[117][54] Based on the "mystery had to be finished" reference found in Revelation 10 and the "legal language" used in Habakkuk 1, Flurry claimed that victory in court was revealed and prophesied and that Jesus Christ would make a personal appearance[118] in the middle of the court case. [23][26] Disturbed by these changes, local minister Gerald Flurry and his assistant, John Amos "seriously questioned WCG leaders' doctrinal changes", resulting in their termination and excommunication. Have a nice day! It is also known as The Great Reset. [27][28][29][30][31][excessive citations] Flurry went on to establish the Philadelphia Church of God in Oklahoma in 1989. The PCG was established by Gerald Flurry with the stated purpose of continuing Armstrong's teachings, which were re-evaluated and subsequently rejected by the WCG after Armstrong's death,[1] as it came to accept orthodox Christian teachings, such as the Trinity (the triune nature of God as one Being in three distinct Persons). Injuries with this type of dancing are not uncommon. The reality of this camp and the horrific parts are going to be left out. Satellite sites are established and designed for a local congregation where a number of members cannot travel to a regular Feast site. Flurry approved the announcing of several ministerial relocations: Mr. and Mrs. Brian Davis will move from headquarters to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, a more central location for serving as Northeast regional director. The Philadelphia Church of God is a non-denominational Christian church which traces it roots back to the Worldwide Church of God, founded by Herbert W. Armstrong in 1934. The they would be here if they could reasoning always amazed me. Presently I am not in any religious group and prefer it that way. talks about GFs prophesy of Trump being re-elected and deporting all of the PCG members and then being assassinated. PCG being thrown out of the U.S. is also talked about in the December 28, 2018 letter: Im sure all this keeps members focus on how the time is short., Comment: Read excellent 2007 letter from ex-PCGer: , will cover what Christ meant when He said It is finished.. I left PCG several years ago and was so glad to find your site. SF Gives Sermon On Faith to Be Healed: June 12, 2022 (Moved to PCG Sermons & Bible Study Critiques for 2022. opportunity that lies just ahead of us, we will use this 1.1 million dollarsand perhaps even more. [133] Despite criticizing the WCG for revising Mystery of the Ages,[134] they have removed several statements inferring that there are no prophets in the New Testament Church[135] to reconcile the book with their new teaching on the subject. M. dismissed April 14, 2003), Deposition of Ruth Tucker at 169-70. Update: We were told that he died of some kind of intestinal problems. For several years, it was nearly every week after he had attended Flurrys PCG services that he would return home to me and verbally blast me with almost a hatred, after being whipped up into a rage against me and all Laodiceans after hearing a tape from Gerald Flurry being played at services. D. People are easily duped into thinking that Flurry teaches the same as HWA did. Cookie Notice [170] Originally, Flurry planned to call this institution, Armstrong-Mazar Institute of Biblical Archaeology in honour of Herbert W. Armstrong and archaeologists Professor Benjamin Mazar and grand daughter Dr. Eilat Mazar. Lets not forgetHWA was a very evil man and so were many of his evangelists. Anyway, thanks for doing what you do. News | Philadelphia Church of God [75] He believed that God revealed to him "that we are in the prophesied 'Jeroboam' end"[76] and there would be "unparalleled carnage and destruction on Earth like never in history! While Im glad to see him exposed as the lying false prophet he is, no matter what, members eventually would have stirred to the fact that they werent kicked out of the U.S.A. Im very thankful to all people who wrote their testimonies and letters on your site. These yes men have no convictions to stand up against the evils that are going on in PCG. I hope this is a sign that people are not drinking the Kool-Aid like they used to. [144]. So theyve probably told them for now the place of safety is in their home. He is trying to capitalize on the warm fuzzies of yesteryear. Interestingly, I found a very old booklet by Herbert Armstrong, published by the Radio Church of God, where he used the words New World Order. Reply: Yes men seek approval and do get hooked on the power and assumed prestige. I guess Irish dancing is repetitive like that. However, I think that we all need to allow the judiciary system of the United Sates of America make its decision first. He expects all others to trust in God while he, unlike them, puts his trust in his new toy of vanity, his personal Jet plane. We have been dating exclusively for the last four months. And Jacob's pillar stone is no longer relevant". We have to know that truth; to think and act like God. [115], During Flurry's firing in 1989, then Church Administrator, Tkach Jr. told him that Mystery of the Ages was discontinued because it was "riddled with error". Ex-PCGer. C. Comment: More about WCGs glory days are found in the Jack Kessler Letter and the Robert Gerringer Letter. My