Should You Trust Scripture Twisting Crackpot Prophets When They Bloviate About The End Times???

 

Oh, glory hallelujah and cue the heavenly trumpets—because God's supreme, doubly-blessed, naturopathy-degreed gift to prophecy, the incomparable Dr. Bob Thiel of the improperly named "continuing" Church of God, has mercifully descended from his COGwriter throne just in time for the end-of-2025 festivities to enlighten those bland, lukewarm, sabbath-keepers and a few mainstream Christians with his latest blockbuster saga of cataclysmic doom barreling toward the fan like a divine freight train.

Just like the legendary Armstrongist apocalypse aficionados—who've been nailing zero correct end-times predictions since Herbert W. Armstrong's heyday in the 1930s with a flawless streak of misses that would make even the Chicago Cubs jealous—our esteemed heroes positively quiver with euphoric glee at the prospect of one-third of wicked humanity getting spectacularly barbecued in biblical judgment. Naturally, because the ultra-pure, spotless leaders and members of the splintered Church of God factions are obviously the most impeccably holy, "real" Philadelphia-remnant Christians ever to tiptoe across this doomed, soon-to-be-charred planet. 

 

Lo and behold, the unbeatable duo of Crackpot Bob and his shadowy sidekick (that ever-present co-host in those epic, marathon-length Bible News Prophecy videos) are back at it, generously gifting humanity their hyper-detailed, blow-by-blow script for Armageddon! As we wrap up December 2025, they're absolutely buzzing with fresh "Countdown to the Great Tribulation" alerts, breathlessly decoding Iran's bold declarations of war against the US, Israel, and Europe (clearly the King of the South rising, duh), pondering why Hindus might cozy up to a European Beast power, dissecting the Abomination of Desolation's potential location, and marveling at BRICS ditching the dollar—all while dropping their annual "26 items to prophetically watch in 2026" list, because nothing says "imminent doom" like another recycled checklist of vague signs that somehow never quite materialize. 

 

And let's not forget the summer's blockbuster hit: that red heifer sacrificed back in July 2025 (ashes collected and everything!), which Bob valiantly debated as potentially counting toward temple purification—despite the Temple Institute nitpicking a few stray hairs—proving once again that animal sacrifices are totes necessary for end-times kickoff, even though Jesus kinda already handled that. 

 

But can we honestly entrust our eternal souls to these self-anointed oracles? Or are they just the freshest faces in the endless Armstrongist parade of "prophets" who've perfected the fine arts of scriptural twister, timeline tango, creative current-events alchemy, and perpetual emotional whiplash to keep their minuscule flock in a state of breathless, tithing-fueled suspense—forever nudging that "right around the corner" apocalypse a few more years down the road while explaining away every glorious flop? Oh, what an utterly flawless, divinely inspired legacy of pinpoint accuracy and humble prophecy! One can scarcely contain the awe at this unparalleled display of prophetic brilliance. Truly, the end has never felt so... perpetually delayed!

Countdown to the Great Tribulation 

Is 2026 the year the Great Tribulation finally begins?

Is this is the start of a Sabbatical cycle some have postulated countdowns to the return of Jesus?

Is a Sabbatical cycle or Jubilee year even mentioned by Jesus as a leading indicator of the Great Tribulation?

Jesus, Himself, pointed to events, including some written by the prophet Daniel. If God has placed some of the understanding of the signs of the beginning of the Great Tribulation in the words of Daniel the prophet till the time of the end, what are those signs?

If 2026 is not the year the Great Tribulation begins, could any of the signs mentioned in the book of Daniel begin to take place in 2026?

Could this year be the beginning of the end?

Do you want to know?

In Matthew 24:3 Jesus’ disciples wanted to know.

Of course, we know Jesus said no one knows the day or the hour, but Jesus also told us in Matthew 24:33 that we will know when it is at the very doors!

What about the timing of Armageddon?

Surely you, just like the disciples, want to know.

Watch this video as Dr. Thiel shines the light of Biblical prophecy on the future of the possibilities that await us in the new calendar year.

Listen as Dr. Thiel explains the scriptures that prophesy a seven year (one week) ‘peace deal’ in Daniel, the breaking of that deal, the rise of the king of the north and the king of the south, the Great Tribulation and the return of our Lord and Savior.

The time for the countdown to begin is close at hand.

Dave Pack And The Tevet 10 Escape Hatch

 

The Tevet 10 Escape Hatch

Much like when a bully shrinks back when opposed by someone of courage, David C. Pack of The Restored Church of God proves to be the consummate coward in the face of his own prophetic declarations as the time draws near.

