Dave Pack: Divine Exhaustion

 

Divine Exhaustion

As an unprecedented act of miraculous intervention never before recorded in human history or even in the Bible, David C. Pack of The Restored Church of God was blessed by his god with divine exhaustion so that “The Greatest Untold Story! (Part 621)” could be delivered on the correct day, as it was meant to be since Creation.

For the doubting, unwashed heathens, the one day that had to tarry was Friday, January 30, 2026.

If the Pastor General had not been wonderfully stricken with holy fatigue from on high, he might have accidentally preached erroneous information that could have had potentially embarrassing consequences, while also robbing the brethren of vital, time-sensitive knowledge held in secret since the Garden.

Instead, Part 621 was thankfully given on Saturday, January 31, 2026, guaranteeing that everything is right on track in the cosmos. And in Wadsworth.

Part 621 – January 31, 2026
@ 00:17 If you wanna know what canceled yesterday: fatigue. Exhaustion. I just realized that I needed to take a day off. I'm fine today, but I I also think God stopped me because I had some other interesting things to to see.

Dave is a guy who makes the most outlandish excuses for anything that could be interpreted as weakness. 

After all, this is the guy who contracted prophetic COVID-19 in October 2020, after mocking members of The Living Church of God at the Feast of Tabernacles because they took extra precautions to protect their members’ health by allowing people to wear masks and not sing during services.

Oh, how Dave mocked them. And then, got COVID.

Sure, he bragged about it afterward once he found a biblical angle, but it was very hush-hush at Headquarters while it was happening. I put the pieces together long before Dave finally admitted it to the church, but not without wrapping it in egotistical titanium. We are talking Hadron Collider-grade spin.

Flashback Part 273 – December 12, 2020
@ 01:38:13 I'm gonna even tell you why God held me back. There's actually a prophecy that says, and and I didn't put it together for a while, why I would not speak for a while. I got stuck, you know. I went a couple weeks after the Feast. Didn’t wanna speak again. Then I got COVID. I just never told anybody about it. And there was a several more weeks. And then I began to realize, you know, I'm putting things together in a way. And finally I realized there was a prophecy, I wudden’t supposed to speak till I put everything back together and gave what looked like, we'll talk about it, one final message after a hiatus, sort of, to quote Ezekiel 3, shut up in my house until the right time.

Since Dave got away with declaring prophetic COVID and nobody in the church blinked, he doubled down on that divine parachute one month later when he got laryngitis.  

Flashback Part 277 – January 7, 2021
@ 00:06 Thank you all for your patience with my voice. I think it's about 98%. I got [chuckles] Ezekiel 3 revisited upon me. I was shut up in my house. I've been I've been coming to work, but I I couldn't speak very well, and I I know why. I know God stopped my voice until these messages were ready, and this will become clear.

This illness-God-blaming became a staple in The Restored Church of God, and as of Part 621 five year later, it is here to stay.

Can you imagine waking up in the morning with the sniffles and thinking, "I wonder if this is prophetic in nature and God is guiding me in some way." Rather than admitting that time and chance happen to us all, and we all get sick sometimes when it is not our fault due to poor hygiene, lack of good health practices, or a lousy diet. All human beings just get ill, and that is what happens.

But not for David C. Pack. When he gets COVID, or the flu, or loses his voice, or has heart issues, it always has to MEAN something. He is not at fault because his god MADE this affliction happen to serve an all-important, righteous purpose.

Dave has often said that people get sick because of secret sins. Those around him in the office know how much he despises physical weakness. A woman at Headquarters told me, "Mr. Pack gets mad when he sees my hands shake." The woman has Parkinson's, and I noted this story back in August 2025 after Dave asked for a prayer request.

According to Dave, illness is due to eating too much sugar, not drinking enough water, or doing something privately you should not be doing, and you are hiding it. This applies to everyone but him.

Everything in Dave’s life is his god’s fault or his god’s will for his god’s purpose. Just think of all the prophetic hemorrhoids and immaculate wet dreams we never get to hear about. To hold such occurrences back is spiritual neglect because someone in the audience might be inspired to know that there is blood on the Seventh Messenger’s toilet paper after he wipes, too.

