COGWA Focussing Upon Integrity And Humility...Wut?

Buckle up, because Jim Franks of COGWA just dropped some profound spiritual insight from his recent jaunt Down Under. While attending the Australian Open, he apparently witnessed the "humility" of champion Carlos Alcaraz. In his February 2026 member letter, our fearless leader gushed that he found it positively refreshing to see such rare, exotic humility on display "in our society, especially among athletes, politicians, and world leaders."

Yes, you read that right. Politicians. Athletes. And world leaders. Those paragons of self-effacement are now the gold standard for humility. Who knew?

Imagine the sheer shock: secular athletes and slimy politicians out-humbling the very shepherds God supposedly hand-picked to lead His remnant people. Apparently, Carlos Alcaraz and some random G7 suit are now setting a better example for COG members than… well… the COG leadership itself. Because let’s be brutally honest: the men running these splinter groups aren’t exactly famous for their legendary displays of lowliness.

When they so graciously apostatized from the mother church, and then—plot twist!—apostatized again from the United Church of God. Pure, selfless humility in action, clearly. No pride, no power grabs, no “my way or the highway” ultimatums whatsoever. Just wall-to-wall meekness and turning the other cheek. They did not, in fact, turn the other cheek.

If we want to seek peak humility in the Churches of God, then we need to look no further than Bob Thiel, Dave Pack, and Gerald Flurry, said no one ever.

So here we are in 2026, being gently reminded by the top brass that we should all aspire to the Christ-like humility so beautifully modeled by… professional tennis players and career politicians. Because when has Armstrongism itself ever bothered with anything so pedestrian as actual humility? Never once. Not in 1934, not in 1986, not during any of the glorious church splits, and certainly not now.

Truly inspiring. We’ve got a new standard to live up to.

While I’m not much of a tennis fan, I did watch the men’s final. The match featured Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia. Alcaraz, at just 22 years old, won his first Australian Open, defeating Djokovic, who holds more Grand Slam titles than any other male player in tennis history. 

 

These two men are at the top of their sport, and since Alcaraz is only 22 years old, it appears that—barring injury—he may remain there for many years to come. After the championship match concluded, each man addressed the crowd in the stadium. I was impressed by the humility they displayed, as they directed attention toward others rather than themselves. There was nothing in their remarks about how great they are. 

 

I found it refreshing to see such humility in our society, especially among athletes, politicians and world leaders. As Christians, we understand that humility is a foundational trait Christ taught us to imitate, and Scripture reminds us that without humility, we cannot enter His Kingdom. 

 

When we began the International Leadership Program in 2018, one of the first classes we chose to teach focused on integrity and humility. As we now approach the Passover, we are reminded that Christ described true conversion—and those who will be in His Kingdom—as being humble, like a little child. Notice His words in Matthew 18:4: “Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” We see from this that humility is not simply an important trait to possess; it is essential for all Christians. The Bible makes this point very clear. James 4:6 tells us, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Likewise, we read in 1 Peter 5:5-6, “Be clothed with humility . . . Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God.”

The Zerubbabel Work of the Kitchen Family is Now Part of the Sacred Timeline of Worldwide Church of God History

Oh wow, guys, brace yourselves— we've all been living a massive lie for decades about the One True Church. The sacred, divinely-inspired timeline? Completely fabricated. Total fraud. Mind blown.

Time to toss those pathetic counterfeit Zerubbabels in the trash where they belong: Bob Thiel with his little African fan club, Gerald Flurry and his creepy stone obsession, Dave Pack and his never-ending story, and—wait for it—the other guy who's also definitely not the real Zerubbabel. Amateur hour, all of them.

We clearly need to fall on our faces in gut-wrenching repentance for our icy, Laodicean hearts and sprint back to the actual place where Christ has finally, mercifully decided to slap His name. Forget the sad also-rans in Oklahoma and Ohio. Iowa, baby. Iowa is the promised land now. Who knew?

Any day now, they're going to unearth that holy rock little Herb clambered up as a toddler in the Hawkeye State. It's probably buried under a cornfield, glowing softly, waiting for the faithful to trip over it. And obviously Christ's literal throne is about to be revealed in downtown Keosauqua, Iowa—population 900, epicenter of the universe.

Meanwhile, praise God, the Kitchen family has been sovereignly commissioned to rescue us all… even though they're currently splintered into three different directions, each one no doubt convinced they're the only ones with the mail room keys.

Truly, the restoration is underway. Stay tuned for updates. Or don't. Your call.

The true history, unknown to us all:

Victor Kubik writes to Tkach Sr. in 1995, resigning from Assistant Director of Church Administration: “What has happened is that the teaching about the latest changes in particular has brought a crisis of conscience to our ministry. It has for me. Many ministers cannot and won’t preach what you espouse. Congregations are divided in how they view the latest teachings.”

“The way the changes have come about has been insensitive and uncaring to our people’s faith. Mr. Tkach, I think it would be good to have a broader concensus of ministers in the decision-making process.” (Chapter 3 GROUND ZERO)

“…these most recent major doctrinal changes have come about with no input in the decision-making process from the ministry on either the administrative or field levels. What ever happened to the Council of Elders?” (Chapter 3 GROUND ZERO)

To Joseph Tkach Sr. Victor Kubik writes:

“We loved our church and its people, so Bev and I wanted to be problem-solvers. We had no intention of launching a personal attack. So, I proposed a solution in the second letter.”(Chapter 3 GROUND ZERO)

“Wouldn’t it be honorable to set up a board that would represent a broad spectrum of our leadership from both the local administrative ministers and representation from the field ministry? I sincerely feel that if the regional pastors and regional directors had been able to be involved in the process of considering these most recent subjects of change in doctrine, that we would have avoided much of the trauma and crisis we now face in the church. These major changes in belief have come about as a result of input and opinion of only a very few people that surround you.” (Chapter 3 GROUND ZERO)

So what do we have here?

We have the appointed Pastor General, being TEMPTED with a change.

The spirit of Satan already got Joe Tkach Sr. to approve of other changes.

