Hosea was believed to have lived in the 8th century B.C. The name “Hosea,” means “salvation,” or “He saves,” or “He helps.”
Here is how the Book of Hosea starts:
1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. (Hosea 1:1)
Hosea is shown to have had a difficult time and was told to take harlots as wives. But he also had difficult messages …
The mosquito-transmitted Zika virus is spreading and causing concerns in many parts of the world:
January 28, 2016
he World Health Organization warns the Zika virus, seen as a possible cause of severe birth defects, is spreading rapidly through the Americas and could affect as many as four million people.
The BBC has referred to it as “#snowmageddon2016″ (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35392022). Here is information from USA sources:
Comments from the Royal Bank of Scotland have gotten attention in different parts of the world:
January 12, 2016
CNN reported that the Royal Bank of Scotland is warning that 2016 will be a “cataclysmic year” and investors should take immediate action.