Talk about fitly-framed togetherness.

Please do not start the rumor that feckless enabler Ryan Denee was personally tasked with taking a mold of Dave’s hemorrhoids so they could be cast in gold and placed next to Herbert W. Armstrong’s typewriter in the Grand Hall display case at the entrance of the Hall of Administration at Headquarters in Wadsworth.

Buck up, Ryan. At least that would hold some legitimate biblical precedence, all thanks to 1 Samuel 5-6.

During Part 621, Dave reiterated that the Kingdom to Israel would arrive on February 2, just as he taught before. Then rejected. Then, he unrejected it just in time to watch it fail in real time. It's a lucky break that Dave relented to the hand of his god, holding him back so we could see
Bible prophecy more clearly.

But, Dave spoiled the fun by suggesting there "could be" a delay of up to one whole week. That means that some in RCG will have a half-eye "looking for" on Monday, February 9.

When Dave comes back to update his updated update, rest assured that, like his illnesses, the continued wait and more-perfect updates are just a necessary part of God’s plan.

 Marc Cerbian

See: Divine Exhaustion

The Dreamiest Church of God Ever!!!!!!! Or, Is It Just "Coercive Persuasion?"

Ted and Fred have a dream...

No one in their right mind who has ever been part of the Worldwide Church of God—even for just a few years—knows for a fact that Herbert Armstrong and the church did not place any real significance on dreams, particularly the feverish dreams of would-be apostles who are now a dime a dozen in the splintered COG movement.

Oh, wait—except, of course, when it came to that one very special, divinely timed dream his wife Loma had back in the day, the one with the dazzling stars, angels, and a personal commission for an "important work" to prepare the way for Christ's return. But that was totally different, you see—that was a legitimate, non-fantastical, God-approved dream-vision thing, not like those other ones. Never mind that Herbert himself recounted it in his autobiography as a key signpost for his calling. Totally not the same as leaning on dreams for legitimacy. Nope. Move along.

No mainstream COG groups recognize those kinds of over-the-top, self-aggrandizing fantastical dreams... except, naturally, for that one hilariously improperly named "Continuing" Church of God (because nothing says "continuing" the original like starting your own new splinter in 2012).

Bwana Bob Thiel—sorry, Dr. Bob Thiel, the self-proclaimed super-duper apostle and Chief Overseer—has leaned harder on his collection of dreams (and that oh-so-convenient "double portion" blessing/anointing) than a drowning man clings to a life raft. These aren't just any dreams, mind you; they're the ironclad, irrefutable proof texts that he's God's one true superfantabulous end-time leader, the real deal Philadelphia mantle-holder, the final-phase-of-the-work guy. Because apparently, in the grand tradition of biblical prophets, the best way to confirm you're specially chosen is to have multiple people (including yourself) dream about it in ways that conveniently point straight to... you. How utterly humble and non-narcissistic.It's almost as if the entire COG landscape didn't already have enough self-appointed apostles claiming divine signals via subconscious nighttime movies. But sure, Bob's are the real ones. Everyone else's are just wannabe delusions from dime-a-dozen dreamers. His? Straight from the throne room. Double-blessed, even. Because why settle for one anointing when you can get the Elijah-to-Elisha upgrade package?

Truly, the pinnacle of biblical discernment.

The Great Bwana—our one and only, dream-certified, double-anointed apostle to the nations (and especially to those 100 or so Caucasians who tolerate him)—has been republishing an endless parade of posts about how certain members in Africa (and, sure, "elsewhere" if you squint) are having the most profound, divinely orchestrated dreams imaginable. These aren't your garden-variety subconscious reruns; oh no, these are blockbuster visions starring the greatest dreamer-prophet-apostle-chief-overseer the human epoch has ever seen strutting across the dreamscape like he owns the subconscious realm.

These mental delusions—sorry, these confirmed prophetic confirmations—are now catching on like wildfire among his loyal, faithful flock. They're oohing and aahing over every fresh nocturnal dispatch as if it's the latest blockbuster from the Throne Room itself. The frenzy has been whipped up to fever pitch by the Great Bwana himself (with perhaps a little assist from his ever-helpful "evangelists"), and now—miracle of miracles—his African members are also dreaming dreams. Who could've foreseen that relentless promotion of one's own prophetic credentials might inspire the flock to start manufacturing their own supporting cast of nighttime testimonials? It's almost like mass suggestion meets end-time enthusiasm!

