King Jehu bowing before King Shalmaneser III of Assyria
(Photo of c. 827 obelisk by Steven G. Johnson)
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Proven false prophet Jonathan Cahn has gone out to assert that Donald Trump is essentially King Jehu of the Old Testament:
Messianic Leader Compares Trump to Biblical King Jehu
November 5, 2024
At the Inaugural National Faith Summ held in Cobb County, Georgia, last week, Jonathan Cahn, a Messianic pastor who founded the Hope of the World Ministries, compared GOP candidate and former President Donald Trump to “Jehu, the warrior king.”
“Jehu came to the capital city with an agenda to drain the swamp. Jehu formed an alliance with the religious conservatives of the land. So, it was your destiny to do the same. To come to power, Jehu had to prevail against the nation’s former first lady. So, to come to power you had to prevail against the nation’s former first lady. Jehu overturned the cult of Baal by which children were sacrificed. So, God chose you to overturn America’s cult of Baal, Roe vs. Wade,” Cahn said from the podium.
Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat, was the tenth king of the northern Kingdom of Israel who ruled for 28 years. His anointing was described in II Kings 9. …
“It will be the last act and maybe America’s last chance of redemption. But for that to happen, you must seek Him with all your heart. Follow Him with all your might. Jehu was born to make his nation great again by turning it back to God. So were you,” Cahn continued.
“You are a trumpet of God. And the trumpet can only fulfill its purpose if it’s filled with the breath of the One who holds it up and blows through it,” says Cahn. “God is the One who lifted you up, and He wills that you be filled with a breath of His Spirit. God is calling you to go all out for God, for Him, and if you [do], then what follows will be the greatest and most glorious part. Then you will do what no president has ever done.”
Cahn first compares Trump to Jehu in his 2016 book “The Paradigm”. Cahn stated that just as Jehu took control of and restored the Kingdom of Israel by killing idolaters, Trump would “drain the swamp” of Washington and “make America great again.” https://israel365news.com/397565/messianic-leader-compares-trump-to-biblical-king-jehu/
As long-time readers of this COGwriter Church of God News page are aware, I have long denounced Jonathan Cahn as a false prophet. He was wrong about blood moons (see Blood Moons, Eclipses, and Prophecy), the Shemitah year (see Jonathan Cahn’s ‘Shemitah year’ debunked and/or watch 2022-2023 Shemitahs: Destruction/Reset?), and various financial predictions he made in his books.
As far as Jehu goes, he was not anointed king the usual way, but instead by an unknown son of a prophet (2 Kings 9:1-3). Donald Trump, though an outsider, became President of the United States the usual way.
That said, let us consider Jonathan Cahn’s claimed Donald Trump – Jehu connections.
Well the fact is that Donald Trump did NOT “drain the swamp.” He talked about it, but did not succeed in doing that.
Although Donald Trump did beat Hillary Clinton for the office of president, he did not overturn the cult “by which children were sacrificed.” Yes, Donald Trump did keep his promise and nominate anti-abortion leaning judges to the US Supreme Court. However, they were not as anti-abortion as they should have been. While they overturned Roe vs. Wade on mainly technical grounds, the US abortion totals have tended to go up, not down, since then. To stop the murdering of babies, the justices should have declared the unborn are human which “are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” as stated in the US Declaration of Independence, yet they failed to do so.
And as far as abortion and Donald Trump goes, he has used this issue to get votes and in the past year has repeatedly said he favors some abortions and that the individual states should decide if abortion should be legal. Yet, while the murder of the born is technically illegal in all the states (some allow the non-dead aborted babies to be killed), the killing of the unborn should be illegal nationwide. (And yes, I know that Kamala Harris is a strident pro-abortionist–but simply wanted to emphasize that Donald Trump is not stridently anti-abortion.)
Anyway, no Donald Trump is not “America’s last chance of redemption.” It would take national repentance for that and Donald Trump has never called for that, nor, according to Trump himself, has the Donald ever repented before God himself.
