He Only Has to Be Right Once
Ken Orel | July 29, 2024
“He Only Has to Be Right Once—How Good People Are Being Led into Confusion and a Snare”
Proverbs 14:15
The simple believe every word: but the prudent man looks well to his going.
There is a spirit of error moving in the Church of God landscape—a spiritual infection spread by those who claim to speak for God. Pastor General David C. Pack of The Restored Church of God has made hundreds of prophetic claims about the return of Jesus Christ.
Every one of them has failed. And yet, some of his followers still say, “He only has to be right once.” Sadly, that is not faith. That’s a delusion. And worse, it mocks God.
Many sincere, faithful believers are being weighed down by confusion, anxiety, and the painful tension between what they are told and what they see with their own eyes.
David C. Pack is only interested in one thing—being right. That doesn’t sound right. It does not matter that people are losing hope, suffering, being driven away, and even scolded because of their unbelief. It is a tragedy of the ages during this last era of the Church.
God is not confused about prophecy. When someone claims His authority and speaks in His name, when that thing does not come to pass, God calls it rebellion, and He warns that such lies make the hearts of the righteous sad.
This article is a call to those in The Restored Church of God who are weary, confused, or afraid. It’s to those who have endured so much heartache and frustration.
Dear brethren of The Restored Church of God, don’t you think it’s time to return to the comforting and reliable voice of the true Shepherd, Jesus Christ, instead of a fallible human being who continues to cause you to hope in things that don’t come to pass?
You Have Made the Righteous Sad
False prophecy is not a harmless mistake. It’s a violation of trust. It’s an act that causes spiritual distress, doing significant harm to God’s people. In Ezekiel 13:22, God says to the false prophets: “Because with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad...”
Whether deceiving or just being self-willed and deceived, the liars Ezekiel warns about project a false reality in God's name by misrepresenting His will. This act burdens faithful brethren with confusion and doubt. When men like David C. Pack teach dates for Christ’s return while claiming to be led by God’s Holy Spirit, yet fail over one hundred times, it doesn't produce faith—it produces disillusionment. So many wonderful, sincere people have been chased away because of this one man’s strange teachings. Many have had to depart because their hearts were made sad. They came because of the promise of a safe place, solid in doctrine and vision, but they had no choice because their hearts were broken. Their faith was shaken in things that were not true. There’s a difference between building faith and subverting it. David C. Pack made the heart of the righteous very sad.
The spiritual trauma produced by deceivers causes havoc in people’s lives. Compounding the psychological toll, each failure is brushed off with a shrug, and a new “amazing” timeline is presented that undermines hours of previous teaching. People aren’t stupid.
This never-ending prophecy series is starting to feel like a total scam, almost like he’s toying with us. It’s gotten to the point where a set date no longer even needs to fail before another one is established. Something is very wrong. Are the people who have finally thrown up their arms and have left because of feeling betrayed the only ones who recognize something is wrong?
The brethren say, “Mr. Pack only has to be right once.” But Scripture says otherwise.
Deuteronomy 18:22
When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken, but the prophet has spoken it presumptuously: you shall not be afraid of him.
Brethren, be not afraid of David C. Pack or men like him. God says they are false. Another (and within the context, much stronger) meaning of that word for “you shall not be afraid of him” is, “don’t abide with, dwell, gather together, remain with, or sojourn with.” God’s direction is very clear—don’t have anything to do with this man or any like him. Why? Because they can derail your eternal life.
The Standard of God’s Spokesmen
Contrast the quality of false prophets with the example of Samuel, a true prophet.
1 Samuel 9:6 (NKJV)
Behold, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he says surely comes to pass.
“All that he says surely comes to pass.” That is the ultra-high standard of a prophet.
The Hebrew word translated as “honorable” means “weighty, esteemed, or glorious.” It's from the same root as the word used for the glory of God. That sets a high bar.
Consider what people are really saying when they say he only has to be right one time. “He’s always wrong, but that’s okay. Someday, when he is right, then he will finally prove the mockers and scoffers wrong!”
What?!? Do we really think God supports that kind of broken thinking?
When God’s prophets speak, their words carry weight because they reflect His voice. To mimic that voice falsely is to mock God Himself. It is not mere error—it is spiritual theft, stealing the authority of God to prop up human imagination and self-will.