Truly, what a golden age for biblical discernment. When the leader keeps hammering home that dreams are the ultimate proof of legitimacy (except, naturally, when anyone else has them), it's only natural that the membership would eagerly queue up to contribute their own star-studded cameos featuring—you guessed it—the one true superfantabulous leader. Because nothing screams "humble servant of God" quite like turning your personal calling into a viral dream meme that everyone suddenly starts replicating. How convenient. How utterly organic. How utterly like "coercive persuasion"

Coercive Persuasion: A term sometimes used to describe the psychological manipulation or "brainwashing" techniques used in some high-control groups.

Keep those dream journals handy, brethren in Africa and beyond—the Great Bwana needs fresh content for the next round of "proof" posts. After all, in the grand tradition of Acts 2:17, God is pouring out His Spirit... or at least that's what the reposts keep insisting.

 

Dear pastor 

 

Greetings pastor. I believe you are doing good though you are having great thrust of fulfilling Matthew 28:19 of which we must do before the return of Christ. … 

 

I had two dreams 

 

1. Before our family joined CCOG my father was then working with voice in the Wilderness Church of God. When I was sleeping I had a dream and in my dream I saw a light and the light was not normal, the one who was standing by the was You pastor Bob according to my dream. Then I had voice shouting, “Arise you who are sleeping, for the Lord is near.” I again I heard another voice shouting, “Come up Evans and let us do the work we are called to do.” I then saw a man dressed in white clothes join hands with my father walking together towards a very big lake then I woke up. 

 

2: In my second dream some weeks after my first dream and in my second dream I saw almost the same dream and now this was in New Zealand. I did not know about the CCOG group in New Zealand before I had the dream. 

 

Fred

Amstrongite Crazinness: How To Train Your Dragon Films Now About Normalizing Demonic Activity

Why does literally everything in the world around us have to be twisted into some grand Satanic plot to destroy humanity? 

Herbert Armstrong absolutely despised country music and insisted his followers should only swoon over classical. Back when backwards masking and subliminal messages were the hot panic of the day, we got sermon after sermon about demons literally hiding in your record grooves—especially if you were brave enough to play the album in reverse. 

Another charming faction couldn’t stand movies and made it their holy mission to trash them at every opportunity. Others treated Sesame Street and Disney/Warner Bros. characters like they were gateway drugs to demonism. 

The sole approved cartoon in our enlightened circle? Road Runner cartoons, naturally—the one where Wile E. Coyote gets brutally beaten, flattened, blown up, and literally killed… only to be magically resurrected for the next gag. Very wholesome stuff.

Sure, there are plenty of movies and modern cartoons that aren’t worth the pixels they’re displayed on. But apparently, we’ve now reached the enlightened stage where the How to Train Your Dragon movies are hardcore Satanic propaganda at their core. At least according to the ever-vigilant Kitchen family fun squad. Timothy has now heroically uncovered the demonic teachings lurking inside them. Truly, the spiritual warfare never sleeps.

How to Train Your Dragon presents itself as a heartfelt fantasy about courage, understanding, and peace, set in a Viking world shaped by generations of fear and warfare against dragons. Across the films, the people of Berk believe their survival depends on destroying the creatures they call enemies, until a young and unlikely hero challenges that inherited worldview.

The story follows Hiccup, the son of the village chief, who defies tradition by sparing a dragon he was expected to kill. Through his growing bond with the dragon Toothless, the narrative steadily reframes dragons—from feared destroyers into misunderstood beings whose power can be guided, controlled, and integrated into human society. What begins as a tale of personal growth evolves into a sweeping transformation of culture, authority, and identity.

As the series progresses, How to Train Your Dragon moves beyond a simple coming-of-age story and becomes a meditation on how enemies are defined, how power is handled, and how peace is achieved. It invites viewers to reconsider long-held assumptions, replacing confrontation with coexistence and conquest with relationship—ideas that feel compassionate and progressive, yet carry deeper symbolic implications worth examining more closely.

