Endtime "False Christ's": Thousands flock to “False Messiah” in Siberia
Thousands of Russians have flocked to southern Siberia to
follow a man who claims to be Jesus Christ reincarnated. Sergey
Anatolyevitch Toro, 56, was once a traffic policeman and a Red Army
soldier before the collapse of the Soviet Union. He is not that man
anymore. Now, the man formally known as Sergey calls himself
“Vissarion,” and says he’s the founder of the Church of the Last
Testament, The Guardian reported. Vissarion, who normally dons a long
white cloak and sports long hair and a beard, lives with his followers in Petropavlovka, or what he calls his “Siberian
utopia,” The Guardian reported. Since the early 1990’s, Vissarion has
been able to attract some 5,000 followers who live by strict rules. They
are not allowed to drink, smoke or possess money. The leader teaches
his followers about the apocalypse, reincarnation and vegetarianism, the
Mirror reported. Vissarion says his goal is to join every religion on
the globe together. READ MORE