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The New Age Religion: brought to us by
the Ascended Masters
http://www.redmoonrising.com/maitreya.htm
 
Left to Right:
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) - Contacted by the Master
Morya in 1851. After years of contact with her spirit
masters she helped to found the Theosophical
Society in 1875. Published Isis Unveiled in
1877, established Lucifer, an occult magazine, in London in 1887,
and then published The Secret Doctrine in 1888.
Alice Ann Bailey (1880-1949) - Contacted by the Master
Koot Humi in 1895. In 1917 she became acquainted with
students of Blavatsky and then joined the Theosophical
Society. In 1919 the Master Djwhal Khul
contacted her and asked for her assistance in taking some dictation. At
first she refused out of fear, but then later accepted upon instruction
from the Master Koot Humi. The Master
Djwhal Khul then wrote eighteen books through Bailey from
1922-1960. She founded the hugely influential Lucis
Trust in 1922.
Benjamin Creme (born in 1922) - From a young age he was a student
of the works of Blavatsky and Bailey, (and other occultists). First
contacted by The Master (full name undisclosed)
in 1959. The Master informed him that he would
play a major role in the reappearance of Maitreya the Christ.
Formed Share International
Foundation in 1975. Since then he has been travelling the globe,
speaking and lecturing in preparation for The Christ,
and he claims to be in direct telepathic contact with both The
Master and Maitreya.
Maitreya the World Teacher (a.k.a. The Christ) - As he
allegedly appeared in Kenya in 1988. Creme claims that Maitreya
created and inhabited a human body in 1977, and privately entered society
taking up residence in London. Since then he is alleged to have privately
appeared to thousands of individuals, performing miracles and wonders and
convincing many of the truth of his mission. (Wayne
S. Peterson is one influential casualty, as is Mikhail Gorbachev.)
Red Moon Rising's articles
A short overview of
Maitreya, excerpted from "A
21st Century Defense...".
A long article on
Maitreya.
Index
-The Ascended Masters are the Fallen Angels
-Predictions of the Emergence of Maitreya compared
to the Biblical predictions of the Antichrist
-Parallels between the life of Jesus
Christ and the career of the Antichrist
-Other Statements and Predictions from
Benjamin Creme
The Ascended Masters are the
Fallen Angels
Benjamin Creme's theology is directly founded on the teachings that
were published by Helena P. Blavatsky (HPB) and Alice A. Bailey (AAB) as
dictated to them from various Ascended Masters. Through a closer
examination of their beliefs it can be shown that the so-called
"Ascended Masters" who developed their twisted theology are in
fact the Fallen Angels of the Judeo-Christian tradition.
According to AAB, the Hierarchy of Ascended Masters who are responsible
for humanity's evolution are led by a trinity of Supreme Beings. This
trinity is explained in the following chart, taken from AAB's The
Destiny of Nations, p.23
I. SHAMBALLA Will or Power
Planetary head centre,
The Holy City Purpose . . Plan
spiritual pineal gland.
Life Aspect.
Ruler:- Sanat Kumara, the Lord of
the World.
The Ancient of Days.
Melchizedek.
II. THE HIERARCHY Love-Wisdom
Planetary heart centre.
The new Jerusalem Consciousness.
Group Unity.
Ruler:- The Christ.
The World Saviour.
III. HUMANITY Active
Intelligence Planetary throat centre.
The city, standing foursquare Self-Consciousness.
Creativity.
Ruler:- Lucifer.
Son of the Morning.
The Prodigal Son.
AAB's trinity includes Sanat Kumara, The Christ (Maitreya), and
Lucifer. And, although they are represented in the chart as distinct
individuals, their characteristics, as given by AAB, overlap to the point
where they are almost indistinguishable from one another.
AAB refers to Sanat Kumara as the head of the Hierarchy, the Creator
(although not the ultimate creator), the Eternal Youth, the Heavenly Man,
and most often as The Lord of the World. Supposedly he
"descended" to the earth about 18 million years ago, and
"sacrificed" himself to humanity, to help guide us to divinity.