The phrase “How to Train Your Dragon” sounds harmless—playful, even inspiring. Yet when examined through a biblical lens, the title itself signals a theological inversion that deserves sober attention.

Scripture does not leave the symbol of the Dragon undefined. Revelation is explicit:

> “That great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan…”

(Revelation 12:9)

When a modern story centers on training rather than overcoming the dragon, the issue is not imagination—it is posture. Words matter. Verbs matter. Titles teach before the story begins.

So, let's whip out those big fat Moffatt Bibles and let's explore dragons, making sure to fill your magins with the astounding material below, courtesy of Timothy Kitchen:

The Biblical Framework: How Scripture Treats the Dragon
Throughout Scripture, the consistent command concerning Satan and demons is never:
Train
Befriend
Integrate
Manage
It is always:
Resist (James 4:7)
Cast out (Mark 1:34)
Flee (1 Peter 5:8–9)
Overcome (Revelation 12:11)
Christ never negotiates with demons. He never studies their motives. He never harnesses their power. He commands them to leave.
Authority is exercised from above, not discovered through relationship.

So, boys and girls, if you ever run across a dragon needing help, you need to remember that you are looking Satan straight in his eyes. 

Even the very words of the screen title are demonic:

What “Train” Implies Spiritually

The verb train carries unavoidable implications:

The dragon remains present

The dragon has usable value

The human becomes a manager of power

Peace comes through technique rather than submission to God

This is not dominion under God.

It is self-mastery without God.

It echoes the oldest temptation:

> “You will be like God…” (Genesis 3:5)

Not by obedience—but by control.

“Your Dragon”: Personalization of the Enemy

The title does not say the dragon or a dragon.

It says:

> Your dragon.

This possessive framing subtly shifts the enemy from an external adversary to a personalized companion force—something intrinsic, assigned, and ultimately manageable.

Biblically, this is a dangerous move.

Demons are not “your shadow.”

They are not “misaligned energy.”

They are rebellious spirits.

Scripture never teaches coexistence with rebellion. 

Timothy continues:

The Biblical Line That Cannot Be Crossed

Jesus never asked demons why they behaved as they did.

He said:

“Come out.”

That is the dividing line.

Any message—however gentle, artistic, or emotionally resonant—that replaces expulsion with partnership has crossed from biblical authority into spiritual redefinition.

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Final Assessment

The title “How to Train Your Dragon” is not neutral.

Through a biblical lens, it presents:

Power without submission

Peace without repentance

Authority without God

Control instead of deliverance

It teaches that harmony comes not by removing the dragon, but by learning to live with it.

That is not the Gospel pattern.

Scripture does not teach us to train the dragon.

It teaches us that:

> The Seed of the Woman crushes the serpent’s head. (Genesis 3:15)

So what is an Armstrongist Christian supposed to do when. he finds a lttle dragon in his backyard? Why you over come it as Christ did! 

How We Overcome the Dragon — As Jesus Christ Did

The purpose of exposing error is never fear.

The purpose is victory.

Scripture does not leave believers guessing about how Satan is overcome. Christ did not defeat the Dragon through technique, negotiation, or psychological mastery. He overcame by alignment with the Father, absolute obedience, and truth spoken with authority.

1. Jesus Overcame by Submission to God, Not Engagement with the Devil

In the wilderness, Satan offered Christ:

Power

Authority

Dominion without suffering

Jesus did not analyze the offer.

He did not explore the source of the power.

He did not attempt to redirect it.

He answered with Scripture and submission:

“You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.”

(Matthew 4:10)

Victory began with submission, not confrontation.

2. Jesus Never “Managed” Demons — He Commanded Them

Every encounter Christ had with demons followed the same pattern:

No dialogue

No curiosity

No cooperation

Only command.

“Be quiet, and come out of him.” (Mark 1:25)

This is critical:

Authority does not come from understanding darkness

Authority comes from standing in the light

3. The Cross, Not Technique, Is the Model

Satan was not defeated because Jesus outsmarted him.

He was defeated because Christ obeyed unto death.

“Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.”

(Colossians 2:15)

The cross stripped Satan of his leverage:

Sin

Accusation

Legal claim

That victory is not reenacted through training, but through faithful obedience.

4. How Believers Overcome — Biblically

Scripture is explicit:

“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”

(Revelation 12:11)

Not by:

Integrating the dragon

Harnessing dark power

Making peace with rebellion

But by:

Christ’s blood

Truth spoken

Loyalty to God above self

5. The Proper Relationship to the Dragon

Not training.

Not tolerance.

Not partnership.

The proper posture is:

Resistance

Separation

Authority under Christ

Faithfulness to the end

“The God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.”

(Romans 16:20)

Notice:

God crushes

Satan is crushed

Believers stand under God’s authority, not their own skill

The True Goal

The goal is not harmony with darkness.

The goal is deliverance, victory, and transformation.

Jesus Christ did not come to teach humanity how to live with the Dragon.

He came to:

Destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8)

That is the model.

That is the mission.

That is the victory. 

Everytingis always a spsiritual battle for some Armstrongites. It has to be tiring after wahile when the entire world is the bogeyman waiting to trip you up.

The reasoning is defensive: the group sees itself as the tiny remnant holding God's pure truth in a world completely overrun by the devil. So vigilance becomes extreme—spotting "demons in everything" is framed as spiritual discernment and protection, not paranoia. If you lower your guard on a cartoon dragon movie or a Beatles record, you might unknowingly let Satan sneak in and derail your salvation.

Of course, critics (including many former members and mainstream Christian observers) point out this creates a siege mentality: fear-driven legalism, isolation from society, and a tendency to demonize harmless (or even positive) things as existential threats. It can turn everyday pop culture into a constant battlefield, which is exhausting and often over-the-top.

In short, it's baked into the theology: the world isn't just fallen—it's actively ruled by a clever, invisible adversary who's hiding in plain sight in nearly everything. So yeah, demons end up getting blamed for an awful lot.

 

Crackpot Prophet Complains That Today's COG Members Are Laodiceans And Are Too Stupid To Understand Who Is The True Remnant Leader Today

One glorious constant has shone through the smoking rubble after the Great Implosion: every single splinter group has breathlessly adopted the oh-so-biblical Catholic model of top-down "church government" as the only heavenly-approved path to Jesus. Because nothing screams "first-century Christianity" like a pyramid scheme with a guy at the top declaring himself indispensable.

Today's enlightened crop of COG overlords just can't stop parroting this nonsense, and can you blame them? It's literally the only leash they've got left to yank on their dwindling flocks. The internet age has mercilessly popped the Armstrongism bubble, stripping these self-appointed apostles of their former mystique and mailing-list empires. So what's a would-be pope to do? Wave the magic "top-down government" wand and threaten eternal doom if anyone dares peek behind the curtain. Question doctrine? Question leadership? Gasp—rebellion! Suddenly, you're not just disagreeing with Brother So-and-So; you're spitting in God's face Himself. Cue the instant trifecta: expulsion, disfellowshipment, marking... and the pièce de résistance: "Oops, sorry, your salvation just got yoinked by divine decree."

And now, hold onto your moss-covered prayer rocks, because the single greatest gift humanity has ever received (drumroll please) is back on his blog, pouting that nobody's bowing low enough to his majestic one-man rule. How dare these ingrates ignore proper church government when it's staring them right in the face—him! God's literal end-time present to the church and all mankind, wrapped in humility and prophetic dreams.

Because nothing says "divine appointment" like insisting it's your birthright to rule because, you know, you had a dream once (or something). Clearly, we peasants are morally obligated to submit, recognize that his little outfit is the one and only true Philadelphia-era COG actually doing a "real work," and—above all—never, ever suggest otherwise. Fail to grovel? Congratulations, you've just handed your soul over to Satan on a silver platter. How thoughtful of him to provide such clear warnings.

