Youtube Video:Dangerous Seasons: Montanists, Charismatics and Heresy
Montanus, who founded the Montanist movement in 156 AD, predicted that Jesus would return during the lifetime of the group's founding members.
Heresies: Montanism
The earliest serious heresy that cropped up in Christian history, was Montanism. It appeared rather suddenly in the middle of the second century, in central Anatolia, where it remained popular for quite some time.
Montanus the Prophet
Montanism was founded by a man named Montanus, who suddenly announced that he was a prophet, speaking with the voice of the Paraclete, the “helper” that Christ had promised to send. We know little about who he was, prior to this. Ancient rumors (perhaps started by his opponents so as to discredit him) claimed that he had been a priest of the Anatolian godman, Attis. If this were the case, then he would have been well-schooled in the “mystery religions” of the time, and may have entered Christianity with Gnostic leanings.
Whatever his origin, Montanus managed to acquire a sizable following, going from town to town, spreading his “prophecies” to all who would listen. Almost in the manner of Jesus himself, he gathered a small cadre of disciples.
The Teachings of Montanus
We have no direct record of Montanus’s teachings, either from him or one of his followers. Any such records have long since been destroyed. All we can go on, is what others said about it. However, this is enough to give us a good picture of what Montanism entailed.
Montanus taught that, ultimately, any believer at all, could become a “prophet” as he was, for Christ had promised the Paraclete or Holy Spirit to all believers. Next, he taught that all believers are equal, men as well as women. Two of his most trusted disciples, who became prophets in their own right, were women!
Montanist worship services included prophetic declarations, and could be presided over by women as well as men. A Spartan lifestyle was encouraged, one which minimized entanglements with the physical world (though Montanists were not ascetics or hermits). There were no clergy in Montanism — although only senior members taught doctrine to junior members.
One can see there is some overlap between Gnosticism and Montanism, however, in its time, Montanism was seen as something rather distinct; additionally, Gnosticism generally did not rely on “prophets” making declarations — something which was absolutely central to Montanism.
Montanism & the Church
When Montanus came on the scene, the Church as an organization was still in its infancy, and unable to do anything about it. Besides, as long as it remained a central Anatolian phenomenon, it was hardly worth worrying about.
Montanism branched out, though, with communities popping up in large eastern cities, and as far away as north Africa. A number of Syrian and Anatolian bishops met and denounced it, several times, on the grounds that Montanists allowed women to speak in church (something that the Pauline epistles prohibited). With little political or economic clout, though, they couldn’t really do much more.
So the mainstream Church began a campaign of propaganda. Christian cholars wrote tracts explaining in great detail the doctrinal errors of Montanism. Sermons were preached against it. Christians with Montanist sympathies were harassed or ostracized.
Perhaps the most notable opponent of Montanism, was the Church Father, Tertullian. He wrote extensively against the movement, especially since there were Montanists in his own backyard of Carthage. Oddly, however, he joined that very same Montanist community! Ultimately, he found the personal involvement of Montanism to be compelling.
Montanism Dies
After the great Councils of the early- to mid-4th century, the mainstream Church’s campagin against Montanism became more heated. With some political clout, they were able to have Montanist churches razed, and Montanists themselves driven from their homes.
After a brief attempt at resisting, the late 4th century Montanists went into hiding. They kept their services secret, attending mainstream Churches so as to keep up a “veneer of respectability.” But over the years, this was hard to keep up, and the movement withered slowly over two more centuries. It died out, last, where it had begun.
Montanism’s “Great Flaw”
The fundamental flaw of Montanism, which it shared with Gnosticism as well as many other heretical movements, was its rejection of the notion of clergy. Montanus taught “the Priesthood of the People,” and this was a threat to the existing Church clergy. Much of the history of Christianity has been determined by this repetitive struggle between the clergy of the Church and those who would do away with it. (Source: Earlychristianhistory.info )
TOP 3 FALSE PROPHETS AND TEACHERS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
1.Felix Y. Manalo Of The Iglesia Ni Cristo (1914)
''Felix Ysagun Manalo (Born Félix Manalo Ý Ysagun May 10, 1886 – April 12, 1963), Also Known As Ka Félix, Was The Founder And First Executive Minister Of The Philippine-Based Religious Organization Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), And Incorporated It With The Philippine Government On July 27, 1914. He Is The Father Of Eraño G. Manalo, Who Succeeded Him As Executive Minister Of The INC, And The Grandfather Of Eduardo V. Manalo, The Current Executive Minister.
