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In the 1890s, barefoot faith healer Francis Schlatter convinced thousands he was the second coming of Christ... and then he just vanished mysteriously. Within months, over half a dozen imposters emerged claiming to BE the resurrected Schlatter, and thousands believed them. Today we'll explore this thoroughly documented "imposter phenomenon" and its uncomfortable parallels to early Christianity's resurrection accounts.
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