Archive for November, 2012

TW, Egypt’s Dr. Morsi, & the King of the South

Friday, November 30th, 2012

Mohamed Morsi, Official Photograph

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Today’s edition of LCG’s TW News & Prophecy has the following:

A Modern Pharaoh? Egypt’s democratically elected, but Islamic Brotherhood-backed president, Mohammad Mursi, has brought about drastic changes since his election. He “has issued a declaration banning challenges to his decrees, laws, and decisions” (BBC, November 22, 2012). He has also declared that “no court can dissolve the constituent assembly, which is drawing up a new constitution” (ibid.).

Apparently emboldened by his recent success brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, President Mursi recently fired the chief Egyptian prosecuto r, and “ordered the retrial of people accused of attacking protesters when ex-President Mubarak held office” (ibid.). Opposition groups have stated that the legitimacy of the Egyptian legal system is now in question. The leader of the Egyptian opposition, Mohammed El Baradei, “accused Mr. Mursi of acting like a ‘new pharaoh’” (ibid.).

Since the “Arab Spring,” events in Egypt have been of great interest to both politicians and the military. Bible prophecy indicates that Egypt will continue to be a “hot spot” until shortly before the return of Christ. Daniel prophesied, “At the time of the end” a “King of the South”—probably a federation of radical Arab nations—will arise to confront a European Beast power. However, this European Beast power, or “King of the North,” will ultimately attack the King of the South and overrun Egypt, Libya and Ethiopia (Daniel 11:40-43). In light of these prophecies, the term “new Pharaoh” may take on real meaning. Time will tell whether Mr. Mursi will fulfill this role.

While at this time, I do not consider it likely that Dr. Morsi (also spelled Mursi) will be the final King of the South, his decrees are certainly consistent with what will be expected later.

World News Daily had the following:

Is Egypt’s president fulfilling biblical prophecy?

if Muhammad Morsi’s recent actions in seizing greater power are an indicator of things to come,…might they have have deeper significance as they relate to the fulfillment of biblical prophecy?…

Daniel 11…In verse 40, we are informed that the various conflicts that took place historically between these two kings would be repeated in the last days, immediately before the coming of the Messiah…

As massive demonstrations rock Egypt, some are protesting against Morsi, while many others are protesting in support of him. As violent clashes between the two groups erupt, it is clear that Egypt is a deeply divided nation. How far will it all go? Could Isaiah’s prophecy of an Egyptian civil war be seen in our day?

 

“So I will incite Egyptians against Egyptians; and they will each fight against his brother and each against his neighbor, city against city and kingdom against kingdom.” (Isaiah 19:2) http://www.wnd.com/2012/11/is-egypts-president-fulfilling-biblical-prophecy/

As far as actions that are inciting those in Egypt, notice the following news item:

Disputed articles in Egypt’s draft constitution

CAIRO (AP) — An Islamist-dominated panel is voting on Egypt’s draft constitution, the country’s first charter after the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. The draft largely reflects the conservative vision of the Islamists, with articles that rights activists, liberals and Christians fear will lead to restrictions on the rights of women and minorities and civil liberties in general.

Omissions of certain articles, such as bans on slavery or promises to adhere to international rights treaties, were equally worrying to critics of the new draft, who pulled out from the panel before the vote.  http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_EGYPT_CONSTITUTION_GLANCE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-11-29-20-23-22

I expect more protests in Egypt and other part of North Africa and the Middle East before the final King of the South has his confederation–a confederation which is tied to Egypt (Daniel 11:40-43; Ezekiel 30:1-9).

Furthermore, there will be a greater fulfillment of the following verses in Isaiah 19 in Egypt than we have seen so far:

1 The burden against Egypt.

Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud,
And will come into Egypt;
The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence,
And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.

2 “I will set Egyptians against Egyptians;
Everyone will fight against his brother,
And everyone against his neighbor,
City against city, kingdom against kingdom.
3 The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst;
I will destroy their counsel,
And they will consult the idols and the charmers,
The mediums and the sorcerers.
4 And the Egyptians I will give
Into the hand of a cruel master,
And a fierce king will rule over them,”
Says the Lord, the Lord of hosts.  (Isaiah 19:1-4)

The powers that Dr. Morsi declared are consistent with the type of decrees that one would expect from a Caliph or the final King of the South. If any survive, they will probably be cited as a precedent by the final King of the South once he is in power.

Jesus said:

37 And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!” (Mark 13:37)

Some articles of possibly related interest may include:

The Arab World In the Bible, History, and Prophecy The Bible discusses the origins of the Arab world and discusses the Middle East in prophecy. What is ahead for the Middle East and those who follow Islam?
Is There A Future King of the South? Some no longer believe there needs to be. Might Egypt, Islam, Iran, Arabs, or Ethiopia be involved? What does the Bible say?
Arabic Nazarenes May Have Kept Original Christian Practices Were their faithful Arabs who held to original Christianity?
Nazarene Christianity: Were the Original Christians Nazarenes? Should Christians be Nazarenes today? What were the practices of the Nazarenes.

Obama Not Savior or Antichrist, But Fiscal Cliff Handling Seems Revealing

Friday, November 30th, 2012

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The picture of Barack Obama looking like he is supposed to be some type of a savior like Jesus Christ is on public display for the next couple of weeks:

The painting by Michael D’Antuono is part of a larger exhibit called “Artists on the Stump – the Road to the White House 2012.” It’s on display at the Bunker Hill Community College Art Gallery until Dec. 15th.

The painting is called “Truth” – and shows the president with his arms outstretched. A crown of thorns rests on his head.

It was originally supposed to debut nearly four years ago at New York City’s Union Square. But that event was cancelled due to public outrage…

A spokesperson for the art gallery told Fox News there hasn’t been any criticism of the painting….

As the USA regresses, it has become more tolerant of such falsehoods–it is absurd to call that painting “Truth.”  Sadly, some others have suggested that Barack Obama is some type of lord and savior (see, for one example, Obama Called ‘Lord and Savior’).  Of course, those who read enough of the Bible are aware that Barack Obama is not our “lord and savior.” 24 of the 24 times (NKJV) the New Testament uses the term “savior” it is a direct reference to God and/or Jesus Christ.

Interestingly, the following item was sent to me in an email that I just opened:

Is Obama The Christ or The Anti-Christ?

November 28, 2012 …President Obama comically addressed the Obama as Christ thing in a joke he made about not being born in a manger, despite what some people think. Many were just as equally offended by this casual reference to Jesus Christ. Ameritocracy has that quote from October 17, 2008:

“Contrary to the rumors you’ve heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton, sent here by my father Jor-El, to save the planet Earth.”

These incidents have only thrown gasoline on the already-flaming story about President Barrack Obama as The Anti-Christ prophesied about in the Bible in the book of Revelations. Many see these depictions of President Obama as Jesus as additional proof that he is the Anti-Christ….http://www.examiner.com/article/is-obama-the-christ-or-the-anti-christ

Now as far as the Barack Obama being the final Antichrist stuff goes, this is still in the news from time to time.  Notice, for example the following from November 29, 2012:

Bible interpretation names ‘o bamah’ as antichrist…

Luke writes in chapter 10, verse 18 that Jesus said: “I saw Satan ‘fall like lightning.’ The Hebrew translation is “baraq o bamah,” according to Strong’s Concordance word numbers 1299 and 1116.