From David C. Pack’s own words:
Is “That Prophet” Alive Today? The Rise of False Prophets, p. 48
“If a man predicts an earthquake (in 1994), or any other major event for a specific date, and it occurs even a few hours into the next day–and this happened with the one claiming to be That Prophet (referring to Gerald Flurry)--this is a failed prophecy, disproving the prophet’s authority! Close is not good enough. Actually, the chilling truth is that being close means that the man is connected to EVIL ELEMENTS IN THE SPIRIT WORLD!”
If ANYONE misses the mark as a prophet—even one time—God considers that one FALSE. Don’t fall for, “I was telling, not foretelling.” In God’s eyes, prophets do not get second chances. The damage has been done, and the imposter has been exposed.
Teaching Rebellion
Jeremiah 28:16
You have taught rebellion against the Lord.
Jeremiah gets right to the point when addressing Hananiah after he utters a single false prophecy.
Just one false prophecy. Compare that to the over 130 failed teachings of David C. Pack. Rebellion isn’t always loud and angry—it’s often hidden in soft-spoken certainty and “new revelations.”
By consistently speaking what God has not said, people like David C. Pack undermine the fear of God, damage the credibility of Scripture, and lead others to depend on them rather than Jesus Christ.
Sincere brethren are literally making this man into an idol. That is rebellion, and it carries a cost.
The Fruit of False Prophets: Division, Control, and Fear
Matthew 7:16
You will know them by their fruits.
The fruit of false prophecy is not peace—it’s fear, fatigue, confusion, and division. Congregations fracture. Families splinter. Brethren exhaust themselves trying to “hold on” just a little longer for a return date that never arrives. But no worries. There is always another one offered on the horizon, keeping them hooked.
What has been the fruit of these many prophetic timelines? Encouragement? Peace? Joy? Or confusion, division, and fatigue? This is not the fruit of Jesus Christ. It is the fruit of human ambition.
True shepherds point people to Jesus Christ—not to themselves. True apostles don’t build personal kingdoms or glorious campuses. They lay their lives down for others.
Brethren, do not believe someone who has been discredited. Believe someone who “all he says comes to pass.”
The Presumption of Forcing God's Hand
Ezekiel 13:6
They have envisioned futility and false divination, saying, “Thus says the Lord!” But the Lord has not sent them; yet they hope that the word may be confirmed.
There’s an unsettling element nestled within Ezekiel’s rebuke. It reveals something even more disturbing than deception—presumption. These false prophets speak as if from the mouth of God, even though He has not sent them. Then, they stand waiting—hoping God will fulfill the lie anyway. The members of The Restored Church of God are party to this by complacently listening to something that consistently proves untrue.
It’s a warped expectation that God will bend His will to protect “Mr. Pack’s” credibility. God help the person who does not think that EVERY word spoken out of their mouth will be accounted for. This demonstrates absolutely no fear of God whatsoever.
And God help the person who knows by their conscience that something is just off. And yet they continue to blindly follow the blind.
Anticipating God will fulfill the lie is not faith. This places God in the impossible position of either allowing lies to go unchallenged or publicly exposing those who claimed His authority.
It’s no wonder God says just a few verses later in Ezekiel 13:8, “I am indeed against you…”
This is the very spirit we see among modern false prophets. To be clear, David C. Pack is not the only one, but he just so happens to be the most pervasive and dangerous.
Those who have proclaimed to “unlock” the dates and timing for Jesus Christ’s return have failed over and over again, then deflect from that reality by quietly updating the timeline with a reinterpretation of Scripture. The prophetic failure is spun as being part of the process of unsealing a deeper mystery, while God uses that disappointment as a test to measure a believer's commitment. We are on trial right now! God is testing the genuineness of our faith. He is proving who is gullible and who will believe what He says. There is too much riding on our success or lack thereof.
All the while, members, along with the Pastor General, “hope the word may be confirmed.” They continue hoping that perhaps someday, somehow, something will validate the doctrinal error.
God will not endorse rebellion to protect a reputation built on false visions. David C. Pack’s actions speak louder than his words. He does not care for the people he is hurting. Life is too good in his palace to consider the carnage he’s causing.