Felix Manalo PortraitThere Are No Known Precursors To The Registered Church Because Of The Muddled History Of Where Manalo Studied And As Such, Acquired The Idea Of Founding The Church. Critics Say That Felix Studied In A University In The United States Where He Got The Idea And Patterns For The Church Leadership, Architecture And More. The Establishment Of The Church In The Philippines Was Said To Have Happened When A Church Sect Leader Who Was A Member Of The Same Church Felix Attended, Disagreed In Establishing The Church Immediately. External Sources And Critics Of The INC Refer To Him As Its Actual Founder. The Official Doctrine Of The Iglesia Ni Cristo Is That Felix Y. Manalo Is The Last Messenger Of God, Sent To Reestablish The First Church Founded By Jesus Christ, Which The INC Claims To Have Fallen Into Apostasy Following The Death Of The Apostles.
Once Again, Charisma Came Into Play Against The Weak-Minded Masses. And In 1914, The Philippines Was Definitely A Place Full Of Such Like-Minded People. A People Struggling With An Identity Crises. And For Felix Manalo. This Was Exactly What The Doctor Ordered.
Thus, He Claimed The Iglesia Ni Cristo Was Prophesied In The Bible. And The Specific Prophecy He Quoted Was Isaiah (43:5-6): “Fear Not, For I Am With You; I Will Bring Your Offspring From The East, And From The West I Will Gather You. I Will Say To The North, Give Up, And To The South, Do Not Withhold; Bring My Sons From Afar And My Daughters From The End Of The Earth.” Iglesia Ni Cristo Interprets The Word “East” As “Far East” (Based On A Faulty Translation) And Claims That It Points To The Iglesia Ni Cristo Being Created In The Philippines.
The People Naively Bought Into His Game, Hook Line And Sinker. So Much So, That Today, The Following Is Just Some Of The Many Of INC’s Requirements.
They Blindly Give Their Money To His Cult.
If A Member Owns A Business, They Are Required To Give No-Less Than 15% Of Their Company Profits To This Bunch.
No One Is Permitted To Marry A Non-Iglesian.
If Even A Portion Of The Above Is Not Met, Followers Risk Excommunication. Which In Reality, Should Be Seen As A Blessing In Disguise. And Just Like Jim Jones’ Peoples Temple, There Have Even Been Eye-Witness Reports Of Beatings, Harassment, And Even Killings Of Those Who Have Tried To Leave Or Speak Ill Of This Cult.
So Why, After 100 Years, Do The People Of The Philippines Still Follow Such A Bunch As Iglesia Ni Cristo? Why, Year After Year, Do They Continually Surrender Their Lives And Hard-Earned Money To This Cult? The Question Can Still Be Asked Of The Peoples Temple, And Many Other Cults. And The Answer Is Always The Same…" - Extracted From Jim Jones And Felix Manalo: False Prophets, One-In-The-Same By Albert Anastasia. Read The Whole Blog HERE.
Pls Also Read Ten Prophetic Blunders Of The Iglesia Ni Cristo - Available HERE.
2. APOLLO QUIBOLOY - Appointed Son Of God For Non-Jews?
Apollo Quiboloy Is The Founder And Leader Of The The Kingdom Of Jesus Christ The Name Above Every Name, A Church That Is Based In Davao City, Philippines. Quiboloy Is A Very Charismatic Person Who Has Attracted 6 Million Devoted Followers. Four Million Of Them Are In The Philippines While The Remaining 2 Million Are Living Abroad.
Quiboloy Is No Ordinary Man. Aside From Being The Head Of His Church, He Also Claims To Be The Appointed Son Of God Or The Reincarnation Of Jesus Christ. According To Him, God Has Entrusted Him With The Sonship And Has Appointed Him To Become The Savior Of The Gentiles Or Non-Jewish People. In April 13, 2005, Apollo Quiboloy Declared That God Has Entrusted Him With The Kingship. This Kingship That God Has Supposedly Given To Quiboloy Gave Him The Authority To Govern God’s Kingdom And Execute His Laws Throughout The World. He Also Claimed That Since 2005 He Has Been Living A State Of “Sinless” Existence.
Before He Claimed That He Was The Appointed Son Of God, Quiboloy Was An Active Preacher Of A Certain Christian Denomination In The Philippines. He Left His Church And Established His Own, The Kingdom Of Jesus Christ The Name Above Every Name, On September 1, 1985. Quiboloy Is A Very Influential Man In The Philippines. He Is Respected And Sought Out By Many Filipino Politicians Due To His Vast Number Of Followers. (Extracted From Top 10 People Who Claim To Be The Reincarnation Of Jesus Christ - Click HERE To Read The Whole Article.)
Eddie Villanueva and Apollo Quiboloy controversial video.
