Laodicea is Composed of Many Ineffective Structures COGwriter Ambassador Watch posted the following comments from UCG’s Paul Kieffer: Paul Kieffer (Bonn, Germany) This message may be shared. I appreciated the positive comments made re: the Living Church of God’s media efforts. My father-in-law John Burquist is an elder in LCG. On several occasions my wife […]
Month: June 2009
Rapture Index
An animal horn trumpet. COGwriter The following item was in the news when I was in Rome: Evangelical Christians measure the likelihood of end times with the Rapture Index National Post, Ontario Canada – June 1, 2009 by Sara Efron, Senior Editor of Financial Post Magazine According to The Rapture Index, a biblical prophecy ranking […]
Ron Weinland Still Misunderstands
VS. COGwriter Ronald Weinland is a self-appointed “prophet” who claims that he and his wife are the two witnesses and that the final 1260 days starting with the Great Tribulation began on December 14, 2008 (he had originally claimed April 17, 2008)–which is over 6 months ago. He also wrote a book titled 2008: God’s […]
Wheat, Fungus, Africa, the Middle East, India, and Canada
Wheat COGwriter There is now a fungus that has potential to greatly affect wheat production (which is already down in many areas): A ‘time bomb’ for world wheat crop The Ug99 fungus, called stem rust, could wipe out more than 80% of the world’s wheat as it spreads from Africa, scientists fear. The race is […]
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Claims Victory
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad COGwriter Iran’s election was in the news: TEHRAN, Iran — Opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police in the heart of Iran’s capital Saturday, pelting them with rocks and setting fires in the worst unrest in Tehran in a decade. They accused the hard-line president of using fraud to steal election victory from […]
USA and Its Creditors
COGwriter In its latest World Ahead Weekly Update, LCG reported: For decades, the U.S. economic engine has been churning, but in many cases, the merchants have grown rich through unjust “weights and measures.” Recently, a conservative economist stated, “Now it’s the U.S. government that’s the next victim of the market’s revenge. Why?… Like private corporations, […]
Temple Institute Update
Depiction of Levites Carrying the Ark of the Covenant COGwriter The Temple Institute, an Israeli-based group hoping “to build the Holy Temple of G-d on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem” and also to resume sacrifices, recently reported (http://www.templeinstitute.org/bezichin.htm) that it has completed another instrument that it feels its priest(s) will need: ” …and you shall make […]
Texas and Oklahoma Wheat Production Down
Wheat COGwriter While I reported about lower grain production outside the USA a couple of days ago (see Argentina, Brazil, and Canada Have Grain Concerns), the following about Texas and Oklahoma (and also Australia) caught my attention: Markets trending up following slow start Southwest Farm Press – June 10, 2009 excerpt… By Ron Smith Blake […]
Tkach on Name Change
COGwriter In an email link today, GCI’s J. Tkach stated: You might have noticed that the name of the denomination that sponsors this program has also changed – from Worldwide Church of God to Grace Communion International – and I’d like to take a moment to explain why. Our church is a changed church, and […]
Britain’s EU “Nuclear Option”
Palace of Westminster in London COGwriter As mentioned a couple of days ago (see British EU Sceptics Increasing), Britain is having more recent problems related to the rules and intentions of the European Union. Now many are wondering how tough the UK will be in dealing with the EU: Calls for Brown to go nuclear […]