Why are so many present day COG leaders so incredibly boring?

Dumb and dumber, even worse than bouncing Bob!

One thing you have to credit to Herbert Armstrong is that he had charisma and a bombastic personality that kept many people enthralled by his messages. Yet today in COGland, we have some of the most pathetic men leading COG's imaginable. From bouncing Bob Thiel, the always constipated-looking Gerald Flurry, to Wade Cox that other Great White Bwana to Africa, these incredibly boring COG leaders try so desperately to leave their mark on the world. 

None of these guys would ever pass Herbert's Spokesman Club standards.

 

Is there a different spirit running today's Church of God's?

I was looking at Rod Reynold's Church of God Messenger today and at an article about "finding and remaining in the true church". He is just like all the other splinter groups who started a group in direct rebellion against the mother church or, in his case, a double rebellion that was also against the Living Church of God and Rod Meredith.

Every single Church of God splinter group today justifies its existence on its belief that it has preserved the "pure original truth" passed off to it by Herbert Armstrong. None of these guys ever split off claiming they would be exclusively followers of Jesus and The Way. None of them.

There is a different spirit running all of the splinter groups today, and it is not good. They have come preaching "another Jesus" IF he is even mentioned at all.

Reynolds writes:

 "Paul warns against those preaching another Jesus. He warns of receiving a different spirit, or a different gospel. “For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!” (II Corinthians 11:4). Or “... how well you put up with these things” (Bible in Basic English). “... then you listen too much” (Bible in Worldwide English). Paul is saying to them that ironically they are more willing to listen to false teachers all too often than to those who teach the truth. As Gill’s commentary remarks, they “receive his doctrine, submit to his authority, and prefer him to the apostles.”"

"There are ministers, or leaders of Churches, who claim that we can have access to God only through them."

"We are instructed, "Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge" (Proverbs 14:7). We are urged to "note those who cause division and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you learned [that is, the doctrine preserved in Scripture], and avoid them " (Romans 16:17). We are war‐ ned, "But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed" (2 Peter 2:1-2). These are those who promise a false "liberty," causing those who had escaped the pollutions of the world to become entangled in them again. "For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them" (2 Peter 2:19-21)."

Tody's COG leaders are men who have caused and continue to cause division and offense contrary to scripture. Men like Pack, Flurry, Thiel, and Weinland are men occupied by a different spirit, a spirit of division and, in most cases, sheer blasphemy. 

The idea of a “progressive revelation” that contradicts the teachings of Christ and the apostles and renders Scripture obsolete is a fiction of apostates who reject Christ's teachings.

Each of these guys mentioned above believes they have a direct conduit to God through which he sends endless updates and knowledge to them. Yet, through it all, they have remained nothing more than liars and false prophets. Churches conceived in a spirit of rebellion cannot produce good fruit.

Dave Pack And His Miraculous Razor Blade

 

The sheer stupidity that comes out of this man's mouth never disappoints. Magical god extends the life of a razor blade because the Holy One CANNOT be seen with a beard.

    

Dave Pack Says He Knows When Christ Returns

 

David C. Pack of The Restored Church of God attempted more damage control after the Kingdom of God did not arrive during the Feast of Tabernacles or on the Last Great Day. True to form, more truer information is always on the horizon. Credit to former member: https://www.exrcg.org/blog/elijahn-wink​ exrcg.org

Satan Is So Angry That He Shut Down Crackpot Prophet's False Prophecy Channel

 

Satan needs to stop being such a big bad meanie to the world's greatest prophet to ever exist in human history! How dare he!

The Greco-Roman Crackpot Prophet, Bwana Bob Thiel writes:

Bible News Prophecy International Radio Down

We were hit by a targeted hack that shut down our Bible News Prophecy International multi-language internet radio channel.

Then the crackpot prophet proceeds to blame a disobedient Laodicean for letting Satan take over his/her mind to attack his false prophecy site: 

Satan does not want this channel to exist and as he is the “the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience” (Ephesians 2:2). Satan, directly or indirectly, influenced one or more of the disobedient to attack this online radio site.

Greco-Roman Crackpot Prophet: We Have at least 3 1/2 Years Till The End

 

Where would the Church of God be without its resident idiot prophets running off at the mouth about the end-time malarkey? Keep those sheeple all stirred up and fearful, and they will not think twice about questioning the prophet's stupidity. Besides, keeping them living in fear keeps them under control and with their wallets open for the "end time push".

The Great Bwana to Africa and the occasional Caucasian had this little snippet up today from Church of the Eternal God:

11/08/24 a.m. In its newsletter today, CEG has the following:

Trump has won. ...

