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State of Emergency declared in Ferguson

Ferguson Protestors (Loavesofbread) COGwriter Protests and violence returned to Ferguson, Missouri and at least one protester got quite violent: August 10, 2015 Authorities declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, after gunfire erupted on the anniversary of a high-profile police shooting and prosecutors on Monday charged an 18-year-old man with assault on officers. The [...]

Barack Obama dismisses criticism of nuclear deal with Iran; Pat Boone reports comments about Islam on making deals

A Twitter account affiliated with Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, posted an image over the weekend that appears to portray U.S. President Barack Obama holding a gun to his head. (Source: Twitter/CNN) COGwriter US President Barack Obama continues to defend his hoped for deal with Iran and has been hitting the television and radio [...]

Irish Puck Fair: Any possible biblical ties?

COGwriter A reader send me the following: Puck Fair is one of Ireland’s oldest festivals, celebrating almost 400 years of documented evidence. The first day of Puck Fair is called The Gathering Day which makes Puck Fair the original and oldest Gathering Festival in Ireland. http://puckfair.ie/ “The word Puck comes from the Irish, puc, for [...]

Could the ‘Cathedra Petri’ be ‘Satan’s throne’?

“Satan’s Throne” (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter Numerous times, my wife Joyce and I have been able to see and visit what could be ‘Satan’s throne,’ if the devil does in fact have a physical throne on the earth. The first time we saw it was back in 1987 on a tour of Saint Peter’s [...]

Yellowstone explosion could cause a ‘nuclear winter’ in the USA

Yellowstone (July 2014, Michael Thiel) COGwriter Is Yellowstone dangerous? Could an eruption at Yellowstone lead to a ‘nuclear winter’?  The following report says that it can: August 7, 2015, updated August 8, 2015 The timebomb under Yellowstone: Experts warn of 90,000 immediate deaths and a ‘nuclear winter’ across the US if supervolcano erupts It could [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Is the USA an Evil Empire?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 21:07 Is the USA an Evil Empire? Back in 1983, US President Ronald Reagan called the old Soviet Union an ‘evil empire.’ Could the USA itself now be considered an evil empire? Has the USA [...]

The Journal: Herbert Armstrong’s ‘W’, AC and SEP Halls, and the Pope

COGwriter The latest issue (says #175, print date July 31, 2015) of The Journal was sent out electronically and received today. Items covered included the ‘W’ in the name Herbert W. Armstrong, old WCG buildings, Feast of Tabernacles’ Sites for 2015, and the Pope. Here is something on the middle initial from The Journal also [...]

PCG’s Gerald Flurry wrong about aspects of the Psalm 83 prophecy

Middle East in Green COGwriter PCG’s Gerald Flurry again came up with something about the prophecy of Psalm 83: Psalm 83 Is Being Fulfilled August 9, 2015  •  27 minutes The first visible sign of this prophecy has now been manifested in the little Mediterranean country of Lebanon in the Middle East. In the above [...]

WND and ICG ask ‘Is America headed for an economic collapse?’

Hyperinflation made bank notes worthless in 1946 Hungary COGwriter World News Daily (WND) had the following: August 7, 2015 Is America headed for an economic collapse? If so, presidential candidates are remaining eerily quiet about what’s being described as “a huge disaster waiting to happen.” The U.S. stock market is on the verge of a [...]

John 13-15: Footwashing and and the Words of Jesus

Fragment from the Gospel Written by John (Ryland’s Papyrus c. 125 A.D.) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:09:41 John 13-15: Footwashing and the Words of Jesus This is the fifth-part of a seven-part series covering all scriptures in the Gospel according to John. The [...]