According to some biblical and literary scholars, Jesus’ own words could, in my opinion, have been: “I saw Satan as Barack Obama fall from the heavens.”

Having been a student of all things “end times” for 40 years, many other characteristics are associated to the antichrist as he is conveyed in the Bible, to be sure. http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/mailbag/bible-interpretation-names-o-bamah-as-antichrist/article_c072b8ea-39b6-11e2-bda7-001a4bcf887a.html

The above reference to Satan is not a reference to Barack Obama.  The New Testament was written in Greek, and not Hebrew.  Here is transliteration of that verse:

Luke 10:18

18 he said And  unto them, I beheld
2036    1161 846                       2334      3588
Eípen   dé   autoís              Etheoóroun tón

Satan    as    lightning  from        heaven.  fall
4567     5613  796        1537 3588 3772     4098
Satanán  hoos  astrapeén  ek   toú  ouranoú  pesónta

(Interlinear Transliterated Bible. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved. [For more detail see the full copyright page.])

Strong’s words 1299 and 1116 are Hebrew and Strong did not show them in Luke 10:18.  Anyway, they mean lighten (or lightening) and elevation, and could be considered to mean elevated lightening.  But to claim that Jesus, who specifically mentioned Satan as the one who fell from heaven like lightening, is a verse telling us that Barack Obama is the final Antichrist is false.  Barack Obama is NOT Satan, nor did Jesus use any term in Luke 10:18 that means “antichrist.”

While I do believe that Barack Obama is apocalyptic (his office and actions are leading to the time that the Beast and final Antichrist will rise up) and even list 17 reasons why I feel that Barack Obama is apocalyptic in my book Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States, there is no possible way that Barack Obama is the final Antichrist (my book explains more on that as well).

Now one of the reasons that I believe that Barack Obama is apocalyptic (the word apocalypse means revealing) is how he not only continued with the debt increasing policies of the last US President George Bush, but because Barack Obama’s policies have accelerated the increase.  Notice the following items:

November 30 2012  Fiscal cliff talks stall. Will a deal get done by Christmas?

Obama makes fresh demands on fiscal cliff

Washington Post – Nov 29, 2012

President Obama demanded Thursday that Congress relinquish control over federal debt levels and approve at least $50 billion in fresh spending to boost the economy next year as part of a deal to avert the year-end fiscal cliff, senior Republican aides said.http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fiscal-cliff-talks-bogged-down-by-dispute-over-cost-of-retirement-programs/2012/11/29/99022ac0-3a2e-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_story.html

Obama “Compromise”: More Spending, Higher Taxes, Unlimited Debt

The New American-30 November 2012
President Obama has hardened his views on “fiscal cliff in higher taxes over 10 years, and presidential control over the national debt limit.

Notice something that the Bible warns about:

3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry…5 Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, He is a proud man… 6 “Will not all these take up a proverb against him, And a taunting riddle against him, and say, ‘Woe to him who increases What is not his–how long? And to him who loads himself with many pledges’? 7 Will not your creditors rise up suddenly? Will they not awaken who oppress you? And you will become their booty. 8 Because you have plundered many nations, All the remnant of the people shall plunder you. Because of men’s blood And the violence of the land and the city, And of all who dwell in it. (Habakkuk 2:3,5,6-8).

The above prophecy will be fulfilled at the time of the end (cf. “The message was true, but the appointed time was long…in the latter days, for the vision refers to many days yet to come”, Daniel 10:1,14).  Habakkuk 2 was not fulfilled in its entirety anciently.  (Also, it makes little sense that Habakkuk would be directed towards the modern nation of Israel as it does not have enemy creditors.)  Habakkuk’s writings must be referring to a nation or group of nations with some prominence at the appointed time.  And now the USA, which is a highly prominent nation, is the most indebted nation of all time.

Let’s briefly look at another warning in Isaiah 30:12-13:

12 Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel:

“Because you despise this word, And trust in oppression and perversity, And rely on them,  13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you Like a breach ready to fall, A bulge in a high wall, Whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant.

Of course, more and more, the Anglo-American nations are trusting in policies that encourage perversity.  US President Barack Obama now endorses homosexual marriage, as do more and more states in the USA.  This is also apocalyptic.

Much is going on in the USA that is of religious and prophetic concern.

But, despite what some may say or hope, while Barack Obama is a political leader, he is not the USA’s savior nor is he the final Antichrist.  But he has taken steps that I have often characterized as apocalyptic.

Some articles of related interest may include:

Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States This is a 160 page book for people truly interested in prophecies related to Barack Obama and the United States, including learning about many that have already been fulfilled (which the book documents in detail) and those that will be fulfilled in the future. It also has a chapter about a Republican choice. This book is available to order at www.barackobamaprophecy.com. The physical book can also be purchased at Amazon from the following link: Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States: Is Barack Obama Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Catholic, Kenyan, and other America-Related Prophecies?
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition. This electronic version is available for only US$2.99. And you do not need an actual Kindle device to read it. Why? Amazon will allow you to download it to almost any device: Please click HERE to download one of Amazon’s Free Reader Apps. After you go to for your free Kindle reader and then go to Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition.)
Anglo – America in Prophecy & the Lost Tribes of Israel Are the Americans, Canadians, British, Scottish, Welsh, Australians, Anglo-Southern Africans, and New Zealanders descendants of Joseph? Where are the lost ten-tribes of Israel? Who are the lost tribes of Israel? Will God punish the U.S.A., Canada, United Kingdom, and other Anglo nations? Why might God allow them to be punished first?
When Will the Great Tribulation Begin? 2012, 2013, or 2014? Can the Great Tribulation begin today? What happens before the Great Tribulation in the “beginning of sorrows”? What happens in the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord? Is this the time of the Gentiles? When is the earliest that the Great Tribulation can begin? What is the Day of the Lord? Who are the 144,000?

Justin Ridgeway: Consider the Ant

Friday, November 30th, 2012


Honey Pot Ants Storing Food (Greg Hume)

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In the latest LCG commentary, Justin Ridgeway has the following:

Storms, wildfires, earthquakes and other natural disasters are increasing at a staggering rate. These catastrophes cause massive power outages, food shortages, and billions of dollars in damages to personal lives and property. Do we see these events, and think to ourselves, “Wow! I am glad that didn’t happen to me!” or are we asking ourselves the question, “Am I ready for such an event?” Natural disasters are going to happen, and sometimes they come without warning. Will you be ready when disaster comes? Are you preparing like the ant?

The ant is a small creature without human intelligence, yet it teaches an important lesson in preparing for future disasters. The ant treats each coming winter as a natural disaster. If it is caught above ground during the freezing temperatures, it will die. To survive the winter, an ant colony must prepare and store a surplus of food during the summer; then its members can live below ground and survive on their provisions.

How does this relate to us? God admonishes us to “consider the ant and be wise, which, having no captain, overseer or ruler, provides her supplies in the summer and gathers her food in the harvest” (Proverbs 6:6-8). The ant diligently prepares to survive the winter. Its lesson for us is to be industrious and proactive in our preparations. The ant gathers supplies and food, storing it away for the coming disaster—and we should do the same. Begin making a plan now. Do not wait! Like the ant, your very survival may depend on it.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers many helpful hints on how to prepare for disasters. One example is to have a plan for communicating with family members in case of disaster. Power may be cut, cellphones and GPS systems may be down, and roads may be unusable. So, family members and loved ones should plan in advance how they will re-connect after a disaster, so they can avoid becoming confused or panicked.

