Maitreya

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Nomen Nescio

(13 Dec 2008)

"MAITREYA"

THIS JUST IN!! THE WALL STREET JOURNAL PUBLISHED THE SHARE INTERNATIONAL (BENJAMIN CREME - 'MAITREYA THE CHRIST') ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WILL BE 'EMERGING' AND DOING A MAJOR USA TELEVISION INTERVIEW IN THE USA 'SHORTLY AFTER CHRISTMAS.' Talk about 'the grinch who stole Christmas! The financial collapse seems tailor made for desperate people to fall for these anti-Christ lies. That the Wall treet Journal would lend credence by labeling it a "Christmas Miracle" is astounding. Here is the text of the Share International Press Release:



LOS ANGELES, Dec 12, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- For years the world has been filled with miracles of all kinds. In April 1995 Time magazine devoted an eight-page spread to its cover story on miracles and concluded: "People are hungry for signs."

Look now for the biggest miracle of all. In the very near future a large, bright star will appear in the sky visible to all throughout the world -- night and day.

Unbelievable? Fantasy? No, a simple fact. Around a week later, Maitreya, the World Teacher for all humanity, will begin his open emergence and -- though not yet using the name Maitreya -- will be interviewed on a major US television program.

In 1988, CNN and other media reported on Maitreya's miraculous appearance to 6,000 people in Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday, June 11. A week before the event, a remarkable sign occurred: "On Saturday 4 June a big, bright star was sighted, unusually brighter than ordinary stars," reported Kenya Times editor Job Mutungi.

For over 30 years, artist, author and lecturer Benjamin Creme has been preparing the way for the emergence of Maitreya and his group, the Masters of Wisdom. In May 1982, Creme revealed at a packed press conference in Los Angeles that Maitreya had been living in the Asian community of London since July 19, 1977.

Awaited by all faiths under different names, Maitreya is the Christ to Christians, the Imam Mahdi to Muslims, Krishna to Hindus, the Messiah to Jews, and Maitreya Buddha to Buddhists. He is the World Teacher for all, religious or not, an educator in the broadest sense.

As a modern man concerned with today's problems, Maitreya works behind the scenes of our changing world. The outpouring of his extraordinary energy has been the stimulus for dramatic developments on many fronts: the ending of the cold war; the break-up of the Soviet Union; the reunification of Germany; the ending of apartheid in South Africa; the growing power of the people's voice, leading to demands for freedom and justice; and the worldwide focus on preserving the environment.

Maitreya's message can be summarized as "share and save the world". He will seek to inspire humanity to see itself as one family, and to create world peace through sharing, economic justice and global cooperation.

With Maitreya and his group working openly in the world, humanity is assured not only of survival but of the creation of a brilliant new civilization.


PRESS RELEASE
Share International Reveals Christmas Miracle
http://www.share-international.org
SOURCE Share International



Folks, this might be their move -- the one that was frustrated in 1982 - for real! Stay strong, stay in the Lord, and stay skeptical about Creme's / Betraya-Maitreya [whoever he turns out to be and you know my suspicions] probable "solution" to our economic problems. Could this be 'the hour of temptation to come upon all that dwell on the face of the Earth?" For the record: There is no Christ but YAHSHUA. Once again, the pushers of the antichrist are out and about, as when they ran those full page ads in 1982 proclaiming "The Christ is now here." Benjamin Creme did not come up with his London story until 5 days after a debate he was not expecting me was had. The newspaper ad campaign in 1982 cost upwards of $500,000. Nobody spends that type of money without very serious intent: but "Christ" and/or "Messiah", it clearly is not. Be very careful with this bunch. I personally witnessed a large Detroit audience of hundreds of relatively sophisticated and even wealthy pe ople go under Benjamin Creme's spell when he was promoting this same "Christ" in 1981. Only upon witnessing that; did I have any notion as to how Hitler had pulled off his bewitching of the German public: MASS HYPNOSIS!!!

