Ben Bernanke COGwriter The Wall Street Journal reported the following: Ben Bernanke has caused a bit of a stir in the markets for talking so much in the past few weeks. He’ll be at it again this week, testifying in the House on Wednesday and the Senate on Thursday… By tradition, the chairman speaks for […]
Month: July 2013
Greg Laurie’s USA rapture comments
COGwriter In my last post, Greg Laurie said he had three reasons that he felt that the USA was not mentioned in end time biblical prophecy; yet, the USA is referred to in passages such as Daniel 11:39 (see my last post Greg Laurie claims USA not in last days Bible prophecy and then speculates […]
Greg Laurie claims USA not in last days’ Bible prophecy and then speculates his reasons, including possible nuclear devastation.
COGwriter Greg Laurie, a well known Protestant minister and speaker, made some comments about the USA and the Bible: July 15, 2013|6:15 am Bible prophecy related to the end times mentions many nations, including Libya, Iran, Iraq Ethiopia, and possibly even China and Russia, but not the United States of America. In an article on […]
UK’s Glaxo caught for bribery; CBS: USA no longer leads by example
Most Bribes Are Not Publicly Announced (Djembayz) COGwriter Recently, a report came out about the international scale of bribery (see Corruption reportedly up worldwide). A large UK-based pharmaceutical firm, GlaxoSmithKline has apparently been caught being involved in a sophisticated bribery scheme in China: 15 July 2013 (Reuters) – Chinese police on Monday accused British drugmaker […]
Bible News Prophecy magazine: Korea in Prophecy, Disproving Evolution, and Who is the Man of Sin?
The latest edition of CCOG’s Bible News Prophecy magazine is available as a downloadable PDF: Bible News Prophecy, July-September 2013 edition. Here is information from its Contents’ page: 3 Who is the Man of Sin? Is the “man of sin” in 2 Thessalonians 2 the Beast or the False Prophet? What does the Bible really […]
‘Tribal Mary’ offends Hindus who suspect a Catholic plot
COGwriter Hindus in India are concerned that a portrayal of what appears to be a tribal India ‘Mary with baby Jesus’ is part of a Catholic plan to mislead: The issue of Christian missionaries proselytizing in India has taken a bizarre turn after a church in the eastern state of Jharkhand installed a statue of […]
Israel reportedly destroyed Russian anti-aircraft missiles in Syria; Saudi missiles targetting Iran and Israel.
S-300 Anti-Aircraft Missile System (www.kremlin.ru) COGwriter Middle East missiles are in the news. First notice the report that Israel destroyed some in Syria, but that it also tested some new missiles of its own: July 14, 2013 (July 15, 2013 in Australia) Israel made an air attack on Syria this month that targeted advanced anti-ship […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Should Christians be involved in Astrology?
Astrological Signs COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce a new video about Christianity and astrology on our YouTube channel called Bible New Prophecy. 16:17 Should Christians Be Involved In Astrology? Various ones who profess Christianity participate in astrology. Some believe that there are passages in the Bible that support being involved […]
Saudi Arabia warning visitors to Mecca about coronavirus risk
Mecca, Saudi Arabia COGwriter Saudi Arabia is warning Islamic pilgrims that they could be exposed to the coronavirus when they visit sites like Mecca: July 13, 2013 Health officials in Saudi Arabia have asked pilgrims visiting its holy sites to wear masks in crowded places to stop the spread of the MERS coronavirus. A list […]
South America protests USA spying
COGwriter South America has voiced its outrage over USA spying according to a report from France and one from the US government’s own Voice of America: July 13, 2013 AFP…Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro also called for stronger regional cyber-security after documents leaked by Snowden, a former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, allegedly show that Washington […]