Weird COG Dude Upset No One Acknowledges Him As Modern Day Amos

Prophets seem to be a dime a dozen in the Church of God now.  In spite of that, some still crow on and on about how special they are and that their message is being ignored.

There is one particular dude though that has to work overtime by repeatedly making claims on how special he is and that no one heeds his message today. Try as he might, people still look at him as this weird guy from Living Church of God that Rod Meredith rejected and publicly rebuked. Stung by that humiliation, he started making fantastical claims that he was suddenly "set apart" from all the other fake COG prophets as the ONE TRUE prophet for the end times.

Church of God members used to be suckers for these types of men as they hit the scene claiming they are modern-day Elijah's, Elisha's, Habbakuk's, and even Amos himself, not so much anymore. In spite of that, one little dude, in particular, loves to make that claim.

It is interesting that he [Amos] had to tell people that one becomes a true prophet in a manner that most did not expect. The Apostle Paul attempted to defend his apostleship that type of way (2 Corinthians 11:5, 22-29)–and that was to people who were supposedly in the Church of God.

One of the messages that Amos proclaimed is that the time would come when people would not be able to find the words of God:

11 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God,
“That I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine of bread,
Nor a thirst for water,
But of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 They shall wander from sea to sea,
And from north to east;
They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord,
But shall not find it. (Amos 8:11-12)

Where would a good COG prophet be today without some tragedy looming on the horizon? The "famine of the word" has always been a favorite tool of COG prophets to hook people in.  Their message is so special that it will be prohibited by the authorities, in horrible times soon to come, from spreading the gospel of Moses.

Of course, in 2020, nothing drives this home to COG prophets more than the coronavirus pandemic and the orders for citizens to not congregate and to stay at home. This is a sure sign that the government is out to stop COG's from meeting. 

With people homebound, the internet is the main way news travels and COG prophets have to use this medium as a way to get their message across. Even that is in peril now, because that big bad dude Satan is ANGRY that they are preaching the Gospel of Moses and therefore is going to shut them down from preaching that message.

I believe that the above warning is a reference to a coming internet censorship. This is likely to start just before the start of the time of Jacob’s trouble (Jeremiah 30:7), also called the Great Tribulation (Matthew 24:21). Perhaps under the guise of “neutrality,” perhaps under the guise of “The Patriot Act,” perhaps under the guise of “public welfare,” perhaps because of alleged “intolerance,” calling parts of the COG message “hate speech” and/or national security threats/issues, something will be done to stop perhaps all of the organized media efforts to proclaim biblical truths. A short work will be done (Romans 9:27-28), which will trigger the end (Matthew 24:14), and likely then the famine of the word (Amos 8:11-12).

This modern-day Amos ends his missive with this as he bemoans the fact that ALL of the Churches of God ignore him as do those the world. 

Of course, few in those nations believe that they will be taken over and have such calamity. But that will come to pass. Most would not listen to Amos then, and most, sadly, will not listen to Amos now.

A Break From The Disturbing Things Currently In Armstrongism and A Look At The Good News In The World Right Now

With all of the sick things being said in the various Churches of God by sick leaders who say some of the vilest stuff lately and who can only dwell on the things they see wrong, here is a look at the good that surrounds us, even in the midst of the stay-at-home rulings and forced isolation.

Arrest Warrant For Pastor Who Held Church Services Despite Stay at Home Order

This should make Church of God leaders think twice about demanding their members show up for services every Saturday.  Of course, they will screech PERSECUTION!

This should be a warning to at least three groups that still is having their members meet together.

Bob Thiel - Continuing Church of God
David C Pack - Restored Church of God
Gerald Flurry - Philadelphia Church of God

Arrest warrant issued for Tampa megachurch pastor who led packed services despite safer-at-home orders

TAMPA, Fla. - The pastor of a Tampa megachurch is facing charges after refusing to close its doors despite a "safer at home" order in effect in Hillsborough County, meant to stop the spread of COVID-19. The sheriff of Hillsborough County says one of two Sunday services had up to 500 people in attendance.