FEMA also encourages citizens to build a supply of canned food and water at home. An easy way to do this is to buy some extra cans of food and a jug of water whenever you go to the grocery store. Make storage space at home and be disciplined about not using the food and water unless it is near its expiration. Even two weeks of supplies may make the difference in surviving a disruption.

Another way to prepare is to pick up some cold weather survival equipment from an outdoor retail store, in case disaster happens in winter and there is no working heat. Consider purchasing a tent and some sleeping bags in case your home is destroyed and the emergency shelters are full. If you have a working fireplace at home, or a fire drum, prepare wood under a tarp, in a shed or in a garage. Start formulating ideas now and build your survival plan. Prepare like the ant and be ready for the next disaster.

Jesus Christ warned that at the end of the age, there would be “famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places” (Matthew 24:7-8). He said there would be a time of confusion and great fear with “the sea and the waves roaring” and “men’s hearts failing” (Luke 21:25-26). Christ knew there would be massive hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, earthquakes and tsunamis that would cause billions of dollars in damage, and would devastate large communities.

Food shortages and diseases are always linked to disasters, by which many will be taken off guard. Christ gave us these warnings for our admonition, encouraging us to “watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass” (v. 36). Will you be caught off guard or will you be ready? Consider the ant and prepare, being wise to escape the coming danger.

For those called by God, there are also spiritual preparations to be made for the momentous times ahead…The word of God is a vital part of any good plan.

Natural and other disasters are coming to the United States, and it is true that everyone should try to have supplies to handle disasters.

Notice also the following:

3 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.  (Proverbs 22:3)

4:17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. 5:1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you” (James 4:17; 5:1).

Bad times are coming per Jesus (Matthew 24:4-21).  What will you do about it?

Before you think that you will always have time, please consider something else that Jesus said:

42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.  43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.  44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.  (Matthew 24:42-44)

Be ready!  To be ready means to prepare.  In the above case spiritually, but likely in several ways physically.

Notice the following passages in the Bible related ants and preparation:

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,
7 Which, having no captain,
Overseer or ruler,
8 Provides her supplies in the summer,
And gathers her food in the harvest.
9 How long will you slumber, O sluggard?
When will you rise from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep —
11 So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler,
And your need like an armed man.  (Proverbs 6:6-11)

24…they are exceedingly wise:
25 The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they prepare their food in the summer; (Proverbs 30:24-25)

The Bible says that humans should at least do what the ants do.  Do you?

Some articles of possibly related interest may include:

Physical Preparation Scriptures for Christians. We all know the Bible prophecies famines. Should we do something?
What is the Gospel? True religion should be based upon the true gospel. What are some of the different gospels and where did they come from? Do you believe the true or a false gospel?
The Gospel of the Kingdom of God was the Emphasis of Jesus and the Early Church Did you know that? Do you even know what the gospel of the kingdom is all about?
What Do You Mean — Repentance? Do you know what repentance is? Have you truly repented? Repented of what? Herbert W. Armstrong wrote this as a booklet on this important subject.
God’s Grace is For All Is being Jewish a hinderance to salvation? What about not being a descendant of Israel? What does the Bible really teach?
Are You Saved? Do You Love Jesus? What is a True Christian? What is the Gospel? Evangelist Richard Ames answers those important questions.
True vs. False Conversion Are you really converted or willing to be? What is true conversion? What is false conversion? What are the dangers of false conversion? Evangelist Roderick Meredith provides information on those important questions.
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States This is a 160 page book for people truly interested in prophecies related to Barack Obama and the United States, including learning about many that have already been fulfilled (which the book documents in detail) and those that will be fulfilled in the future. It also has a chapter about Mitt Romney. This book is available to order at www.barackobamaprophecy.com. The physical book can also be purchased at Amazon from the following link: Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States: Is Barack Obama Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Catholic, Kenyan, and other America-Related Prophecies?
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition. This electronic version is available for only US$2.99. And you do not need an actual Kindle device to read it. Why? Amazon will allow you to download it to almost any device: Please click HERE to download one of Amazon’s Free Reader Apps. After you go to for your free Kindle reader and then go to Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition.)

EU: Just Two Changes to Reach Full European Integration

Thursday, November 29th, 2012

European Union Tower of Babel Poster

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The EU Commission reported that it will only take two changes to attain full European integration:

EU commission foresees two treaty changes to reach full integration

BRUSSELS – The EU commission Wednesday published its vision for a “genuine” economic and monetary union (EMU) under which national budgets could be vetoed and a central European budget would allow transfers for troubled countries.

The process would require two rounds of treaty change – one within the next five years and another more profound exercise in the longer-term…

Within the next 18 months, the EU should set up a banking union and establish a “convergence and competitiveness instrument” – money that member states would use to undertake structural reforms…Within five years, the “convergence instrument” would be built up into a separate eurozone budget that would be funded by own taxes in the eurozone….

“As a final destination it would involve a political union with a central budget as its own fiscal capacity and a means of imposing budgetary and economic decisions on its members.”  http://euobserver.com/economic/118358

In case any in the UK did not know where the EU wants to head, they now should know.  ‘Full integration’ will not be limited to economic matters, but will include political and military integration as well.
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While I do not know how many treaty changes will be needed for Europe to fulfill certain biblical prophecies, I do know that at least one more (and it may take many more than that) is needed to fulfill the following:
12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.  (Revelation 17:12-13)
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Thus, the Bible shows at least one restructure above, and really it seems like two.  And those may well come after the two type of changes that the EU Commission is recommending (though it could include one or two of them).
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The ancient tower of Babel was supposedly built to cause a certain type of peace and likely economic prosperity.  The builders,interestingly, were afraid of God per Genesis 11:1-9 and God was not pleased per Genesis 11:5-9.
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Although the Europeans hope that the EU contributes to peace and prosperity and will help ensure peace, the Bible shows that a warning power will emerge from Europe (Revelation 13:1-4)–and this is a power that thinks it wants peace but will act in a warlike manner anyhow per Isaiah 10:5-7.  And that it will be a power that wants severe economic control per Revelation 13:16-18).
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The Bible teaches that prior to the return of Jesus Christ that Europe will be part of a peace deal (Daniel 8:25) that it will break (cf. Daniel 9:26-27 & 11:31), have problems (Daniel 2:41-43), ultimately become a real economic power (Revelation 18), restructure (Revelation 17:12), give its power to a leader called the Beast (Revelation 17:13) who tries to come in peaceably (Daniel11:23-24; who is also the military-political leader called the King of the North in Daniel 11:38-43), and have issues with the Anglo-American power which it will takeover (cf. Daniel 11:39), and will be considered as a successful warring power (Revelation 13:1-4).
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Moving toward full economic and political union in Europe is consistent with biblical prophecy.

