14th Century Tapestry of the Third Horseman of the Apocalypse COGwriter The Bible is tells of a time that there will be food shortages and serious food inflation: 5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he […]
Month: October 2011
PCG No Larger Than 4th Size Among Groups with Origins in WCG
Gerald Flurry COGwriter Finally got some more recent information on the size of Gerald Flurry’s improperly named Philadelphia Church of God (cf. Revelation 3:9). This came from a pre-FOT news item : Shane Granger, marketing director for the Philadelphia Church of God…said Edmond is one of 18 sites around the world that will be attended […]
Van Rompuy’s Tax Plan May Get Approved
Herman Van Rompuy COGwriter The EU President Herman van Rompuy has been working for a plan: 23 October 2011 European leaders to meet again on Wednesday to fight debt crisis Van Rompuy said leaders were “confident we will get an agreement on Wednesday” and said European leaders – including those of France and Germany – […]
Halloween’s Origins are Not Christian
COGwriter Many will be observing “Halloween” in a little more than a week. Many consider that it is a holiday appropriate for “Christians.” One article at the mislabeled Christianity Today starts out with the statement, “I love Halloween” (Mendenhall D. A Halloween Solution. Christianity Today, October 31, 2005. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/novemberweb-only/13.0.html). But the origins of today’s Halloween […]
Why is Karl zu Guttenberg at CSIS?
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg COGwriter At the end of last month, I reported that Baron Karl zu Guttenberg had been appointed to be part of a US ‘think tank.’ Some have wondered why, and for the past couple of weeks, I debated posting this, but decided that some might find this to be of interest: Why […]
Arab Spring to Turn Into Muslim Nightmare?
Muslim Brotherhood الإخوان المسلمون Al-Ikhwān Al-Muslimūn COGwriter In the current edition of Tomorrow’s World magazine, Wyatt Cieselka, a minister in the Living Church of God, wrote: Ultimately, the “Arab Spring” will not produce widespread “Western-friendly” democracy throughout the Mideast! Consider that, after 57 years in exile, the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood is now Egypt’s “best organized […]
Why Were Harold Camping and His Followers Wrong About Jesus’ Return on October 21, 2011
Photo in New Orleans by Bart Everson (from Wikipedia) COGwriter Well as I have been warning for some time, Harold Camping was wrong for the third time and no “rapture” (or “secret rapture”) by Christ occurred (some believe this is Harold Camping’s fourth time to be in err as some point to something he said […]
CGPFK’s Ronald Weinland in 2006 & 2007 on 2008
VS. COGwriter A couple of days ago, I noticed something I posted in June 2007 about Ronald Weinland that my article his followers should consider now in 2011. Concerning his second book 2008 – God’s Final Witness, Ronald Weinland declared: in 2006 From now until the latter part of 2008, many prophecies are going to […]
11 Key Trends Until the End
“Orthodox” 16th Century Representation of the “Apocalypse” COGwriter In the current edition of Tomorrow’s World magazine, Dr. Roderick C. Meredith of the Living Church of God wrote: So, what is just about to happen?… First, America’s downward spiral will continue until the nation is destroyed. Of course, there will be minor ups and downs along […]
EU’s Galileo Scheduled to Launch 21 October 2011, A New Era?
COGwriter Galileo is getting closer to becoming a reality: Launch of EU’s Galileo system set for Friday Newsday… Now, the EU wants Galileo to dominate the future with a system which is more precise, more reliable than GPS, while controlled by civil authorities. It foresees applications ranging from precision seeding on farmland to pinpoint positioning […]