One thing the perfect restoration of 1st-century Christianity that so many COG's believe they are today is that it has proven to be the most unbelievably screwed up era in the history of the COG movement. Never has the church been filled with so many self-appointed apostles, prophets, visionaries, and channelers of dreams than what we have today. Herbert Armstrong had no idea what his rebellion against the COG7 would accomplish in the long run. That spirit of rebellion entered the church from the onset and has been wreaking havoc ever since. Each and every one of these beta-men claims they are the most incredible prophet the church has ever seen. Each of them has the answer to everything and everyone else is wrong.
This all brings us once more to the world's foremost sought-after historian and theologian. No COG prophet has ever been this intelligent in the history of the church. No COG prophet has ever been more accurate than this man, though being a beta-man, he is too afraid to make a definitive statement on anything but yet still expects us to believe his prophetic mental verbosity.
Today our great savior of Africa and end time Amos, Elijah, Elisha, Joshua, and the only doubly-blessed prophet of God in human history is back telling us that the end is not here (at least not for 3 or more years) and that Satan is so angry with him that there are malcontents out there that are imitating him and his greatness. So be warned, you could be deceived by other COG false prophets trying to be like him, Bob Thiel, the epitome of prophethood greatness!
The Great Bwana of Africa and 299 Caucasians writes:
Many have been influenced by political matters to believe that the end (meaning the Great Tribulation) is going to happen within the next 2-3 years. It will not.
Furthermore, consider that Jesus taught:
5 Take heed that no one deceives you. 6 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many. 7 But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet. 8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows. (Mark 13:5-8)
While many events are aligning with biblical prophecies, the end is not yet.
It is always fun to watch COG prophets quote Jesus with the above scriptures. This is one of the few times they quote the guy and it is always to warn others about liars and false prophets in the church, NEVER that they themselves are the very people Jesus is speaking out against!
Some are caught up with political and other changes which influence them tell others that the end is sooner than it is or that certain political policies are more important than they are in the overall light of God’s plan.
Or that weather and natural disasters are God's punishment for sinful humanity. Which is always a sure sign of the end times.
The Bible teaches:
12 Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’ Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy, Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled. (Isaiah 8:12)
It is not that Satan is not conspiring, but understanding certain ‘conspiracies’ is simply not relevant for Christians.
While prophetic events are going on, there is still time before the end, and there still are false prophets.
In the Church of God, everyone is always a false prophet in charge of a competing splinter group, but NEVER, NEVER, is it the person doing the badmouthing.
The Great Bwana then goes on to claim:
We in the Continuing Church of God strive to always rely on the Bible for our prophetic understandings and teachings. Because of that:
19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts. (2 Peter 1:19, KJV)
We have been correct on what we have actually taught on prophetic matters.
What a steaming pile of prophetic bullcrap! The only prophetic understanding the improperly named "continuing" Church of God proclaims is the mental shenanigans of Bob Thiel's delusional mind. God has no more sent dreams to Bob than he has to Dave Pack. No one and I repeat NO ONE should ever believe Bob Thiel's beta-man prophecies.
So what has stirred Bob up this time that he needs to make these statements? Apparently, someone is circulating a video that many think comes from him. Though in Bob's mind "many" is most likely one or two people.
Bwana Bob warns that people should beware of videos not produced by his mindboggling world headquarters located in a dingy storefront in the Five Cities area of central CA.
Well, yesterday someone not part of CCOG asked me if a video that one or more CCOG members were promoting/circulating was produced by us. I responded that it was not from the CCOG. But this person had thought that it may have.
Please be careful about tying CCOG in with emails and videos that you might send that we have not produced here in the Five Cities Region of California, which is where our world headquarters is located. Also, be careful about speculations–they should be identified as such.
Bwana Bob is concerned about the speculations of others yet every single thing he says is pure speculation. From prophecy to bible interpretations, nothing he says is backed up by scripture, news stories, or prophetic visions. NOTHING!
These aspiring leaders somehow confuse their own ego with the Holy Spirit. Question for their followers: How's that working for you, mate?
ReplyDeleteBob wrote: ...Continuing Church of God strive to always rely on the Bible for our prophetic understandings and teachings.
ReplyDeleteFor myself, I don't really care that much about his "special" understanding of prophecy (Biblical, Catholic, Mayan, whatever. But it's with some of exegesis and doctrinal declarations, where Bob relies on his own misunderstandings, personal interpretations, and some form of "logic".
So far, BT has not used Ida as a prophetic crutch. He must lurk here and perhaps will choose to let it ride this time. Of course the day is not over.
ReplyDeleteThese folks must know that God has not sent them and that they are frauds. The same with every splinter. The leaders secretly know that they are man made organisations. Otherwise they wouldn't be using iron curtain tactics to keep members within their group.
ReplyDeleteI believe there were probably just as many crackpots back in the past of WCG, its just the the internet has given such crackpots leverage in being able to be found and seen in todays world.
ReplyDeleteIn yesteryear, crackpots had to pay for stamps to put out their nonsense to their mailing list of 25 people, and that was perhaps a bit to costly for most of them, and there was no "search" mechanism to find such crackpots.
The Armstrong WCG was able to keep a lot of bad news, discussion and scandal suppressed back in the day because of limited access to information. The Ambassador Report was about the only alternative source of information, and that did not show up until the mid 70s. The "AR" was also considered a "disfellowshippable" offense to be found with someone or circulated.
The internet has been a real exposer to religious nonsense and dysfunction, and thats a good thing. Their is truth, and there is a God, but the machinations of sociopaths needs exposure and accountability.
Tonto,
ReplyDeleteGood post and spot on.
Jim-AZ
Let’s see if Bob will steal this:
ReplyDeleteUSA/NATO is the military force of the King of the North.
The G7/Club of Romes ten zones are the seven heads and ten horns of Rev 13:1.
Iran is the King of the South.
Russia/China are the Kings from the East in Rev 16:12-16.
The King of the North will fight the Kings from the East at Armageddon.
Afghanistan will most likely get nuked as to not fall into the hands of Russia/China. A ground war is not winnable there.
Well put Tonto.
ReplyDeleteIf these so called ‘Prophets’ had the power I do not doubt that they would severely censor the internet and freedom of speech and the free exchange of thought and ideas. And a new dark age would descend on humanity moulded by their narrow narratives and ‘knowledge’.
When you tear out a mans tongue you are not proving him a liar, you are telling the world you fear what he may say.
It is always good to see individuals like Thiel throw a hissy fit when they are called to account and exposed.
3.12 PM
DeleteAnd God gave these fools what they craved. Did it create the utopia that they fancied their thought tyranny would create? Rather, this era is called the dark ages, and for good reason.
where our world headquarters is located
ReplyDeleteMore like Whirled Hindquarters!
And I thought it was a joke when I saw the "World Headquarters" sign in front of Dave Pack's "Hall of Administration".
Anon 839 wrote Whirled Hindquarters
ReplyDeleteIs that another way of saying "Gyrating in their seats"?
In Bob's case, it is more like nocturnal emissions. That's when his dreams come to him and we all know what happens to some men when they dream... Well, at least REAL men...
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ReplyDeleteA classic case of the BLIND LEADING THE BLIND!!