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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:53 am
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:39 am
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:42 am
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De Jesús grew up in poverty in Puerto Rico. He said that during this period he served stints in prison for petty theft. He was forced to enter a long term, chemical dependent, residential drug treatment program in New York City.[4] A former Heroin addict who was delivered by the power of God.While in prison,he says to have converted to Christianity.
Immediately, he becomes a self thought student of the bible. In a recent program on ABC,he tells of the experience that led him to become this controversial "messiah". While praying one day, two angels appear to him and endow him with the calling of being the second coming of Christ.
Originally declaring himself to be simply a pastor spreading a new doctrine, but always understanding the growth of the ministry (hence the name) and of it's members. In 1999, the church declared him as "the Other," who would pave the way for the second coming of Christ. In 2004, the church declared that de Jesus was God himself who had returned in human form just like the bible said he would. He explains that in 1973, the resurrected Christ integrated himself within him. He says that he doesn't know why he was chosen. In early 2007, he acknowledged the Antichrist accusations and explained that the term is true and applies because we are no longer supposed to follow Jesus of Nazareth, his mission concluded by his death in the cross. Antichrist, meaning no longer following Christ.
Controversy surrounded these declarations due to the lack of education the world currently has it terms of biblical knowledge.[3][5] Most recently, followers have shown their support by getting "666" tattoos on their bodies. Contrary to speculations, De Jesús has NOT asked or obligated followers to do so. "666", De Jesús explains, is not a sign of the devil (he preaches that the devil was destroyed) but the number of the antichrist. The Antichrist, he says, is a term he accepts becuase "we are no longer supposed to follow Jesus of Nazareth, therefore we are antichrists."
De Jesús started Growing in Grace Ministries in the mid-1980s and claims that the ministry has a presence in 20 countries. Miranda claims to have 30 teaching centers in the United States, including locations in Hartford, Connecticut, and Miami, Florida.
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:45 am
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:31 am
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:45 am
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:40 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:33 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:08 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:14 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:12 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:32 pm
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ProjectOmicron88 Rilian ProjectOmicron88 I'm actually 99% sure I saw some dude with long hair and a beard claiming to be Jesus reincarnated on YouTube. He's a twenty-something plumber from Oklahoma, I think. TedJesusChristGod? Yeah, that's the guy.
Did you join the Church of Ted?
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:49 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:57 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:02 pm
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