Does Ronald Weinland Speak German?

False Prophet Ronald Weinland was in Belgium for yesterday's sermon. The entire sermon including the prayers was available on the COG-PKG website for download and playback by timezones in the Western Hemisphere. He announced 4 baptisms in the UK and 4 in Belgium. He also announced the ordination of Benjamin Ikwueme from Nigeria. Perhaps the False Prophet has heard of the 419 multi-millionaires in Nigeria willing to share their wealth with those who will help them move it out of the country.

The sermon was generally more of his blather, but he did have an interesting tidbit.

He finally let it leak, although still obliquely, that he has legal problems. In quoting an email he characterized a prospective sheep escaping his grasp with a mention that the government is going after Weinland. If releasing the story about the IRS CID investigation gave only this one person a toehold to scramble out of the pit that is Weinlandism, then my efforts were worthwhile.

Weinland was a bit nervous when he admitted that the government is going after him, and he did not characterize it in any detail beyond that. He immediately segued into a discussion of how he and Laura had planned to go to Switzerland but now might go to Germany, followed up with an explanation as to how that's possible even though Germany will be the beast. Perhaps he thinks that Germany won't extradite him for tax evasion.

I'll take this as a sign that the False Prophet is not drinking his own Flavor Aid, just handing it out. According to Rev. 11:5 "If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die." After December 14 when he again becomes Spokesman of the Two End Time Witnesses, he should be able to stay in the US and breathe fire on any IRS agent that comes his way.

Weinland's son Jeremy got married in May and moved to Germany. Jeremy, I recommend you buy a nice couch because you and your bride could be sleeping on it in a few months from now so that the Two Witnesses can have the regular bed. I say a few months, because I think that it will take the IRS CID that long to investigate. Ron and Laura will probably be able to return to the US without fear of arrest after their post-feast vacation.

Press play below to listen to Weinland admit his legal problems and discuss his exit strategy.

Weinland's Spiritual Battle with the IRS

Back on the 5th of July, Weinland made some cryptic statements in his sermon. Later developments give us a perspective on their meaning. Press the play button to listen to these statements, the transcript that follows has time points for the MP3 file of the sermon downloaded from COG-PKG website.


1:12:44: My wife and I have been going through some anguish this week, that one day we’ll be able to share. That is one of the greatest trials we have had yet. Truly. But I can’t go through them. And things that just rip you up inside sometimes and tear you apart, that matches what happened when we left Worldwide and that was the worst.

1:14:07: So. Just to make a long story short. We could use your prayers. (laughs nervously) Because there are some spiritual battles going on out there, a warfare -- so stirred up right now, that it is truly astounding. We’ve talked about what an amazing thing -- right after the sermon that was given last Sabbath and about that being and about his days that are numbered. [speaking of Satan] Boy, when he lashes out, he lashes out. But, there’s spiritual wars that go on and effects us in different ways, and it draws us closer to God. Because God is the one that delivers us. Powerfully, powerfully so.

When bad things that Weinland predicted don't happen, it's spiritual. And when bad things that Weinland didn't predict do happen, that's spiritual too. He still hasn't told his followers about his IRS woes.

The IRS CID began issuing the summonses for records of the False Prophet's financial transactions the week after this sermon was given. I would infer from Ronnie's statements that he became aware of the criminal investigation during the week before the sermon.

I imagine that the IRS special agent investigating Weinland has been called many uncomplimentary things by the targets of her investigations. But I'll bet that this is the first time that she's been alluded to as an Instrument of Satan waging a spiritual war. On December 14 when the Insane Liar regains his Revelation 11:5 witness power, his likely first exercise of that power will be to call for the death of this Instrument of Satan.

When the Special Agent began her career in CID she probably had no idea that she'd be investigating a Prophet of the God of Abraham and also a biblical character -- specifically the Spokesman no less of the Two End-Time Witnesses of Revelation Chapter 11. The investigation may as well be terminated right now, because God is going to deliver the False Witness from the devilish clutches of the IRS. Powerfully, powerfully so.

The BBC on Weinland

The BBC in an article about the end of the world which also acknowledges the minor False Prophet:

And there are still plenty willing to name a date.

Preacher Ronald Weinland's book 2008 - God's Final Witness, predicts that the US will be destroyed within two years.

Sadly anybody wanting to find out more by e-mail receives an automated response. One can only assume he is too busy preparing for the end that is nigh.

Read the entire BBC article here.

The BBC should have done more research. In order to get Weinland to answer your email, you must first give him 10% of your income. And the end that is nigh for which he is preparing is either that of his second timeline or that of his freedom due to the IRS criminal investigation.

Ronnie, if you want the Sixth Thunder to come true, you're going to need to actually respond when news organizations knock on your door rather than just have an auto responder demand tithes.

Weinland v. the IRS: Who Won?

NOTE: For those looking for a summary of the last sermon, I'll refer you to a new anti-ILFPRW blogger, who has managed to to describe in humorous terms a mostly boring sermon. Thanks to Jack for a good laugh.