This “solution” presented by Victor Kubik, was very similar to what was presented by the spirit of Satan in the 1970’s!

To “diffuse” authority and decision making away from what was already established by God.

From 1986-1993, we can see men in the administration leave the church spiritually. God was testing them for 7 years! He was not going to leave them unpunished. He had withdrawn His blessings.

Their relationship with God and with Christ has ended with them becoming a different church!

1993-2003 was a TEN YEAR PERIOD signifying judgement.

In 1993, the “solution” presented by Victor Kubik, was rooted deep in what the spirit of Satan wanted established in the 1970’s. The goal? To divide the ministry and to cut them off from the apostle. In order to DESTROY the Worldwide Church of God.

It was oppressive to the man God was working through. Satan wanted to diffuse that authority and power, so vultures could pick the body clean.

A divided house cannot stand.

This was all the result of men who had stepped outside of the Church.

They were attempting to make it a Church of people! The solution was to take a step away from what God already raised up and established.

Satan was there tempting Joe Tkach Sr. and he was surrounded by those disloyal to Christ and His apostle.

The Devil didn’t want the WCG standing and well equipped.

But Tkach Sr. rejected the “solution” presented by Kubik.

Here was Tkach Sr. and Victor Kubik assisting his son in Church Administration. They brought to him the idea to approve a “Regional Pastor Structure”, whose purpose ran exactly like the previous attempts of the 1970’s liberals! They had the spirit of Satan working in them.

And being denied, what did Victor Kubik do?

They wanted the Worldwide Church of God, but was told NO! Mr. Armstrong put Tkach Sr. in because he was strong against GTA.

The spirit working in GTA at the time was Satan! And he was also influenced by the liberal ministers around him. Satan wanted power DIFFUSED away from the apostle of Christ. So we saw the STP and doctrinal committee.

Now Christ’s apostle had put his son into a position. So the Devil pounced on GTA, to use him as a personality!

If GTA wasn’t there, the goal of the liberals was to diffuse authority and power away from Herbert W Armstrong, and install and work through a “regional pastor structure”!

Mr. Armstrong took responsibility on putting his son in that position. But he is not responsible for his son’s decisions and choices! GTA answers for what GTA has done!

In the case of his disfellowshipping and defrocking of ministerial authority within God’s Church, and marking, GTA was overcome by the spirit of Satan the Devil. Influenced by those around him.

But Jesus Christ still protected His apostle and the Worldwide Church of God from the coup detat Satan was launching!

So we have to make note of these important points:

1. Satan doesn’t like the government of God. He opposes it.

2. Satan influenced men in the ministry to develop a mid-level administration, a regional pastor structure, to cut the ministry off from Jesus Christ who was working in the one man God chose.

In 1974, a rebellion resulted because of the reinstatement of GTA.

They did not want a man placed over them. They wanted it all.

In 1975-1979, a rebellion resulted with Liberal ministers surrounding a personality, and using him to take over the Church.

Christ in 1977, raised Herbert W Armstrong back to life after total heart failure, and Jesus Christ began cleaning house! Mr. Armstrong stood eyeball to eyeball against the threat! And it was the devil who blinked.

But it was time for him to be taken out of the way.

Once he died in Jaury 1986, did Satan give up? No!

Once again, a single man was placed.

He began to be surrounded by liberal ministers, swayed by the spirit of Satan.

In 1993, Victor Kubik offered a poor solution. It was a solution presented by Satan before.

But why was Tkach Sr. chosen by Christ to be the next Pastor General?

To stand up and say no to the Devil.

And he may have said yes to all the rest of the Devil’s temptations, but it is a matter of record HE DID SAY NO THIS ONE TIME!

So from 1993-2003 was judgement placed on the Worldwide Church of God.

Those who continued to disobey God, became Grace Communion International.

Jesus Christ was no longer their head.

This put the people of God outside of THAT CHURCH, and as prey for the beasts of the field. These smaller groups.

From 2003-2010 we had a period of 7 years. It was a test on God’s people.

God was testing the members of the Worldwide Church of God. Where was your heart? Was you going to compromise the truth? Or was you continuing to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ?

In 2010, God revived the Zerubbabel work through the Kitchen family.

More and more people wanted to learn what it meant to be a member of the Worldwide Church of God!

In 1995, we saw the spirit of Satan at work.

When Satan’s attempt in 1974, failed, h tried to take the ministry away!

When Satan’s attempt through GTA didn’t work in the late 70’s, GTA left and formed his own group. He was the head of the synagogue of Satan. He then proceeded to do a work of “siphoning off” the members of the Worldwide Church of God!

When Satan’s attempt through Victor Kubik, failed, he contacted the men he helped pick for the Regional Pastors, and together formed the United Church of God.

God didn’t build their “house”. Their house will fall down like Jericho’s walls.

Those of God’s people who fear the Lord and keep His commandments, are called upon to EXIT the synagogue(Church) of Satan. They are falsely claiming to be the Church of God.

It is evident, Christ didn’t pick one of the ministry to lead. While they were in fellowship with these groups, they couldn’t be used.

A picture that is depicted in Zechariah 4, emerges. The ministry is unable to fulfill its job, while in the chains of Satan.

So Jesus Christ now has rebuked the Devil.

And we in the Worldwide Church of God are drawing closer to the end our work.

In Jesus Christ’s name,

Samuel W Kitchen

Crackpot Prophet Doubles Down As The Big Mean Dream Machine

It's another gloriously sunny day in California, because nothing says "end times" like waiting for the weekend rainstorm while our resident Crackpot Prophet doubles down on how utterly magnificent his dreams are and how tragically stupid everyone else is for daring to ignore them.

