Felix Manalo

Felix Manalo is said to be the restorer of the church of Christ, and "God's last messenger"(sugo in Tagalog).[24][29]

INC divides time into three periods: the era of the patriarchs (from creation to the birth of Moses), the era of the prophets (from the birth of Moses to the birth of Jesus), and the Christian era (from the birth of Jesus to the Last Judgment). Adherents believe him to be the last messenger of God in the Christian Era.

The INC says that Manalo is the "angel from the east", mentioned in Revelation 7:1�3 who started the INC at the same time that World War I broke out. This period of time according to INC is referred to as the ends of the earth (cf Is 41:9-10; 43:5-6) the time when the end of the world is near, even at the doors (cf. Mt. 24:3, 33), which began with the outbreak of a war of global proportions (cf. Mt. 24:6-7)[41][48] Felix Manalo is from the Philippines, which they say is in the �center� of the Far East.[49] The �four winds� in Revelation 7:1-3, they say refers to World War I and the four angels are the four leaders known as the big four(Woodrow Wilson, Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, and Vittorio Orlando) who they say worked on the prevention of the war.[50][51]

Manalo is also portrayed as the fulfillment of several passages in Isaiah and other books of the Bible.[26][27] Manalo's titles are "ravenous bird from the east" (Isa. 46:11), "worm Jacob" (Ps. 22:6-7), "one shepherd" (John 10:6)and "the last Elijah" (Mt.17:10-11; Mal.4:5)

As the one who established the INC, Manalo was the chief administrator, chief theologian and spiritual leader of the church.[38] As such, he was the ultimate authority in all aspects of the church, and effectively "the foremost Biblical authority for all humanity and the divinely designated leader of a reestablished church of Christ in the modern world." His influence within the church caused people from other religions to call INC and its members "Iglesia ni Manalo" (Tagalog for Church of Manalo) and "Manalistas", respectively,[26] labels INC members consider as both pejoratives and blasphemous.[citation needed]