Rod Meredith has spent over six decades making one prophetic utterance after another. Every single one of them has been a failure. Now Meredith is looking towards 2030 as the coming of his god.
Meredith feels he is an authority on the subject of prophecy because he learned it all from HWA, Herman Hoeh, Ernest Martin, Charles Dorothy and Robert Kuhn. Meredith wants you to feel impressed by his declaration he was a "pioneer student at Ambassador College." All the men he quoted have either rejected their former teachings or made their own long list of failed utterances. Kuhn and Martin rejected the silliness of Armstrongism so I am surprised he even mentioned them.
Because I have been one of the pioneer students of Ambassador College
and of the ministry of this Work under Herbert W. Armstrong, I have been
able to know and converse for many hours with nearly all of the leading
men who studied prophecy in detail in the early years. I have also read
some articles and books on prophecy and biblical chronology by
outsiders. Every one of the leading men that I talked to in
this Work—including Dr. Herman Hoeh, Dr. Ernest Martin, Dr. Charles
Dorothy, Dr. Robert Kuhn and others—have acknowledged that they came to
realize during their study of biblical chronology that we could “easily”
be 20 or 30 years off in either direction! Therefore, it should be easy
to realize that Christ may not come until about 2030ad!
A person would think that after spending 60 some years predicting the eminent return of
Jesus Christ that he would stop setting dates since every single one of them has failed.
Several decades and several generations have come and gone and Meredith's predictions have ALL failed. He assures us though that "this generation will NOT pass away" till Jesus Christ returns. Of course this is what he has been saying for over 60 years.
Brethren, this same passage of scripture also tells us to “watch” for certain events
to occur: “So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is
near—at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no
means pass away till all these things take place” (vv. 33–34).
Meredith also feels that all of his failed prophecies have not been in vain. It has been a time for the church members to learn from their experiences. God delayed his return so they could learn more lessons.
After all, we have been able to go ahead with our lives for
these decades. We have had the opportunity to have families and perhaps
even grandchildren, to experience wonderful trips and opportunities in
life and to learn lessons that we would not have learned if Christ had come 30 or 40 years ago.
Essentially Meredith is telling his members it is their fault God has not returned and that it is IMPORTANT that they LEARN THEIR LESSON in this situation. For some reason everything in Armstrongism is a "situation" to be reckoned with.
So, I hope all of us in God’s Church will learn the lessons
God intends from this situation: “Therefore be patient, brethren, until
the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit
of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and
latter rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming
of the Lord is at hand” (James 5:7–8). In the following verses of James,
we are told to remember the prophets of God who set “an example of
suffering and patience” (v. 10). We are told to learn the “perseverance of Job” (v. 11) so that we can understand that the end intended by God is going to work out in a very compassionate and merciful way.
For the sake of our own eternal life, we must heed the lessons of the “ten virgins,” who begin to slumber and sleep before Christ came. For these professing Christians were not zealously involved in serving others, “in doing the Work” and in overcoming their sins. They were not earnestly studying, praying, meditating and fasting to draw close to their Creator and be filled with His Spirit. Therefore, when Christ came—pictured by this parable—they did not have God’s Spirit and were shut out
of the wedding, picturing the very Kingdom of God! Jesus then
concluded: “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord,
open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do
not know you’” (Matthew 25:11–12).
Then like any good COG failed prophet he has to take the focus off of himself and places it on the membership. It is up to THEM to reorient themselves into doing a much bigger work by sending in more money.
We, therefore, need to go all out in seeking God and using the time and talents we have right now
to assure our place in God’s coming Kingdom and the opportunity we have
to truly serve millions as kings and priests during Christ’s reign.
Don't even think about questioning Meredith's latest failure! Don't even dare!
We must never be involved in “murmuring” and “disputing” and complaining about the fact that Almighty God is giving human beings more time to write the lessons of human suffering and for His own children to “work out” our own salvation before Christ returns. Rather, we must be glad that God has called us now: “Rejoice in the Lord always.
You should immediately fall to your knees and thank God he has given you and the church more time on this earth. the more time you have the more money you can send in.
Those of us who have been in God’s Church for a long time need to be very gratefulfor all the time we have been given to learn the lessons of life and to serve more during these years God has granted. And we need to zealously use the talents our Father has given us to serve our Creator, to serve our fellow man and to do His Work over the next several years—however long it is until Christ’s feet are again upon this earth!
Those of us who have been part of Armstrongism for a LONG time know that Meredith's mantra has always been, "5 to 15 years." Sixty some years later and its still the same old thing.
Article here:
Personal: Is Our Lord Delaying His Coming?
