not confirmed by the church, which has 710 service centers in 25 countries.
Inri Cristo (1948 – ): A Brazilian astrologer who claims to be the second reincarnated Jesus since 1969. He lives in Brasília, considered by him and his disciples as the “New Jerusalem” mentioned in the Apocalypse.
Sergey Torop (1961 – ): A former Russian traffic cop, who claims to have been “reborn” as a Visionary, Jesus Christ, but points out that he is not “God”, but the “word of God”. He has founded the Church of the Last Testament. In 1990 he moved to southern Siberia, where he lives with his disciples in the Tiberkul Ecopolis, a spiritual community. It is said that they have several wives and 10,000 followers around the world.
21st century
David Shayler (1965 – ): A former English agent of the English MI5 secret service who in the summer of 2007, claimed to be the Messiah. The “discovery” of the new identity occurred after the consumption of hallucinogenic mushrooms.
He points out that a spirit appeared to him and gave him the news. `Then he only walks barefoot and in white clothes. He advocates drug use as something spiritual. He released a series of videos on YouTube where he pretends to be Jesus. He lives in a community with few semi-nomadic followers, occupying empty houses in the interior of England. He says that he has a “girly side” and sometimes assumes the persona Delores Kane. He explains that it is not homosexuality. “It’s like the balance of things, as if I could forget what I am,” he justifies.
Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernández (1990 – ): In November 2011, he fired nine shots from an AK-47 against the White House in Washington. Claiming to be Jesus Christ, he said that he was sent to kill President Barack Obama, who would be the Antichrist.
Alan John Miller (1962 – ): Better known as AJ Miller. Australia, he is a former Jehovah’s Witness and leader of Divine Truth. Miller, claims to be Jesus Christ reincarnated and wants to spread messages that he calls “Divine Truth.” He does a series of seminars on the subject and uses various media, especially the Internet. He lives with Maria Suzanne Luck, who according to him is the return of Mary Magdalene to Earth.
There are more names but we believe that we would not finish mentioning them so we highlight a few.
Photo: Sergey Torop
Translated and adapted by NoticiaCristiana.com from Gospel Prime
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