3. Mr. Eliseo Soriano and the Iglesia Ni YHWH At Ni YHWSA HMSYH ('Ang Dating Daan')
Born From A Poor Family In Pasay City, Philippines, Soriano Claim To Be An “Exceptional, Consistently Receiving The Highest Honors… And Was Awarded The Highest Possible Grade In The Entire History Of His Grade School.”* Unfortunately, He Did Not Finish His Secondary Schooling Due To An Alleged “Skirmish” With His Acting School Directress Over A Topic On Religion. Soriano’s Follower Took This Not As A “Twist Of Fate But Rather [An Alleged] Manifestation Of God’s Work Of Hand Bringing Him To His Real Destiny.”* His Parents Were Members Of Iglesia Ng Dios Kay Kristo Hesus, Haligi At Suhay Ng Katotohanan Founded In 1936 By A Former Iglesia Ni Cristo (1914) Follower Namely Nicolaz Perez. Perez Along With Teofila Ora Left The I.N.C. Fold In 1922 Probably After Learning That Jesus Christ Was Mighty God But “Not” The Almighty God And Proceeded To Establish The Iglesia Verdadero De Cristo. It
Iglesia Ng Dios Kay Kristo Hesus, Haligi At Saligan Ng Katotohanan.
Which Later Evolved To,
Mga Kaanib Sa Iglesia Ng Dios Kay Kristo Hesus, Haligi At Saligan Ng Katotohanan Sa Bansang Pilipinas, Inc. (1990) And Bayan Ng Katotohanan (1993).
Most Likely Because Of A Lawsuit Filed By Gugulan’s Group With Reference To The “Name” Of Soriano’s Newly Founded Organization Called,
Iglesia Ng Dios Kay Kristo Hesus, Haligi At Saligan Ng Katotohanan
Which Is Somewhat Similar With The Former’s Group Name
“Iglesia Ng Dios Kay Kristo Hesus, Haligi At Suhay Ng Katotohanan.”
This Episode Continues To Cause Confrontation Between The Two Religious Groups.
Update 4-Jan-2003: Now Since The Highest Court Of The Land (The Philippine Supreme Court) Ruled, Once In For All, In Favor Of Gugulan's Group, The Name Of Soriano's Church Was Drastrically Changed To: "Iglesia Ni YHWH At Ni YHWSA HMSYH" (Church Of YHWH And YHWSA HMSYH).
Update 4-Nov-2004: Now They Prefer To Be Known As, Members Church Of God International.
(Extracted from The Bereans ARM - read the whole cult profile HERE. )
You can read more about Eli Soriano's False teachings HERE. or try this link if the first one is not working. - HERE.
False Christian Religions of the West
Christian Science- Founder is Mary Baker Eddy who plagiarised the ideas and writings of others to produce the book "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures"
Jehovah Witnesses - Distributors of the Watchtower magazine. The founder Charles Russell was a man of questionable character and was charged with fraudulent activities by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. In 1913 his wife sued for divorce on the grounds of adultery, conceit, egotism and domination.
Mormonism (also called Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) - The Book of Mormon is claimed by many to be based on a novel called "Manuscript Found".
Joseph Smith claimed that the book of Mormon was a new revelation and based on his translation of Golden plates that he found in 1827 in a hill near Palmyra. Following the translation these plates were alleged to be taken up the Heaven. There are no reliable witnesses to the existence of these plates. Since its first edition in 1830 there has been 2000 changes to the alleged revelation from God. A Holy Book with 2000 Mistakes!
BRIEF HISTORY
In 1844 Smith is arrested for the illegal destruction of the press, office and papers of the Nauvoo Expositor. In 1857 Mormon militia led by John D Lee killed 120 Non-Mormon men, women and children. aka Mountain Meadows Massacre).
Mormons redefine the American peoples actions against Smith ( a scoundrel ) as persecution. They also claim that Joseph Smith is a prophet that was called to restore Christ's church. Given the character of Smith this claim is truly laughable!.
MORMONISM IS A CLEVER DECEPTION. FOR THE UNKNOWING IT HAS THE VENEER OF AUTHENTICITY, BUT IT'S BASIS OF BELIEFS IS NOT THE BIBLE. DON'T BE DECEIVED!
Theosophy
The Way International
Unity School of Christianity
Children of God (renamed the "The Family") Founded by Spiritist David Berg. A profoundly sad and perverse organisation with children forced into sexual acts with adults with ongoing emotional damage. STAY WELL CLEAR OF THIS GROUP.
Whenever you hear of a Sect that is promoting unBiblical sexual acts it's time to stay well away. "Children of Satan" would be a better name to use.
CULTS or SECTS
Church of Scientology (founded by Ron J Hubbard who allegedly made a fortune from his writings). Several celebrities including John Travolta and Tom Cruise are scientologists. Sadly John and Tom don't yet understand the reality of what Jesus Christ has done for them and unfortunately would prefer to follow the teachings of a clever conman who will lead them to hell.
The New Age Movement
Divine Light Mission
Hare Krishna Movement
Transcendental Meditation ( basic foundations in Hindu teachings )
The Unification Church (also called the Moonies)
False Religions of India
Buddhism
The problems with Buddhism are significant:
(1) Buddhist scriptures that are attributed to its founder Siddhartha Gautama were written approximately 400 years after his (Buddha’s) death. The fact that Buddhism had split into opposing sects at the time of writing means there is no confirmation to say these were actually the words of Gautama.
