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BibleNewsProphecy: Pope Francis dreams of a Babylonian utopia

Artist’s portrayal of Mystery Babylon the Great COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 18:41 Pope Francis dreams of a Babylonian utopia When he received the International Charlemagne award for promoting European unity on May 6, 2016, Pope Francis stated that he [...]

‘Islamic State’ declares ‘state of emergency’ on the banks of the Euphrates river

ArRaqqah — upper right shown next to the Euphrates river (photos by Zeledi,  Zeledi,  Odilia, Bertramz, Odilia, and Lazhar Neftien) COGwriter The so-called Islamic State declared a state of emergency: May 14, 2016 The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, has declared a state of emergency. The U.S. military believes the terror organization [...]

Vladimir Putin says Russia will ‘neutralize’ USA-related ‘missile shield threats’ in Europe

Aegis Ashore deckhouse COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following about Germany increasing the size of its army: May 14, 2016 President Vladimir Putin has escalated Russian criticism of a new US missile defence station in Romania, saying his country will “neutralise emerging threats”. He argued it was aimed at weakening Russia’s [...]

Cartwright’s Journal Out: SEP camp, Sasha Veljic, and Big Sandy Buildings

COGwriter The latest issue (says #182, print date April 30, 2016) of The Journal was sent out electronically and just received. This was another relatively short edition. Items covered included claims about the SEP camp, Sasha Veljic, and Big Sandy area buildings. The Journal covered some of the history of the old SEP camp: What [...]

Sermon: Proverbs: It is dangerous to trust self

Scroll of the Book of Proverbs COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:12:17 Proverbs 18-19: It is dangerous to trust self The Book of Proverbs contains instructions and wisdom. While Christians generally realize that, often they do not believe that many of the warnings may [...]

LCG again pushing misinterpretation of European Beast prophecies

COGwriter In its TW News & Prophecy today, LCG has the following: Bible prophecies have long referred to an end-time iron-and-clay configuration in Europe composed of ten kings or nations (Daniel 2:42-43)—which suggests that the 28-member EU will downsize. (Many Europeans Unhappy with EU. TW News & Prophecy, May 13, 2016) While the UK will [...]

VOA: ‘US Public Schools Must Allow Transgender Students’ Bathroom Choice’

COGwriter The Obama Administration has decided that schools must permit ‘transgender’ people to use whatever restroom they feel they should use as Voice of America (VOA), an official US government news source, reports: May 13, 2016 Transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms that match their chosen gender identity, the Obama administration is [...]

Fatima’s impact is affecting the 21st century

COGwriter Today is known as ‘Fatima Day.’ On this date in 1917, three young children claimed to see a female wearing a short skirt near Fatima, Portugal that many later declared was Mary, the mother of Jesus. Per Pope Francis’ request, Cardinal Policarpo consecrated the pontificate of Francis to the Lady of Fatima on this [...]

Lancet: 25% of babies are aborted worldwide

Medieval Abortion Drug Being Given   COGwriter More babies are being aborted than many had thought: May 12, 2016 One in four pregnancies ends in an abortion each year, global estimates from the World Health Organization and Guttmacher Institute suggest. The report in the Lancet said 56m induced abortions take place annually – higher than [...]

‘Islamic State’ kills in Yemen and Iraq: The days of the Islamic State are numbered

The military situation in Yemen, as of 24 April 2016: Green: Controlled by the Revolutionary Committee (Houthis) Reddish: Controlled by the Hadi-led government White: Controlled by the Al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen/al-Qaeda in the Arabia forces Gray: Controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) COGwriter The so-called Islamic State killed people today [...]