Half-Minded NOT
Today is another day of failure.
A lesson David C. Pack of The Restored Church of God never learned is: Just keep your mouth shut for one extra day, and you will avoid a ton more embarrassment.
I thankfully halved the article covering “The Greatest Unending Story! (Part 409)” from December 10, 2022. At the time, Dave made a big deal out of a “half a day” because it fouled up all his biblical math. But then, he was right on track.
As it turns out, it only took two days for him to discover it did not matter so much. This Pathetic Update was posted in Member Services on Monday, December 12.
Prophecy Update – December 12, 2022
There is much evidence that the first period is no more or less than 10 days. It came to be that when God says 10 days of tribulation, we should not add or subtract time. Think of His precision with 1,335 days or 3.5 days! The only variable is whether Christ wants to spend time with us before the 10 days begin. This seems unlikely, but not impossible. Your watch could start as laid out in Pt 409, but don’t be surprised if 10 days is exact—with everything starting a half-day later than 409 explained.
It is anyone’s guess what else Dave taught this weekend that he will soon recant.
Peering through the lens of physical reality dispels the need for concern fueled by hope or faith. He is failing again on Wednesday, December 14. It has now become a fact of history. And the interwebs is not kind to such information.
In honor of his 10-day-whatever or 10-and-a-half-day-whatever failure TODAY, we will continue to examine the other half of Part 409.
The quote where Dave blames God for things not panning out is worth repeating.
Part 409 – December 10, 2022
@ 18:38 The only way we go further if Christmas and all the proofs were a ruse by God to throw us off. And all the things that point to Sunday…were a ruse by God to throw us off…And God deliberately…threw us off.
Not only does Dave accuse God, but the more times he fails, the more new places he appears in the Bible. Why those are parallel is a great mystery.
Elijah is the man in linen who measures the temple in Revelation and Ezekiel. Elijah is the man in linen who speaks with Daniel from the middle of the river in chapter 12. Elijah is also the Mighty Angel of Revelation 10:1
@ 29:13 How many of you think when you look at it this way that the Lord Jesus Christ is just "another mighty angel?"
Dave explains the Mighty Angel is the Seventh Angel, which means Seventh Messenger, which means Elijah the Prophet, which means David C. Pack. The Bible keeps pointing to him.
@ 29:59 So, start with the fact that [Revelation] chapter 10, Mr. Armstrong never believed was Jesus Christ. I’ll tell you from chapter 11 why I went that direction.
Went that direction? No, he declared it as an expert who knows where the Father is and where Jesus Christ is throughout the Bible. To disagree inside RCG is to be rebellious, stubborn, and arrogant to think you know better than God's chosen apostle.
Part 394 – September 24, 2022
@ 17:24 So, we never knew that Christ Himself to open [Revelation] chapter 10, who’s called a Mighty Angel is Jesus Christ. We thought it was maybe Michael or Gabriel or somebody…We just never saw those things. Right there in plain sight. Thundering at us. Screaming at us.
What is screaming and thundering now, Dave? The echoing “Dooh!” all across Wadsworth is for you.
The seeds of doubt might bud in the minds of some in RCG. If Dave thought this was Jesus Christ, but now it is not, what about all those other places he claims to know "exactly" where the Father and Jesus Christ are? Could he be wrong about that in other places, too? It is just a question.
@ 33:09 But you should at least understand that [Revelation] chapter 10 is pretty obvious that it’s Elijah.
The Obvious Elijah sightings are crystal clear to Dave. Seems hard to believe there is room for anyone else in the Old or New Testament.
In Revelation 11, John will not be around to measure the temple, but that is a similitude, meaning that he is also Elijah. Who just so happens to be David C. Pack. You can see this same man in Ezekiel measuring the temple.
The Seventh Angel is the Seventh Messenger is the Mighty Angel is Elijah is That Prophet is David C. Pack. Move over, Kevin Bacon. It does not even take six degrees in the Bible to link David C. Pack all over the place.
Dave tumbles deeper into the Jerusalem Syndrome rabbit hole of his own self-delusion. How there were no uncontrollable snickers in the audience during some of these outlandish claims is another great mystery. Of course, nobody walked out.
The Two Witnesses are sent by Elijah, not Jesus Christ.
That was not a stutter. Elijah sends the Two Witnesses of Revelation 11:3, not Jesus Christ. They work under Elijah. And Elijah is David C. Pack.
The reasoning is so convoluted that quoting the text would look like Morse Code. For those with a stomach, you can watch his explanation.