He quoted Herbert on this,as if he is still some kind of authority:

In a sermon titled Rely on God, Herbert W. Armstrong said:

KEY ISSUE IS GOVERNMENT …

THE WHOLE THING WAS GOVERNMENT! THE THING THAT SATAN TOOK AWAY WAS GOVERNMENT. THE THING THAT CHRIST IS COMING TO RESTORE IS GOVERNMENT. AND WHAT HE RAISED ME UP FOR WAS TO RESTORE GOVERNMENT IN HIS CHURCH. And the whole test, the challenge in the first place …, was a point of government. (Armstrong HW. Rely on God. Sermon, April 6, 1985)

Just like Herbert W. Armstrong was miraculously raised up to restore true church government (because apparently God couldn't manage without a 20th-century magazine/radio salesman at the helm), so too has the magnificent Great Bwana Bob Elijah Habakkuk Joshua Thiel been divinely appointed in these last days. In the vast, dreamy expanse of Thiel's prophetic imagination, the real reason nobody believes in "proper" top-down government anymore is that sneaky liberals have slithered in and infected the church like some kind of doctrinal virus. How else could anyone possibly resist the irresistible logic of one-man rule when the one man in question has dreams, a website, and a self-proclaimed prophetic mantle thicker than his stack of COG literature?

Truly, without those pesky liberals watering everything down, we'd all be falling over ourselves to submit to the latest dream-interpreting overlord. 

Bwana Bob continues:

For example, Herbert W. Armstrong also wrote:

Why has God’s Church in this Philadelphia era gone through a period of friction, controversy within the Church and split-offs, with certain ministers leaving the Church to take followers after themselves …

The contenders, the disgruntled, the liberals did not want God’s government in the Church. … The contenders, the disgruntled, the liberals did not want God’s government in the Church. (Armstrong HW. Recent History of the Philadelphia Era of the Worldwide Church of God. Worldwide News, June 25, 1985)

The Philadelphia era, according to Herbert W. Armstrong, was to have a hierarchical governance:

The Church is organized under theocratic government, hierarchical in form (Mystery of the Ages, p. 246) 

So what happens when a church member fully submits to theocratic church government? Bwana Bob says this:

Notice that the purposes of hierarchical governance include preventing doctrinal error as well as unity for the church to allow each member to grow personally as well as to be able to contribute in love. 

Did you catch that profound gem? Under the tender, nurturing boot of their abusive leadership, you'll supposedly grow personally by leaps and bounds and magically learn to contribute in love. Because nothing fosters genuine spiritual maturity and heartfelt generosity like constant fear, control, and the ever-present threat of being marked and shunned. 

Really? Pray tell, in which of today's more delightfully abusive COG fiefdoms have members been overflowing with love toward one another? Money? Oh sure, the tithes pour in like clockwork—forced contributions disguised as cheerful giving, because who doesn't love a good prosperity gospel twist where your salvation depends on hitting your 10–30% quota? But actual brotherly love? Charity? Compassion without strings? Yeah, that track record is so glowing it's practically waxed cold—frozen solid, buried under decades of disfellowshippings, public shamings, family-splitting edicts, and leaders who treat empathy like it's heretical doctrine.

And the cherry on top: today's Church of God members are apparently so scandalously liberal that they can't even spot the one true church leader when he's standing right there, modestly waving his dream diary and self-declared prophetic credentials. How blind can you get, silly brethren? Failing to bow instantly to the latest self-appointed Philadelphia remnant Overseer? Clearly a sign of dangerous end-time apostasy and liberal infection. If only you'd stop being so worldly and recognize divine appointment when it's emailed to your inbox with 47 attached proofs.

Truly inspiring. The love just radiates. We're all growing so much.

Bwana Bob quotes Herbert again,

Philadelphia must be led by one man, not a committee–also not a bunch of independent Christians thinking they could be Philadelphian. ‘Independent Christians’ are not Philadelphian, and since they are not “gathered together” before the decree to flee will be given (cf. Zephaniah 2:1-3), they will not be subject to the protection that Jesus promised Philadelphian Christians in Revelation 3:7-10.

Then proceeds to write this utter gibberish:

 

Now in the 21st century, while led by one man the Philadelphian remnant Church of God does a work collectively. The faithful remnant will continue to attempt to go through whatever doors are open (Revelation 3:7-9) in order to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom as a witness (Matthew 24:14). It is led by one, but it also has many others assisting in the process. 