Some articles of possibly related interest may include:

Europa, the Beast, and Revelation Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about “the Beast”? Using the Tower of Babel and “Beast” images suggests it is not concerned about its role as being part of the future Babylon of Bible prophecy.
Who is the King of the North? Is there one? Do biblical and Roman Catholic prophecies point to the same leader? Should he be followed? Who will be the King of the North discussed in Daniel 11? Is a nuclear attack prophesied to happen to the English-speaking peoples of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? When do the 1335 days, 1290 days, and 1260 days (the time, times, and half a time) of Daniel 12 begin? What MUST happen BEFORE the Great Tribulation?
Might German Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg become the King of the North? Is the German Defense Minister one to watch? What do Catholic, Byzantine, and biblical prophecies suggest?
Resurgent Germany: A Fourth Reich? Who are the German peoples and where did they come from? What is Germany’s role in end time prophecy?
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States This is a 160 page book for people truly interested in prophecies related to Barack Obama and the United States, including learning about many that have already been fulfilled (which the book documents in detail) and those that will be fulfilled in the future. It also has a chapter about a Republican choice. This book is available to order at www.barackobamaprophecy.com. The physical book can also be purchased at Amazon from the following link:  Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States: Is Barack Obama Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Catholic, Kenyan, and other America-Related Prophecies?
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition. This electronic version is available for only US$2.99. And you do not need an actual Kindle device to read it. Why? Amazon will allow you to download it to almost any device: Please click HERE to download one of Amazon’s Free Reader Apps.  After you go to for your free Kindle reader and then go to Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition.)

Catholics Understand History from Jerusalem to Asia Minor, But Err Regarding Rome

Thursday, November 29th, 2012


Colosseum of Rome (Photo by Joyce Thiel)

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Ran across the following on a Catholic website today:

Catholic Church

Founded by Christ, propagated by His apostles, from Jerusalem through Asia Minor to Rome as its permanent world center, from which it spread throughout the world according to the mandate of its Divine Founder:

Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (Matthew 28).  (Catholic Church.  Star Quest Production Network, Priest Roderick Vonhögen – Chief Executive Officer. http://saints.sqpn.com/catholic-church/)

Now, it is absolutely certain that the Church founded by Jesus began in Jerusalem as Acts 1 and 2 show.  It is also absolutely certain that the apostles went from Jerusalem via Antioch to Asia Minor.  And while it is true that the Apostle Paul went to Rome, there was no type of mandate that Rome would be its “permanent world center.”

Notice what Jesus taught in Matthew and Paul taught in Hebrews using the Rheims New Testament and the New Jerusalem Bible (both are approved Catholic versions/translations of the Bible):

22…and you shall be odious to all men for my name, but he that shall persevere unto the end, he shall be saved. 23 And when they shall persecute you in this city, flee into another (Matthew 10:22-23, RNT).

22 You will be universally hated on account of my name; but anyone who stands firm to the end will be saved.  23 If they persecute you in one town, take refuge in the next; and if they persecute you in that, take refuge in another. In truth I tell you, you will not have gone the round of the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes. (Matthew 10:22-23, NJB)

14 For we have not here a permanent city: but we seek that which is to come (Hebrews 13:14, RNT).

14 There is no permanent city for us here; we are looking for the one which is yet to be. (Hebrews 13:14, NJB).

Thus, to claim that a city such as Rome could possibly be the “Eternal City” for Christians is to go against scripture as even Catholic renderings of scripture effectively prove that no single city, including Rome, could have remained the headquarters of Christendom for nearly 2000 years, if people are willing to actually believe what is written in the Bible.

Furthermore, it should be mentioned if there was to be one city from the beginning to the end, it likely would have had to be Jerusalem (cf. Revelation 21:2) as the Christian church began there (Acts 2) according to Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, and Church of God scholars.

What about the claim that the Church of God in Rome was originally founded by Peter and Paul (which is what Irenaeus falsely suggested in the late second century)?   Notice this comment from a Catholic priest and scholar about Irenaeus, Peter, Paul, and Rome:

Irenaeus focuses on the church of Rome which he describes as “greatest, most ancient and known to all, founded and established by the two most glorious apostles, Peter and Paul.” Here we must acknowledge a bit of rhetoric, as the church of Rome was obviously not so ancient as those of Jerusalem or Antioch, nor was it actually founded by Peter or Paul (Sullivan F.A. From Apostles to Bishops: the development of the episcopacy in the early church. Newman Press, Mahwah (NJ), 2001, p. 147).

The Catholic Encyclopedia also agrees with F.A. Sullivan here (and not Irenaeus) as it states this about Paul’s epistle to the Romans:

Paul would have worded his Epistle otherwise, if the community addressed were even mediately indebted to his apostolate (Merk A. Transcribed by W.G. Kofron. Epistle to the Romans. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIII. Copyright © 1912 by Robert Appleton Company. Online Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. Knight. Nihil Obstat, February 1, 1912. Remy Lafort, D.D., Censor Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York).

Furthermore, the Bible clearly agrees with The Catholic Encyclopedia, and F.A. Sullivan here. The Bible shows that Paul did not start the Church in Rome–thus the apostolic tradition that Irenaeus relied on is a fraudulent one–as it is not true–it is a myth. For here is what Paul wrote to the church at Rome:

20. And I have so preached this Gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build
upon another mans foundation:
21. But as it is written, They to whom it hath not been preached of him, shall see: and they
that have not heard, shall understand
.
22. For the which cause also I was hindered very much from coming unto you (Romans 15:20-22, Rheims NT of 1582).

There is no way that Paul could have written the above if he considered that he founded or co-founded the church in Rome as in these verses he explains that he did not first come to Rome lest he build on another man’s foundation. (Note: I choose to use the Rheims New Testament of 1582 A.D. as this is considered to the Catholic standard English translation of the New Testament).

Catholic scholar F.A. Sullivan also further agrees, as he wrote:

…it doesn’t appear that Paul ever appointed any one person as “resident bishop” over any of his churches…(Sullivan F.A. From Apostles to Bishops: the development of the episcopacy in the early church. Newman Press, Mahwah (NJ), 2001, p. 35).

Admittedly the Catholic position, that bishops are the successors of the apostles by divine institution, remains far from easy to establish…The first problem has to do with the notion that Christ ordained apostles as bishops…The apostles were missionaries and founders of churches; there is no evidence, nor is it at all likely, that any one of them ever took up permanent residence in a particular church as its bishop…The letter of the Romans to the Corinthians, known as I Clement, which dates to about the year 96, provides good evidence that about 30 years after the death of St. Paul the church of Corinth was being led by a group of presbyters, with no indication of a bishop with authority over the whole local church…Most scholars are of the opinion that the church of Rome would most probably have also been led at that time by a group of presbyters…There exists a broad consensus among scholars, including most Catholic ones, that such churches as Alexandria, Philippi, Corinth and Rome most probably continued to be led for some time by a college of presbyters, and that only in the second century did the threefold structure of become generally the rule, with a bishop, assisted by presbyters, presiding over each local church (Sullivan F.A. From Apostles to Bishops: the development of the episcopacy in the early church. Newman Press, Mahwah (NJ), 2001, pp. 13,14,15).

And that is certainly correct concerning Rome. There were no “bishops of Rome” in the first century and certain Roman Catholic scholars understand this, hence the idea that there is an unbroken line of bishops in apostolic succession from Rome and Rome being the “permanent world center” for the true Church is false (more information can be found in the article Apostolic Succession).

