Exposing the underbelly of Armstrongism in all of its wacky glory! Nothing you read here is made up. What you read here is the up to date face of Herbert W Armstrong's legacy. It's the gritty and dirty behind the scenes look at Armstrongism as you have never seen it before!
With all the new crazy self-appointed Chief Overseers, Apostles, Prophets, Pharisees, legalists, and outright liars leading various Churches of God today, it is important to hold these agents of deception accountable.
Herbert Armstrong's Tangled Web of Corrupt Leaders
Doug is back extolling the faithful to be growing their spiritual journey, which isn't a bad thing, but no matter how hard these people try, they will never measure up to the expectations that LCG places upon their members. The list has now grown so long and complicated over the decades that many just give up.
Plan to Grow: The Scriptures reveal we are to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18), and to receive rewards in the Kingdom, we must all be “overcomers” (Revelation 2–3). But growing and overcoming requires a plan and persistence. In Matthew 5, 6, and 7, Jesus lists qualities He desires in His disciples: humility, compassion, mercy, a desire to learn God’s way, and the ability to be a peacemaker. Paul lists the spiritual fruits that God wants to see in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22–25). Peter lists virtue, knowledge, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love—unselfish, outgoing concern (2 Peter 1:5–7). Put these lists together and then focus on one item each week so you can work to develop these important qualities. Planto grow and make the effort to be a real overcomer!
One thing that Worldwide did in its later years was allowed non-members but interested people to go to Feast sites. These could be co-workers, PT subscribers, and others that had a connection to the church. This actually brought in many members.
LCG though, getting more militaristic by the month, is cracking down on this practice and has asked pastors to look at current Feast registrations and weed those people out. LCG has always tried to be closed door at the Feast but people still Feast site drop regardless of church affiliation.
God forbid that an unclean worldly person might attend services and hear God's truth which LCG claims to exclusively have. If these are subscribers or people who have attended one of LCG's presentations, then this pastor had better get busy and baptize these people! We can't have the unwashed masses next to our brethren now, can we? Our message is too precious to be wasted the unclean.
Status Updates Needed for Festival Registration—Repeat Announcement
Attention Pastors: Only those listed as “Member” or “Prospective Member” in the Headquarters database can register for the Feast. Please look over your area’s member lists and let us know if anyone’s status needs to be updated. This could especially apply to co-workers and subscribers who have started attending with us or are recently baptized. We need the pastor’s authorization to change anyone’s status. Please send any updates to cad@lcg.org. An outdated status listing is one of the most common technical difficulties people have in registering for the Feast.
David C. Pack of The Restored Church of God has never been accused of being “warm and fuzzy.” The Pastor General equates how trustworthy something is to how loud he can shout it. Sometimes, it feels like he is attacking something with disgust, even when he is countering his own recent understanding.
Mass world death was a central topic during "The Greatest Unending Story (Part 438)!" on April 27, 2023. This tied into the Kingdom to Israel arriving on Pentecost and the Kingdom of God on the Feast of Trumpets. How do two Holy Days connect to the death of over five billion people? The Tribulation.
Now that Dave avoids “setting dates,” he still does everything he used to except the clear summary that provides compelling YouTube content.
“Elijah announces to the world on Pentecost, one month from now.”
Nope. He did not say that.
“Jesus Christ returns on the Feast of Trumpets this year.”
Nope. He did not say that.
“Five billion people die starting in August.”
Nope. He did not say that.
The Bible verses are there. The timing is there. His private interpretations are there. But he refuses to finish the job of “making it plain.”
This is the current picture as of Part 438:
• The Kingdom to Israel arrives on Pentecost. It begins at sunset on May 27 at 8:48 PM ET. There is a three-month announcement period in which David C. Pack, as Elijah That Prophet, speaks to the world, offering everyone the opportunity to obey God before horrific destruction occurs.
• The Tribulation begins on August 17 at 8:22 PM ET. This is one month before Trumpets and sees the rise of the Sixth Head Man of Sin. During this period, two-thirds of everyone alive will die. That is approximately 5.3 billion people. This death is permanent, also known as the “second death.” They will never afterward have hope of receiving salvation.
• The Kingdom of God arrives on the Feast of Trumpets on September 15 at 7:36 PM ET. Jesus Christ rules this one-year Kingdom where everyone left is trained to help facilitate the next seven-year Kingdom.