After all, his nighttime fantasies are clearly just as vital and legitimate as those of biblical Joseph or Loma Armstrong—you know, the kind of divine VIPs whose visions actually mattered. Back when the Holy Family was in the early planning stages of creating this whole world thing, they apparently gathered around the heavenly kitchen table one lazy Sunday morning, strategizing the entire end-times script and assigning all the major players. In a moment of pure serendipity, the Holy Spirit chuckled and said, "Hey, we need some sort of Bob character to pop up in the last days and absolutely amaze and astound the world. We'll hook him up with visions and dreams so people will believe him. Remember, the Laodicean attitude is going to deceive tons of folks, and they'll blow him off—so we've got to make him look way more legitimate than all those other Church of God leaders." The whole God family apparently lost it, laughing hysterically while munching on their heavenly chocolate croissants and sipping that divine brew.

Fast-forward a casual 5980 years, and voilà—here we are with the world's most astonishing dream machine himself: the Infallible Great Bwana Joshua, Habakkuk, Elijah, Elisha, Joseph, Bob Thiel strutting among us in the flesh. Sadly, things aren't unfolding quite as splendidly as the Holy Family had scripted. People just aren't paying proper attention to his dreams, and that's simply not kosher!

Everyone fails to recognize that right in their very midst walks the single most theologically accurate man who has ever twisted the Bible to perfectly match his own worldview. Forget Dave Pack and Herbert Armstrong—the Great Bwana is clearly the man!

And here he is today, once again moaning into his herbs and potions about how today's True Christians stubbornly refuse to acknowledge his greatness. Poor thing. How ever will the world survive without bowing to his nightly reruns?

When believers read about dreams in the Hebrew scriptures, they realize that God has actually used them. 

 

But, some in the various COGs have commented that they do not care to know about dreams in this century. 

 

Do dreams and prophets have any place in the Christian Church today? 

 

Did any dreams precede the start of the old Radio Church of God? What about the Continuing Church of God (which did not officially form as a declared entity until December 28, 2012)?

Our Great Bwana has placed himself as part of the Armstrongist trinity of dreams, Loma, Herbert, and Bwana Bob.

I had a couple of dreams prior to the start of the Continuing Church of God, and also two people I did not know, one who lived in New Zealand and one in Kansas, had dreams prior to that start as well. 

 

Though many discount all dreams, many also forget that Herbert W. Armstrong believed that his wife Loma D. Armstrong had a dream from God...

The Great Bwana continues with this:

Loma and Herbert W. Armstrong were married in 1917. They were specifically told that they would have a work to do. Furthermore, the bright lights in the dream may have had to do with doing a work (cf. Matthew 5:16)–a work that seemed to vanish and return (flash). 

 

Thus, there was a dream from God given to a woman in the 20th century that preceded the start of the old Radio Church of God that Herbert W. Armstrong led. The Radio Church of God represented the start of the Philadelphia era and the Philadelphian work–a work that is not finished (cf. Matthew 24:14-15)–and Herbert W. Armstrong claimed that a dream given to his wife was from God, prior to the start of the Philadelphia era. 

 

The Bible says:

8 So Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. 9 Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them … (Genesis 42:8-9) 

 

Notice that after events that occurred years later confirmed Joseph’s dreams, then he remembered them. When events confirmed Loma Armstrong’s dream, she and Herbert W. Armstrong remembered them. 

 

Now, consider that since the Philadelphia era was raised up after Loma Armstrong’s dream, a question to ponder is, would God do anything similar to point to the continuation of the end-time COG remnant of the Philadelphians? 

 

Oh, the sheer desperation oozing from Bwana Bob as he clings to the Armstrongs for any scrap of legitimacy—it's almost touching. Apparently, the only way to justify raising up yet another tiny splinter group is to hitch his wagon to the same old family legend. Because nothing screams "divinely appointed" like recycling someone else's decades-old dream.

Yes, folks, according to our infallible prophet, the mysterious second part of Loma Armstrong's famous dream—the one nobody else seems to remember quite the same way—was secretly about him and the Continuing Church of God. Not Herbert, not the original work, not even the entire end-time drama... nope, it was a cryptic prophecy pointing straight to Bwana Bob Thiel in the 21st century. The mental gymnastics required to arrive at that conclusion are truly Olympic-level. Mind-boggling doesn't even begin to cover it.

Truly, the delusion is strong with this one. Keep dreaming, Bwana Bob. The world is clearly just too Laodicean to appreciate your starring role in Loma's extended director's cut.

Consider that in Loma Armstrong’s dream that there were two sets of flashing stars–there were two parts to the dream. Herbert W. Armstrong is now dead and there was a pause between the work God had him to do and the completion of the final phase of the work to finally fulfill Matthew 24:14 (cf. Isaiah 29:14). 

 

Herbert W. Armstrong mentioned the dream from time to time publicly, here are two nearly identical accounts:

I’m usually pretty skeptical about God speaking to anyone today in visions or dreams. God speaks to us thru His Son, Jesus Christ — the WORD of God — and the Bible is the written Word. I didn’t really believe it then, 38 years ago, but subsequent events have verified that God did speak to my wife at that time, shortly after we were married, revealing thru an angel that He was calling us to the mission of WARNING the world of the fast-approaching END OF THIS WORLD, the Coming of Jesus Christ, and the world-ruling Kingdom of God. At the time I was unconverted, not bothering to attend church, interested only in business and making money. I was embarrassed — a little awed — but immediately tried to put it out of my mind. But at age 30 God took away my business, struck me down, took away my idol of money-making and business prestige. (Armstrong HW. Co-worker letter, November 25, 1955) 

 

I’m usually pretty skeptical about God speaking to anyone today in visions or dreams. God speaks to us thru His Son, Jesus Christ — the WORD of God — and the Bible is the written Word. I didn’t really believe it then, 38 years ago, but subsequent events have verified that God did speak to my wife at that time, shortly after we were married, revealing thru an angel in a vision that He was calling us to the mission of WARNING the world of the fast- approaching END OF THIS WORLD, the coming of Jesus Christ, and the world-ruling Kingdom of God. At that time I was unconverted, not bothering to attend church, interested only in business and making money. I was embarrassed — a little awed — but immediately tried to put it out of my mind. But at age 30 God took away my business, struck me down, took away my idol of money-making and business prestige. (Armstrong HW. Co-worker letter, February 21, 1956)

Notice that the dream was to go until the end of the world and the coming of Jesus–since Herbert W. Armstrong has been dead since January 16, 1986–if the dream was from God then, does it not make sense that the second half of the dream would be fulfilled by another? Like in the 21st century? We in the Continuing Church of God are fulfilling that second part of the stars.

