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Comment from UTT:
Jesus said one of the signs of the last days would be the onslaught of individuals claiming to be Christ the Messiah. This news event confirms we are living in such a period of time. Expect this to happen more often in the future.
October 5 - Meet Siberia's Jesus: former traffic cop turned cult leader
Article:
Signs Of The
Last Times
Thousands of Russians have flocked to southern Siberia to follow a man who claims to be Jesus Christ reincarnated. Sergey Anatolyevitch Toro, 56, was once a traffic policeman and a Red Army soldier before the collapse of the Soviet Union. He is not that man anymore. Now, the man formally known as Sergey calls himself "Vissarion," and says he's the founder of the Church of the Last Testament, The Guardian reported.
Vissarion, who normally dons a long white cloak and sports long hair and a beard, lives with his followers in Petropavlovka, or what he calls his “Siberian utopia,” The Guardian reported. Since the early 1990’s, Vissarion has been able to attract some 5,000 followers who live by strict rules. They are not allowed to drink, smoke or possess money. The leader teaches his followers about the apocalypse, reincarnation and vegetarianism, the Mirror reported. Vissarion says his goal is to join every religion on the globe together.
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