Come Out From Among Them
There comes a time when staying silent is no longer love—it’s complicity.
To remain in a system that repeatedly steals God’s name, gaslights failure as being “right on track,” and shames those who are just weary by not listening any longer is a form of bondage.
Revelation 18:4
And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.”
You are not powerless. You are not alone. You are not beyond rescue. You are loved by God—and He is calling you to come out before it's too late. Do not allow your loyalty, friendships, or plain social comfort to cause you to sit and do nothing.
James 4:17
...to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
If you're having conscience problems because you know that David C. Pack and The Restored Church of God are off track, and you continue to do nothing, well, the verse says it all. Fear God—not a man who will attack and make fun of you, as someone God was not working with anyway. It hurts, but you have to be determined to stand up for the truth.
Acts 17:30
Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent...
This isn’t condemnation—it's an invitation to free yourself from bondage. God is patient, but He is not passive. He is calling every person—regardless of how they were misled—to turn back to Him instead of being in love with an organization or idolizing a “mighty man.”
Rediscover that first love of the truth! God warned those in the Ephesian era who had “bourne and have had patience and for my name’s sake have labored and have not fainted (Revelation 2:3) to regain your first love (:4)! And commended those who “cannot bear them that which are evil, and you have tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and have found them liars” (Revelation 2:2). It’s okay to reveal sin and deception. Consider you could be saving someone’s life!
False prophets hope their words “may be confirmed,” but that doesn’t mean you should, too.
Can you imagine Jesus speaking to the crowds and being caught lying? How about being caught with repeated inconsistencies?
The wonderful remaining brethren in RCG are losing sight of why they were called. The whole point of all this is to be prepared to rule in the God Family. We have been given God’s Spirit first (firstfruits) to allow us the opportunity to train for something incomprehensible. Look at what your calling has devolved into by ignoring obvious bad fruit. If this is truly the man who is leading us into the kingdom (and a very small group at that), then God help us all. We are not allowed to casually drift along, not make a stand, and hope we make it to being kings and priests. God calls this era “lukewarm” for a reason!
If your heart aches with sadness from experiencing false prophesying, manipulative teachings, and the slow erosion of trust in God’s Word, then you are hearing the Spirit. Do something! Save yourself! You should not continue to passively linger in this group that is heading off a cliff. At some point, inaction will seal your fate.
If you love the truth, do not align your loyalties to wicked men who bring false hope and disappointment to our brethren. Avoid such places and such men.
Nobody will ride someone else's coattails into the kingdom, especially the coattails of someone who does not fear God nor respect His precious word. Don’t lose sight that it is this time in human history when false prophets and apostles will explode on the Church of God landscape and be testing us. What if these few false prophets and apostles that we are aware of are not even the most seductive and dangerous ones to come? God, in His mercy, is trying to get us ready to fight against false apostles and prophets. The road ahead is going to be dangerous and wild.
Revelation 3:20
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock...
If you are holding onto the empty hope that “Mr. Pack only has to be right once,” you are waiting around for that organization to change. The cold truth is that The Restored Church of God will not change as long as David C. Pack is at the helm.
He cannot show you the way to salvation. Jesus Christ is your Savior, and He is waiting for you to answer His knock at the door. For years, people have not been hearing Christ's voice in that compromised house. People—good, faithful people—have been fleeing. Is it because we’re the rebellious ones who reject God? Or are we the ones who actually care and can see wolves in sheep’s clothing?
Allow the voice of truth to cut through the Babylon of perpetual prophetic fantasies. Do you have the courage and conviction to leave your comfortable organization to go where God is directing you? Most will not act because it is too hard. “What will people think of me? I’ve been taught I’ll lose my salvation if I leave the Restored Church of God, the one true Church.”
You have hard decisions to make—every begotten child of God has always had to make tough choices. If your loyalty is to God and not to anyone else, you must choose between remaining in Babylon or fleeing to follow the truth.
“Mr. Pack only has to be right once.”
Ask yourself: Is that really the standard God has given us at the end of the age? Are you comfortable putting all your eggs into that one flimsy basket?
Your decision could have eternal implications, so take the time and think it through. You are not the only one troubled by what is going on. Do something before it is too late.