Sheriff Chad Chronister and State Attorney Andrew Warren on Monday announced that an arrest warrant had been issued for Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne. He faces charges of unlawful assembly and violation of public health emergency order.

The River at Tampa Bay Church held two services Sunday, Chronister said, and even offered bus transportation for those services. The chuch's livestream showed a packed crowd cheering and applauding.

"They have access to technology allowing them to livestream their services over the internet and broadcast to their 400 members from the safety of their own homes, but instead they chose to gather at church," Chronister said during a press conference. See article here.

Church of God International: British Israelism - There They Go Again

There They Go Again

The late Ian Boyne of the Church of God International rejected Herbert Armstrong’s British Israelism. Unlike most of the leadership of the Armstrong Churches of God, Boyne rejected the prophetic model created by Herbie and was even unafraid to stop by this blogsite on occasion and share his disdain for those teachings. For Mr. Boyne, CGI represented an organization that had outgrown the foolishness of Armstrongism and had embraced a more mature and defensible version of Armstrong’s theology. Unfortunately, his views on British Israelism now appear to have been out of sync with the organization to which he devoted a large part of his considerable talents, energy and life.

Like the dog who has returned to his own vomit, there can be no doubt that the Church of God International has embraced the teaching of British Israelism whole hog! In their most recent Armor of God program, Pastor Bill Watson resurrects God’s promises to Abraham and runs through the story of how Israel separated from Judah. He then proceeds to assert that the birthright promises devolved to Manasseh (the United States of America) as the “great nation” and to Ephraim (the British Commonwealth) as the “company of nations.” And, while this stuff may sound absurd to the average listener, it will no doubt sound very familiar to those who have had any experience with Herbert or Garner Ted Armstrong and their now-defunct Worldwide Church of God.

Despite the abysmal record of prophetic failure racked up by both Armstrongs, Watson insists that the voice of the prophets comes alive when one understands and accepts British Israelism. Despite the fact that our modern understanding of DNA has excluded any possibility that the peoples of the United States and Britain could be the physical descendants of Abraham, CGI persists in promoting the teaching that they are. Despite the history that disproves their understanding of the migration of ancient peoples and the survival of the Davidic dynasty after its biblically recorded demise, CGI insists that history is wrong. Despite the fact that the majority of Christianity recognizes that the promises to Abraham and David will find their complete fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the Church of God International continues to pedal the heresy that those promises must be fulfilled in the here and now – in this world.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as an intellectually satisfying version of Armstrongism. CGI has demonstrated that there really isn’t any room for deviation or dissent from Herbert Armstrong’s core teachings – British Israelism being one of the most distinctive of those. And I can’t help but wonder what Ian Boyne would think about CGI’s latest offerings to the public.

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Idiots in the Pulpit: "Whatever you do right now, don't you stop tithing...even if you have lost your job!"

Here is scamvangelist Kenneth Copeland DESTROYING the virus through what I can only describe as a Christian magic spell.

"In the name of Jesus... I execute judgment on you, COVID-19!... It! Is! Finished! It! Is! Over!" pic.twitter.com/EyRosWxcHp

— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) March 29, 2020

Far too many present-day Church of God leaders think they and their followers are immune to the coronavirus.

Whatever you do, you must NEVER stop tithing if you lose your job during the shutdowns!

Multi-millionaire televangelist Kenneth Copeland tells viewers that even if they lose their jobs because of the coronavirus outbreak, they must continue giving to the church: "Whatever you do right now, don't you stop tithing!" pic.twitter.com/Xp154Fm1rn

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) March 19, 2020

All of us with ties to the Church of God movement know, all we need to do is substitute Dave Pack, Ron Weinland, Gerald Flurry, Bob Thiel, Vic Kubik, Gerald Weston and most of the other splinter leaders in place of Ken Copland's name and we hear the exact same thing.  Their god needs your money! Even though you have lost your job, they deserve your money.