[HeIsFaithful]

thanks notadoc for this info..

i have been wondering lately.. where are the many that will come saying they are Christ..
I know there have been alot over the years.. but from Jesus words, I would expect that we
(meaning the world) would have heard of many more.. ya know? (am I explaining myself clearly?)

for example.. perilous times.. that seems quite obvious there are far more perilous times now that
let's say, the past 30 years.. but.. certainly, there haven't been "that many" "christs" in the news..

and now, you post this..

i remember maitreya from wayyy back in the 80's when i first got saved.. has been a long time since i've heard much more..

the last paragraph said:

Stay strong, stay in the Lord, and stay skeptical about Creme's / Betraya-Maitreya (whoever he turns out to be and you know my suspicions) probable "solution" to our economic problems.

since I haven't followed creme / maitreya .. wondered if anybody could shed some light on what the person who wrote this article meant by: you know my suspicions..

thanx for any input

[Lara]

Might this be the strong delusion that the Lord sends upon the world to punish those who "refused to love the truth and so be saved?"

[gibby62]

http://www.share-international.org/


Maitreya does not intend to build a new religion around himself, nor to create followers, but to teach humanity "the art of Self-realization." The first steps are "honesty of mind, sincerity of spirit, and detachment."

Maitreya's social concerns are reflected in his list of priorities: an adequate supply of the right food, adequate housing for all, healthcare and education as universal rights. His social message can be summarized in a few words: "Share and save the world." Maitreya knows we will accept his message and that we are on the threshold of an era of peace and goodwill.


Maitreya has been emerging gradually into full public view so as not to infringe humanity's free will.

As a modern man concerned with today's problems, Maitreya has worked on many levels since 1977 to prepare humanity for his outward presence. From behind the scenes, the outpouring of his extraordinary energy has been the stimulus for dramatic changes on many fronts, including the fall of communism in the Soviet Union, the end of apartheid in South Africa, the rapprochement between East and West, the growing strength of the people's voice in many countries, and the worldwide focus on preserving the environment.

In 1988, Maitreya began appearing, both in person and in dreams, to well-known leaders in various countries and to many ordinary citizens. World détente and the release of tension which followed from these appearances has allowed more open signs of his presence. --This has been confirmed by quite a few people including those who have been contacted that are very high in govt.--

At the earliest possible moment, Maitreya will demonstrate his true identity. Through a growing public response to his presence, Maitreya will be invited to speak to the entire world via the linked television satellite networks. On this Day of Declaration, we will see his face on television, but he will not actually speak. Instead, each of us will hear his words telepathically in our own language as he simultaneously impresses the minds of all humanity. Even those who are not watching Maitreya on television will have this experience. His energy of love will enter the hearts of all, galvanizing humanity to save the world. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of spontaneous healings will take place throughout the world. In this way we will know that Maitreya is truly the World Teacher for all humanity.

Maitreya’s forecasts cover a wide range of subjects including political events, natural disasters, scientific break-throughs, and miracles. A forecast yet to be fulfilled is an impending worldwide stockmarket crash beginning in Japan.

We know there are, today, many people who claim to be the Christ or Maitreya; and we know, too, that there is a prophecy which says that before the Christ comes there will be many false Christs, false teachings about the Christ, and that: “if someone points to a man and says, ‘that is the Christ, lo, here! or lo, there!’ do not believe him.”

No one will point to the true Christ and say: “That is the Christ.” The recognition of the Christ is up to each one of us, individually. The Christ is the Embodiment of the energy we call the Christ Consciousness or Christ Principle, the energy of the Cosmic Christ. It is released into the world for us by Maitreya, the Christ, and to the degree that it manifests in us, we will recognize him.

Many people will follow the Christ without recognizing him, without even knowing he is in the world. But they will follow that man because they believe in what he is saying, in what he stands for: sharing and brotherhood, justice and freedom for all mankind. He will be the spokesman for a certain type of group thinking along these lines. Not the Preacher of old. He has said that many will be perhaps surprised at his appearance. He comes, not as the Head of the Christian, or any other church, for that matter. It may be that the orthodox Christian leaders will be among the last to recognize the Christ. He is not the one and only Son of God, but the friend and Elder Brother of Humanity.