Perhaps it should be mentioned, Herbert W. Armstrong had more information about what I am referring to as the first set of stars in the dream. He wrote:

It was a dazzling spectacle … People by the hundreds came running into this broad intersection looking up to see the strange phenomena … A vast multitude of eyes were upon us … I have only come to believe that this dream was a bonafide call from God in the light of subsequent events. (Armstrong HW. The Autobiography of Herbert W. Armstrong, 9th installment. Plain Truth, August 1958, p. 18).

Eyes of a vast multitude suggest that the dream was saying, that the work to be done was to have a witness to many. This happened with the old Radio and Worldwide Church of God under Herbert W. Armstrong’s leadership in the 20th century. The second set of stars in the dream, which he did not mention in the August 1958 Plain Truth, article, but did in his published Autobiography, may pertain to what I have called, for years, The Final Phase of the Work. But even if it had applicability to the ministry of Herbert W. Armstrong only, the dream, which shortly before his death he confirmed he believed was from God (per Aaron Dean, who I discussed this with on October 30, 2015), shows that one did precede the Church of God work he was involved in. 

 

Consider that Herbert W. Armstrong concluded that his wife Loma’s dream was from God. He also believed the first part of it had to do with the start of the Philadelphia era of the Church of God via the Radio Church of God. He did not discuss the fulfillment of the second part of the dream directly, however he taught another work would be done. 

 

Buckle up, brethren—here comes the undeniable PROOF straight from the Great Bwana himself that he is, without question, the legitimate next big thing in the Church of God universe.

Even Herbert W. Armstrong—yes, the very same one—mentioned him! Not by name, of course (because why be specific when you can be mysteriously prophetic?), but as a shadowy “second mighty work” that was supposedly destined to arise. Forget actual quotes, clear context, or anything remotely verifiable. No, no. HWA dropped a vague, throwaway line decades ago, and Bwana Bob has heroically decoded it to mean: “Behold, I am that second mighty work. Bow before my YouTube sermons and my endless stream of dreams.”

It’s the theological equivalent of finding a cryptic fortune cookie message and declaring yourself the Chosen One because it vaguely mentioned “a great leader will rise in the West… with excellent Wi-Fi.” 

The mental contortions required to turn a generic end-time comment into a personal bat-signal are nothing short of breathtaking. Truly, only a mind as uniquely gifted as the Infallible Bwana could crack that code.

So yes, everyone—pack it up. The case is closed. Herbert basically named him in code. We can all stop doubting now and get in line behind the world’s most self-anointed “second mighty work.” History will surely thank us for not laughing too hard.

Herbert W. Armstrong’s part of the work lasted over 50 years, and he seemingly felt that the “short work” would be much shorter than his work. And that is correct.

Here is what was in Herbert W. Armstrong’s last letter:

The greatest work lies ahead … Never before in the history of the Church has it been possible to reap so great a harvest. It has only been made possible through modern technology, beginning with the printing press, radio, television ... Each of you must commit yourself to support God’s Work … God’s work must push ahead as never before. God is opening up new doors in television (Letter, 1/10/86).

Consider that since Herbert W. Armstrong did not teach that the second part of his wife Loma’s dream was fulfilled and that he also taught a greater work was going to happen after his death. It is greater because it will fulfill Matthew 24:14, etc. That is the work that we in the Continuing Church of God are leading. It appears that the second part of Loma D. Armstrong’s dream was pointing to the Continuing Church of God–the group that best represents the remnant of the Philadelphian portion of the Church of God. As far as radio and new doors in television and other media, check out the CCOG Multimedia page. 

 

As far as the greatest work, consider that the Continuing Church of God has had its English language booklet, The Gospel of the Kingdom of God, translated into over 1500 languages and dialects. This has NEVER been done before in the nearly 2,000 year history of the Church of God.
Furthermore, dreams are a sign that God has used to confirm ‘Philadelphia.’ 

 

No other Church of God group has ever dared to publish a book so gloriously stuffed to the gills with theological heresies. Not a single one. And yet, somehow, here we are, blessed beyond measure with this unparalleled masterpiece of doctrinal creativity.

Truly, it's a miracle of modern prophecy: a tome so densely packed with eyebrow-raising interpretations that it makes the rest of the COG literature look like dry, boring orthodoxy by comparison. Who needs boring old consistency when you can have page after page of bold, boundary-pushing "truth" that somehow only one very special man on the planet has managed to uncover?

We should all be taking notes. This isn't just another book—it's a landmark achievement in the fine art of saying things that make even the most die-hard Armstrongites do a double-take. History will remember it fondly… or at least as the moment everyone else quietly backed away.

Oh, and because one dream interpreter in New Zealand just wasn’t enough cosmic validation, the Great Bwana now ascends to the next level of self-congratulation: he dreams about Rod Meredith.

Yes, you read that right. In what is surely the most humble and understated move of the century, Bob Thiel’s subconscious decides the best use of his prophetic nighttime bandwidth is to stage a personal cameo from the late Dr. Roderick C. Meredith himself. Because nothing screams “I’m the legitimate successor” quite like your own brain casting a dead former boss in your fan-fiction sequel.

One can only imagine the scene: Rod appears in glorious technicolor dream-vision, perhaps giving a solemn nod of approval, or maybe handing over a glowing scepter labeled “Second Mighty Work,” or—let’s be real—probably just standing there looking mildly confused while Bob narrates how this obviously confirms every single thing he’s ever claimed. Divine endorsement level: expert.

The rest of us are left to marvel at the sheer convenience. When your real-world followers won’t give you the respect you so richly deserve, why not have the next best thing—a literal ghost from COG past—drop by in your sleep to tell you you’re special? It’s efficient, it’s cost-free, and best of all, Rod can’t talk back or fact-check you.

