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Fake Prophet Thiel: Thinks the Great Tribulation Will Begin If Hillary Is Elected President

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There has been speculation swirling for several years, though more so lately, that Hillary Clinton might run for the presidency in 2016.  Armstrongism has been particularly perturbed that women rule over nations because they take certain scripture literally and see it as prophecy in action.

The non-ordained self appointed false prophet Robert Thiel is in a dither today claiming that if she is elected then we will see the Isaiah 3:12 “prophecy" fulfilled.  We will also see our damnation and the immediate decline of the country.

Has Hillary announced she is running?  No.  She signed a contract for a public speaking circuit.  The non-ordained false prophet feels this is a precursor to her running for the presidency.  These public speaking circuits draw huge crowds and are quit popular.  Pasadena has these speakers come to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium several times a year and sells out each event. Most of the speakers are politicians who have served in various areas of the government.  None of them have ever move don to seek the presidency.

Whether Hillary runs or not, today’s story about her signing the contract is NOT a prophetic event and does NOT mean she will run, as the false prophet Thiel is hyperventilating about.

The non-ordained false prophet quotes this:

February 18, 2013

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton looks set to enter the lucrative speaking circuit as early as this spring, in the first phase of her public life after four years in the Obama administration.

The popular Democrat has signed on with the Harry Walker agency, which also handles speaking engagements for her husband, former president Bill. She is expected to draw fees in the high six-figures for some talks. The news was first reported by Politico, the Washington-based politics site.
The former secretary’s next moves are being closely watched for signs that she is running – or not – for the presidency in 2016…
A survey this month by Quinnipiac University, a major pollster, found that Clinton is the most popular political figure in the United States, with a 61-34 split in her favorability rating.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/18/hillary-clinton-enters-speaking-circuit


Then the non-ordained prophet says:


By accepting the speaking route, Hillary Clinton can have control of her workload, make money, keep her name in the news, and meet with various supporters should she choose to run for the presidency of the USA.

Ever since Margaret Thatcher was prime minister of the United Kingdom, I have felt that it is likely that the USA would end up with a female president or at least a highly influential woman in a top level federal government job. And Hillary Clinton has been fulfilling the latter for four years (as also have various female Supreme Court justices, etc.).

A female presidency can partially fulfill a prophecy in Isaiah 3:12:
As for My people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, And destroy the way of your paths…

Of course, women are influential in the English-speaking nations and it is not absolutely required that the USA itself have a woman president, but I do feel that if we do get one, that this would be a partial, but significant, fulfillment of that prophecy.

When Barack Obama was re-elected I posted that I did not believe that the Great Tribulation would begin until after his second term ended (see Obama Re-Elected, So What is Ahead?).  However, presuming she actually gets elected to become US President, the Great Tribulation could be during a Hillary Clinton term.


It’s funny that Armstrongite can go with the fact that women were rulers over nations in the Old Testament stories and yet freak out if a woman is in charge of something today.  We had more women in the Church that were capable of leading than most of the idiots that do so today.  We have all seen the depths of depravity that they countless splinter groups have sunken into under the leader ship of men.  Perhaps it is time for a COG to elect a woman to lead them.


Apostle Malm: Intensely Watching Barley in Israel and for A New Moon

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Apostle Malm, God's greatest living theologian (after non-ordained false prophet Thiel) is back blowing hot air again on how intensely important the requirement that TRUE Christians will be seeking to find the first ripe grain of barley in a field in Israel and for the first sign of the new moon.

Brian and certain friends in Israel are keeping a sharp eye on the growth of the wild barley, and the crop is now where it should be, to be ready for the Wave Offering and a March Passover.  The chances for a March Passover are now very good.

The next new moon is another difficult one.  In March the new moon is probably [about 85%] visible after sunset the 12th making the 13 the nm day, However  there is a slight chance that it will not be seen at Jerusalem until the following evening of the 13th making the 14th the new moon day.

We are being very careful because this New Moon is expected to set Passover.

Malm is like the Colossian heretics that came in spitting and snarling at the Christian converts because they were not sticking to the many rules and regulations that they deemed important. The Christians were eating and drinking and doing things the diehard law keepers were not happy about.

Apostle Malm is more interested in carefully spending hours and hours sitting there looking for a new moon because he thinks it is a requirement for modern day Christians.  The barley and new moon rank higher than the Jesus Christ he knows not.  Old Testament festivals patterned after neighboring pagan rites are far more important than following the example Jesus set.

Bob Thiel: Shocking News! One Youtube Viewer Liked My Video

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The non-ordained and self appointed false prophet Thiel is having fits of ecstasy today that ONE viewer liked a video he put up in 2009 referring the present Pope resigning. That was such an earth shattering event that prophet Bob dedicated a post to it today.

ME has replied to your comment on 2012, Catholic Prophecies, and the AntipopeTo reply back click here. To see all comments on this video click here.
“Near or after 2012 the last pope will arise”, and Benedict resigns Feb. 28 2013…Wow! he hit the nail right on the head three years before it happened! Popes don’t retire, they die in office!
What I stated in the YouTube video back then was:
…the Malachy list…
If that list is intended to be complete, and that is to be fulfilled, the next pope will be the last pope and he is likely to arise sometime near or after 2012.
Wow!  Spooky!



Prophet Thiel wants you to know that because he is soooooooooooo accurate in his prophecies that you had better be concerned when the new Pope is elected.  The new Pope will quickly morph into the anti-christ. He will then rally the Germans into invading the U.S. where they will be allowed to make slaves of the young nubile women and strong young men.  The rest will be relegated to concentration camps where meat hooks will abound. 

Soon after this happens the non-ordained and self appointed Second Witness will be killed in the streets of Jerusalem where he will be resurrected 3 ½ days later at which time he will rise to meet his Jesus christ in the air so he can come back and kick some  so-called Christian ass.


Anyway, the YouTube I did in 2009 was related to the promotion of my book 2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect.  Since it was released in September 2009, world events have aligned with over 30 predictions in it (a list of which is at the beginning of the article End of Mayan Calendar 2012–Might 2012 Mean Something?).

We are close to the end of the 6,000 years that God gave humanity to rule itself on its own.  This means that the next pope, who will apparently rise up shortly as I somewhat speculated years ago, certainly may be the final Antichrist of biblical prophecy.  If he is the last one, he will be.



You need not live in fear though. If you join his little cult you will be given a place in Petra where you can gather at his non-ordained feet and be taught.  You will then be given a world to rule over with a rod of iron as you are now a glorious God all because you joined up with the most perfect Christians ever to grace the planet. Woo Hoo!


Continuing Church of God The group striving to be most faithful amongst all real Christian groups to the word of God.

Apostle Malm: Majority of COG Scoffers and Those That Ignored Me Will Run to Me in the Tribulation

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Go ahead and mock apostle Malm.  Ignore his warnings. Laugh at his law keeping silliness.  Come the tribulation you will come running to his door as fast as you can. You will suddenly realize that only he had the truth unlike that non-ordained prophet/fool you followed.


The overwhelming majority of the fruit of this work will come during the tribulation when the majority who will not believe now; will remember and turn to God during the great trial.
I have tremendous hope for those who reject this warning now, for I know that they are sincere and simply cannot see and understand until they are forced to face what they refuse to accept now.

Prophet Thiel: The Germans Are Coming! The Germans Are Coming!

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The non-ordained and self appointed false prophet is all a dither today about the rise of Germany and how he expects it to lead to World War III.  

