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Monk shaving and the Bible

COGwriter Should the shaved appearance of some practicing Catholics cause concern? Is this a Christian practice or did it come from somewhere else? Wikipedia’s “Tonsure” article states: Tonsure is the traditional practice of Christian churches of cutting or shaving the hair from the scalp (while leaving some parts uncut) of clerics, monastics, and, in the [...]

Jade Helm: What is the truth?

Pentagon map for Jade Helm 15 COGwriter The Pentagon has a project called Jade Helm 15 which has many concerned: Jade Helm 15 is a planned United States military training exercise that is scheduled to take place over multiple states in the US from July 15 through September 15, 2015. It will involve U.S. Army [...]

Will Hindu traditions get them to worship the Beast?

Someone (perhaps the False Prophet) Bowing Before the Kalki COGwriter Will the over 800 million Hindus (most of whom who live in India) accept the final Beast power who is aligned with the final Antichrist? Bible prophecy strongly suggests yes as the following points out: 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to [...]

Trumpets in sky in Germany, Canada, Texas, and Australia?

‘Viking Apocalypse’ (Ragnarok) Portrayal COGwriter A reader sent me links to the following May 19, 2015 VIDEO clips from around the world, including Australia, have captured an evil sounding ‘trumpet’ noise coming from the sky — but no one can explain exactly what it is. A number of people have filmed the bizarre sound over [...]

Government looking into devastation of bees and butterflies: GMOs and pesticides are factors.

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) COGwriter The government of the USA is hoping to reverse the massive devastation of bees and butterflies which has been happening: May 19, 2015 WASHINGTON –  The federal government hopes to reverse America’s declining honeybee and monarch butterfly populations by making more federal land bee-friendly, spending more money on research and [...]

Herbert Armstrong on Pentecost

Artist Depiction of Pentecost (Cadetgray) COGwriter The Day of Pentecost for 2015 is May 24th. Unlike other biblical holy days, some version of the Day of Pentecost is observed by a lot of mainstream churches, both Catholic and Protestant. And of course, since Pentecost is a biblical holy day, it is observed by Church of [...]

Russia’s Putin and Germany’s Merkel again meet on Ukraine and what else?

Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin COGwriter German Chancellor Merkel was in Russia and met with Vladimir Putin today: 10 May 2015 Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that the peace process in eastern Ukraine was progressing despite difficulties. Merkel reaffirmed her support for the peace efforts and [...]

Pope Francis’ appeal to Pope Tawadros II should concern Catholics and others

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria (Dragan TATIC Österreichische Außenministerium ) COGwriter Pope Francis sent a message to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria today: To His Holiness Tawadros II Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark As the second anniversary of our fraternal meeting in Rome is at hand, I wish to [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Stephen Hawking is wrong about the ‘end of the world’

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce our latest video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 17:46 Stephen Hawking is wrong about the ‘end of the world’ Theoretical physicist and atheist Stephen Hawking stated that humans will not last another 1000 years on planet Earth.  His ‘solutions’ included finding another planet [...]

US Military increases security out of fears related to Garland, Texas shooting

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base COGwriter Notice that some terrorists just escaped from an Iraqi prison: May 9, 2015 At least three dozen people were killed and 40 inmates escaped in a prison break north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials said Saturday. … Some of the prisoners who escaped had been jailed on terrorism charges, [...]