Truly inspiring stuff. Keep those dream logs coming, Bwana. At this rate, your next blockbuster revelation might feature Herbert Armstrong himself showing up with a PowerPoint titled “Why Bob Was Right All Along.” We’re on the edge of our seats.

Many years ago I had a dream, which while I did not understand it at first, as it became more and more fulfilled over the years, I remembered it, began to understand it, and believe it was from God.

I was 50 at the time (which essentially makes me an ‘old man’ per Numbers 8:25; cf. John 8:57). In my dream, there seemed to be two parallel lines. Living Church of God (LCG) evangelist Roderick Meredith was on the top line and I was on the line much below. In the dream, I kept calling up to Dr. Meredith, but he never would respond. This lack of response made no sense to me during the dream. Then after what seemed to be a long time, the lines-crossed with his line dropping and my line going up.

One reason that I did not understand it at the time was that I was on relatively close speaking terms with Dr. Meredith then (he repeatedly told me he considered me to be his friend, plus he had appointed me an adviser to LCG on matters of doctrine and prophecy), so that aspect of the dream made no sense at the time. Also, since I had no intentions of leaving Living Church of God then (and certainly no plans to start a separate church), it was not clear what the dream was saying. Another reason I was unsure about the dream then was that I had not had any anointing for the Holy Spirit beyond baptism when I had that dream.

But these matters changed eventually. For one, I was unexpectedly anointed for a ‘double-portion’ of God’s Spirit (cf. 2 Kings 2:9) on December 15, 2011 by an LCG minister named Gaylyn Bonjour.

Furthermore, the following year Dr. Meredith became more distant from me, would not keep various promises to me, and ultimately stopped speaking with me. And after I got a letter from him on 12/28/12, it was clear to me that there was no way that the Philadelphia mantle could be with him or any of his leaders or remain in LCG. I remembered my dream as these subsequent events showed me that the dream was being fulfilled.

In late 2020, I had another dream that was fulfilled. In 2022, CCOG evangelist Evans Ochieng had another dream that was confirmed. 

 

Poor Bwana Bob—nothing quite frosts his delicate little butt like the fact that every other Church of God group continues to treat him and his sacred dream journal with the respect they reserve for random spam emails. How dare they!

The audacity! The sheer, unmitigated gall! Here he is, the self-proclaimed second-mighty-work-in-chief, graciously dropping divine revelations left and right, and these ungrateful Laodiceans just… keep on ignoring him. They won’t acknowledge his dreams, his YouTube empire, his endless stream of “proof texts,” or his starring role in Loma Armstrong’s extended remix. It’s practically persecution. Nay, it’s worse—it’s disrespect.

Clearly, the only logical explanation is that the entire rest of the COG world is spiritually blind, deceived, and too busy sipping lukewarm Postum to recognize the greatest prophetic gift since Herbert himself. Meanwhile, Bwana sits there, cheeks aflame with righteous indignation, wondering why no one else has the good sense to bow down and say, “Yes, sir, your nighttime brain movies are definitely from God, and we were fools to ever question it.”Truly heartbreaking. Someone fetch the man a fainting couch and a fresh batch of heavenly chocolate croissants—he’s suffering, people. He’s suffering.

Despite what the Bible supports, most Church of God groups do not seemingly accept that there are any prophets today, nor do they seem to accept that God actually sometimes speaks in dreams in the 21st century–some, oddly, seem indignant of the very idea. Part of the reason for this is that those self-proclaimed ‘prophets’ outside of the Continuing Church of God have tended to be proven to be false. 

 

Oh, and then—because why stop at self-referential prophecy when you can outsource it?—the Great Bwana trots out yet another golden nugget: a dream one of his loyal acolytes in New Zealand supposedly had about him. 

Double blessed, triple confirmed, quadruple ignored.

He proceeds to quote this second-hand nighttime fan fiction in exhaustive detail, as if it's the missing chapter of Revelation that finally explains why everyone else in the COG universe is too spiritually dense to recognize his greatness. More whining ensues about how tragically overlooked he is, how the Laodiceans just won't wake up and smell the prophetic coffee, and how dare the rest of the world not immediately fall to their knees over a dream some follower had halfway around the planet.

Truly groundbreaking stuff. Nothing says “legitimate end-time apostle” like leaning on the subconscious ramblings of your own fan club for validation. At this rate, the next big proof will be his cat having a vision about him while napping on the keyboard. Keep 'em coming, Bob—we're all riveted.

He ends with this:

Satan and his allies do not want you to believe that God has actually been using dreams–he wants you to rationalize away the prophecy in Acts 2:17-18–otherwise you might take action he opposes. 

 

Can you believe?

Well, Bob, after surveying the full panoramic sweep of your prophetic portfolio—from heavenly kitchen-table brainstorming sessions with chocolate croissants and the Holy Spirit's chuckle about needing “some kind of Bob character,” to the mind-bending decoding of Loma Armstrong’s dream as your personal origin story, to the outsourced New Zealand acolyte visions, the subconscious Rod Meredith cameo, and the endless frostbitten indignation over every other COG group’s refusal to genuflect—yes, we can believe. We can believe it all right.

We can believe that in a world where the most theologically creative book of heresies ever published by a COG splinter sits proudly on the shelf, where vague Herbert Armstrong comments become coded bat-signals for your “second mighty work” status, and where the late Rod Meredith apparently moonlights in your dreams to hand out approval stamps, the one constant is the tragic, unforgivable oversight of everyone else failing to recognize the Infallible Bwana Joshua-Habakkuk-Elijah-Elisha-Joseph-Thiel as the greatest unappreciated prophetic gift since… ever.