The prophet starts out by quoting from a web site Global Research.ca.  Global Research is a Canadian web site that is full of more conspiracy theories that the Illuminati could have ever dreamed up.  Like Armstrongism, they take facts and slightly distort them into darker fear based meanings.  It is a site that is fear based to the core. Conspiracy theories and Armstrongism both are fear based and fear driven so it is no wonder that prophet Thiel is using them in his fear laden posts.

The prophet quotes Global Research with:


The return of German imperialism is a threat for World War III

 The very same business circles that financed Hitler are again banging the war drums…Paskert makes clear that the German bourgeoisie is willing to use military force to secure such resources against its rivals…

The return of aggressive German imperialism initiates a new stage of inter-imperialist conflict, raising the threat of a Third World War…

The Handelsblatt bluntly states that the German army will be rebuilt “in order to be used all over the world.”  The vast majority of the German population is vehemently opposed to militarism.

There you have it folks!  The German state is rising up and will some be coming to the United States to take it over! Concentration camps will soon appear.  Cities will be bombed into submission.  Families will starve because no food will be available. Famine, disease and pestilence will be the theme for the day and worst of all, COG members will not be allowed to worship on Saturdays.  Fear is in the air!  Fear! Fear! Fear!

The prophet breathlessly announces:

Notice that the above states that the vast majority of Germans do not want to be militaristic, but that voices are calling for that anyway.  And that some suspect that this could lead to WWIII.

The Bible shows that certain descendants of ancient Assyria (many of which are German) are to dominate part of the world scene, do not wish to think they are militaristic, yet they will takeover certain descendants of Israel (it is probable that the USA is considered to be Samaria in certain end time prophecies)

So, according to Bible prophecy, an Assyrian-descended power, who does not intend to take over various nations, will do so anyway. Various historical records suggest that at least some of the Germanic peoples have Assyrian ancestry.

Germany’s influence and aggressiveness are becoming more apparent, to some at least.  Those in that nation will help fulfill biblical prophecy.


Brethren, it is time for the final push!  Send all of your money to Arroyo Grande, CA as soon as possible.  The non-ordained self appointed prophet needs it!

 

Convicted Felon Ron Weinland Speaks From Prison Again

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Ron Weinland, the Church of God's only leader currently serving a prison sentence is letting the world know that the end is here.  As usual, the world and the Church of God has ignored Rod's end time warning.

It was stated recently that there would be no more need for any end-time “warnings” to be posted. When past warnings have been written, they have been directed primarily toward the world and the Church that was scattered. Yet we know the outcome of such warnings, as with all warnings God has given through time. Nearly all people have simply ignored them, and they most certainly have not believed they came from the Eternal God.

When convicted felon Ron headed off to prison, he stated that there would no more warnings posted.  Apparently he is ignoring his own words.  He has felt the need to write two different letters from prison since his incarceration.

The only people that paid any attention to Ron's words were his current cult members, at least those who had not been kicked out.

The only ones who have truly benefited from warnings are those who are “in” the Body of Christ and who have not been separated from it because of unrepentant sin.

THe jaield Second Wintness is a lottle peeved that no one took heed of hsi warnigns.

Since we are in the prophetic Day of the Eternal, which is the time in which God will execute His final judgment that ends 6,000 years of man’s self-rule and refusal to hear God, there is no need to any longer warn anyone of what is to come. God’s final prophetic day is about His execution of judgment, with no more endless unheeded warnings. As final end-time judgment has come upon this world to chasten and humble it, God’s Church would be wise to remember that we continue to be under God’s judgment as well.



Apparently Ron lost some credibility in his membership and in the eyes of the world when his 208 prophecies did not come to pass. Instead of apologizing for lying to his people, he makes an excuse.  It is an excuse still currently used in Armstrongism today.  Prophecies that have been uttered by HWA, Meredith, Waterhouse and others still are in effect till the day it actually happens.  Even though a specific date had been set previously, it is till waiting for fulfillment.  So when the tribulation hits in 2016 or 2019 it validates HWA's 1975 prophecies.


Many have mocked, misunderstood, and misrepresented that title. As time moved forward from December 14, 2008, and further into the prophetic 1260 days for God’s two witnesses, even some in God’s Church began to think the title was not appropriate. There is a great lesson to be learned from this concerning prophetic writing God inspires. Prophetic writings are prophetic up unto the time they actually come to pass. Some stumbling has occurred when individuals have believed that this book was a complete and thorough explanation of end-time prophecy. It was not! It largely contains much prophetic writing that is still prophetic, but clearer and more extensive than any time in the past.



God was eventually to raise up the world’s most humble servant, a man of low stature and meekness to be warning to the world.  Lo and behold God was also raise up a woman to fit that same position! Of course it had to be Weinerdude's wife, Laura.  Can it be too far down the line till we see Non-ordained prophet Thiel do the same thing with his wife?


So God raised up an end-time witness in a small remnant from the apostasy. It was one that had no real preeminence in the Church. God did not work with that which was “recognized in stature” that had existed in the Church prior to the apostasy, but with that which was not well known and that was low in stature. Not only that, but God even raised up a woman to be one of His final witnesses. This proved to be too much for others who were scattered. To such people it was absurd and ludicrous that God would raise up two lowly people to be His end-time witnesses, let alone that one should be a woman and that both would be husband and wife. It is truly amazing when this is seen for what it is, that people can so presumptuously decide what God can and cannot do, rather than to seek why He does as He wills.



You should also be shaking in your shoes right now that we are in the last "day" of God’s judgment.  That "day" is up on Pentecost 2013.


It should move you to the core of your being to grasp a further revelation God has given concerning how He is fulfilling His prophetic word through this final end-time. The witness God established during the 1260 days led directly into God’s last prophetic day which is from Pentecost of 2012 to Pentecost of 2013 as the Day of the Eternal, the “day” of God’s end-time judgment upon mankind. How incredibly awesome this is in structure, meaning, and fulfillment. God has meticulously planned for how He will usher in His Kingdom to govern this earth at the return of His Son.


The lying prophet makes this absurd boast:


For those who were newly called during this period of witness in that 1260 days, there is a sobering lesson to be learned. Though the Church of God whom God awakened after the apostasy was small, God has now clearly revealed that what He added in larger numbers to His Church during that prophetic period was for an additional great purpose. Certainly those whom God calls are for His greatest purpose which is to share in His begotten Family until they can be born into it. But there is an additional purpose that God is now giving understanding of.

It is no small thing that over a period of one year toward the beginning of the prophetic 1260 days of witness that God called a large number to such a small body that had continued since the apostasy. In that short period of time, God called more people to baptism than what all three of the largest scattered groups combined had themselves baptized.



The claim that Weinerdude baptized more people than all three of the largest COG's in the last year is just as stupid as Bob Thiel's claim that he has reached more people in his first three weeks than ALL of the COG's combined ever did.  Lying certainly seems to be the current method of operation in the COG today.


That multidude of new "witnesses" in Weinerdudes cult are now the receptiants of Rons great wisdom which has compressed 2,000 years of COG history inotthe last 1,260 days.
God is now revealing that the additional purpose of those called during this prophetic period is also a “witness” concerning God’s Church. As the witness during this prophetic period was about the true witness of this world over the past 6,000 years, so is this period a witness of the Church over the past 2,000 years. That which has happened to those whom God has called over the past 2,000 years has also happened to those whom God has called during the 1260 days of witness.


This end time group has been greatly blessed by later day revelations of the imprisoned end time’s witness.


This latter group God has called has had the benefit of much more progressive revelation given to them whereby they have had far greater opportunity to “see” more clearly than any of their predecessors. The “way” has been made easier for them because of those who have struggled and paved the way before them, though the battle is still great in this world in this end-time. In all this, there is the witness of what Christ said would happen to those whom God called.


