Becoming God Dilemma In Armstrongism...When Does It Happen?

At a first glance, Armstrong seems to have an orthodox concept of God. However, he declares the doctrine of the trinity to be pagan and teaches instead that “God is a family, a kingdom, NOT a limited trinity”. This family consists currently only of God the Father and the God of Abraham, who later became Jesus Christ, the son of God. But God’s intent, Armstrong teaches, is to reproduce himself. All children of God will eventually become God as well, who “will counsel and advise our Creator”. This is very close to what the eternal progression in Mormonism expresses but it goes to an even greater extreme. Herbert Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God

One of the semi-unique myths of Armstrongism is that it teaches that humans will become God as God is (Mormons teach the same thing). It was hounded into us by Herbert Armstrong, Rod Meredith, and that king of buffoonery and deception, Gerald Waterhouse.

What a glorious time it will be when the Kingdom of God gets here! Only true Church of God members will instantly become God by some magic event that never really gets thought through by most in the church, let alone its leadership.

The scenario goes like this. Endlessly being persecuted, the true church members will flee to Petra to receive final training for 3 1/2 years so that when they become God so they can rule with rods of iron while dishing out a little mercy here and there along the way.  

When that magical kingdom arrives, the greatest of the church leaders will sit at Jesus' right hand (like Herbert Armstrong, Garner Ted, Bob Thiel, Dave Pack, Rod Meredith, and Gerald Flurry). 

Lesser COG members will be part of the hierarchical God structure ruling over galaxies, worlds, planets, cities, and nations while under the control of men like Abraham, David, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and others. 

Of course, none of these will be women as it is an established fact in Armstrongism that women cannot rule. Even though they will become God just like the manly men, their womanly god parts will not allow them to be in charge unless it is overseeing things like bakeries, restaurants, and home interior decorating ministries, as all real COG women know their place was in the kitchen and keeping their home looking nice for their soon to be God husbands.

That all sounds glorious to church members who have always been the lesser than's of society where they have lived on the fringes. Becoming greater than their enemies, high school rivals, bitter relatives, and nasty neighbors were going to be the ultimate reward!

But the niggling question remains, WHEN will all of those chosen humans in Petra become God? Will they receive power as humans when the 3 1/2 years are up?  

Will they be instantly transformed into God at the snap of God the Father's fingers or Jesus's? 

Will they instantly die and be resurrected as God's in "the twinkling of an eye"? If that is what happens then what is the point in having God the Father around anymore since the likes of Bob Thiel, Gerald Flurry, Ron Weinland, and James Malm would be on equal footing? What is the point of Jesus and the Holy Spirit?

Or, will they be translated into some kind of superhuman because they did not die? Herbert Armstrong said, "No human will be given any government office." They must be a divine being or God as God is.

Armstrongism makes no sense when you really get into it. But, I am sure many will say otherwise...

Butthurt False Prophet Has His Delicate Sensibilities Hurt By This Blog...Again

 

It's another sunny day in California and the tubes of butthurt ointment are flying off the shelves in the Grover Beach/Arroyo Grande area.

The Great Bwana Bob Mzungu does not like the fact that we mock his narcissistic arrogance when he claims that most COG folk are too stupid to know when they are to flee to Petra/Pella or where ever Bob's highly esteemed group will be heading for 3 1/2 years of abject misery.

He writes:

Most Christians Will Not Flee 

For posting about matters related to the Maui fires and fleeing–and in which I warned that many would scoff (see AP: At least 55 people died on Maui. Residents had little warning before wildfires overtook a town)–we were mocked by an anti-Church of God website. 

 

Now, mocking from scoffers there happens frequently, but is consistent with the following warning from the Apostle Peter:

3 knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, 4 and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.” 5 For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, 6 by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. 7 But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 

 

8 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:3-9)

Anyway, not to be deterred by critics, after we were mocked for teachings, in another Maui related post (see VOA: Questions Remain About Maui’s Warning System; COGwriter: Discounted Scriptures Give Clues Why Most Christians Will Not Heed the Coming Decree to Flee), I had the following:

 

Why weren't Maui residents warned about the fire sooner? https://t.co/7DjgomnAIG

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 11, 2023

Wilkins Christian Radio Kicks Bob Thiel To The Curb

Satan continues his devious rampage against the greatest Church of God ever to exist in Sabbatarian history.

If you remember recently how Bwana Bob Mzungu was getting in a homeopathic frenzy about all the radio stations he was going on with his hilarious radio program, you might remember the Wilkins Radio Network was mentioned.

Either Satan has been busy or readers here sent them letters explaining that Bob's so-called church is actually a false church and has no business being on a Christian radio network. As a result, butthurt ensued.

The Great Bwana to Africa and 100 Caucasians writes:

As referred to before, despite having a signed one-year contract that did not expire until 2024, Wilkins Radio network cancelled broadcasting our Bible News Prophecy radio program a couple of weeks ago.