(2) The Buddhist teachings are attributable to one man so if he’s wrong then the whole religion is wrong. There are no independent witnesses to the revelation. The Book of Mormon suffers the same problem.
(3) There are over 200 sects across the world so which one is correct. The following are the main four:
a) Pure Land Buddhism . This became popular in China and Japan and focused on regional Buddhas. In India we have Amitabha. In China we have Omito Fu and in Japan we have Amida. Salvation consists of placing your faith in your Buddha and chanting his name.
b) Zen Buddhism This form is almost the exact opposite of the above. Salvation can only be achieved through yourself. Deep mediation is the way to nirvana.. Serious students follow a Zen Master.
c) Nichiren Buddhism Nichiren (1222 to 1282) based this type on the Sutra of the Lotus of Truth
d) Tibetan Buddhism Originates in the seventh century in Tibet. Also known as Lamaism because the priests of this religion / sect are called lamas. The most famous is the Dali Lama who is worshipped as a “holy man” and an incarnation of Bodhisattva. Followers use prayer wheels, mills, rituals and secret formulas.
(4) Buddhism does not offer salvation to its followers. Biblical doctrines of a loving God, a sinful man, sin, salvation or the resurrection of Jesus Christ as a pathway to God and not present as part of their belief system. Gautama’s last words that hardly provides a Buddhist believer with any confidence are “Buddhas do but point the way. Work out your own salvation with diligence.”
Other strange beliefs include reincarnation that means a death and rebirth cycle of improvement until as a practicing Buddhist you finally reach nirvana. Nirvana is believed to be a permanent state beyond death, a state of permanent happiness. How long does it take to reach this Nirvana or will I ever reach Nirvana? Who knows? Has Buddha come back to earth to proclaim he has reached Nirvana? Sadly this has not happened.
Possibly a religion with well meaning and well intentioned followers but sadly just another deception of the Devil.
Is an ancient Chinese exercise and meditation practice that espouses the principles of truthfulness, compassion and forbearance. Falun Gong has attracted 100 million practitioners in seven years. It is widely reported that there has been persecution of members of Falon Gong by the Chinese Government. There is now strong evidence to suggest Falun Gong practitioners in China are being systematically murdered by the Chinese Government for their body parts to service China's lucrative organ trade. Human Rights Lawyer David Matas stated in Ottawa on 5 July 2006 what is happening in China is "a new form of evil".
Jainism
Hinduism
Parsis (Zoroastrianism)
Sikhism
Sai Baba (Indian god?) ( Approx 30 million people worship Sai Baba as God incarnate. Sai Baba is a 77-year-old south Indian man with a big bushy Afro and a warm peaceful smile. He is one of the most powerful holy men in India, friend of the Prime Minister and controls the world's biggest ashram, Prasanthi Nilayam, aka the "Abode of Peace." The ashram is in a remote town located in a barren corner of Andhra Pradesh, a desperately poor state in India. Due to the generosity of his followers the town now boasts a shiny planetarium, two hospitals that treats patients for free, a college, a music school and an immaculate children's playground. The truth is a growing number of ex-devotees decry their former master as a sexual harasser of young boys, a fraud, a conjurer who pulls holy ash, gold chains and rings from midair and is even a practicing paedophile. Sadly even though good deeds have been done, Sai Baba is simply a wolf in orange sheep's clothing. He is anything but a God.)
Top False Religions of the East
Islam (Followers are Muslims (or Moslems) -Islam is a major world religion with over 500 million followers worldwide. Mohammed is their prophet, born AD570 in Mecca. Mohammed received frightening revelations in a cave in Mount Hira during AD610 and these became the basis of the Koran (Qur' an). Of concern was that during this period Muhammed had violent seizures and foaming at the mouth. These revelations may in fact have been demonic in nature. Sadly Muslims fail to acknowledge Jesus Christ as central to salvation. MOHAMMED IS A FALSE PROPHET. SALVATION IS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST AND HIS SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS ON THE CROSS, NOT BY FOLLOWING THE TEACHINGS IN THE KORAN or ALLAH, a false god . DON'T BE DECEIVED AND MISLED BY THIS RELIGION. MANY MUSLIMS ARE VERY EARNEST AND DEVOUT BUT SADLY THEY ARE MISSING THE JOY OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.
If Muslims worship the same God as Christians why is there such hatred towards Christians in many Countries around the world? The reason is they don't worship the God of Abraham, Issac and all Christians.
Shinto
Taoism
"The Big List" Of False Prophets And Their False Prophecies About "The End"
1960: Piazzi Smyth, a past astronomer royal of Scotland, wrote a book circa 1860 titled "Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid." It was responsible for spreading the belief in pyramidology throughout the world. This is the belief that secrets are hidden in the dimensions of the great pyramids. He concluded from his research that the millennium would start before the end of 1960.