The Bible describes how Satan was thrown out of heaven and came down to
earth. In Genesis the serpent convinced Eve to eat from the fruit of the
Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, promising that she would become as
God. Through this successful corrupting of humanity Lucifer thereby became
the possessor of man and earth. When Jesus began His earthly ministry He
spent forty days in the wilderness, and Satan came and offered Him the
kingdoms of the world: "All this power will I give thee, and the
glory of them: for this is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I
will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be
thine," (Luke 4:6-7). Satan was not making a bogus proposal, for
all the kingdoms of the world had indeed been "delivered unto
him," and mankind with it. Jesus later referred to Satan as "the
prince of this world" in John 12:31 and 14:30, and Paul
referred to him as "the god of this world"
in 2 Corinthians 4, also describing the hierarchy of fallen angels as "the
rulers," "the authorities" and "the
powers of this dark world" (Ephesians 6:12).
When AAB describes Sanat Kumara as The Lord of the World, she is merely
referring to a cleverly repackaged Satan, the evil being in control of the
earth, the Adversary of God and man, who is constantly
scheming and manipulating to keep us from the saving knowledge of the one
true God and of our Messiah, our way out of this mess.
The Christ, the second person in this unholy trinity, is also referred
to as Maitreya, the World Teacher. AAB writes that at the beginning of
each new age of human evolution The Christ takes up human form and comes
to guide humanity during the transition period. The Bible teaches that
mankind will in fact enjoy something of a transition into a new age, but
it will not be a result of blind evolution. Rather, it will be a
transition that will take place because of God's love and grace to those
who have come to find Him. AAB's Christ is one that she claims is expected
by all religions, known as Krishna, Maitreya Buddha, the Imam Mahdi, the
Messiah and the Christ, etc. It is true that many faiths predict a coming
figure who will lead humanity, but only Christianity and Judaism predict a
great deceiver to come upon the earth first, prior to the real
New Age of the genuine leader. The career of this Deceiver will
be a final attempt by the Lord of the World to keep men from the true
knowledge of their Creator. As the table below demonstrates, Maitreya the
Christ does indeed fit the predictions of this future deceiver: The
Anti-Christ.
Lucifer is the final member of AAB's occult trinity. She writes, "Symbolically
speaking, some of the sons of God fell from their high estate, led, at one
time, by "Lucifer, Son of the Morning". This "fall of the
angels" was a tremendous event in the history of our planet, but was
nevertheless only a passing and interesting phenomenon in the history of
the solar system, and a trifling incident in the affairs of the seven
constellations, of which our solar system is but one. Pause and consider
this statement for a moment, and so readjust your sense of values." (Esoteric
Psychology, vol.1, pp394-395).
HPB writes that "Lucifer is the LOGOS in his highest, and the
"Adversary" in his lowest aspect - both of which are reflected
in our Ego," (The Secret Doctrine II, p.162). She then writes
that "Satan is the god of our planet, and the only
god," (p.234). She sums up on page 513 by writing, "Lucifer
is divine and terrestrial light, the "Holy Ghost" and
"Satan," at one and the same time... And now it stands proven
that Satan, or the Red Fiery Dragon... and Lucifer, or
"Light-Bearer," is in us: it is our Mind -- our tempter and
Redeemer, our intelligent liberator and Saviour..."
Please consider the words of Paul, his prediction of the future
Antichrist and the power behind him.
"The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of
Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders,
and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They
perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this
reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the
lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but
have delighted in wickedness." 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
Beneath the trinity at the head of the Hierarchy of Ascended Masters
AAB places the Devas or angels. These are subdivided into greater and
lesser Builders. She refers to the greater Builders as the Solar Pitris,
Agnishvattas and Fire Devas, and also as Solar Angels or Solar Gods. On
p.950 of A Treatise On Cosmic Fire Bailey writes, "As
the solar Gods descend ever nearer to the physical plane... the thoughts
and desires of men are consequently purified and refined." Bailey
footnotes "Solar Gods" here by quoting from Blavatsky's Secret
Doctrine, saying, "The Solar Gods are the Fallen Angels...
They are the Serpents of Wisdom" and "Their nature is
Knowledge and Love."
Curiously, the unholy trinity of Blavatsky and Bailey, according to
their own writings, is not the ultimate expression of God. Their trinity
is only concerned with this planet, so Blavatsky writes in one passage
that Satan is our only god, yet elsewhere she puts him in his place
relative to the universe. The ultimate force is referred to by Bailey as "The
Unknown," or "The One About Whom Naught May Be
Said," This is her impersonal pantheistic god-force that is
creation, it is her divine force of which she says we all have a spark. On
p.293 of A Treatise On Cosmic Fire Bailey offers a chart that
shows The Unknown presiding over seven Cosmic Logos, and each Cosmic Logos
presiding over seven Solar Logos, and each Solar Logos presiding over
seven Heavenly Men. As explained earlier, Sanat Kumara is described by
Bailey as a Heavenly Man. He is Satan or Lucifer: The Lord of the World.
