Rod Meredith – Spinning Yarns for 50 Years

Rod Meredith – Spinning Yarns for 50 Years

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For any member of LCG, consider the following.  From the beginning of his career, Rod Meredith issued numerous totally inaccurate prophetic warnings with extreme confidence and apparent conviction, just like his mentor Mr. Armstrong.  Also, Mr. Meredith praised HWA like no other and vouched for HWA’s pinpoint prophetic accuracy… despite the fact that it was a complete falsehood.  

How can this man still be seen as being a credible representative of God?

Consider just a few of Rod Meredith’s false assertions…

Plain Truth, August, 1957, page 5, R.C.Meredith: "We will soon find that hoof-and-mouth disease will spread COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL! These things are not far off. They are here and NOW! DISEASE EPIDEMICS are prophesied to begin soon! America, WAKE UP! After 1965... We will begin to experience the pangs of starvation..." 

Plain Truth, June, 1963, page 46, RCM: "This coming, revived Holy Roman Empire which is prophesied to arise in Europe and CONQUER America and Britain within the next ten to twelve years ..."

1963 "The Inside Story of The World Tomorrow Broadcast" booklet, Rod Meredith, p. 12.    "...[Dr. C. Paul Meredith] had always been a student, and he took careful notes on Mr. Armstrong's prophetic sermons. As time went on, he compared these notes to the events that were taking place -- and to what other preachers had said -- and soon came to realize that Mr. (H.W.) Armstrong was the only one who actually knew what was going to happen BEFORE it happened!" 

"This is the ONLY Work on earth that really understands ... the specific meaning of present-day world events, and the exact time schedule of prophecy!" (IBID, p. 17)

1963 "The Inside Story of The World Tomorrow Broadcast" booklet, R. Meredith, p. 54.  “But Who Is Behind All This? Just as Noah, a "preacher of righteousness" (II Pet. 2:5), stood ALONE in warning the world of his day of its impending destruction; just as Abraham, with his family, stood ALONE in obeying God in his day; just as Moses, "whom they refused" (Acts 7: 35) , stood ALONE when God first began dealing with ancient Israel and bringing them out of slavery in Egypt; just as Elijah warned ancient Israel and cried out: ‘I am left ALONE, and they seek my' life" (Rom. 11:3); just as John the Baptist stood ALONE, not affiliated with the Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes or any of the other religious groups of his day-warning Israel of his day "like a voice in the wilderness"; so Mr. Armstrong and this prophetic Work stand ALONE as God's instrument in warning the modern descendants of ancient Israel…of their coming national punishment, and heralding the second coming of Jesus Christ IN PERSON as King of kings and Lord of lords!

Just as Elijah trained the "sons of the prophets" to aid him in ancient Israel (II Kings 2: 3-5); just as John the Baptist had his disciples and assistants; just as Jesus Christ Himself trained young men as disciples to assist Him in the ministry as He stood ALONE against religionists of His day; so Mr. Armstrong has founded the Ambassador Colleges…   and standing ALONE-as God's "watchman" (Ezek. 33 :2) to warn modern Israel of exact and SPECIFIC punishments from God! 

These prophesied punishments on our people are right NOW beginning to have a great effect on the lives of every one of you who is reading this booklet.”

1963 "The Inside Story of The World Tomorrow Broadcast" booklet, R. Meredith, p. 56.  “Where True UNDERSTANDING Really Comes From?   Why are The WORLD TOMORROW broadcasts and The PLAIN TRUTH articles always on top of the news?" many ask...     God has made us willing to quit arguing and reasoning and to truly OBEY His commandments and instructions in the Bible literally. Then He has literally given us a 'good understanding" so we can KNOW the meaning of present day world events and what WILL HAPPEN in the near future. Other groups play talk in vague generalities about the coming world cataclysm or Tribulation or "the Lord's return some day," but no other religious Work on earth understands SPECIFICALLY what is happening!... 

But the UNDERSTANDING of this news and its application to YOUR life comes only from God. And God has said: "Surely the Lord God will do NOTHING, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets" (Amos 3:7).  You have just been introduced to some of the leading ministers and servants of the Most High God on earth today! You can easily PROVE that this is so any time you wish to with art open mind and an open heart. This is the prophesied Work of God for this end time. It is the last generation of whom Jesus said: "Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come'' (Matt. 10:23). “

Perhaps an ex-LCG member could document a more extensive “RCM Prophetic Record” for the benefit of all of those members who remain unaware of his extensive track record of error.

