Millions of people are packing theaters to watch the latest installment of the 40-year-old Star Wars saga. But many are not just fans, but they are followers of Jediism, a new religion that is slowly gaining adherents around the world.
In 2007, the Temple of the Jedi Order was registered in Texas, and the US government officially recognized Jediism when tax exempt status was granted 2015. There are now Jedi Temples in several states.
Jediism, a philosophy mainly based on the depiction of the Jedi characters in Star Wars media, began as a humorous response to a query about religion in a British census in 2001 when over 100,000 people wrote it in as their belief system.
But the religion caught on and by 2010, there were 400,000 Jedis in England, making it the fourth-largest religion in that country. It is now an international movement and there are over 53,000 Jedis in New Zealand, 55,000 in Canada, and 70,000 in Australia.
Their belief system is based on the observance of the Force, a ubiquitous and metaphysical power believed to be the underlying, fundamental nature of the universe.
As a sign of the Last Days age of deception, a phenomenon of books and films have captured the public’s attention about the struggle between good versus evil, dark versus light, such as Harry Potter, Narnia, and Star Wars.
But these use the spirit of substitution and imitation in the place of the one true God even pointing toward the dark powers of magic and do not point toward the God of the Holy Scriptures and His glory which He does not give to another.
These are signs of the Last Days found in the prophecies of Jesus Christ in Matthew 24 pointing toward how the masses of humanity will be overwhelmed with a spirit of deception at the end of the age. To where they will believe on and adore those other than the true miraculous Son of God, Jesus Christ.
You can learn more about the Signs of the Last Days prophecies here.
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