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Hundreds killed by Nepal earthquake; India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan also impacted

USGS Map of Nepal 4/25/15 Earthquake and Aftershocks COGwriter Nepal was struck with its worst earthquake in 80 years today: 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal, 876 killed, triggers Mt Everest avalanche (Agencies) / 25 April 2015 The quake hit around noon on Saturday and was also felt in neighbouring India as well as in Pakistan. [...]

Sermon: The Rise of the Germanic Beast Power of Prophecy

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:15:21 The Rise of the Germanic Beast Power of Prophecy Is the Beast power now rising up? Have actions by the United States related to its espionage, military, and economic policies been pushing the rise of a power in [...]

Ending financial worries

COGwriter The USA has the most debt any nation in world history has ever had. The per capita debt of those in the UK are amongst the highest of all time. The Eurozone has struggles between members, plus its own debt issues. Those in Asia and South America have seen their economic standards of living [...]

Italy arrrests at least 18 al-Qaeda suspects related to plot to attack the Vatican

Al-Qaeda Flag of Jihad COGwriter The government of Italy arrested suspects who may have plotted to attack Vatican City: April 24, 2015 ROME—Terror suspects in an investigation in Italy may have been planning an attack against the Vatican, a prosecutor leading the probe said Friday. Cagliari Chief Prosecutor Mauro Mura told reporters in Sardinia that [...]

100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide and Armenian church history

Murdered Armenians 1915 COGwriter Today marks the 100th anniversary of the date traditionally believed to have been the start of the Armenian genocide in 1915. Germany released a statement: April 24, 2015 YEREVAN — Armenia marked the centenary Friday of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as Germany became the latest country to [...]

Greco-Roman or Jewish Christianity: Which do Roman Catholic scholars teach was the original faith?

COGwriter Was the Christian church originally Greco-Roman or did it resemble Jewish-Christianity? Was the early Christian church led by a pontiff from Rome? If the Apostle Peter was the primary leader of the original Christian Church of God, then was his successor Linus or would it make more sense that it was the Apostle John? [...]

Seismologists see greater damage risk for massive Southern California earthquake

Kaiser Permanente Building After Northridge (Southern California) Earthquake COGwriter Seismologists are starting to realize that the risk for Southern California being damaged by an earthquake is higher than they though: The earthquake fault cuts through the heart of Ventura’s quaint downtown, past the ornate hilltop City Hall and historic Spanish-era mission before heading into the [...]

Did early Christians believe in the immortality of the soul?

COGwriter The vast majority in the Greco-Roman faiths of Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxism, and Protestantism believe that humans have an immortal soul. Yet, the Continuing Church of God does not. What does the Bible teach?  What was that the teaching of early church leaders often venerated as saints by the Greco-Romans on this? This was [...]

Taliban to begin new offensive in Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban Militants COGwriter The Taliban declared that a new round of attacks will being in Afghanistan Friday: April 22, 2015 ISLAMABAD—Afghanistan’s Taliban said it will launch its spring offensive on Friday, again demanding immediate withdrawal of remaining foreign forces from the country. The operations under “the inspirational name of ‘Azm’ (Resolution)” will target “foreign [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Hillary Clinton and Bible Prophecy

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce our latest video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 20:05 Hillary Clinton and Bible Prophecy Is Hillary Rodham Clinton prophetic? Are there biblical prophecies that do or may apply to her? Do her positions on abortion, LGBT issues, Europe, Asia, GMOs, ecumenism, and even [...]