1970's: The late Moses David (formerly David Berg) was the founder of the Christian religious group, The Children of God. He predicted that a comet would hit the earth, probably in the mid 1970's and destroy all life in the United States.
1984 to 1999: In 1983, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Guru of the Rajneesh movement predicted massive destruction on earth, including natural disasters and man-made catastrophes. Floods larger than any since Noah, extreme earthquakes, very destructive volcano eruptions, nuclear wars etc. will be experienced. Tokyo, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Bombay will all disappear.
1986: Moses David of The Children of God faith group predicted that the Battle of Armageddon would take place in 1986. Russia would defeat Israel and the United States. A worldwide Communist dictatorship would be established. In 1993, Christ would return to earth.
Early 1990's: In 1992, David Koresh of the Branch Davidian group in Waco Texas changed the name of their commune from Mt. Carmel to Ranch Apocalypse, because of his belief that the final all-encompassing battle of Armageddon mentioned in the Bible would start at the Branch Davidian compound. They had calculated that the end would occur in 1995. After a 51-day standoff, on 1993-APR-10, 76 members died as a result of a deliberately set fire.
Sometime in 1996: The book "The Return of Jupiter: End of the world in the light of the Bible" Dorrance Publishing, Pittsburgh PA predicted a disaster starting in the Pacific Ocean:
"A terrible earthquake is going to break the oceanic earth crust under the Pacific Ocean by the year 1996 AD
1996-OCT-23: Since 1658, many Christians have accepted the calculations of James Ussher, an Irish archbishop, who estimated that the first day of creation occurred on 4004-OCT-23 BCE. This would make the time interval between the creation of the world and a common estimate of the birth of Christ to be precisely 4000 years. Some people believe that Ussher fudged the data to make it come out neatly. He also estimated that the end of the world would occur exactly 6000 years later, in the fall of 1996.
1997-MAR-8: The Vortex of the Star of David religious sect of Luskville, Quebec was quoted (2) as predicting the end of the world on Saturday, MAR-8. A father, Jean Leon Marcoux, was interviewed; he was worried because his children will be visiting their mother at the sect's commune on that weekend. He approached the Quebec police but was unable to get them to take any action. A spokesperson for the sect stated that they do not have a doomsday scenario.
1997-APR-10: Dan Millar, of Surrey, BC, Canada and Bob Wadsworth of the Biblical Astronomy newsletter are two religious researchers. They are following the age-old tradition of looking for signs in the heavens for the arrival of the Antichrist, return of Christ, etc. Ancient prophecies told of heavenly events and even a cross in the sky in advance of momentous developments. Millar and Wadsworth have predicted the arrival of the Antichrist on APR-10. Dan suggested that we watch news from the Vatican and from Jerusalem on that day, because he expects some sort of coup by the Antichrist. He is expected to come to power in the Vatican as Pope Peter II.
One heavenly indicator is the intersection by two comets of the star Algol in the constellation Perseus. Comets Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp intersected the star on the same date (APR-11) on two adjacent years (Hyakutake in 1996 and Hale-Bopp in 1997). Plotting the two comets' trajectories over the period APR-1 to APR-30 on the two years forms an almost perfect cross. They intersect between the eyes of the Medusa head that Perseus is holding in his left hand. "Algol" means "Demon Star" in Arabic. The head is known as Rosh Satan (the head of Satan) in Hebrew. There will be one further heavenly sign: on the evening of APR-10, there will be a lunar occultation of the star Aldebaran in the constellation Taurus.
1997-OCT-20 A Jewish group, called theTemple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement were expected to attempt to place the cornerstone of a new temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. This is a small piece of real estate that is the most sacred spot in the world to Jews, and one of the most sacred to Muslims. The Rapture Ready home page has predicted that the "Tribulation" would be triggered by that event. Previous attempts had failed either because of riots, or police action. There was one report that they were going to try to airlift the stone by helicopter this time. On OCT-20, several thousand police officers were deployed throughout Jerusalem; they successfully prevented access to the Temple Mount.
1997-NOV-27: The Sacerdotal Knights of National Security report that "A space alien captured at a UFO landing site in eastern Missouri cracked under interrogation by the CIA and admitted that an extraterrestrial army will attack Earth on November 27 with the express purpose of stripping our planet of every natural resource they can find a use for -- and making slaves of every man, woman and child in the world!"
1997: Superdave the Wonderchemist (5) takes the magic number 1331 and adds it to 666 the "Number of the Beast" from the Book of Revelation to get the year of the arrival of the Antichrist and the end of the world. Why is 1331 a magic number?
1331 is the same backwards as forwards.
It displays the unlucky number 13 when read in either direction.
it is the fourth row in Pascal's Triangle:
1
1 1
1 2 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 6 4 1 etc.