The radio and television networks of the world will be linked up, and he will make his appeal, his call, to mankind. By mentally overshadowing all mankind simultaneously, he will come into telepathic rapport with all humanity everywhere, and we shall hear his words silently entering our minds, in our own language. Thus will be repeated, only now on a world scale, what happened at Pentecost; 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 determine the future of the world.

Q: When Christ was here before, he went through a cycle of events, and was crucified and killed. What is to prevent that from happening again?

BC: It is very difficult to crucify someone whom you cannot see, and Maitreya can appear and disappear at will. You could fire a cannon at him, an 18-inch shell, and it would just bounce off him and fall to the ground. He created his own body, and if you can create your own body you can keep it intact. He is inviolable.

Q. Will the Christ have a long ministry compared to the three years Jesus had?

BC: Yes. The whole of the Age of Aquarius (the next 2,350 years).

Q: How can we be sure that he, the Christ, will not be rejected?

BC: The answer, of course, is that we can’t be sure. But it’s up to us to make sure he is not rejected. His is the task to lead and guide, but we willingly must follow. Otherwise he can do nothing. His hands are tied by Law. The decision rests with humanity. The decision is ours, but as I explained, we have no alternative but to go forward through sharing and cooperation, and this is what the Christ will teach. Humanity is now absolutely up against it. It is in an impasse and there is no way out; it is staring mankind in the face. So much so, that all the uneducated and most of the educated peoples of the world are now terrified of the future. They see ahead of them nothing but destruction of one kind or another: destruction through pollution, ecological destruction; through famine; destruction through over-population; through nuclear war; or a combination of all of them.

There is no way out at all. The Christ comes with a set of proposals which entail a complete redirection of human thinking and feeling. If we follow these, we go forward. We can reject them. It’s up to us. He said recently: “Many will accept me, but not all. Nevertheless, my Army of Light will surely triumph.”

And a long time ago, he said: “The end is known from the beginning,” and you can assume that, though one cannot say (I cannot say, with any authority), “Yes, he will not be rejected, this time. He will be accepted by mankind,” I know that he has come at the earliest possible moment ― but not too soon. There has been preparation going on for many years. The externalization of the Hierarchy actually started as far back as 1860. Certain disciples came in, such as H.P. Blavatsky and others, who have been releasing to the world the New Age teachings. I don’t mean just the occult teaching. I mean new ideas of philosophy, of politics, of economics, etc. Mankind is now adult, and is prepared in an altogether different way than before (when Christ came in Palestine). The Piscean experience, the spread of education throughout the world, modern communications, have made it possible for a Teacher to come and speak to a really adult world for the first time. So the hope is ― and I would say the almost certain fact is ― that mankind will not reject him.

Note from Benjamin Creme: In many of the Messages, since the above answer was given, Maitreya himself makes it clear that he is in no doubt about man’s response. In Message no. 11, he says: “My heart tells me your answer, your choice, and is glad.” In Message no. 65, he is explicit: “Therefore, my friends, have no fear that mankind will reject me. my plans are safe in your hands.” In Message no. 77: “I know that within men sits a divine Being, whose Plan it is that love and justice should triumph. This being so, the end is assured.” In Message no. 78: “But, my friends, I know beforehand your answer and choice. Through your love ― the love in your heart for your brothers ― have no fear, my dear ones, you will choose correctly.”

Many people, particularly Christians, see him as the head of the Christian Church, but in fact this is not the case; the Master Jesus is the head of the Christian Churches. The World Teacher is the stimulus behind a whole range of activities, not only religion. He is as much the stimulus behind the scientific discoveries and the educational concepts which are today engaging men’s minds as he is with religious matters. He will inaugurate the new world religion which will engage a large part of his energy, but he is the recipient and transmitter of a great rainbow of energies from various sources which stimulate many different facets of our life.

