Gibraltar COGwriter There are issues that Northern Ireland and Gibraltar are facing because of the Brexit vote. Residents of both of those locations voted against the Brexit and for staying in the European Union. Now, both territories are facing challenges. Notice something related to Northern Ireland: April 15, 2017 For the past couple of decades, […]
Month: April 2017
‘Holy Fire,’ ‘Holy Saturday’, and ‘Easter’ or a Saturday resurrection?
The Miracle of Holy Fire painting COGwriter Today is called ‘Holy Saturday’ by the Roman Catholics. This year the Church of Rome and the Eastern Orthodox are celebrating the same day called Pascha (which is the Greek word for Passover) by the Eastern/Greek Orthodox and called ‘Easter‘ by English-speaking Protestants and Catholics. Today is the […]
Sermon: Cause and Effect: Two Trees, Two Ways
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:20:20 Cause and Effect: Two Trees, Two Ways Is everything random? Or is there a cause for every effect? How does the Book of Genesis begin? There were two trees in the Garden of Eden that humanity was to […]
Canada proposes becoming a marijuana nation
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau COGwriter Canada wants marijuana legalized: April 14, 2017 On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a comprehensive bill that would federally legalize the recreational use of marijuana, The New York Times reports. If passed, Canada would become the second nation in the world, after Uruguay, to make pot a consumer product. […]
The Catholic Saint Victornius held a doctrine that Rome now considers related to Antichrist
“Orthodox” 16th Century Representation of the “Apocalypse” COGwriter April 15th is when some in the Church of Rome will honor one of their “saints” and bishops named Victorinus. Here is some of what The Catholic Encyclopedia reports about him: St. Victorinus An ecclesiastical writer who flourished about 270, and who suffered martyrdom probably in 303, […]
M.O.A.B. Apocalypse? Trump triggering WWIII? ‘North Korea threatens pre-emptive nuclear strike’
‘Massive Ordnance Air Blast’ (MOAB) weapon COGwriter The USA hit part of Afghanistan with a 21,600 pound bomb: A calculated step toward the apocalypse? The US has deployed its biggest non-nuclear bomb. The target was the “IS” group in Afghanistan, but the message was directed at Russia and North Korea. It’s a dangerous near-nuclear game […]
The Bible and Taxes
World Currencies COGwriter April 15th is traditionally the day income tax returns are due in the USA (the date is extended if the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday as it does this year). Many in the USA are now scrambling to try to get their returns done. But what about taxes? Should Christians […]
Internet censorship in Eurasia, what might Donald Trump do related to the USA?
COGwriter More and more we are seeing more censorship on the internet. Notice the following related to some Eurasian nations: April 13, 2017 The following is a partner post from EurasiaNet.org by Mike Runey. Republished with permission. The Azerbaijani government appears to have taken yet another step to quash online opposition media in the country, who have responded by […]
CRI’s Hank Hanegraaff, who advised WCG to apostatize, converted to Eastern Orthodoxy
TRANSFORMED FROM TRUTH COGwriter A name from the past was in the news: Known as the “Bible Answer Man,” Hank Hanegraaff’s daily radio show aims to “equip Christians to pursue sound doctrine to discern truth and error.” Faithful listeners of the long-running, daily call-in show have presumed that to mean the evangelical Protestant interpretation of […]
COGWA’s ‘Four tests to prove whether a prophet is true’
“Elijah in the wilderness“ COGwriter In an article by its Chris Moen, the Church of God, a Worldwide Association (COGWA) posted an article to help people determine if a prophet was a true one: Four tests to prove whether a prophet is true We need to carefully consider God’s Word—the Bible—in order to discern between […]