@ 44:14 I know the Bible well.
I am going to leave that one for the Comments section.
@ 45:08 If we understand the 1335 correctly, it’s now set. It’s certain. It’s just which day in the next three or so.
Statements like this are sure to cause Dave even more chest pains.
The 1335 of Daniel 12:12 did not begin today. Again. I probably should have counted how many times the 1335 was a no-show for 2022. Maybe that could be a side project for 2023.
Dave cannot keep himself from seeing comparisons to John the Baptist.
When John the Baptist is resurrected, there will be some pretty uncomfortable moments when Dave tries to introduce himself.
@ 45:46 The parallel with John the Baptist, if there’s one, if John was an Elijah and there’s another one that’s coming as an Elijah, then we’ve gotta go back and remember what I said last week and dismiss the other parts of it. He was a messenger…I’ve been a messenger.
Dave has been a messenger of malarkey. A messenger of fraud. A messenger of lies. A messenger of blasphemy. A messenger of fear.
@ 46:03 He was a prophet and more than a prophet. I been more than a prophet.
A false prophet and false apostle, to be sure.
@ 46:08 He was a Levite. So am I. God raised him. Well, nobody thinks I came to this office by myself.
Yeah. Do not ask for a show of hands. That would be awkward.
@ 46:15 He prepared a people. A people have been prepared here. He just came outta Nowheresville, the wilderness. Just poof! You know? When God gave him an utterance in Luke 3:2.
Notice how Dave skipped admitting he has never received an utterance from God. Be prepared for it because that day is coming. It will be a game-changer for everyone.
@ 46:28 I’m sort of a guy in the wilderness. I made the Bible’s greatest prophecies plain, a voice cries out.
He cannot be referring to his own gutted, retired book. A book removed in shame years ago.
You can purchase an out-of-print hard copy on Amazon for $97. That is a much better deal than on eBay, where you can own a piece of church history for $162.
At this point, if David C. Pack stood at the lectern in the Main Hall of The Restored Church of God Headquarters and drank his own urine, the brethren would continue to sit quietly and motionless in their chairs, accepting it as God’s will for His servant.
Ken Orel, please test this theory and see if that kind of blind obedience would extend to you.
@ 46:36 He came before Jesus Christ. And he did no miracles…I cast out many demons in my life…I anointed them. And they were healed instantly…But, it’s funny, once I came to this assignment, I’ve never done any of that anymore.
Yeah, Dave, it is funny. It is almost as if God did not want any actual proof of your office. He did not want you to exhibit any signs of an apostle so that people could not confirm you have God’s authority. However, the long list of failed dates proves what assignment you fulfill.
And by the way, why are you unable to complete your assignment or get even one thing correct after nearly 20,000 hours of Bible study? Will it take 30,000 hours? 40,000 hours?
@ 47:33 But, I don’t do any miracles. Not for years…But, it’s almost as though if God were to create a parallel, you can’t have me walking up and down the street and everybody’s healed…Or people mighta come here for the wrong reasons. You’d have Catholics coming here if I could do that.
God cannot have you be like Peter and Paul and Stephen. You might be mistaken for a true apostle or a true prophet. Catholics repenting and converting on the spot following the New Testament pattern? We cannot have any of that.
While addressing recent mistakes, Dave avoided calling it a mistake or taking any blame.
@ 48:59 …as I was learning all kinds of things that God was opening up. Let’s put it this way, maybe I over-thought some things. Then, the men around me did, too.
He is referring to his Meat Puppet and Meat Shield. They do not need to be at the lectern to be useful for Dave’s protection.
@ 49:06 But I was the captain. And then, I over-built trying to figure out how many kingdoms are there. Turns out there's two, but you could look at it and see three as recently as a week ago.
First, he "over-thought," then he "over-built." Which means he is trying super-hard. Maybe he is trying too hard. Being wrong, in error, or false is too hot a potato to hold in his hand.
So, one week ago, God's apostle, who will be raised as Elijah, who is the Seventh Messenger, the Mighty Angel of Revelation 10, a similitude of John the Baptist, thought there were three Kingdoms, but this week teaches there are two.
One could ask, “How many Kingdoms of God will there be one week from now? If those who believed you a week ago were proven wrong, why should anyone risk believing you this week, when it is completely plausible by next week, the answer will change again?”
These are questions only an antichrist serpent more wicked (almost) than the devil could think up. They are foolish questions, I admit. But I would really like to know. Dr. Ranney, please write me at exrcgwebsite@gmail.com or call me. You have my number.
