I became aware of Ron Weinland's prophecy that Christ would return on May 27, 2012 just a few days before the date. Knowing he professes to be a prophet, no surprise since he sat at the feet of Herbert Armstrong at Ambassador College. Herb was his mentor and another professional con- man and false prophet. That made me laugh in disgust. I commented that it would be a prophetic disaster similar to the one by William Miller and sycophant Ellen G. White in 1843. The Millerite movement, founded by a Minister named William Miller, began in the early 1800's. The failed prophecy of Christ's return was later called the great disappointment of October 22, 1844. The Millerite movement splinters eventually evolved into the Seventh Day Adventists and the Church of God 7th Day - progenitors of Armstrongism.
I stated when his prophecy fails he will have some way to spin it, Armstrong always did, but I didn't know how correct I would be. He used nearly the identical reasoning as Ellen did 128 years ago to excuse William Miller's three fold failed prophecy.
Read this excerpt from Ron's letter dated May 30, 2012;
"May 27th (2012) has come and gone, so how can I say this is still the day of Christ’s return? The answer is a matter of God’s revelation which is spiritual in nature, but having a definite physical outcome. It is prophetic. I did not know that when I stated this was the “day” of Christ’s coming. I viewed it in a physical manner until God revealed that it was spiritual. In the Pentecost sermon (given May 27th), it was clearly revealed that the job of the two witnesses had now come to an end. It ended at the end of the weekly Sabbath of the 26th, after the completion of the time God gave for their “witness” to be fulfilled, which was for a period of 1260 days."
When Christ did not return on three dates in 1844 as self-proclaimed prophet William Miller had prophesied, Ellen G. White, a prominent member of the movement, claimed to have had a vision that it was merely Christ moving from one room to another in heaven, Miller just misunderstood and thought it was the physical return to earth. Many of Miller's 50-100,000 followers (the WCG had about 100,000 in 1975) left his movement after the last disappointment. But all of his followers languish in poverty after selling all they owned and became homeless often arrested and jailed for vagrancy as they wandered the villages and towns where they had once owned homes, farms and businesses. Now scorned and persecuted for their odd beliefs and their loud raucous worship services and ridiculed for being duped by a false prophet.
This reminds me of Herb's failed prophecy published in the infamous booklet published by the Worldwide Church of God titled 1975 In Prophecy
I just hope his followers left a little cash in their ATM accounts so they can buy some food and get a motel room tonight.
Date Line - June 3, 2012. Well no return of Christ, No Nuclear War and as expected Ron has spun his false prophecy into a mere misunderstanding of what God had revealed to him. He now understands it was a spiritual meaning rather than a literal return of Christ. OY VEY!
These false prophets never get the fact that they are liars, right Herb? Can't they read the scriptures? "No man knows the hour, only God the Father."
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I stated when his prophecy fails he will have some way to spin it, Armstrong always did, but I didn't know how correct I would be. He used nearly the identical reasoning as Ellen did 128 years ago to excuse William Miller's three fold failed prophecy.
Read this excerpt from Ron's letter dated May 30, 2012;
"May 27th (2012) has come and gone, so how can I say this is still the day of Christ’s return? The answer is a matter of God’s revelation which is spiritual in nature, but having a definite physical outcome. It is prophetic. I did not know that when I stated this was the “day” of Christ’s coming. I viewed it in a physical manner until God revealed that it was spiritual. In the Pentecost sermon (given May 27th), it was clearly revealed that the job of the two witnesses had now come to an end. It ended at the end of the weekly Sabbath of the 26th, after the completion of the time God gave for their “witness” to be fulfilled, which was for a period of 1260 days."
When Christ did not return on three dates in 1844 as self-proclaimed prophet William Miller had prophesied, Ellen G. White, a prominent member of the movement, claimed to have had a vision that it was merely Christ moving from one room to another in heaven, Miller just misunderstood and thought it was the physical return to earth. Many of Miller's 50-100,000 followers (the WCG had about 100,000 in 1975) left his movement after the last disappointment. But all of his followers languish in poverty after selling all they owned and became homeless often arrested and jailed for vagrancy as they wandered the villages and towns where they had once owned homes, farms and businesses. Now scorned and persecuted for their odd beliefs and their loud raucous worship services and ridiculed for being duped by a false prophet.
This reminds me of Herb's failed prophecy published in the infamous booklet published by the Worldwide Church of God titled 1975 In Prophecy
I just hope his followers left a little cash in their ATM accounts so they can buy some food and get a motel room tonight.
Date Line - June 3, 2012. Well no return of Christ, No Nuclear War and as expected Ron has spun his false prophecy into a mere misunderstanding of what God had revealed to him. He now understands it was a spiritual meaning rather than a literal return of Christ. OY VEY!
These false prophets never get the fact that they are liars, right Herb? Can't they read the scriptures? "No man knows the hour, only God the Father."
We would love to hear your thoughts and comments so feel free to post a comment or question below.