One of his major tasks will be the synthesizing of humanity through the energy of the Avatar of Synthesis and the energies of Aquarius, and through galvanizing the United Nations Assembly, bringing the world together and filling it with a sense of its wholeness. That is a great and continuing task, which will be spread over a good many years. When we have really set the world to rights he will begin to inaugurate the new world religion.

The people before whom he appears are in every case fundamentalist Christians of one persuasion or another; denominationally they vary tremendously, but the consistent factor is that they are all extremely dogmatic in their beliefs. Maitreya appears to them to ‘soften them up.’ These are the groups from whom, throughout the world, he expects the major opposition and rejection. If he appears as the World Teacher and they are expecting the Teacher in their own terms ― as the Christ, Maitreya Buddha, Krishna, the Imam Mahdi, the Messiah ― with their very fixed views they would be inclined to reject him.

Maitreya leaves it to the groups, in the thoughtform in which he has appeared to them, to recognize him or not. Some of them will say: “Beware, it could be the anti-christ: before the Christ comes, the anti-christ is coming.” That is why they do not speak out, and if they do not speak the media does not speak. Occasionally at these meetings there have been representatives of religious newspapers who do not write about it. Why not? I think they do not know what to do with this information: it is too ‘hot.’

Either they believe it is the Christ or they believe it is the anti-christ; or they are mystified because he has not said who he is. Perhaps 80 per cent of the people believe they had an experience of the Christ, or the Mahdi, or the Messiah ― whomever it happened to be ― and they are perfectly content to accept that and just wait for something more to happen in connection with it. That must do something to their awareness, even if they do not talk about it except among themselves. When eventually they see Maitreya on television they will say: “That’s the one who appeared to us ― perhaps he is all right after all; perhaps he is not the anti-christ.”

Q. How do we know ‘your’ Christ is who you say he is and how do we know he is not someone who is trying to obtain some form of powerful position in the world with the purpose of world domination?

BC: This is a question often put to me by fundamentalist Christians. A tree is known by its fruit, and the Christ must be known by his words, his deeds, and, above all, his energy. If one man could achieve world domination (which, in today’s world, I very much doubt) then it could only be someone of the stature of the Christ. The fundamentalists, of course, are afraid that Maitreya might be the anti-christ, with which fallacy I have dealt many times, here and elsewhere. On the Day of Declaration, I submit, everyone ― even the fundamentalists ― will know, through the overshadowing of the minds of all humanity ― a Pentecostal experience for all ― that Maitreya is the Christ.

Q: If Maitreya is the Christ, then who or what is the anti-christ?

BC: According to the Ageless Wisdom, the anti-christ is not one individual who lives at a certain point in time, but is an energy released before the advent of the Christ. It comes to pave the way for the building forces of the Christ by destroying the old crystallized ways that block new growth for society. While the anti-christ is an energy, it does manifest through individuals and has done so at different times throughout history, most notably through the emperor Nero in Roman times, and more recently through Hitler and some of his closest associates. With the defeat of the Axis powers during World War II, the work of the anti-christ energy was completed for this age and will not manifest again for over 3,000 years.

The anti-christ does exist, not as an individual who comes before the Christ, but as an energy. Fundamentally, the anti-christ is the First, or Will aspect of God, in its destructive form. It is that energy which destroys thus making way for the new energies of the Christ. The anti-christ energy sweeps away the old, outworn forms and prepares the way for the incoming, creative energy.

This destructive force has already worked out through the disasters which have devastated the planet: world wars; the starvation of millions every year; earthquakes and other natural disasters.

Yes, indeed. Absolutely. It is not primarily as a religious leader that he is coming. You may look for him rather as an educationalist in the widest sense of the word, advocating changes in our political, economic and social life. All of these are fundamentally spiritual. Spirituality does not refer to religious matters only. Everything that lifts men above their present level, whether on the physical, emotional, mental or intuitional level, is spiritual. We must broaden our concept of what is spiritual in order to recognize the Christ.

