CHURCH OF GOD TIMELINES - Origin of Nations
CHURCH OF GOD TIMELINES - Origin of Nations
CHURCH OF GOD TIMELINES - Origin of Nations
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Church <strong>of</strong> God Timelines<br />
Date Event Source<br />
Big Sandy campus closed.<br />
Mystery <strong>of</strong> the Ages book completed (14 May)<br />
HWA publishes the lengthy article “Recent History <strong>of</strong> the Philadelphia Era <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Worldwide Church <strong>of</strong> God,” in the Worldwide News (24 June) predicting his death<br />
and warning against heresy and predators.<br />
The Mystery <strong>of</strong> the Ages is launched at AC at the Fundamentals <strong>of</strong> Theology Class<br />
Last public sermon by HWA on Feast <strong>of</strong> Trumpets (16 Sept)<br />
150,000 attend FOT.<br />
Mystery <strong>of</strong> the Ages formally published (16 October) after 7 revisions. It grew out<br />
<strong>of</strong> Seven Pro<strong>of</strong>s <strong>of</strong> the True Church and A Voice Cries Out series in the Plain<br />
Truth.<br />
In late 1985 HWA surmises whom to choose to be his successor. Apparently these<br />
include: David Hulme; Leon Walker; Aaron Dean; Joseph Tkach. It is claimed that<br />
there were two others, but I am not sure who they were. Herman L Hoeh was not<br />
considered and did not want the job.<br />
117. 1986 HWA appoints Joseph Tkach as successor (7 January)<br />
HWA dies (16 Jan) and buried (19 Jan or 7 Adar). Hoeh presides over funeral<br />
Joseph Tkach snr takes over church and leads it into apostasy<br />
Greenberry G Rupert predicted this apostasy:<br />
“Verse 9 shows there is a great apostacy during the history <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Philadelphia church. Yet there are some few in that age that have kept his word<br />
... How truly all this history is fulfilled before the eyes <strong>of</strong> those who can see, having<br />
eyes anointed to discern truth ... Now is the time to not be ashamed <strong>of</strong> his truth<br />
and proclaim it."<br />
WCG membership peaks at around 127,000 (additional people attended the FOT);<br />
PT circulation reaches 8.075 million; GN 754,000; WT one <strong>of</strong> most watched<br />
religious program in the USA; annual income <strong>of</strong> over $200 million<br />
118. 1987 Vote to unify Church <strong>of</strong> God (seventh-day) with the Meridian, Idaho Church <strong>of</strong> God<br />
approved at the convention held in Denver. However the voted failed in the<br />
The Seven Churches (pages 19-20) published around 1910<br />
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