He is far from the top of Bailey's confusing universal hierarchy, but
according to her he is the "only god" as far as
humanity is concerned.
And now to AAB's and HPB's view of the God of Israel, the true Biblical
Creator of the Universe. Blavatsky referred to the "God of Abram,
Isaac and Jacob" as a "spiteful and revengeful"
deity. (S.D. I, p.439 footnote). Elsewhere she describes Him as the
true creator of mankind, but states that after Lucifer offered the
knowledge of good and evil to humanity, (a previously "soulless,
ignorant monster") our Creator became filled with rage, envy and
animosity towards His creation. HPB writes, "In this case it is
but natural... to view Satan, the Serpent of Genesis, as the real creator
and benefactor, the Father of Spiritual mankind. For it is he who was the
"Harbinger of Light," bright radiant Lucifer, who opened the
eyes of the automaton created by Jehovah, as alleged; (Lucifer) can only
be regarded in the light of a Saviour. An "adversary" to Jehovah
the "personating spirit," he still remains in esoteric truth the
ever-loving "Messenger"..." (S.D. II, pp.243-244).
HPB describes Lucifer, or Satan the Adversary, as the
Saviour, the ever-loving Messenger, but Jesus described him in totally
opposite terms saying, "He was a murderer from the beginning, not
holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies he speaks
his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies," (Luke
8:44).
Jesus: The Master Jesus is considered by Blavatsky and Bailey to be an
individual who is separate from Maitreya the Christ. He is simply another
Ascended Master just like Krishna, Buddha, Mohamed, etc. However, the
story of this Master, as told by AAB is rather peculiar. She writes that
He was indeed the man who was crucified and then resurrected, but that He
was able to do this only because He was overshadowed by Maitreya the
Christ. New Age theology is predicated on a regimented series of degrees,
or levels, of spiritual evolution. According to Bailey Jesus achieved the
5th degree at His resurrection, but He was then demoted back down to the
4th degree! In His next incarnation as Appollonius of Tyana He finally
re-established His 5th degree status.
Presently, according to Benjamin Creme, the Master Jesus is waiting in
Rome to take control of the Roman Catholic Church and to lead Christianity
to accept Maitreya the Christ. The Master Jesus is the only known Master
to have been demoted, and He is also the only known Master whose ministry
is tinged with negativity, because He is described by Bailey as a man
whose followers are distinguished by their "fanaticism and
devotion," (Initiation, Human and Solar, p.56). Elsewhere Bailey
describes fanaticism as a trait that is characteristic of "small
minds" and of those who are "beginners on The
Path," (The Externalisation of the Hierarchy, p.20).
She also predicts that the future ideological battle will see those who
are on the side of the New Age faced against the "fanatics" of
Christianity, "Years ago I said that the war which may follow
this one would be waged in the field of the world religions. Such a war
will not work out, however, in a similar period of extreme carnage and
blood; it will be fought largely with mental weapons and in the world of
thought; it will involve also the emotional realm, from the standpoint of
idealistic fanaticism. This inherent fanaticism (found ever in reactionary
groups) will fight against the appearance of the coming world religion and
the spread of esotericism. For this struggle certain of the well-organised
churches, through their conservative elements (their most powerful
elements), are already girding themselves. Those sensitive to the new
spiritual impacts are still far from powerful; that which is new always
faces the supreme difficulty of superseding and overcoming that which is
old and established. Fanaticism, entrenched theological positions, and
materialistic selfishness are to be found actively organised in the
churches in all continents and of all denominations," (The
Externalisation of the Hierarchy, p.453).
Predictions
of the Emergence of Maitreya -
from New Age sources. |
Biblical
Predictions of the Antichrist -
as understood by the majority of Evangelicals. |
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| Maitreya to appear
at a time when catastrophic events are overtaking the earth.