He comes to show that the spiritual life can be lived in every department of human living ― not alone in the religious field; that the scientific path to God, about which he will teach, is wide enough and varied enough to accommodate all men. Everyone, in the future, will come to realize the spiritual basis of life, and will seek to give it expression in his work. And whereas today only the seer or the mystic knows the true meaning of reality, this will be the experience of all men, whatever their way. Not all men are religious; religion is a way, a specific way.

The Christ will show that all of us can come to an awareness of the ways of God. He will show the path to that, the scientific path, the path of initiation; and under the guidance and stimulus of the Christ and his disciples we shall know God ― truly know and see God, in this coming age. Large numbers of humanity will stand before the Hierophant, the Lord of the World Himself, and in doing so will see the Face of the Father, the Face of God. This is an occult fact and is the promise given by the Christ to the world. This will be his main function in the coming age ― to lead humanity into the Spiritual Kingdom, the Kingdom of Souls, or the Kingdom of God ― which already exists, and has always existed, as the Masters and initiates of the Hierarchy. Under the guidance of the Christ all of us will enter that Kingdom. This is his mission, to establish the Kingdom of God, outwardly, in the world. He will fulfill that mission if we respond to the need of the time, which is the transformation of society along more spiritual and just lines.

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.

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.

[gibby62]

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.

When he came before in Palestine, the Christ found that there were not enough servers, disciples, in the world through whom he could work, who could have prepared the way for him, and through whom he could construct the new civilization of the time. Also, he had not yet that deeper relationship and at-one-ment with the Will aspect of God ― which in the last two thousand years he has achieved ― necessary for him to complete his task. He is now an Embodiment of the Will as well as the Love aspect of God.

In 1922, therefore, he inaugurated the New Group of World Servers, which is the most important group existing in the world, although it has no outer form or organization. Each member of it is related subjectively (i.e. on the inner, soul level) to Hierarchy; they know and understand the Plan and their part in it. On the outer plane there are two groups: one large group, unaware of their subjective link with Hierarchy and working only under impression from the Masters; the other, a small inner nucleus which works consciously on the outer plane under the direct supervision of the Masters.

Made up of men and women of all levels of society, the New Group of World Servers has members in every country in the world, without exception. Since 1922, apart from the war years, they have been active in placing before humanity the very principles which will govern our lives in the future ― principles of right relationship, sharing and justice. They are to be found in the educational, political, economic and scientific fields. They are the forerunners of the Christ, the vanguard, sent ahead to prepare the way. From their understanding of the Plan, from their altruistic love of humanity, from their desire to serve, they are the guarantee of the correct working out of the Plan of the Hierarchy of which they are also a part. So in this way, the work of Hierarchy does not infringe human free will. The New Group of World Servers forms a bridging group between humanity and Hierarchy. It is several million strong today.

If Maitreya can divide his consciousness into thousands of separate areas of attention, is he indeed present at the moment of consecration in the Roman Catholic and Anglican masses, and does his blessing remain in the consecrated Host which is revered in the Roman Catholic Churches? Or, since the Master Jesus is in charge of the Christian religion, is it rather his presence in this ritual?

BC: It is always the energy and blessing of Maitreya which consecrates the Host at this ritual. This is the most valid and authentic part of the Christian Church service. Of course, the wafer and the wine are not turned into the ‘body and blood’ of the Christ. This is a symbolic act in memory of him. The energy transmission, however, is indeed real.

BC: Yes. Not only Maitreya but the Masters, too, will elucidate the inner destiny of the various nations. Each nation has some unique contribution to make to a civilization, while some nations, because of their rays (each nation has a soul ray and a personality ray), their size, whether male or female, have often a decisive role to play. Each nation has an occult purpose and ‘motto’ or role in the unfolding evolution of the race.

