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Ebola in USA–Officials say USA is NOT prepared for a pandemic

Ebola virus virion COGwriter Ebola is now in the USA and some officials are claiming that the USA is not ready to deal with pestilential pandemics, while others have a different view.  Notice some items mainly related to the Texas situation: October 1, 2014 The state of Texas’ health department says it has no other [...]

‘Uncle Sam’s $8 Trillion Annual Debt Churn’

USA Hit a $1 Trillion ‘Debt Ceiling’ in 1981, Currently It Has No Debt Ceiling COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following: Uncle Sam’s $8 Trillion Annual Debt Churn: Why Washington Is Petrified Of Honest Interest Rates I know that headline sounds completely outrageous.  But it is actually true.  The U.S. government [...]

British vote to leave EU is feared by some, encouraged by others

COGwriter Time reported the following: As Britain’s Conservative Party holds its last party conference ahead of May’s general elections, the Euroskeptic message looks like a winning one It’s hard to imagine anything more insular than a British party political conference—except, perhaps, for an island. The ruling Conservative Party is currently meeting in the U.K.’s second [...]

COGaIC’s David Hulme, FAO, and Bible on ‘Food Insecurity’

Artist’s Rendering of the Third Horseman of the Apocalypse COGwriter The latest edition of COGaIC’s Vision has the following by David Hulme: Several events scheduled for 2014–15 may make a significant difference to life in Europe and around the world. … the 2015 World Expo takes place in Milan from May to October. Its theme, [...]

Hong Kong protests continue: What will be the result?

Tear Gas Hit Hong Kong Protesters COGwriter Massive protests have continued in Hong Kong: September 30, 2014 BEIJING/WASHINGTON—A standoff between China and protesters in Hong Kong is deepening as pro-democracy demonstrations continued for a fifth day.Neither side is showing any signs of backing down even as China prepares to mark its National Day on Wednesday. [...]

Bible News Prophecy magazine: What is a 21st Century Philadelphian?

The latest edition of the Bible News Prophecy magazine is available.  Here is a pdf link to the October-December 2014 edition of Bible News Prophecy magazine. Contents: 3 What is a 21st Century Philadelphian? Did Jesus teach that there would be significant differences between Christians in the end times? What are some characteristics of a [...]

Netanyahu in UN: Blasts Islamic State, Hamas, and Iran, but what will happen in Israel?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu COGwriter Israel’s Prime Minister spoke at the United Nations today: September 29, 2014 UNITED NATIONS—Israel’s prime minister urged the international community not to allow Iran to develop its nuclear capabilities, and tied the Jewish state’s fight against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip to the larger global fight against Islamic [...]

6000 years up and Jesus to return in 2016?

The island called Patmos is where Revelation was penned (see Revelation 1:9). COGwriter Noticed the following predictions today from Nora Roth: 2014 The Time of the End Introduction Are 6,000 years of sin almost over? Will Jesus come in 2016? The Bible presents enlightening, logical, and compelling answers to these questions. In short, yes! The [...]

Assyrian Alla and Tyr: Gods of violence

Assyrian Relief from Nineveh, 645-635 B.C. COGwriter A while back, WND reported the following: …Babylonian artifacts. Ancient tablets describe “Alla” as a deity of “violence and revolution.”… The…find…links the name to the Epic of Atrahasis, chiseled on tablets sometime around 1700 B.C. in Babylon…“The beginning of the Epic of Atrahasis describes Allah as how all [...]

The slain goat in OT Atonement ceremony represents Jesus

COGwriter The Christian Day of Atonement is coming up soon. It begins at sunset tonight, October 3, 2014 and lasts until sunset October 4, 2014. In the original Hebrew, the Bible calls the day Yom Hakippurim (which is Hebrew for “Day of the Atonements”). The original rites and practices for the Day of Atonement are [...]