Chronology of Religions
cults, sects, denominations, branches

3000 BC:...Animism... Spiritism... Witchcraft... Divination... Ancestors...Yang- Yin... Hindus

2000 BC: ABRAHAM
1600 BC: Egypt (1600-1200)
1500: MOSES (Bible)-Hindu VEDAS.
1000: David, Solomon-Assyria (Ninive).
700: Isaiah... Upanishads (Hindus).
660: SHINTO (Japan).
628: Zoroaster... Chaldea (Babylonia).
604: Daniel... TAOISM (Lao Zi).
599: Jainism.
551: CONFUCIANISM (Kongzi).
528: BUDDHISM- Persia (536-330).
270: Emp. Asoka of India, converts to Buddhism.
330: Greece (330-146).
200: Ramayana... Mahabaratha-Gita.
146: Maccabees (174-134)- Syria, Damascus Rome (146 BC- 476 AC).

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0-33 JESUS CHRIST- CHRISTIANS. Catholic Church, with "Peter".

1 AC: Buddhism in China
50-150 AC: Christian New Testament.
313 AC: Christianity, the Official Religion of the Roman Empire... Mayas (300-800).
550: Buddhism in Japan.
610: KORAN REVEALED TO MOHAMMED- Tantrism, with "mantras" (Hindus).
622: The "Hegira": Mecca to Medina.
632: Abu Bakr succeeds Mohammed.
685: "Shi'te" movement of Islam.
691:Dome of the Rock built- Buddhism. in Tibet- Zen Buddhism in China.
1054: CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX Schism- Incas (1000-1500).
1096: First persecution of Jews in Europe.
1135: Moses Maimonides (Jew).
1300: Bhakti Hindus.
1467: SIKHISM (Nanac).
1492: Jews out of Spain- America Discovered.
1517: MARTIN LUTHER, Protestant Reform - Aztecs (1400-1500).
1518: (Reformation). Ulrich Zwingli.
1534: Church of England. Henry VIII.
1536: Calvinism. J. Calvin (Presbyterians).
1545-63: Council of Trent, of the Catholics.
1560: Presbyterians. John Knox.
1582: Congregationalism. Robert Brown.
1605: Baptists. John Smith.
1620: Episcopalians. Samuel Seabury.
1717: FREEMASONRY, Tavern of London.
1744: Methodists, John and Charles Wesley.
1774: Unitarians, Theophilus Lindsay.
1818: Adventists. William Miller.
1829: Mormons. Joseph Smith.
1844: Baha'ism. Nirza Ali Muhammed.
1848: Spiritualism. Sisters Fox.
1852: Jehovah's Witnesses. Charles Russell.
1865: Salvation Army. Michaelis Jones.
1870: Vetero-Catholics. Doelinger.
1875: Theosophy. Petrovna Blavatsky.
1879: Christian Science. Mary Baker.
1900: Pentecostals. Charles Pelham.
1915: Rosicrucians. Spencer Lewis.
1919: COMMUNISM. Marx, Lenin.
1934: Worldwide Church of God. Armstrong.
1935: est (Erhard Seminar Training). Ehrhard.
1936: Moonies, Unif. Church. Sun M. Moon.
1944: Silva Mind Control. Jose Silva.
1947: New State of Israel.
1954: Scientology. Lafayette R. Hubbard.
1960: Rajmeesheism. Bhagwan R. Rajneesh.
1965: Hermandad Pio X. Cardinal Lefevbre- Transcendental Meditation. Maharishi.
1966: Hare Krishnas. B. Prabhupada.
1969: Children of God. David "Moses" Berg- Palmar de Troya. Clemente Dominguez.
1962-65: Council Vatican II, of the Catholics.
1988: A woman-priest, in U.S. Episcopal.
1991: Religious freedom granted in USSR.
1993: Waco, Branch Davidian Cult killing.

... Charles Manson... James Jones... ... So many thousands of religions!. One easy way to know if it is a "religion" or a "cult": "Religion" was founded by God; "Cult" or "Sect", was founded by a man or woman.

If you want to help someone to get out of a "Cult", do not argue with him... love him!... and do what Jesus ordered: "Cast out the Devil from him" (Mat.10, Luc.9, Mar.16:17)... because every religious Sect or Cult comes from the Devil... this is what Peter and Paul did, "I command you, bad spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her" (Acts.16:18, 3:16).

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