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02-14-2007, 03:05 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 11K Club Member | Have you heard of this man? Anti-christ He says he is Jesus Christ. I saw it today on the spanish news while my mom was watching. Aparently he has over 100,000 followers and has people tattooing the devil's numbers on them, i don't like to write them. But he wants to close down Cristian churches Whatever, I think he's full of crap. Here's some info http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16840066/site/newsweek/ Website of a false Messiah. Listen to him say that he is Jesus!!-- http://www.growingingracespanish.com/ The Man Christ Jesus, Apostle Jos? Luis De Jes?s Miranda Quote:The International Ministry Growing In Grace, Inc. firmly believes that according to the evidences found in the gospel Jesus Christ the man is already here on earth, and that He is edifying and establishing His Church. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (article from Charisma Online) A False Messiah in Miami The leader of a new cult in South Florida claims he is God. Many Hispanics are falling for his deception?and lining his pockets. Puerto Rican preacher Jos? Luis De Jes?s Miranda says a wondrous thing happened to him in 1976 when he was living in Massachusetts. He claims that two heavenly beings took him to a marble hall where an apparition merged with his body and began to speak inside of him. De Jesus believes that he and Jesus Christ became one and the same in that instant. ?Ever since that day, I can?t learn from anybody?and I mean no one,? De Jes?s recently told Miami New Times, a weekly South Florida newspaper. The voice inside De Jes?s? head later told him to move to Miami, where he founded his controversial Creciendo en Gracia (Growing in Grace) church along with a TV studio. He attracts a relatively small following in Miami, only 500 members, but the group has spawned 300 additional congregations with 100,000 members, mostly in Latin countries. Meanwhile his TV program reportedly reaches 2 million. De Jes?s sounds like another David Koresh in the making. All his followers call him Daddy. Many of them wear T-shirts with De Jes?s? face and a bold slogan, ?GOD HAS COME.? Their cars are adorned with license plates that say: ?Creciendo en Gracia: The Government of the Kingdom of God.? De Jesus began calling himself El Otro (The Other) in 1999, and then in 2004 he announced that he is Jesus Christ. His doctrines are bizarre. He tells his followers they can live any way they want to because sin doesn?t exist and the devil is dead. He also teaches that Christian churches are led by ?ministers of Satan,? and he encourages members of his organization to stage protests at church services and Christian events. Creciendo en Gracia members are encouraged to scream at people and carry placard with messages such as ?THE DEVIL WAS DESTROYED.? According to New Times reporter Mariah Blake, such protests have grabbed headlines in Miami and throughout Latin America. In Colombia, for example, De Jes?s? followers recently staged simultaneous protests in 22 cities. De Jes?s does not hide his intentions. ?My purpose is to close down every church so the true church can begin,? he told the Miami paper. ?You could say I?m leading the greatest reformation that has ever happened.? I guess you could say that. Or you could say that another deceiver is on the loose?and this one is targeting the Spanish-speaking world. De Jes?s fits the classic profile of an egotistical religious con man. He lives in a mansion, drives a BMW, wears lots of diamonds and spends $300,000 a year on bodyguards. Meanwhile many of his staff volunteer their time and give up to 80 percent of their income to the church. One member of Creciendo en Gracia, Miami businessman Alvaro Albarracin, told New Times that his Internet company was divinely blessed because he gave $12,000 a month to the church. After making millions he sold the business to work for De Jes?s. Now he buys and sells businesses and gives all the proceeds to the group. Albarracin said: ?I wanted to devote my life to Dad. I truly believe he?s my God, my Creator.? The newspaper also reported that Albarracin?s involvement in the cult triggered a breakup with his first wife. Interestingly, De Jes?s left his own wife in 1999, and he later married a Colombian woman he was living with. What is most alarming about Creciendo en Gracia is the level of blind loyalty his followers display. The group?s Web site proclaims: ?We are going to shut the mouths of those dogs [speaking of Christian churches.] We are ready to give our lives for this!? Sounds vaguely like what the Branch Davidians said of Koresh. Even though there are unconfirmed reports that a protest in Colombia last December resulted in a stabbing, De Jes?s insists that his church is nonviolent. Yet the leader of this bizarre sect also claims that his church will one day rule the world. Mr. De Jes?s is wrong. Jesus is still on the throne, sin is still sin and Satan is not dead. The devil is still pulling the same tricks out of his bag to deceive the masses using human stooges who claim they are messiahs. Let?s pray for Miami and all the people who have been brainwashed by this false prophet. |
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02-14-2007, 03:10 PM | #2 |
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| Yes, I've heard of him before. I try to not pay attention to those things because it's upsetting. But I do want to know a little bit about them so in case someone says somethngs I can at least acknowledge it and so I can pray for those who are duped by the lies. |
02-15-2007, 10:01 AM | #4 |
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02-15-2007, 10:06 AM | #5 |
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| I heard of him before. It's sad how people play God so they can brainwash others. |
02-15-2007, 11:18 AM | #6 |
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| Thank You for sharing the article, it is good to be aware of these fools and their following. I will pray that his followers will have their eyes opened by the one true God.
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02-15-2007, 12:34 PM | #7 |
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| If the devil were dead then wouldn't crime and war and violence be eradicated as well? anyone with any sense could see that this man is just in it for the money. |
02-15-2007, 12:48 PM | #8 |
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| well people week enough to be followers or cult members i have no pitty for them a bit of common sense goes a longgggg ways .seriously! quite odd.
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02-15-2007, 02:36 PM | #9 |
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| That is way too many ignorant fellow Miami-ans...shame on him for taking advantage of them..
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02-15-2007, 03:04 PM | #10 |
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| I find this a bit confusing. I always thought it was near the end of time, lots of signs point to it. But I thought the anti-christ was suppose to make his followers believe he is in fact Jesus rather than openly saying that he is the anti-christ?? Yet at the same time, the bible does mention that the anti-christ will have the mark of the beast tattooed on him and his followers as well. So is he really the anti-christ or just a fake? Either way, I know he is not Jesus as he claims to be. So sad that he has so many followers already and if he is truly the anti-christ he will have thousands and millions more of followers. Many people will be blinded by him and will believe him and follow him. I am glad I am strong in faith and can see him for who he really is!!
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02-15-2007, 07:14 PM | #11 | |
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Yea that is why I don't think he is REALLY the anti-christ. It says in the bible that there will be many claiming to be him. These are bible verses I got from a Christian forum. Matt 24:24 For there shall arise false christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Mark 13:22 For false messiahs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. So maybe he is just one of them claiming he is Jesus. Also I think the real "antichrist' will know many languages, that is how he will have many followers from all around the world and this guy I think only speaks spanish and english, I'm not sure.. | |
02-15-2007, 07:17 PM | #12 | |
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It just SERIOUSLY amazes me that THAT many people are actually following him and worshiping him and saying yay for the 66*, what is wrong with them?? | |
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