Vatican passport COGwriter The National Catholic Register reported the following: Caring for the poor is our ‘passport to paradise’, says Pope Francis People have a basic choice in the way they live: either striving to build up treasures on earth or giving to others in order to gain heaven, Pope Francis has said. “What we […]
Month: November 2017
Trump Administration designating North Korea as terrorist state, but dropped EMP commission
Hydrogen bomb blast COGwriter Voice of America (VOA) reported the following: November 21, 2017 WHITE HOUSE — South Korea and Japan have welcomed a move by the United States to redesignate North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism in order to put additional financial and diplomatic pressure on the totalitarian government. South Korea’s foreign ministry […]
Pope Gelasius I and Antichrist
COGwriter On November 21, Catholics of Rome honor their bishop and pontiff Gelasius I. The Catholic Encyclopedia says the following about him: Pope Gelasius I (died 19 November 496) was Pope from 1 March 492 to his death in 496… Despite all the efforts of the otherwise orthodox patriarch, Euphemius of Constantinople, and the threats […]
Food politics and the death of 50,000 Yemeni children
Yemen has water and food shortages (Julien Harneis) COGwriter 50,000 children in Yemen have reportedly died because of the conflict there: With 50,000 Yemeni children dead in 2017, UK-US-Saudi war enters horrific new stage 20 November 2017 Two-and-a-half years of a lethal blockade and bombardment have produced almost nothing regarding territorial gains in the West’s […]
Coalition collapses: What’s ahead for Germany?
Frank Walter Steinmeier and Angela Merkel COGwriter Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is not pleased with the collapse of Angela Merkel’s political coalition: 20 November 2017 German President Steinmeier says parties must make coalition possible Frank-Walter Steinmeier has taken Germany’s political parties to task after talks to form a new government broke down. The German […]
J. Tkach (Jr.) on the ‘incarnation’
TRANSFORMED FROM TRUTH COGwriter Last November, I received an email from GCI (Grace Communion International, essentially the group that originally ran the new Worldwide Church of God) with a link to a letter and a video message from its J. Tkach related to Christmas. His letter states: Dear Brothers and Sisters, As Christmas approaches, I’ve […]
Scientists predict increase in earthquakes for 2018
Kermanshah earthquake damage COGwriter Some scientists believe that there will be more earthquakes in 2018 because of a slight slowing of the Earth’s rotation: November 19, 2017 Every so often, the Earth’s rotation slows by a few milliseconds per day. This is inconsequential to the average human, and causes only mild annoyance to the people […]
Thanksgiving: Can a Christian give thanks?
The First Thanksgiving, painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863–1930) COGwriter The fourth Thursday in November is the American holiday called Thanksgiving. Unlike most holidays observed in the USA, this one is not of pagan origin. Hence, the vast majority in the Church of God (COG) consider it an “optional” (not biblically-required) holiday. According to […]
False prophecies: Planet X to destroy the Earth today and Jesus to return in 2018
Artist’s impression of ‘Planet Nine,’ also called ‘Planet X’ as an ‘ice giant’ (Tomruen) COGwriter Some doomsayers believe that Planet Nibiru, sometimes called Planet X, will destroy Planet Earth today: NASA senior scientist David Morrison explains why there is no such thing as a planet called Nibiru. (NASA) David Morrison is a real NASA scientist […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Hanukkah, Tradition, and Prophecy
A Hanukkah Menorah (MathKnight) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 16:23 Hanukkah, Tradition, and Prophecy The Jewish festival known as Hanukkah normally occurs in December each year. This is something that Jesus appeared to observe according to John’s gospel. Do you […]