Part 613 – December 20, 2025
@ 1:57:39 Some of the biggest and most powerful proofs of Tevet 10 I haven't even hinted at.

You can add those “most powerful proofs of Tevet 10” to the long list of things Dave will never finish. He invented mathto reinforce the strength of Tevet 10 (December 29), being the day the Kingdom arrives. The now infamous "A, You Know, It's Kinda in in a Way, it's a Form of of Math, I Guess. Um. Is it Algebra?” formula only lasted one week.

The RCG members who were “probably certainly possibly totally convicted” one week ago have egg on their faces today. But they can let it slide onto the massive pile of waffles Dave just served them.

During “The Greatest Untold Story! (Part 614)” on December 27, 2025, David C. Pack installed bright lights leading to the Tevet 10 escape hatch by announcing to the brethren that there are three other candidates for a Kingdom arrival after Tuesday passes.

David C. Pack claims to be an apostle. He is Elijah. He is the Seventh Angel. He is inspired by the Holy Spirit. God uses him to end the Mystery of God by rushing to call it out by making it plain.

He is all of those things except when it matters.

The All-Believing Zealots must have been supremely disappointed once they got near the end of Part 614 when their human idol rained on their parade. Those still bothering to pay attention picked up on the Daveisms near the start.

Part 614 – December 27, 2025
@ 02:30 So we're looking right now at the possibility of a Monday night, but we'd hafta know the day. We'd have to know the day of the week to know the applicable year.

@ 03:33 Three accounts plainly declare the Kingdom to Israel begins in the third day of a week. We’re coming to a Tevet 10. If Tevet 10 is the right day, that just happens to be the third day.

This does not sound like a church leader spelling out his “biggest and most powerful proofs of Tevet 10.” Instead, Dave is undermining the foundation he built the week before.

Skip ahead one hour and seventeen minutes.

@ 1:20:44 You know, I've I've rushed to make plain and to end the Mystery of God. So I'll now be I'll now be, you know, I try to be as open-hearted as I can, to conclude with a few final comments.

Dave not only opens the escape hatch for Tevet 10, but he perpetually insulates himself into the vanishing point.

@ 1:21:02 No date that I've ever seen seems impervious to challenge. They're just not a dent in it. And there are two more dates. …One is very powerful. And it’s on the third day of the week. Believe me, I and my team and a circle of men I talked to, have been conflicted. [chuckles]

@ 1:22:03 These other cases have grown over the years for a period longer than Tevet 10, which was just over a year ago, where I’d waiting for that to mature.

Tevet 10 did not muh-tour, Dave. It fermented and should have remained a pile of notes at the bottom of your briefcase.

Mr. Wishy, I would like to introduce you to Mr. Washy.

@ 1:22:19 I do expect the Kingdom Monday. Monday night. Monday morning, our time. But as much as I do, I'm duty-bound to tell you about the other dates, and they leave me conflicted. I'm almost–I expect it, and I don't.

That is the perfect definition of being "double-minded." But make no mistake: He does not expect it. Not for a moment.

David C. Pack is a hypocritical, blaspheming liar on top of being a false teacher, false apostle, and false prophet. He knows nothing will happen on Tevet 10, but he tries to save face. This is a ploy to avoid accountability. In RCG, it works every time.

@ 1:22:39 It's not like any other time we've ever been in before. Both the dates are strong, but in different ways.

We have seen this before and before and before. Since 2013. Tevet 10 and the other options are no different. Only the All-Believing Zealots refuse to remember.

@ 1:23:11 They are either mimicking Tevet 10 or Tevet 10 is mimicking them. These men are all conflicted between Tevet 10 and a later date that is also on the third day of the week. And I'm just gonna tell you that case is immensely strong. And it is not Tevet 10.

This escape hatch leads Dave to the “I Was Right” Lounge next week.

 

 

@ 1:23:57 I've talked with the men, and we've all we've all agreed that God has left us with what could what we have we’ve come to call in a circle of us “strategic ambiguity.” Maybe He doesn’t want us to know.

So much for apostolic authority and confidence.

If God does not want Dave to know, why does Dave persist and press and push onward?

Instead of Dave’s sermons being “God-breathed knowledge,” spoken during holy time on the Sabbath, he admits it has been the effort of a man desperate for legitimacy and relevance.

