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* [[José Luis de Jesús]] (1946–2013), founder and leader of ''Creciendo en Gracia'' sect (Growing In Grace International Ministry, Inc.), based in Miami, Florida. He claimed to be both Jesus Christ returned and the [[Antichrist]], and exhibited a "666" tattoo on his forearm. He has referred to himself as ''Jesucristo Hombre'', which translates to "Jesus Christ made Man".
* [[Inri Cristo]] (born 1948) of Indaial, Brazil, a claimant to be the second Jesus.<ref>[http://www.inricristo.org.br/EnglishSite/SummaryINRICRISTOslife.html Summary of INRI CRISTO’s life] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606052710/http://www.inricristo.org.br/EnglishSite/SummaryINRICRISTOslife.html |date=2008-06-06 }}</ref>
* [[Apollo Quiboloy]] (born 1950), founder and leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ religious group, who claims that Jesus Christ is the "Almighty Father," that Quiboloy is "His Appointed Son," and that salvation is now completed. Proclaims himself as the "Appointed Son of the God" not direct to the point as the "Begotten Son of the God" in 1985.<ref>[http://www.kingdomofjesuschrist.org/2/kd/holyOne.html#top6 Kingdom of Jesus Christ | Kingdom Doctrines | Holy One<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910042354/http://www.kingdomofjesuschrist.org/2/kd/holyOne.html |date=2009-09-10 }}</ref>
* [[David Icke]] (born 1952), of Great Britain, has described himself as "the son of God", and a "channel for the Christ spirit".
* [[Brian David Mitchell]] was born on October 18, 1953 in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], he believed himself the [[agency (LDS Church)#Foreordination|fore-ordained]] angel born on earth to be the [[Davidic]] "servant" prepared by God as a type of [[Messiah]] who would restore the divinely led [[monarchy|kingdom]] of [[Israel]] to the world in preparation for Christ's [[second coming]]. (Mitchell's belief in such an [[end time|end-time]]s figure &ndash; also known among many [[fundamentalist Latter Day Saint]]s as "the [[One Mighty and Strong]]" &ndash; appeared to be based in part on a reading of the biblical book of [[Isaiah]] by the independent [[LDS Church|LDS]] [[Hebraist]], [[Avraham Gileadi]], with which Mitchell became familiar from his former participation with Stirling Allan's American Study Group.)<ref name = MakingOf>{{cite news|publisher = [[Sunstone magazine]]|url = https://www.scribd.com/doc/33669792/Brian-David-Mitchell-The-Mormon-Fringe-Duffy|date = October 15, 2003|title = The Making of Immanuel: Brian David Mitchell and the Mormon Fringe|first = John-Charles|last = Duffy}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50793974-76/mitchell-demier-interview-mental.html.csp?page=6|page = 6|publisher = [[Salt Lake Tribune]]|title = Mitchell defense rests in Smart kidnap case|first1 = Pamela|last1 = Manson|first2 = Cimaron|last2 = Neugebauer|date = December 3, 2010}}</ref>