Does anybody know how much of this story is true?
Some Witneeses said Michael Jackson was the Messiah?
by Joker10 10 Replies latest jw friends
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gumby
It's all true! He IS the messiah.
Gumby
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Will Power
It is true. I have an old newspaper article somewhere. Might have been a group in Alberta, Canada.
but it is definitely witnesses that think Michael J, the king of pop, is also the archangel!
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Brummie
I was a JW when I first read this in "The Sun" newspaper bizzare column, I hit the roof and said "What a load of tripe" made my blood boil. ( we were not supposed to read this paper as JWS anyways).
I think the rumour was started a group of very young JW kids, but I cant remember the whole story.
Its still a silly accusation either way.
Brummie
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happysistah
I never heard that before. I would think that Jehovah Witnesses would think he was the Anti-Christ.
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freedom96
I never heard of that. Whoever did, I must question their intelligence.
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Will Power
Found the article (scanned but no where to host)
Alberta Report, October 22, 1984
Headline reads The Michael Jackson cult
Central Alberta Jehovah's Witnesses hail him as Christ
They are called Jacksonites,
"30 year old Patricia O'Connor from Sylvan Lake, just outside of Red Deer Alberta is one of a hundred dissident JWs who meet weekly to pray to the rock star, study scripture supporting their beliefs, and of course, listen to his albums. The 2.5 million world wide Witnesses have been ....." ..." Walter Graham, communications director for the Watchtower Society of Canada.: The identification of the rock singer with the archangel "is a foreign concept to me, ....He's just another Witness as far as we know. He's just a Witness who makes a living singing."
O'connor says there are just too many coincidences: His own people criticize him, the words Michael and Messiah, Jackson and Jehovah, all have seven letters. Michael's father's name is Joseph. His gentleness with children and popularity with youth predicted in Daniel 12:1. Recovery after pepsi burn, single white glove is a symbol of his pacific mission and purity of lifestyle no drugs, liquor, sex and he donates money to cancer research.
3 column - full pg. sorry I can't post
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ScoobySnax
and Madonna is the virgin Mary................
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PopeOfEruke
He's not the Messiah - he's just a very naughty boy!
Pope
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cruzanheart
Uh-HUH. I think this ranks about as low as the ol' "don't eat Oreos" idea. Oh, well, it's good for a laugh.
Nina