And as far as the getting the gospel out to the world as a witness, the true church was not limited to Asia Minor. True churches were spread throughout many lands, such as northern Italy, France, Britain, Scotland, Ireland, Antioch, and elsewhere.

And where did those churches come from? Well, logically, they not come from Rome, but from the Smyrnaeans (the prior Church era) in Asia Minor and Palestine. According to A.N. Dugger, Dr. T.V. Moore noted:

“The type of Christianity which first was favored, then raised to leadership by Constantine was that of the Roman Papacy. But this was not the type of Christianity that first penetrated Syria, northern Italy, southern France, and Great Britain. The ancient records of the first believers in Christ in those parts, disclose a Christianity which is not Roman but apostolic. These lands were first penetrated by missionaries, not from Rome, but from Palestine and Asia Minor. And the Greek New Testament, the Received Text, they brought with them, or its translation, was of the type from which the Protestant Bibles, as the King James in the English, and the Lutheran in German, were translated.” — Dr. T. V. Moore, The Culdee Church, chapters 3 and 4, and Wilkinson, Our Authorized Bible Vindicated, pp. 25, 26 (As cited in Dugger AN, Dodd CO. A History of True Religion, 3rd ed. Jerusalem, 1972 (Church of God, 7th Day). 1990 reprint, pp. 90-91).

So, it was Asia Minor, and not Rome that was the main location of the true Church of God in the first and second centuries, and even into the third century.  And while a confederation involving Rome rose up in the second through fourth centuries, it ended up changing doctrines and not holding to original Christianity in many ways.

Most people, Catholic or otherwise, simply do not know enough about the real truth about early church history.  But they can if they are willing to look at the truth of what really happened.

Some articles documenting these and other items of possibly related interest include the following:

What Do Roman Catholic Scholars Actually Teach About Early Church History? Although most believe that the Roman Catholic Church history teaches an unbroken line of succession of bishops beginning with Peter, with stories about most of them, Roman Catholic scholars know the truth of this matter. This eye-opening article is a must-read for any who really wants to know what Roman Catholic history actually admits about the early church.
Which Is Faithful: The Roman Catholic Church or the Genuine Church of God? Do you know that both groups shared a lot of the earliest teachings? Do you know which church changed? Do you know which group is most faithful to the teachings of the apostolic church? Which group best represents true Christianity? This documented article answers those questions. Português: Qual é fiel: A igreja católica romana ou a verdadeira igreja do deus? Tambien Español: ¿Que es fiel: La Iglesia Católica Romana o la Iglesia verdadera de Dios? Auch: Deutsch: Welches ist treu: Die römisch-katholische Kirche oder die Kirche Gottes Original?
Nazarene Christianity: Were the Original Christians Nazarenes? Should Christians be Nazarenes today? What were the practices of the Nazarenes.
Location of the Early Church: Another Look at Ephesus, Smyrna, and Rome What actually happened to the primitive Church? And did the Bible tell about this in advance?
The Ephesus Church Era was predominant from 31 A.D. to circa 135 A.D. The Church of James, Peter, Paul, and John, etc.
The Smyrna Church Era was predominant circa 135 A.D. to circa 450 A.D. The Church led by Polycarp, Melito, Polycrates, etc.
Was Peter the Rock Who Alone Received the Keys of the Kingdom? How should Matthew 16:18-19 be understood?
The Apostle Peter He was an original apostle and early Christian leader. Where was Peter buried? Where did Peter die?
The Apostle Paul He was a later apostle, but also an early Christian leader.
The Apostle John He was an original apostle, early Christian leader, and the last of the original apostles to die.
Apostolic Succession What really happened? Did structure and beliefs change? Are many of the widely-held current understandings of this even possible? Did you know that Catholic scholars really do not believe that several of the claimed “apostolic sees” of the Orthodox have apostolic succession–despite the fact that the current pontiff himself seems to wish to ignore this view? Is there actually a true church that has ties to any of the apostles that is not part of the Catholic or Orthodox churches? Read this article if you truly are interested in the truth on this matter!
Early Church History: Who Were the Two Major Groups Professed Christ in the Second and Third Centuries? Did you know that many in the second and third centuries felt that there were two major, and separate, professing Christian groups in the second century, but that those in the majority churches tend to now blend the groups together and claim “saints” from both? “Saints” that condemn some of their current beliefs. Who are the two groups?
The History of Early Christianity Are you aware that what most people believe is not what truly happened to the true Christian church? Do you know where the early church was based? Do you know what were the doctrines of the early church? Is your faith really based upon the truth or compromise?

AP: Iran Seems to be Working on a Nuclear Bomb

Thursday, November 29th, 2012


Hiroshima After the Atomic Bomb Was Detonated

COGwriter  Iranian nuclear development appears to include atomic bomb production:

Iranian scientists have run computer simulations for a nuclear weapon that would produce more than triple the explosive force of the World War II bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, according to a diagram obtained by The Associated Press.

The diagram was leaked by officials from a country critical of Iran’s atomic program to bolster their arguments that Iran’s nuclear program must be halted before it produces a weapon. The officials provided the diagram only on condition that they and their country not be named.  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57554866/ap-diagram-suggests-iran-working-on-nuclear-bomb/

As regular readers of the COGwriter news page are aware, I have been warning for some time that a regional war involving Iran, Israel, the USA, and/or Syria seems likely.

Notice the following items (both of which are some months old):

Former CIA director Michael Hayden has told an Israeli newspaper that the Jewish state is not capable of carrying out and sustaining military action against Iran’s nuclear sites without U.S. support, and that there is still time before a decision on any such strike needs to be made.  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-57505379-503543/ex-cia-chief-michael-hayden-only-the-u.s.-can-strike-iran-nuclear-sites-effectively/

(AP) ASHKELON, Israel – U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday that Iran must either negotiate acceptable limits on its nuclear program or face the possibility of U.S. military action to stop it from getting the bomb.  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57484228/israel-unconvinced-as-u.s-urges-patience-on-iran/

The above statements confirm that the USA may well get involved with Iran.

The situation in the Middle East is tense. Since Iran, however, is NOT really south of Jerusalem (though it may support such a king per certain interpretations of the peoples listed in Ezekiel 30:1-9), it will not be the final King of the South of Bible prophecy (cf. Daniel 11:40-43). Because of that, I have tended to believe that Iran may somehow get “neutralized” before this final king rises up. A serious attack by the USA and/or Israel may neutralize Iran and much of its influence. It also may take a regional war for the seven-year confirmation of the deal in Daniel 9:27 to come about.

My reading and re-reading of Bible prophecy simply does not show that Iran will be a major player in Daniel 11:21-44 nor the deal of Psalm 83:4-8; though Ezekiel 30:1-9 possibly implicates Iran. Since Iran does not seem to be identified as the leader in those particular passages, and Iran has a loud voice in the Islamic world now, those facts have somewhat led me to conclude that Iran will somehow be “neutralized.” This neutralization may be from a regional war, internal war, economic pressure, and/or internal change.

“Neutralizing” Iran would allow most of the other Islamic states (like Saudi Arabia and Egypt) to continue to exist (Syria might not do well per Isaiah 17:1) and allow for the rising of the prophesied leader (revolution in Iran, is also another possibility, for its “neutralization”).

