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The Final European King of the North will Rise Up

Artist’s portrayal of the beasts of Daniel 7, the last will also be the final King of the North COGwriter The 11th chapter of the Book of Daniel frequently discusses a leader called the “King of the North.” Most theologians believe that certain leaders throughout history fulfilled various prophecies about him in that chapter. Yet, [...]

Americans believe more in UFOs than Jesus of the Bible

COGwriter Many Protestants have historically believed that the USA is a “Christian” nation. And while many do claim to believe that Jesus is the Son of God, even more seem to believe in aliens: According to a National Geographic survey, 77 percent of all Americans “believe there are signs that aliens have visited Earth”, and [...]

Pope Francis to visit ‘Virgin of the Rosary’ shrine in Pompeii

Marian image that is venerated at shrine in Pompeii COGwriter Pope Francis is planning to visit the ‘Virgin of the Rosary’ shrine in Pompeii: Pope Francis will visit the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii during his trip to the Italian region of Campania next year. The visit will be [...]

France in mourning, some arrests made–where is this leading?

ID Card Photo of Terrorist Said Kouachi COGwriter France is in morning.  Authorities in France made some arrests and are seeking two remaining terrorists from Wednesday’s murderous rampage: January 8, 2015 PARIS—France marks a day of mourning for the deaths of 12 people in Wednesday’s shooting attack on the Paris offices of a satirical magazine [...]

Was Apollinaris of Hierapolis RCC or COG?

Hierapolis, Turkey (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter The Catholics of Rome consider January 8th as the day to honor Apollinaris of Hierapolis. This should seem to be somewhat odd. Why? Because the historical records that have been preserved show that Apollinaris held Church of God, not Church of Rome views. He also did not hold [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Eating Right, Eating Too Much, and Prophecy

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce a video about concerns about eating on our YouTube channel called Bible New Prophecy. Eating Right, Eating Too Much, and Prophecy Are there disadvantages to being overweight? Is junk food really bad for you? Does the Bible discuss overeating and/or obesity? Is overeating having an [...]

What happened to the ‘Ephesus See’?

Ephesus COGwriter Although the Roman and Eastern Orthodox Catholics generally only recognize 5 primary (there are a couple of minor ones that are also semi-accepted) locations as “apostolic sees,” there was a sixth that they used to recognize: Ephesus of Asia Minor. The Apostles John and Philip settled in Asia Minor. By 67 AD, John [...]

Economic problems to lead to the rise of the Beast?

The above poster was produced by the Europeans over a decade ago. The poster tower was based upon a painting of the Tower of Babel by a European, Pieter Brueghel the Elder, in 1563. Recently, I again saw that following item, which reminded me of something that should be obvious: The ripples of recession Desperate [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Daniel 11 Europe, Christians, and Islam

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce our latest video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 15:19 Daniel 11 Europe, Christians, and Islam Dr. Thiel gives an overview of the prophetic 11th chapter of the Book of Daniel starting with verse 27 and finishing through verse 45. Dr. Thiel explains why [...]

Iran says it has not made a new nuclear deal with the USA

Nuclear facilities in Iran (Ta2aa) COGwriter Iran says reports coming out of the West about a new deal are not true: January 3, 2015 TEHRAN, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — Iran has not made any agreement with the United States on its nuclear issue, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Saturday, denying recent western reports [...]