Reuben Was in Palestine Until Deportation COGwriter Former WCG member Bert Otten of the Netherlands sent me a paper which included the following: Looking at the ‘prophetic clues’, one has to conclude that a core of the tribe of Reuben once found its way to the two northern thirds of (Celtic) France. This core passed […]
Month: August 2017
UK wants interim ‘customs union’ trade post-Brexit, but says that the EU’s negotiator is ‘quite cross’ with the UK
COGwriter The British and German press reported about a new United Kingdom proposal on Brexit: 15 August 2017 The government says it will propose an “innovative and untested approach” to customs checks as part of its Brexit negotiations. The model, one of two being put forward in a newly-published paper, would mean no customs checks […]
North Korea ‘blinks’ in the latest round of military ‘chicken’
Flag of Korea, 1889 COGwriter The head of North Korea has decided for now to not launch a missile towards Guam: August 15, 2017 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed his military’s plans to rain “an enveloping fire” around the U.S. territory of Guam — but opted not to fire missiles at this time, […]
The Assumption of Mary and Diana
The ‘Mary’ in the Basilica of Mary Major That Pope Francis Prays Before (Photo by Joyce Thiel, June 2013) COGWriter August 15th is a holiday known as the Assumption of Mary. It is not a day that the early Christian church observed. Pope Francis has observed it: (Vatican Radio) On Saturday, Pope Francis became the […]
Donald Trump declares China in violation: Trade war begins?
Chinese COSCO Freighter (Fletcher6) COGwriter China is not pleased with a Trump Administration trade proposal: August 14, 2017 China’s government appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday to avoid a “trade war” ahead of what the White House says is a possible announcement of an investigation into whether China is stealing U.S. technology. An […]
Protests and counter-protests
Lee Park, Virginia violence COGwriter We are seeing protests and counter-protests in the USA: August 14, 2017 Protesters decrying hatred and racism demonstrated and marched around the country, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. The gatherings Sunday spanned from anti-fascist protests in San Francisco […]
Christianity, the state of the dead, and heaven
COGwriter Do Christians actually go to heaven when they die? Certain scholars who have looked into the Bible and early church history have properly questioned the idea of Christians going to heaven: (RNS) The oft-cliched Christian notion of heaven — a blissful realm of harp-strumming angels — has remained a fixture of the faith for […]
WND claims Daniel 9:26 is proof of the final Antichrist being Islamic
COGwriter Joseph Farah, editor of World Net Daily, posted something trying to teach that it was Arabs and not Europeans that destroyed the Temple in 70 A.D. Here is some of what he posted: Temple? What Temple? The one Arabs destroyed Who destroyed the Temple in A.D. 70? The Temple was destroyed by the forces […]
Iranian parliament votes to spend $520 million more on missiles and other military matters
Iranian Emad missile (Mohammad Agah) COGwriteri Iran continues to push its military spending: 13 August 2017 Iran’s parliament has voted in favour of boosting investment in its missile defence and foreign operations programmes by more than $500m (£386m). The bill, which received overwhelming approval, is in response to the latest round of US sanctions against […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Did Jesus fail?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 18:24 Did Jesus fail? World Net Daily editor concluded that former US President Jimmy Carter claimed that Jesus failed. Jesus was not accepted by His religious leaders, betrayed by His disciples, and killed by the […]