Consider also that Donald Trump did not fight idolatry in the USA, which is something that Jehu did by eliminating many followers of Baal:
18 Then Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little, Jehu will serve him much. 19 Now therefore, call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. Let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu acted deceptively, with the intent of destroying the worshipers of Baal. 20 And Jehu said, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they proclaimed it. 21 Then Jehu sent throughout all Israel; and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. So they came into the temple of Baal, and the temple of Baal was full from one end to the other. 22 And he said to the one in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out vestments for all the worshipers of Baal.” So he brought out vestments for them. 23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Rechab went into the temple of Baal, and said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search and see that no servants of the Lord are here with you, but only the worshipers of Baal.” 24 So they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed for himself eighty men on the outside, and had said, “If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escapes, whoever lets him escape, it shall be his life for the life of the other.”
25 Now it happened, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, “Go in and kill them; let no one come out!” And they killed them with the edge of the sword; then the guards and the officers threw them out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal. 26 And they brought the sacred pillars out of the temple of Baal and burned them. 27 Then they broke down the sacred pillar of Baal, and tore down the temple of Baal and made it a refuse dump to this day. 28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal from Israel. (2 Kings 10:18-28)
Although Jonathan Cahn claimed “Jehu was born to make his nation great again by turning it back to God,” the fact is that Donald Trump has not claimed he would turn the US towards God. Instead, Donald Trump mainly claims he can better run the economy through tariffs and tax cuts, will try to kick out illegal aliens (remember also he never got Mexico to pay for a wall, nor did he get the border wall across that border completed), will make better international deals, and will basically cause enough fear from foreign nations that “the United States will be respected again.”
Those are nationalist, not spiritual, goals to ‘Make America Great Again.’
Donald Trump is a secular leader that uses religion.
Let us also notice that Jehu did NOT remain faithful to God, so in that way he is similar to Donald Trump:
31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart; for he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin.
32 In those days the Lord began to cut off parts of Israel; and Hazael conquered them in all the territory of Israel 33 from the Jordan eastward: all the land of Gilead — Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh — from Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, including Gilead and Bashan. (2 Kings 10:31-33)
It was the King of Assyria who began conquering the lands Jehu ruled.
Also, if you notice the photo at the beginning of the post, you see Jehu bowing down before the King of Assyria.
The Bible says:
5 But the Assyrian shall be his king,
Because they refused to repent. (Hosea 11:5)
The main way Donald Trump would be like Jehu is that the Donald takes “no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God.” Furthermore after the US is defeated militarily (Isaiah 10:5-11; Daniel 11:39), like Jehu who bowed down before the King of Assyria, perhaps Donald Trump could one day bow down before the prophesied King of Assyria who is the Beast from the sea of Revelation 13:1-10.
It is not just the Messianic Jonathan Cahn who has made improper connections of a King of Israel to Donald Trump.
PCG’s Gerald Flurry has long asserted that Donald Trump is King Jeroboam of the Old Testament.
For example, in an article published in the March 2024 edition article PCG’s Philadelphia Trumpet magazine, Gerald Flurry included the following from an earlier article:
I have repeatedly emphasized over the past four years. I know these prophecies will be fulfilled, I am 99.9 percent sure my understanding of them is correct, and anyone can prove them!
One is in Amos 7. … It speaks of a time when God is preparing to measure the destruction of end-time Israel—the United States and Britain—and He says, “I will not again pass by them any more” (verse 8). This is just before severe correction comes on these nations if they do not repent. They are receiving their final warning.
The last part of verse 9 says this is about “the house of Jeroboam.” Verse 10 says, “Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel ….” Verse 11 says, “For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die …” [if he does not repent]. Verse 12 describes a message from Jeroboam that Amaziah delivers to God’s people. From verse 14 on is about the Great Tribulation, the time of suffering that closes the age of man.
Gerald Flurry has been repeatedly wrong about Amos 9, Donald Trump, and Jeroboam.
Notice, also, something from the September 2023 edition of its magazine by Gerald Flurry:
The book of Kings is part of the former prophets. This book was written by a prophet, and most of the prophecy contained within it is for this end time.
