Prophet Thiel: My Predictions Are Coming True! Woo Hoo!

Prophet Thiel, the worlds foremost authority on end time prophecy, supreme authority on the Catholic Church and it's beliefs and Official Spokesman for the Living Church of God, is crowing in his blog post today on how his predictions about Iran are coming true.  I stand in awe!

The US Defense Secretary has publicly stated that the USA is willing to use its military against Iranian nuclear development:

Panetta: US force an option against Iran nukes

August 1, 2012
(AP) ASHKELON, Israel – U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday that Iran must either negotiate acceptable limits on its nuclear program or face the possibility of U.S. military action to stop it from getting the bomb.

As regular readers of the COGwriter news page are aware, I have been warning for some time that a regional war involving Iran, Israel, the USA, and/or Syria seems likely.  The statements from Leon Panetta are further confirmation of that.

Since the Prophet is been reading and rereading prophecy he is firm in his belief that Iran will soon be neutralized:

My reading and re-reading of Bible prophecy simply does not show that Iran will be a major player in Daniel 11:21-44 nor the deal of Psalm 83:4-8; though Ezekiel 30:1-9 possibly implicates Iran. Since Iran does not seem to be identified as the leader in those particular passages, and Iran has a loud voice in the Islamic world now, those facts have somewhat led me to conclude that Iran will somehow be “neutralized.”  This neutralization may be from a regional war, internal war, economic pressure, and/or internal change.

“Neutralizing” Iran would allow most of the other Islamic states (like Saudi Arabia and Egypt) to continue to exist (Syria might not do well per Isaiah 17:1) and allow for the rising of the prophesied leader (revolution in Iran, is also another possibility, for its “neutralization”).

You can read the worlds foremost authority on prophecy in his latest article here.

Tragic Life In Armstrongism Made Good

I was sent this today about a former church member from Pasadena about her story of life in Armstrongism and how she has recovered.  I hope Dr. Bob Thiel, the official spokesman for the Living Church of God, reads her story and remembers it the next time he wants to praise Herbert Armstrong as God's greatest gift to the world.

Meet Wendy Keller

When I was six, my mom remarried and my parents joined an extreme Fundamentalist Christian cult.  We believed, among other things, that the End Times were coming any second, that women were made solely to serve men and had no intrinsic value themselves and that we were the Only Chosen people of God – everyone else was worthless unless they converted.

A few weeks after life began at “God’s College”, I got expelled for being in love with David. The minister in charge of interviewing me for my expulsion asked me deeply personal questions about my body, my sexuality and David’s body, all while he played with himself under his desk drawer!  Because I was a virgin, I was shocked and traumatized by his invasive questions, but I had no idea how to defend myself.  I didn’t know for years why his face would turn red after he fidgeted with something I couldn’t see while asking me questions about my nipples!

Note:  This is not the first story of Church of God ministers and evangelists jerking off under the desk as they asked inappropriate questions of students - male or female.

They announced my expulsion to 6,000 church members and other students – I was accused of sexual misconduct publicly.  My parents were incredibly ashamed and punished me severely.  I was forbidden from ever speaking to my beloved David again, or ever returning to my friends and my church in Arizona.  A few weeks later, a guy from church whose girlfriend had just dumped him to marry another started talking to me.  I married him less than a year later, because they’d finally broken my spirit and he promised to restore my reputation in the church if I did.

The marriage was difficult.  He had been raised in our church by an extremely harsh, controlling father, and he had a drinking problem. He believed completely that he was the head of our household and my job was solely to serve.  When I disobeyed, I was punished. 

We had two children, Jeremy Winston and Amelia Louise.  In 1991, on a little country road in England, about 2 days after we’d arrived for our vacation, my husband didn’t look both ways at an intersection.  He had jet lag; he’d stayed up with Amelia all the night before so I could rest; and he had had a few beers.  The other car hit ours at 65 kph.

Amelia died instantly.  Jeremy was taken off life support 3 days later. I was in a coma and in severe condition.  At one point, they talked about amputating my left leg because it had no feeling in it.  I wanted to die, but my attempts at suicide were limited since I couldn’t get out of my hospital bed, nor even sit up!
They eventually airlifted me back to the USA. We finally buried our children. I found out a week or so later that my husband was having an affair with my live-in nurse while I lay in the hospital bed someone had set up in our living room.

You can read the rest of her story here: 

Wendy is now a successful writer, author and mother who has been featured on national television.

RIP Charlie Piscatello (Former Moody Blues Drummer) COG Minister

 Charlie Piscatello, drummer in Moody Blues and on left in video and then top of stairs, died yesterday.   He quit Mood Blues to join WCG.  Great guy,  Was with me in NY.  He went on to be pastor when GCI started and replaced WCG in Bath , NY.   Charlie was  blind from birth

ht: DD