 All of his newly called acolytes have learned all they need to know in the last four years.  What they have experienced in four years is exactly what all the church has experienced in 2,000 years.
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If you are new in God’s Church because you were called after the apostasy, then there is a great lesson to learn in all this. You are living as a witness of the past 2,000 years of God’s Church. That which has been experienced in all seven eras has been experienced in God’s Church over the past four years.


E. W. King Acolytes May Only Marrry Within His Group

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E. W. King lays it on the line for all true believers in the TRUE Church of God - the Worldwide Church of God/Speaking to the Remnant. Since Speaking to the Remnant is miniscule in nature this will and has created an issue.  When you only have a handful of followers who are you going to marry?  I guess this is the reason King is still single.


This has been an issue with many COG's.  Even David Hulme spoke out against marrying outside his group. The young people in his group and Kings are not finding any mates because their groups are so incredibly small.  Families have intermarried within Armstrongism to such a degree that a few more years down the line there could be genetic health concerns.



Please find somebody in the true Church to marry. If you do not you will be placing yourself in turmoil and pain. False religion promotes bad relationships. What the true Church of God promotes will be hated by the world. If you get involved with somebody in another religion they will begin to hate you. What we [true Christians] are practicing is not like anything of this world. Many will become jealous of the true believer. If you put Jesus FIRST you are a strange person to them. This will never change!

Emotional attachment is false attachment. It means that one is compromising their true beliefs. How can that person be truly happy?  A woman that puts herself in a relationship where the man does not respect God's true relationship is living in misery. Do not do this! It makes no sense...it is criminal [that is what sin is]. Marriage is for life according to the Bible. If you do not understand this than do not get married.

Rod Meredith's Latest Letter: Satan Is Waging War Against LCG in Canada and Charlotte

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Things are not looking well for the Living Church God  Satan seems to be on a rampage against the LCG. The big bad meanie has gotten them kicked off the air on the two largest stations there.  They are also close to probably losing the number one station too.  There is a reason for this.  Since the big bad meanie Satan is the "prince of the power of the air" he is busy removing LCG from the airwaves.


The “prince of the power of the air” is striking directly at the major center of our media efforts in God’s Work today—our television program! We would be stupid not to realize this.

 Meredith then goes on to add this morbid wish because LCG is being hit with some bad health issues:


Therefore, as a Church—the Body of Christ—let us cry out to our Father and ask Him to intervene more than ever to heal His own people, to apply the stripes of Jesus Christ to our bodies and to make us well.
This kind of logic reminds me of the "prosperity gospel" preachers.  The more you give the more you will be blessed financially.  The more you pray and fast the better the chances you will be healed of horrible diseases.  Both are faulty thinking.






From the Presiding Evangelist

Dear Brethren and Friends,

Thank you for the enthusiastic response so many of you have shown for the coming Church fast! As Passover approaches, we certainly do need to draw very close to God, examine ourselves and be sure that we are truly in the very center of God’s will—as best we can. Even since my last message to you indicating that we have some serious problems and weaknesses here at Headquarters, I have received word from Mr. Gerald Weston that—like at Headquarters—Satan appears to be striking directly at the television area in Canada. Because we do not have enough “Canadian content,” we are being put off of our third best station there. Also, because of “doctrinal differences,” we are being put off of our second best station in Canada. Then, on top of that, our overwhelmingly major station in Canada, VISION Network, is in danger because of certain governmental regulations that are being changed.

The “prince of the power of the air” is striking directly at the major center of our media efforts in God’s Work today—our television program! We would be stupid not to realize this. All kinds of other “excuses” can be factored in. But in the end, it is obvious to me that Satan is directly involved—as it is to a number of others who know all the circumstances. So we need to seek God our Father in heaven and ask Him to intervene, to “fight our battles” and to help us do everything we can do to get these things straightened out so that Christ’s message may go out with increasing power on television, on the Internet, in publishing, and in every other way. We will deeply appreciate your fervent prayers, dear brethren, that God will intervene and help us do everything we can do and should do so that He can bless us and deliver us in all these situations.

Additionally, we have just heard that Mrs. Dan Hall has come down with a very serious degree of cancer. She certainly needs our earnest prayers as well as do many others who have serious illnesses at this time.

Therefore, as a Church—the Body of Christ—let us cry out to our Father and ask Him to intervene more than ever to heal His own people, to apply the stripes of Jesus Christ to our bodies and to make us well. As a family, we need to love one another, support one another and pray together for all these things. Please do cry out that God will deliver us from all these trials and—more than ever—bless us in healings, in our financial income and media production, and in every other way that we may glorify His name. This coming day of fasting is certainly a powerful “tool” to make all of this possible. Let us draw truly close to God with all of our hearts and seekGod at this time in a special way for His help and for His intervention. Thank you, dear brethren, for your help and your support.

With Christian love,
Roderick C. Meredith

Dave Pack Takes Advantage of LCG's Financial Crisis

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Dave Pack got the best of Rod Meredith today and is proudly boasting about it.  Ever since he was banished from Meredith's presence he has been on a warpath trying to outdo Meredith in everything he can.

Because of LCG's current financial crisis and the fact that they got kicked off of two Canadian networks, Dave swiftly moved in and inserted his TV program it their place. To bring the point home Dave makes sure to point out to Meredith that RCG has been ENORMOUSLY BLESSED financially.

As God continues to enormously bless His Church, The World to Comewith David C. Pack is expanding its television reach by 118 stations in February, March and April, in both the United States and other parts of the world.

Some background. Many may be aware that The Living Church of God (LCG) is suddenly losing most if not soon all of its national Canadian TV coverage. However, LCG has also abruptly canceled its powerful Sunday nationwide ION slot in the wake of public announcements about financial difficulties.

Therefore, on March 10, The World to Come now moves from its Wednesday morning slot to LCG’s Sunday 6:30 a.m. (ET/PT) slot. This makes our program available to all 88.6 million households covered by the ION Television network and satellites nationwide!


Then Dave sticks the knife  in even further and gloats that his program is now covering Charlotte, the home of LCG.


Furthering this major U.S. media expansion, The World to Come will also begin airing (in high definition) across the country on The CW Plus network starting Sunday, March 17 at 6:30 a.m. (ET/PT). The CW Plus affiliates reach 16.2 million households in 110 smaller designated television markets (out of 210).
Also in the U.S., the expansion includes (1) Charlotte, NC, on WAXN TV64 at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 3 (also high definition). Other new independent stations include (2) Cincinnati, OH, on WSTR MyTV beginning Wednesday, March 6 at 6:00 a.m., (3) Harrisburg, PA, on WLYH CW beginning Wednesday, March 13 at 6:00 a.m. and (4) St. Louis, MO, on WRBU MyTV beginning Sunday, March 17 at 6:00 a.m. These cities reach another nearly four million households. (The World to Come now reaches almost exactly six of every seven U.S. television households.)

Note that Dave is also covering Cincinnati.  He thinks he has a field ripe for harvest in Charlotte and Cincinnati with all the COG members living in the two areas.

Then he twists the knife in even more in poor Rod's back:

While the big splinters (including LCG) are pulling back Internet advertising spending, we are pleased to announce that our already large Internet advertising budget has been increased by 57% in 2013. This week alone, we had just under 300,000 downloads. But, since we are the largest biblically based publishing operation in the world, much of this tremendous traffic is non-paid organic.

Dave only has one competitor in the COG out there. That person is non-ordained and self appointed prophet Thiel.  Thiel claims he has reached more people with his message than any other COG.  So who has reached more? Dave's numbers are just as inflated as prophet Thiel.  Both are lairs since the broad majority of viewers they think they will have will NEVER watch their programs.

