Just today, the members of a small religious cult that went missing were found in a small park in Antelope Valley. The group had left letters with their loved ones telling them that they were awaiting an apocalypse and a sighting of Jesus Christ.  The group contained eight children and five adults. Along with letters, the group also left behind deeds to their property and cell phones. A woman named Reyna Marisol Chicas, who is being hospitalized and mentally evaluated, was leading the group.  She showed definite signs of being mentally ill. When she was being questioned, she gave a false name and denied that she had any children. The kids were right next to her.

These people involved in this cult were mislead into believing that there was going to be an apocalypse.  The investigators conducted psychological analysis on the members of the cult. But there may not have been much wrong with them.  Believing that there will be an apocalypse and that Jesus Christ will miraculously appear and save you is no different than what most Christians believe. Most major religions have a belief that some sort of messenger will appear and start the apocalypse. The only difference is when they believe it is supposed to happen. The members of the cult believed that the apocalypse was but moments away.  Christians, for example, believe that this will happen in the far future. They say it will happen when four horsemen appear out of the sky.  The Muslims call it the Al-Malhama Al-Kubra.  So when you get right down to it, what was the difference between the cult and mainstream religion’s beliefs on the Armageddon?

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