LGBTQ+ ‘Pride Flag’ COGwriter Over the years, I have denounced the perverted use of rainbows by those who promote sexual immorality. Others, like the following, also see some of the issues with that: Exposing The TRUTH About God’s Rainbow! July 30, 2026 “Pride Month”. … with rainbow flags. Why? To celebrate “Pride”. Not sure if you […]
Category: Old Testament History
“Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come” (1 Corinthians 10:11).
Elisha received a ‘double portion’ after asking Elijah and Gaylyn Bonjour anointed Bob Thiel and prayed he would be granted a ‘double portion’ of God’s Spirit
“Elijah in the wilderness“ COGwriter According to an article about him in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Elijah “is honoured by both the Greek and Latin Churches on 20 July.” Although many Roman Catholics (and others) believe that Elijah (or a type of Elijah) will be one of the two witnesses, The Catholic Encyclopedia article about him […]
Joel and his prophetic writings
Michelangelo’s Imagined Depiction of Joel COGwriter Some observe a memorial to the death of the Prophet Joel on July 13th of each year. Do you know much about what he was inspired by God to write? Here is how the Book of Joel starts: 1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel the […]
Temple Institute on women of the Book of Numbers, Proverbs on a virtuous woman, WCG and CCOG on women in the kingdom
1914 Poster from Germany COGwriter In its latest newsletter, the Temple Institute had the following: “Tzelofchad’s daughters—Machlah, Tirtzah, Choglah, Milkah, and Noa” (Numbers 36:11) Tammuz 25, 5786/July 10, 2026 HaShem commanded Moshe to lead Israel into a war of vengeance against the Midianites who had seduced Israel into brazen acts of idolatry, and a brutal war it […]
Sermon: Gideon’s Battle and Yours
(BibleHub photo) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:19:40 Gideon’s Battle and Yours The late deacon Richard Close was working on a sermon for the CCOG, based on one about ‘Gideon’s Army’ given by the former WCG minister Jim Rector who died in 2006. For […]
Sermon: Lessons from the Book of Jonah
Representation of Jonah Preaching to the Ninevites (1866) by Gustave Doré COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:11;12 Lessons from the Book of Jonah In this sermon, Dr. Thiel goes through each and every verse of the Book of Jonah. He answers questions such as […]
Evidence of Noah’s flood?
John Martin’s 1834 version of the Deluge COGwriter Several years back, the late Pope Francis warned, contrary to scripture, of another great flood: Pope warns of another ‘Noah’s Flood’: Even though the Bible says it will never happen Hashem said to Himself: “Never again will I doom the earth because of man, since the devisings […]
The Gospel of the Kingdom of God in the Old Testament?
COGwriter Back in 1963, the old Radio Church of God published the following titled The Gospel – In the Old Testament from David Jon Hill. What has the Old Testament to do with the Gospel? Why is it even included in the Bible? How did Jesus, Peter and Paul preach the Gospel? JESUS CHRIST never […]
Claim that centuries old map showing Noah’s Ark may confirm Durupinar site location
Durupinar site (Photo by Wikkiwooki via Wikipedia)COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following: Noah’s Ark mystery deepens as ancient map points to resting place of biblical vessel 27 May 2026 The largest known early world map may have pointed to the resting place of Noah’s Ark for nearly 440 years. Created in […]
Biblical connection to the origin of the Vikings?
Norsemen drawing (Pixabay) COGwriter A large amount of Viking-related coins were recently found: A hoard of silver coins left by Vikings in Norway is so massive that even after more than 3,000 coins have been unearthed, the search is still on for more. Initially, a pair of registered metal detectorists uncovered 19 silver coins and […]