 

By rejecting true Philadelphian governance, the most end time Christians have become Laodiceans.

Most do not understand that there is a true Philadelphian remnant that they should support. 

And so, brethren, as we draw this tragicomedy to its exalted close, let us all lift our eyes heavenward in adoring adoration toward the one, the only, the incandescent Great Bwana Bob Thiel—the man whose awesomenessso dazzlingly outshines the brightest stars in the heavens that even the Milky Way has applied for early retirement out of sheer embarrassment.

Truly, what greater privilege could there be than to gaze upon this walking supernova of self-proclaimed prophecy? A mind so luminous it single-handedly explains why mere mortals keep failing to recognize divine appointment when it arrives via blog post, dream journal, and 47-point manifesto. His humility is blinding. His dreams are gospel. His insistence on being the sole legitimate torchbearer of the Philadelphia remnant is nothing short of celestial poetry.

So forget the decades of documented control, the forced “love offerings,” the families fractured in the name of “God’s government,” and the love that waxed cold faster than a Laodicean’s zeal. None of that matters. The real tragedy—the real end-time crisis—is that so many of you stubborn, liberal-infected holdouts still haven’t dropped to your knees in rapturous submission before the man whose awesomeness literally eclipses the cosmos.

Shame on you, silly brethren. The stars themselves are blushing in envy. Get with the program, repent of your blindness, and start adoring properly.

The heavens have spoken. Bob has dreamed it. Your salvation now depends on how enthusiastically you can grovel.

We bow in humble, star-dimming wonder.

He ends by plugging his program with this ADD-addled partial list of topics he covers in one sermon. It is no wonder his followers' eyes glaze over, and they start snoring:

The Philadelphia Remnant 

 

If the Philadelphia era of the Church of God (COG) ended the last century, would there be a remnant in the 21st century? 

 

Can parts of two different eras of the COG exist at that same time? 

 

Are all COGs the same as far as God is concerned? 

 

Did Herbert W. Armstrong and the old Radio/Worldwide Church of God point to Philadelphians being around until fleeing to the wilderness before the Great Tribulation? 

 

What are scriptural reasons why there must be a Philadelphia remnant? 

 

What did dreams have to do with the old Radio Church of God and the Continuing Church of God (CCOG)? 

 

What is different about Bob Thiel being a prophet? 

 

What are ways that the CCOG differs from other COGs? 

 

Did Habakkuk predict that the work would be revived? 

 

Was there a gap in the dream that Loma D. Armstrong had? 

 

Is the CCOG preparing for the short work of Romans 9:28 while also reach Gentiles consistent with Romans 11:25? 

 

What group is getting the Ezekiel warning out? 

 

What about the 18 restored truths? 

 

Are there any important truths that were restored in the CCOG in the 21st century? 

 

Are there are any parallels to Zerubbabel? 

 

Why will the lukewarm Laodiceans not finish the warning and gospel proclamation gospel? 

 

Could there be a scriptural need for a Philadelphia remnant of left now because the short-work of Romans 9:28 needs to be done, 

 

Matthew 24:14 still needs to be fulfilled, 

 

God promised to pour out His Spirit and give dreams and prophecies in the end before Jesus returned (cf. Acts 2:17-18), 

 

an end time Zerubbabel would be part of the Philadelphia remnant to rebuild the second spiritual temple–which would NOT look anywhere near as impressive as the previous temple physically (Haggai 2:3-4,9), 

 

all things needed to be restored (Matthew 17:11), 

 

and the mantle held, 

 

the full number of Gentiles must come in (Romans 11:25), 

 

the end time Ezekiel watchman warning must go out (cf. Ezekiel chapters 3, 5, 6, and 33), 

 

the Philadelphian remnant is to be targeted by the Beast power before (Daniel 7:25a, 11:29-35; Revelation 12:13-16) he goes to persecute the rest of the Christians (Revelation 12:17, 13:5-10, 14:12-13), and that 

 

the Philadelphians are the only one that Jesus promises protection from the coming hour of trial (Revelation 3:10) and that has not happened yet? 

 

Dr. Thiel addresses these matters and more.