"This 'end of an age' inevitably produces a certain number
of natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes, and we are
seeing a dramatic climax in the number of disasters taking place
around the world... Maitreya says: 'The last time I came, as
Jesus, it was written in the Bible that when I appeared again the
very elements of nature would be disturbed.' " "...After
the disasters have peaked there will come a period of calm -the
violence and destruction will come to an end. As people gain
awareness, their guilt will recede..."
Maitreya's Mission, Volume Two, Benjamin Creme, Share
International Foundation, 1993, pp186-187
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The Antichrist to
appear at a time when catastrophic events are overtaking the
earth.
The Biblical "Day of the Lord" begins with a Polar
Shift of the earth. This period of judgement will include
earthquakes, meteor impacts, (one large one in Rev. 8:8), major
famines and plagues, intense heat from the sun, and many other
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| Maitreya to appear
in connection with a major shift in the world's economy.
"When the US's "oasis of prosperity" begins to
dry up, as it must in the current global financial crisis, stock
markets in the West will plunge. This collapse will provide an
opportunity for governments to re-evaluate their economic
priorities, says futurist Benjamin Creme. The nations of the world
will meet together to discuss how to cope with the future in an
orderly fashion." from the Share International website
at- http://www.shareintl.org/maitreya/Ma_prior.htm
Also see these articles: one,
two,
three
and four,
these are just a few.
Also see Maitreya's Mission, Volume Two, by
Benjamin Creme, Share International Foundation, 1993, pp. 8,
118-119, 137
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The global economy
will be immediately affected by the preliminary events of
Revelation (especially the polar shift).
End-times
Babylon (the world's superpower) will cease to function as the
world's economic center (Rev.18).
The Antichrist will replace free-market capitalism with
a single economic system connected with the Mark of the Beast,
(Revelation 13), allowing no one to buy or sell without the
mandatory Mark.
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predicted to establish a New World Religion, (despite the fact
that Benjamin Creme often denies that Maitreya is here for that
purpose).
1. Frequently
asked questions
... and in celebration of this event, Pentecost will become one of
the major festivals of the new world religion
which the Christ will eventually inaugurate. Our response to his
call will ...
2. The
new civilization, by the Master –, through Benjamin Creme; Share
International Archives
... the new science will demonstrate man's divinity and will lead
to the establishment of the New World Religion.
The ancient schism between religion and science will be healed and
a new impulse ...
3. Maitreya's
teachings on religion; Share International Archives
... between what you wrote in Maitreya’s Mission, Vol. I. —
that Maitreya had come to found the New World Religion
and to inspire a change in the world’s political/economic
structures, and yet ...
4. Churches,
theology and dogma, by Aart Jurriaanse; Share International
Archives
... as members of the Church Universal, and they are building the
spiritual nucleus of the coming New World Religion,
which will finally encompass the peoples of the whole world into a
single ...
5. Avatars
down the ages by Felicity Elliot, Share International Archives
... A comparison of all religions shows their common elements.
"Eventually a new world religion will be
inaugurated which will be a fusion and synthesis of the approaches
of East and West. The ...
(from a Share International SEARCH page)
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The Antichrist
will establish a single, mandatory religious system.
Revelation 13:8. "And all that dwell upon the earth
shall worship him (Antichrist), whose names are not
written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation
of the world."
13:15, "as many as would not worship the image of the
beast should be killed."
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aided by the Master Jesus, who is predicted to soon take control
of the Roman Catholic Church and lead Christianity to accept
Maitreya as the Christ returned.
"The disciple Jesus, who is now the Master Jesus, was
born in Palestine as a third degree initiate. The five major
Initiations which take one to Liberation have their symbolic
enactment in the life of Jesus. That is what the Gospel story is
really about. It is a very ancient story and has been presented to
mankind again and again, in different forms, long before the time
of Jesus. He was, and still is, a disciple of the Christ and made
the great sacrifice of giving up his body for the use of the
Christ. By the occult process of overshadowing, the Christ,
Maitreya, took over and worked through the body of Jesus from the
Baptism onwards. In his next incarnation, as Apollonius of Tyana,
Jesus became a Master. He lives now in a Syrian body which is some
600 years old, and has his base in Rome. He has, in the last 2,000
years, worked in the closest relation to the Christ, saving his
time and energy where possible, and has special work to do with
the Christian Churches. He is one of the Masters who will very
shortly return to outer work in the world, taking over the throne
of St Peter, in Rome. He will seek to transform the Christian
Churches, in so far as they are flexible enough to respond
correctly to the new reality which the return of the Christ and
the Masters will create. I am afraid that the Churches have gone
very far away from the religion which the Christ inaugurated;
which is to do with sharing, with love, with brotherhood and right
relationship. But this monolithic institution has grown up in the
name of that simple man and transformed his simple teaching into
... well, you know what it has taught." From here,
also see the article at http://www.redmoonrising.com/contFP.htm
for more information.