A reality is that Israel has stated that it cannot tolerate a nuclear Iran–and a nuclear bomb making Iran is a nuclear one.  And leaders in the USA have suggested that it knows that the USA itself may intervene and attack Iran. But if the USA and Israel do hit Iran, Iran would likely not fair well, but that does not mean that the USA would not suffer.

The USA, despite its military strength, is vulnerable to being hurt by EMP weapons, chemical weapons, dirty bombs, terrorism, and biological weapons.  All of which Iran and/or its closest ally Syria seem to possess.  And while the USA will NOT to eliminated by this type of conflict, the USA certainly could be partially or even greatly weakened by these type of attacks.

If there currently is a “King of the West,” it would currently seem to be the USA, and the Bible does not seem to show it existing into the Great Tribulation (cf. Daniel 11:39). It likely will be weakened in many ways. Thus, unlike the military interventions in places like Libya, do not be surprised if the USA itself is not to be unscathed if it engages Iran and/or Syria. This would not be the Great Tribulation per se, but part what Jesus called “the beginning of sorrows” (Matthew 24:4-8) that could help further weaken the USA and make it more vulnerable for being taken over.

Some articles (and books) of possibly related interest may include:

Is There A Future King of the South? Some no longer believe there needs to be. Might Egypt, Islam, Iran, Arabs, or Ethiopia be involved? What does the Bible say?
The Arab World In the Bible, History, and Prophecy The Bible discusses the origins of the Arab world and discusses the Middle East in prophecy. What is ahead for the Middle East and those who follow Islam?
Anglo – America in Prophecy & the Lost Tribes of Israel Are the Americans, Canadians, English, Scottish, Welsh, Australians, Anglo (non-Dutch) Southern Africans, and New Zealanders descendants of Joseph? Where are the lost ten-tribes of Israel? Who are the lost tribes of Israel? What will happen to Jerusalem and the Jews in Israel? Will God punish the U.S.A., Canada, United Kingdom, and other Anglo nations? Why might God allow them to be punished first?
Who is the King of the West? Why is there no End-Time King of the West in Bible Prophecy? Is the United States the King of the West?
When Will the Great Tribulation Begin? 2012, 2013, or 2014? Can the Great Tribulation begin today? What happens before the Great Tribulation in the “beginning of sorrows”? What is the seven-year deal? What happens in the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord? Is this the time of the Gentiles? When is the earliest that the Great Tribulation can begin? What is the Day of the Lord? Who are the 144,000?
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States This is a 160 page book for people truly interested in prophecies related to Barack Obama and the United States, including learning about many that have already been fulfilled (which the book documents in detail) and those that will be fulfilled in the future. It also has a chapter about a Republican choice. This book is available to order at www.barackobamaprophecy.com. The physical book can also be purchased at Amazon from the following link:  Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States: Is Barack Obama Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Catholic, Kenyan, and other America-Related Prophecies?
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition. This electronic version is available for only US$2.99. And you do not need an actual Kindle device to read it. Why? Amazon will allow you to download it to almost any device: Please click HERE to download one of Amazon’s Free Reader Apps.  After you go to for your free Kindle reader and then go to Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition.)

Europe Concerned About USA ‘Fiscal Cliff’ and Some Are Trying to Give More Financial Power to Central Authority–A Prelude to 666?

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012


European Central Bank, Frankfurt (Eric Chan)

COGwriter

Europeans are getting more concerned about the economic viability of the USA (bolding mine):

Now it’s Europe’s turn to worry about U.S. economy.

American officials have been wringing their hands for the past two years about the heavy burden of government debt piling up in Europe. On Tuesday, Europe’s Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development warned that the U.S. “fiscal cliff” threatens prospects for the eurozone’s economic recovery.

We’re talking here about the medium and long-term viability of the United States economy,” OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria told CNBC. “Not only to avoid the fiscal cliff but then get to a moment where (U.S.) debt stops rising and the debt to GDP starts coming down to an area where we call all breathe more comfortably.”…

Congress and the White House have been deadlocked on solutions since the law was enacted after a bitter battle in July 2011 over increasing the government’s legal borrowing authority. Though President Barack Obama and Republican leaders have made conciliatory comments since the November election, there has been little in the way of concessions needed to reach a compromise.  http://www.nbcnews.com/business/economywatch/europe-sees-us-debt-crisis-dire-its-own-1C7275560

What people in the USA do not realize is that the fiasco of what is happening in Washington, D.C. is encouraging the Europeans and others to realize that the end of US dollar hegemony must come.  Notice also the part I bolded above.  The Europeans are questioning the long-term viability of the United States!  And they should as the debts, etc. that the USA has been accumulating will lead to disaster beyond what most imagine (cf. Habakkuk 2:6-8).

Because of their concerns, goals, and other factors, the Europeans are considering giving more power to the European Central Bank (ECB):

ECB Lays Out Timetable for Single Euro-Area Bank Supervision

The European Central Bank said it expects to assume full supervision of all euro-area banks by the start of 2014 and that there is no need to change the law to accommodate its new role.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-28/ecb-lays-out-timetable-for-single-euro-area-bank-supervision

ECB wants “executioner” to terminate Europe’s weak banks

ECB outlines wide supervisory role, at odds with Germany

Though there are some issues with various countries, including Germany, the Europeans plan to have a more centralized multinational economy that has the ability to overtake the USA–and this will happen according to Bible prophecy.

Recently, the EU’s President Herman Van Rompuy announced a banking supervisor for the Euro-zone (see Van Rompuy Announces Euro-Zone ‘Banking Supervisor’).  The other steps that the ECB is taking are consistent with not only that, but with the idea that there will be central authority over the economy of all of Europe.  This is setting the stage to fulfill biblical prophecies such as the following:

16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.  (Revelation 13:16-18)

10…’Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’

11 “And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: 12 merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; 13 and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men. 14 The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16 and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! 17 For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’ Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance 18 and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?’ (Revelation 18:10-18)

The Europeans want the United Kingdom to get on board with their plans or get out.

Britain should vote on leaving EU, Italian prime minister Mario Monti says
David Cameron should ask the British people if they want to stay in the European Union, Italy’s prime minister has said. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/9705711/Britain-should-vote-on-leaving-EU-Italian-prime-minister-Mario-Monti-says.html

For a time, the European Beast power will be the world’s major economic ‘666’ power per Revelation 13 and 18.  The United Kingdom is in a tough spot, but if thinks that relying on Europe will help it in the long-run, it will find that this will be a mistake (cf. Hosea 7:11-14).

Alliances and political discussions (like trying to resolve the ‘fiscal cliff’) will not solve the problems of the USA, UK, or their Anglo-allies.  National repentance is what is needed and that is not on the agenda of most politicians.

Europe has a plan and keeps implementing parts of it.  Most in the Anglo-lands still do not see it, but as Europe sees what is happening in the USA and UK, it is more determined to speed up its plans of being the dominant economic power in the world.  It is getting much closer to being able to that than most people think.

