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[[Image:Obama messiah.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' Magazine, one of many published "halo-effect" photos of Barack Obama during 2008 emphasizing the claims of "messiahship" held by many.]]

[[Image:Obama messiah.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' Magazine, one of many published "halo-effect" photos of Barack Obama during 2008 emphasizing the claims of "messiahship" held by many.]]

'''False messiah''' is a term from the [[Bible]] describing a person who either unintededly or willfully pretends to be the real Messiah, or behaves in a manner which would suggest to many that he is the Messiah, often ending in disaster.  Although the title is religious in origin, it has been given to many secular leaders past and present, among them [[Benito Mussolini]], [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Kim Jong Il]], and most recently, [[Barack Obama]]. Some cult leaders have named themselves Christ or at least reincarnations of Christ, [[Charles Manson]] and [[Jim Jones]] are two examples.

'''False messiah''' is a term from the [[Bible]] describing a person who either unintededly or willfully pretends to be the real Messiah, or behaves in a manner which would suggest to many that he is the Messiah, often ending in disaster.  Although the title is religious in origin, it has been given to many secular leaders past and present, among them [[Benito Mussolini]], [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Kim Jong Il]], and most recently, [[Barack Obama]]. Some cult leaders, such as [[Charles Manson]] and [[Jim Jones]] have named themselves Christ or reincarnations of Christ.

==Biblical origins==

==Biblical origins==