-Anonymous

Chief Pharisee Says End of 2017 Tribulation Starts and Jesus Comes in 2021

The Chief Pharisee of the Church of God continues to sit in his living room unemployed, on the dole from the Canadian government and supporters, pumping out endless deluded reinterpretations of scripture and making occasional prophetic utterances.

The Church of God's are so evil that his god is getting highly pissed and is ready to blot off the face of the earth the Saturday restaurant eaters and TV watchers.

James Malm's latest false prophecy is this:

...there will be 2300 days [years] until the sanctuary is cleansed and the destruction of the final seventh resurrection of the Holy Roman Empire of  Babylon as described in Dan 2, Dan 7.At a day for a year this 2300 days shall be 2300 years.  Provided the Calendar data is correct the highly probable year of the coming of Christ and the cleansing of the sanctuary is:  Coming forward 2300 years from 280 BC and adding 1 for year zero, arrives at spring 2021 AD,  when the sanctuary shall be cleansed by the coming of Jesus Christ.Now subtracting 42 months (1260 days) shows that this final beast emperor  will occupy Jerusalem, beginning at the end of 2017.Given the historical difficulties of the Greek struggles it is possible that this date might be in error by a year or two, but one thing is certain; IT IS VERY CLOSE INDEED!

Very close indeed....Yeah right.  These COG false prophets have been predicting this malarkey for 80 some years now

Britain is highly likely to leave the EU, but exactly how long that process takes is unclear; and certain other countries are likely to follow, creating a crisis in the EU and opening the way for the setting up of the miracle working deceiver in the Vatican in late 2017, who will immediately call for and bring about the  rise of a New Europe; the seventh revival of the Scarlet Beast of the Holy Roman Empire. This man of sin will then go to the Holy Place [Temple Mount] 75 days after being set up in the Vatican and the great tribulation of Mat 24:15 will begin. Along with this is the coming defeat of radical Islam and a move towards a Mideast peace deal 1 Thess 5:3.These events are right in line with a date of late 2017 for the start of the tribulation; followed by the coming of Messiah 42 months later; in 2021 AD!
Brethren, the writing is on the wall!

Liar!

Pasadena Demolition Continues

Site of the former Fine Arts Hall

Condos to be on both sides of the sunken gardens fountains

 Day three of demolition.  More of the facade is off

Site of the former "round house" that held the air conditioning towers and landscape department.

Where Did All The Demons Go?

WHERE DID ALL THE DEMONS GO?

About forty-five years ago in my area, most kids were still walking to school and it was no different for me.   But then again, in another way, things were quite a bit different for me.  One morning, while on my way to school, I was troubled by a thought that most likely not bothering the vast majority of my fourth grade classmates… “What would I do if I were suddenly confronted by a demon before I got to school?”

Would I remember what to say?  If I could remember what to say (“In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to depart!”), would I have the courage to say it?  And, if I had the courage to say it, would my delivery be convincing enough for the demon to comply with my command? 

Yes, on that morning, I was probably unlike anyone else in my elementary school.

We had joined WCG in the late 60s and it seemed like every minister had at least two or three stories about casting out demons back then.  Even elders seemed to have such stories. Those stories were really interesting but they were also pretty troubling for young kids like us.  We didn’t want to be confronted by any demons… No way!  And that was what was bothering me that morning every time I approached a tree, “What if one jumped out from behind that tree and threatened me, would I be able to protect myself?”

Years later, I have occasionally wondered, what happened to all of those stories about demons?  Although there were many stories told during the late 60s and early 70’s, the numbers declined in the 80s and declined even further in the 90s.  Now it is hard to recall any such stories over the last decade or so. 

Did they stop bothering people in the various COG’s?  Or, maybe was it that the number of incidents had been exaggerated, imagined or fabricated in the first place?  Perhaps a little like Big Foot sightings during the 70s?  It seems we hear of fewer of those sightings now too. 

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Anonymous