point is, I found an article which goes all the way back to 1934. PCG Membership Numbers in Ohio and Edmond, OK: Been a while since my last email. Im sure all this keeps members focus on how the time is short.. Founder: The Philadelphia Church of God is a sectarian splinter group from Herbert W . Nos. In the Ezekiel booklet GF says that HWAs message was not delivered in such terrifying times like today. I would imagine that the spin off groups do much the same thing. One thing I know, if our heart is driven to fear, this is not of God. (up to The Empire Declines) covers much of his early history. I dreaded being there when he got home and would often go out for the evening elsewhere. Well, Gerald Flurry can stir up vicious hatred towards those not of his cult. He acted arrogant and unfeeling. Bible study critiqued by L. S. Read: Brian Davis Gets Big Laugh Out of ESN Site (July 21, 2012 letter), Keep up the awesome work. It is also jarring when it gets high and loud. And hes really been talking quite boldly about a place of safety doctrine, even on his Key of David TV program. There are many ministers in the PCG that act like Adolf Hitler if you even disagree with them on any point (whether opinion or doctrine): Fred Dattollo, Cocomise [Jim and John], Wayne Turgeon, Brian Davis, Winston Davis, Cal Culpepper, just to name a few. [87] He now believes that "in January 2017 that all changed, that throne is no longer in Britain". Offshoots Dont Admit HWA Married Divorce Woman and Then Divorced Her: Ive never once heard Flurry, Pack, Meredith, and the rest of them admit that HWA did marry a divorced woman and then divorced hereven though the second Mrs Armstrong [Ramona] was actually mentioned in the Worldwide News. The New Throne of David says, God is getting us ready to go to the place of safety where Davids throne is prophesied to be. And, of course, who could forget the much awaited Stone of Scone that they expected to fall in their laps for them to take to the Place of Safety. www.thetrumpet.com(Philadelphia Trumpet magazine) Includes the cover story and editorials. Good fruit is mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23. by Thomas Ice for an excellent explanation of II Thessalonians 2:7. Good morning, people of god. [142], Since 1993, Flurry has produced more than 26 seasons with over 820 episodes recorded. [148] First published in February 1990, the magazine's circulation peaked at 458,700 in 2007[149] and dropped to 262,346 by 2018[150] (of which 168,835 was sent out to waiting rooms to attract new readers[151]). [6][9][10] Based on the doctrine of seven church eras, Flurry believes the seven churches in the book of Revelation are descriptive of seven successive eras of God's church[11][12][13][14] from the original apostolic church until the final church that Christ returns to marry. Even now, the United Kingdom NO LONGER HAS THE THRONE OF DAVID. Not all have an authoritarian, abusive hierarchy, but they still claim to have the truth. Yes, it can be depressing. The Philadelphia Church of God sums up its beliefs by the motto: Living by every word. Yes, and this is mentioned in the January 24, 2017 letter where it says Flurry prophesied that Trump will ally with Joe Tkach Jr. and the WCG and finally kick the PCG members out of the USA, exiling them to Jordan/Petra. But the August 6, 2018 letter says GF said in The New Throne of David that the place of safety was now in Abdullam. But Mr. Limbaugh wasnt the first. You can find this open letter of his in the February 2006 Trumpet Print Edition online and the recent re-worked one in the PCG church articles online. Says It Is Very Rare to Spread Coronavirus If Asymptomatic: Since the news came out yesterday from a top scientist from W.H.O. PCG has a need to be dramatic. Or was it an effort to hoodwink vulnerable people from the very beginning? This is another example of how Flurry doesnt teach the same things as HWA did. So the marketing of sunshine and roses of the Good Ole Days is a mere disguise of the deceit that Flurry has no qualms to engage in so he can continue living his palatial lifestyle. Apparently, Flurry wants to buy some property near to Jerusalem to give the PCG a permanent foothold in the Holy Land. 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Andrew Locher Sermon Was Recent Money Grab. Flurry Does Not Have Enough Faith to Go to a Place of Safety: Id like to add a few comments to the April 5, letter, Members Think They Will be Translated to Place of Safety.. Based in McKinney, Texas Baptist [ edit] See also: Baptist Christian Baptist Church of God One World Government equals New World Order! I checked and the CDC has already conveniently removed their words about it from their site. Session | Philadelphia Church of God Sign In Login Please log in with your pcog.org username and password. Talk of this prayer rock is covered in the February 21, 2017 letter: PCG to Take HWAs Prayer Rock When They Flee and February 28, 2017 letter: Flurry Says PCGs Scone of Stone is Now HWAs Old Prayer Rock.. Mr. New truth? Living Word Assembly of God - Yelp It is a day to celebrate nothing of significance! [name withheld], Suzanne apparently had fallen ill with a kidney problem during the Feast of Tabernacles and if she had been to visit a doctor may