The Strand Study Bible

JOHN

1729 JOHN The New Age Movement is a utopian vision that describes a new era of harmony and human progress. Hinduism , New Age is syncretic, that is, it borrows from several religions and belief systems. According to Constance Cumbey’s book The Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow , the New Age Movement received its modern start in 1875 with the founding of the Theosophical Society by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Henry Olcott. After Helena Blavatsky’s death in 1891, the organization continued to prosper under the direction of Annie Besant. After Annie’s death came Alice Ann Bailey, who established the ‘Lucifer Publishing Company’ in 1922. The name was changed the next year to ‘Lucis Publishing Company.’ Then in 1970 came David Spangler and his book ‘Revelation: The Birth of a New Age.’ The year 1975 was a banner year for the New Age Movement. That was when its disciples had permission to ‘come out of the closet’ and spread the New Age message to the world. In addition to the writing of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Alice Ann Bailey the bulk of New Age doctrine is derived from the works of George Gurdjieff, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, P.D. Ouspensky, H.G. Wells, Nicholas Roerich, David Spangler, and Dr. Gay Hendricks. 14 New Age, like Hinduism and Buddhism , is practical, social, ethical, and full of advice on how to behave in the world. According to Bruce Bickel & Stan Jantz, in their book called World Religions & Cults 101 , the New Age Movement has a current membership of about 12 million followers (mostly in America). 5

Christian Science (Mary Baker Eddy - 1879) - Men “ working ” to better themselves

Christian Science came directly out of New Thought . Mary Baker Eddy knew Quimbly and adapted his ideas into her religion. Christian Science is based on Pantheism (all is God). Their modern magazine is called Christian Science Monitor . Christian Science neither bows down to God as a Trinity nor serves God’s great interest by teaching salvation by grace. Christian Science, like New Thought , believes in Hinduism’s “karma.”

Jehovah’s Witnesses (1884) - Men “ working ” to save themselves

The origin of the Jehovah’s Witnesses can be traced back to Charles T. Russell, who in 1872 at the age of 20, encountered members of the Seventh Day Adventists Movement and became intrigued with the imminent return of Christ to establish the millennial era. By 1888, Charles T. Russell (1852-1916) had taken what he had gleaned from the Seventh-day Adventists, started his own movement called Zion’s Watchtower Tract Society, and predicted the return of Christ by 1914. When his prediction failed, he was forced to adjust his prediction and his interpretation of his prediction ( Psa 37:9 ). According to the New Age Encyclopedia : The Jehovah’s Witnesses organization was incorporated by ‘Pastor’ Charles Taze Russell in 1884… 4 Jehovah Witnesses neither bow down to God as a Trinity nor serve God’s great interest by teaching salvation by “grace.” Jehovah’s Witnesses believe in salvation by “works.”

According to Bruce Bickel & Stan Jantz, in their book called World Religions & Cults 101 , Jehovah’s Witnesses have a current membership of approximately 6 million followers. About one million of them live in America. 5 Their modern magazine is called The Watch Tower . Like the Seventh-day Adventists and Unitarian Universalists , Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe in a literal eternal Hell. They believe in Buddhism’s doctrine of annihilation. The Unity School of Christianity (Charles and Myrtle Fillmore - 1891) - Men “ working ” to reincarnate themselves into something better.

A break-off of Hinduism , the Unity School of Christianity is based on Pantheism (all is God). Their 1889 Magazine is called Thought . The Unity School of Christianity neither bows down to God as a Trinity nor serves God’s great interest by teaching salvation by grace. Unity School of Christianity believes in Hinduism’s “karma.”

Pentecostalism (Charles Parham - 1900) - God “ working ” to save men (Jn 3:16)

Charles Parham is credited with starting the Pentecostal movement in the 1900’s in America. Most Pentecostal churches do bow down to God as a Trinity and most serve God’s great interest by teaching salvation by “grace.” Pentecostal Christians have a current following of approximately 10 million people. Pentecostals, for the most part, believe in a literal eternal Hell.

Assemblies of God - God “ working ” to save men (Jn 3:16)

Most Assemblies of God churches do bow down to God as a Trinity and most serve God’s great interest by teaching salvation by “grace.” Assemblies of God, for the most part, believe in a literal eternal Hell. Most Church of God churches do bow down to God as a Trinity and most serve God’s great interest by teaching salvation by “grace.”

Church of God - God “ working ” to save men (Jn 3:16)