Ronald Weinland and the Repentance of a Prophet - Presumptuous Or Fallacious?

For many, July 16th was the final day of the window of time wherein Ronald Weinland would be tested. If his predictions/prophecies came to pass within that window, he would be a true prophet. If not, false.

A recent development has changed all that. Ronald Weinland recently wrote this post on his website, in which he declares he was presumptuous in his "45 to 90 days" statement - and that he no longer believes it is true.

...even though I have stated July 16 as a kind of deadline for the Second Trumpet, I am now deeply convinced that nothing concerning the trumpets will have occurred by that time...

In this June 19th post, Ronald Weinland states that the Second Trumpet could indeed occur within that time frame, but does not believe it will.

If the second trumpet sounds, with nuclear explosions in port cities, then everything will indeed be fully in line with what I've stated in the last interviews and in some sermons. But I do want to state again, I no longer believe that to be the case.

Why does he no longer believe that to be the case?

The bottom line is, I must follow what I believe God is showing me. If I have jumped the gun in a couple of interviews and interjected my own understanding into the timing of events, and have thereby been presumptuous, then I will repent and move forward.

So roughly 27 days before the Weinland Window was to close, Ronald Weinland pre-emptively states that there is a possibility he "jumped the gun", "interjected his own understanding", and was possibly "presumptuous".

Now this will provide much fodder for the Weinland-haters, who can gleefully point to this and say "Aha! He is a false prophet!" And to those who didn't believe him from the start, this will indeed be a salve to their wounded egos.

However, to those undecideds and true believers, this will require a true testing of their faith. I have always wished to remain unbiased and impartial to this matter until there were more facts with which to make a complete decision. I must admit this was an unexpected development. By July 16th, I had wished to have this matter resolved. I had wished to know beyond a shadow of a doubt whether or not Ronald Weinland was indeed a true prophet.

Now, is Ron Weinland mortal and have human failings like all of us? Indeed. Is it possible that he interjected his own understanding into God's message? Sure. No figure in biblical history was perfect; David wanted a woman and arranged her husband's death; Moses killed an Egyptian; Adam disobeyed God; Peter denied Jesus.

Romans says that all have sinned. Even Ron Weinland. He is not perfect. Nobody should expect him to be. But he should also be acutely aware of the responsibility placed on his shoulders if he is indeed a prophet of God. People will take his words very seriously. If he declares himself a prophet of God and then passes off his own words as God's message, that is very serious indeed. If what he says is true, how will the people be able to separate Ron Weinland's understanding from God's?

We stand at a point where all we have are words. World conditions are deteriorating, yes. Things are getting worse. But all that currently exists are Ronald Weinland's words. As of this point in time, there is no unequivocal, clear proof of the fulfillment of his words. Could that be part of God's plan? Certainly. Could it be God's way of testing the faith of the people? It's certainly possible. But we simply do not know yet.

As of this writing, another post has appeared on RonaldWeinland.com that promises an important topic for Saturday's sermon:

It was mentioned in the sermon this past Sabbath that a sermon would be given on Sept. 30th (Feast of Trumpets) that would explain the 50th truth given to God's Church in these end times. Since some have been pouring out their hearts to God concerning this matter, God is now mercifully granting that this sermon be given this coming Sabbath.

This sermon will explain why the final three and one-half years of tribulation has not yet begun. It will explain why the final sealing of the 144,000 has not yet occurred.

It is still too soon to determine whether Ronald Weinland is a false prophet or not. We have no clear confirmation of his predictions nor unequivocal proof of his falsehood.