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Church of God News in Spanish

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are links to some of recent news items and articles that were received here today: Netanyahu in UN: Blasts Islamic State, Hamas, and Iran, but what will happen in Israel? Netanyahu en la ONU: Condena al Estado Islámico, [...]

Did the early church teach doctrines of the Vatican, the Orthodox, Protestantism, or the Continuing Church of God?

The island called Patmos is where the last book of the Bible was written in the late first century (see Revelation 1:9). What did the early church teach and practice in the second century? COGwriter Years ago, Christianity Today was promoting an article that stated: We are now in a period when it is not [...]

Blood Moon tomorrow: Does it signal something?

COGwriter Tomorrow is the second and final ‘blood moon’ expected this year. NASA - On Wednesday morning, Oct. 8th, not long before sunrise, the bright full Moon over North America will turn a lovely shade of celestial red.  It’s a lunar eclipse—visible from all parts of the USA. “It promises to be a stunning sight, [...]

Could YOU be deceived by Antichrist? Part 2

COGwriter Back in the old Radio Church of God (which became the old Worldwide Church of God) was an article by David Jon Hill that had the following: Will YOU be Deceived by ANTICHRIST? Events are plunging toward the eventful climax of Christ’s return. Will you recognize the REAL CHRIST when he returns? by David [...]

PCG and COGwriter on German-USA relations

COGwriter The October 2014 edition of PCG’s Trumpet magazine has the following German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet US President Barack Obama today: After World War ii, Germany lay in ruins. The nation was wiped out economically and couldn’t afford to rebuild. The United States came to Germany’s aid with the Marshall Plan, giving [...]

New World Order and Market Collapse by December 2014?

COGwriter A reader sent me a link to a video titled “Harvey Organ- By December Whole Thing Going to Collapse.”  So, I did a video titled Market Collapse then New World Order in 2015? Harvey Organ, a financial adviser, claims that because of insufficient gold in the central banks of USA and UK, that Shanghai [...]

2014 Feast of Tabernacles is coming soon

COGwriter Later this week, October 8 after sunset, is the start of the biblical Feast of Tabernacles. The “Feast of Tabernacles” along with the “The Last Great Day” is an 8-day Biblical pilgrimage festival, also known as the “Feast of Booths,” the “Feast of Tabernacles,” or simply “Tabernacles.” In 7th day Church of God groups [...]

GCI’s John Halford is quite ill

The old Worldwide Church of God used to own the above buildings, which since have been demolished. COGwriter A minister in Grace Communion International (GCI) as well as formerly of the old Worldwide Church of God (WCG), John Halford is quite ill: Update on John Halford from Becki Halford Brown Our hearts really are breaking right [...]

Could YOU be deceived by Antichrist?

COGwriter Back in the old Radio Church of God (which became the old Worldwide Church of God) was an article by David Jon Hill that had the following: Will YOU be Deceived by ANTICHRIST? Events are plunging toward the eventful climax of Christ’s return. Will you recognize the REAL CHRIST when he returns? by David [...]

Is the new ‘extraordinary synod’ Vatican III?

Vatican City (photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter The Church of Rome is beginning an ‘extraordinary synod’ today that reminds me of Vatican II–which was a multi-year series of meetings intended to assist the Church of Rome in the 20th century and beyond.  The synod that starts today could be even more significant: Representatives of the [...]