2 Kings 14:26-27 read, “For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. And the Lord said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.” …
God is going to save Israel temporarily through a modern-day Jeroboam. Donald Trump is coming back. Of course, he has some serious sins and problems; it isn’t because of his righteousness that God is using him. But Mr. Trump is going to receive the opportunity to restore some stability to America, for a short time.
“Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath …” (verse 28). Mr. Trump will have to war his way back. Watch for him to do just that!
But the national revival that he oversees will be brief. Anciently, after Jeroboam’s reign, Assyria did conquer Israel. The same is about to happen again unless our peoples repent. …
Ezekiel 3:15 says, “Then I came to them of the captivity … and remained there astonished among them seven days.” Ezekiel—The End-Time Prophet explains these seven days and the day-for-a-year prophetic principle (see Ezekiel 4:6). These “seven days” are the first seven years of the Philadelphia Church of God when we focused on distributing Malachi’s Message to the spiritual captives of the Laodicean Church.
Then something changed: “And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me” (Ezekiel 3:16-17). Notice, now our focus is no longer on the Laodiceans but back on the nations. We have a watchman message for them—on The Key of David, in the Trumpet, the Trumpet Daily and so much more. https://www.thetrumpet.com/28042-america-under-attack-was-prophesied. https://www.thetrumpet.com/28042-america-under-attack-was-prophesied
Before going further, let me point out that not only does Ezekiel 3:15 not refer to PCG, PCG has proven to be wrong about the Laodiceans–that will be shown later in this post.
Regarding the Jeroboam matter, in 2021, PCG posted the following:
The story of an ancient king of Israel carries an urgent lesson for Americans and Israelis in 2021. …
Since January 2017, Philadelphia Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry has repeatedly explained the dramatic prophecy in Amos 7, which specifically discusses an end-time Jeroboam and “house of Jeroboam.” Mr. Flurry has shown that United States President Donald Trump is the end-time type of King Jeroboam ii, and that Mr. Trump’s presidency can be compared to the summary of Jeroboam’s reign recorded in 2 Kings 14. …
Under Jeroboam, Israel experienced an economic boom. Its enemies retreated. Its borders expanded. A religious revival swept across the land. The same happened in America under Donald Trump. …
God is resurrecting the history of Jeroboam for us right now. God, in His mercy, is saving Israel one final time. As was the case under Jeroboam ii, the resurgence of the United States under Donald Trump is only temporary. The rapid radicalization of the nation under the Biden administration proves this all the more. When President Trump regains power, God’s purpose in bringing that about is not merely to stabilize the nation or our bank accounts. Its purpose is to provide time—and precious little of it—to repent. https://www.thetrumpet.com/24401-the-modern-king-jeroboam-ii
No, the borders of the US did not expand nor did a religious revival sweep across the USA under Donald Trump.
Note that the first line of Gerald Flurry’s post pointed to an “urgent lesson for Americans … in 2021.” Here is something else posted by PCG in 2021:
How Afghanistan Could Help Donald Trump Return to the Presidency
September 2, 2021
The Afghanistan nightmare continues to haunt us all. It has caused many of us to experience new heights of disbelief and anger. But imagine watching events in Afghanistan as a member of America’s military. …
Some might call it a military uprising or coup. But these terms imply unconstitutional or lawless action or movement. Veterans who would support some sort of military resistance against the radical left would argue that they are defending America. They would say that they are protecting America’s Constitution, protecting its Judeo-Christian heritage, protecting law and order. Would they be wrong?
Veterans and active-duty servicemen are among the most patriotic Americans you will find. Many joined the military because they had a strong sense of duty to their nation. They wanted to protect America. At what point will some veterans consider it their duty to protect America by actively resisting the U.S. government and its war on traditional America?
It takes some imagination to see a modern superpower like America experiencing some sort of military uprising. But think, this time last year it was hard to imagine what happened with the national election. America today is in uncharted territory, politically, economically, socially, culturally and militarily. We need to be ready for anything.
