Apparently The Unfolding wasn't a piece of cake and there was division among John's sons about who would be greatest in the Kingdom with Gary taking the prize. I suspect you won't find this mentioned in the re-mastered CD's about The Unfolding.
Invisible Wrote In Part on June 27, 2014:
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> However some time in 1981 - John having been
> diagnosed with cancer late in 1980, invited all of
> the ministries and members of all the churches who
> were related to the Church Of The Living Word to
> attend special services - John held at the San
> Diego Church - these services which were given the
> title ( The Unfolding ).
>
> At one of the services during the (Unfolding ) -
> John called Gary up on the platform to minister to
> him. And it was at this time that John laid hands
> on Gary and prophesied over Gary. It was at this
> time that John set Gary ( apart ) from among all
> the brothers, giving Gary (a charge.)
> ( definition Charge - to impose a duty,
> responsibility on ) John took one more step after
> this service in the ( Unfolding ) and had Gary
> speak to the church.
>
> However when John prophesied over Gary - John
> prophesied over Gary - the responsibility Gary
> was to have for the church - John at this time did
> not give Gary the responsibility John carried for
> the Church - as the spiritual overseer for the
> church. But John spoke of the responsibility
> that Gary was to have for the church - and he
> likened that responsibility to the responsibility
> that Joshua had, saying that Gary was to lead
> God's people on into the kingdom. This is the
> only time that John spoke of the responsibility
> that Gary was to have for the church to the
> church. ( And this that was spoken over Gary at
> the unfolding in San Diego in the hearing of all
> the many members ) is what held the church
> together - after John died in June of 1983.)
>
> After the " Unfolding " John began taking steps (
> himself ) to try to bring some other certain
> brothers ( ministries ) into the ministry with
> himself - to bring about a working relationship
> between these certain brothers and Gary and those
> brothers who were working for John in the ministry
> but John was unable to do this - because a major
> disagreement arose which created a division that
> has never been corrected - and John so was unable
> to delegate the responsibility he wanted to give
> to these other ministries.
>
> John intended to delegate responsibility to other
> ministries - so that Gary would have the help he
> needed to be able to carry the responsibility he
> was to have for the church. Gary was far too
> young to have the mantle of John's ( full
> responsibility ) for the Church by himself at
> that time..
>
> And the division that arose ( between brethren )
> was based on the premise of men thinking of the
> ministry as being a high archy of authority. . And
> because of the spiritual immaturity that existed
> in ( all ) the brethren - which Gary became
> entangled in and got caught up in - in mid 1982 -
> this resulted in Gary not having the help
> Gary needed - which John was trying to bring
> about - for the church, before John died.
>
Invisible Wrote In Part on June 27, 2014:
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> However some time in 1981 - John having been
> diagnosed with cancer late in 1980, invited all of
> the ministries and members of all the churches who
> were related to the Church Of The Living Word to
> attend special services - John held at the San
> Diego Church - these services which were given the
> title ( The Unfolding ).
>
> At one of the services during the (Unfolding ) -
> John called Gary up on the platform to minister to
> him. And it was at this time that John laid hands
> on Gary and prophesied over Gary. It was at this
> time that John set Gary ( apart ) from among all
> the brothers, giving Gary (a charge.)
> ( definition Charge - to impose a duty,
> responsibility on ) John took one more step after
> this service in the ( Unfolding ) and had Gary
> speak to the church.
>
> However when John prophesied over Gary - John
> prophesied over Gary - the responsibility Gary
> was to have for the church - John at this time did
> not give Gary the responsibility John carried for
> the Church - as the spiritual overseer for the
> church. But John spoke of the responsibility
> that Gary was to have for the church - and he
> likened that responsibility to the responsibility
> that Joshua had, saying that Gary was to lead
> God's people on into the kingdom. This is the
> only time that John spoke of the responsibility
> that Gary was to have for the church to the
> church. ( And this that was spoken over Gary at
> the unfolding in San Diego in the hearing of all
> the many members ) is what held the church
> together - after John died in June of 1983.)
>
> After the " Unfolding " John began taking steps (
> himself ) to try to bring some other certain
> brothers ( ministries ) into the ministry with
> himself - to bring about a working relationship
> between these certain brothers and Gary and those
> brothers who were working for John in the ministry
> but John was unable to do this - because a major
> disagreement arose which created a division that
> has never been corrected - and John so was unable
> to delegate the responsibility he wanted to give
> to these other ministries.
>
> John intended to delegate responsibility to other
> ministries - so that Gary would have the help he
> needed to be able to carry the responsibility he
> was to have for the church. Gary was far too
> young to have the mantle of John's ( full
> responsibility ) for the Church by himself at
> that time..
>
> And the division that arose ( between brethren )
> was based on the premise of men thinking of the
> ministry as being a high archy of authority. . And
> because of the spiritual immaturity that existed
> in ( all ) the brethren - which Gary became
> entangled in and got caught up in - in mid 1982 -
> this resulted in Gary not having the help
> Gary needed - which John was trying to bring
> about - for the church, before John died.
>