In the July-August 2000 issue of PCG's The Royal Vision magazine on the inside of the front cover it is written:

"About our cover. The various biblical titles associated with an end-time prophet who comes on the scene just before Jesus Christ's return."

On the front cover the following titles are illustrated: 

Malachi
The Knocker
Joel
Watchman
Teacher of Righteousness
Elisha
Lawgiver
King
THAT PROPHET  (Read: Quotes from HWA stating that there is no prophet today.)
Ambassador
A Voice
Zechariah
Counselor
Micah
Breaker
Habakkuk. 

In his booklet, Who is That Prophet? Flurry has also given himself further titles:

Ezekiel 
God’s Chief Ruler 
Amos 
Eliakim 
Father 
The Elder 
Obadiah 
Messenger 

In the magazine (and the booklet) Flurry attempts to link himself to all these titles.

On page 30 of the July-August 2000 issue of The Royal Vision he makes this astounding statement: "God's ministers must understand this concept deeply and lead God's people to magnify my office--which is really God's office." The previous statement is an exact quote. That is blasphemy in my judgment. I am a manager at a business but I do not equate my office as a manager with my employers office.

To illustrate how illogical Flurry is read the following quote from page 1: "You will not know a prophet by how many followers he has. Or how much property he purchases."

Who in their right mind would believe you could tell a prophet by how much real estate he bought? He did not even have the sentence properly structured. Flurry has purchased so much land recently that it is obsessing his already twisted judgment.

In the January-February 2001 issue of The Royal Vision Flurry now teaches his duped followers that " When someone is called into GOD's family, he or she moves from the 'love toward neighbor' category into the 'love toward GOD' category. That person moves into the GOD category - into the realm of the first great commandment."

This is a direct quote from page 17 of the above mentioned magazine. I have it right here on my desk. I was a PCG member from December 1995 until September 2000 and I know that Flurry is a liar and a blasphemer because no human moves into the GOD category in this life. Flurry even stated in the same issue most of the PCG ministers are confused about this subject and that is why GOD is teaching it to him more deeply. If Flurry is the kind of minister GOD is using then nobody will have to throw me in the lake of fire--I think that I would jump in voluntarily.

While we were still in the PCG Flurry was claiming that he was/is "that Prophet" mentioned in John 1. Anyone with basic Biblical knows that only JESUS CHRIST is THAT PROPHET. Flurry also claims at least 16 Biblical titles. The man is totally deluded and belongs in a room with rubber walls.  

By J.C. (former PCG member)

P.S. Flurry has also given himself the title of "The Nail in a Sure Place." He has claimed that God shows him revelation after revelation. If anyone tries to question his having these titles, he puts them out of his "church."

NOTE from ESN:  Only the Lord Jesus Christ is "the nail in a sure place."

A false teacher will talk about how "humble" he is, but pride can never be concealed for long. The Word of God clearly reveals that pride is a terrible sin and God hates it:

"For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted." - Luke 14:11

"The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate." - Proverbs 8:13

"He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord." - I Corinthians 1:31

"Therefore let no man glory in men." - I Corinthians 3:21

It is also interesting to consider that while Gerald Flurry has said Herbert W. Armstrong was the "Elijah to come" (and he, Flurry, calls his own position "a type of Elisha's office"1), the Elijah in the Old Testament delivered the children of Israel from their bondage to false gods. One must ask if Flurry's teachings, in actuality, are not a system of bondage and the "god" that is taught in PCG is nothing but a false god?

Be sure and read Names and Titles of Jesus to see how it is Christ Jesus who should be elevated and exalted, not any man.

Names and Titles of Jesus (The more we study this list, the more we will understand who He really is. How can we not help but love Him?)

Herbert W. Armstrong's Religious Roots (the origin of Herbert's unique doctrines)

Herbert W. Armstrong stating that there is "no prophet today"

Mike's Enlightenment Page (Info on Philadelphia Church of God)

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