Then in one final jab at UCG (who can’t get the money together to expand their TV production area) Dave lets loose with this:

Imagine the scope and size of God’s Work when it completes in 11 weeks its much-needed, multi-million-dollar Headquarters building being constructed without bank financing.

Time is short. BELIEVE US WHEN WE SAY WE ARE JUST BEGINNING!

Martyr Thiel Claims Vatican Will Soon Be Contacting All of Us That Pick on Him for Inside Dirt

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The non-ordained prophet and soon to be witness/martyr Robert Thiel has sent a letter out to his minuscule group of followers today.  The prophet is really excited! It seems he has been recording his extremely BAD videos with a mono microphone.  Those who were embarrassed to listen to his preaching on speakers and who chose to listen with earphones only heard the sound in one ear.  Now the prophet is excited to let his small viewing audience know he has bought a "stereophonic" microphone.  Now that the prophet has reached the 1980's in sound quality this should richly enhance his speaking.



On the technical front, we got a new microphone as the one we were using recorded in mono, not stereophonic, sound.  This meant that those who watched the YouTube videos wearing headphones only got sound in one ear.  This was corrected and the latest sermon (not sermonette as it was recorded earlier with the old microphone) is with the stereophonic microphone.  We also got a new tripod. We still have certain microphone and technical needs, and keep working on trying to improve the quality of the recordings.



The prophet also lashes out at Meredith, Pack and Flurry for their arrogance.  None of these pussy men are doing as mighty a work as prophet Bob is doing.


Heard a comment that a minister in my former association made to a woman affiliated with the Continuing Church of God.  He told her that it was obvious that his organization was the place “doing the work.”   And while he seems to believe that, the fact is that his organization lacks the integrity, boldness, and certain other qualities to be the group who will lead to the fulfillment of Matthew 24:14 (see also Why Bob Thiel Left the Living Church of God).

His comments remind me of two other church leaders (who lead two different groups that claim Church of God, COG, ties) who seem to think that if they have certain outward signs (like buildings) that this proves that they hold the Philadelphia mantle.  But those are not the biblical criteria.
If size or buildings were the criteria, the Church of Rome would be the one that God is using to fulfill Matthew 24:14, but it is not.



Prophet Thiel is still really ticked off at Rod Meredith for ignoring the magnificent knowledge that he tried to present.  Despite many meetings with Meredith, prophet Thiel's message fell on deaf ears and Bob is still ticked off.



About a decade ago, a well known COG evangelist and I were talking and he agreed with various points I was raising about the end time work. And back then, I was able to help lead him to essentially state that in the end it would not mainly be the message of the COG vs. the Protestants, but it would be the COG basically vs. the ecumenical religion that will rise up in the end that will likely (for a while) refer to itself as “Catholic.”

In 2005, during the Feast of Tabernacles in Clearwater Beach, after a private lunch, we and our wives met at his hotel room and I also discussed various aspects of the final phase of the work with him–and I had other meetings, discussions, and emails related to that with the other evangelists through December 14, 2012.   Yet, even though this evangelist and others in his church agreed to take many steps related to the final phase of the work, few, if any, of the promised steps were taken by his group–and this is a major part of why the Continuing Church of God needed to form.



Apparently Meredith knew a lunatic when he saw it.
 

Prophet Bob then explains that only he and the Continuing Church of God have the balls to pick on the Catholic Church.  Pretty soon the Vatican will start getting ticked off at the CCOG and other COG's and will ”tear through" their literature.  Then persecution will start on the TRUE believers.

When the more faithful in the COG (which currently would be the Continuing Church of God and others who may somewhat follow that lead) publicly identify the final King of the North as well as continuing to report about the final Pope/Antichrist (the initial reporting about the final pope will likely get lost in the media until later as many will write about the final pope) and media coverage gets generated, the Catholic scholars (probably getting some direction from the last pope) will tear through COG literature and attempt to challenge the credibility and the integrity of the COG message–this, combined with reactions to our proclamations, will initially cause “vigilante-type” persecution, but will also be followed by more institutionalized persecution (Matthew 24:-10; Daniel 11:28-35; 7:25).


I guess all of us should soon expect a call from the Beast/Vatican because we pick on non-ordained prophet Thiel.  The prophet predicts that the Beast power will contact dissident members of the COG for informational the TRUE members which will lead to further persecution. 


Notice that the King of the North will be even further enraged by the people of the “holy covenant” and most likely try to stop the supporters of it from proclaiming the truth about his intentions and the gospel of the kingdom (cf. Matthew 24:14). The King of the North will probably attempt to learn more about how to eliminate them by being nice to apostate members (those who “forsake the holy covenant”)–apparently he attempts to get them to betray true Christians (Matthew 24:10). It strikes me as important that although a naval power stops the King of the North momentarily, the King of the North becomes apparently more enraged with the people of the holy covenant than the naval power.


The prophet is still ticked of that many in the COG are picking on him for using "pagan" prophecies and writings to support his beliefs.  He continues to roll out the example of WCG ministers who did the same.  Prophet Bob has taken a lot of heat for whoring himself out to the Mayan's, Fatima and other end time loony predictions. "If David Jon Hill and Apostle Paul could do it, why can't I?"


Without going into to all the reasons, let me state that the Church of God has long also cited non-biblical sources to support gospel proclamation when appropriate (Acts 17:28; Hill, David Jon. Will you be deceived by Antichrist? Good News magazine of the Radio Church of God, October 1964, pp. 9-12,18; Hill DJ.  Christ or Antichrist. Good News magazine, Radio Church of God, April 1961, pp. 10-11). The that the Apostle Paul referred to pagan writings to reach his audience at times (cf. Acts 17:22-34; Titus 1:12), and since real Christians are not to be ignorant of Satan’s devices (2 Corinthians 2:11), those who actually believe the Bible more than their own “traditions” should realize that knowing how Satan has planned to deceive the world is an important aspect of being able to complete the final phase of the work (as doctrines of demons will be part of it, cf. 1 Timothy 4:1).  Dealing with false prophecies has long been something that God’s leaders (cf. 1 Kings 18) and prophets (e.g. (Jeremiah 28:15-16) have had to do.  And this week’s sermonette Will Pope Benedict’s resignation lead to the prophesied Antichrist? (and even to a degree, this week’s sermon) attempts to deal with those type of matters.

Spreading false prophecies has long been a tradition in Armstrongism and continues to this day.  Every single one of them have been proven to be liars.  Non-ordained prophet Thiel is no exception to this.

Another Letter From Rod Meredith: "Please God! Look at Us Suffering In This Fast! Please Hear Us!"

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Rod Meredith has written three letters in the last few days referring to the church wide fast on February 23. The fast was called specifically for God to intervene in political issues at LCG HQ, for certain health issues, and for the drop in income that caused LCG to loose its Canadian broadcast stations.  It was to be done to wake  LCG up from its complacency and repent.

Meredith is back today with a third letter.  This one is unique in it's hypocrisy concerning the original reasons that he called he fast for and how he has twisted it around to say that LCG is not trying to force God to intervene in their situation but rather to humble the LCG into realizing they are weak and in need of guidance. 

Part of the problem with his letter is that he quotes the scripture about not fasting to show off or draw attention to themselves.  What then exactly was the point of calling a fast to begin with?  It was to call attention to the Church in the eyes of the members.  It also was to let the members know that there were serious issues in Charlotte that they did not know about.  But worse, it was to let the membership know that they were partially to blame-as usual.  If the membership had been more faithful they would be sending in more money.  More money would have kept the Canadian TV stations.  The membership is also grumbling about Meredith grooming his son to take over.  This is also causing serious issues in the membership.

Pray, fast and repent.  Cry out in lamentation, mourn and weep!

