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Seventh-day Advenist Ellen White on the two-horned beast of Revelation

James and Ellen White COGwriter Are there different prophetic views between the SDAs and the COGs? Certainly. The following gives an idea of what the late SDA Ellen White taught about the two-horned beast of Revelation 13: Prophecy Speaks _____And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns [...]

Growing concerns about the spreading Zika virus

Electron  microscope view of Zika virus COGwriter The mosquito-transmitted Zika virus is spreading and causing concerns in many parts of the world: January 28, 2016 he World Health Organization warns the Zika virus, seen as a possible cause of severe birth defects, is spreading rapidly through the Americas and could affect as many as four [...]

Germany is repatriating and accumulating gold–why?

COGwriter Germany has been getting its gold back: Jan 28 Gold held near its highest level since November early on Thursday after the Federal Reserve said it was closely eyeing the global economy amid weakness seen from China to Europe. … Germany’s Bundesbank took more than 200 tonnes of its gold back to Frankfurt from [...]

Islamic warnings about Valentine’s Day

Valentine Card, 1909, Shows Pagan Ties COGwriter Many in the Islamic world have concerns about Valentine’s Day. This year, additional condemnation is expected. Notice also the following: ISTANBUL The Mufti’s Office in the Black Sea province of Rize has sent mosques in the city a text condemning Valentine’s Day, which will be read by imams [...]

CCOGAfrica YouTube channel now live!

CCOG Pastor Evans Ochieng preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God in Dholuo COGwriter For some time, we in the Continuing Church of God have been looking at ways to reach more people in Africa with our messages.  While many understand English, it is a second or third language for most. So, a few [...]

Soaring food prices in Canada: Could this happen elsewhere?

COGwriter A reader in Canada tipped me off to the following: Nunavut food prices soar amid U.S. drought, plunging loonie Northerners shocked by $28 grapes, $13 cauliflower, amid national price hike January 26, 2016 People in Canada’s North are used to paying more for food, but the somewhat-delayed effect of the national price hike has some [...]

PCG reports about poisoning and Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin (www.kremlin.ru) COGwriter Today, the improperly named Philadelphia Church of God (PCG) posted the following: January 27, 2016 President Vladimir Putin “probably” approved the murder of former Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko in 2006, according to an inquiry published by the British government on January 21. The British had been investigating this assassination because it [...]

‘Doomsday Clock’ remaining at 3 minutes to midnight due to nuclear tensions

Doomsday Clock COGWriter The ‘doomsday clock’ maintained by the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has been moved closer to midnight, signaling the view that the end of the world is closer: January 27, 2015 The so-called Doomsday Clock will remain set at three-minutes-to-midnight amid global perils such as climate [...]

‘Doomsday Clock’ remaining at 3 minutes to midnight due to nuclear tnesions

Doomsday Clock COGWriter The ‘doomsday clock’ maintained by the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has been moved closer to midnight, signaling the view that the end of the world is closer: January 27, 2015 The so-called Doomsday Clock will remain set at three-minutes-to-midnight amid global perils such as climate [...]

European leaders warning of economic losses if the UK leaves the European Union

UK Opinion Poll on Brexit (T.seppelt) COGwriter Some European political and business leaders are warning of the financial impact about a possible British exit (Brexit) from the European Union: January 26, 2016 BoE’s Carney says Brexit fears could pose current account deficit risk Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday that Britain’s large [...]