In the July issue of the Trumpet, editor in chief Gerald Flurry once again reminded readers of the prophecy that says Donald Trump—an end-time type of ancient Israel’s King Jeroboam ii—will return to the presidency. You will find this prophecy in 2 Kings 14 and Amos 7. …
I’ll conclude with one last statement from Gerald Flurry: “President Trump could also lead some states to secede from the union. That would lead to some kind of warfare.”
Some might think this is far-fetched or implausible. But is it really?
Just imagine you are part of America’s armed forces right now. Who would you prefer to serve, and who do you think is more interested in your safety and in protecting and preserving your America—Joe Biden and the radical left, or Donald Trump? https://www.thetrumpet.com/24545-how-afghanistan-could-help-donald-trump-return-to-the-presidency
So, it appears that some in PCG were hoping for a type of military intervention to reinstate Donald Trump as presidency. That did not happen. Though we may see post-election violence.
Notice, now, something that PCG’s top leader Gerald Flurry had in the July 2021 dated edition of its magazine:
What Will Happen After Trump Regains Power
Bible prophecy shows that he will return to office to stop some of the destruction being caused by the current administration. …
(2 Kings 14:26-27). … “Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?” (verse 28). This verse marks a new development. It happens after God uses Jeroboam to save Israel. …
How does this verse apply to Donald Trump? Bible prophecy shows that, however it happens, Mr. Trump will return to office.
‘Warred’ to ‘Recover’
Amos 7 contains a prophecy about end-time Israel—most prominently, the superpower America today. It is clearly about the very end of the nation. It shows that at that time, Jeroboam is not only in power, but he is wielding kingly authority.
This prophecy describes a confrontation Jeroboam has with a representative of God. I will explain more about this in a moment. But it’s important to note that Amos 7 looks like one flowing event: There is no hint of a gap or pause in Jeroboam’s reign before this confrontation. Is it possible that this prophecy doesn’t mention an interruption in his rule because in God’s view, there is no gap? I believe that by maintaining the flow of Jeroboam’s rule in this prophecy, God may well be showing that the 2020 election was stolen. Perhaps He looks on Mr. Trump as still being president of the United States! The view that the election was stolen has far more weight if that’s the way God Himself sees it.
But 2 Kings 14:28 gives us insight into what is happening during the pause in Trump’s rule, between his first and second term. …
President Trump could also lead some states to secede from the union. That would lead to some kind of warfare.
Verse 28 of 2 Kings 14 strongly indicates that Mr. Trump recovers his presidency by some kind of warring—not voting.
It seems certain to me that this will happen before the next presidential election in 2024—unless there would be some kind of war and voting combined. But 2 Kings 14:28 does not even hint of an election.
(Flurry G. What Will Happen After Trump Regains Power. Philadelphia Trumpet, July 2021 https://www.thetrumpet.com/23957-what-will-happen-after-trump-regains-power)
Gerald Flurry was predicting some type of ‘war’ that will put Donald Trump in office before the 2024 election (I bolded his statement above to make it easier for people to notice that he has been wrong about that). Gerald Flurry has a documented history of error. Does anyone in PCG seriously expect that a war or a non-election will put Donald Trump in office before the November 2024 election which ends today as Gerald Flurry wrote he had certainty about? The disillusioned need to wake up.
It should be pointed out that Gerald Flurry did not teach a “pause” between Donald Trump’s presidential terms before.
Right before the election in 2020, Gerald Flurry was NOT teaching that Donald Trump would one day again be President of the United States–he was teaching that Donald Trump had to remain in office now. Here is direct proof as Gerald Flurry wrote the following:
Donald Trump Is Going to Win This Election
November 9. 2020
This past Friday night, Joe Biden held a big parade and made a victory speech. Saturday, the American news media decided to declare him the winner of the election and the president-elect of the United States.
It does appear strongly that this man will be America’s next president. But I absolutely do not believe that at all. Regardless of how things look right now, I am confident that Donald Trump will remain president. …
Unfulfilled Prophecies
The Trumpet has been explaining biblical prophecies that apply to Donald Trump and to America—specific end-time prophecies that must be and will be fulfilled.