@ 54:55 Remembering as we do, there’s Mount Everest. We’re not gonna get past the night of December 24th.
Please do not remember this on Christmas Day. Just close your eyes and move past it.
Part 405 – November 16, 2022
@ 1:34:37 Now, if it is not this Sabbath, I don’t understand Luke 12, Matthew 24. I don’t understand the math. And I don’t understand Zechariah or Habakkuk chapter 2. I don't understand how all of those verses point to he's gonna speak on the Sabbath, but it isn't.
It is unfair to quote Dave from so long ago as proof of his fraudulent teachings.
Part 403 – November 5, 2022
@ 03:03 Every last bit of that picture was settled…this framework can no longer change. It’s settled. We can trust all the scriptures that hold it in place.
Bringing up this again is just a downright dirty trick.
Part 367 – May 14, 2022
@ 1:31:20 I am telling God’s people I believe the Kingdom of Israel and eternal life comes tomorrow night. If I’m wrong…I’m wrong by a whole year because I know the day it happens.
Only a perverse, evil mind would ever think to hit below the belt like this.
Part 285 – February 1, 2021
@ 1:12:09 But, of course, all of this crashes if Christ does not come this Friday.
The devil’s favorite weapon is the truth. Right, Dave?
Another one of those stupid little Dave Pack teachings based on presumptive hot air leaking from his ears comes forward. It is not on the same scale as Stephen from Acts 7 being killed because he attacked the Jewish Christmas tree, but it is from the same spirit of nonsense.
@ 1:20:02 “…and they have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time.” A time is a season. Brethren, how long is a season? A day.
The Greek word for “time” in Mark 4:17 is proskairos (G4340) and means “for the occasion only, that is, temporary.” It appears four times in the New Testament.
The word means “a day” because Dave needs it to. Just like “seven times” briefly meant “a week” back in Part 387. The actual definitions of words in the Bible mean nothing to Dave. He distorts them into what he needs them to be and will discard them as soon as the jig is up.
It is maddening how often Dave reads Habakkuk 2:2 without any understanding and keeps recycling the same ideas over and over and over again.
@ 1:25:24 “And the Lord answered and said, ‘Write the vision, make it plain on tables, that he may rush that reads it.’” I believe that’s happening today.
David C. Pack has the most astonishing
piss-poor reading comprehension skills
of anyone I have ever heard.
If he bothered to slow down and pay attention to the printed words in the book, it would be clear that there are two people in that verse. 1) One who writes. 2) One who reads. They are not the same person.
The writer makes it plain on the tablet. The reader is the one rushing. But, even that is not entirely true because the actual meaning of the verse is that the words are so easy to read that someone running past the tablet would be able to understand it. Like driving past a billboard. Those are designed to be plain and readable in a short space of time as you move past.
But Dave does not get it. Once he reads anything a certain way, replacing words like he just did while reading it, he will not be able to grasp the actual concept of what God was saying. This is the David C. Pack conundrum. He can know the Bible in his sleep and read it but cannot understand it.
Higher math, please meet the cow.
While explaining a new discovery in Hebrews 10, Dave almost admitted something.
@ 1:28:02 I don’t know, brethren, why I couldn’t see it before. I take…you know, heart that nobody else ever saw it.
Ah, man. He almost said “responsibility," but luckily, he caught himself. Admitting fault would have been too humble an act for Elijah-Elect and the future Joshua, the High Priest. And the Seventh Messenger, who is the Mighty Angel, among so many other things.
Instead of accepting any blame for not seeing Hebrews 10 the way he does now, he is the first to see it, which should count for something. The pathology of his thinking process in real time is a curious thing to behold. He is less restrained than he used to be, making his deterioration all the more evident to anyone paying attention.
@ 1:28:10 I give myself grief. Probably one reason why I get chest pains. You know, because I know that people are counting on me to get this straight.
Anyone inside The Restored Church of God still counting on Dave to get this straight is setting themselves up for a lifetime of disappointment. That day will never arrive because God is not guiding him.
Dave has no fear of tempting God, either.
@ 1:28:23 And I’m still alive. I’m fine. I feel great.
Famous last words.
I recall the “Mr. and Mrs. Pack are fine” moment when they got COVID-19 after the Feast of Tabernacles in 2020. I also remember Dave hiding his tachycardia condition for months, though the effects were visible on his face during messages.
RCG is not known for being a “full disclosure” organization. There are brethren and ministers inside The Restored Church of God who still do not know Headquarters bought a $500,000 house in August.
