He Calls Himself God

[Chrystalwuzhere]

A Puerto Rican minister says Christ 'integrated' with him. Others call him a cult leader and a charlatan.

The Second Coming? Meet the man who says he is Jesus Christ.

Feb. 5, 2007 issue - At first glance, the congregation gathered in a warehouse in Doral, Fla., seems like a typical Hispanic evangelical group. There's the 10-piece band, the singing and swaying, the whooping and hollering. But look a little more closely. There's not a cross in sight. The lectern is emblazoned with a near replica of the U.S. presidential seal, except that it reads in Spanish, government of god on earth. Off to the side stand three burly guys in dark suits with Secret Service-style earpieces. When a door by the stage opens, the guards leap into action. They surround the man with slicked-back hair who emerges and escort him to his seat. When the crowd spots him, it goes wild. People chant, "Lord! Lord! Lord!" It quickly becomes clear that they're referring to him. "It's Jesus Christ himself!" a preacher onstage announces. "Let's welcome Jesus Christ Man!"

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[Jessie]

:( :grr: another one...

[princeztori]

Sadly enough, that is nothing new. Men have been calling themselves God both verbally and nonverbally. A few years back, there was a wondering preacher. I think there was a point he actually had people believeing he was either a man of God or God Himself. Later, he was arrested by the police because he was a thief. :aah:However, the point is nothing is new under the sun. You are correct that there are signs of the end, which is why we need to work harder on spreading the gospel. There are several ways you can do that too. I personally have a myspace account where I talk about God and it impacts people. I have found some good Christian friends this way.

[Chrystalwuzhere]

Yes, this is another one calling himself Jesus, but because of his far reach, and the massive numbers he reaches, special note should be made of him. He doesn't just have a covert compound with 50 to 80 followers; this man's followers number in the hundred-thousands, 300 flocks in two-dozen countries, a television outreach, and his intake from donations is in the millions. He has an audience...and a big one. People are being misled by him and following him. Just because we see him as rediculous, and don't believe him, doesn't mean that other people feel that way.

In the rapturous eyes of his flock, Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda is, in fact, the second coming of Christ. As the head of the Growing in Grace International Ministry, he presides over a sprawling organization that includes more than 300 congregations in two dozen countries, from Argentina to Australia. He counts more than 100,000 followers and claims to reach millions more through a 24-hour TV channel, a radio show and several Web sites. He is supported by the generosity of his devotees, who have launched some 450 businesses to pour cash into Growing in Grace's coffers. Though de Jesus' followers worship him, others denounce him as a charlatan. Everyone, however, agrees on one thing: his teachings are incendiary.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16840066/site/newsweek/

[CoreIssue]

They just keep coming, faster and faster. :(

[Chrystalwuzhere]

Yeah, and this one has an ASTOUNDING number who are following him. Go to his website. It makes my heart grieve just to read what he calls himself, and what his minsitry calls him. I just shook my head while I browsed his site. Here's a link...

http://www.cegenglish.com/

[CoreIssue]

It is going to get far worse.