Surprise: Jesus Lives in Australia
An Australian man living in rural Queensland claims to be Jesus reborn and, as he points out, "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."An Australian man living in rural Queensland claims to be Jesus reborn and, as he points out, “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.”
Comedian Ricky Gervais is tickled by the man:
I love how a bloke claiming to be the son of god and gathering disciples is being referred to as dangerous and “a cult” by a vicar, Haha
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) May 29, 2013
Watch “Jesus,” aka Alan John Miller, in his own words here.
— Posted by Peter Z. Scheer.
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