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The Antichrist
will be aided by the False Prophet, a spiritual leader, possibly
to come from Rome, who will lead the world to worship the
Antichrist.
The False Prophet is first described in Revelation
13:11-12, "And I beheld another beast coming up out of
the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a
dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before
him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship
the first beast (Antichrist)..."
The second beast is referred to as the False Prophet in
Rev.16:13 and 19:20.
Revelation 13:14 describes how the False Prophet sets up the
Abomination of Desolation (the image of the Antichrist). Daniel
9:27 describes how a future "prince" will set up the
Abomination of Desolation. This "prince" will come from
Rome (Daniel 9:26), therefore the False Prophet will come from
Rome. This interpretation is only this author's opinion, while
the majority of scholars maintain that Daniel 9:27 describes a
Roman Antichrist (rather than the False Prophet).
See this article
on the Biblical False Prophet for information on how the False
Prophet may actually claim to be Jesus of Nazareth.
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| Maitreya will play
an important role in achieving peace in the Middle East.
"...politically, the next problem [for Maitreya]
is to solve the situation in the Middle East, solve the
Arab-Israeli problem." from The Reappearance of the
Christ..., p 187
"There can't be true peace in the world until 'the Middle
East' question is settled. . . . So deep are the feelings aroused
in both sides, so entrenched are the positions which each adopt,
that I believe Maitreya alone has the spiritual authority to point
to the solution and achieve its implementation."
Maitreya's Mission, Volume 1, page 128
"I believe the Israelis will procrastinate endlessly and that
it may well take the emergence of Maitreya to bring about
reconciliation."
Maitreya's Mission, Volume 2, page 100
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The Antichrist
will be instrumental in confirming a covenant with Israel that
will bring peace and allow the Temple to be rebuilt.
Daniel 9:27, "He will confirm a covenant with many for
one `seven.' In the middle of the `seven' he will put an end to
sacrifice and offering. And on a wing [of the temple] he will set
up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is
decreed is poured out on him. "
Some interpret the above text as applying to the Antichrist,
while this author applies it to the False Prophet (see the article
linked above). In either case, it is ultimately the authority of
the Antichrist that brings about the final seven year covenant of
the earth's rebellious history, as the False Prophet is merely a
lackey for the Antichrist.
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| Bible-believers
will reject Maitreya based on misunderstood scriptural warnings.
"There are many fundamentalists - Christian and others -
who see my information as a travesty of the truth, and who will
reject Maitreya in the first place, but not for ever. It may be
that Christians will accept the Master Jesus before they accept
Maitreya, but it could well be that they will not even accept the
Master Jesus. The name is right, but He does not have
holes in His hands and feet any more."
"For a time, it may well be that very orthodox Christians -
in particular Fundamentalists - will reject both Maitreya and the
Master Jesus, now in Rome. He has not come 'on a cloud at the end
of the world' as they expect, nor does He have holes in His hands
and feet. But gradually, many Christians will find it easier to
accept the Master Jesus as the returned Christ (at least the name
is the same) rather than Maitreya, and the Master Jesus is in
charge of the Christian Church worldwide. Eventually, however, I
believe that most people, Christian and otherwise, will accept
that Maitreya is indeed the Christ, Messiah, Krishna - World
Teacher for all."
Above quotes from here.
"A great polarisation will take place in humanity,
between those who are ready to go forward with the Christ, into
the future, on the only rational basis of sharing and co-operation
for the good of all, creating right relationships; and those who
are holding on to the old separatist ways, who are ready (though
they wouldn’t see it in these terms, it would be the inevitable
result) to plunge the world into chaos, and war..." [notice
how "chaos and war" will likely be blamed on those who
reject Maitreya, once the end-times events begin to take place]
From here.
Read another at
http://www.shareintl.org/archives/economics/ec_mas-coping.htm
Also read a sinister message from "The
Master" here
that speaks of misinterpreted "scriptural warnings."
