M. B. Salman al-Saud COGwriter Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has publicly backed Israel’s right to territory: 3 April 2018 Israel has a “right” to a homeland alongside the Palestinians, Saudi Arabia’s influential crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, said on Monday in an interview with US magazine The Atlantic. Asked whether the […]
Month: April 2018
Could Jesus really have been resurrected on a Sunday?
COGwriter Was Jesus resurrected on a Sunday? Is that possible? What does the Bible teach? (For some information about the ‘crucifixion’ in Spanish, please click on ¿Murió Jesús un día miércoles o un viernes?) Here is one explanation, primarily using New Testament texts, about the day of the crucifixion and the day of the resurrection, […]
Rabbi claims Donald Trump is representative of Edom to rebuild the Temple
Claimed ‘Tomb of David’ COGwriter Although there are no biblical prophecies teaching that Edom will rebuild a Hebrew temple, Yosef Breger claims Edom will: Rabbi Yosef Berger is the rabbi in charge of King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion, and the son of a widely revered Hasidic leader. In remarks to Breaking Israel News, Rabbi […]
Trade war starting to heat up as China announces tariffs against the USA
COGwriter China has responded to Donald Trump’s charge of its “China’s economic aggression” via tariffs: April 2, 2018 BEIJING (AP) — China raised import duties on a $3 billion list of U.S. pork, apples and other products Monday in an escalating dispute with Washington over trade and industrial policy. The government of President Xi Jinping […]
Church of Rome says April is ‘the Month of the Holy Eucharist’
Eucharist Host in a Monstrance COGwriter April is called ‘the Month of the Holy Eucharist” by Roman Catholics. Did early Christians use a round eucharistic host? A careful comparison of what is taught in the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church along with eucharistic practices should make this clear to any truly interested […]
EU Commission Chief of Staff Martin called ‘The Beast’ by the European press
Martin Selmayr (Saeima) COGwriter A reader tipped me off to the following: Martin Selmayr: why such a fuss over the ‘Beast of the Berlaymont’? To the European Union’s detractors, his appointment epitomises all that is wrong with Brussels — while the man himself represents the faceless power behind a faceless throne. Martin Selmayr’s name is […]
Easter name and Wave sheaf
Artist’s rendition of Eostre COGwriter Today, many celebrate the festival called Easter. Where did the name Easter come from? Notice two reports: April 1, 2018 In most Western languages, the name for the Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord takes its form from the word Pasch, or Passover (from which we get the name […]
A new open door: CCOG Animations presents ‘First Date: Worldly vs. Christian’
COGwriter Announcing a New Door: Animations In order to help get information out to a wider audience, we in the Continuing Church of God have decided to produce some short animations that we plan to initially put up on YouTube. This may be somewhat unique to us as I personally have never been part of […]