COGwriter The following news item was of interest: But a week earlier, April 17, members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses will celebrate their most important date, the annual memorial of Jesus’ death known as “the Lord’s Evening Meal.” Although Easter is observed by many more people and ingrained in our society by such customs as the […]
Month: April 2011
Saudi Arabia Goes to China and Russia: Prelude to Psalm 83?
جامعة الدول العربية Jāmaʻat ad-Duwwal al-ʻArabiyya Arab League Flag COGwriter Saudi Arabia is so upset with the USA it is seeking closer ties with China and Russia: NBC’s Brokaw: Saudis ‘So Unhappy’ With Obama They Sent Emissaries to China, Russia Seeking Enhanced Ties CNS News – April 6, 2011 Reporting from Baghdad, Iraq yesterday, NBC’s […]
Rabbi Calls for Sacrifices within 2 Weeks
Temple Institute Altar COGwriter There are calls for animal sacrifices this month: Rabbi calls for sacrifice on Temple Mount Ynet News – April 5, 2011 The annual attempts to resume the Passover sacrifice received a first significant rabbinical backing recently. Safed’s Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, a prominent religious Zionism leader, has called on the public […]
Arabs and Iranians Blame the Other For Bahrain
جامعة الدول العربية Jāmaʻat ad-Duwwal al-ʻArabiyya Arab League Flag COGwriter While Saudi Arabia attempts to quell protests in Bahrain, many in Iran are upset about it: Iran clerics condemn Saudi intervention in Bahrain By Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran and Abeer Allam in Riyadh Published: April 6 2011 15:01 | Last updated: April 6 2011 15:01 […]
UCG and LCG Report Telecast Records
UCG’s Logo for its Beyond Today television program COGwriter Last night the United Church of God (UCG) reported the following: April 5, 2011 Beyond Today Posts Dramatic New Record-High Response on WGN America A stunning new record-high response was received for the United Church of God Beyond Today program…hosted by Steve Myers.This episode, which aired on […]
Gold & Silver Hit Records
The 220 kg Gold brick displayed in Taiwan COGwriter The price of gold hit an all-time record today, while silver hit a 31 year high: PRECIOUS METALS: Gold Futures Hit Record High On Haven Buying Wall Street Journal – 1 hour ago By Matt Whittaker Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Gold futures surged to […]
Japan’s Radiation 7.5 Million Times Limit
Hiroshima After the Atomic Bomb Was Detonated COGwriter The Japanese are admitting that their radiation problem is serious: Japan’s ocean radiation hits 7.5 million times legal limit Los Angeles Times – 5 April 2011 High readings in fish prompt the government to establish a maximum level for safe consumption. The operator of Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear […]
COGaIC’s 2012 Vision
COGwriter It the latest edition of its Vision magazine, COGaIC’s Peter Nathan has the following on 2012: If we are to believe the latest hype, December 21 or 23, 2012, is when the world will really come to a climactic end. This time the fear has been sparked by an interpretation of the ancient Mayan […]
God’s New Year Beginning
COGwriter Tonight at sunset begins the first month in God’s annual Holy Day season. While most Greco-Romans believe that the “new year” begins January 1st, this is not when God began the months for the year. Julius Caesar in 46 B.C. declared that January 1st would mark the beginning of the new year. January was […]
Economic Crisis Pushes Belarus Closer to Russia
Patriarchate of Moscow COGwriter The nation of Belarus seems to be looking towards Moscow, and not Europe, economically: Economic crisis in Belarus forces tough decisions, looks to strengthen Russia’s Hand Washington Post – Nataliya Vasilyeva – 4/4/2011 AP Belarus is running out of cash, with people waiting in day-long lines to exchange rubles as they prepare […]