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
In these perilous end times as prophecy comes alive around us and even though you are giving money to us, we need more of it to do our vital ministry. So give, and give, and give, and give and give! You must perform this good work to show God that you are supporting this most vital work. Otherwise, He will be extremely disappointed in you and your salvation may be at stake. Give now as you never have before! We need to get this vital message to the world! Time is short!
It isn't just UCG doing this; it's almost every COG out there demanding more money from their followers. God can't be bothered till he sees money in the till.
UCGIA Financial Update
With the end of June marking the final month in fiscal year 2023-2024, we are encouraged to report that (unaudited figures throughout) total income has increased more than five percent year over year. This also represents just under a nine percent increase over budget for the same period measured.
Inflationary challenges continued in many expense categories this fiscal year and (as of the date of this writing) expenses, in the aggregate, exceeded annual budgeted amounts—though by less than two percent. We very much appreciate God’s blessings of increased income to cover these additional expenses.
I am again reminded of Philippians chapter 4 where the apostle Paul writes about the generosity of faithful followers in Philippi, and how pleasing it is to God (Who is ultimately the source of it). Verse 19 reads, “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever . . .”
With the mission of the Church to preach the gospel, make disciples, and care for those disciples, including the recognition of its responsibility to help those with financial needs, God continues to bless the Church with the means and opportunity to give and provide this much needed care and support.
Also, in recognition of our commitment to members outside the United States, the Church, in the form of international subsidies, provided just under $1.7 million this fiscal year to international areas. These funds are in support of their respective operations, including financial assistance to those in need.
God continues to provide the Church with all it needs. We know and trust He will see us through whatever comes our way, with an ever-changing world in which prophecy continues to unfold. We are grateful to Him, and to the members, coworkers and donors who faithfully support the Work. May we all continually seek God’s will and be faithful in submitting to it.
Until next time, if you have any questions about the finances of the Church, please feel free to contact me. —Barry Korthuis, Treasurer
United Church of God has an article up on their site from Jim Tuck on how UCG members, who will be part of the divine family, will be making judgments, helping enforce the law, and interpreting the law as they judge people in the kingdom who commit infractions. Oh, and they will also be responsible for reeducating the world at that time.
Given the track record on how disunified the Church of God movement currently is doctrinally, spiritually, and temporally, how can anyone trust any of them to do what is right?
Can you imagine living in a world where the godhead ruling over you would be Bob Thiel, Gerald Flurry, or Dave Pack? Imagine 1,000 years under these guys! The licking flames of the Gahenna fire would look appealing after the first month of their tyranny. Imagine being under the kings and priests of the squabbling UCG/COGWA leader! They can't get along now in the 21st century so what makes them think the world will submit to them in some fantastical kingdom?
Imagine being under Dave Pack and Gerald Flurry as their personal slaves as you bring them their morning coffee, clean their offices, and bow your head as the newly crowned god's walk by you. What joy!
It's going to take God 999 years to get the squabbling COG's all on the same page! How will any of these men lead people to peace, prosperity, and happiness for everyone?
God’s Divine family will rule over the earth
The Bible says the government won’t be left to other people; the family of God will rule (Daniel 2:44)! Those called now will assist Jesus Christ in establishing His great Kingdom, which will never pass away (Daniel 27:14, 18). The Church—the saints—will become glorified beings and join the God Family at the first resurrection. They will begin rule as kings and priests when they are changed to spirit at the better resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:52-54; Hebrews 11:35; Revelation 20:5-6).
In the United States government there are three separate branches—the executive, legislative and judicial. Additionally, there is a fourth branch of education which is overseen by the government. In God’s Kingdom, Jesus will set up His government in Jerusalem within which all of these functions will be united. God will provide His laws (the legislative function). The God Family will help enforce the laws (the executive function). It will also interpret those laws and judge cases concerning them (the judicial function). And the God Family will be responsible for education—which will always be taught based on God's law. His way will lead to peace, prosperity and happiness for everyone.
The Church of God is training future kings and priests who will rule with Christ for a thousand years, and they will take the law of God to all peoples (Revelation 1:6, 5:10, 20:6). “For out of Zion the law shall go forth, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem” (Micah 4:2).
Each king will be of the Divine Family, and they will rule and serve God’s subjects using genuine love and outgoing concern (1 John 4:16). The entire world will be taught the way of give and love, and not the way of hatred Satan has instilled in mankind.
When Jesus Christ returns, it will be a time of healing for the whole earth: “But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; and you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves” (Malachi 4:2).
During “The Greatest Untold Story! (Part 524)” on July 17, 2024, David C. Pack capitalized on the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald J. Trump in Pennsylvania on July 13.