So when you warn that Satan and his minions are desperately trying to get people to “rationalize away” Acts 2:17-18 (you know, the part about dreams and visions in the last days), the irony is thicker than heavenly brew. Because if anyone’s been rationalizing—twisting, stretching, outsourcing, and dream-logging their way into legitimacy—it’s the man whose entire ministry seems built on the premise that if enough people dream about you (or your followers dream about you dreaming about someone else), reality must bend to match.The rest of the COG world? They’re just too Laodicean, too deceived, too busy ignoring the double-blessed evidence to see the obvious: that God Himself scripted your starring role millennia ago, complete with cameos from dead leaders and prophetic fan fiction from Down Under. How else to explain the deafening silence from everyone except your own echo chamber?

Can we believe? Oh, we believe the script you’ve written for yourself is one for the ages—equal parts tragic, triumphant, and hilariously self-referential. Keep warning about Satan’s plot to make people doubt your dreams, Bob. Meanwhile, the world keeps not paying attention, the weekend rainstorms keep coming, and your delicate little butt keeps getting frosted.

History (and probably a few more dreams) will sort it out. Until then… sweet dreams. 

Dave Pack: There is a Bible Prophecy That Foretold Me Being Held Back From Speaking...And Now I Can't Shut Up!

 

Courtesy of @exRestoredCOG on YouTube

Decades ago, the American Psychiatric Association published a book on mental disorders that has since become the textbook for diagnosing and treating these conditions in people. It's now in its DSM-5 edition (with updates continuing). 

Sadly, in Armstrongism, seeking help from psychiatrists was often looked down upon—and outright forbidden by many Worldwide Church of God ministers. Part of the issue? That very book accurately describes the mental disorders exhibited by far too many ministers and Church of God leaders over the decades. If members truly understood what was wrong with their leaders and some ministers, they might lose power and control. Gasp! People might even start questioning them! Jumping Jehoshaphat—they couldn't have that!

Because so many self-absorbed leaders were in charge, the membership was exposed to malignant narcissism and subjected to authoritarian control tactics—patterns that still persist today in the various splinter groups. We see leaders who are extremely self-focused in their sermons and writings, all placing themselves smack in the center of God's end-time plan, which apparently He can't pull off without them. That's precisely why they lash out so frequently at anyone who dares question them.

When they're exposed, they immediately start gaslighting members. Every failed prophecy magically transforms into a "learning experience" or proof that "God has revealed deeper insight" to them. All these endless "new understandings" are supposedly to benefit the church and help it grow in grace and knowledge. But more importantly, they're trotted out to show members how being accused of being a false prophet actually proves their importance. How convenient.

Dave Pack and his little lap poodles strongly reject these characterizations and immediately frame any criticism as persecution from those who "left God's truth" or as satanic attacks. He's constantly portrayed as the faithful leader restoring truth amid all the COG apostasy.

In spite of all that, most people now see through his endless failed predictions (including the fresh batch in late 2025 and early 2026 that fizzled spectacularly) and his self-aggrandizing, almost psychotic behaviors. They recognize him for what he is: a liar, a false prophet, and a genuine cult leader. Shocking, right?

Infallible Crackpot Prophet Condemns Wade Cox As A False Prophet

It is another glittering day in the sparkling paradise that is COGland—truly, the excitement never stops. Behold, God's Own Most Infallible Prophet™ (patent pending), the greatest seer to ever grace the planet with his holy footsteps, is currently experiencing a full-on public meltdown because Wade Cox—gasp—dared to exist. Yes, he has bravely declared Wade a "false prophet." Shocking revelation, we know; no one saw that coming in a million years.

But wait—plot twist!—there's apparently an even juicier scandal bubbling under the surface that even our flawless Bwana Bob can't quite memory-hole. Ever since Wade casually announced that Sosten Libungwa was sniffing around his Malawi franchises looking for a better parking spot, our dear Infallible One has thrown the most dignified, prophet-level hissy fit imaginable, complete with frantic denials and righteous sputtering.

Look, as colossal a fraud as Wade Cox may be (and let's be honest, the bar is subterranean), I'd still trust his version of the Sosten soap opera over Bwana Bob's any day of the week. Everyone with two brain cells to rub together knows Sosten treats church groups like an all-you-can-eat buffet: spot the next generous Muzungu sugar daddy, latch on, drain resources, repeat. Bonus points if he can work two or three franchises simultaneously—our Infallible host apparently being one of the lucky winners. Sources (the kind that actually talk) whisper that Sosten is now being questioned about his loyalty in Bobville, and—miracle of miracles—even Wade is side-eyeing him. Who knew?

Funny how so many of these sharp African church leaders can spot a COG delegation from outer space… yet somehow still swallow the honeyed promises hook, line, sinker, rod, reel, and fisherman. But fear not: the fault lies not with the dear, sincere regular members just trying to follow God. No, no—the real stench is coming strictly from the top-tier "leaders," especially the ones cozying up to the various Infallible Bwanas Bob. Stay tuned; I've got some spicy emails in the queue. Just waiting on the holy green light to unleash them.

The absolute best part? Our Infallible Bob can spot a "Satan-deceived false prophet" at fifty paces when it's Wade Cox, Ron Weinland, Dave Pack, or Gerald Flurry. But ask him to turn that laser gaze inward? Suddenly the mirror is broken, the lights are off, and wow, would you look at the time—he's the single most righteous, truthful, accurate, end-time prophet the world has ever been blessed to endure. What a coincidence. Truly the humility is overwhelming. 

Infallible Bwana Bob writes:

For over a decade, I have denounced wrong chronologies and other matters from CCG’s Wade Cox

He then goes onto list several of Wade Cox's false prophets (all of which we have highlighted on thsi blog inteh past):

2018- 2022 Two Witnesses of Revelation 11:2 prophesy over the same time and the earth is subdued by the wars of the fifth and sixth trumpet at the same time. Trumpets The Heavenly Signs 

 

2022-2024 Advent of Messiah 

 

2022-2024 The fall of the nations and the battles of Armageddon. … 

 

2021-2022 Passover is the probable last time for the two Witnesses to be in place in Jerusalem. Droughts of the two Witnesses commence. 

 

2024 Probable last date for the return of the Messiah …

And this:

2018-2024 Period of the Witnesses and the Advent of the King-Messiah at Jerusalem. 

