Smyrna was prophesied to have persecution for ten years. Revelation 2:10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days [years]: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown […]
Category: Exhortation For The Ekklesia
The Death of Three Shepherds
The prophecy of Zechariah 11 concerning “Beauty” and the death of three shepherds explained. Beauty The Mosaic Marriage Covenant between Israel and Messiah the Christ is here called Beauty; the death of the Husband of Israel broke the Mosaic Marriage Covenant [Beauty] between him and Israel/Judah. Zechariah 11:7 And I will feed the flock of […]
Daniel, Darius, the Lions and the Rebuilding of the Temple
A small part of the amazing history of Zerubbabel, Haggai, Zechariah, Daniel, Darius, the Lions and the Rebuilding of the Temple. Coming Soon: Watch for our inspiring Pre-Passover series of programs on the fulfilled prophecies of Babylonian captivity, restoration and the beginning of the ministry of Christ. Daniel 6 After taking over Babylon in 539 […]
How Satan is Overcoming Today’s Corporate COG
Today and throughout history there is a power struggle in the assemblies. Jesus said “Matthew 24:28 For wheresoever the carcase [body] is, there will the eagles be gathered together.” Jesus was warning that Satan would sow talented tares in the assemblies who would struggle for control so as to dominate and make merchandise of the […]
The Lamb’s Ideal Bride
Proverbs 31 People tend to think of Proverbs as a list of wise sayings and the book is certainly that; it is also much more. Proverbs is an instruction from a king to his son on how to rule his people in a godly manner. The book is ascribed to Solomon, but the roots of many […]
Be Strong and Mighty in the LORD
The story of David and Goliath is often portrayed as a classic story of an underdog winning out over his far more powerful rival. There is much more to the story than that! Goliath was an example of unrepentant sinners and of the sin of enmity against God and the Word of God; while David […]
The Lesson of Korah
Numbers 16 Korah a Levite, and Dathan and Abiram of Reuben lead 250 other leaders to rise up against Moses. For decades this has been misapplied as a lesson that we are to accept and to follow any man who takes to himself a title and that we are not to question his leadership. The […]
How Do We Know That We Are Led By The Holy Spirit?
Also see “The Soul and the Holy Spirit” and “The Holy Spirit”. UCG claims that: “Vision of the United Church of God A Church led by God’s Holy Spirit, joined and knit together by what every member supplies, with all doing their share and growing in love to fulfill God’s great purpose for humanity to […]
Restoring God’s Festivals and Reviving the Ekklesia
The purpose of the Festivals of God has been frustrated by today’s Ekklesia, because they misuse God’s Festivals. First they refuse to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread for God’s commanded full seven days, second they keep the Fall Feast of Tabernacles for the seven days but they do so improperly, then they pollute the […]
Restoring the Seven Day Feast of Unleavened Bread
There are three commanded assemblies in which the people are told to appear before the Eternal in the place that God shall choose. This article is about restoring God’s seven day, Feast of Unleavened Bread. Herbert Armstrong had begun and was learning and growing until in late 1967 Loma Armstrong died of bowel cancer, […]
Standing Alone
Dear Brethren and Friends Since this work begin on July 8 2007 I have always plainly stated that I am not and I have no intention of starting a corporate church organization. The purpose of this Church of God News site is to provide news of the various organizations, and to call all brethren to […]
How to Become a Priest King
The function of a priest is to teach godliness to all people and in doing so work to reconcile people with God. The function of a king is to enforce God’s Word, maintain public order, ensure the public good by providing services and to make any necessary rules based upon the Word of God. To […]
Hope and Revival
Regardless of the argument over whether the seven churches of Revelation are contemporary or successive, there is no doubt that we are in the very latter days and that therefore we are in the Laodicean age. Today’s spiritual Ekklesia continues to idolize men and false traditions; strangely counting their espousal to Christ as meaning that […]
Your Health and the Food Supply
Unclean Wine The majority of people are unaware that wine, although made from grapes, may have been made using animal-derived products. During the wine-making process, the liquid is filtered through substances called “fining agents.” This process is used to remove protein, yeast, cloudiness, “off” flavors and colorings, and other organic particles. Popular animal-derived fining agents […]
Needed: A Profound Spiritual Revival
Today the spiritual light of the assemblies are flickering out, even as world events are moving quickly towards fulfilling the “Peace and Safety” sign of 1 Thessalonians 5:3. We are no longer a bright shining light in a dark and evil world, instead we have become spiritually lax and lukewarm to the point tat even […]
Brethren, Behold the Bridegroom Cometh!
Dear Brethren and Friends Things are beginning to move in the world and in the assemblies! An Israeli election is scheduled for November and could easily be moved up to as early as May or June. Meanwhile an agreement is being cobbled together between Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid which will form a peace oriented […]
The Mystery of the Father and the Son
In the beginning there was God, Elohim [the Mighty Ones]. Genesis 1:26 And God [Elohim; the Mighty Ones] said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: Here the word for God [Elohim] was a plural word; meaning the Mighty Ones. It was decided that one of these Mighty Ones would resign his […]
The God of the Old Testament
Brethren, I have no interest in hurting the UCG CoE by waiting until they approve their Paper and then analyzing it. Quite the contrary I have felt moved to compile and publish this study before the CoE approves a Paper in December. This Paper is published in love and concern, and in the hope that they […]
What is The True Gospel
If we want to know what the true gospel is and what we should preach: we can do no better than to follow the example of our Lord! The primary teaching of both John Baptist and Jesus Christ [the true Gospel] was to repent of living according to our own natural inclinations, and to change […]
Needed: A Spiritual Revival in the Assemblies
The Great Ezra Revival Ezra 9 Ezra called Judah to repentance and restored true religion and God’s Temple worship system and rebuilt the city of Jerusalem. God is also calling today’s Spiritual Ekklesia to sincerely repent of our pride and idolatry in exalting our idols of men above the Word of God. The time is almost […]