have been a treatable problem. Everyone also knows his personal Jet has not and will never afford the great help needed to preach the Gospel around the world, even if he had the true Gospel. The time to have made a clean break, if not in the 70s, was after the WCG changes in 1995. No one is different according to this church and that is something I can agree on. Reply: We dont know if anyone else received a link like that. B. The Philadelphia Church of God, incorporated in 1989 . Most Bible scholars acknowledge this. GFs wild predictions about President Trump and the PCG members being ousted is just another ploy to keep the members distracted and coughing up dough for his boy toy Lear jet. The Philadelphia Church of God (PCG) is a non-trinitarian, sabbatarian church based in Edmond, Oklahoma, US. PCG emphasizes HWA at every opportunity but they also have some very evil people in their upper echelons. Gerald Flurry in Malachis Message (MM), in talking about the curse in Malachi 4:6, says the curse is loss of eternal life; destroying the inhabitants of His church, who refuse to build a family around Gods Elijah and Gods instructions (p. 121). The whole situation seemed kind of fishy to begin with and after losing several friends at that point I was starting to get jaded. [51], In August 1985, Armstrong's final work, Mystery of the Ages, was published. Staff April 25, 2023 Ice Storm Hits Canadian Members Abraham Blondeau April 14, 2023 Congregations Combine for Family Fun Show Fleda Livingston April 13, 2023 PCG Foods: Orange-Honey Ginger Carrots Anita Barkei April 13, 2023 [92] Gerald Flurry is noted as displaying "typical cult-leader arrogance" and creates a "seclusionary atmosphere" for his followers. Im sure there were teens in the congregation that would, be out of here if we could so maybe we should of subtracted them. Former member. W.H.O. What is the Spiritual Status of People in the WCG Offshoots? (See October 22, 2021 letter: Membership Total Worldwide) Many have gravitated to other offshoots, especially to Restored Church of God. Most people who hate the Jews dont even know why they do. Sure, it is true that if Trump isnt re-elected as president, then Flurry would fall into the category of Deuteronomy 13:1, A dreamer of dreams. Thats right, a false prophet. The lockdowns are bad enough for the average citizen who likewise suffer in this way, but what about the children and youth in PCG who cant escape the madness? We could not find out the details of his death. Comment: To read what this person submitted, go to: A Letter to Members and Survivors of Philadelphia Church of God. They were definitely a cult. How many elderly are dying from lack of contact with family? [Read: Is the Holy Spirit Only the Power of God?]. When you remind them that nothing significant happened last Jan 16, they have nothing to say. For no reason. Comment by ESN: Some splinter groups who claim they are Gods true church have put forth some kind of open letter to try and gain more members. Cal. Former member of PCG. Also, the Flurrys are trying to create the impression that they are growing in numbers and so theyre propping up that illusion in the minds of their members. Philadelphia Church of God - YouTube SF Changes His Tune According to How He Can Use This Crisis: On the latest Trumpet Daily broadcast SF was being sarcastic in his usual loud voice which rises and falls. Elijah (Herbert Armstrong) that came and restored all things. And why do you suppose they would cast us out? Herbert Armstrongs World Tomorrow resembled a one world government, or united world that many New Agers and globalists have long wanted to bring to fruition. [Note: Mormons today are attempting to mainstream but are still considered a cult. [name withheld], When the PCG counts members they count in ones that are suspended and havent even attended for many years. [120] WCG Attorney, Ralph Helge stated that Flurry wouldn't want his prophecy to fail and that his words were nothing more than pronouncing his intentions ahead of time. [102] Stephen Flurry held a press conference in response to the news report, stating the report was based on innuendo, dishonest and just disgraceful. ! [name withheld]. Both SF and GF at this time of year do nothing but focus on members sins. A good book you have listed is, When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger. Search for the words world government in our article, , (compares HWA teachings to New Age/Occultic teachings), Brian Davis Gets Big Laugh Out of ESN Site. By January 2012 the membership figure was said to be down to 2,500-3,000. It means the sins of those who lived before the cross. Would Like To Soak GFs Literature in Gasoline: It would be my pleasure to soak all his literature in gasoline and set it on fire. The Trumpet Daily radio show hosted by the executive editor of The Philadelphia Trumpet Stephen Flurry, speaking on a range of topics including politics, principles of living and bible prophecy. Church of God Photos See all Videos See all 13:15 Fly over! E. Reply: It doesnt seem to be happening anymore, especially since 1974 when 70 ministers left the WCG and exposed the hypocrisy and double standards at HQs. After the WCG split he followed Colin Sutcliffe into PCG. This came like a thief in the night. SF