We have shown how President Trump is here to stop the destructive spirit that is working to destroy America. …
But looking at this modern-day Jeroboam, you have to say God gave Israel a “savior”—at least to the extent that He wouldn’t let these enemies bring down the nation. He has been blocking this movement to “blot out the name of Israel [which includes America] from under heaven.”
And is his job finished? No, it isn’t. So I don’t believe at all that he is going to disappear from the scene!
The Trumpet has also pointed to a prophecy in Amos 7 that tells us a lot about this end-time Jeroboam. None of that prophecy has yet been fulfilled—but we can be sure that it will be, and President Trump must be in power for this to take place. God is going to fulfill every prophecy of His Bible! …
Donald Trump certainly has his problems, and God sees those—but He chose him as a savior—temporarily—for this nation! https://www.thetrumpet.com/23137-donald-trump-is-going-to-win-this-election
While God will fulfill every prophecy of His Bible, Gerald Flurry has a history of misunderstanding and misinterpreting biblical prophecies. THIS ELECTION meant the one in November 2020. Gerald Flurry wrote that Joe Biden would NOT be President of the USA and he was “confident that Donald Trump will remain president.”
Notice also something from PCG’s Joel Hilliker:
January 19, 2021
Mr. Flurry’s prophecy is out there.
And now only God can back him up.
Watching the news, Mr. Flurry’s statement that Donald Trump will remain America’s president seems impossible. Because even if facts emerge showing incontrovertible election fraud, American media are in lockstep with radical Democrats to block the truth from ever reaching the average American.
This is an up-against-the-sea, trapped-by-the-mountains, army-at-our-backs moment. Nobody can change this except God.
Mr. Flurry continues the work of Herbert W. Armstrong, whom God used as an end-time type of Elijah (Malachi 4:5-6
). The original Elijah faced a large group of false prophets who held a lot of power and collusion with the political authorities over the nation. He faced off directly against them, building an altar, laying a sacrifice on it, then pouring on it large amounts of water. Then he prayed only a short prayer. Yet he was absolutely confident God would answer!
What happened? Fire from heaven devoured that sacrifice. God backed up His servant. Imagine what it would have looked like if He didn’t. But He did.
We don’t know how God will intervene. Like many of our readers, we have looked at the Constitution and the political situation and the Bible, and we have thought perhaps God would intervene this way, or that way, or maybe this other way. We don’t know how, but we trust that some way God will intervene so His prophecies will be fulfilled. His ways are higher than our ways. We do not know how God’s prophecies will stand, but we know they will stand!
Many people are watching us closely. If God does not intervene, a lot of people would feel justified in accusing Mr. Flurry of being a false prophet. https://watchjerusalem.co.il/1141-why-this-inauguration-day-is-especially-historic
According to the Bible, Gerald Flurry is a false prophet.
Notice the following warning from the Bible:
17 “And the Lord said to me: ‘What they have spoken is good. 18 I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. 19 And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him. 20 But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.’ 21 And if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’ — 22 when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him. (Deuteronomy 18:17-22)
While the Bible says people should listen to God’s true prophets, that certainly does not include Gerald Flurry. Gerald Flurry has again been proven false. He did not just make some inadvertent error (like a typo), he presumptuously and repeatedly insisted that Donald Trump would remain in office now. That did NOT happen. Other PCG writers posted to expect the US Supreme Court to change the results–which did not happen (see PCG: Will This Texas Lawsuit Overturn the Presidential Election?) as well as to expect a miracle for Donald Trump to REMAIN in office (see PCG says expect a miracle: Joe Biden will not be president of the USA).
PCG posted:
December 17, 2020
Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry’s cover story for the January 2021 Trumpet issue is titled “Why Donald Trump Will Remain America’s President.” It explains that President Trump will remain in office because of Bible prophecies in 2 Kings 14 and Amos 7. Now that the Electoral College has voted for Joe Biden, some earthshaking frauds are going to have to be exposed for these prophecies to be fulfilled. https://www.thetrumpet.com/23279-prominent-election-attorney-stock-up-on-guns-and-ammunition/print
Gerald Flurry was clearly wrong about “prophecies.” Donald Trump did not remain in office.
