“Elijah in the wilderness“ COGwriter A reader sent me the following by CGG’s John Ritenbaugh: Deuteronomy 18:15-18 (15) “The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear, (16) according to all you desired of the LORD your God in Horeb in […]
Month: September 2016
Interfaith day of prayer– ‘there is no God of war’?
Patriarch Bartholomew, Pope Francis, and Pope Tawadros II COGwriter An interfaith prayer meeting took place in Italy today: Pope Francis hugs Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, during an interfaith day of prayer for peace, in Assisi, Italy, Sept. 20, 2016. Pope Francis met Tuesday with religious leaders from around the world in the Italian town […]
Cardinal claims ‘blood miracle’ just took place–any relationship to Isaiah 47?
Artist’s portrayal of the martyrdom of Gennaro COGwriter Some believe that Pope Francis performed a what is being called a half- miracle: Famed blood miracle of San Gennaro unfolds again in Naples Miracles are almost by definition unpredictable and spontaneous, except in the Italian city of Naples, where every year the city’s patron saint is […]
‘Unclean’ arguments overlook biblical and historical facts
Peter’s vision of a sheet as painted by Domenico Fetti, 17th century COGwriter GoogleNews suggested the following for me: Jesus Declaration about Foods When God was trying to convince Peter to rise, kill, and eat unclean foods, Peter said that he had never eaten anything unclean in his life (Acts 10:11-14) God said “Do not […]
Vladimir Putin’s party wins in Russian election: Will this lead to Jeremiah 50:41-43 fulfillment?
Vladimir Putin (www.kremlin.ru) COGwriter As expected, Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won the latest election in Russia: September 19, 2016 United Russia, backed by President Vladimir Putin, has won a majority in the country’s parliamentary election, far ahead of rival parties. With 93% of the votes counted, the party has secured 54.2% of ballots and […]
Latest terror events in USA involved men from Islamic nations
COGwriter There have been several terrorist incidents in New York, New Jersey, and Minnesota: 19 September 2016 US officials are investigating several attacks that happened over the weekend, including three on one day. What do we know about who attacked Minnesota, New York and New Jersey? What happened? On Saturday morning, a pipe bomb exploded […]
Jonathan Cahn’s ‘Shemitah year’ debunked
Eastern Orthodox portrayal of the Apocalypse COGwriter Last year, I denounced the view that a ‘Shemitah year would begin the evening of September 13, 2015. I was correct that the things that Jonathan Cahn, sometimes called the Harbbinger man’ said would happen would not. And I was correct. But World News Daily (WND) would not […]
TTIP & CETA protests show European anti-Americanism
From FOEEUROPE COGwriter Hundreds of thousands have been protesting against the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks in Europe: September 18, 2016 BERLIN (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people protested in European cities on Saturday against planned free trade deals with the United States and Canada they say would undermine democracy and lower […]
Explosion in New York was an act of terror and ISIS takes credit for Minnesota terror–more terrorism is expected
Islamic State supporters are sending a message of destruction to the USA. Posting under the hashtag “#AmessagefromISIStoUS,” individuals who appeared to be members of the Islamic State said the militant group had an “appointment in New York.” COGwriter There was an intentional explosion in New York City: New York blast ‘obviously an act of terrorism,’ […]
BibleNewsProphecy: The ‘Unpardonable Sin’ and ‘Climate Change’?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 19:43 The ‘Unpardonable Sin’ and ‘Climate Change’? On September 7, 2016, Olav Fykse Tveit, Church of Norway Pastor, and the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, essentially declared that those who ignore ‘climate […]