@ 1:28:26 Turned 74 this week, and I don't feel a day over 73 and ten months.
See. The guy who teaches birthdays are evil cannot help but mention it in sermons.
@ 1:39:46 One last message on a last Sabbath that’s possible is sposta trigger everything. Then, it’s just watch.
Today, we watched the 1335 not happen. Folks will continue to watch nothing happen as they have been since 2013. The days leading up to December 24 will produce nothing. Christmas Day will produce nothing. Whatever David C. Pack ever teaches will always produce nothing.
If he had even half a mind left, he would shut his pie hole and resign.
But, as Gary posted on his blog, one-half of Dave's mind ran away. The other half went looking for it.
Rest assured, Part 410 will explain what went wrong.
Marc Cebrian
See: Half-Minded NOT
Is it time for Marc or someone else around RCG to pull a "Harold Camping" and get Pack some mainstream media publicity? I have to believe there are news outlets that would have a field day mocking this guy who has spent the last couple of years making insane predictions that keep failing while his congregation just sits there and laps it all up.
ReplyDeleteCamping got mocked internationally for ONE failed prediction. Imagine the ridicule that would fall on Pack for his even more ludicrous attempts that keep failing day after day. Even one short 7-10 minute exposé on CBS Sunday Morning would be devastating to Pack and might save a few families.
To misquote Winston Churchill--
ReplyDelete'Never in the COG has so much been spoken, by one man, with a reality, so few'
Clue number one he is a fraud: A genuine Apostle had to be one who had fellowshipped with Jesus, either before His crucifixion, or in Paul's case, the resurrected Christ. They had to be commissioned by Him to do what they did. Those are the Biblical requirements laid out by God, so that nobody further down the road could try and pull of a Dave or Gerry. Everyone would know they were a liar and would avoid them. That automatically disqualifies Dave from any legitimate office. Also, this Armstrongism notion of modern day doppelgangers of Elijiah or Joshua or any other genuine Biblical figure, is heretical. Their anti-type/type model is nonsensical as well. But I always wondered for men who are so obsessed with typology (non Biblical, that is), how did they miss the Trinity? Satan, the false christ and the false prophet being a false trinity? Hmmm?
ReplyDeleteNo Apostles now, period. Dave belongs in a hospital, where they can treat his multiple personality disorder.
Certain conditions and techniques are beneficial in obtaining the valuable time of a top notch journalist, because everybody these days is trying to get attention. There must be some people who participate in Banned who know who to contact, and how to effectively open the door for an expose. The problem is that so many people do weird Jesus things that I don't know whether some kook in Ohio who prophesies Jesus return every single day would even blip the radar screen.
ReplyDeleteI mean it conjures up the image of an old hillbilly saying to his wife "Tarnation, Louweezie! This ain't even news! Pastor Buford has been doin' the same thing to us fer years!"
In a motel watching gun smoke, festus, doc, marshal Dillon, miss kitty,reminds me of fetus telling Paul "too much learning hath driven thee mad! Some conman was trying to hornswoggle out of furs festus trapped. Point is this is truly an old old story. One of the best was George C. Scot in the Flimflam Man.
Delete@ 12:09 PM, you seem to be forgetting that thousands of churches have an Apostle or two among their leadership. It's not a sign of unusual weirdness, it's just the way those churches arrange their leadership, and it seems to be especially common among historically Black churches. It's no weirder than what WCG did in calling some men "evangelists" when they were little more than church administrators. "Apostle" or "Evangelist" or even "Prophet" can be a no-scandal, no-controversy rank, depending on how a church is organized.
ReplyDeleteThe scandal isn't that Dave calls himself an Apostle. The scandal is that he is making up nonsense as he goes along, changing his teachings from week to week and from day to day, but staying firm and not changing his "Common" doctrine that is bleeding dry the people he is confusing with his documentably false prophecies.
No matter how hard you try, you can't make sense out of nonsense.
ReplyDeleteYou can't find sanity if its derived from insanity.
All his rantings are nothing more than guano, (look it up).
Signed, The equestrian of Wadsworth
Johnn 1:19-24 makes it clear when John the Baptist was asked who he was John answered who he wasn't. Not Christ, not Elijah, and not the Prophet.
ReplyDelete"Today, we watched the 1335 not happen. ... Whatever David C. Pack ever teaches will always produce nothing."
ReplyDeleteWaiting for Jesus to "return" (as if he was here the first time) for 2000 years has produced nothing.
Dave, is pathetic and weak. He needs attention and control:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQO7qLZ0iIo