Some undoubtedly will, while some may be slower to accept his counsel. I am thinking of countries like Russia and China, which have no religious means by which to approach him. The peoples of these countries, however ― like the people elsewhere in the world ― will force their leaders to implement the principle of sharing. In a very real sense, despite their lack of personal freedom, these countries are already nearer to the implementation of sharing and justice than are the Western democracies.


Although the names are different, many believe that they all refer to the same individual: the World Teacher, whose personal name is Maitreya (pronounced my-tray-ah).
Preferring to be known simply as the Teacher, Maitreya has not come as a religious leader, or to found a new religion, but as a teacher and guide for people of every religion and those of no religion.

At this time of great political, economic and social crisis Maitreya will inspire humanity to see itself as one family, and create a civilization based on sharing, economic and social justice, and global cooperation.

He will launch a call to action to save the millions of people who starve to death every year in a world of plenty. Among Maitreya's recommendations will be a shift in social priorities so that adequate food, housing, clothing, education, and medical care become universal rights.

Under Maitreya's inspiration, humanity itself will make the required changes and create a saner and more just world for all.

The people of the countries worst hit by the recent events, however, know well the reasons for the collapse, and are angry in the knowledge that it is they who will suffer hardship and want in the months and years ahead.

Maitreya, waiting patiently in the wings, sees this as a ‘window of opportunity’ which allows Him to emerge openly and begin His outer mission. Thus, the long wait for His emergence is almost over. Very soon indeed now men will hear Maitreya’s call for action and for change.
Already, amid the myriad analysts the media have turned to for explanation and advice in the current crisis are a few who wisely warn that radical change is essential; that control and regulation of the ‘men of money’ must be a top priority to prevent a repetition. The people call for fairness and justice and are in no mood to be ignored. Thus the stage is set, at last, for the words of Maitreya to be heard, and to be seen as sensible and true. He will tell men that the continuation of the present disorder will bring only further chaos; that only a complete and ordered reconstruction of the world’s economic system will bring justice and peace; that without such justice and peace the future would be bleak indeed. He will tell them that we have the answer in our hands, that the world is one; that we live and prosper as one or face annihilation. These things, bit by bit, Maitreya will tell the world and the people will respond. Before their present leaders, they will see His good sense, and welcome the opportunity to put into practice His advice.

How long this phase will last is difficult to predict but, in the present chaotic conditions it may be relatively short indeed. The greedy ‘men of money’ have been caught out and their methods found wanting. The people who only want sufficient to raise their families in decency are more than ready for the changes and the challenges of the future. They want justice and peace and are prepared to share to achieve these precious goals. The people are ready; the ‘men of money’ are bewildered and are licking their wounds; Maitreya, too, is ready, and has His hand on the door.

The present chaotic conditions, especially in the economic and financial fields, have tipped the scales and made possible a decision on a period which men themselves would welcome as ‘soon’. It will not be long, therefore, until the Great Lord begins His open mission, albeit undeclared. Watch and wait with a sure understanding of His priorities, and so miss Him not.

It is not possible to know precisely how men will react on first experience of Maitreya. The Great Lord will be circumspect and relatively restrained on first appearance, lest He drive away those who need time to evaluate His thoughts and judge their relevance. Soon, however, many We surmise will gather round Him, eager to see adopted the changes He advises. They, in their turn, will stir their brothers and sisters to consider these seminal ideas, and to launch a crusade for sanity in world affairs. These ideas, requiring a complete reconstruction of our present way of life, will gradually appear more logical, more practical and achievable than first they may have seemed, and so a great wave of enthusiasm for sharing and right relationship will sweep across the world. Maitreya, Himself, will potentize these natural stirrings of right thinking among the nations, and will work to foster the growing public yearning for a new direction.

Thus will Maitreya work through men to sow the seeds of the New Garden. Thus will He engender in men a longing for the real and the true, for the manifestation of love and justice. In this way does the Great Lord serve humanity, showing them the way to live within the Spiritual Laws. Thus will the Lord of Love reveal Himself to men: as a Brother, a Friend, a Way-shower, a Traveller, like them, on the Way.

