آلن جان میلر

El hombre de 53 años se llama John Alan Miller y su esposa es Mary Luck. Los dos tienen cerca de 20.000 seguidores, entre australianos y gente de otros países, reporta el Daily Mail.

Miller dice que se dio cuenta de que era el ‘Mesías’ luego de la separación de su primera esposa, en 1997, cuando presuntamente le vinieron a la mente “memorias del siglo I”, señala el medio británico.

Desde esa época comenzó su ‘evangelización’ a través de un sitio web en el cual publica sus enseñanzas, publicita los ‘eventos futuros’, incluido el Armagedón, y ofrece sección de Preguntas Frecuentes. También dicta charlas en su sede, en el área de Queensland, Australia.

Este individuo, quien anteriormente era ingeniero de sistemas, y su esposa se han vuelto noticia en los últimos días por la preocupación que sus actividades han despertado en algunas autoridades debido a que su número de seguidores aumenta cada día, al punto que se especula que ya hay 20.000, muchos de quienes han comprado terrenos aledaños al de Miller para “estar cerca de su líder”, reporta The Advertiser.

Los temores radican en que este tipo de congregaciones se puede convertir en un movimiento fanático en el que los adeptos siguen ciegamente al líder y este, en algún momento, los puede inducir a cometer algún disparate, como el de 900 miembros de una secta liderada por Jim Jones en Guyana, en 1978, quienes se suicidaron de forma colectiva.

Cuando lo presionan para que demuestre que es Jesús de Nazaret reencarnado, mediante algún milagro, Miller responde con rapidez que no necesita hacer proezas para probarlo, pues “no viene al caso”, al tiempo que explica que “según recuerda”, en su ‘primera venida al mundo’, nunca convirtió el agua en vino.

If you did not see either of these shows, they feature a certain A.J. Miller in Queensland who genuinely believes that he is Jesus reincarnated. He does not claim to be God for he denies that Jesus himself was God. This is appropriate, because his background is the Jehovah Witness movement which denies the deity of Christ. He also denies the virgin birth and that Jesus’ death was a sacrifice for sin.

Miller appears at one level to be a normal Aussie bloke in his thirties. He is even real enough to accept that many people think he is mad. He claims to remember his own miracles (some of them) and his crucifixion. His current partner is Mary Luck who remembers being Mary Magdalene in the first century and who claims to recollect Jesus’ crucifixion. A.J. and Mary claim to have been married in their intial incarnations and had a daughter. Miller believes that he and Mary are soul-mates and at the first incarnation the soul was split into two and become one – they are now reincarnated soul-mates. Miller has a number of disciples who also claim to recall Jesus’ life. Some of them were very successful people including a Kiwi palliative care doctor, Dr Karen Pronk and a Kiwi carpenter, Max Love. (I am not sure if this is his real name?).

Miller is attracting followers to his “God’s Way of Love” community, is raising money, forming a compound, breaking up families, and predicting Armageddon, including a new continent emerging beside Hawaii and a tsunami destroying Australia – and I presume NZ. He preaches the “divine love path” and his influence is growing. Miller appears very reasonable. However, clearly he is mistaken about being Jesus. Here are some of the reasons that we can be utterly confident that this A.J. Miller is not the not Jesus the Messiah reincarnated.

