TRANSFORMED FROM TRUTH COGwriter Finally, WCG has changed its name! Here is what J. Tkach wrote in his latest letter: April 2009 After reviewing all the submitted names and discussing the viable ones at length, the search team isolated key terms that reflect the church’s values and mission as a denomination while avoiding key terms […]
Month: April 2009
LCG & UCG on “Good Friday”
Site of Calvary? COGwriter Today, many call “Good Friday”. Supposedly, this is the anniversary of the date that Jesus died. But, of course, since: …indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us (1 Corinthians 5:7). This creates a problem as many Catholic scholars and even some Protestant ones realize that Jesus kept Passover on a […]
Journal Out
COGwriter Even though it is now April 2009, the latest issue (January – March 2009) of The Journal just came out. It has an interesting article related to the cause of death of the late Raymond McNair (see GCG news page for details). It has other articles about David Antion (COGSC), Pam Dewey (Oasis), Sheila […]
Did Early Christians Observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread?
Unleavened Bread COGwriter Last night began the seven day feast of unleavened bread. Many have never even heard of this biblical period. And most of those who have consider it to be a Jewish practice. Notice God’s instructions in the Hebrew scriptures: 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast […]
Obama Winning Muslim Praise
COGwriter The new US President has been getting praise from many Muslims: Obama wins praise from many Muslims AP April 8, 2009 CAIRO – The Middle East is finding, to its amazement, that it may actually like America’s new leader. Barack Obama has impressed many Arabs and Muslims with promises to open a new page […]
Temple Sacrifice Prevented
Depiction of Levites Carrying the Ark of the Covenant COGwriter Someone was stopped from trying to sacrifice a goat near the Temple Mount today: Federman detained after trying to sacrifice goat for Passover Efrat Weiss Published: 04.08.09, 16:30 / Israel News Extreme right-wing activist Noam Federman was detained for questioning Wednesday afternoon along with his […]
Night to Be Much Observed
Some Proposed Routes of the Exodus COGwriter While many Jews and Jehovah’s Witnesses will celebrate the Passover tonight, it was actually last night (see Passover on the 14th or 15th?). Tonight, however, is a biblical celebration and it does resemble the Jewish celebration in that the emphasis is on a meal and the departure from […]
Melito on the Passover
COGwriter Melito of Sardis in the mid-2nd century wrote the following: 1. First of all, the Scripture about the Hebrew Exodus has been read and the words of the mystery have been explained as to how the sheep was sacrificed and the people were saved. 2. Therefore, understand this, O beloved: The mystery of the […]
Russia & China Succeeded in Getting World Currency
World Currencies COGwriter While the media made a big deal about the USA and the rest of the G20 not accepting a new world currency as proposed by China and Russia, apparently there was some encouraging of this in a little known section in the agreement: The G20 moves the world a step closer to […]
Passover is Tonight
“Martyrdom of Polycarp” from Ceiling of the Church of St. Polycarp, Smyrna (now called Izmir, Turkey) COGwriter Tonight at sunset is Passover. The date of Passover was one of the earliest controversies among those who professed Christ. On the one side were those who followed the practices of Jesus and His disciples like John. On […]