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BRICS+: 40% of world population and growing–the final times of the Gentiles is approaching

Brasil logo for July 2025 BRICS conference COGwriter The BRICS+ alliance has grown: BRICS is a key platform for the global majority – Lavrov 16 May 2025 The BRICS group has become a leading platform for aligning the interests of the global majority, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday in a video message […]

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Pope Leo XIV met with ‘Churches of the East’–what did 1st century Christians believe?

Logo of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarche (Via Wikipedia) COGwriter Pope Leo XIV met with leaders from the ‘Churches of the East’ this week: Eastern church leaders welcome election of Pope Leo XIV May 16, 2025 Church leaders in the Christian East welcomed the election of Pope Leo XIV on May 8, noting his first words […]

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Did any Waldensians keep the Sabbath?

COGwriter The May 2023 edition of the Sabbath Sentinel put out by the Bible Sabbath Association, which is not a Church of God group (though it has members that are in the COGs, as well as members who are not), had the following: Peter Waldo, Waldensians, and the Sabbath By Dr. Bob Thiel Some have […]

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Germany looking to double defense spending in plan to have the strongest conventional army in Europe

COGwriter Germany is racing towards once again having a massive army: Germany Now Wants ‘Strongest Conventional Army in Europe.’ 15 May 2025 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged on May 14, 2025, to transform the Bundeswehr (Federal Defense Forces) into “the strongest conventional army in Europe.” … “This is appropriate for Europe’s most populous and economically […]

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Your mobile phone cannot read your mind, but …

  5G Connections (Public Domain) COGwriter Michael Snyder posted the following: Can Your Phone Read Your Mind? May 14, 2025 Have you ever been thinking about something and then an ad for that very thing comes up on your phone? It isn’t just a coincidence when that happens. Our phones are the greatest surveillance devices […]

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Nakba Day 2025

(UnSplash photo) COGwriter Each year thousands of Palestinians rally in Jerusalem to celebrate ‘Nakba Day’ on May 15th. Here is a report related to last year: 15 May 2024 What does Nakba mean? The Arabic word Nakba means catastrophe, or disaster. In reference to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the term Nakba or al-Nakba refers to the Palestinians […]

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Spain monitoring and limiting cash withdrawals–a move consistent with UN, IMF, WEF, and 666 goals

Euro bank notes (Pixabay) COGwriter Martin Armstrong (not related to any COG Armstrongs) reported that Spain is limiting cash withdrawals: Withdrawing large sums in cash is no longer possible in Spain without the government’s approval. Those withdrawing €3,000 or more must notify Spain’s tax agency, Agencia Tributaria, in advance. Withdrawals at or exceeding €100,000 require […]

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Michael Snyder on Great New Madrid Fault risk, but he misunderstands about which land will be divided

(Source USGS via Wikipedia) COGwriter Michael Snyder put out the following warning: Another Prophecy About The Great New Madrid Earthquake That Will Divide America In Half Someday In The Future The greatest earthquakes in the history of the continental United States occurred along the New Madrid fault zone in the middle of the country. In […]

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Should Christians adopt the lifestyle of monks?

Monks Valley, Cappadochia, Turkey (Pexels) COGwriter Should people who claim to believe the Bible live as monks? No. But what is a monk? Wikipedia has the following: A monk (/mʌŋk/, from Greek: μοναχός, monachos, “single, solitary” via Latin monachus) is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. […]

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Prime Minister Starmer wants less migrants and wants immigrants to integrate–is civil war coming to the United Kingdom? Will there always be an England?

(Photo from Pixabay) COGwriter British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made comments about immigrants: 13 May 2025 A number of MPs criticised Keir Starmer when he said the UK risked becoming “an island of strangers” if steps were not taken to address integration. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2... Starmer insisted that new migrants must “learn the language and integrate” once […]

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