Some articles of possibly related interest may include:

Europa, the Beast, and Revelation Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about “the Beast”?
Who is the King of the North? Is there one? Do biblical and Roman Catholic prophecies point to the same leader? Should he be followed? Who will be the King of the North discussed in Daniel 11? Is a nuclear attack prophesied to happen to the English-speaking peoples of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? When do the 1335 days, 1290 days, and 1260 days (the time, times, and half a time) of Daniel 12 begin? What MUST happen BEFORE the Great Tribulation?
Some Doctrines of Antichrist Are there any doctrines taught outside the Churches of God which can be considered as doctrines of antichrist? This article suggests at least three. It also provides information on 666 and the identity of “the false prophet”. Plus it shows that several Catholic writers seem to warn about an ecumenical antipope that will support heresy.
What Do You Mean — Repentance? Do you know what repentance is? Have you truly repented? Repented of what? Herbert W. Armstrong wrote this as a booklet on this important subject.
God’s Grace is For All Is being Jewish a hinderance to salvation? What about not being a descendant of Israel? What does the Bible really teach?
Are You Saved? Do You Love Jesus? What is a True Christian? What is the Gospel? Evangelist Richard Ames answers those important questions.
True vs. False Conversion Are you really converted or willing to be? What is true conversion? What is false conversion? What are the dangers of false conversion? Evangelist Roderick Meredith provides information on those important questions.
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States This is a 160 page book for people truly interested in prophecies related to Barack Obama and the United States, including learning about many that have already been fulfilled (which the book documents in detail) and those that will be fulfilled in the future. It also has a chapter about Mitt Romney. This book is available to order at www.barackobamaprophecy.com. The physical book can also be purchased at Amazon from the following link: Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States: Is Barack Obama Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Catholic, Kenyan, and other America-Related Prophecies? What About Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition. This electronic version is available for only US$2.99. And you do not need an actual Kindle device to read it. Why? Amazon will allow you to download it to almost any device: Please click HERE to download one of Amazon’s Free Reader Apps. After you go to for your free Kindle reader and then go to Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition.)

Consumer Reports: Most Pork Contaminated with Bacteria

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012

COGwriter

Consumer Reports found that most of the pork it recently tested was contaminated with one or more forms of harmful bacteria:

Nov 28, 2012

Study Finds Most Pork Contaminated With Yersinia Bacteria…

Yersinia enterocolitica, a lesser-known food-borne pathogen, was present in 69 percent of the pork products tested, according to a study released today by Consumer Reports.

More than 100,000 Americans are affected by the bacteria a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For every case that is confirmed with a laboratory test, about 120 more cases escape diagnosis. The bacteria can hit hard. Symptoms can include fever, cramps and bloody diarrhea.

In the Consumer Reports study, ground pork turned out to be riskier than pork chops. In the samples taken, 69 percent tested positive for Yersenia and 11 percent for enterococcus, which can indicate fecal contamination.  http://www.kolotv.com/news/nationalnews/headlines/Study-Finds-Most-Pork-Contaminated-With-Yersinia-Bacteria-181162001.html

Study Finds Most Pork Contaminated With Yersinia Bacteria…

“The results were concerning,” Urvashi Rangan, one of the authors of the report, told ABCNews.com. “It’s hard to say that there was no problem. It shows that there needs to be better hygiene at animal plants. Yersinia wasn’t even being monitored for.”

In a written statement, the Pork Producer’s Council questioned the methods used by Consumer Reports...http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/11/27/study-finds-most-pork-contaminated-with-yersinia-bacteria/

It is little surprise that the Pork Producer’s Council would want to question the conclusions of the study.  But the fact is that Consumer Reports found that most pork it tested was contaminated.

Of course, if humans followed biblical injunctions about not eating swine, there would be a lot less pigs, much less contact with them, and a much reduced risk of getting diseases from them.

Pigs transmit a variety of diseases to humans, including potentially deadly ones (for more details, please see The New Testament Church and Unclean Meats and Pigs May Spread Deadly Ebola Virus).  They may be a factor in some of the pestilences to come.

Two articles of possibly related interest may include:

The New Testament Church and Unclean Meats Are foods considered to have been unclean in the Old Testament considered to be food in the New Testament? This article discusses this from the perspective of the New Testament. It also has a list of clean and unclean animals. It also answers the question, is pork healthy or is pork dangerous?
Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse What is the pale horse of death and pestilences? What will it bring and when?

Upcoming COGwriter Radio Interviews

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012

COGwriter

Since mid 2009, I have done 74 radio interviews related to prophetic topics. Later this morning, at 8:05 am, Central Daylight time in the USA, 6:05 am Pacific Daylight time, I am supposed to do another.

The radio station is WGEA, Geneva, Alabama at 1140 AM on AM dial. Jack Mizell and I will likely discuss information related to world events and prophecies related to one or more of my books and why the world will not be ending on December 21/22 2012.

On the 4th of December 2012, I am scheduled to do a taped interview on WHAW, 980 AM on the AM dial, in Weston, West Virginia, with Stephan Peters, but do not know yet when that is to be broadcasted.

Also, at 9:00 am Central time, 7:00 am Pacific time, is another radio interview.  This is a short one with Patty Burns in Lebanon, Missouri, KBNN-AM 750 AM on the AM dial.

Some readers might find one or more of interest.

I expect to do a fair amount of interviews between now and the end of the year 2012–but do not often have the time to post about them in advance.  I will try to mention some others in the next few weeks.

Some links of essentially related interest could include:

2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect This is a link related to a book by Bob Thiel (COGwriter). This link also has YouTube videos. This book documents and explains hundreds of prophecies. And since it was published, world events have aligned with at least 24 predictions in the book and many more will to come to pass. Those who purchase the book at the www.thesecretsect.com website receive a lengthy bonus report documenting world events that aligned with the book.
2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect (English Kindle edition). This is the 2nd edition of the book, released in January 2012, and includes a summary of many of the predictions that world events have aligned with since the book originally came out in September 2009.
2012 y el surgimiento de la secta secreta 2012 libro del Dr. Thiel en Español.
2012 und das Auftreten der geheimen Sekte (German Edition) 2012 Buch von Dr. Thiel in deutscher Sprache. 2012 und das Auftreten der geheimen Sekte (German Kindle Edition)
2012 e o Surgimento da Seita Secreta (Portuguese Edition) 2012 livro do Dr. Thiel em português. Este livro documenta e explica centenas de profecias. E desde que foi publicado pela primeira vez, pelo menos 24 já começaram a acontecer.
2012 e o Surgimento da Seita Secreta (Brazilian Portuguese Edition) 2012 livro do Dr. Thiel. Edição em português do Brasil. Este livro documenta e explica centenas de profecias. E desde que foi publicado pela primeira vez, pelo menos 24 já começaram a acontecer.
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States This is a 160 page book for people truly interested in prophecies related to Barack Obama and the United States, including learning about many that have already been fulfilled (which the book documents in detail) and those that will be fulfilled in the future. It also has a chapter about Mitt Romney. This book is available to order at www.barackobamaprophecy.com. The physical book can also be purchased at Amazon from the following link: Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States: Is Barack Obama Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Catholic, Kenyan, and other America-Related Prophecies?
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition. This electronic version is available for only US$2.99. And you do not need an actual Kindle device to read it. Why? Amazon will allow you to download it to almost any device: Please click HERE to download one of Amazon’s Free Reader Apps. After you go to for your free Kindle reader and then go to Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition.)

