July 13, 2022 | by Marc Cebrian

We are on the cusp of the 15th of Tammuz, which begins tonight at sundown. This “make or break” moment is of paramount importance to David C. Pack of The Restored Church of God.

You and I know what will happen during those 24-hours. Wednesday will transform into Thursday. And that is all. But David C. Pack does not know that yet.

There is either a lot of excitement or a lot of worry over at Headquarters today.

The aftermath of this is what concerns me. I have often been asked privately about his state of mind.

1) Does he really believe all this?     2) Is he dangerous?

My answer is usually:
1) YES     2) I don’t think so, but…

During Part 381 given on the Sabbath of July 9, 2022, there was a very uncomfortable moment which occurred at the 56-minute point. All humor aside, watch it unfold.

I watched this happen with my mouth open. This was a “senior moment” that made me feel deeply concerned for David C. Pack’s well-being. No joke.

He wanted to read about “Elijah the prophet,” which he does. Then continuing past the verse, he wondered where it was. What he just read. The next knee-jerk reaction is to blame his “typists” which is a whole other deal we will not delve in to right now. Men from the back of the room have to shout to give directions. Dave pushes back. Then he sees it and recovers with humor. Oh man…

What it must have felt like to be in the room watching that transpire. Especially for those following along in their Bibles who are screaming in their heads, “Mr. Pack, you just read it. You already read it.”

I was shocked that this was distributed to the entire church because during my tenure in the Media Production Services Department, it would have not gone out. Okay, maybe. I would have pushed HARD for this one edit. Granted, at that time messages were actually edited and not rushed out “as delivered” which has both pluses and minuses. This was a big minus.

It is obvious those additional four hours of work are not as important any more. Hence, we get a moment like we just saw.

Oh the things we have cut out over the years…wow. But this is by far the worst I have ever seen. It was a next-level moment that should never have left the room.

But they did release it and here we are.

How many other moments like this happen in the office only a few see?

It could just be that David C. Pack did not get enough sleep the night before. Or he did not drink enough water. Or maybe it is post-COVID “brain fog,” which many people experience.

Look at the circumstances.

David C. Pack is 73 years old. He is the “only living apostle” on earth. He spends the majority of his time studying the Bible or talking about the Bible to anyone who is around him. I have witnessed him finish a two-part, four-hour delivery on the Sabbath and then go to the back of the hall to continue talking about it with the ministers. And then more talking about it in the hallway with the brethren.

The stress and pressure he must feel day to day is tremendous. Each time he finds the answer in the Bible about when the Kingdom of God is going to arrive, he is later met with failure. Then, he has to go back to the drawing board to scour the Bible and find another answer to show how he was “correct about the picture but just got the timing wrong.”

He truly believes God has given him this assignment and that he is a real apostle. The weight on his shoulders grows as the years wear on while the frantic searching-and-explaining cycle never ends.

It never ends. It will never end. He just does not know that yet.

“I found it. No I didn’t. I found it. No I didn’t. I found it. No I didn’t.”

This would take a toll on any human being who lives in a perpetual state of highs and lows. Anticipating the next discovery. Anticipating the next message. Anticipating the next date.

Some creatives have pondered if the traditional concept of “hell” is something like this.

David C. Pack is in his own hell, folks. I am not kidding or making light of it.

Do all that for almost 10 years and see how well you fare physically, mentally, and emotionally.

I have to look at myself and wonder if I am contributing to his decline in some way. I do not attack the man personally, but will attack the fraudulent teachings ferociously. Yes, I do it with a wink and a smile, but still…he is not made of Kevlar and Teflon as I thought for many years.

He is a man who believes God and believes his Bible. He believes he is doing the right thing and that he will be proven to be on the right side of history. He has both hands on the wheel and his foot all the way down on the gas. We see the cliff ahead. He does not.

My concern is that when he finds that moment of clarity much like when an addict has a moment of sobriety and finally sees what he is doing and what he has done, how will he react? Would he then be a danger to himself or others? I do not know. Even the most textbook malignant narcissist surely must have a breaking point.

Are we going to witness a tragic breaking point for David C. Pack?

I urge Bradford G. Schleifer and/or Dr. Timothy D. Ranney to please do a wellness check on him.

The other people inside RCG who are in a real position to do this know who they are.

Please check in on the man. I am worried about him.