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Bible-believers
will reject the Antichrist based on simple scriptural warnings
that are almost impossible to misunderstand.
The prophet Daniel, Jesus, Paul and the book of Revelation are
all crystal clear that this age will not end until the Antichrist
has had his reign over the entire earth. The Bible is also crystal
clear that the real Messiah, or Christ, will appear after the
Antichrist, and on the clouds of heaven in plain site of all men.
Zechariah 12:10, "And I will pour out on the house of
David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and
supplication. They will look on me, the one they have
pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an
only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a
firstborn son."
Revelation 1:7, "Look, he is coming with the clouds,
and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him;
and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So
shall it be! Amen."
Matthew 24:30, "At that time the sign of the Son of
Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will
mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the
sky, with power and great glory."
Christian expectations are not
based on radical interpretations, rather, they are based
on simple beliefs. We believe in a future Antichrist and a literal
Second Coming simply because that is what Jesus and our
Scriptures have always clearly predicted. The
perseverance of Bible-believing Christians and their subsequent
persecution by the Antichrist is described in many texts
including, Daniel 7:25, 11:32-35, 12:10, Matthew
24:9-13, Revelation 12:17 13:7-10, 14:12-13, etc, etc.
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| Maitreya displays a
strong dislike for the USA and especially for the
American-dominated capitalist system.
"America is the foremost expression of economic
totalitarianism, based on the blind following of market forces,
that is imposing its will throughout the world; even the Soviet
Union is adopting a market-forces economy. Maitreya calls
market forces 'the forces of evil.' Any government which
bases its policies on the blind following of market forces, He
says, is leading its people to destruction. That is what is
happening now."
see http://www.shareintl.org/archives/political/faq_political-issues.htm
on this page Creme also predicts the demise of "religious
totalitarianism" (fundamentalism) and he describes Karl
Marx as a disciple of the Master Jesus.
"Maitreya calls commercialization more dangerous to
the world than an atomic bomb. It is killing life at its source,
which is human. It is based on competition and greed. Greed and
competition are at the basis of the commercial and social life of
America, and therefore, through its influence, of a huge section
of the world." from http://www.shareintl.org/archives/cooperation/faq_cooperation.htm
Much of the criticism that Creme levels at the United
States is valid, and this writer does not seek to defend our
corporate-dominated and oppressive foreign policies, rather, the
intent is simply to demonstrate Creme's deep-seated resentment of
America's status as the lone global superpower.
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End-times Babylon,
the world's last independent superpower, will be attacked by the
Antichrist and the ten kings who give him his power.
Revelation 17:16-17, "The beast and the ten horns you
saw will hate the prostitute (Babylon). They will bring
her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn
her with fire. For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish
his purpose by agreeing to give the beast their power to rule,
until God's words are fulfilled."
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Parallels between Jesus Christ and
the Antichrist.
The career of the Great Deceiver mimics the life of the Son of
God.
| The Antichrist |
Jesus Christ |
| The Unholy Trinity:
Alice Bailey taught of a trinity composed of Sanat Kumara,
Maitreya the Christ, and Lucifer. However, the book of Revelation
gives them as Satan, the Antichrist and the False Prophet. |
The Holy Trinity:
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. |
| Son of Satan: Paul
refers to the Antichrist as "the son of perdition,"
(2Thess.2:3). "Perdition" is from a Greek word meaning
"destruction." Most scholars believe that the
Antichrist will come from the union of a human female and Satan
himself. Alice Bailey's theology places Sanat Kumara
as presiding over the Shamballa energy, which she
describes as a destructive force (Externalisation of
the Hierarchy, p.89). She goes on to describe Nazism as an
aspect of the Shamballa force (p.127). |
Son of God:
The human form of Jesus Christ was literally created through the
Virgin Mary by God the Father. |
The Antichrist will
be given power over the earth for three and a half years:
"He will speak against the Most High and oppress
his saints and try to change the set times and the laws. The
saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and
half a time. But the court will sit, and his power will
be taken away and completely destroyed forever." (Daniel
7:25-26)
"The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and
blasphemies and to exercise his authority for
forty-two months. He opened his mouth to
blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and
those who live in heaven. He was given power to make war against
the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over
every tribe, people, language and nation." (Revelation
13:5-7)
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The active ministry
of Jesus Christ lasted for three and a half years: Tradition
has it that Jesus was baptised in the Fall season, and the Gospels
describe Jesus then attending three Passover festivals (in the
Spring). The third was marked by His crucifixion. |
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very likely be resurrected from the dead:
"One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a
fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world
was astonished and followed the beast." (Revelation
13:3)
"The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and
will come up out of the Abyss and go to his destruction. The
inhabitants of the earth... will be astonished when they see the
beast, because he once was, now is not, and yet will come." (Revelation
17:8)
The Antichrist will be alive, then dead with his soul going to
hell (the Abyss), then alive again. The world will be astonished.