European Reactions

Breitbart wrote on November 6:

“Donald Trump may have turned the U.S. red, but in Europe the airwaves and front pages turned blue as the very tribally left-wing legacy media vented their disappointment at the American people not voting as wanted. German broadsheet newspaper Die Zeit said it for many in the European media on Wednesday morning with their reaction to the re-election of President-elect Trump, ... The colourful article comparing election night coverage to staring into a nuclear bomb’s mushroom cloud lamented ‘America doesn’t care at all’ about European feelings… the article’s author rhetorically asked whether this was to be the end of America…

Our resident crackpot then goes on to add his worthless two cents: 

The election was a step towards the end of the USA, "but the end is not yet: (cf. Matthew 24:6)--we have at least 3 1/2 years before the end.

 

Stirring the Pot: Most of the Split, Splinter and Sliver Christians I know chose Barabbas

The crowd chose Barabbas, not because they loved him, but because they hated Gospel Jesus. 

John 18:40

"They shouted back, "No, not him! Give us Barabbas!" Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising."

19:15

But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” “Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” 

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Bonus observation:

It kinda feels like when the second plane hit the South Tower or when you waited on the results of a biopsy and, well....you know....

Our Connection To Jesus Christ Exists Only Becasue Of Herbert Armstrong

According to Timothy Kitchen, our connection to Jesus Christ came to us through Herbert Armstrong. Much like Mary is used in the Catholic Church as a way to experience Christ, Herbert is our avenue to having a relationship with Jesus.  

God sent Jesus to the church. God had Jesus send the church Herbert Armstrong. Through Jesus and Herbert, we got the ministry. Eliminating any of these steps will eliminate you from the Kingdom of God and will get your name stricken from the Book of Life. Wut? 

Truly, Armstrongism gets dumber by the day!

The Body of Jesus Christ is connected to Jesus Christ. God the Father sent His Son. His son, Jesus Christ sent Herbert W Armstrong! Jesus Christ THROUGH Herbert W Armstrong sent the ministry! It was God the Father that sent them through Jesus Christ and Herbert W Armstrong! Eliminate any one of them, and you erase yourself from God's Church and Coming Kingdom, and from the book of Life! There is Government in His Body, and you break that chain in that Governmental line, whom God and Jesus Christ placed, you're not in it. Hirelings, and wolves look to draw away members of God's Church, unto themselves, unto their organization and corporate Church. If they cannot pull the Father of the family, they go after the wife. And if the wife cannot be pulled away, they will go After the Children. I have witnessed this very thing! I have lived through it, and God shows me instantly when it happens, by the power of His Holy Spirit. Because without it, I would be blind to it. I wouldn't see it. But I do. That's God through and through, and the Glory goes to God. I have come across many wolves, who seek to steal and destroy, JUST AS JESUS CHRIST SAYS! They, the hirelings and wolves, say the sheep have a path of destruction behind them, because many have clung to them with vain flatteries, or false pretenses! With ulterior motives! And their plans fell through and came to nothing! God's Word is true every time! Some were trying to take the children , literally. Some sought more members for their corporate Churches. All with lies and deception, false pretenses, of their father the Devil! Judge the fruits! What does God say He will do? The fire of God is coming up on the disobedient and rebellious! God come quickly and RIP your sheep from their claws and deliver what they have delivered to us!

Dave Pack's Spaghetti Model for Jesus Return Date Which Cannot Be Denied and is Inarguable

 

Will Gerald Flurry Be Proven Right Tomorrow?

 

Does Donald Trump winning the 2025 U.S election fulfill Gerald Flurry’s prophecy? Gerald Flurry, pastor general of the Philadelphia Church of God (PCG) and editor-in-chief of The Trumpet, prophesied that Trump would return to office. Are we witnessing the fulfillment of this prophecy, or is this yet another instance of a self-proclaimed prophet attempting to reshape the truth to fit his narrative? The Philadelphia Church of God issued a piece in their trumpet magazine authored by their Prophet Gerald Flurry titled Donald Trump's return in Bible prophecy the subheading many are waking up to a forecast I made over three years ago suggests that Donald Trump's potential victory in the 2025 election would validate Gerald flurry's previous 2020 prophecies essentially breathing new life into old failed predictions. Let's revisit exactly what was preached around the time of the 2020 election. You can find the articles featured in this video here: https://www.thetrumpet.com/28885-donald-tr... https://www.thetrumpet.com/23193-why-donal... #trumppresidency #falseprophet #trumpprophecy #philadelphiachurchofgod

Are You In A Jezebel COG? If So, REPENT And Return To The One True WCG!

God has sent his warning message to all COG members who are in Jezebel splinter groups to repent and return to the one true Worldwide Church of God so that you can support the two witless witnesses that can only arise out of the one true faith.

When wolves came in, and the discontented took over our facilities and congregations, it was not evil to leave them and avoid them. What they did there, was they spoiled the Church, ransacked the assets and properties, and left it in ruins.

We are left in a situation like Zechariah and Haggai. Which is about the Temple of God being restored in Jerusalem.

That began with Herbert W Armstrong. He is the Zerubbabel type Christ is using.

The hands of Zerubbabel are the two witnesses(Zechariah 4), and they are finishers of the Zerubbabel work.

