COGwriter China’s President Xi Jinping’s time in office may be extended: February 25, 2018 BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party on Sunday set the stage for President Xi Jinping to stay in office indefinitely, with a proposal to remove a constitutional clause limiting presidential service to two terms in office. The change would allow Chinese […]
Month: February 2018
BibleNewsProphecy: A European Army: Peace or No Peace?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 14:58 A European Army: Peace or No Peace? There are more and more calls for a European Army. At the Munich Security Conference in February 2018, US Senator Lindsey Graham declared that he now supported […]
Donald Trump’s Jerusalem announcement and prophecy
US Consulate in Jerusalem (Magister) COGwriter Time reported the following: February 24, 2018 The Trump administration will officially move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem by May, the State Department said, as the U.S. speeds up the timetable for a decision that has infuriated Palestinian leaders and jeopardized the American role as mediator […]
Florida shooting: Left and Right do not have the solution
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida COGwriter More information has been coming out related to the murdering of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The more information we have, the more it looks like the ‘solutions’ to this problem evade both the Left and the Right. Both sides advocate […]
Sermon: Exodus 1-4: Jewish Myths or Lessons for Christians Today?
Artist’s portrayal of the ‘burning bush’ COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:19:00 Exodus 1-4: Jewish Myths or Lessons for Christians Today? Wikipedia claims that the Exodus is a Jewish legend that has no basis in historical fact. Is that true? If there was an […]
Cartwright’s final Journal out: Mainly discusses The Journal and past news items
COGwriter The last intended issue (says #202, print date January 31, 2017) of The Journal: News of the Churches of God just arrived via email. It mainly had articles about The Journal: News of the Churches of God and past coverage. It also had more advertisements than usual. Here is something from its front page: The […]
Tougher sanctions against North Korea: Could this trigger war?
COGwriter Voice of America (VOA) reported the following: February 23, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump . . . “Today I am announcing that we are launching the LARGEST-EVER set of new sanctions on the North Korean regime,” Trump will say according to advance excerpts of his speech released by the White House. “The Treasury Department […]
CBS: Rising interest rates are near the danger zone
COGwriter CBS reported the following: Rising interest rates are near the danger zone February 23, 2018 The Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes caught Wall Street’s attention this week. The result was a wild swing of nearly 500 points in the Dow Jones industrials, as an early rally based on the minutes was swept away by renewed […]
Polycarp of Smyrna is considered a Greco-Roman saint, but held Continuing Church of God doctrines
“Martyrdom of Polycarp” from Ceiling of the Church of St. Polycarp, Smyrna (now called Izmir, Turkey) COGwriter February 23rd is considered the “Feast of Polycarp” by the Roman and Eastern Orthodox Catholics. Some believe that he was martyred on that date (though an early Spring martyrdom seems to have been more likely; see Polycarp of […]
Palestinian President Abbas warns that lack of funds may lead to more terror and calls for international involvement for a peace deal
Mahmoud Abbas (kremlin.ru) COGwriter Palestinian President Abbas warns that lack of funds and peace may lead to more terror: 22 February 2018 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in a 30-minute address to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, said he no longer considers the United States to be an “honest broker” in Mideast peace and […]