Knoth made that ranch to the communal headquarter of the Testament of the New Ezekiel. One of his followers was the wealthy woman Lydia Degan who owned a luxurious ranch. Knoth kept receiving messages from 'God' which he recorded in the 'Gospel of Knoth'. They also donated all their worldly possessions to Knoth's newly-founded 'Testament of the New Ezekiel'. Some started listening and within a year, Sullivan had amassed a group of followers which were fanatically dedicated to him. Fueled by his new calling, Knoth started preaching to the people of Albuquerque, having abandoned all his possessions with belonged to the bank anyhow. He was informed that it was up to him to lead a group of a chosen few towards paradise instead of eternal damnation. Witnessing this vision, Knoth believed that the end of the world was near and was informed by the voice that the apocalypse would indeed arrive during Knoth's lifetime. Believing himself to be said prophet, Knoth then experienced an apocalyptic vision with a terrible creature in it. Nevertheless, he kept listening to the station and eventually started hearing a different voice coming from the radio, claiming to be the voice of God.įrom this voice, Knoth learned that 'God' was not content with the religious/spiritual situation on Earth, claiming that a new prophet was needed in order to satisfy God and to bring balance. Seeing no way out of his problems, Knoth at some point started listening to an evangelical radio station but did not find it comforting or consoling at all. However, he assembled a lot of debts and was about to lose his home. Knoth was born in 1933 and eventually became a shoe salesman in Albuquerque. When journalist Blake Langermann arrives with his wife Lynn to investigate a murder, they arrive at Temple Gate where they eventually cross paths with Knoth and his fanatical followers. Knoth is the founder and leader of the Testament of the New Ezekiel, a cult of Christian fanatics who have made their home in Temple Gate, a remote town in the wilderness of Arizona. Sullivan Knoth is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Val) in the 2017 survival horror video game Outlast 2. If you love anything at all, crush its skull under your heel.

Who will He have? If He destroys us all? Who will He have left to punish? I killed my children. We must rise to face them! There is no innocence among the outsiders in our midst! Give them the knife, the club, the fist if it's all you got! God rejoices in the spilling of wicked blood!

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