Ultimately we will be based and Headquartered out of Jerusalem, with Christ at His return.

When we arrive in Jerusalem before the Tribulation, we are going to be there to support the men of God who will be the two witnesses. Because of our obedience to God, we shall receive the promise of Jesus Christ(Rev.3:10). We are going to be protected.

Those who are separated at that point, in any other church and/or organization, will need to repent, and keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Their era, is an era where the Church of God is an obedient Church.

They were just fooling themselves beforehand, because Jezebel, that Great whore, desired them to be separated into their own groups. And being involved with that religious confusion, and having facilities given them from that Jezebel, they will go into the Great Tribulation where half of them will repent.(Matthew 25)

But as Revelation 2 says, they can repent beforehand and become right with God and “…Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues;

“for her sins are heaped high as heaven,

and God has remembered her iniquities.”(Rev. 18:4-5)

The Great Tribulation is correction intended for people to respond to God’s call to separate from sin and the great Whore. But we can separate today, now, before the Tribulation if we are diligent and faithful. Samuel Kitchen

 

Crackpot Prophet Says He Is Rejoicing And Exceedingly Glad When Banned Says All "kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake".

Ho Boy! Our wounded martyr is a little cranky after we posted the anonymous letter about the fake attendance records for his African Feast sites. It is difficult when you are the most perfect Church of God leader in the history of humanity to have any one question you, isn't it?

He writes:

Noticed today that the Banned by HWA website posted a bunch of accusations yesterday from an anonymous source taking shots at my integrity, and one of our leaders, related to Malawi. Sources that may be libelous sometimes choose to hide by being anonymous. Let me also add that "source" had not contacted me with proof of the assertions and tales in that post.

Well, Bobby dear, I actually have the name of the person who sent it and the church affiliation. "They" just asked to remain anonymous at this time. It was not a name or church I had heard of before.

Bwana Bob then goes on to quote scripture, as if he is qualified to do so:

The Book of Proverbs teaches:

4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,

Lest you also be like him.

5 Answer a fool according to his folly,

Lest he be wise in his own eyes. (Proverbs 26:4-5)

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. (Proverbs 26:16, KJV)

Those words pretty much describe you, don't they? Yet, unable to heed the scriptures you quoted you just HAD to go and open your mouth. Well done!

Because of Proverbs 26:4, I do not respond to most of the lies and false accusations at the Banned By HWA site, but because of Proverbs 26:5, I sometimes will.

He continues:

In this case, the claim at Banned is basically that I have intentionally overstated the number of CCOG supporters in Malawi. The anonymous source claims 500 is all we have there in the CCOG. That is strange because after being negative towards CCOG pastor Radson Mulozowa, the same source states:

The only really good reports I heard about in Malawi concerning the CCOG is a man by, I think, the name of Sosten whom the people say mainly good things about him and that he cares for them, 

Now, Sosten Libungwa has asserted he has multiple thousands with him that are in the CCOG. However, since we have not been able to vet more than several hundred of them, we have not included the rest in any numbers we have put forth as our actual congregants in Malawi. I have not tried to overstate our congregants, otherwise I would have added the multiple thousands that Sosten mentioned to me last year.

That said, the other claim at Banned is that I have not done investigations and hence have been conned. While I can be misled (like when I believed a promise from Terry Nelson which he later admitted that he broke), the fact is that I have done several investigations in different ways in Malawi and other parts of Africa, and have others ongoing.

The Great Bwana has to take another swipe at Terry:

Perhaps I should add that there is a comment after that Banned post by Terry Nelson of Hope of Israel where he accuses Radson Mulozowa remarrying. Yet, Radson Mulozowa has not remarried. Sadly, some choose to believe such tales over the truth.

Jesus said:

11 "Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. (Matthew 5:11-12) 

43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, (Matthew 5:43-44) 

Those who post falsehoods against me and the Continuing Church of God remain in my prayers. The Bible warns about talebearers (e.g. Leviticus 19:16) and those who push love lies (Revelation 22:15). 

Better yet, Bob, the scriptures have these things to say about you:

Deuteronomy 18:20
20 But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death.” 

 

Ezekiel13:9
My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD. 

 

Jeremiah 14:14
Then the LORD said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions of their own minds. 

 

Matthew 7:15

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves". This verse is part of the Sermon on the Mount and warns against false prophets and teachers.

Jeremiah 23:16-40

"Do not listen to the words of the [false] prophets who prophesy to you. They teach you vanity (emptiness, falsity, and futility) and fill you with vain hopes".

1 John 4:1

"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world".

2 Peter 2:1

"False prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies".

Luke 6:26
Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.

Matthew 24:24
For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect

Matthew 16:11-12
How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

2timothy 4:3-4
For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

Acts 20:28-30
Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. 29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. 30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them.

2 Peter 3:14-18
So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. 15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. 16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. 17 Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position. 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

1 John 4:1-6
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

Matthew 7:15-20
Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

Titus 1:6-16
Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith...
16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.