I would view with great skepticism anybody telling me they were Jesus Christ, even someone who had amassed a lot of followers; maybe especially someone who had amassed a lot of followers.
First, Jesus said that no one knows the hour nor the time when He will return; but when He does return, every eye will see Him, and no one will be left in doubt as to who He is (Rev. 19). All we know about Jesus we know from Scripture. It is absurd to think that any human person other than Jesus of Nazareth could fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament. It is absurd to think any person could replicate the character of Him whom we see in the Gospels. It is absurd to think that someone could countermand the plain teaching of Scripture concerning His return, and have others still believe in that person’s claims. Sound reason requires that all such claims be evaluated in the light of reliable source material: the Scriptures and the witness of the Church throughout history.
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