The New Testament teaches:
21 Test all things; hold fast what is good. (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
Gerald Flurry’s insistence that Donald Trump would remain in office or be in before the November 2024 election shows that he failed the test. His identification of Donald Trump as a modern Jeroboam has always been wrong.
Furthermore years ago, Gerald Flurry originally taught that Joe Tkach, Sr. was the man of sin, but after he died, changed that to be Joe Tkach, Jr. And while neither were/are the man of sin (see Who is the Man of Sin of 2 Thessalonians 2?), this was another false position of Gerald Flurry that those in PCG have tended to overlook.
As far as Donald Trump goes, in CCOG’s Letter to the Brethren: January 21, 2021 we have the following:
While it is not that it is impossible for Donald Trump to again be the President of the United States, that is not something we as Christians need to focus on. Neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump are what America needs. The USA needs national repentance.
But the CCOG’s position was NOT based on Amos 7–just political reality and possibilities.
As far as Amos 7 goes, PCG’s Gerald Flurry was also proven wrong on something else he wrote:
A Time of Extreme Urgency
Amos “warned the people that the supreme moment of their success was but the prelude to their doom” (Soncino commentary). This is what we are looking at with Donald Trump assuming the American presidency. Some people believe there was good news in this election. The Republican side was ecstatic. Right after the election, Rush Limbaugh said, “We just got our country back!” But they didn’t! The “good news” is a mirage. It is a false hope.
This is actually a prelude to America’s doom. A man is on the scene whose house God is going to take out by the sword! Conditions in America may improve for a short time. It may even help the work of God. But its ultimate end is destruction. Our people are going to face the wrath of God until they repent!
Amos 7:7-17 show that our time is very limited. What is going to happen in the next four years or perhaps even less?
This is one of the strongest, most urgent warnings in the Bible!
“Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit” (verse 14). Amos had no formal seminary or college training. God simply gave him a job. Even without “credentials,” God used this man!
“Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac. Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land” (verses 16-17). Amos had a very different view from Amaziah: He knew this was a message from God!
“Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord” (Amos 8:11). How will this famine of the word come about? God’s Church will be forced to leave. No one will be here to deliver the message anymore. When this faithful remnant of God’s people is taken to a place of safety, God’s message will cease, except what we do from there. The nations of Israel have had over 80 years to heed this message, but soon they will not be able to even find it.
Verse 14 talks about people who are going to “fall, and never rise up again.” This is talking about 50 percent of God’s own Laodicean or lukewarm church who will lose their eternal lives! What a tragedy—the greatest tragedy in this end time! …
If there are protesters who can stand up and speak out so boldly against President Trump, shouldn’t the people of God speak out boldly? We have to warn this nation! Verse 2 concludes, “and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.” The Anchor Bible says the subject here is a cosmic holocaust—a nuclear holocaust! God is about to send nuclear fire! (see also verses 4, 7, 10, 12, 14; 2:2, 5). https://www.thetrumpet.com/14642-who-is-the-modern-day-jeroboam viewed 01/21/21
So according to Gerald Flurry’s interpretation of Amos 7, 50% of Laodiceans were going to lose their eternal lives by April of 2021, which was four years after Gerald Flurry’s article was officially published (it actually was published a month or so earlier). Gerald Flurry was absolutely and clearly wrong about that. And while the USA may well experience a nuclear fire, it will not happen before 2027. Gerald Flurry is NOT God’s prophet.
As far as predictions about Donald Trump, here is a list that I posted that were at least partially fulfilled:
- WARNING ONE: Donald Trump will offend the Europeans. FULFILLED.
- WARNING TWO: Donald Trump’s election will be used to further push European unity. FULFILLED.
- WARNING THREE: Increased civil unrest will come to the USA. FULFILLED.