1331 is 11 cubed.
1997-DEC-31: The 1997-JUL-29 issue of the Weekly World News reported that the biggest end of the world scare since the Cuban missile crisis was circulating through Washington. President Clinton called a secret meeting with leading Bible scholars for the week of JUL-27. A confidential Pentagon memo sparked the scare; it predicts a worldwide cataclysm of unprecedented proportions. Earthquake activity is on a rise and will peak at year-end; the earth's crust is shifting ominously.
Well, we have made it this far, and none of the prophecies have come true...yet
1997-1999 Russian scientist Vladimir Sobolyovhas of the Rerikh Academy has analyzed prophesies made by Russian saints, by Nostradamus etc. (6) He announced his conclusions in1997-SEP: that the earth's axis will suddenly tilt about 30 degrees sometime during the next two years. This will submerge the Scandinavian countries and Britain under water, in what is termed the Armageddon Flood. Siberia will be spared. He expects that aliens will intervene and lead the world into the fourth dimension. Right now, these aliens are on earth, but in hiding. Sobolyovhas said: "If we completely believed in them, we would get lazy. So they are clever. They stay hidden in the fourth dimension and only show themselves from time to time.''
Sometime in late 1997 or early 1998: The 1997-JUL-29 issue of the Weekly World News carried a statement by a spokesperson of the International Association of Psychics. 92% of their 120,000 members have had the same "end time" vision. Spokesperson Madame Vredeau predicts:
A rise in religious belief. Prophets and saints will appear and lead the faithful to safety
The oceans will shrink. Deserts expand. Crops will fail; there will be massive starvation
Widespread emotional and mental collapse; increase in crime and violence
Changing weather patterns; basic laws of nature will be disrupted
Satanic demons will appear in broad daylight. War, pestilence, a worldwide plague
Mankind will disappear around the year 2001 CE.
Sometime in 1998: Centro is a very active religious organization, largely centered in the Philippines. They predict that the world will come to an end in 1998. They recommend that their followers retreat to safe places.
Sometime in 1998: The famous psychic Edgar Cayce predicted that a secret, underground chamber would be discovered between the paws of the Great Sphinx. Inside, there will be documents revealing the history of Atlantis. This revelation will trigger the Second Coming of Christ. This prediction is rather interesting, because two independent studies have revealed that there is in fact an underground structure just where Cayce said it would be!
1998-FEB-26: Edgar Casey predicted that the earth would have a new pole during the winter of 1997-1998. Since the earth spins like a gyroscope, this would take an enormous amount of energy to achieve. That amount of energy would cause a massive disruption to the oceans and the earth's crust. That could, in turn, cause very serious, worldwide tidal waves, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
1998-MAR-31: About 150 followers of a Taiwanese Christian-Buddhist spiritual sect have moved into Garland TX (a suburb in northern Dallas) to await God's arrival. On MAR-25, God is expected to broadcast a commercial on Channel 18 in Garland. He will then be reincarnated into a man on MAR-31 at 10:00 AM, local time. They expect to draw a crowd of about one million who want to be touched by God. Their leader, Hoh-Ming Chen, selected Garland because it sounds like "God land". News reports from Taiwan indicated that the group plans to commit mass suicide if God does not appear. These appear to be unfounded.
1998-JUL-5 The Church of the Subgenius predicts that on "X Day", the end of the world will occur. At that time, "the Men from Planet X, or XISTS, will arrive on Earth, close a deal with "Bob," rupture the card-carrying Ordained SubGenii up to the Escape Vessels of the Sex Goddesses, and destroy the remaining population of Earth, VERY VERY SLOWLY." Bob is J.R. Dobbs, leader and High Epopt of the Church of the SubGenius, Living Avatar of Slack, the Saint of Sales. He was responsible for founding the Church on a shifting, sandy beach of hypocrisy."
1998-OCT The House of Yahweh, Abilene (™) predicts that an end-of-world scenario will start during 1998-OCT. By mid-2001, they predict that 80% of the world's population will have been killed as a result of nuclear warfare.
1999-AUG-11 etc.: The WWW site CALENdeRsign® lists a number of astronomical events that will happen as the millennium closes. There has always been an association between such alignments and momentous events in the mind of the public. Starting in late 1999, the following will be observed:
1999-AUG-11: total solar eclipse; visible from Europe
2000-JAN-21: total lunar eclipse; visible in Europe and US
2000-APR: Triple planetary conjunction involving Mars, Jupiter & Saturn
2000-MAY: "Great Conjunction" of Jupiter and Saturn. This also occurred in 7 BCE and is thought by some to be the star that some of the Gospels mentioned as leading the three wise men to Jesus.
