Prophecy Frauds and Their "Breeding Ground of Wanton Tomfoolery"

From the Delmarva Earthquake 2011: Sign of the end or a simple geological event?

Speculation has already begun and will no doubt further escalate, that tremors in a region not generally known for perceptible seismic activity could be a sign of what many call the “end times.” From the quote, unquote, Christian vantage point, the erroneous eschatology is based on a misreading of passages in the Bible referred to as the “Olivet discourse,” so designated because Jesus delivered the address while on the mount of Olives.

In the discussion, found in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21, Jesus is asked a question about the Jewish temple he had just exited and condemned to be “desolate.” Understanding the destruction of the “holy place” meant the end of the old covenant age, Christ’s disciples, understandably, wanted to know when it would occur and what signs would lead up to it.

The record of Jesus’s oration includes a laundry list of portents that, without consideration of the time indicators, could apply to literally ANY epoch of human history since then:

• False Christs
• Wars and rumors of wars
• Nation rising against nation and kingdom against kingdom
• Famines
• Earthquakes

to name some.

Removing, ignoring, or reinterpreting Christ’s unambiguous proclamation of Matthew 24:34, Mark 13:30, and Luke 21:32 - as to WHEN these events would cease to be prophetic signs and the end (of the old covenant age) would happen - as today’s prophecy pundits have done, has created a breeding ground for wanton tomfoolery.

Concerning WHEN Jesus declares: “Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take place.” Can there be any doubt that the near demonstrative phrase THIS GENERATION refers to those whom Christ was addressing? Is there the tiniest possibility that ALL THESE THINGS somehow excluded any sign preceding the time referent?

Although the obvious answer is an emphatic “NO,” sadly, it seems to be “yes” for those who approach the Scriptures with reckless abandon and preconceived notions. The plain truth is that the sack of Jerusalem, the destruction of Herod’s temple, and the transition from the Old Testament era to the new are being discussed in these passages. And true to His word the events did come to pass before that generation passed away when, under the command of Titus, the Roman armies wreaked their cataclysmic havoc.

No matter how prophecy frauds like Hal Lindsey, John Hagee and the like try to deceptively twist post-modern earthquake statistics as they conjunctively contort Bible verses, the end spoken of, with its attendant precursory earthquakes, happened in AD 70. Just like Jesus said it would.
Until next time...

Pressing Issues in the COG's This Past Week

Reading COG related sites is never dull.  Some really weird stuff is discussed.  I am still amazed at the number of 'conspiracy' theories people think are real.  Others argue about Snopes.com if it is reliable or not.  The die hard Armstrongites don't trust it because those chain letters you receive in your email box just MIGHT be true and someday you will head the warning!

My favorite is the significance of Prince Andrew and his brother's penis and how they relate to the one true Church and its relationship through Herbert Armstrong (a direct descendant of David) and on  to the British monarchy who are sitting on the Throne of David whom are too stupid to realize that, but thanks to HWA everything is cool with them now.(whew, lots to get in there)

The Laodicea Question

Christ stands at the door and is knocking. Why is he on the outside?

Who put him out and how?

On  Bin Laden

Re: bin laden photo faked

Maybe, bin laden died 7 or 10 years ago, as fox news reported back in 2001 

maybe, bin laden never existed at all but was instead a figment of the powers that be

imagination, maybe, I don't believe anything they say anymore. 

Have So Many Of God`s People So Soon Forgotten?!!!!  

I have to wonder just how many of God`s people have so soon forgotten 

that it was our great God who inspired Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong, His Apostle, in this end time, 

who restored the truths of God, and to open all of our minds, 

including every Evangelist, every minister, as well as every one of us, 

to truth that is so necessary for our salvation!!! 

Truths that could not have been heard before, having received them from Mr. Armstrong!! 

Not only for our salvation but to educate us to be there as a part of His government 

to help those at Christ`s return for their salvation, 

as well as to be there for those on that "Last Great Day" to help them to receive their salvation!!! 

Will some be left out,  and behind, 

because of refusal to accept the truths that God has given us from His Apostles, 

including His last Apostle, Mr. Armstrong?!!

Prince William and His Brother NOT Circumcised!

 Prince Williams' bride is also a descendant of King David

 Prince William not circumcised.

There is a lot on the web about Princes Wm and Harry not being circumcised.

Diana it seems, would not allow it.

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To me the most inspiring thing about the Royal Wedding, 

is that 3000 years after God's promise to King David, 

his family still sits on his royal throne over the House of Israel.

That should give us all added confidence that God's promise to have Christ occupy this throne,

from Jerusalem, in the near future, is an absolute certainty. 

On top of that, the attached recent article from the London 'Spectator', 

shows how even Kate Middleton who married Prince William, is a descendant of King David. 

As, of course, Herbert Armstrong was, 

whom God sent to show us the connection of King David to the British Royal Family.

Obama Birth Certificate Faked In Adobe Illustrator - Official Proof

 Robert Stanley, weekly correspondent for Washington Times'

investigative radio, reports that the Certificate of Live Birth,

released by President Barack H. Obama on April 27, 2011 is a forensic forgery.

The video links below show proofs that the document posted on the White House

website and downloaded by thousands of people was a forgery, 

beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Obama's campaign website was so breathtakingly high-tech, 

that I find it hard to believe that he would have people around him 

who aren't more technologically-savvy than to post a document 

that clearly shows the several layers of tampering that was done to it, 

unless this is a malicious fabrication.

Was the placement of such an obvious forgery on the White House website

part of  an intentional character assassination 

or 

was it really just a sloppy mistake on the part of the White House, 

in their provision of a falsified Birth Certificate?

The implications of the latter are far-ranging. 

As Stanley says, what little public trust remains will be gone if it is found, 

after all of the years of stonewalling and all of the millions spent in trying to avoid the issue, 

that the President was not born in the US.

Of course there was also a little talk about all the 

tornadoes, earthquakes, terrorist attacks, drought, etc., 

as direct signs from God to the TRUE COG members who, 

if they have their eyes open, that the end-time is swiftly being ushered in.  

Typical COG thought.