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Well, after taking 2 minutes to research what was going on here exactly, since i noticed all of this took place in South America. And that many of the tattoos seemed to be similarly placed, and that there was no evidence of any other occult symbolism anywhere. Also noticing that many of them posed in a saluting type posture, i found out what exactly was going on here. While they are still horribly mislead people this is not some 'satanist' outbreak.
José Luis De Jesús (born April 22, 1946 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is the founder and leader of Creciendo en Gracia (Growing In Grace International Ministry, Inc.), based in Miami, Florida. He claims to be both Jesus Christ returned and the Antichrist, and exhibits a "666" tattoo on his forearm. He has referred to himself as "Jesucristo Hombre" which translates to "The Man Christ Jesus".
In early 2007 he acknowledged others' claims that he was the Antichrist and explained that the term is true. It applies because people are no longer to follow the "Jewish teachings" of Jesus of Nazareth, but rather to follow the Apostle Paul's teachings through De Jesús. According to De Jesús, "Antichrist" means "no longer following Jesus of Nazareth as he lived in the days of his flesh".
Most recently, followers have shown their support by getting "666" tattoos on their bodies. "666", de Jesús explains, is not a sign of the Devil (he preaches that the Devil was destroyed), but the number of the Antichrist. A gallery of the thousands marked with the number of his name, 666, is available on his official website.
De Jesús and his followers celebrate Christmas each year on April 22, as this is the day de Jesús was born and therefore they claim it is the "real" Christmas.[
He has publicly announced the day of his transformation, where he will be dressed back into immortality just as he did in the body of Jesus of Nazareth. He has announced that as of April 19, 2011 there are 438 days left.
So yes, this is still very bad, but at least you have a true context of the situation. These are not people who are occultists, but rather uneducated in the bible, being deceived by yet another cult leader preying on peoples ignorance, not a group of people intending malevolence against God.
José Luis De Jesús (born April 22, 1946 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is the founder and leader of Creciendo en Gracia (Growing In Grace International Ministry, Inc.), based in Miami, Florida. He claims to be both Jesus Christ returned and the Antichrist, and exhibits a "666" tattoo on his forearm. He has referred to himself as "Jesucristo Hombre" which translates to "The Man Christ Jesus".
In early 2007 he acknowledged others' claims that he was the Antichrist and explained that the term is true. It applies because people are no longer to follow the "Jewish teachings" of Jesus of Nazareth, but rather to follow the Apostle Paul's teachings through De Jesús. According to De Jesús, "Antichrist" means "no longer following Jesus of Nazareth as he lived in the days of his flesh".
Most recently, followers have shown their support by getting "666" tattoos on their bodies. "666", de Jesús explains, is not a sign of the Devil (he preaches that the Devil was destroyed), but the number of the Antichrist. A gallery of the thousands marked with the number of his name, 666, is available on his official website.
De Jesús and his followers celebrate Christmas each year on April 22, as this is the day de Jesús was born and therefore they claim it is the "real" Christmas.[
He has publicly announced the day of his transformation, where he will be dressed back into immortality just as he did in the body of Jesus of Nazareth. He has announced that as of April 19, 2011 there are 438 days left.
So yes, this is still very bad, but at least you have a true context of the situation. These are not people who are occultists, but rather uneducated in the bible, being deceived by yet another cult leader preying on peoples ignorance, not a group of people intending malevolence against God.