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Pope Leo IX and the Sabbath

Pope Leo IX COGwriter April 19th is a date that some in the Church of Rome honor, as one of their saints, Pope Leo IX (whose name had been Bruno). Here is some of what they teach about him: Son of Count Hugh of Egisheim. Cousin of Emperor Conrad II. Chapter canon of Saint Stephen’s, [...]

Disaster preparations: A prelude to martial law?

Airport Emergency Preparedness Exercise COGwriter Various readers have sent me items related to ‘disaster preparation’ and militaristic exercises in the USA.  Could any, such as Jade Helm, be a prelude to martial law in the USA? Some people seem to think so.  Some have various concerns about the training exercise called Jade Helm as the [...]

Sermon: Germany in Bible Prophecy

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:14:11 Germany in Bible Prophecy Are there prophecies related to Germany in the Bible? Could certain prophecies related to the Assyrians be related to Germany in the 21st century? Are there steps being taken in Germany and even the [...]

Grexit: ‘Euro Armageddon’ next week?

Part of Athens (Photo By Joyce Thiel) COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following: Updated April 17, 2015 Euro Armageddon? Greece prepares for debt default – set to trigger eurozone financial melt Greece is getting ready to default on its debt, a move that would send the Eurozone into meltdown. By LANA CLEMENTS [...]

US sends troops to Ukraine; Russia warns of ‘destabilization’

US Army Paratroopers COGwriter Russia is concerned that the USA sent troops into Ukraine: April 17, 2015 Russia has warned that the presence of foreign military personnel could “destabilize” the situation in Ukraine, after U.S. paratroopers arrived this week to train Ukrainian solders. A spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters Friday that [...]

Pentecost is May 24, 2015

Artist Depiction of Pentecost (Cadetgray) COGwriter The Day of Pentecost for 2015 is approaching, and is May 24 in 2015. 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 [...]

HWA Library video problems from copyright complaint

Herbert W. Armstrong COGwriter A reader tipped me off a few hours ago that the HWA Library website has the following posts: YouTube Channel has been Deactivated This afternoon around 2:00 PM on April 15, 2015 we noticed a few videos were missing. After checking, we found that “Grace Communion International” (formally the “Worldwide Church of God”) [...]

Nuclear materials stolen in Mexico: Could terrorists use this for a ‘dirty bomb’?

Radiation Warning Symbol COGwriter Dangerous radioactive nuclear materials were stolen in Mexico: April 16, 2015 The Mexican government has put civil protection agencies in five southern states and some federal agencies on alert following the theft of radioactive medical material from a vehicle on Monday. CBS News partner network UNO TV reported the iridium-192, a [...]

Free book announcement: Hillary Clinton, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States

COGwriter Now that Hillary Rodham Clinton is running for the office of US President, I am pleased to announce a FREE book offer. Its ten 10 chapters answer these exciting questions: Hillary Rodham Clinton: Background, Morality, and Hebrew Prophecy Hillary Clinton, Islamic Prophecy, and Related Biblical Prophecy        Is Hillary Clinton the Antichrist?       The Names “Hillary,” [...]

HWA’s Sixth Law of Success: Perseverance

COGwriter In his booklet, The Seven Laws of Success, the late Herbert W. Armstrong wrote the following related to the sixth law of success: Importance of Law Number 6 Among the case histories recounted in the beginning pages was that of the president of a major automobile manufacturing corporation. He had utilized the first five [...]