When exactly have we seen Rod Meredith cry in lamentation, mourn and weep for the things he has done to destroy the lives of COG members over the decades?  Could it be that the issues happening in the Living Church of God right now started right at the top and the top is not holding its self accountable?

"Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up" (vv. 9–10). Brethren, that is God’s promise to us! We must humble ourselves, and must not let down in the matter of prayer and fasting!"

Note: Underlining is from the person who sent this to me to point out the hypocrisy.

By Prayer and Fasting...

By Roderick C. Meredith | Saturday, February 23, 2013

Scripture tells us what our Savior did to acquire spiritual strength, in connection with the devil’s attack on Him: "Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted [or tried] by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry" (Matthew 4:1–2). Notice—He fasted!

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught His disciples to give generously from the heart, and to pray to God continually. Notice that He said, "Moreover, when you fast…" (Matthew 6:16). He did not say "if" you fast; He took it for granted that His disciples would fast. Christ said, "when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward" (ibid.). In other words, the hypocrites’ reward is whatever praise they receive from other people for showing off their fasting.


We Christians are not to punish ourselves, thinking that this will force God to hear our prayers. God is not interested in penance. That is just as if you or I would take whips and beat each other’s backs, saying, "Look at our suffering, God, so hear us." The idea behind our fasting is quite different from that. We seek the invisible God. We fast to humble ourselves—to make ourselves realize how weak we are, and that we are little children, saying, in effect: "Father, we are up against a great army, and there are great forces around us. We don’t always know what we should do, and we need your help. We need guidance. And we need deliverance. Please help us draw near to You."


Prayer and fasting go together. There was a time when the prophet Daniel really, desperately wanted to know what would happen in the future: "Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes" (Daniel 9:3). Prayer always goes along with fasting.


Daniel went on: "And I prayed to the Lordmy God, and made confession, and said, ’O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, we have sinned…’" (vv. 4–5). Notice he did not say, "Oh, we’ve been good, and we’ve done no wrong, and You don’t have any right to punish us."

Rather, he told God he was sorry, and that "we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments…. Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us shame of face" (vv. 5, 7).


Notice the result of Daniel’s prayerful fast. An archangel came to him and told him: "At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved" (v. 23). Why was Daniel so greatly loved? Because he humbled himself sincerely before God.


Prayer and fasting are at the center of a true Christian’s life! To learn more about that life, read our article, What Is True Christianity?, or our free booklet, Your Ultimate Destiny!As you draw closer to God through prayer and fasting, you will come to know Him far more than you ever imagined possible!


Yet, as we fast, we need to remember James’ caution, "do you think that the Scripture says in vain, ’The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously’?
But He gives more grace [grace greater than the lust of the human spirit]. Therefore He says: ’God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble’" (James 4:5–6). This is a vital point. Then: "Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up" (vv. 9–10). Brethren, that is God’s promise to us! We must humble ourselves, and must not let down in the matter of prayer and fasting!"

Which is More Evil: Disney and Harry Potter or National Geographic and Rotary International?

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According to Apostle Malm the answer is ALL of the above!  In the eyes the self righteous holier-than-thou modern day Pharisee who is incapable of keeping all of the law, it is easy to accuse others of being evil.

Disney’s Fantasia, the Sorcerers Apprentice etc are designed to make the most appalling evil as appealing and attractive as possible.  Harry Potter is the same, while National Geographic is designed to use the most beautiful photography to push evolution.  Society is filled with such deception, seeking to make evil appear as attractive and good.

The apostle has been on a rant lately about the Rotary Club International.  According to the apostle it is a evil satanic organization that is an arm of the Masonic Lodge.  What brought this tirade on was Victor Kubik's latest UCG editorial telling about his attendance at a Rotary meeting and how the local businesses were eager to talk to him about UCG.  Church members have been involved in Rotary International  for well over 40 years now.  Not once has any of them been subjected to Masonic rituals.

The apostle continues claims that COG members who are part of Rotary and who do good works are partaking of Satanic values.

Satan always presents himself as an angel of light and goodness, in order to deceive.
We are to keep ourselves away from such worldliness and become wise in godly things.
Jas 1:27   Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. [We are not to be entangled in this world's evils.
Romans 16:19. . . .    but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

The Masonic movement is responsible for much of the evil in this world, which evil and rebellion against God, they hide behind so called "Good Works" organizations.  By being a part of that, you are helping the great evil of the Mystery Religion and its rebellion against God.

It has always been easy for COG members and leaders to label anyone outside the group as 'the other,' 'the evil ones,' 'the reprobates,' or 'the ungodly.'  They did this while being a part of an organization that was rotten to the core.  A church that sadly destroyed marriages, divided families can caused countless deaths.

A reader on Malm's blog responded with this:


There is paganism all around us. There are pagan symbols on the dollar bill. If we are of the faith, and strong, then it is all “meat before idols”. Such things cannot harm us. Certainly we do not worship in a pagan fashion, or deify paganism. However, none of us , in his faith, are somehow sullied or diminished by a symbol. Symbols do not make us “unclean”. We do not endorse the symbols, we do not embrace the symbols, but we certainly should praise and feel free to associate with fellow human beings that are practicing good works, when they are found, and cooperate with such if it is beneficial and aiding in the alleviation of suffering. This is what the Rotary does. This does not mean that we are compromising with the truths of God, that we hold dear, when we do so.


Why are Church of God members scared of everything they come across?  Living a life of constant fear is exhausting.  It's no wonder all the COG's are hurting for members and money.

The Church of God thinks its public face to the world is one of truth and light and then along comes another COG idiot like apostle Malm who makes complete fools of the entire Church!

Rod Meredith Says: The Pope is Resigning, the Gays are Marrying, and Here is Your Special Offering Envelope

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Always one to take advantage of a news event, Rod Meredith sent out a letter on Valentines Day to fill the Church coffers with more money.  This Valentines Day letter included an envelope for members to send in their "tithe of the tithe." 



This "tithe" has to be one of the Church of God's most deceitful money making tactics it ever used.  Poor members who scrapped and went without in order to raise money for the Feast and other Church Holy Days had to tithe on the tithe that they had already saved.  This money was sent in to keep the ministry afloat with trips and travel and secondarily to help pay rent for rented meeting halls.  It went to ministers who did not have to tithe and did not save second tithe.  The COG has routinely given large amounts of tithe money to ministers so they can travel around the world on Feast Days. These amounts can be from $5-10,000.00 a shot.  All the while the poor church member who double tithed were lucky to be able to afford a Motel 6.


This ploy of sending in "tithe of the tithe" money obviously did not work because Meredith had send out a letter a week later calling a church wide fast for February 23rd. Another letter followed  a few days later. The church is suffering financially because the membership is still not sending in money as they are expected

Perhaps it is time that the leadership in Charlotte got off their high horses and lofty pedestals and got on their knees in front of their congregations and asked for forgiveness for the sins they have committed against the membership.  Perhaps it is time for these men to humble themselves before their God and truly become servants of men and women and actually serve the membership without any expectation of receiving money or accolades.  Perhaps then we will truly see who the real shepherds are in the Church of God.  Just think what an example this would be for the spiritually raped and devastated members in Philadelphia and Restored Church of God.  They would leave those dead churches so fast Meredith’s head would spin.  

Imagine a grace filled life where you did not have to worry about what  some Pope does or the gay couple down the street.  Imagine not have to live in fear for our salvation from one day to the next because some evangelist is constantly trying to scare the crap out of you. 

