From The East Unto The West

I watched a program on fox news last weekend about a pastor/minister/religious leader proclaiming that he was Jesus in the flesh.

Q. I watched a program on Fox news last weekend about a pastor/minister/religious leader proclaiming that he was Jesus in the flesh. Whenever I tried to search for this I was unable to find it on the internet. This showed me that it has begun, there are false prophets amongst us and I was just wondering what else you guys might have heard. I have loved reading your articles and have even been inspired to start writing my own. Please email me at your convenience to let me know what you might have heard. Thank you and God bless you. Keep up the good work.

A. There have been false Messiahs around since the beginning. In 135 AD Simon bar Kochba convinced the religious leadership of Israel that he was the Messiah and ordered them to take on the Roman Army. Israel’s subsequent defeat marked the official demise of the country and resulted in 2000 years of wandering.

Since then, Messiah figures have appeared on a regular basis. Currently the New Age movement is all excited about someone they call Lord Matreya Christ who they say is on Earth now.

Jesus said that at the end of the age there would be false Messiahs and false prophets, some of whom would even perform great signs and miracles. (Matt. 24:24) I have no idea how many men on Earth claim to be the Messiah today, but I do know that they’re all liars. When Jesus comes, He said his arrival will visible to everyone on Earth, like lightning is visible from the East to the West. (Matt. 24:27)

Of course, when you next see Jesus it’ll be in the air, not over the airwaves.