Earthquake in Northridge California Destroyed the Above Building on January 17, 1994 COGwriter It’s been a while since I commented on the inaccurate predictions of Tim Carpenter of Church/Called out ones of God At Morristown TN. Here are several that he has for 2009 that I will declare will not come to pass this year: […]
Month: August 2009
Nude Baptism?
COGwriter Believe it or not, I received several emails from someone concerning a comment in my article on baptism when I stated: Another bizarre practice that some claim used to be involved with compromised “Christianity” was nude baptism. Notice the following: In at least some churches…the candidate was baptized naked, the children first, then the […]
Russia and China to Invade Europe
Chinese Soldiers COGwriter Probably in the next decade, Europe will rise up to take the economic and apparently military lead for the world (cf. Revelation 13 and What Year Does the 6,000 Years End?). The Bible shows that the Russians, and nearly certainly the Chinese and Indians will finally see that this coming European Beast […]
LCG on Sony 2012 Movie
Ancient Mayan City of Palenque COGwriter Wallace Smith of the Living Church of God reported the following: As my wife and I walked into the local cinema, before us stood one of the largest movie advertisement displays I’ve ever seen. It depicted a coastal city being completely ripped apart by unprecedented seismic activity—tossing vast swaths […]
Limbo and Catholic Prophecies
Anne Catherine Emmerich COGwriter Growing up as a Roman Catholic, I was taught about Limbo. I was also told that certain Catholics had even been given visions of it. Perhaps the most famous was Anne Catherine Emmerich. On October 3, 2004 she was beatified by Pope John Paul II. In the 1800s, that nun claimed […]
CG7: Christians Give 3%?
Rebuilt Gymnasium in Sardis COGwriter In the latest edition of its Bible Advocate magazine, CG7 asks a Protestant about charitable giving: BA: Some say that Christians in America average giving under three percent of income to charitable causes, including the church. Is this accurate? The answer from Chuck Bentley from Crown Financial Ministries was as […]
Might an Ancient Chinese Prophecy Involve Australia and New Zealand?
Tower = Grass + Clay + Mankind + 1 + Mouth COGwriter As many readers of this page are aware, there are Chinese characters that suggest knowledge of early biblical events such as the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9). But is it possible that any ancient Chinese prophecies might mention events that are related to […]
UCG Wants to Be a Brand
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter UCG wants to brand itself according to the current United News, with most of the comments from Larry Salyer: Cattle, the Church and the Gospel: Why Branding Is Important for UCG ■ Two branding agencies met with members of the Council of Elders Media Committee along with key administrators… Branding and the […]
Arab Account of Early Christians
COGwriter I have long contended that what passes for mainstream Christianity is the result of compromise. There are numerous quotes from historical sources at the www.cogwriter.com website (and its companion site The History of Early Christianity) that document that. But here is one that very few people seem to know about written by a Arab […]
Hippolytus Feast
Templo de San Hipoito (Hippolytus of Rome) in Mexico City COGwriter Today is the Roman Catholic feast day for Hippolytus of Rome. Although Hippolytus was apparently elected to be the Bishop of Rome in the early third century, Rome considers that the corrupt Callistus who apparently bribed his way to take control as the one […]