Bullae mentioning Isaiah COGwriter Archaeological evidence about Isaiah has been reported: 22 February 2018 A stunning article published Thursday announced that archaeologists have stumbled upon the first physical evidence of the existence of the prophet Isaiah. If you asked people whom their favorite biblical prophet is, there’s a strong chance they would answer Isaiah. Sure, […]
Month: February 2018
Papias: Did he hold Church of Rome or Church of God views?
Hierapolis, Turkey (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter The Catholics of Rome consider February 22nd as the day to honor Papias of Hierapolis, whom they consider to be one of their saints. This is somewhat odd in that Papias held many Church of God, not Church of Rome views. One of which, the current Catechism of […]
Venezuela’s pre-sale of its petro-crypto currency appears to be a financial success
Venezuela has reported about the pre-sales of its petroleum-backed cryptocurrency: February 21, 2018 Venezuela’s oil-backed “petro” cryptocurrency raised $735 million in the first day of its pre-sale Wednesday, President Nicolas Maduro has claimed. The Venezuelan president said on Twitter that the petro token raised more than 4.777 billion Chinese yuan, or $735 million, and that […]
Billy Graham dies: What was his real legacy?
Billy Graham, 1966 COGwriter Billy Graham has died: February 20, 2018 Billy Graham, the American Christian evangelist who preached to millions around the world, has died at the age of 99. The evangelical leader prayed with and counseled the most powerful and well-known figures of the late twentieth century, including every U.S. president from Harry […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month
COGwriter As we get towards the end of ‘Black History Month,’ I thought it might be appropriate to quote some writings from the late Martin Luther King Jr. Particularly, those on the ancient sun-god religion of Mithraism, that was popular in the Roman Empire from about the first century B.C. until the fourth century A.D. […]
More devastation in Syria: Are we closer to Isaiah 17:1?
Destruction in Syria COGwriter Death and destruction continue in Syria: February 20, 2018 BEIRUT — Attacks by forces loyal to the Syrian government have killed more than 100 people in a rebel-held Damascus suburb, aid agencies and monitoring groups said Tuesday, calling it one of the bloodiest 24-hour periods in Syria’s seven-year war. People cowered […]
200+ tremors in Yellowstone in 12 days: A real supervolcano threat?
Yellowstone (July 2014, Michael Thiel) COGwriter There has been a lot of seismic activity lately. Notice the following related to Yellowstone: Is the Yellowstone supervolcano about to erupt? Huge ‘earthquake swarm’ causes 200 tremors … 20 February 2018 Now US Geological Survey (USGS) has announced that a new swarm of earthquakes have rocked the geological […]
Feast of Purim 2018 and Israeli concerns
Painting of 1625 Titled ‘Feast of Esther’ COGwriter The Jewish Feast of Purim 2018 begins at sunset on February 28th (some Jews begin celebrations and preparations earlier) Here is some information which comes from the Book of Esther: 1 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, the […]
‘Jesus Didn’t Look the Way You Thought He Did’
The earliest surviving paintings claimed to be of Jesus, from a church at the ruined city of Dura-Europos on the Euphrates (dating from first half of the 3rd Century AD) COGwriter There are a lot of myths about Jesus, including His appearance. David Mills, a Roman Catholic writer, had the following: Jesus Didn’t Look the […]
Did the ‘War of Gog and Magog’ Already Begin?
15th century portrayal of ancient Gog and Magog COGwriter Iran and Israel have been making provocative statements: February 19, 2018 Benjamin Netanyahu used his address at an international security conference on Sunday to display characteristic bravado and issue a direct warning salvo to Iran. Speaking at the the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Netanyahu brandished a […]