Fritz Springmeier

Baer became a Christian when he discovered that these spiritswere demons. Other New Agers who have told their stories to thisAuthor also came to Christ when they realized that demons were thespirits that were controlling them. Baer praised the Lord God for hissalvation from "Satan's New Age Movement" and for the truefreedom and salvation received through Christ Jesus. He turned hisback on all his New Age practices and his demon Ascended Masters.Baer felt the New Age Kingdom was a delusion. "The ultimateparadox for New Agers is that they believe the lie that they areheading for the New Age Kingdom-on-earth. All the while, they'rereally following a Satan-conspired path to destruction." 6If Baer's insight from his years of leading the New Age can beapplied to the Watchtower's channeler Rutherford, then Rutherfordwas part of a demonic conspiracy. At the very least even if somereaders are very skeptical of this whole thing, they must recognizethe many similarities between Rutherford and the New Agechannelers.There are more similarities. The similarities go back to suchthings a Russell believing that Cyrus (who was supposedly anincarnation of the sun god and worshipped by his people as such)was a foreshadowing of Christ. Zoroaster was also viewed byRussell as a great prophet 7 (and is also tied to the sun and itsworship. One of the Ascended Masters is Zoroaster. Elizabeth ClareProphet has channeled Zoroaster's messages.The Masons also look to Zoroaster. Their New Age magazinecalls this Persian prophet a "noble" prophet. 8 In another article,of the New Age Magazine (Nov. 1922, p.658,) 32 o Mason M.M. Javenswrites, "It is useless to dwell longer on Zoroaster and the Zend-Avesta as most Master Masons are familiar with their position inMasonry."The New Age Magazine, the official organ of the Scottish Rite,in the June 1922 issue, p. 343) pronounce Magic as "good." Inanother issue White Magicians are declared to be " 'angels encampedabout the people,' serving, protecting..." (Sept. 1933, p.554)