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PCG: ‘One Bible Prophecy That Explains Our World’

COGwriter Gerald Flurry of the improperly named Philadelphia Church of God (PCG) wrote the following: One Bible Prophecy That Explains Our World March 20, 2016 One biblical prophecy explains the alarming rise of aggressive world powers today. “And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Fraternal Relationship between the USA & UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand?

Justin Trudeau,  Prime Minister of Canada COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermonette from its ContinuingCOG channel: 13:30 Fraternal Relationship between the USA & UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? Is there a special, fraternal relationship between the USA & UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? What did Winston Churchill [...]

Pornographers arrested for featuring a 16 month old baby

COGwriter A couple was arrested for kiddie-porn, which in this case could be considered sex-trafficking of an infant: March 19, 2016 A New York state man and woman alleged to have produced pornography using a 16-month-old baby were ordered held without bail on Saturday, authorities said. The suspects – Jason Kopp, 40, of Liverpool, and [...]

‘THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE CAN HELP INSPIRE A DIFFERENT EUROPEAN UNION’

Crown of the old “Holy Roman Empire” COGwriter Today, a reader forwarded me an item about the European Union (EU) and the old ‘Holy Roman Empire’: THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE CAN HELP INSPIRE A DIFFERENT EUROPEAN UNION Germany’s past casts a long shadow. … with the questions of how Germany will use its current economic [...]

Sermon: What did and did not happen during the ‘Crucifixion week’?

Garden of Gethsemene COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:17:46 What did and did not happen in the ‘Crucifixion week’? The Apostle Paul warned about the existence of the ‘mystery of iniquity’ in 2 Thessalonians 2:7. He also said it would get worse in the end [...]

The Sabbath Sentinel: The Didache and the Sabbath

Old manuscript mentioning the Didache COGwriter Did early Christians keep Saturday or Sunday? While there are various opinions about this, some of those opinions are not based upon biblical or historical fact. The Bible Sabbath Association, which is not a Church of God group (though it has members that are in the COGs, as well [...]

M&M sees economic danger and Fed’s Yellen sees global financial risks

Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair COGwriter Mark Larson of Money and Markets (M&M) sees economic danger and says the “death of the American dream is coming”: March 18, 2016 The wheels are coming off the economic cycle — central bank intervention or not. That’s one of the conclusions of 209 fund managers who collectively handle [...]

Sunday is called ‘Palm Sunday,’ but . . .

Jerusalem COGwriter March 20, 2016 is claimed to be ‘Palm Sunday.’ Notice a report about it from before: Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square…Palm Sunday recalls Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem but its Gospel also recounts how he was betrayed by one of his apostles and ultimately sentenced to death [...]

Islamic State losing territory, but . . .

Islamic State soldiers COGwriter Notice the following: Under Military Pressure, IS Lost 22 Percent of Its Territory in 15 Months March 17, 2016 Increased military pressure against Islamic State fighters in both Syria and Iraq led to the group losing 22 percent of its territory in the past 15 months, with about half of the [...]

EUI: Donald Trump presidency is 6th greatest threat to world; Australian government terrified by Trump presidency

Donald Trump COGwriter The Economist Intelligence Unit (EUI), out of the UK, put out a list of global threats and included the possibility of a Donald Trump presidency: March 17, 2016 A Donald Trump presidency is the sixth biggest threat facing the world, tied with the prospect of terrorism destabilizing the global economy, according to [...]