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Announcing Church of God History booklet

COGwriter It is finally here.  The second edition of the booklet Continuing History of the Church of God. This is the most comprehensive (and accurate) booklet I am aware of on the history of the Church of God. The original edition was rushed in order to get a version available for a conference that I [...]

EU symbols have the trappings of end-time Babylon

Logo of the European Parliament COGwriter The Bible warns about end-time Babylon: 1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, 2 with whom the kings of the [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Terror: Will Paris be Destroyed?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 24:10 Terror: Will Paris be Destroyed? The Paris office of Charlie Hebdo were attacked in January 2015 and the City of Paris was hit with multiple terrorist attacks in November 2015.  Will Paris be destroyed?  [...]

NBC: Some Arab-Americans support bans on Syrian refugees

Islamic Migrants (photo by Bwag) COGwriter Some Arab-Americans support bans on Syrian refugees.  Notice the following report from NBC: November 21, 2015 They’re not rolling out the welcome wagon for the Syrian refugees in the Arab immigrant enclave of Dearborn, Michigan. And some longtime residents told NBC News they even agree with Gov. Rick Snyder’s [...]

Pentagon pushes for Sunni confederation: prelude for the King of the South?

Umayyad Caliphate of Late 7th Century COGwriter The Pentagon is pushing for more involvement of Sunni-dominated nations in the region to coalesce and fight the so-called Islamic State: November 21, 2015 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is pressing European and Arab allies to provide more troops and support for the war against the Islamic State [...]

First named ‘vicar of Christ’ and the meaning of anti-christ

COGwriter On November 21, Catholics of Rome honor their bishop and pontiff Gelasius I. The Catholic Encyclopedia says the following about him: Pope Gelasius I (died 19 November 496) was Pope from 1 March 492 to his death in 496… Despite all the efforts of the otherwise orthodox patriarch, Euphemius of Constantinople, and the threats [...]

Sermon: Sunday, the First Day, and the Eighth Day

Representation of Valentinus‘ Ogdoad by Maris Stella COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:18:59 Sunday: First and Eighth Day? Where did Sunday come from?  What do all the scriptures in the New Testament say about the ‘first day of the week’?  What does ogdoad mean?  [...]

EU tightens borders and Hillary Clinton defends Islam

COGwriter The European Union has taken steps to tighten its borders because of the issues it is having with predominantly Islamic refugees and terrorists: November 20, 2015 PARIS— The European Union tightened control of its perimeter borders Friday in the aftermath of last week’s deadly Paris attacks, including new checks on the passage of Europeans [...]

Karl Guttenberg sees Germany as a potential leader in ‘data protection’

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg COGwriter Former Economics and Defense Minister for Germany, Karl-Thoedor zu Guttenberg was in the news.  The following was machine-translated from the original German which is shown below it: 20 November 2015 Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. For four years, the former defense minister, has lived and worked as a consultant and investor in the [...]

PCG position regarding Satan being cast down and the restrainer are both wrong

17th Century Depiction of Michael and Satan COGwriter A while back, I watched the Key of David program by PCG’s Gerald Flurry (for probably the first time in over a decade). Here is some of what he taught: Satan cast down…It has happened…He had a war with God. Revelation 12:13: Now when the dragon saw [...]