Meet the guy who seriously believes he was Jesus Christ in a past life… and his wife who’s called Mary Magdalene
Alan John Miller, known as AJ, runs a religious movement in Australia and claims to have memories of the crucifixion
THE first thing that strikes you about seeing Jesus Christ is not his heavenly glow nor his calm demeanour.
It isn’t his flaxen good looks, his wise teachings, or even his peach-coloured tee, certainly not an option during those cotton-poor biblical times - it is his Australian accent.
Yes, the second coming of Jesus Christ occurred on these sand-whipped shores.
Back in 2003, Jesus was plain old Alan John Miller or AJ to his friends, a forty-year-old with an army-issue short back and sides haircut and no real understanding of who he truly was.
This was “just before I allowed the full memory of my life in the first century and in the spirit world.”
By the following year, he had remembered he was, in fact, Jesus Christ and resumed his spiritual teachings.
There is also a photo of Jesus strumming an acoustic guitar in distressed denim jeans, for what it’s worth.
Obviously curious about sharing an island with the second coming, I shot him an email with a few questions of my own, but not before heeding the dense legalities in the “Legal Issues About Contacting Us” section.
For a wandering prophet, JC has his business tight, with a Trading Address in Kingaroy, QLD, where he lives.
There is also an intellectual property disclaimer, a provision policy, and bold, capitalised font warning that any donations to Divine Truth are NOT REFUNDABLE.
Although my email elicited a speedy reply (”Hi Nathan”, it began cheerily, “Jesus here”), it would appear Jesus is quite busy these days.
He agreed to answer questions, but stressed this would take between four to six weeks, as he had a backlog of essential tasks, one of which was hopefully a time management course.
I pushed back, but Jesus was firm with his time frame, instead organising for someone in his office to send me videos and teachings pertaining to most of my queries.
It would appear my questions weren’t the most original, and others had asked similar things in the past.
Think about what you would ask a man claiming to be the resurrection, and you’d be in the ballpark.