As Jensen's own chosen successor, Pepe Remey, refused to participate in his new sect and died in 1994. Jensen approached old age with disconfirmed prophecies declining membership, and no Guardian to speak of. Jensen began hinting that Neal Chase might be the next Guardian before he died in 1996, and he had turned much of the responsibility for interpreting the scriptures over to Chase. A schism over leadership of the group in 2001 resulted in other defections and an unresolved court battle for control of funds.