One can only dream………



February 14, 2013



Dear Brethren,

Greetings from Charlotte, NC! With the resignation of Pope Benedict, prophetic events will
probably move forward faster than ever! The "Arab Spring" has brought about a new situation in North Africa and the Middle East to prepare the way for the "King of the South" (Daniel 11 :40). The financial and political upheavals in Europe will soon begin to prepare the way for the coming Beast Power to arise. In America, Maryland has just become the eighth state to approve same-sex "marriage"! Additionally, more and more parts of our society- including the professing Christian ministry-are ignoring or even approving homosexual practices and other perverted behaviors which are anathema to God Almighty! The end of this present age is certainly drawing closer-and we can be encouraged as we see these things occur. For, indeed, it does need to get "darkest just before the dawn."

The Eternal God has said He would have a Church preaching His Truth to the very end. We in the Living Church of God-a vital part of the "little flock" (Luke 12:32) which Christ talked about-are having an increasing impact on the world through preaching God's message with increasing power over television, our publications, and now the Internet. The world desperately needs the message that we can give in a special way. We are doing the Work with "all of our hearts" as most of you know. So please carefully consider any way that you can "go above and beyond" in helping out Christ's Work at this time. As the Holy Days approach, we have the opportunity to show honor and worship to the great God we serve in the Holy Day offerings which He commands.

As we have mentioned before, March is normally the first month when we begin to contribute the tithe of our second tithe. This-tithe is used-to help defray the common expenses in-conducting the annual Holy Days. As the Spring Holy Days approach, we use this tithe of the tithe to rent halls to meet in and to send ministers out from Headquarters. If you are able to send in a tithe of your second tithe to help with these festival expenses, it will be greatly appreciated!

May the God who gives us life and breath lead you ever closer to Him. May all of us do our part with zeal in preparing for the coming Kingdom of God and giving our lives to the Creator as Jesus Christ gave His life for us at this very time of year.

With Christian love,


Roderick C. Meredith
 

Dennis on Dave Pack's 'Clarion Call' - Send It In!

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Send It In!

Dennis Diehl - EzineArticles Expert AuthorAll churches require money to operate their ministries.  All churches have come to realize that just depending on "give as you are able"  or  deciding for oneself what they can afford to give does not work well when you want to build things and put your ideas out "to all the world."  Around here the radio ministers make no bones about the Christian obligation to tithe so get over it and "send it in!"

But then there are those types of ministers, apostles and prophet types who take it to the outer limits of demanding members supply church "needs."  This is not a discussion on tithing.  The argument is endless and you can't win because no one wants to be made to feel they are robbing the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob of income or faithless in believing that if they tithe, that God will open the windows of heaven and give most of it back if not more...just try it.  This is a brief caution to the hundreds of you who read this site secretly and quietly because you have to if you are ever to get another perspective and the financial and spiritual abuse by your Church leaders.

Among the "send it in" ministers who take the prize for pushing members to the brink and over at times is Dave Pack, Apostle and many other glorious titled founder of the Restored Church of God.  Dave coined the "send it in" concept and is well known for his insane demands for retirements, homes, estates and any spare cash you may have just sitting doing nothing in the bank.  If you wish to hear him directly commanding it, find a copy of "A Clarion Call" and be inspired or enraged depending on your orientation.  (Exposés of "Clarion Call" can be found here and here.)

Dave is just a good example of influence of ministry over member gone nuts.  I'm not so sure you can actually call it a ministry as the demands undo the meaning of the concept of servant to all.  In these kinds of cases, the members are the ministry and the minister is the beneficiary.  Flurry and countless others do this all the time and not just in the COG's.  It is a tendency in ministers to make demands of members which are beyond reason.  I have often wondered just how brain dead a member has to be to give in to this approach by his church pastor, but that is not the topic here. 

So to the point.  Some simple concepts and rules the member should adopt in their giving, NO MATTER HOW THREATENING YOUR PASTOR GETS TO SEND IT IN.

Your hard earned monies are yours
Your retirement is yours
Your home is yours
Your bank account is yours
Your belongings are yours
Your time is yours
Your mind is yours
Your family comes FIRST
Your needs come FIRST
Your children come FIRST

I realize the Bible tells you differently in places and ministers can quote "God" to you all day guilting you out of your own mind and common sense if you allow it.  Please remember, even if don't understand this.  Human Priests in the OT wrote the OT and every rule in the OT that the masses must obey.  If you do not understand this Bible fact, do your homework.  It will easy your mind that you are not really offending a Deity that also says He owns the cattle on a thousand hills , which if He really needed money, He could sell since they belong to Him.


Please also note that the concept of "and they all shared their stuff in common," in the book of Acts was a very short lived and failed experiment in early Church history.  Once more wealthy people came into the Church, all bets were off and the ministry was forced to abandon that idealistic view.  The first successful businessman who came into the church with the "all share" view in vogue who said "screw that," probably changed the policy as the ministry would not want to lose his contributions.  Voting with your feet or funds has always caused ministers to discover new truth and ways to keep you in your seats if an idea of his goes wrong.

So here are the real rules if you wish to keep your own integrity in tack along with your mind and resources.

Never give what you do not have

Never give beyond that which you are able thinking it will come back to you. It won't

Never give up your home to a church cause

Never give up your property to a church cause

Never Will your home, property and stuff to any church...EVER!

Never allow your personal finances to become the business of the Church or the leadership of that Church

Never dip into your retirement for a current Church need or want...EVER!

Never be afraid to undo what you said you'd do...no matter what you think the Ananias and Sapphira tale was all about.  It is not what you think is about.

Never put yourself in a place of need by giving to someone who has everything already

Never send in diamonds, physical gold or silver to your church.  It will be kept by the ministry and the rings will end up on the hands of their kid's fiancé.

Never break these rules or you will live to regret it.


And a few "always" rules.


Always feel free to repeal what you said you'd give under duress of sermons filled with proof-texting and too long in your seat hearing about it.  You won't be struck dead.

Always check out the size, quality and location of your pastor’s home

Always demand to know the real salary the guru gives to himself or family members

Always use the phrase "I'll take that under consideration," when you are being commanded to do something by your minister.

Always defend your family and partner before you defend the Pastor or Church

Always allow for anything the Pastor says to be taken with a grain of salt.  Petra, "God says," "I am..."  "You aren't..." come to mind.

Always pay attention to the spinning in your head and the pain in your stomach.  Your stomach is telling you the truth. Your head is lying to you.

Always be your authentic self before you allow a book, booklet, Church or its leadership to hijack your mind

Always stay on your own journey and not that of others unless you really chose wisely to do so and make them part of your journey not you giving up yours for theirs.

And finally...

No God will be angry with your if you adhere to the above

Only men will be angry with you if you adhere to the above

If you allow others to do your thinking for you...
If you allow others to filter your life through their eyes
If you are motivated by fear, guilt and shame in these matters...

I will be mad at you as will most of the people you love and who love you.


E. W. King: Animals Are Not Human and Vegetarians Are Killers!!!!!

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More wit and "wisdom" from the end time prophet and leader of the restored Worldwide Church of God, E. W. King.

The prophet is ticked off at vegetarians.

He says that the Bible COMMANDS people to eat meat.  However, he fails to notice that in the Adam and Eve myth and for sometime afterwards people did not eat meat.

We find that in the Old Testament that God informed ALL of Israel to eat meat! [Exodus 12:3] Jesus himself ate meat. Jesus is our example. You cannot belong to true Israel and not eat clean meat! Today we understand that the “clean” meats have been corrupted but not because we cannot eat them but because of all the chemicals and breeding hormones which fallen man has injected into them. We need to only eat the clean meats and be careful when we purchase any kind of meat.

As true members of the the true World Wide Church of God we must not put animals before people, humans who are created in the image of God. Pagan religions promote vegetarianism. Sadly, these Babylonian teachings have infected certain fallen “christian” denominations such as the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and New Age Christian movements.