Sometime in 1999: Hon-Ming Chen has founded God's Salvation Church in Texas. The group believes that a nuclear war will destroy parts of Earth in 1999. They have identified a nine-year old boy as the "Jesus of the East", a reincarnation of Jesus Christ. They believe that if they can link him up with the "Jesus of the West" then 100 million lives will be spared. The second Jesus is supposed to live in Vancouver BC, look like Abraham Lincoln, and have been born in late 1969. Their search was unsuccessful.
1999-JAN: According to the 1997-JUN-24 issue of Sun Magazine Pope John XXIII predicted in 1962 that visitors from outer space will arrive in chariots of flaming steel and will share their advanced knowledge with humanity. Our life span will be increased to 150 years or longer. Most diseases will be wiped out.
1999-AUG-6: According to the latest interpretation of Biblical prophecy by the Branch Davidian sect, 5 months of major torment will begin as the sixth seal is fulfilled.
1999-AUG-11: According to the 1997-MAY-27 issue of Sun Magazine, the Anti-Christ is alive today and living in the Middle East. On AUG-11, the time of an eclipse of the sun, he will make himself known to the world. "It will be the ultimate war." Many will perish, and their souls will travel to Heaven or Hell, depending upon which side that they supported during the conflict.
1999-DEC-19: Sun Magazine listed a prediction of "Bible expert" Dotson Meade. He predicts that "something will happen that brings about the war which will end the world as we know it... There will be a vicious cycle of storms and earthquakes that lead to the final battle the world has awaited." This date was derived from information in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
2000: Michael Drosnin, author of "The Bible Code," found a hidden message in the Pentateuch (the first five books in the Bible) that predicts that World War III, involving a worldwide atomic [sic] holocaust, will start in 2000 (or perhaps 2006).
2000-JAN-1: According to the 1997-JUN-24 issue of Sun Magazine Pope John XXIII predicted in 1961 that Doomsday will begin with the detonation of an atomic bomb in a major European city by a Libyan terrorist group. This will trigger a massive six-month war that will cause the deaths of millions of people.
2000-JAN-1: William Cooper, head of a militia group in St. John's AZ, predicted that on this date the secret chambers of the Pyramid at Giza will be opened. Its secrets will be revealed and Satan will become a public figure. The American militia will engage in a massive war at this time. This, and the previous prediction, are the only two that we have been able to find which agree on the same day. Of course, it is an obvious date to select, because most people believe that the next millennium begins then. It doesn't; it starts one year later on 2001-JAN-1.
2000-JAN-11: According to Weekly World News of 1997-NOV-18, the CIA has caught a space alien who had crash-landed on JUN-20 in a New Mexico desert. He is from a species that is considerably more developed, both mentally and spiritually, than mankind. He is only survivor of the destruction of his world - a planet some 200 light years from Earth. He reports that God is "furious with His creations everywhere." Apparently none of the species that he created turned out at all well. So, god is systematically working his way across the galaxies, setting fires to the planets and exploding them one by one. Earth will be next!
2000-SEP-21: Dan Millar, mentioned above, estimates this date as that of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Four events happen on that day, a Thursday. The sidereal day is reset. It is also the Jewish New Year, using the Canaanite calendar that was in use within ancient Israel prior to the Babylonian Captivity. It is the time of the Jewish "Feast of Jubilees" according to a message given by the Virgin Mary to Father Stefan Gobbi. This feast occurs only once every fifty years. This date is also the Autumn Equinox.
2000-MAY-31: The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in front of Taurus and the coming back of the Star of Bethlehem like 7.B.C. Some people expect a supernatural event comparable to the birth of Jesus.
2000-DEC-25: According to the 1997-JUN-24 issue of Sun Magazine Pope John XXIII predicted in 1962 that Christ would appear in the sky over New York City. He will announce the creation of a 1000-year paradise, to be proceeded by six months of great sorrow.
2001-JAN-31: Sun Magazine reported in its 1997-OCT-14 issue that Noah's Ark has been discovered intact in undamaged form on a slope near Mount Ararat in Turkey. Inside were a group of 6 copper-gold-silver scrolls, each 12" square. Scroll 2 reveals that the sun will superheat the earth, melting both polar ice caps, and creating a world-wide flood. Scroll 3 reveals that Doomsday is set for 2001-JAN-31. Good people who repent of their sins will be saved; cruel tyrants will be cast into the burning fires of Hell.
2001 Jack Van Impe Ministries sponsors the largest Evangelical Christian program devoted to end-time prophecy. In his home page, he discusses his book "On the Edge of Eternity" in which he predicts that the year 2001 will "usher in international chaos such as we've never seen in our history." He predicts that in 2001, and the years following, the world will experience "drought, war, malaria, and hunger afflicting entire populations throughout the [African] continent...By the year 2001, there will be global chaos." Islam will become much larger than Christianity. (That would take a sudden growth spurt; Islam is currently followed by 19% of the world's population vs 33% for Christianity). A one-world church will emerge; it will be "controlled by demonic hosts." Temple rituals (presumably including animal sacrifice) will resume in Israel.
