A self-styled prophet who helped lead a Utah doomsday cult that practiced polygamy and promoted child marriage showed no remorse for his actions Wednesday as he was sent to prison for at least 25 years.

A defiant John Coltharp, 35, told a judge he was following 'heavenly laws' and was an Old Testament figure in the mold of Jacob, Elijah and John, returned to Earth to encourage child marriage, the Deseret News reported.

'My marriage was the right thing to do,' Coltharp, dressed in a white-and-orange striped jail garb, told the court. 'If I’m a sex offender for what I’ve done, if I go to the other side, I’ll be in good company with all those other sex offenders.'

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False prophet: John Coltharp, 35, one of the leaders of the tiny fundamentalist doomsday cult the Knights of the Crystal Blade, was unapologetic at his sentencing in Utah Wednesday

Fanatics: Coltharp (left) and his accomplice, Samuel Shaffer (right), 34, formed the group based on arcane Mormon ideas long abandoned by the mainstream church, including promoting child marriage and polygamy

Prosecutor Kevin Daniels shows the court a drawing from one of the young child brides, which he said depicted bees and wasps attacking Coltharp and Shaffer

Asked by the judge if he thought his sentences should run consecutively or concurrently, Coltharp maintained that it doesn't matter how long he spends behind bars because doomsday was coming.

'I personally don't care either way. Society isn't going to last that long,' Coltharp declared, adding that he would have been OK with the death penalty as well.

Judge Marvin Bagley told Coltharp his beliefs are wrong and don't come from the Bible. He said he hopes Coltharp is never released from prison.

Coltharp pleaded guilty to sodomy and child bigamy charges in June. He could spend life in prison as he waits for a parole board to determine a possible release date.

Coltharp and his friend Samuel Shaffer, 34, formed a group called the Knights of the Crystal Blade based on arcane Mormon ideas long abandoned by the mainstream church, authorities said.

Moving on: These obscured photos show two of the four girls, between ages four and eight, who were victimized by the self-styled prophets. They started school Thursday

The children were hidden in 50-gallon plastic water barrels and inside an abandoned trailer near the cult's makeshift compound in Utah in December

The two have described the religious group a 'fundamentalist group for millennials' that believed in an impending Muslim invasion of the United States and a nearing apocalypse.

Both men held the title of prophet at different points and each secretly married each other's two daughters ages four through eight, according to prosecutors.

Deputies discovered the four girls in barrels and an abandoned trailer on a makeshift compound of shipping containers in the Utah desert about 275 miles south of Salt Lake City in December 2017.

A mother of two of the girls had reported them missing along with two of her sons, which triggered an Amber Alert. The men took all six children to the compound in preparation for an apocalypse or in hopes of gaining followers, authorities said.

At his sentencing on Wednesday, Colthrap argued that straight, white men all across the world were under attack and pointed a finger of blame at feminism, reported Fox 13.

Defiant: Coltharp likened himself to Old Testament prophets and insisted that marrying children was the right thing to do

Claiming that he was speaking at the Lord's command, Coltharp declared that the government of the United States and all the others governments in the world will be overthrown.

Prosecutor Kevin Daniels showed the court a drawing from one of the young victims, which he said depicted bees and wasps attacking Coltharp and Shaffer, reported Good4Utah.

Daniels wistfully said he wished he could pursue the death penalty against the defendant, but explained that under Utah laws, his hands were tied.

The court also heard from Steve Soble, a maternal grandfather of some of the young victims, who said that the children have been struggling to overcome the trauma inflicted by the cult leaders but were now finally getting ready to start school.

After the hearing, Soble told reporters he was comforted by the thought that Coltharp will likely spend the rest of his days in prison and said he was hopeful his time behind bars would be 'uncomfortable.'

Shaffer is serving a prison sentence of at least 26 years and up to life following separate convictions related to the abuse.

A third man, 35-year-old Robert Roe, who authorities said joined the group after meeting its founders via Facebook, has also been charged with child sexual abuse, and police have said Coltharp's own parents have cooperated with investigators.

Roe, who is accused of taking a 5-year-old girl as a bride, has not entered a plea yet and his next court appearance is scheduled for October 19.