'And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man
deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ;
and shall deceive many. (Matthew 24:4-5)
On April 25,1982, a number of major newspapers around the world
carried a prominent full-page ad announcing that “the Christ” was
here on Earth waiting for humanity to call him forth. However,
these ads made it very clear that his name was Lord Maitreya and
not Jesus Christ.
At the center of this “Spiritual Hierarchy”
stands the World Teacher, Lord Maitreya, known by Christians as the
Christ. And as Christians await the Second Coming, so the Jews
await the Messiah, the Buddhists the fifth Buddha, the Moslims the
Imam Mahdi, and the Hindus await Krishna. These are all names for
one individual.
Maitreya, the “Master Jesus” and the New
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I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another
shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. (John 5:43)
There are numerous parallels between Rick Warren’s book The
Purpose-Driven Life with the New Age and Maitreya. Now here was
this South African pastor pointing out the New Age parallels
between Rick Warren’s The Purpose-Driven Life and “The Great
Invocation,” reputedly inspired by Maitreya.
As we see signs
that the Lord's appearing is nigh, we are to rejoice, but we are
also to be vigilant—to watch and be sober. We are not to be
deceived by false prophets and false New Age Christs like Maitreya
(Luke 21:8). We are to earnestly contend for the faith (Jude 1:3),
fight the good fight (1 Timothy 6:12), and press on to the higher
calling of our one true Lord and Savior Jesus Christ:
In what would be a cunning counterfeit of the Bible’s description
of the return of Jesus with his “mighty angels” (2 Thessalonians
1:7), Maitreya states that when he reveals himself as “the Christ,”
twelve “Masters of Wisdom” will appear with him.
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