See Him soon then and rejoice; join His ranks and serve; awaken through Him to your divinity.

Naturally, not all will find in Maitreya the guide they seek. Many, indeed, will find in His Teaching, all that they fear and hate. Gradually, however, the ardour of those who can respond and resonate to His simple words of Truth will bring millions to His cause of Justice and Peace. His Teaching, though simple, will penetrate the hearts of all those in whom love has not yet been extinguished.
Thus will Maitreya work throughout the world, drawing to His side all who long for a new start, a simpler, happier world wherein to raise their families in peace and harmony.

Maitreya

I have had my eye out for this guy for decades now. He has a very long Moslem name, but it's short version is Rahmat Ahmad and at times on the Internet I have seen him called Rahmat Ahmad Apostikane (Apostikane is reportedly written on the tail of his private plane colored UN blue - apostate?). The Maitreya is supposed to be "the promised one/Messiah" that has been prophesied in every religion including the new age . He may have a "sidekick" named Jesus. Rahmat Ahmad reportedly was born in Pergamo Turkey on 2/5/62.

Rev 2:12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;

Rev 2:13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan's seat [is]: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas [was] my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

"In about 1971, Satan's best known prophetess, let's call her "Jeanie" (Jean Dixon), stated that on 2/5/62 a boy was born in the "Mid East" who would bring peace to the world."

In their early 1990s I listened to a cassette tape from an eschatological group out of Texas that was discussing this man. They presented his birthdate to a Christian minister who had come out of the occult and was expert in astrology. They asked him to do a chart on this birthdate. He came back astounded and reported that this was the strongest chart he had ever seen which would have been perfect for the "antichrist." Naturally satan's man would be a perfect match to Satan's religion.

In 1991 a man who reportedly came out of the new age wrote a book reporting that Rahmat Ahmad was the name of the individual who is the "Maitreya." His book had some of the same pictures as above and also identified as the individual on the new age sites. I found this post today on the Internet which gives a fairly good synopsis of that book.

Re: NEW AGE MESSIAH IDENTIFIED: WHO IS LORD MAITRE

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Date: Tuesday, 1 May 2001, 10:00 p.m.

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin...ames/read/8993
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NEW AGE MESSIAH IDENTIFIED: WHO IS LORD MAITREYA?
: TARA CENTER'S "MYSTERY MAN" ALIVE AND LIVING IN
: LONDON
: BY TROY LAWRENCE.
:
: Just a note, I am just stating the facts from the book, let
: your minds decide
: whether Troy Lawrence is right or wrong and that Maitreya is
: in fact the
: antichrist.

: There are a lot of juicy details in this book that I am
: itching to tell you
: about it. It is an out of print book and it is very hard to
: find. This is a
: real scholar's book (books like these are gold to me), and I
: highly ecommend
: it. You can probably find it at Barnes and Noble. I will have
: to brak it up
: into parts and divulge it over many emails. First, the Author
: Troy awrence is
: not the real name of course. He was a premier New Ager who
: worked at the TARA CENTER and he had access to files and
: secret memos that people would only dream about. After
: Maitreya had a no show in April of 1982 he had a change of
: heart and conversion after reading the book, "Hidden
: Dangers of the Rainbow" by Constance Cumbley. He said
: he quit the Tara Center studied Christianity and the World
: Religions for 2 years and did some serious soul-searching.
: He returned to the Tara Center and went undercover to find
: more about Lord Maitreya. He says his life has been
: threatened many times, physically attacked, been in a high
: speed chase in hopes of silencing him. He has never
: regretted going public even though his fellow laborer
: Randall Baer had been mysteriously killed.