- WARNING FOUR: The fourth warning was that Donald Trump’s rise would encourage the Europeans to arm: FULFILLED–THOUGH MORE STEPS WILL TAKE PLACE.
- WARNING FIVE: There is a fifth warning related to the fourth: Germany will want a stronger military. FULFILLED. FILLED–THOUGH MORE STEPS WILL TAKE PLACE.
- WARNING SIX: Donald Trump’s views on climate change will cause problems with Europe. FULFILLED.
- WARNING SEVEN: Donald Trump will be one that is involved in fulfilling 2 Timothy 3:1-5. FULFILLED.
- WARNING EIGHT: Debt will increase under Donald Trump. FULFILLED.
- WARNING NINE: Donald Trump may propose a peace deal consistent with Daniel 9:27. FULFILLED–THOUGH MORE STEPS WILL TAKE PLACE.
- WARNING TEN: Donald Trump would support aspects of ecumenical unity. FULFILLED.
- WARNING ELEVEN: People will call for Donald Trump’s impeachment. FULFILLED.
- WARNING TWELVE: Donald Trump would encourage the rise of the final King of the South of biblical prophecy–a power involving peoples in the Middle East and North Africa. FULFILLED–THOUGH MORE STEPS WILL TAKE PLACE.
- WARNING THIRTEEN: The rise of Donald Trump will confirm to various ones that the USA is in decline. FULFILLED.
- WARNING FOURTEEN: Daily sacrifices will one day resume in Jerusalem (cf. Daniel 9:27; 11:31). PARTIALLY FULFILLED–STEPS IN PROCESS (Note: I did NOT post that the daily sacrifices would start during a Donald Trump Administration, only that they one day would need to start. The Trump Administration took steps that at least indirectly helped set the stage).
- WARNING FIFTEEN: Donald Trump will support increased government surveillance. FULFILLED.
- WARNING SIXTEEN: Donald Trump’s Administration would focus too much on China and not consider the military threat that Europe poses. FULFILLED.
- WARNING SEVENTEEN: Donald Trump’s position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) will assist China. FULFILLED.
- WARNING EIGHTEEN: Mexico will look more towards Europe and less towards the USA on trade matters. AT LEAST PARTIALLY FULFILLED–THOUGH MORE STEPS WILL TAKE PLACE.
- WARNING NINETEEN: His attitudes toward GMOs. FULFILLED.
- WARNING TWENTY: The price of gold will hit record highs against the USA dollar. FULFILLED in July/August 2020–THOUGH OTHER RECORDS WILL TAKE PLACE.
Details related to the fulfillment of the above are in the article: Donald Trump in Prophecy.
For a 21st, 22nd, and 23rd item (as well as to show there were at least 20 items related to Donald Trump as number 14 and 20 are not directly related), it should be noted that I correctly wrote years ago that 1) The Great Tribulation would NOT begin in the first term of a Donald Trump Administration and 2) Armageddon would not start under the first term of a Donald Trump Administration (watch: Armageddon Will it come on Trump’s watch), and that there would be negative consequences for the US dollar because of Donald Trump’s sanctions policies when he was in office (watch from 2018: US Sanctions and Tariffs leading to New World Order?; watch from 2024: SWIFT end to the US dollar?).
PCG’s Gerald Flurry was wrong about Donald Trump. I was not. I denounced his view that Donald Trump was Jeroboam on this page back on March 3, 2017 (see PCG: Donald Trump is a modern Jeroboam and will be destroyed; Gerald Flurry also claims to be a type of the prophet Amos and that J. Tkach is a modern Amaziah).
PCG’s Gerald Flurry was also proven wrong about Amos 7. I have claimed that for years and was shown to be right by May 1, 2021.
Gerald Flurry was wrong about Donald Trump getting into office by 2024.
While Christians should heed true prophets and not despise prophecies (1 Thessalonians 5:20; see also 21st Century Church of God Prophets), PCG’s Gerald Flurry has again been proven to have spoken presumptuously. Jonathan Cahn is wrong again
PCG remain wrong in their view of Amos 7 and many other matters (see Teachings Unique to the Philadelphia Church of God).