In the settlement of Weinland v. USA (described in my previous post), it appears that the False Prophet's lawyer made the best deal under the circumstances. Since the wife of Ron and the Church of Ron are basically Ron, then they should be subject to the investigation. Or so I'll assume until it's proven that there is an independent board of directors for the COG-PKG that Weinland can't either fire outright or disfellowship first and then fire.

As far as spending the thousands of dollars it must have cost to litigate this, did the Insane Liar get his money's worth? Perhaps he did or thinks he did, if you listen to interviews and sermons he gave last year.

Press the play button and follow along in the transcripts. The tone of Weinland's voice adds impact to the message.


The Unadmitted False Prophet's interview with Daniel Ott on the Edge on Dec 15, 2007:

Ott: Who do you think is going to be the next president?

Weinland: I really don't know. And what I've mentioned on other interviews and so forth is that, what I have been saying right now is that we may --- if we have the ability to elect someone, they will never take office. This country will be gone by that time.

Ott: Really?

Weinland: By January of 2009 we will be down the tubes. [Also the IRS.]

In Weinland's sermon of Nov 3, 2007 "What Has Changed, Part 2", exhorting his followers to contribute, and contribute heavily:
The more we can do as a group, those of us who are running down together, those of use who are part of the 144,000. If we have the means and the ability … Don't do it right now either. Someone asked me this last week here, "If I withdraw a certain amount right now, I'm going to be penalized, by taxes and so forth." [changes tone] But see, when January or February [of 2008] come around, you're not going to be penalized. (snorts) The following year [2009] you don't have to worry about it too much, do you?

And in Weinland's sermon of Dec. 29, 2007 "Stay the Course, Part 1" he makes another statement along the same line:
But we pay our taxes. We're to be truthful about those things. We're to be honest about the things we do as a whole in society. [Changes tone] You know, there are some things I guess we're going into next year here that are going to change a little bit in some of those areas…. I'll get into that later on.

In last week's sermon, he stated that he thinks it's still possible that there won't be a president inaugurated in January. If he's drinking his own flavor aid, then he thinks he's won the legal battle since according to his prophecies the IRS will be down the tubes before the deadline to file his income tax return next April 15. And if he's just handing out the flavor aid to his followers, he'll be long gone by then.

Maybe the IRS wouldn't have been so quick to give up on the search of this year's financial transactions if they'd heard those statements. But perhaps they'll find something in prior year's financial transactions that would give them probable cause to get records of this year's transactions and if so the quoted statements could only help.

Unfortunately many of his followers have believed the Weinland's tax advice. Their Great Tribulation will start next year if they've sent the money to Ron that they should have been setting aside for paying their taxes.

Who won? This is just the first skirmish in what promises to be a long battle, so we won't know for awhile. Whomever wins, his followers lose.

Settlement in Weinland v. USA

Ronald Weinland and the IRS have reached a settlement in his civil case against them. The IRS has agreed to withdraw the summonses it issued and reissue them withdrawing the demand for records of transactions in 2008. While Weinland's motion was being litigated, the original summonses were put on hold.

The reissued summonses will apply to tax years 2004 through 2007. They will also apply to records of transactions by Laura Weinland or by the "Church of God". Because of notice requirements the examinations of financial transactions will not occur any sooner than late this month.

So while there's a settlement in Weinland's civil case against the IRS, the criminal investigation of Weinland by the IRS CID continues, and the scope of the investigation appears to include the wife of Ron and the Church of Ron although they are not named as the subject of the investigation.

I have more to say about this development in a later post.

Still Having a Picnic

Back on April 7, Ronald Weinland was interviewed about his yet-to-be-false-prophecies by Mike McConnell on Cincinnati's 700 WLW radio station. Click on the play button to hear part of the interchange and read the transcript that follows.


McConnell: ...if it doesn't pan out, will you continue to do shows like this?
Weinland: If it doesn't pan out, the only thing I would do is...if I responded to anything at all was to explain to people that I was a false prophet. That's the only answer, that I'm no longer a minister.
McConnell: So if by Labor Day we're still having a picnic?
Weinland: Then I'm through.
McConnell: Then you would find a different line of work?
Weinland: Absolutely.

Then after his prophecies obviously crashed and burned, Weinland stated this in his sermon of June 28:
"February 2nd wasn't the sealing of the 144,000.
April 17th wasn't the beginning of a job for two witnesses.
And on and on it goes."

Note to Anti-anti-CoG-blog Bob. If you like this and want to quote it on your blog, then great. Just give this post a link if you do.

For those of you who spell "labor" with a "u", today (September 1) is Labor Day in the US. And we're still having picnics, except of course for those on the Gulf Coast who've evacuated because of Hurricane Gustav. If Weinland mentions it at all, it will be to claim it as one of his thunders -- and the more the devastation the better.

By Weinland's own admission his prophecies have failed, yet he has not admitted that he's a false prophet. He hasn't chosen a new line of work -- if he did go to work at McDonald's that would be honest respectable work. Instead, he's still preaching and prophesying (not honest respectable work), with a trip scheduled next weekend to the UK and the following weekend to Belgium.

And on and on it goes.