1. His bodily form is wrong: If Miller was Jesus he would be a resurrected Jew, not a reincarnated “normal Aussie bloke.” Although he may be multi-lingual due to his exaltation, he would no doubt speak Aramaic and Hebrew and perhaps Greek and Latin. Jesus did not rise spiritually to return as a different person, but he rose bodily as the same person, although transformed. Miller does not have scars and says he has a different body. Jesus had the same body and would have the scars of his death as he did when he revealed himself to Thomas. Jesus will not reincarnate, he will return. Neither will his disciples reincarnate and return; this is nothing like Christianity.
2. His supposed return is wrong: Christ’s return in the Scriptures will not be birth in Australia, but will be a dynamic visible event in “the same way” as his departure, i.e. a return to earth (Acts 1:11).
3. His understanding of Christ’s ministry is wrong: Miller picks and chooses which miracles Jesus did. Jesus ever actively sought to break up marriages and families as Miller does. Miller is a pop-psychologist, whereas the real Jesus healed with word and touch. Jesus did not hide away in the outback building a commune warning of Armageddon. He went out into the world to preach, heal, feed and gather people to do the same. Jesus did not tell people to hide away and prepare for Armageddon but told them to go into the world and preach and demonstrate the Kingdom.
4. His sexuality is wrong: Jesus was celibate and unmarried whereas Miller is married and claims to have been married in his past life. There is absolutely no evidence that he was married to Mary Magdalene and the claim that they had a child is unfounded. Neither is his idea of the human soul splitting into two, the male and female, and being reunited as one as “soul mates” representative of a biblical anthropology.
5. His attitude to money is wrong: Although supposedly not directly requesting money from this disciples, Miller is raising money from all over the world to build his “empire.” The real Jesus did not act in this way but had no “place to lay his head” and died naked and poor. He lived through the generosity of women who travelled with him. He did not acquire money for anything and rebuked those who sought wealth at the expense of others.
6. He is a fulfilment of prophecy of the real Jesus: Jesus warned such false Christ’s would come in Mark 13:21-23. He told his followers to “be on your guard” against such people – this is one of those times!
7. He denies the biblical story of Christ: Aside from the issue of claiming that Jesus was not celibate and was married to Mary, he denies Jesus’ virgin birth and death as a salvific sacrifice for sins. As such, he corrupts essential elements of the story held by the first NT writers and recorded in Scripture.
8. His attitude to Jesus is completely wrong: The main reason to reject Miller is that he thinks he is Jesus. A Christian believes in Jesus, and does not claim to be Jesus. A Christian has the attitude of John, “he must increase, I must decrease.” A Christian does not seek personal glory, but Christ’s glory. He is not Jesus and he is not a Christian. He is one of those false prophets and Christ the Scriptures warn of.
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10. Former IT specialist Alan John Miller, or AJ as he prefers to be known, runs a religious movement known as the Divine Truth from his home near the small town of Kingaroy in the state of Queensland.

11. Mr Miller claims that not only is he Christ, but his partner, Australian Mary Luck, is in fact Mary Magdalene, who according to the Bible was present at the crucifixion.

12. He told Sky News: "I have very clear memories of the crucifixion, but it wasn't as harrowing for me as it was for others like Mary who was present.

13. After his crucifixion the Australian claims he entered the spirit world where he met Plato, Socrates, popes and presidents.

    He also says he remembers performing miracles.

    He said: "I did resurrect quite a number of people ... including a friend of mine Lazarus, who most people know is mentioned in the Bible."

    Whilst critics dismiss his claims the seminars attract large groups of people, up to 150 a time.

    British woman Louise "Luli" Faver, 39, is a former neuroscientist who has given up her career to be closer to the couple.

    "It's just nice to instead of being surrounded by people who think you are nuts, to be surrounded by people who understand what you are going through and the difficulties of trying to deal with all the emotional stuff," she said.

    George Hamel has left behind a business and his wife in California to be closer to Mr Miller and his teachings. He firmly believes Mr Miller is Jesus Christ and insists there's nothing sinister about him.

    "It's natural that people form fears when they don't know about something," he said.

    "Anyone who has a chance to look into it aren't going to find anything too upsetting."

    Some, however, are concerned - like the Rev David Millikan, who has met AJ Miller and has studied cults for 30 years.

    He said: "The danger is you'll be drawn closer and closer into his web to a point that you lose access to your social life, you spend all your money, you'll have the curses of all your family ringing in your ears and you may well lose your relationship."

    But Mr Miller says he does not demand anything of those who come and listen to him speak. He claims donations are welcome, but not obligatory.

    He refutes any suggestion that he forces anyone to do anything they are uncomfortable with.

    "All we do is present seminars and answer people's questions. I still for the life of me can't quite understand where the cult thing has come from," he told Sky News.

    He added:  "There were lots of people in the first century who didn't believe I was the Messiah and were offended by what I said - and in fact I died at the hands of some of them.

    "Unfortunately they didn't learn love either and my suggestion is, even if you don't believe I am Jesus, at least learn how to love."

    Mary Luck admits her family have not supported her relationship with Mr Miller.

    She said: "My parents became very afraid simply because AJ was saying he was Jesus publicly and by their own admission they feared for what my life would be like.

    "They also had some fundamental issues with looking at emotions which is core to these teachings."

    Through DVDs, the internet and in person AJ Miller is spreading his word globally.

    Whether he is the Messiah or just make believe, there are plenty of people who are prepared to listen.