If God does not want Dave to know, then what is the point of “The Greatest Untold Story!” Series? What is the point of teaching something that God does not want known and actively prevents you from understanding it? Does that not mean Dave is a rebel fighting against God’s will?

Why does Dave’s god inspire him to teach these things, but at the same time, does not want him to understand? Because David C. Pack worships and preaches a god of madness.

@ 1:26:40 Only when all subsequent competing dates die away beyond any last possible one can you have full confidence a date cannot delay. I I wish I could tell you Tevet 10 has no no competitors. But it’s not true. But it's not true. If a powerful case sits before you, but a big one sits behind it, the more immediate one is harder to believe. That's why I'm conflicted.

Dave is moved by the Great Discomforter.

@ 1:29:41 It's kinda like next batter up. I'll tell you a case. It's just unbelievably powerful that's not far beyond Tevet 10. But there's no point in getting into it other than preparing you ‘cause I don't want you to be brokenhearted. I love you, brethren. I mean, I don't like to be brokenhearted either. “Oh no, it didn’t come. And that was our only–“ It isn’t the only option.

Nothing will occur on Tevet 10. He knows this and has already said it.

David C. Pack is not capable of bravely facing any date without opening the prophetic escape hatch while clutching a large plate of biblical waffles.

He is a biblical fraud, a human idol, and will never be correct about prophetic timing. There is no way for him to escape that.

Marc Cebrian

See: The Tevet 10 Escape hatch

Gerald And Vicki Flurry Divorce Court Papers

 

This was sent in by a credible source. 

Six-pack Gerry seems to have gotten off easy in his divorce settlement. Lil'Stevie won't have to compete with Vicki after his daddy dies and the organization transfers to his sweaty hands.

The Incarnation and Our Restlessness

One of the profound concepts of Christian theology that Armstrongism tended to overlook, or even mock at times, is the concept of the incarnation, failing to realize that it was the divine response to a deep, universal human longing.

The Incarnation is the hypostatic union—the permanent, personal union of the divine nature and a human nature in the one person of Jesus Christ, "without confusion, without change, without division, without separation." Jesus is thus truly God and truly man, one person with two natures.

At its core is the idea of a mystical longing—the creature's ache for the Creator, the finite reaching toward the infinite, humanity's innate desire for the divine. This isn't merely a Christian concept but a transcendent reality evident across cultures, religions, and eras. Philosophers, poets, and mystics have described it as an inner restlessness, a sense that earthly joys, achievements, and relationships ultimately fall short, leaving the soul yearning for something more eternal and fulfilling.

St. Augustine of Hippo articulated this most famously in his Confessions: 

You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you. 

 

This restlessness arises because humans are created in God's image (imago Dei), imprinted with a capacity for the infinite that no finite thing can satisfy. It's a longing woven into our very being—a homesickness for the divine source from which we came.

For Christians, this universal ache finds its ultimate answer in the Incarnation: God becoming human in Jesus Christ. The baby in the manger is not just a sentimental image but the staggering fulfillment of that longing. The eternal Word "became flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1:14), bridging the chasm between the infinite God and finite humanity. As theologians like Athanasius and Irenaeus emphasized, God took on our humanity to restore what was lost—to make us partakers of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4).

This is grace unimaginable: not a distant deity demanding we climb to the divine, but God descending to us in vulnerability and love. Born in a humble stable, among animals, to a young virgin and her faithful spouse, Jesus enters our world as one of us—experiencing hunger, joy, sorrow, and temptation—yet without sin. He does this, as the comment notes, "to show us how to love one another." The Incarnation reveals God's love as self-giving (kenosis, or emptying, as in Philippians 2:6-8), modeling perfect humility, compassion, and sacrifice. It teaches that true love isn't power imposed from above but presence shared in weakness.

The nativity scene powerfully symbolizes this. The shepherds—ordinary workers, many tiems the outcasts of society—represent humanity's humble longing answered first by angels' announcement of "good news of great joy." The Magi, wise seekers from afar, embody that cross-cultural yearning for truth, guided by a star to worship the King. Animals surround the manger, evoking Isaiah's peaceable kingdom where creation itself participates in redemption. Under a starry night, the infinite enters the finite, heaven touches earth.

In this child, the mystical longing is met with divine initiative. God doesn't wait for us to perfect our search; He comes to us, loves us into wholeness, and invites us to love as He loves. As we gaze on the manger today—especially on this Christmas Day—we're reminded that our restlessness has a resting place: in the God who became one of us.