The Ascended Masters On The Apocalypse

"Apocalypse," known to many as the "Book of Revelation", has been played with for centuries, where our religious leaders have tried to make sense of the extreme symbolism behind the written text. And now, Jesus and the Ascended Masters presents a "New Voice" on Saint John's highly debated and difficult book to read and understand. We have always assumed that the words and stories of God's prophets regarding the Bible were indisputable because of the skills of our religious leaders. With any in-depth study of the "Apocalypse" that fails to consider the human body and how it functions with our Oversoul, our mind-soul, our memories, and our consciousness would be contrary to any idea of Christ coming for our salvation. Hence, the "Apocalypse" has become a universal cosmic wonder that requires the right examiners to unlock its mystery and its wisdom. This book may be the most important book you will ever read, as the book is channeled and narrated by Jesus and the Ascended Masters, offering many insights into the "Apocalypse." The book reveals the long-awaited truth about Christ and how the church has kept us in the dark about the significance of Saint John's message. If you have a desire to know and understand the Apocalypse like never before, then this book will answer many questions that, for centuries, the church has failed to answer. From channeling Jesus and the Ascended Masters, "consciousness" is the state of being aware of yourself as the creator. Thus, Jesus' message is to inform us, "God is like a vast ocean and us humans are the drops of water making up that ocean; and, if we took away all the drops, then there would be no ocean, therefore no God."

This story is intended to speculate and look deep into the "other realm." The subject matter within this book will touch the topic of ghosts and paranormal activities; philosophy; multi-cultural religion through historical myths and records; quantum physics in relation to the study of condensates; spiritual beliefs founded by psychology; while also touching the topic of anthropology in terms of the history of man. In addition, we will be discussing how all of this is currently connected to a geographical destination that exists today. We will discuss topics that some people believe, and others do not. Some topics may be so fresh and new, difficulty may be found in believing any of it! In any event, the simple idea of all of these ideals coming together is extremely phenomenal and even entertaining - even if you are not a believer. Perhaps it will open new doors and make room for the exchanging of new ideas? Perhaps even you will be affected?"In addition: the main purpose of this book is to prove that angels exist, and separately, that messages are physically appearing in our landscape today that symbolizes the Apocalypse is coming - all with the use of photographic evidence to support these beliefs.

Wojcik (English, folklore, U. of Oregon) sheds new light on America's fascination with worldly destruction and transformation, exploring the origins of contemporary apocalyptic beliefs and comparing religious and secular apocalyptic speculation. He examines vision of the Virgin Mary, the transformation of apocalyptic prophecy in the post-Cold War era, and apocalyptic ideas associated with UFOs and extraterrestrials. Includes bandw illustrations and photos. Educational and creepy for general readers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Modernism, Christianity and Apocalypse stages an encounter between the fields of ‘Modernism and Christianity’ and ‘Apocalypse Studies’. The modernist impulse to ‘make it new’, to transform and reform culture, is an incipiently apocalyptic one, poised between imaginative representations of an Old Era or civilization and the experimental promise of the New. Christianity figures in formative tension with the ‘new’, but its apocalyptic paradigms continued to impact modernist visions of cultural revitalization. In three sections tracing a rough chronology from the late nineteenth century fin de siècle, via interwar conflicts and the rise of ‘political religions’, to post-1945 anxieties such as the Bomb, this thematic is explored in nineteen far-ranging scholarly contributions, outlining a distinctive and fresh interdisciplinary field of study.

Religion. For thousands of years this thing has dictated which people should live and which people should die, what shape our buildings should have or what colors our garments should contain, what food people should eat or what words people should speak. If religion is the opium of the masses, then beliefs about the end of the world are like overdoses. People touched by such beliefs no longer rely on a hidden, personal and intimate god, contemplated upon from the safe distance of the beating human heart. They live with the promise of divine intervention at a grand scale on the current coordinates of space and time. This can be an exceptional motivator and a game changer in terms of civil obedience, both at an individual and collective level. In the name of an immediate and palpable deity people can commit shocking cruelties. However, such belief can also account for some of the most exceptional social developments in human history.

Apocalypse Observed is about religious violence. By analyzing five of the most notorious cults of recent years, the authors present a fascinating and revealing account of religious sects and conflict. Cults covered include: * the apocalypse at Jonestown * the Branch Davidians at Waco * the violent path of Aum Shinrikyo * the mystical apocalypse of the Solar Temple * the mass suicide of Heaven's Gate. Through comparative case studies and in-depth analysis, the authors show how religious violence can erupt not simply from the beliefs of the cult followers or the personalities of their leaders, but also from the way in which society responds to the cults in its midst.

The Routledge International Handbook of Charisma provides an unprecedented multidimensional and multidisciplinary comparative analysis of the phenomenon of charisma – first defined by Max Weber as the irrational bond between deified leader and submissive follower. It includes broad overviews of foundational theories and experiences of charisma and of associated key issues and themes. Contributors include 45 influential international scholars who approach the topic from different disciplinary perspectives and utilize examples from an array of historical and cultural settings. The Handbook presents up-to-date, concise, thought-provoking, innovative, and informative perspectives on charisma as it has been expressed in the past and as it continues to be manifested in the contemporary world by leaders ranging from shamans to presidents. It is designed to be essential reading for all students, researchers, and general readers interested in achieving a comprehensive understanding of the power and potential of charismatic authority in all its varieties, subtleties, dynamics, and current and potential directions.

This book aims to examine several religious groups holding millenarian or apocalyptic ideologies that have been involved in violent incidents over the last twenty-five years: Peoples Temple, The Branch Davidians, The Order of the Solar Temple, Heaven's Gate, Aum Shinrikyo, and the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God. The work focuses particularly on their respective 'apocalyptic trajectories' - the key recurring issues and social processes that fostered the progressive acceptance of violence within each group's ideology, and ultimately helped to precipitate the use of force against the group's own members or against outsiders.