Those who have enough of “the love of the truth” (2 Thessalonians 2:10) should clearly be able to see that Gerald Flurry and Jonathan Cahn are NOT God’s prophets, but false ones.
People associated with PCG should believe the Bible about false prophets as Gerald Flurry has clearly made false predictions.
And even if Donald Trump becomes USA president again, Gerald Flurry has been proven false about his predictions about Donald Trump before as well as Amos 7.
TWO WRONGS DO NOT MAKE A RIGHT!
The existence of false prophets does NOT excuse not supporting a real one.
Consider that the Book of Proverbs warns:
16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can answer sensibly. (Proverbs 26:16)
Now, most end time Christians do not believe that they are lazy, but wise.
Yet, they overlook evidence because they are uncomfortable with the idea that there could now be a prophet that they should heed.
It is NOT safer to reject a true prophet because there are many false ones.
More details on that are in the article: 21st Century Church of God Prophets.
Some items of possibly related interest may include the following:
Why Be Concerned About False and Heretical Leaders? There have been many false leaders–here is some of why you should be concerned about them. Here is a related article in the Spanish language ¿Por qué estar preocupado acerca de falsos y heréticos líderes?
Does the CCOG have the confirmed signs of Acts 2:17-18? Does any church have the confirmed dream and prophetic signs of Acts 2:17-18? Should one? Here is a link in the Spanish language: ¿Tiene la CCOG confirmadas las señales de Hechos 2: 17-18? Here is a link in the French language: Est-ce que l’Église Continue de Dieu confirme les signes d’Actes 2:17-18? A related sermon in the English language is also available: 17 Last Days’ Signs of the Holy Spirit.
21st Century Church of God Prophets Are there any true prophets in the 21st century? What about false prophets? What are scriptures and fruits to identify the true from the false? You you prove all things and test the spirits?
Church of God Leaders on Prophets Have there been prophets throughout the church age? Are any supposed to be around in the last days? What have COG leaders stated or written about prophets? Here is a link to a related sermon: Church of God Leaders on Prophets.
How To Determine If Someone is a True Prophet of God There are many false prophets. How can Christians determine who is a true prophet? There is also a sermon-length video titled How to determine if someone is a true prophet of God. Here is a related link in Spanish/español: ¿Cómo determinar si alguien es un verdadero profeta de Dios?
Herbert W. Armstrong, the Philadelphia Church, & the Mantle Herbert Armstrong claims God had him raise the Philadelphia up. Are there reasons to believe that the Philadelphia mantle in now within the CCOG? Here is a link to a related sermon: Herbert W. Armstrong and the Philadelphia Mantle.
Messianic Judaism Beliefs Differ from the Continuing Church of God Both groups keep the seventh-day Sabbath, but have important differences in doctrines and practices. Here is a link to a related sermon: Messianic Judaism beliefs.
6. The Philadelphia Church Era was predominant circa 1933 A.D. to 1986 A.D. The old Radio Church of God and old Worldwide Church of God, now the remnant of that era is basically the most faithful in the Church of God, like who hold to the beliefs and practices of the Continuing Church of God.
7. The Laodicean Church Era has been predominant circa 1986 A.D. to present. The Laodiceans are non-Philadelphians who mainly descended from the old WCG or its offshoots. They do not properly understand the work or biblical prophecies and will face the Great Tribulation if they do not repent. One video of related interest is 17 Laodicean Errors in Prophecy. See also Do You Hold to Any of These Laodicean Prophetic Errors?
Christian Repentance Do you know what repentance is? Is it really necessary for salvation? Two related sermons about this are also available: Real Repentance and Real Christian Repentance.
PCG: Teachings Unique to the Philadelphia Church of God Simply calling oneself ‘Philadelphia’ does not make one so (see Revelation 3:7-9), nor does Gerald Flurry calling himself “that prophet” make it so. This article provides many quotes from this group which tries to look faithful.
