On the following youtube video you can hear Daniel Cúccaro communicating in Spanish to a panel of Advenir, a Spanish TV channel managed by David Gates.
The panel is composed of David Gates and other futurists of that channel. Cúccaro is not only futurist in his interpretation of several apocalyptic prophecies, but goes further and starts talking like a futurologist. He claims that the current pandemic virus is just an exercise to see how the world reacts. He announces a period of calm after the current crisis, before the end, advising our fellow believers to organize in groups to move to the countryside. He believes that the time to move from the large cities to smaller cities is over, and exhorts now to move directly to the countryside.
Daniel Cúccaro studied theology years ago at the River Plate University in Argentina and, as I was informed, also became an engineer. He was among those who predicted the end of the world for the year 2000, and exhorted people to leave the cities to prepare for the Lord’s coming at that time. Who can believe him now?
The futurist conspiracist brothers like David Gates, Daniel Cúccaro and others who like to fantasize and live on sensational impressions lose credibility when their imagined events go unfulfilled.
“When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him” (Deut 18:22).
And the faith of God’s people is discredited when the trumpet does not give a certain sound.
Notice how the panelists react to Daniel Cúccaro. They open their eyes wide and are impressed like an old lady before an apparition of the virgin. Daniel Cúccaro, David Gates and the other participants of that TV channel are promoting futurism through their interpretation of the prophetic dates of Daniel 12, the Apocalyptic trumpets, and other prophecies. They are foretelling that the end of the world may come in seven years, without regard for the several failed dates they have already advocated. Instead of giving the trumpet a certain sound, they live from their delusional imaginings by diverting people from the true purpose of prophecy. They are false omens who do not tire of fantasizing and deceiving their fellow believers with the torch of false prophecy. They prostrate themselves before any conspiracy theory that appears, running like the messenger who first reached king David, without the substance of the news he should have provided. And because they master social media, their deception goes viral, harvesting many people who are accustomed to being impressed with appearances of saints and virgins. Be careful not to let happen to you what happened to the messenger who came to king David with fake news!
An influential pastor wrote to me who once supported David Gates (as I did), telling me: "What a disgrace! They started well, and they went astray. The worst is that they speed up. That's why someone called a fanatic 'one who accelerates his speed once he's lost his way.' And another pastor added, "the worst thing is that they mix truths with lies and that makes them more harmful."
There is no doubt that we are living special times, and that the coming of the Lord is near. There is no doubt that it is better if possible to live outside the big cities. But be careful not to fall into the trap of people who listen to those who entertain spurious dreams, then reject the truth when it arrives because of their previous disappointments. How many have gone to the countryside to return later empty handed, discouraged, ashamed, and having lost their faith! Are they not worthy examples why we should take seriously the warnings of the Spirit of Prophecy about not taking wrong steps regarding prophetic events?
Dr. Alberto R. Treiyer was born in the Adventist community of Libertador San Martín, Entre Ríos, Argentina. Dr. Treiyer is an author, and has a doctoral degree in theology from the University of Strasbourg, France. He has served as the director of the theological department at the Adventist Antillian College in Puerto Rico, where he taught for six years. He has also taught at the University of La Sierra, and Columbia Union College, as well as theology in Costa Rica and Columbia. Alberto is now a retired pastor, giving seminars, and writing books and papers that support our distinctive message.