Circa 2001: Charles Spiegel, a retired psychology professor, preaches from a small town near San Diego CA that the ancient land of Atlantis will emerge from the Caribbean circa 2001 CE. Shortly thereafter, 1000 extra-terrestrials from "Myton" in 33 spaceships will land there and bring new knowledge to humanity.
Late 2004: Arnie Stanton noted on 1997-SEP-16 that that evening was the fourth Jewish festival since 1996-APR-3 on which a lunar eclipse occurred. (7) He quotes Luke 21:25-26 which mentions "signs in the sun, in the moon and in the stars and on the earth distress of nations" He believes that "these recent lunar eclipses are the last known astronomical signs that will preceed a 7 year (360 day/year) countdown to Armageddon/Christ's return to the Earth." He expects that Christ's return will occur within a few months of 2004-SEP-29 when Asteroid Toutatis will make a very close approach to the Earth - perhaps even a collision!
2012: Michael Drosnin, author of "The Bible Code," found a hidden message in the Pentateuch (the first five books in the Bible) that predicts that a comet will crash into the earth in 2012 and annihilate all life.
2012-DEC-22: The Mayan calendar has many divisions of time: months of 20 days, years of 360 days, katun of 7200 days and a baktun of 144,000 days. Their calendar started on 3114-AUG-13 BCE with the birth of Venus. They expected the world to last for exactly 13 baktun cycles. They anticipated the end of the world near the Winter Solstice of 2012. (3)
2016 An article in Weekly World News describes a find by a Professor Lloyd Cunningdale of Salt Lake City who was excavating with his students at the site of the famous Donner party disaster of 1847. The latter were a group of settlers bound for California who became trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Cunningdale and students have found a time capsule left by the settlers which contains many predictions for the future. They predict that nations will abandon traditional methods of conflict and resort to the use of biological warfare. In 2016, one such disease will spread and kill all of the humans on the planet. (4)
2047-SEP-14: According to The Church of !BLAIR!, the human race will probably be terminated at 3:28 AM (Soho, England time). The church teaches, with tongue firmly in cheek, that if the human race does not discard their plastic conformity, then the Gods will withdraw their protection. The Gods don't want us to worship them; they don't want sacrifices or even offerings. They just want us to rid itself of our excessive "Normalcy". At that point, Astro-Lemurs (extra-terrestrials similar in shape to lemurs, but with rainbow colored bodies) will attack the entire human race and beat them to death with gigantic burritos. You have been warned. ;-)
References
The Watchtower magazine, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1958-OCT-15, P. 613
Global TV network newscast, 1997-MAR-4
Adrian Gilbert and Maurice Cotterell, "The Mayan Prophecies" Element Books, ISBN 1 85230 692 0.
Mike Foster, "Chilling Prophecies found in 1847 Time Capsule", Weekly World News, 1997-MAY-20, P. 8-9
"Superdave the Wonderchemist's" estimate is at: http://www.math.gatech.edu/~jkatz/Religions/Numerics/1997.html
Peter Henderson, "Russians Advocate Armageddon Evacuation to Siberia," Reuters, 1997-SEP-7. Viewable at: http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/astanton/Siberia.htm
Arnie Stanton has a Web page: MILLENNIUM: Frightful Things to come? See http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/astanton/
Conspiracy Watch 2000 Web Ring links together many Web sites "that deals with UFOs, Conspiracies, and/or other paranormal activires [sic]..."
The Rapture Ready web site has a listing of world events that the Webmaster believes are related to the rapture, arrival of the Antichrist, etc. See: http://www.novia.net/~todd/rap16.html
The Center for Millennial Studies deals with the coming conclusion of the current millennium at the end of the year 2001:
Their home page is at: http://www.mille.org/
They have a list of Millennial Sites at: http://www.mille.org/sites.html
They have an essay on the year 1000 CE called "The Year 1000: Apocalyptic Year Extraordinaire, or A Year Like Any Other?" at: http://www.mille.org/1000-pg.html
S.J. Gould, "Questioning the Millennium: A Rationalist's Guide to a Precisely Arbitrary Countdown.", Harmony Books, (1997)
M.R. LeGault, "Worried about the year 2000? Nature doesn't care.", The Globe and Mail newspaper, Toronto ON, 1997-NOV-15. A review of S.J. Gould's book.
CALENdeRsign® "Countdown to Millennium" discusses various events about the year 2000.
If you want to know how many years/months/days/hours/minutes/seconds are left until the year 2000 CE, try: http://www.syracuse.com/cgi-bin/COUNT_DOWN?2000,1,1,0,0,
"The Big List" Of False Prophets And Their False Prophecies About "The End"
Source: http://www.preteristarchive.com/StudyArchive/f/false-prophets.html
Cults and Sects - extracted from http://www.askthebible.com/cultlist.htm
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