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German report on the Fourth Reich

COGwriter Is a ‘fourth reich’ in the process of forming?  Some in Germany and elsewhere seem to think so.  A reader sent a link to the following from the German publication Der Spiegel: ‘The Fourth Reich’: What Some Europeans See When They Look at Germany People have even begun talking about the “Fourth Reich,” a reference [...]

Easter = Ishtar? Is Easter NOT pagan?

Clothed Ishtar, early 2nd millennium BC (Marie-Lan Nguyen) COGwriter Today, many whose religion has ties to Roman Catholicism, including most Protestant faiths, are celebrating ‘Easter.’ Where did the name Easter come from? Easter itself is not a Christian term but comes from paganism: The English term, according to the Ven. Bede (De temporum ratione, I, [...]

Sermonette: The Laws of Traffic Were Not Nailed to the Stop Sign

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 12:19 Traffic Laws Done Away? Steve Dupuie asks if the ‘laws of traffic were nailed to the stop sign’ as he examines certain arguments some raise about the law of God.  What actually was ‘nailed to the cross’?  Why [...]

Were there prehistoric humans before Adam?

Australopithecus sediba (Brett Eloff) COGwriter Did God make ‘prehistoric’ humans prior to Adam? Many have wondered about this as various scientists and others have made claims. But notice a couple of observations: Modern humans (Homo sapiens or Homo sapiens sapiens) are the only extant members of the hominin clade, a branch of great apes characterized [...]

Obama pleased with Iran framework, others have concerns

COGwriter Iran may be getting the ability to get a nuclear weapon in the future: April 4, 2015 U.S. President Barack Obama says the framework nuclear deal reached with Iran is a “good deal” that was reached through “tough, principled diplomacy.” Iran has agreed to “not stockpile” the materials needed to build a weapon, Obama [...]

al-Shabab targets and kills non-Muslims in Kenya

Al-Shabab Logo COGwriter The Somalia-based terrorist group al-Shabaab/al-Shabab has killed again in Kenya: April 4, 2015 Kenyans were in mourning… following the 16-hour siege at Garissa University College near Somalia involving terrorists from al-Shabaab that claimed nearly 150 lives in an attack that singled out Christian students. At least 147 students were butchered April 2 [...]

Sermon: Exodus and the Days of Unleavened Bread

Unleavened Bread COGwriter Last night at sunset began the seven day feast of unleavened bread. Yet even many Westerners have never even heard of this biblical period. And most of those who have consider it to be a Jewish practice. But early Christians kept them. First, notice God’s instructions in the Hebrew scriptures: 6 And [...]

Where are the ten lost tribes? Why does that matter?

Israel Blessing Ephraim & Manasseh (Genesis 48) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God has a sermon titled Where are the Ten Lost Tribes? Why does it matter?, which is at its ContinuingCOG channel. 1:23:47 Where are the Ten Lost Tribes? Why does it matter? Where are the ‘lost tribes’? Why are there considered to be [...]

Might tomorrow’s blood moon have massive prophetic significance?

COGwriter Tomorrow is the first of two ‘blood moons’ expected this year. NASA’s website predicts a total lunar eclipse will occur on the 4th of April 2015. The Red Moon eclipse coincides with the Jewish Passover holiday…(http://redmoonrapture.com/2014-2015/2... viewed 10/09/13) The dates related to Passover are late by a couple of days and not truly the biblical ones, but align [...]

A night to be observed

Some Proposed Routes of the Exodus COGwriter Tonight after sunset is the 15th of Nisan. While certain Jews will celebrate the Passover tonight, Passover was actually last night (see Passover on the 14th or 15th?). Tonight, however, is a biblical celebration and it does resemble the Jewish celebration in that the emphasis is on a [...]