The Pastor General of The Restored Church of God exploited the global incident to perpetuate religious fearmongering, reminded troubled brethren they were in the right church, and warned the weary that if things do not work out timing-wise the way he taught, they should not panic-swallow Stupid Pills sending them out the door. His most important point was that he is super special and stuff.
I did not think David C. Pack could find a new low, yet he still managed to surprise me. I guess I am still naïve in that way. The worst aspect of his mindset was not covered in the previous article because it is repulsive enough to deserve particular focus.
This article topic again answers the question: “Who is David Crowl Pack?” If you want to get another glimpse inside his twisted brain, keep reading.
Context requires rolling back the clock one week further to when Dave recounted a harrowing experience on a Chicago highway that reminded him how precious life is. Well, his own life.
Flashback Part 523 – July 6, 2024 @ 00:04 I thought I would give you a quick story that was personally very inspiring to me.
@ 04:10 The car passed through me. There’s no other way to explain it.
@ 05:02 Just a seedy, kind of a demonic-looking little guy in a little car. And he wouldn’t stop. I honked and honked.
@ 07:13 I know they were all killed unless God delivered them. And I don’t know. The you know, the devil is said to be at my right hand [chuckles] at the time we are we are ready for the Kingdom. And I’ve often wondered, “What is that?” There’s just no way I survive that. And maybe God just protected them, as well.
@ 07:41 So, is personally very inspiring to me that A) I wasn’t killed.And God may have saved the people behind me.
@ 09:17 And sometimes you can know, as I did, that I I was I was divinely protected.
@ 09:28So, I I thought maybe that would encourage you.
@ 09:39 Just one more reminder. I’m in the right church serving the right God. So, maybe by me telling you that story. There’s just no chance I’m not dead unless God intervened and an angel moved that vehicle in the way that it did.
I am not denying the possibility that David C. Pack’s life might have been spared via divine intercession. God has mercy beyond our human understanding, even for blaspheming, hypocritical liars who are also false apostles, false prophets, and false teachers like David C. Pack. The man embodies so much of what the Bible warns about on top of being so self-righteous and smug about it.
I have had my own private experiences that I still consider “miraculous deliverances” today. Matters of faith like that are personal, and only awful people would try to insert their uninvited wedges between what did and did not happen.
So, whether God had to spare Dave’s life by taking action or Dave was never in any real danger but falsely imagined the actual circumstances is for God to judge.
That story was not previously covered, and I had not planned on writing about it. Until Dave decided to turn it into a spectacle after President Trump was shot.
Dave told his “quick” ten-minute story, and I held my peace. Then, a disturbed young man took shots at a former President of the United States during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
David C. Pack could not resist the one-up potential and planted the seed early.
Part 524 – July 17, 2024 @ 01:00 I I do believe God intervened for His own reasons. And we could sit here and speculate on what they are. I have my own ideas about it. But I know God intervenes. I learned it just a week before President Trump did.
He just had to start with the comparisons. He could not let President Trump have the limelight all to himself. Dave refrained for an hour to let his mind stew before the chest puffing overtook him.
@ 1:10:12 It would be impossible for me to believe in light of all the things that I’ve seen, never mind deliverances. I can tell my story. Mine is more dramatic than a bullet. I had way more than a bullet sitting right over here, coming at me at 60 miles an hour.You know, weighing in a couple tons or whatever it weighed.
This is an undeniable insight into who and what David C. Pack is. A genuinely despicable person's thought process would draw a comparison between an automobile near collision and an assassin's bullet, then elevate his miracle over someone else.
Out of the abundance of his arrogant heart, his foolish mouth speaks to fully expose his true nature to all the members of The Restored Church of God, leaving them without excuse.
@ 1:10:33 I don’t say that wasn’t a miracle. I’m not that’s not my my my my point.
David C. Pack's point was that avoiding a car accident inside his cushy Lincoln Navigator is a bigger miracle than President Trump not being assassinated because he turned his head at the most perfect moment, sparing his life.
David C. Pack’s point is that God spared him more than President Trump because a car is “more dramatic” than a bullet.
David C. Pack’s point is that his miracle required more involvement because he is more important than President Trump.
Again, I am not saying Dave was or was not spared by God. But, to put things in perspective, the bullet hit Mr. Trump in the ear a fraction of an inch from his head just after he turned in the only direction that saved his life. On the other hand, according to Carfax.com, the Lincoln Navigator Dave drives has a 5-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
No matter what the facts are in the cases of both men, David C. Pack will always know that his miracle was bigger than Mr. Trump’s. Bigger than mine and bigger than yours. And that is very dramatic.
