>>1667791lik most of that stuff, its just a cautionary tale to try to keep you from getting duped
by the """wrong""" ppl, at least by some cult of personality
its saying you should be wary of the max charisma dude who shows up out of nowhere and is all smiles and selflessness, cuz hes prolly actually a snake trying to con you
and its not rly the worst advice. nothings rly ever free, esp not when it comes to receiving help in your time of need
i see it as more of an "amendment" to the ol "thou shalt not worship false idols" thang
from a theological view, its mostly designed to keep a strong centralized church and prevent schisms. you can see how well that worked. the living flesh and blood dude before you is always gonna put up a more convincing argument than some dead jew from 2000 yrs ago, provided youre willing to listen to him that is.
thats what the concept of antichrist tries to fight against