COGwriter A few days ago the electronic version of the March 31, 2008 edition of The Journal came out (the print version should be in the mail by now, though I have not received my copy yet). Its main articles were about a new “ministry” in Big Sandy, Living God Ministries, UCG’s rebuttal of Aaron […]
Month: May 2008
The Economy of the Beast is Emerging
The current Greek 2 Euro coin shows a woman (Europa) riding a beast (allegedly Zeus, but biblically something a little different). COGwriter While flying back from Turkey yesterday, the following headline from the 5/16/08 edition of the International Herald Tribune caught my attention: Economy of Europe defies U.S. slowdown This was of interest because the […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Misunderstand Daniel 11
While the Living Church of God rarely owns church buildings, Jehovah’s Witnesses normally do. COGwriter Did you know that the Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that the United States is the prophesied King of the South in Daniel 11? Well, the JWs have a variety of misunderstandings in that area of prophecy. Amazingly, they teach about the […]
Did the Jews Teach a 7,000 Year Plan?
COGwriter Although people like Ronald Weinland believe that the Great Tribulation began in 2008, the truth is that for reasons that I have given here previously (no King of the North, no King of the South, no deal for Daniel 9:26-27, etc.), the end cannot be now. However, the end apparently is very soon. Throughout […]
Greetings from the Churches of Revelation 2 & 3
The above is an old photo we took of modern Izmir during the Feast of Tabernacles in 1990. Izmir was anciently called Smyrna, which is one of the seven churches in Revelation 2 & 3 (you can click here for more of Joyce’s Photos of Smyrna). COGwriter My wife and I have been in Asia […]
Do You Want to Be a Bible Millionaire?
By COGWriter One of the most popular links at the COGwriter website is to the Who Wants to be a Biblical Millionaire? quiz, developed by Michael Thiel. Have you played it lately? It is an interesting game and Michael is always adding more questions to it. Think of it as an entertaining way to assist […]
Fatima Day and the Other Meaning of the Third Secret
A photostatic copy of a page from Ilustração Portugueza, October 29, 1917, showing the crowd looking up COGWriter Today is the Roman Catholic feast day for “Our Lady of Fatima”. Here is some of what the Catholics have reported about it: May 13 Our Lady of Fatima Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three […]
UCG on EU Presidency
Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom COGwriter In its Good News magazine, UCG reported: Europe’s first president: Prophetic significance? In January 2009 the United States will inaugurate its 44th president. The selection process has been underway for many months. But few realize that, across the Atlantic, it’s quite possible that the European […]
SDA Dr. Bacchiocchi: Gnostics Taught Once Saved Always Saved
COGwriter Adventist scholar Samuele Bacchiocchi wrote: The Roots of Eternal Security Are Found in Gnosticism Some scholars trace the roots of eternal security back to the Gnostic teachings that found their way into the early church, especially through Augustine. For example, Jeff Paton notes: “Ultimately, the roots of eternal security are in the Gnosticism that […]
Pentecost is Not Supposed to be in May for 2008
COGwriter Notice the following news item: Pentecost Festival to let London know the church is alive Christian Today – April 10, 2008 The church is about to leave the building and fill London with worship, praise and celebration for the first ever Pentecost Festival to be held in the capital from 9 – 11 May […]