Muslim Brotherhood الإخوان المسلمون Al-Ikhwān Al-Muslimūn COGwriter In his latest newsletter ICG’s Mark Armstrong wrote the following: The Middle East remains ablaze with rebellion fever and Islamic passion. Every day now brings more news of demonstrations being met with deadly force and all kinds of mayhem. Yemen is back in the current news, with a […]
Month: June 2011
The Immanuel Prophecy
COGwriter In his commentary today, LCG’s Wyatt Ciesielka wrote: Isaiah delivered the Immanuel prophecy: “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin (the `almah) shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). God would deliver Judah from Israel and Syria, and Israel and Syria would […]
LCG: World Hunger Increasing
COGwriter In today’s TW News & Prophecy, the Living Church of God reported World hunger increasing According to an Oxfam spokesperson, “All the signs are that the number of people going hungry [worldwide] is going up… By 2050 demand for food will rise 70 percent yet our capacity to increase food production is declining.” Factors […]
Jewish Priests at Temple Mount
COGwriter An interesting development has happened in Israel: First Time: Temple Mount Priestly Blessing on Jerusalem Day Israel National News – June 2, 2011 Hundreds of religious Jews from all streams were able to happily commemorate the 44th anniversary of the first-ever entry of Israeli soldiers onto the TempleMount. For the first time in the […]
Drought in EU, USA, and China
COGwriter Severe drought conditions are happening in the EU, USA, and China: Drought in US, EU stressing crops, farmers http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43107859/ns/business-consumer_news/ Food prices ‘will double by 2030’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13597657 UK Drought http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/49795/uk-drought-stunting-spring-cro.asp One-fifth of apple harvest is ruined http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1389340/Stink-bug-epidemic-causes-37m-damage-fifth-apples-ruined.html China drought ignites global grain supply concerns http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/26/us-china-drought-grains-idUSTRE74P2KA20110526 Drought parches China’s ‘land of fish and rice’ Direct economic […]
Moody’s: USA Risking Credit Downgrade
“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter Moody’s rating service is having serious concerns about the creditworthiness of the USA: By Zachary A. Goldfarb, Updated: Thursday, June 2, 12:46 PM The credit rating agency Moody’s warned Thursday that it is considering downgrading the United States’ credit rating as the odds increase that the […]
Syria Keeps Killing
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (Source: Agência Brasil, Wikipedia) بشار الأسد COGwriter Syria continues to deal with demonstrators with force: Jun 2, 8:11 AM EDT Syria troops renew attack on central town; 15 dead By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say Syrian government troops are pounding a central town with artillery and gunfire, […]
Allegorization: The Vain Path
COGwriter Many people feel that the Bible should interpret itself. At theological schools they teach that there are various forms of biblical interpretation. Theological schools (and their graduates) tend emphasize one or more styles of what they call biblical exegesis–some of them, such as an excessive emphasis on allegorization, which are vain and overlook what […]
COGwriter Reached 117,722
The Above Map Shows the Number of Internet Users By Country COGwriter This morning, I noticed how many people visited COGwriter in May 2011: 117,722 different computers accessed COGwriter.com and the site had over 300,000 page views. A “page view” is when someone goes to a webpage or link. In the case of COGwriter, some […]