How have people been deceived into treating animals like humans? Today people can “adopt” a pet. “Adoption” is a word used for humans who adopt a human child, not animals. People go to “pet cemeteries”. Pet cemeteries?

When we look at the proper use of animals in the Bible we find that they were used for WORK. Plowing fields, transportation, clothes, oil, food etc. This is not to say that people did not have pets for companionship but this must be kept in proper perspective.
How should we treat animals? We should, if we own animals, take proper care of them. Feed them properly, shelter them properly and treat them like animals not like humans. It is disrespectfull to treat animals like humans...they are not human.



The King wants it made clear that TRUE Christians are NOT vegetarians!
Now, as I proceed in this article many may begin to get upset. Why? Because Satan has begun to infuse his pagan virus of paganism into those who are not awake. Please understand, true Christians do not believe in being “vegetarian”. Meat has certain protiens in it that a vegetable diet cannot offer. Humans need certain amino acids that a pure vegetable diet cannot provide.
 Did you know that vegetarians are killers?
Even vegetarians kill! They kill plant life! Indeed, we all kill to eat. What we need to understand is that we should only kill to eat when it is nescessary. People who kill things for “fun” are sick people. God wants us to be healthy. We should eat the CLEAN DIET that God outlines for us in His word. God would never ask you to eat something that is bad for you! As true Christians in the true church that Jesus Christ built, “The Worldwide Church of God””, we follow His CLEAN DIET that He wrote out for us to follow. We do not follow vegetarians or any other pagan idea. We follow Jesus Christ...and Jesus followed the clean meat diet!


Apparently the King feels that all good dogs do go to heaven. Or, maybe Petra, millennium or someplace.

Now, in ending this article I must show you from God's own word that he does care for His children and their relationship with His animals. I truly believe that if we owned a pet or special animal in this life as true Christians and we ask God to let them experience a new life with us He can make it happen. This is not to say that animals have some sort of “immortal soul”, because they do not..nor does mankind! Jesus said: “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” [Matthew 7:11]
I do believe that God has a plan for His animals that we cannot yet understand: “Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glories liberty of the children of God.” [Romans 8:21]



I think many people would certainly cherish this idea that pets do go with us to some afterlife.  However, in this case, the King contradicts his own point above where he makes fun of people who treat animals like humans. Isn’t the idea of an afterlife or someplace special for pets doing the same thing?

Is God Going To Curse Me For Attacking His Spiritual Organism?

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Spiritual organism?  Organism????  That has always been one of the stupidest catch phrases that Armstrong came up with.  It always sounds like some dirty infectious germ in a petri dish.

I have been cursed so many times of the last 20 years by God's most perfect "christian" church members that I should have been fried to a crisp decades ago.  For 5 years straight I was guaranteed to be killed on Passover eve by the idiots in the Neville Stevens splinter cult. Not a thing happened!  Not even a skin rash. Nada!  Zippo!

Whether I die tomorrow or 30 years down the line, I am secure in my standing with God.  If it is tomorrow it is not by the hand of some magical god sitting up there constantly pissed at exmembers or  so-called pagan humanity.

Alas, it is not my fault that there are well over 600 splinter cults out there all preaching a different gospel, lead by men who say some of the most idiotic things imaginable.

TWT, if you would please contact them all and let them know that they should stop doing so, I would greatly appreciate it.

Peace, brother





From: TWT <theworldtomorrow2012@gmail.com>
Date: February 26, 2013, 7:33:02 PM PST
To:no2hwa
Subject:Your defamatory blog
Sir,
If you grew up in The Worldwide Church of God as my brother, sisters and I did - and you grew bitter over splits, doctrinal changes, personal sins of others which they committed against God - not you; the misuse of monies; whatever - you should just let it go and move on.  
Rather, you've dedicated a great deal of your time in hostile satanic attacks and bitter angry resentment against a lot of guys who have been dead for many years.  Just go take a piss on their graves why don't you.  You'll feel better if you make a trip to HWA's grave in LA, and GTA's grave in Big Sandy, and relieve yourself - really.  Then you can take down your hate fueled website, stop name calling and making fun of folks, and maybe check into some nice Sunday church on your local street corner.
I'd go to a nice false pagan Babtist church or any of the other pagan churches out there if I were you. so you can overcome your hatred and put it all behind you and put a smile on your face.  Otherwise your just going to die young of a heart attack or something.  God may curse you for attacking HIS spiritual organism, His people, His TRUE Church.  I believe you're already under a curse having left your first love, the truth of Gods word, and HE has given you over to a reprobate, backward, satanic mind - as His word says will happen to those who fall away from the truth of the Bible.  It would be better of you never knew the truth - so help you God.
Repent.  Before you wake up some day being thrown alive into the lake of fire!   


UCG: Dennis Luker Announces He Will Not Accept A Second Presidential Term

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February 27, 2013


Dear Fellow Ministers and All Brethren,

I am writing this personal letter to you to make you aware of an important decision that I have made in my life. My three-year term as president is nearing its end and the question has now become whether or not I should continue as president of the United Church of God, an International Association—if the Council of Elders so accepts.

The decision that I have come to, with advice and counsel from my wife and others is that I should not seek nor accept a second presidential term. Here is why. While it is not well-known outside of my family and some people here in Cincinnati, my health has taken a serious downturn in the last few months because of complications from an enlarged prostate gland. This is common among older men and for years I have privately struggled with this, doing my best   to maintain my health with proper nutrition, exercise and medical advice.

Most important of all, I have been anointed and put my faith and trust in God for healing. My healing and my life are in God’s Hands and I want His Will, not mine.

Serving as the president is a 24/7 job. At this time I do not have the energy or strength to fulfill the responsibilities of president of UCGIA for another three-year term—which would begin on July 1 of this year. I have discussed all this with the Council of Elders and they have accepted my decision to decline from seeking a second term as president. The Council was very gracious in accepting my decision and expressed much support, gratitude and encouragement.

When I was named president by the Council nearly three years ago, our Church was facing severe challenges. I am profoundly grateful that the living Head of the Church, Jesus Christ, has led us through the past crisis and has now blessed us with growing strength, stability and unity. The Council is already preparing to place into motion our systematic and thorough process of selecting another president. You will be hearing about this shortly from Robin Webber, chairman of the Council of Elders.

What are my plans from here? God willing, I do plan to complete my term, which ends on June 30. Afterwards, LeeAnn and I will return to our home in Seattle, Washington, and spend more time with our family. Our son lives in Portland, Oregon. Our daughter is in the Seattle area where we also have five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. So, we will be returning “home” to our family whom we have greatly missed.

If I am unable to complete my term, per the Church’s bylaws the chairman of the Council will serve as interim president until a new president is selected.

I will not be returning to pastor a church (I will be 76 years old), but I will continue to serve as an elder in every way possible. LeeAnn and I have served together in the ministry for 50 years this coming June. We will continue to serve God’s people to the best of our ability as long as God gives us health and strength.

I will close this personal letter with a heart-felt thank you for your incredible faith and dedication to God and His Church. Your love, prayers and support are very encouraging to all of us here at the home office in Cincinnati. LeeAnn and I send our love and gratitude to you all!

Sincerely, in Christ’s service,     

Dennis Luker

The Laodicean Church of God

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Here's a splinter group that I missed out on joining.  It is called the Laodicean Church of God.  It was started in 2001 by Jim and Peta McGinn

In 1999 they discovered "new" knowledge and attempted to educated the folks at United Church of God about it.  UCG did not listen, so in another tempter tantrum they set out to start their own group.  That is how easy it is in Armstrongism to start a splinter cult.  Gain some "knowledge," present it to your church leaders, get slapped for being so arrogant and then leave and start your own group.  That is a time tested way that the 600 some splinter cults of Armstrongism formed since Big Daddy did it to the COG7 in the 1940's.

