COGwriter The Roman calendar year is 2026. The Jews proclaimed a New Year. They call the year from sunset September 11, 2026 to sunset October 1, 2027 is 5787 or 5787 AM (anno mundi). However, the Jewish year claim confuses many people as the numbers do not add up with scripture. How many years has […]
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).
BibleNewsProphecy: Can the Jews Build a Holy Temple?
Temple Institute entrance (Photo by Bob Thiel) COGwriter The Temple Institute wants to be a ‘Holy Temple’ as soon as they can. Can the Jews actually build a holy temple in this age? The Continuing Church of God (CCOG) put together the following Bible News Prophecy video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel related to these matters: 14:44 Can the Jews […]
What should Christians teach their children/grandchildren about dinosaurs?
Dinosaur bones (Wikipedia Commons) COGwriter The National Catholic Register had the following in an article by Stacy Trasancos: What Do You Say When Kids Ask About Dinosaurs? Suppose you catechize your children properly and teach them all about Adam and Eve, the Garden of Eden and original sin. Suppose you sit on the sofa one […]
God’s Rainbow and the Satanic LGBTQ imitation
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 […]
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 […]