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BibleNewsProphecy: Could Goliath Have Been 9 Feet Tall?

1888 portrayal of David and Goliath (Public domain via WIkipedia) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God (CCOG) is pleased to suggest the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel which deals with scripture, scholars, and archaeological evidence related to the giant called Goliath: 14:35 Could Goliath Have Been 9 Feet Tall? he Bible says […]

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‘Chat about the apocalypse is becoming more mainstream’

(Pixabay picture) COGwriter The idea that apocalyptic matters are almost upon us is gaining traction in many places: Dinner party conversation turns morbid: Chat about the apocalypse is becoming more mainstream 4 May 2024 Fears surrounding artificial intelligence, wars, the climate crisis and disease are driving more frequent conversations about the “apocalypse”. The “end times” […]

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‘Holy Fire’ and its public challenger acquitted

Happening now: the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Thousands of Eastern Orthodox Christians from around the world participate in the Holy Fire Ceremony in Jerusalem 🇮🇱 We wish all those celebrating Orthodox Easter a meaningful and peaceful… pic.twitter.com/QRYZKqfegR — Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) May 4, 2024 COGwriter Tomorrow […]

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Sermon: Philippians 3-4: Faith, Love, and Polycarp

3rd century fragment of the Epistle to the Philippians (Public domain via Wikipedia) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God put together this sermon on its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:15:27 Philippians 3-4: Faith, Love, and Polycarp The Apostle Paul wrote to the Church of God in Philippi. In this second-part of a two-part sermon, Dr. Thiel covers each and every verse of […]

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The Sabbath in the first centuries of the Christian Church

© CCOG COGwriter The anti-COG Banned by HWA website has the following post: First Century Christianity: Putting Together the Available Evidence May 3, 2024 Over the ten plus years of this blog’s existence, I have put together a narrative about what happened within the Christian community of the First Century. To be clear, my narrative is […]

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WND: Stunning poll reveals more than 100 million Americans expect civil war within 5 years

Civil War movie poster COGwriter World Net Daily posted the following: Stunning poll reveals more than 100 million Americans expect civil war within 5 years May 2, 2024 at 6:12pm A stunning new poll shows that more than 100 million Americans, 41% of the nation’s population, believe there could be another civil war in America […]

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PCG is sadly very wrong about Revelation 17:12

COGwriter In May of 2022, PCG posted the following online: Specific prophecies in the Bible foretell that Europe will become a 10-nation superpower (see Revelation 17:12). Daniel 11 calls this European superpower “the king of the north” (Di Snto D. After the Russian Invasion, ‘Time for a United States of Europe’. The Trumpet online, May […]

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Is stagflation here? Some say yes and that the Fed has missed it

(Pixabay) COGwriter Economic matters remain in the news with some raising concerns about stagflation: Stagflation Signals Soar as Manufacturing Surveys Show Skyrocketing Prices May 2, 2024 Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said: “Business conditions stagnated in April, failing to improve for the first time in four months and pointing to a weak […]

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Most NYU arrested protesters were not students–could the Biden Administration Gaza plan cause terrorism within the USA?

Although the media has mainly pointed to student anti-Israel protesters, some have suspected that many outside agitators were involved. Apparently quite a few: NYU: Over Half Arrested for Anti-Israel Protests Not Tied to School May 2, 2024 Less than half of the pro-Palestine protesters arrested at New York University last week after refusing to vacate […]

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MG: Why Are Protestants Becoming Catholics? … Scripture Proves Eucharist Is a False Christ

COGwriter In his May 2024 newsletter, Mike Gendron has the following: Why Are Protestants Becoming Catholics? In our 33 years of proclaiming the Gospel to Catholics, we have observed a very troubling trend. Protestants, who once embraced the Gospel of grace, are departing from the faith to join the Catholic Church. The most scandalous defection […]

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