It always seems to be about new understanding or knowledge that they discover.  God deliberately kept that knowledge hidden till they discovered it.  What a weak god they follow if that is how they think it operates.

They seem to be part of the "one god" crowd and say Jesus Christ is a created creature, but most important of all you must agree and acknowledge that Hebert Armstrong was a faithful servant of God.  Since when has ones salvation been dependent on acknowledging HWA?


To be a member of God’s flock you would have to agree that Mr. Armstrong was a faithful servant of God. 

The new knowledge of the Father is that He is the one true God and that He alone has existed for eternity.  There is ONE TRUE GOD.

The new knowledge of Christ is that He is the born Son of God before creation.
Christ has not existed forever He was born of the Father before anything else was created.

If the above new truths can be accepted then you are one of God’s flock.

Did you know that Jesus and Lucifer are brothers and that Lucifer is actually Jesus' son? 

Jesus Christ is a Morning star.



Rev 22:16  "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star."


Lucifer is a Morning Star also. The correct translation for Lucifer is Morning Star. Morning Star, son of the Morning [Jesus Christ.] Lucifer is the son of Jesus Christ.
 About Jim and Peta McGinn
 
We began attending Worldwide Church of God in 1978.  In 1979 we were baptised and continued in Worldwide until 1995 when we joined United Church of God.

 We had always been interested in bible study and bible discussions amongst the members.



In 1999 my wife and I had been shown, by a member, plain scriptures that proved Jesus Christ was the born Son of God from the beginning, {prior to creation}.  Our friend had also showed us that God the Father and God the Word were on Mt. Horeb when the Father gave the Ten Commandments.



The implications of this knowledge were not immediately apparent.  After an in depth study into the Passover and the nature of God, I realised I was learning new knowledge, which had been hidden since the time of the Apostles.  As John 17 v 3 became clear, I realised God was revealing the knowledge of the truth, which is the true gospel of the Kingdom, the words of eternal life.  My wife joined in the study and we have believed, loved and obeyed this new truth as we have learned it.



This plain knowledge has been resisted fiercely by forums, and churches and individuals.



Toward the end of the year 2000, we had good understanding of what we now know was the knowledge of the truth.  The exodus from the Passover to the entering of the Promised Land was a direct type of our calling from carnality to eternal life.



The Philadelphian era, with Mr. Armstrong as the physical leader was not given this knowledge.  They had to hold fast to what they had, and were to be kept from the end time events.



We sent this new knowledge to the council of elders of the United Church of God, and the ministers in Australia, on the 1st January, 2001.  It was our desire that the United church would believe the bible and adjust their doctrines accordingly, and teach this plain new knowledge to the membership.  They rejected it out of hand, and after we hada discussion with our minister, and elders, we were asked not to attend church in April 2001. 



The Laodicean era of God's church began on the 1st January, 2001, when my wife and I acted positively to the new knowledge and with a correct heart and attitude we forwarded the precious treasures of new knowledge to the elders of the United Church of God. 



We had the understanding of the revealed knowledge that Jesus Christ is the Son of God from the beginning {before creation}.  This era has started as a mustard seed and will eventually fill the whole earth.  Jesus Christ, at the time of writing, is building His church with the end time knowledge.  Jesus Christ will decide when to add membership to His church.


My beloved husband Jim died on 27th March, 2011, this being 12 years after we first began to understand the knowledge of eternal life.  I will continue on with the work that the Holy One of Israel puts before me.  Our son Jesse McGinn is now studying with me and together we will continue this great work of God and His Son Jesus Christ. 

So many of the Armstrongite groups would make good Gnostic's. The Gnostics were all about possessing secret knowledge that the unenlightened could not understand.  There is so much newly revealed hidden knowledge out there that there certainly cannot be much left to find out.  600 some groups all with some secret revealed "new knowledge" that makes them more special than the other.



The watchman is the person God will use to restore the knowledge to the church and to warn the nation of Israel.   The end time church will also see Elijah, the two witnesses and the resurrection of King David, and the saints, the return of the Father and Jesus Christ. 

The membership of the Laodicean church will come out of the Philadelphian church.  The Laodicean era has far and away the best reward, but it will be far and away the hardest era to be in.  Some members will be deceived by the beast into instigating the abomination of desolation.  Self righteousness or lukewarmness will be a characteristic of this church.  As in all the church eras, there will be overcomers.

Each era of Gods church has had different knowledge and different rewards.  The Philadelphian era had to hold fast to what they learned.  Their reward is to be pillars in God's kingdom.  The genuine Philadelphians were to be kept from end time events.

With each era, old teaching from the previous era is loosed in heaven, and new knowledge is revealed and bound in heaven.  Scriptures that were right for one era have a different understanding for the next era.  We believed that “beginning” meant eternity when applied to the nature of Christ.  That teaching was correct for that time, but it is not correct now.

Since Jesus Christ has started building His church in 2001, the world has changed dramatically.  The English speaking nations are under constant threat of terrorist attack, and are gradually being alienated from the rest of the world.  Arab hatred is increasing, as God the Father stirs up the nations to punish Ephraim and Manasseh for their sins.  Homosexuality is rife in the English speaking countries.

What an exciting and dangerous time lies yet ahead for us in this last end time era of God's church.

UCG Finances Still Taking A Hit

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FYI to any splinter groups that needs some HQ property.  UCG still is trying to sell the land boondoggle in Texas

Finances—Aaron Dean
As treasurer, Mr. Dean reported that the current income fiscal year to date   totals $11.5 million and expenses are at $11.9 million. Expenses have not come down as quickly as expected, as people are renewing their Good News subscriptions   at a higher rate than we anticipated—mostly in areas outside the U.S. However,   our financial situation is a lot better than what it was a few months ago.

We expect that gap to continue to narrow so that our expenses come in line.   We are putting together a balanced budget for our forthcoming meetings.

There has been no development on the sale of the Texas property. Financial reports at the GCE will have a slightly different layout, to be more easily   understood and will include projected cash flows.

Mr. Dean expressed his thanks to our employees for the financial hit they   had to bear to help balance the books, and thanked the members for the special offering, which is now in excess of $730,000.

UCG Admits It Still Cannot Impress The World

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Poor UCG.  Try as they might, they still cannot seem to make much of an impact in the world.  Even though they are now a streaming presence on Roku they still are an unknown church.  It seems that the Roku viewers tune out after the first 6 minutes or so.

From the Council of Elders report
The dedicated Roku Beyond Today (BT) channel went live on Jan. 29, and we’ve had 25,000 video views with an average of 6.19 minutes each. About 4,600 people have the Beyond Today channel installed on their Roku boxes. We’re finding that people are willing watch video on an internet connected television longer than they do on their computer or Internet browser.

More from the UCG Council of Elders report:

Mr. Eddington stated that the Church works every day preaching the gospel. He said that, as a job for us, outside of God and family, it is the most important thing we do. We have a disciplined staff and a systematic plan to deliver a stable and consistent effort to preach the gospel. There is no single defining action to get to the world but hard work and varied approaches, like radio, TV, and Internet.

The process can be likened to a giant concrete flywheel that is ever so hard to get turning, and yet with years of pushing it slowly gathers momentum—until eventually it turns powerfully, hard to even stop, with just a push every revolution. One day, by consistent work in preaching the gospel, we would hope to find ourselves catapulted onto the world stage—suddenly in the public eye as the Church of God makes a mark on religion.
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