King's Business - 1966-05

“The Man of Sin, 666,” whom he apparently believes to be antichrist. Calling himself Prince Addis Ab- baba Baha, this man is alleged to live in a magnificent thousand-room palace in the desert sixty miles from Bagdad, supposed to be the location of the Garden of Eden. On Mt. Carmel he is said to have per­ formed a miracle of causing “a liv­ ing flame” to sweep down from heaven, melting rocks. Says the writ­ er: “ Here . . . in Iraq . . . the most diabolical mind of the ages is lay­ ing the foundation and planning for the greatest event that Satan shall ever be privileged to play a part in, the ushering in of the great tribulation and the rule of anti­ christ.” A prophet from Beirut, Lebanon, by the name of Sheik Butros Eid Dib, claims that revelations were given him on snakeskin. He has written his own Ten Command­ ments which he declares will cleanse from sin if recited daily by his fol­ lowers. Unique indeed, this prophet wears top hat, carnation and red nail polish! Before Christ comes for His own, such “ rumors” will be multiplied a thousand-fold, but as He Himself said, “ The end is not yet” (Matthew 24:6).

publication from their headquarters includes this statement: “ Now, as predicted, He is here, in flesh and bone, preparing to gather out His elect from among them. And He states clearly that He is back to usher in the new dispensation.” A TH IS I KNOW ! "That God exists, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit That God is spirit; infinite in hpliness, love, wisdom, knowledge, and power; eternal, unchangeable, and present everywhere. That all else, visible and invisible, was created by God. That the Bible is the only Divinely inspired revelation from God to man. That regeneration by God's Holy Spir­ it on God's terms of a broken will and a trusting heart is the only way for man to come into fel­ lowship with God. That in the future Christ is coming again, there will be judgment, heaven and hell." disciple sent a letter with this fold­ er c o n t a i n i n g the explanation: “ These messages are going to you with a genuine conviction that Christ has come.” An E. R. Lindsey, whose back­ ground is unknown to us, writes of a man of mystery in a booklet entitled

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“Ye shall hear . . . rumors” (Matt. 24:6). I n h is O l iv e t d is c o u r s e (Matthew 24-25), the Lord Jesus Christ de­ scribed signs which would charac­ terize the last days. Among these are to be strange rumors. He de­ clared: “ And many false prophets shall rise, and deceive many. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders: insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect” (w . 11, 23, 24). Such claims have been presented over the centuries since Jesus as­ cended. Current “ rumors” f r om cultists are many. For instance, a we i r d organization calling itself “ The Association of Sanada Sanat Kumara,” of Mt. Shasta, California, insists that Christ has returned and is in their midst in person. A recent

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