When he comes out of the Abyss he will kill the Two Witnesses
(11:7) and have the Abomination of Desolation erected in the
rebuilt Jewish Temple. It will be... "an image in honor
of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived," (13:14).
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Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead. |
| The
public appearance of Maitreya is being preceded by Benjamin Creme,
whose mission is to prepare the world to receive and accept
Maitreya as the Christ returned:
The Tara Center is a New Age organization
that works with Benjamin Creme and aggresively promotes the New
Age Religion. They have produced a video documentary on Benjamin
Creme, and his predictions regarding Maitreya, which begins with
the following words,
"For over twenty years, a man
whom some call 'a modern day John the Baptist'
has been traveling the globe, telling audiences that the Second
Coming of Christ will not be a celestial spectacle in a distant
future, but is instead a real event, unfolding since 1977 behind
the scenes of everyday life, and signifying the reappearance of a
great spiritual teacher for all people..." ("Breaking
the biggest story in history," listen to the audio here).
Jesus Christ Himself made it clear that He would be
preceded by an imposter, and that His real Second Coming
would indeed be a "celestial spectacle." (Read
Matthew 24.)
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The public ministry
of Jesus Christ was preceded by John the Baptist, whose mission
was to prepare the nation of Israel to receive Him. |
Other Statements and Predictions From
Benjamin Creme
*Creme claims that Maitreya has entered society in a self-created body.
However, the Bible gives the impression that the Antichrist will come from
a union of Satan and a human female, to be born and grow to adulthood as
any other human being.
*Creme claims that Maitreya is an Ascended Master, a perfected being
who will appear on the scene out of nowhere and take advantage of a
pre-existent global power structure that will immediately give him
support. Biblically, it is possible that the Antichrist may seem to appear
out of nowhere and may masquerade as an "Ascended Master,"
however, this scholar is under the impression that the Antichrist could
just as well be an individual born to an influential family, who will gain
power and prestige in a normal way, but whose identity will remain
relatively unknown until he begins his blatant public attempts to achieve
global dominance.
*Creme claims that Maitreya will make his public appearance through an
occult Day of Declaration, when he will telepathically overshadow every
human being on the earth, and put forth his plan for humanity calling us
to his service. Biblically there is only one moment in time when the
Antichrist may actually do this. This earth and every human being on it is
the legal property of Satan, everyone except the individuals who have
declared their allegiance to God and received His divine "seal of
ownership" through acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. ( "Now
it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set
his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as
a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come." 2Cor.1:21-22 -see also
the conclusion of this article).
There will be a future time when Jesus Christ takes every one of His
faithful followers to heaven in a miraculous Rapture, snatching His people
off of the surface of the earth. In the moments after this event every
single person left on earth will be the legal property of Satan, and the
Antichrist could conceivably fulfill the prediction that Creme has made
concerning Maitreya's Day of Declaration. Prior to the Rapture Satan has
no way of violating God's "seal of ownership" and intruding into
the minds of those who follow Him. He could not telepathically reach out
to every single individual on earth until the moments immediately
following the Rapture.
*Creme claims that when Maitreya appears he will be known by a
different, as yet ungiven name. Perhaps the nature of Maitreya's emergence
will be in a manner that is completely unexpected, and perhaps the
identity of the Antichrist will surprise everyone. Here
is where Creme comments on Maitreya's unknown name.
*Creme claims that Maitreya descended from the Himalayas in 1977 and
then flew to London on a 747, thus returning to human society "on
the clouds of heaven," fulfilling Matthew 24:29. Of course it is
possible that the Antichrist may have flown from Asia to London in 1977,
but this trip would not in any way have fulfilled the prophecy regarding
the visible Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
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