Church of God News

Month: December 2019

Items From 2019 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe?

COGwriter Charles Dicken’s classic, A Tale of Two Cities, starts off with the following: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of […]

‘Iraqi Protesters Attack US Embassy in Baghdad’

U.S. ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from their embassy in #Baghdad for their safety, Iraqi officials said, as thousands of protesters denounce U.S. air strikes https://t.co/vLMPRnsRzX pic.twitter.com/ceKbSI0zGl — Reuters (@Reuters) December 31, 2019 COGwriter Voice of America (VOA) reported the following: Iraqi Protesters Attack US Embassy in Baghdad December 31, 2019 Security […]

When does God’s ‘new year’ start? Whose ‘new year’ started January 1?

Roman God Janus in Vatican Museum COGwriter Does God begin His new year on January 1st? If not, what is the origin of January 1st and New Year’s? Back in 46 B.C., Julius Caesar declared that January 1st would mark the beginning of the new year. January was named after Janus, the god of gates […]

CNN: Iran warns of ‘consequences’ after US strikes in Iraq and Syria

US Bradley tanks in Syria (Wikipedia) COGwriter Iran issued another warning to the US: Iran warns of ‘consequences’ after US strikes in Iraq and Syria December 30, 2019 Iran has warned the US of “consequences” after Washington carried out airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia group in Iraq. The US has “openly shown its support to […]

‘Why political and economic crisis could move from the UK to Germany in 2020’

Deutsche Bank twin tower headquarters, Frankfurt, Germany (© Raimond Spekking) COGwriter A reader sent a link to the following: Why political and economic crisis could move from the UK to Germany in 2020 December 30, 2019 The political and economic identity crisis seen in the U.K. during its torturous Brexit process could shift across the […]

Are Muslim right about condemning New Year’s celebrations as pagan?

COGwriter A while back, a religious leader in Turkey publicly condemned New Year’s and Christmas as pagan: Christmas and New Year celebrations are events where both pagan rituals and capitalist drives are intertwined, the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate Mehmet Görmez said in a statement… “What I will most object to as the religious […]

BIN: Betelgeuse Supernova: Pre-Messiah Star of Jacob to Herald Gog Magog War With Iran

Image showing Betelgeuse (top left) and the dense nebulae of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex (Photo by Rogelio Bernal Andreo) COGwriter Breaking Israel News (BIN) reported the following: Betelgeuse Supernova: Pre-Messiah Star of Jacob to Herald Gog Magog War With Iran December 29, 2019 “Before the great and terrible day of Hashem comes,* I will […]

BibleNewsProphecy: Could Ursula von der Leyen be the prophesied ‘raiser of taxes’?

Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen (European Parliament) COGwriter European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pushed for raising taxes: December 19, 2019 Ursula von der Leyen is … the new European Commission president … Among her long list of promises, the former German defence minister has pledged to complete the euro zone’s half-baked […]

WND: Many, including Netflix ‘Messiah’ writers, misunderstand Temple prophecies

Dutch sketch of parts of ‘third’ temple (Wikipedia) COGwriter World Net Daily (WND) editor Joseph Farah posted the following: Welcome to the latest end-of-the-world “thriller” from Netflix, coming out Jan. 1. It’s a miniseries called “Messiah” that even boasts a “replica of the rebuilt Temple.” When people tune in to most Second Coming fare, they […]