Just when you think the Church of Godland can't get any more absurd, along comes Dave Pack to remove all doubt! He now claims Jesus will return on October 6, during the Feast, asserting this date marks exactly 10 years of his prophetic nonsense. Even more baffling are the employees and church members who sit there listening to his claims and believing every word.
Dave's followers have been so exploited that they can no longer recognize deception. Their cognitive dissonance has overwhelmed them, leading them to rationalize all of Dave's inconsistencies to avoid discomfort. Their lives have already been upended by giving everything to the church, so the fear of questioning Dave risks isolating them from the group's identity. They are all in this together now, until the end. Thankfully, on rare occasions, a lightbulb moment occurs, and people wake up and leave, breaking free from the controlling group dynamics.
While we may view Dave as an isolated case, he mirrors figures like Bob Thiel, Ron Weinland, and Gerald Flurry. These leaders have mastered deception by manipulating information and trust, telling their small flocks they are special and called out. This enchants believers who struggle to find a place in the world, feeding their need to feel significant and distinct from the fallen society around them. They create an "us vs. them" narrative, positioning their group as uniquely enlightened or chosen, boosting members' self-esteem and loyalty. This exclusivity is reinforced through supposed doctrinal purity, Holy day and Sabbath keeping, special insider knowledge, and specific promises of salvation—such as becoming kings, priests, and rulers of worlds at Jesus' right hand. This makes followers feel superior to outsiders, the worldly heathens, and backsliding Laodiceans. By fulfilling this psychological need, these leaders maintain control as members grow dependent on the group for their identity and purpose.
Dave's followers have been so exploited that they can no longer recognize deception. Their cognitive dissonance has overwhelmed them, leading them to rationalize all of Dave's inconsistencies to avoid discomfort. Their lives have already been upended by giving everything to the church, so the fear of questioning Dave risks isolating them from the group's identity. They are all in this together now, until the end. Thankfully, on rare occasions, a lightbulb moment occurs, and people wake up and leave, breaking free from the controlling group dynamics.
While we may view Dave as an isolated case, he mirrors figures like Bob Thiel, Ron Weinland, and Gerald Flurry. These leaders have mastered deception by manipulating information and trust, telling their small flocks they are special and called out. This enchants believers who struggle to find a place in the world, feeding their need to feel significant and distinct from the fallen society around them. They create an "us vs. them" narrative, positioning their group as uniquely enlightened or chosen, boosting members' self-esteem and loyalty. This exclusivity is reinforced through supposed doctrinal purity, Holy day and Sabbath keeping, special insider knowledge, and specific promises of salvation—such as becoming kings, priests, and rulers of worlds at Jesus' right hand. This makes followers feel superior to outsiders, the worldly heathens, and backsliding Laodiceans. By fulfilling this psychological need, these leaders maintain control as members grow dependent on the group for their identity and purpose.
So, when October 6 arrives and Jesus chooses a different date, Dave's followers will sit there like wind-up toy monkeys, clapping their hands in delight at the announcement of a new date.
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Pack is an Old Testament dinosaur/nitwit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksQnSgZ4aoM
HA HA " .. Love it what a clown show !.
WUT? Not Herbie's Trumpets Tishrei 1?? (trumpets not specified in the Book)
Ex 23:14-16.......3 times=3 feasts, not seasons
Lev 23:2.....fixed times=3 feasts, 3 annual sabbaths, weekly sabbaths
Lev 23:6....commands a feast on the 15th, not begin a 7 day feast
Mat 12:40.....3 hemeras can be Nisan 14,15,16, full or part, not all 12 hours each
Mat 12:40....3 nuxs can be a minute or 12 hours: Fri afternoon darkness, Fri & Sat nights
Mat 28:1.....sabbaths, plural, are Nisan 14, 15: First day of UB, weekly sabbath
Rev 21:14.....only 12 apostles, HWA excluded
I gotta ask this, and I hope people will think — actually think — before they try to answer. Is he really bouncing out actual predictions which the listeners are taking seriously, or is he doing a stream of thought series going back months and years laying out speculations? These oratories from him — I hate to call them sermons — honestly seem almost as much facetious as they do serious.
Please, somebody with actual knowledge and verification — that means, you will at least sign some sort of serious name or handle — answer the question. He already stands condemned based on his “Commons” grift. So there is no need to embellish his sins.
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