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Warning: COGWA wrong on Daniel 11:39 and Daniel 9:27

COGwriter At one of the COGWA websites was a series of articles related to prophecy and the Book of Daniel. Here are a few selected quotes of concern: Dual fulfillments Verses 35-39: The reference to “the time of the end” in verse 35 offers a challenge in interpretation. Some understand this as referring to the [...]

Justin Martyr: Great saint or apostate?

Artist’s Imagination on Justin Martyr’s Appearance COGwriter Justin, called Justin Martyr, is considered to have been an important religious leader and saint by Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and even most Protestants. June 1st certain Catholics celebrate him as June 1st is considered to be his holiday: The saint who was one of the earliest Fathers [...]

Scholars realize the early church was binitarian

COGwriter As regular readers of this page are aware, the early church was neither trinitarian nor unitarian. The early church was binitarian. That is, early Christians considered that the Father and the Son were God and that the Holy Spirit was the power of God. And while some dispute this, historically it is a fact. [...]

Can you read the Bible literally?

COGwriter Many people feel that the Bible should interpret itself and hence can be read literally. At theological schools they teach that there are various forms of biblical interpretation. Theological schools (and their graduates) tend emphasize one or more styles of what they call biblical exegesis–some of them, such as an excessive emphasis on allegorization, [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: The ‘Lady of Guadalupe’ and Prophecy

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 13:26 The ‘Lady of Guadalupe’ and Prophecy This was videoed at the oldest continuous shrine in the USA for the ‘Lady of Guadalupe.’  What was this all about?  Did Jesus’ mother Mary appear there?  Would [...]

Church of God News in Spanish

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are links to the latest items we received today: Antichristian agenda in the US Supreme Court and from Hillary Clinton Agenda anti-cristiana en la Corte Suprema de los EE.UU. y de Hillary Clinton http://www.cdlidd.es/agenda-anti-cris... Pope Francis pushing for [...]

Pravda: ‘Germany wants WWIII?’

COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following: May 26, 2015 “Today, Germany is actually the owner of the European Union. The Germans have realized now that with the help of war, they can get hold of other territories, such as Croatia and Slovenia. They have already defeated Greece, and now they want Ukraine. [...]

Martin O’Malley enters the race

Martin O’ Malley COGwriter There is another candidate for the US presidency: May 30, 2015 The race for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination just got broader and more interesting. Martin O’Malley, former Baltimore mayor and Maryland governor, formally tossed his hat into the ring Saturday – ideologically somewhere between former secretary of state Hillary Clinton [...]

Many Greek Orthodox do NOT want to accept the Pope’s ecumenical agenda nor view of history

Coat of Arms of the Church of Greece COGwriter Although Pope Francis continues to push his ecumenical agenda and even has concurrence from Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew, a while back, two Greek Orthodox Bishops sent a letter to Pope Francis from Greece. In that letter, they challenged many things (see Greek Orthodox Bishops denounce Pope Francis, [...]

Sermon: Continuing History of the Church of God: 4th-16th Centuries

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:14:55 Continuing History of the Church of God: 4th-16th Centuries Dr. Thiel goes through some of the history of what occurred in the fourth through sixteenth centuries.  This includes the influence of a sun-god worshiping emperor whose beliefs have [...]