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Seventh-day Adventists and Christmas

James and Ellen White COGwriter Although no real member in the Continuing Church of God celebrates Christmas, many Seventh-day Adventists (SDAs) now do. While in the CCOG, we have cited Jeremiah 10 and other scriptures as proof that Christmas trees are not appropriate for Christians, in the late 1800s Ellen White had a different view: […]

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Russia reports military advances in Donetsk

Map showing areas annexed by Russia from Ukraine (Public domain via Wikipedia) COGwriter Russia continues to push to clear Ukrainian forces from various areas: Russia claims capture of two more Donetsk villages 15 December 2024 Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces have captured villages in two key front-line areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region as Moscow’s troops […]

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If Donald Trump is a nightmare for the European Union, what will happen?

   COGwriter The following was written by a German historian named Tarik Cyril Amar: Trump is a nightmare for the EU in more ways than one With its submissiveness to the US and contempt for its president-elect, the bloc’s set itself up for a perfect storm of punishment. 14 December 2024 For a man his […]

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BibleNewsProphecy: Bitcoin … as good as gold?

(Photo from Pixabay) COGwriter The price of Bitcoin rises and falls–with the price moving up since the reelection of Donald Trump. The Chairman of the Federal Reserve made comments about that: Fed Chairman’s Brazen Lies About Gold Go Unchallenged Money Metals writer Mike Maharrey yesterday shot down the laughable assertion made this week by Federal […]

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What is a Woman?

Movie poster COGwriter On June 1, 2022, a video titled What is a Woman was released. Here is some information about it: June 2, 2022 Matt Walsh’s provocative documentary, What Is a Woman?, aired online at The Daily Wire on June 1, in what the political commentator and podcast host said was “an all-out assault […]

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‘Scientists Warn of Unstoppable Threat from Lab-Created Mirror Bacteria’ possible connection to the 4th horseman of the Apocalypse?

(US Centers for Disease Control photo) COGwriter A reader tipped me off to the following: Scientists Warn of Unstoppable Threat from Lab-Created Mirror Bacteria December 14, 2024 The ability to manipulate life at a molecular level has opened new doors in science, but it has also raised serious concerns. … The rapid progress in synthetic […]

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Sermon: The Philadelphian Remnant

COGwriter There is a remnant of the Philadelphian church left now because: The short-work of Romans 9:28 needs to be done. Matthew 24:14 still needs to be fulfilled. God promised to pour out His Spirit and give dreams and prophecies in the end before Jesus returned (cf. Acts 2:17-18). An end time Zerubbabel would be […]

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Can the Great Tribulation begin in 2025? What are the prophetic trends?

(Above from Pixabay) COGwriter Is the end coming in 2025? What are the prophetic trends? Can the ‘Great Tribulation’ begin or Jesus return this year? Some have claimed so. Nearly two thousand years ago, Jesus’ disciples specifically asked Him how to know when this would happen (Matthew 24:3; Mark 13:4; Luke 21:7)–and He responded with […]

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Janet Yellen: Wrong on economy, wrong on abortion, but she is right that there is a debt problem

Janet Yellen (via Wikipedia) COGwriter Janet Yellen, US Secretary of the Treasury, is now trying to claim that abortion is good for the economy. When Janet Yellen was the head of  the US Federal Reserve, she said she believed that there would be no more financial crises “in our lifetimes”: June 28, 2017 Responding to […]

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Do Ignatius’ writings really show early Christians switched from the Saturday Sabbath to Sunday?

COGwriter Since Jesus and the Apostles kept the Sabbaths and the Holy Days, why do most who profess Christ not observe them? Many claim that Ignatius of Antioch had a writing that showed that the Sabbath was done away by the early second century. This misinformation is all over the internet. Actually, because the Living […]

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