Posted by Todd D. on July 07, 2009 at 05:05:39
In Reply to: Re: Traumatic Abuse in Cults: Part I posted by Postal Carrier on October 03, 2005 at 12:48:27:
Dear Staff:
I don't know if I sent this or not
I just got through reading your article on the Internet about the people who predict and fail concerning the end of the world and the Lord's coming. I agree with you totally in that these false prophets are constantly wrong and leading the people away from the Lord.
I know, because I was in such a cult in the 70' s and early 80' s in Tucson, Arizona.
They were heavily into the end-times and the leader ("the Prophet") had set a date for the Lord's coming for June 1981 and the end of the world for 1988. He based it on the 40 year generation starting with the restoration of Israel as a nation. They had other strange doctrines of devils such as to have nothing to do with your family if they don't believe like they do and that everything is a demon. This put you in a demonic sort of consciousness.
But, primarily, they had you living for a day in the future that would never come and you were left with nothing after forsaking all and the Lord didn't show up. You were always being driven to "get in the word", "get in the word", which was only their interpretation. And they wanted you to be full time in the ministry to get prepared for the Lord's coming. So, it was all new to me and I didn't know it was a cult, but that really what these groups are. And they carry a heavy demon of religion, etc. with them. They are strong believers in the one-world government conspiracy and about the Big Mid East War that is supposed to happen.
You can see more about what I am talking about under the heading "220 dates for the end of the world!Datesetters!" and-in-the-Arizona-Daily-Star(June-1981).
Thank-you-for-your-time.
Sincerely,
Todd-DeFrank