recently read a letter on the Trumpet from a lady who said, The Trumpet is the only news source now that we can trust. Does PCG actually believe they are the only news source people can go to for the truth?? One time while I was attending, Fred Dattolo screamed at me at the top of his lungs for something I had not done and everyone heard it. [Be sure and read: Gerald Flurrys Grand Ideas Reaping Only Struggle and Hardship (June 12, 2016 letter)], According to GF, Revelation 3:8 has not denied my name means has not denied my government., Flurry said they might have an opportunity to get on USA Todaya non-cable, news network and they will know next week. He said God was about to punish us and that we were being warned now! That is total trust in God. [No, its total trust in Gerald Flurry and not using ones own critical thinking skills. T. PYC is patterned after SEP (WCGs summer camp) and if one remembers what it was like attending that, they have only a hint of what PYC will be like. clarified their words today by saying they were referring to a small subset of studies. T. [name withheld], Comment: Read excellent 2007 letter from ex-PCGer: Flurrys Denial of Christ is Very Subtle.. They rarely have an opportunity to truthfully evaluate the quality of their lives and question the motives and/or direction of their leadership. Those with strong convictions will leave, expose the organization, and trust God to help them with whatever comes their way. I see some former member expose a minister, or some abuse. That was before we left. H. Upon analyzing Revelation 2 and 3, the vast majority among us consider it to be the best of the churches through the ages. A lot of them dont have much real world experience or job skills so they get a job in their church and get hooked on the power and prestige they think they have. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Nice will move from New Jersey to the Phoenix, Arizona, area. In the June 21 post A. R. included how masks are not healthy to wear all day according to Dr. Russell Blaylock. He said there is where the open door is. (Just as WHO backtracked on what they said about it being rare to spread coronavirus if asymptomatic.) He started off by telling funny stories, especially about how Mr. Burns hurt his leg by, or on, the obstacle course at camp and later was bleeding, and Davis was later there with his shirt unbuttoned, and he kept laughing about it. Bible study critiqued by L. S. Brian Davis Educates SEP Campers on the Sacred Name Movement: Brian Davis gave a Bible Study to SEP campers called The Truth About the Sacred Name Movement. This subject has been on our Q&A for awhile, so its anybodys guess why he chose to talk about this to young people. There sure seems to be lots of Bad Press on the PCG. A former friend who is still in PCG somewhat surprisingly shared a link to the Celtic Throne production (it lasted about two hours and was up for a few days). [29], In this book, he states that Armstrong fulfilled the prophesied role of "God's end-time Elijah", and the role of "the Man of Sin" was by Joseph Tkach Sr., and after his death, this was changed to Joseph Tkach Jr. [162] Armstrong College graduated its first class in 2006. God is creating a God out of you. A part of God creating Gods to be in His family. Gerald Flurrys Latest Sermon and the Dig: The latest sermon from Gerald Flurry at Edstone was entitled The Key of David Message and mentioned Dr. Eilat Mazar and digging down to the palace of David where he says a sensational discovery will be made. Year Founded: The Philadelphia Church of God broke away from the Worldwide Chruch of God in 1989. And what is the most significant even they list for January 16, 2020? Letter Archives - Exit & Support Network [126][127][62] The PCG has been criticized for misleading their members about the details of the court case to fit their prophetic narrative[109] and caved into making a deal to secure their victory. N. You would think some might copy that since Flurry does it (common to copy things in the old WCG), but apparently either they have been told not to or its just hand-positioning randomness. G. One of the things he said was that they (people in the world) will know there was a prophet among them [referring to GF and his Ezekiel booklet] and he mentions Ezekiel 2:5; 33:33. Search for the words world government in our article, Did Herbert Armstrong Have Gods Truth? (compares HWA teachings to New Age/Occultic teachings). Privacy Policy. He said HWA knew the time was short and then he quickly added short for him., He told how its not enough to have the Holy Spirit, we have to grow in grace which means growing in character. (buzzword), Are you a good student? [22] His chosen successor, Joseph Tkach introduced significant doctrinal changes and began to withdraw Armstrong's literature from circulation. It is the Beast System and will include the Mark of the Beast. [name withheld]. I remember many years ago when I first received some of PCGs booklets. [name withheld], Brian Davis remarried nine months after the death of his 2nd wife Suzanne Hessong Davis who passed away on December 3, 2019. So take heart and look up for our redemption draws nearer today than ever before.
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