{"id":4952,"date":"2010-10-01T17:57:09","date_gmt":"2010-10-02T01:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=4952"},"modified":"2010-10-02T06:16:17","modified_gmt":"2010-10-02T14:16:17","slug":"art-gilmore-dies-and-short-cog-news-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wcg-news\/art-gilmore-dies-and-short-cog-news-items\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Gilmore Dies and Other Short COG News Items"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 30px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 457px; height: 275px;\" title=\"Worldwide Church of God Transformed from    Truth to Fairy Tales\" src=\"\/tkach-transformed-from-truth.gif\" alt=\"Worldwide Church of God Transformed from Truth to Fairy Tales\" width=\"457\" height=\"275\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/cogwriter.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">COGwriter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art Gilmore<\/strong>, who for decades was the announcer for the telecast and many other audio-video projects for the old Worldwide Church of God, died on September 25, 2010\u00a0<span id=\"intelliTxt\">in Irvine, CA at age 98<\/span> .\u00a0 Though he had a sincere-sounding voice, he never was a member of the old WCG.<\/p>\n<p><strong>J. Tkach <\/strong>of GCI (the group that took over the old WCG) reported today that GCI has 900 local congregations.\u00a0 But congregations that no longer are supposed to keep the Fall Feast days or other biblical holy days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ronald Weinland<\/strong> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/cgpfk.htm\">COG-PFK<\/a> announced his &#8220;newest truth&#8221; during the Fall Holy Days&#8211;basically that he feels that Satan is not immortal and will die (note: this position is not unique to Ron Weinland as others have also come to this conclusion).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roderick C. Meredith<\/strong> of <a href=\"ylcg.htm\">LCG <\/a>spoke at the Last Great Day in Panama City Beach yesterday.\u00a0 LCG had at least 1200 attend the Feast of Tabernacles there this year.\u00a0 Including me and my family \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><em>Although the Holy Days for 2010 are now past, the following may be of interest:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/lordsday.htm\">Is Revelation 1:10 talking about Sunday or the Day of the Lord?<\/a> Most Protestant scholars say Sunday is the Lord&#8217;s Day, but is that what the Bible teaches?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sabbath.htm\">The Sabbath in the Early Church and Abroad<\/a> Was the seventh-day (Saturday) Sabbath  observed  by the apostolic and post-apostolic Church?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/chinasabbath.htm\">The Dramatic Story of Chinese Sabbathkeepers <\/a>This reformatted Good News article from 1955 discusses Sabbath-keeping in China in the 1800s.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/unreason.htm\">Is God Unreasonable?<\/a> Some have suggested that if God requires Sabbath-keeping He is unreasonable. Is that true?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/worship.htm\">Is There &#8220;An Annual Worship Calendar&#8221; In the Bible?<\/a> This paper provides a biblical and historical critique of several  articles, including one by the Tkach WCG which states that this should  be a local decision. What do the Holy Days mean? Also you can click here  for the <a href=\"\/holyday.htm\">calendar of Holy Days<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/hebrew-calendar-postponements.htm\">Hebrew Calendar<\/a> This John Ogywn writing explains why we in the Living Church of God use  the calendar that we do and answers such questions as &#8220;Did Jesus  Observe the Postponements?&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/passover.htm\">Passover and the Early Church<\/a> Did the early Christians observe Passover? What did Jesus and Paul teach? Why did Jesus die for our sins?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/melitohomily.htm\">Melito&#8217;s Homily on the Passover<\/a> This is one of the earliest Christian writings about the Passover. This  also includes what Apollinaris wrote on the Passover as well.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/passover_on_the_fourteenth_or_fifteenth.htm\">TPM: Passover on the 14th or 15th?<\/a> While the LCG observes Passover on the 14th, some observe it on the 15th. Why is the 14th correct?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/night_to_be_observed.htm\">The Night to Be Observed<\/a> What is the night to be much observed? When is it? Why do Jews keep Passover twice and emphasize the wrong date?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/unleaven.htm\">Should Christians Keep the Days of Unleavened Bread?<\/a> Do they have any use or meaning now? What is leaven? This article supplies some biblical answers.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/ucgub.htm\">UCG and Its Unleavened Bread Study Paper<\/a> What does the Bible say about eating unleavened bread for seven days? What has UCG officially said about it?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/pentecost.htm\">Pentecost: Is it more than Acts 2?<\/a> Many &#8220;Christians&#8221; somewhat observe Pentecost. Do they know what it  means?  It is also called  the Feast of Harvest, the Feast of Weeks, and  the day of firstfruits. What about &#8220;speaking in tongues&#8221;?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/fallholy.htm\">Did Early Christians Observe the Fall Holy Days?<\/a> Did they? Did Jesus? Should you?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/trumpetlife.htm\">The Book of Life and the Feast of Trumpets?<\/a> Are they related? Is so how? If not, where not?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/atonement.htm\">The Day of Atonement&#8211;Its Christian Significance <\/a> The Jews call it <em>Yom Kippur<\/em>, Christians &#8220;The Day of Atonement&#8221;. Does it have any relevance for Christians today?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/feast.htm\">The Feast of Tabernacles: A Time for Christians?<\/a> Is this pilgrimage holy day still valid? Does it teach anything  relevant for today&#8217;s Christians? What is the Last Great Day? What do  these days teach?<br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/www.cogl.org\/fot2005\/default.htm\" href=\"\/fot2010.htm\">LCG 2010 Feast of Tabernacles&#8217;   Information<\/a> Here is information on many Feast of Tabernacles locations for this year.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/UCG-LGD.htm\">Last Great Day study paper<\/a> Was Jesus speaking about the 7th or 8th day of the Feast in John 7:37?  UCG says the 7th, but what does the Bible teach? This extensive paper  reviews UCG&#8217;s LGD study paper and includes comments as to where it  erred.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"\/holyday.htm\">Holy Day Calendar<\/a> This is a listing of the biblical holy days through 2012, with their  Roman calendar dates. They are really hard to observe if you do not know  when they occur \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COGwriter Art Gilmore, who for decades was the announcer for the telecast and many other audio-video projects for the old Worldwide Church of God, died on September 25, 2010\u00a0in Irvine, CA at age 98 .\u00a0 Though he had a sincere-sounding voice, he never was a member of the old WCG. J. 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