Official portrait of US President Donald Trump COGwriter Donald Trump continues to be popular among white US evangelicals: March 25, 2019 Evangelicals are among Trump’s most ardent supporters. They are willing to ignore his sins and blasphemy as long as he takes the country back. And if you think that the Democrats are any better, […]
Month: March 2019
Observed Only or also Calculated Calendar?
Older Hebrew Calendar COGwriter When speaking of the Hebrew month of Abib/Nisan, which occurs around late March/early April God declared: “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you” (Exodus 12:2). After sunset on April 5th, 2019, the new month and year begins. Passover will […]
Venezuelan refugees causing concern in Columbia
Venezuelan man selling vegetables (Pixabay) COGwriter The situation in Venezuela has become untenable for many. Millions have left it for other countries. But so many have done so, so quickly, that some feel that they are causing problems in other lands. Someone sent me the following email, in Spanish, which I machine-translated into English (the […]
The Plain Truth about European Gold
Gold bullion COGwriter Gold is so valuable, it is called a ‘precious metal.’ For most of its history, the USA dollar used to be directly convertible to gold. It no longer is. Going as far back as 1961, the USA was starting to not have enough gold to back its dollar, the Plain Truth reported: […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Must Christians use ‘Sacred Names’?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God (CCOG) is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 18:42 Must Christians use ‘Sacred Names’? Some have claimed that according to Acts 4:12, unless you use the name ‘Yashua’ you cannot be saved. Is that true? What names are in Acts 4:10-12? What […]
‘Italy endorses China’s Belt and Road plan in first for a G7 nation’
How will the #OBOR initiative impact treasurers operating in Asia? Part 1: the internationalization of the RMB https://t.co/7Wg0nOlUqz pic.twitter.com/h114ZjfVKZ — The Global Treasurer (@TGTreasurer) February 19, 2019 COGwriter Despite US concerns, Italy has moved to accept being part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (also know as the new Silk Road Project): Italy endorses China’s […]
PCG misunderstands Habakkuk and oddly claims that a stone and a copyright suppression settlement are ‘wonders’ from God
Philadelphia Trumpet, April 2019 COGwriter A reader sent me a link today to the following from PCG’s Gerald Flurry which is in the April 2019 issue of the Philadelphia Trumpet: A Sealed Book The context of Isaiah 29:14 is about the great majority of God’s people going astray. “Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and […]
Sermon: Exodus 16-19: Manna, Governance, and End Time Protection
‘The Gathering of the Manna’ (Tissot c. 1900) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:11:01 Exodus 16-19: Manna, Governance, and End Time Protection This is the sixth part of a multi-part sermon series covering the entire Book of Exodus. In this sermon, Dr. Thiel goes […]
Syria condemns Donald Trump’s Golan Heights position as ‘irresponsible.’ Is destruction there prophesied during the Day of the Lord?
Golan Heights (Wikipedia) COGwriter BBC reported the following: 22 March 2019 Syria has condemned as “irresponsible” US President Donald Trump’s comments that it was time to recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights. A statement published by the Syrian state news agency said it showed the “blind bias” of the US towards Israel. It […]
EU to UK: No deal, leave April 12th or our deal, leave May 22nd or maybe you should cancel Brexit
CNBC COGwriter Last December, I posted that some believe that UK Prime Minister Theresa May was trying to run out the clock and leave the Parliament with the choice of her proposed Brexit deal or no deal (see Brexit: Is Theresa May playing ‘Deal or No Deal’?). Well, with a week to go to the […]