Even though Dave will not spell out a quotable summary, that is Part 438. How much of it sticks in the short-term remains to be seen. The postponement of Part 439 is not a good sign for consistency’s sake.
The scenarios David C. Pack preaches about are in the Bible. There are clear verses about global punishment and mass death. Parents eating children. Children betraying parents. Death on a scale that has not yet been seen since Creation. All of that is true.
The problem is not the source of the information or whether it will come to pass. The problem is the filter through which it is disseminated. David C. Pack has proven he is unreliable and untrustworthy.
Plus, there is a fist-sized callus where his heart should be.
After painting the dire picture of permanent death for most alive today, Dave informed the brethren that their loved ones may fall victim to this. It must have been exciting to those in The Restored Church of God with non-member parents, children, or friends.
That scenario includes every single one of them.
fearmongering
the action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue
Part 438 – April 27, 2023
@ 1:07:18 So, I can’t tell you exactly how all of our relatives come through all of this. If your relatives are dead, thank God every day that your relatives are dead ‘cause they’re gonna come straight into the Kingdom of God. If you have friends that died, everybody who’s shot and killed in this world right now, you read about people killed in Chicago, drop to your knees, and thank God they were killed.‘Cause they’re not goin’ through this [First Kingdom]. They’re gonna come up in the Kingdom of God. Maybe they suffered enough.
@ 1:08:06 I lost my 99-year-old aunt about ten months ago. Thank God she died. I think differently now. I watch the news differently.
I am sure there was quite the condolence card from the Pack household. Who are we kidding? Mrs. Pack wrote the card, and MAYBE Dave signed it.
How could I possibly think that?
The man who voiced The World to Come, most Behind the Work documentaries, and many other videos for The Restored Church of God was dying of cancer. We commissioned a sympathy card for him. All MPS signed it. Brad Schleifer signed it. Mrs. Pack signed it and wrote a beautifully thoughtful note.
But I could not get David Crowl Pack to sign it. All he had to do was write his name. Apparently, he could not be bothered. Brad and Mrs. Pack were handling this, as I was not allowed.
Whether this was Dave saying, “I’ll get to it," and never did, or his human pillows never brought this to his attention, I do not know. Brad knows, and maybe he can clue me in one day.
No matter because the end result was the same. Alan received the card before he died. The card did not have David C. Pack's signature. This angered and disgusted me. It was a piercing moment that solidified that The Restored Church of God and David C. Pack are not practicing what they preach.
@ 1:51:43 Lemme say one last time,if you have friends or relatives who’ve died, thank God they did.
Dave must have forgotten what the mourning process is like. He is too far removed from emotional pain to consider how words like this would affect the brethren.
His primary point was that things will be so bad in the Tribulation that it is better for those you care about to already be dead so they can be resurrected into the Kingdom of God with a greater chance of avoiding eternal death.
Unfortunately, he is incapable of presenting that idea in a more palatable fashion. Emotional intelligence is not his strength. Neither is tact or compassion. Hence, you get explosive comments like this. Even if you slather on generous portions of context, it does not excuse the distress and panic he induces in the members of The Restored Church of God.
How Dave could preach fear and death without inserting the money angle is a mystery. He rarely lets an opportunity go by that ties panic and despair to Common, especially with another Green Envelope Day occurring later this month.
Dave’s latest tirade exemplifies the erosion of the RCG Tier System. He gets a thought in his head, and it shoots out of his mouth unfiltered. Empathy be damned.
The brethren of The Restored Church of God have the privilege of understanding this. Their eighteen-year-old children who bolted from the church could be eternally killed in the next three months. One spouse gets to look across the supper table at their non-believing spouse, quietly wondering what kind of death will befall them in August before being tossed into the Lake of Fire.
My great hope is that nobody in The Restored Church of God followed the instructions of David C. Pack. I hope nobody went before God on their knees and expressed gratitude for the murder of others.
When this doctrine inevitably changes, those same people will be guilted into returning on their knees to repent and ask forgiveness.
Paul told people to follow him as he followed Christ.
David C. Pack does not follow Jesus Christ as an example. His words are more similar to a dragon than a lamb. His words ring more like a foolish shepherd rather than a good one.
Once "The Greatest Untold Story!" Series is finally over, everyone can be thankful it is dead.
