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June 13, 2025

Raymond McNair on why fiery trials are necessary for true believers

COGwriter Many of God’s people are enduring severe and/or numerous trials and difficulties. Here is something that the late Church of God evangelist Raymond McNair wrote about difficulties for Christians in the July 1967 edition of the old Good News magazine: You Need To Know Why – Fiery Trials are Necessary Throughout its history, God’s […]

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Published on June 13, 2025 01:01

June 12, 2025

Pope Leo XIV and the Vatican pushing ecumenical unity with the Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostals, and Others: Syriac Orthodox want to be in communion with Rome

COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following: Steps along path of Orthodox-Catholic dialogue When officials of the Holy See made a pilgrimage through the Jubilee Holy Door this week, they were joined by an Orthodox theologian whose organization helped organize a major Catholic-Orthodox conference on the Council of Nicaea. Around 5,000 people […]

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Published on June 12, 2025 16:00

Mexican flags in protests consistent with Chicano hopes Mexico will regain ‘Aztlán’ territories taken by the United States

“ The President of the Mexican 🇲🇽 Senate Gerardo Fernández Noroña, from the Pro-BRICS, leftist Morena party said he wants “Aztlan”, the territories lost to US during the Mexican-American war back: We’ll build the wall and pay for it. But we’ll do it according to the 1830 map of… pic.twitter.com/DcxkSwfCmj — Nagi N. Najjar (@NagiNajjar) […]

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Published on June 12, 2025 08:00

Most Christians do not know the real identity of the ‘man of sin’–do you?

The Sea Monster and the Beast with the Lamb’s Horn. 15th century woodcut by Albrecht Dürer COGwriter Most end time Christians do NOT know the true identity of the man of sin in 2 Thessalonians. Last Spring, the United Church of God posted an article that pointed to the man of sin being a pope. […]

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Published on June 12, 2025 01:01

June 11, 2025

‘No Kings’ protests scheduled across the USA for June 14, 2025–Could this be consistent with a prediction from Garner Ted Armstrong?

NO KINGS protests planned locally & nationwide, Mobile Sheriff’s comments spark reaction https://t.co/pKpht60P9N — NBC 15 News (@mynbc15) June 10, 2025 COGwriter The protest situation in Los Angeles is continuing and the Trump Administration wants long prison sentences for looters: Pam Bondi Drops The Hammer: L.A. Rioters Face Federal Robbery Charges Under Hobbs Act June […]

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Published on June 11, 2025 14:00

RFK, Jr. eliminates certain consultants, Trump Administration asked if forced vaccines are Constitutional

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (Photo by Gage Skidmore) COGwriter There are concerns that various vaccine mandates are un-Constitutional: June 10, 2025 A national coalition of religious and medical liberty organizations urged President Donald Trump to adopt a plan to restore First Amendment rights in four states — New York, California, Connecticut, and Maine — where […]

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Published on June 11, 2025 07:30

Modern scientific and ancient Chinese evidence of Noah’s flood?

John Martin’s 1834 version of the Deluge COGwriter Several years back, Pope Francis warned, contrary to scripture, of another great flood: Pope warns of another ‘Noah’s Flood’: Even though the Bible says it will never happen Hashem said to Himself: “Never again will I doom the earth because of man, since the devisings of man’s […]

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Published on June 11, 2025 01:01

June 10, 2025

Augustinian Pope Leo XIV pushes Marianism and Ecumenism

Pope Leo XIV (Photo from Edgar Beltrán of The Pillar via Wikipedia) COGwriter Pope Leo XIV is showing that he is an Augustinian who promotes a non-biblical form of Mary as well as ecumenism: Pope Leo’s core identity is Augustinian … Pope Leo XIV leads prayers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel […]

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Published on June 10, 2025 16:00

Protesters, Police, and Military in Southern California, and elsewhere

California National Guard in Los Angeles (Public domain via Wikipedia) COGwriter Protests and sporadic rioting has continued in Southern California: Riots erupted in LA after immigration raids, then tensions escalated June 10,  2025 • On the ground: Protesters and police faced off in Los Angeles for a fourth day Monday, with officers using flash bangs and […]

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Published on June 10, 2025 08:00

Might Joe Tkach Sr. have been right about ‘Satan’s Throne’?

‘Cathedra Petri’ (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter Numerous times, my wife Joyce and I have been able to see and visit what could be called ‘Satan’s throne,’ if the devil does, in fact, now have a physical throne on the earth. The first time we saw it was back in 1987 on a tour of […]

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Published on June 10, 2025 01:01

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