LHC Collisions May Be Producing a ‘New’ Type of Matter

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

Supercollider

COGwriter

CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) made the news again:

27 November 2012

Collisions between protons and lead ions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have produced surprising behavior in some of the particles created by the collisions. The new observation suggests the collisions may have produced a new type of matter known as color-glass condensate.

Venugopalan and his former student Kevin Dusling theorized the existence of color-glass condensate shortly before the particle direction correlation was seen in proton-proton collisions. While protons at normal energy levels consist of three quarks, they tend to gain an accompanying cluster of gluons at higher energy levels. These gluons exist as both particles and waves, and their wave functions can be correlated with each other. This “quantum entanglement” explains how the particles that fly away from the collision can share information such as direction of flight path, Venugopalan says. http://phys.org/news/2012-11-unexpected-large-hadron-collider-collisions.html

Notice, that if this is true, notice that more and more cutting edge science is coming from a European, not USA, project.  And leading edge physics’ projects often end up with military applications.

CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research. It keeps coming up with more and more scientific discoveries (see CERN Announces Major Find: Another Step Forward for Europe, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider Particles Faster than the Speed of Light?, CERN Announces Progress, But Prohibits Its Scientists From Making Public Conclusions, CERN to Announce Potentially Exciting Findings in Australia, and CERN Makes Major Strides with Antimatter), which while assisting the scientific community, mainly will be of benefit to the Europeans.  The Germans are also working on their own particle accelerator called FAIR (see Germany Approves FAIR Particle Accelerator Project), which, along with the LHC, seems to be putting them and the other Europeans ahead of the USA in such developments.

Just over three years ago, when the LHC was not even functional, my book 2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect pointed out that CERN’s Large Hadron Collider could be used to give the future European military power that the entire world will marvel at:

…the Large Hadron Collider…is apt to provide the Europeans with unique military capabilities in several years…The Bible is clear that the final “Beast power” (which will be primarily European) will have such unique military capabilities that the entire world will marvel (Revelation 13:3-4). (2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect. Nazarene Books, 2009, p. 85)

the Rise of the European King of the North…the Bible foretells the rising up of a great economic power (Revelation 13:17; 18:3)…the King of the North…(2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect. Nazarene Books, 2009, pp. 76,123)

Here is more of what the Bible teaches about the first beast:

4…they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” 7…It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation (Revelation 13:4, 7). (2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect. Nazarene Books, 2009, p. 192)

And speaking of the LHC and my writings, my book from a couple of months ago Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States, has the following:

Technology may be key to a powerful European military.  One aspect could include particle collider research.  The number of colliders in the U.S.A. has dwindled down to one under the Obama and Bush Administrations, and the remaining one is facing budget cuts and possible closure.  Yet, in Europe, it now has the leading one in the world, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and in 2012, Germany announced that it is planning a possibly even more advanced one called FAIR (FAIR stands for the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research).

I believe that Germany’s FAIR, along with the LHC and other technology, will help the Europeans produce military weaponry to fulfill certain end time prophecies. Since Revelation 13:4 is discussing what seems to be a unique type of warfare, this warfare likely includes certain high-tech weapons (electromagnetic pulse, neutron, unique delivery systems, etc.) that will be effective for a while (ultimately the Europeans will be overcome by what appears to be a Russian-led, mainly Asian, confederation, cf. Jeremiah 50:41-43 & Daniel 11:44, possibly by exploiting some technological flaw, like creating a software virus, etc., while also amassing troops, etc.). The FAIR and the LHC projects are also likely to spin-off economic benefits that may help propel Europe to be (for a short while) the economic leader of the world (cf. Revelation 18).

While the U.S.A., Australia, and others are currently worried mostly about China, the European developments will not be good for the Anglo-descended lands, including England. (Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States.  edition 1.1, Nazarene Books, 2012, p. 122)

Both of my books quoted in this post discuss the Large Hadron Collider as one of the items that may provide the Europeans with the ability to overcome the USA’s military might. And while many think that this would be impossible, as the Europeans continue to uncover previously unattainable aspects of physics, it is getting more and more technology that could be developed in that direction. The fact is that the Bible shows that the land with the strongest fortresses (strongest military) will be taken over by the final (European) King of the North.

The Church of God understanding that the Europeans, essentially under Germanic leadership, will be able to attack and takeover the United States and its Anglo-descended allies (cf. Isaiah 10:5-11; Daniel 11:39; Zechariah 10:6-11) is correct and will come to pass. And it appears, to me at least, possible that CERN’s history of successes and new discoveries is consistent with biblical prophecies.

Some articles of possibly related interest may include:

Europa, the Beast, and Revelation Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about “the Beast”? What is ahead for Europe?
Who is the King of the North? Is there one? Do biblical and Roman Catholic prophecies point to the same leader? Should he be followed? Who will be the King of the North discussed in Daniel 11? Is a nuclear attack prophesied to happen to the English-speaking peoples of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? When do the 1335 days, 1290 days, and 1260 days (the time, times, and half a time) of Daniel 12 begin? When does the Bible show that economic collapse will affect the United States?
Large Hadron Collider may result in military applications The Europeans have the largest physics project on the planet. Some scoff, but might it result in military applications? May the Large Hadron Collider help fulfill Revelation 13:4?
2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect This is a link related to a book by Bob Thiel (COGwriter). This link also has YouTube videos. This book documents and explains hundreds of prophecies. And since it was published, world events have aligned with at least 24 predictions in the book and many more will to come to pass. Those who purchase the book at the www.thesecretsect.com website receive a lengthy bonus report documenting world events that aligned with the book.
2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect (English Kindle edition). This is the 2nd edition of the book, released in January 2012, and includes a summary of many of the predictions that world events have aligned with since the book originally came out in September 2009.
2012 y el surgimiento de la secta secreta 2012 libro del Dr. Thiel en Español.
2012 und das Auftreten der geheimen Sekte (German Edition) 2012 Buch von Dr. Thiel in deutscher Sprache. 2012 und das Auftreten der geheimen Sekte (German Kindle Edition)
2012 e o Surgimento da Seita Secreta (Portuguese Edition) 2012 livro do Dr. Thiel em português. Este livro documenta e explica centenas de profecias. E desde que foi publicado pela primeira vez, pelo menos 24 já começaram a acontecer.
2012 e o Surgimento da Seita Secreta (Brazilian Portuguese Edition) 2012 livro do Dr. Thiel. Edição em português do Brasil. Este livro documenta e explica centenas de profecias. E desde que foi publicado pela primeira vez, pelo menos 24 já começaram a acontecer.
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States This is a 160 page book for people truly interested in prophecies related to Barack Obama and the United States, including learning about many that have already been fulfilled (which the book documents in detail) and those that will be fulfilled in the future. It also has a chapter about a Republican choice. This book is available to order at www.barackobamaprophecy.com. The physical book can also be purchased at Amazon from the following link:  Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States: Is Barack Obama Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Catholic, Kenyan, and other America-Related Prophecies?
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition. This electronic version is available for only US$2.99. And you do not need an actual Kindle device to read it. Why? Amazon will allow you to download it to almost any device: Please click HERE to download one of Amazon’s Free Reader Apps.  After you go to for your free Kindle reader and then go to Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States–Amazon Kindle edition.)