 

2027 Jubilee of the end of the age. 

 

2028 Millennial rule from Jerusalem.

1916-1948 Establishment of the Jewish homeland. 

 

2021-2027 Return of the King.

2027 The fortieth Jubilee of the Sign of Jonah. Every rule and every authority and every religious system of this world or of this age is destroyed. 

 

2028 The millennial system commences under the Law of God.


2022-2025 Messiah intervenes and subjugates the nations. 

 

2027/28 Fortieth Jubilee year. Messiah takes total rule of the planet. 

 

2028 First year of the Jubilee of Jubilees since the Reading of the Law with Ezra and Nehemiah.

2023/4-2026/7 Witnesses arrive and teach for 1260 days; they are killed and lie in the streets for three days. They are resurrected and rise to meet Messiah. False prophet killed; First Resurrection of the dead.

2026 and 2027

2027 Subjugation of the planet under the seven vials of the wrath of God and the battles of Armageddon. The European system is destroyed then the kings of the East are brought down over the dried up basin of the Euphrates to the valley of Jezreel.

2027 The second exodus of Israel. Subjugation of the planet under the seven vials of the wrath of God and the battles of Armageddon. The European system is destroyed then the kings of the East are brought down over the dried up basin of the Euphrates to the valley of Jezreel. 

 

2027 The fortieth Jubilee since Messiah and the forty-ninth since the second Temple and the restoration under Ezra and Nehemiah 

 

2028 First year of the Jubilee of Jubilees; the beginning of the Millennium

Infallible Bwana Bob then adds:

There is no possibility that the millennium can begin before 2033. Many of the other events pointed to have simply not happened. Wade Cox will be proven wrong on the millennium, jubilee, and other matters. Certain events that Jesus pointed to have not yet occurred which render Wade Cox’s dates impossible. 

 

Some have been critical of me pointing out false predictions from people who claim to be Church of God, but who are probably not truly COG, but instead are false. Because of its denial of Jesus’ divinity, I do not consider that CCG is truly a COG. 

 

Truly, in the grand hierarchy of Armstrongist enlightenment, there is only one beacon of unerring truth: Infallible Bob. Everyone else—literally everyone—is tragically, hilariously wrong. Always. Forever. If poor Wade Cox doesn't qualify as a real COG (shocker), then obviously Bob's own charisma-free personality cult doesn't count either. Rules for thee, but not for me—classic.

And the sermon rolls on! Our humble prophet graciously reminds his dwindling band of readers that he—and he alone—is the sole living embodiment of Jesus' righteous smackdown style when it comes to handling those pesky false COG leaders. What a selfless servant. How very Christ-like to call out every other self-appointed apostle, false prophet, and end-time pretender by name… while somehow forgetting to glance in the mirror and notice the guy wearing the exact same crown of infallible self-appointment. Pure coincidence, I'm sure. The humility practically radiates off the screen.

 

Remember how Jesus dealt with religious leaders (Matthew 7:15-23) and/or Laodiceans (Revelation 3:14-19). If the claims seem improperly prophetic or exceptionally bold, I tend to cite 2 Peter 2:1-3. 

 

Should we be concerned about false and heretical leaders? Should they always be ignored? Should we focus on the positive about them? What did Jesus do? What does the Bible teach? 

 

Many people do not seem to understand what Jesus was really like and what He really taught.
While it is true He taught, “love your enemies” and to “pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44), it is a misunderstanding to believe that Jesus taught that one could never point out the problems of religious enemies (and yes, we should still pray for them). 

 

And lo, the Infallible One presses onward in his sacred duty, dutifully compiling the exhaustive, irrefutable, mountain of positive "proofs" that—surprise, surprise—his little flock is, in fact, the One True Philadelphia Church of God. Not just any Philadelphian remnant, mind you. The real deal. Infallible. Untouchable. Beyond even the faintest whisper of reproach. Truly, the heavens themselves must pause in awe.

In a moment of peak self-anointment, he crowns himself yet another glittering title: modern-day Jude, defender of the faith, righteous thunderbolt of condemnation. Picture it: our humble prophet charging across the COG landscape like a one-man inquisition, zealously running around pointing fingers and pronouncing doom on every other group that dares to exist outside his perfect jurisdiction. How very Jude-like. How very… selective. Because nothing says "contending earnestly for the faith" quite like making sure everyone else is wrong while your own track record remains miraculously spotless in the mirror of your mind.

The consistency is almost artistic. Almost.

...Jude was not afraid to tell the truth about some false leaders who claimed to be Church of God Christians as well as about leaders who are mainly intent on building a following after themselves. 

 

That said, while I doubt the conversion of various false ones like Wade Cox, David Pack, Gerald Flurry, and Ron Weiland and do NOT consider that they are truly COG, some people attempt to practice the “guilt by association” game. This is an old Satanic tactic. The Bible teaches that Satan is the accuser of the brethren (Revelation 12:9-10), and we have seen his allies do the same as some like to lump the true in with the false in order to try to tarnish the true.

And just when you thought the sermon couldn't get any more gilded, the Infallible One trots out his trusty emergency backup validator: none other than Norm Edwards, the ever-reliable heretical apologist whose end-time prophecy credentials are apparently so rock-solid that quoting him instantly confers prophetic legitimacy. Because nothing screams "I'm God's one true mouthpiece" quite like leaning on a fellow traveler who's been comfortably outside the mainstream COG tent for years. It's the theological equivalent of saying, "Trust me, bro—Norm says I'm legit, and Norm's basically an oracle." Pure, unfiltered gold-star self-endorsement.

Meanwhile, the Bible—poor, overlooked thing—lays out one embarrassingly straightforward test for guys who keep announcing themselves as prophets: get even ONE prophecy wrong and you're done. Not "mostly right," not "spiritually fulfilled in mysterious ways," not "it'll happen any decade now." One swing and a miss = false prophet, full stop. Deuteronomy 18 doesn't mince words; it just hands out the red card.