: He says that the paper trail for Maitreya goes from California
: to Karachi from
: Pakistan to the inner chambers of the Ahmadiyya movement- from
: the Ahmadiyya movement to a small poweful group called the
: "Hassasines". A group so dangerous they have been
: coined "Assassines" by Troy Lawrence. Troy
: Lawrence sums it up saying that Maitreya is the leader of
: the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam. The Sufi movement alone
: contributes 15 million followers in every muslim nation of
: his worldwide network. This also does not include the
: millions of new agers who are ready to fall at this feet in
: America or other countries when he has his "Day of
: Declaration".

: Troy Lawrence goes on to say that he is not presumptuous to
: say that Maitreya is indeed the Antichrist. Maitreya is the
: great-grandson of Ghulam Ahmad and thus the 5th Kalifa of
: the Ahmadiyya movement. He only awaits the death of this
: uncle (who has no son) Tahir Ahmad, who is now in ill
: health. (This book was also written in 1991, so I am sure
: Tahir Ahmad is probably a stiffie!) To the Muslims he is
: the long awaited Imam Mahdi, the Hindus Krishna, Buddhists
: he will be the long awaited 5th Buddha and for the Jews he
: will be their Messiah. (there is currently a Maitreya
: Buddha statue being built, supposedly the world tallest
: statue) could this be the image of the beast that speaks as
: mentioned in Revelation. Some unsuspecting Christians he
: will be Jesus Christ returned. Lord Maitreya arrived from
: Pakistan to England in the early 90's and he was born in
: Feb, 1962 which should make him 40?
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: What is Maitreya's Real Name?
: Who is Maitreya? Let's see what we have now. We know he goes
: by a common
: Muslim name. We know he speaks in Pakistani dialects and wears
: Pakistani
: clothes. We know he is from Pakistan. He is a spokesman for
: the
: Indo-Pakistani community. He is a direct descendant of Ghulam
: Ahmad. We do
: know that the "Divine Light" the ultimate Mahdi will
: bear the spirit and power
: of Ghulam Ahmad. (Christians call this generational
: witchcraft). Ghulam Ahmad
: claimed to be the promised one of all religions (which
: technically includes
: Lord Maitreya). If this person is the promised Caliph
: technically he also
: will be named Lord Maitreya.



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[gibby62]

I couldn't find it, but somewhere on the site it says we will either choose to follow this guy or die and that will be our only choice. But of course, the logical choice would be follow him (according to the site).

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I bought three of those books back then, knowing that they were going to be important someday . They are now somewhere in one of over 40 boxes of books stacked in my garage. LOL!

A few of the things that I recall was that it was rumored that he was of a virgin birth. (What else would you expect.). His genealogy links both the Shia and Sunni Moslems, and is believed capable of uniting the two sects of Islam . (Most probable candidate for the Mahdi.). He's capable of suddenly appearing and disappearing. He preaches peace and has healed the sick.

In the late 90s he has had personal discussions with the Clintons who consider him above them and the world spiritual leader. He has met with most of the kings/Queens and presidents of the world and most world leaders consider him a Christlike figure.

I once heard the writer of the book interviewed on the radio. He was being boycotted by the Christian community, and his book was taken out of print. He reportedly become a Christian by reading the books of Constance Combee (sp?), but because of his previous role, she considered him a "Christian" impostor. What made the matter worse for this gentleman, was that he and Constance had the same publisher. Constance was a "bigger fish" and reportedly forced them to pull his book and for Christian radio to stop interviewing him. I have no idea who was correct or who is telling the truth, but the picture they are presenting on the web sites today, are the same ones that were in his book.

HeIsFaithful: I know nothing of the person who wrote the article or who posted this on five doves. Sorry, I can't help you there.

Shalom, notadoc


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BLESSINGS GIBBY62.

"I couldn't find it, but somewhere on the site it says we will either choose to follow this guy or die and that will be our only choice. But of course, the logical choice would be follow him (according to the site). ''


I THINK THAT IS ALSO WHAT THE SCRIPTURES TEACH.

NOTADOC

[Lara]

Once the antichrist or end time world leader appears, doesn't this mean that we will have officially entered the Great Tribulation?