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human
where did this stupid shit come from? I've only seen this shit in the past few years
gpt
From everything I've seen, there were forums discussing this back to around 2004 at least.
human
I've seen back to 2006 iirc. You have links to the older ones? 


It's definitely been on GLP since 2010. Thread titled: 'Someone made the illuminati a deal they couldn't refuse,' or something like that.

Beyond that, it seems to have become a meme built off of a few character archetypes and perhaps a lesser known biblical character expected in the end times.