So how's our Infallible Bob doing on the prophecy batting average? A pristine, gleaming .000. Zero hits, zero walks, zero anything resembling accuracy. The man has swung for the fences on dates, events, timelines, and dramatic fulfillments… and somehow managed to whiff every single time. Yet here he stands, still waving the prophetic bat like it's Opening Day, still quoting his cherry-picked cheerleaders, still declaring himself the last man standing in Philadelphia while the scoreboard flashes nothing but goose eggs.

At this point, the only miracle left is the sheer stamina required to keep pretending the mirror doesn't exist. Infallible? Sure—if the definition of infallible is "never once been right, but never once doubted himself." Ladies and gentlemen, that's not prophecy; that's performance art. And the COG audience keeps buying tickets. 

In the meantime, back to reading the letters about Sosten. More delicacies to come!

Dave Pack: Divine Exhaustion

 

Divine Exhaustion

As an unprecedented act of miraculous intervention never before recorded in human history or even in the Bible, David C. Pack of The Restored Church of God was blessed by his god with divine exhaustion so that “The Greatest Untold Story! (Part 621)” could be delivered on the correct day, as it was meant to be since Creation.

For the doubting, unwashed heathens, the one day that had to tarry was Friday, January 30, 2026.

If the Pastor General had not been wonderfully stricken with holy fatigue from on high, he might have accidentally preached erroneous information that could have had potentially embarrassing consequences, while also robbing the brethren of vital, time-sensitive knowledge held in secret since the Garden.

Instead, Part 621 was thankfully given on Saturday, January 31, 2026, guaranteeing that everything is right on track in the cosmos. And in Wadsworth.

Part 621 – January 31, 2026
@ 00:17 If you wanna know what canceled yesterday: fatigue. Exhaustion. I just realized that I needed to take a day off. I'm fine today, but I I also think God stopped me because I had some other interesting things to to see.

Dave is a guy who makes the most outlandish excuses for anything that could be interpreted as weakness. 

After all, this is the guy who contracted prophetic COVID-19 in October 2020, after mocking members of The Living Church of God at the Feast of Tabernacles because they took extra precautions to protect their members’ health by allowing people to wear masks and not sing during services.

Oh, how Dave mocked them. And then, got COVID.

Sure, he bragged about it afterward once he found a biblical angle, but it was very hush-hush at Headquarters while it was happening. I put the pieces together long before Dave finally admitted it to the church, but not without wrapping it in egotistical titanium. We are talking Hadron Collider-grade spin.

Flashback Part 273 – December 12, 2020
@ 01:38:13 I'm gonna even tell you why God held me back. There's actually a prophecy that says, and and I didn't put it together for a while, why I would not speak for a while. I got stuck, you know. I went a couple weeks after the Feast. Didn’t wanna speak again. Then I got COVID. I just never told anybody about it. And there was a several more weeks. And then I began to realize, you know, I'm putting things together in a way. And finally I realized there was a prophecy, I wudden’t supposed to speak till I put everything back together and gave what looked like, we'll talk about it, one final message after a hiatus, sort of, to quote Ezekiel 3, shut up in my house until the right time.

Since Dave got away with declaring prophetic COVID and nobody in the church blinked, he doubled down on that divine parachute one month later when he got laryngitis.  

Flashback Part 277 – January 7, 2021
@ 00:06 Thank you all for your patience with my voice. I think it's about 98%. I got [chuckles] Ezekiel 3 revisited upon me. I was shut up in my house. I've been I've been coming to work, but I I couldn't speak very well, and I I know why. I know God stopped my voice until these messages were ready, and this will become clear.

This illness-God-blaming became a staple in The Restored Church of God, and as of Part 621 five year later, it is here to stay.

Can you imagine waking up in the morning with the sniffles and thinking, "I wonder if this is prophetic in nature and God is guiding me in some way." Rather than admitting that time and chance happen to us all, and we all get sick sometimes when it is not our fault due to poor hygiene, lack of good health practices, or a lousy diet. All human beings just get ill, and that is what happens.

But not for David C. Pack. When he gets COVID, or the flu, or loses his voice, or has heart issues, it always has to MEAN something. He is not at fault because his god MADE this affliction happen to serve an all-important, righteous purpose.

Dave has often said that people get sick because of secret sins. Those around him in the office know how much he despises physical weakness. A woman at Headquarters told me, "Mr. Pack gets mad when he sees my hands shake." The woman has Parkinson's, and I noted this story back in August 2025 after Dave asked for a prayer request.

According to Dave, illness is due to eating too much sugar, not drinking enough water, or doing something privately you should not be doing, and you are hiding it. This applies to everyone but him.

Everything in Dave’s life is his god’s fault or his god’s will for his god’s purpose. Just think of all the prophetic hemorrhoids and immaculate wet dreams we never get to hear about. To hold such occurrences back is spiritual neglect because someone in the audience might be inspired to know that there is blood on the Seventh Messenger’s toilet paper after he wipes, too.

Talk about fitly-framed togetherness.

Please do not start the rumor that feckless enabler Ryan Denee was personally tasked with taking a mold of Dave’s hemorrhoids so they could be cast in gold and placed next to Herbert W. Armstrong’s typewriter in the Grand Hall display case at the entrance of the Hall of Administration at Headquarters in Wadsworth.

Buck up, Ryan. At least that would hold some legitimate biblical precedence, all thanks to 1 Samuel 5-6.

During Part 621, Dave reiterated that the Kingdom to Israel would arrive on February 2, just as he taught before. Then rejected. Then, he unrejected it just in time to watch it fail in real time. It's a lucky break that Dave relented to the hand of his god, holding him back so we could see
Bible prophecy more clearly.

But, Dave spoiled the fun by suggesting there "could be" a delay of up to one whole week. That means that some in RCG will have a half-eye "looking for" on Monday, February 9.

When Dave comes back to update his updated update, rest assured that, like his illnesses, the continued wait and more-perfect updates are just a necessary part of God’s plan.

 Marc Cerbian

See: Divine Exhaustion