Myths & mysteries
Sabbatai Zevi claimed messiahship before converting
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Starting a massive global movement claiming you are the ultimate chosen savior is incredibly bold. However, the momentum completely vanished when the Ottoman Sultan threatened him with severe execution, prompting this widely followed mystic to instantly convert to a completely different religion to save his own life. It remains one of history's most spectacularly awkward religious plot twists.
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