(Photo by Geierunited) COGwriter The US government changed the legal age to buy tobacco products: December 28, 2019 Congress slipped a similar provision into a massive emergency spending bill, which the president signed on Dec. 20, making 21 the legal age to buy tobacco and vaping products. … Usually, new federal legislation doesn’t take effect […]
Month: December 2019
Sermon: CCOG: 7 years of Restoration
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:20:00 CCOG: 7 years of Restoration The Continuing Church of God officially declared itself a separate legal entity on December 28, 2012. What has it been doing over the past seven years? Is the CCOG doing what God […]
AP: Russia Orthodox Church cuts ties with Alexandria patriarch
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill COGwriter Well, the rift brewing in the Eastern Orthodox world was just made official. Notice two following reports: Russia Orthodox Church cuts ties with Alexandria patriarch December 27, 2019 MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties with the head of the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria following his […]
VOA: Bloodied and Battered, Islamic State Terror Group Shows No Signs of Quitting
ISIS supporters have threatened to bomb Big Ben in London’s Palace of Westminster (The Sun) COGwriter Voice of America (VOA) reported the following: Bloodied and Battered, Islamic State Terror Group Shows No Signs of Quitting December 27, 2019 After fits and starts, the past year saw the collapse of the Islamic State terror group’s self-declared […]
Islamic-Assyrian similarities? What will happen?
Assyrian Relief from Nineveh, 645-635 B.C. COGwriter Notice something from a German Islamic conference: Some have called it a U-turn, others see it in less dramatic terms. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has said that “Muslims are a part of Germany” on the opening day of the German Islam Conference. Horst Seehofer said on Wednesday in […]
‘Brexit, Macron and Russia: Will 2020 be as Difficult for EU as 2019 Was?’
COGwriter CNN reported the following: Brexit was a distraction. Now Europe is facing … 2020 London (CNN)Brexit has been a massive headache ever since the UK voted to leave in 2016. It took two prime ministers, 1274 days, three deadline extensions and two general elections for an exit deal finally to be deemed acceptable by […]
‘Russia can complete Nord Stream 2 pipeline by itself: Kremlin’
Gazprom logo COGwriter Russia says that the latest US sanctions to stop the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germeny will not stop it from completing the project: Russia can complete Nord Stream 2 pipeline by itself: Kremlin 26 December 2019 Russia’s energy minister says despite US sanctions, Moscow will proceed to finish the Baltic Sea […]
Will Christians flee to a place in the wilderness? If so, does the Bible give any clues as to where?
COGwriter Are some of God’s people actually going to flee right before the tribulation? According to Jesus, the answer is yes. Jesus taught: 20 And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of […]
Protests in Hong Kong, Chile, and over a dozen other nations. Will justice ever prevail?
2019 Hong Kong Protesters (Studio Incendo) COGwriter We see more protests in Hong Kong: 25 December 2019 Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said many residents and tourists had seen their Christmas celebrations “ruined by a group of reckless and selfish rioters”. “Such illegal acts have not only dampened the festive mood but also adversely affected […]
“End of the world: Why Pope’s 2020 resignation ‘will fulfil 900-year-old doomsday prophecy’”
Pope Francis COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following: End of the world: Why Pope’s 2020 resignation ‘will fulfil 900-year-old doomsday prophecy’ The 83-year-old became head of the Catholic Church in 2013, following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI – a controversial move and the first of its kind in more than 500 […]