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Old Israel was a 19th century sect founded in the 1830s by Perfil Katasonov, a disciple of Abbakum Kopylov, the founder of the Postniki
(Fasters) sect, as the result of a schism. Its adherents considered themselves to be the Chosen People establishing the Kingdom of God
on earth. The sect disintegrated into various spin-off sects, among them New Israel
, at the death of its founder.
Postniki
The Postniki were a millennial sect of 19th century Southern Russia, a branch of the Khlysty movement, founded by Abbakum Ivanov Kopylov , a peasant of the Tambov Oblast. Kopylov declared himself the living Christ and gathered a considerable following in the 1820s...
(Fasters) sect, as the result of a schism. Its adherents considered themselves to be the Chosen People establishing the Kingdom of God
Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God or Kingdom of Heaven is a foundational concept in the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.The term "Kingdom of God" is found in all four canonical gospels and in the Pauline epistles...
on earth. The sect disintegrated into various spin-off sects, among them New Israel
New Israel
New Israel was one of the Sektanstvo new religious movements that grew and expanded in the Russian Empire in the late 19th to early 20th century, a branch of the Postniki . The movement was the result of the schisms that split the "Old Israel" sect after the death of Perfil Katasonov...
, at the death of its founder.