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 …
A reader sent me a link to the following:
Hungary’s Orban: World is Heading for a Clash Due to U.S. Decline.
July 23, 2023
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced that the decline in power and influence of the United States is setting the world on a path towards an international collision unless world leaders can find a ‘new balance.’ …
The Bible does say to confess sins, but has the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) taken this beyond the practices recorded in the Bible or any found in early Christian documents?
What do the Bible and the Continuing Church of God (CCOG) teach? …
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 Catholics (and others) believe that Elijah (or a type of Elijah) will be one of the two witnesses, The Catholic Encyclopedia article about him never mentions that role related to him.
The Bible itself tells about the original Elijah in the books of 1 Kings, 2 Kings, and 2 Chronicles. In his first mention, God has him called for a drought: …
Some claim that 1 John 5:7-8 is proof of the Greco-Roman trinity (and that the above diagram ‘explains’ the trinity).
But should that verse be used as proof?
Furthermore, is what some think 1 John 5:7-8 states really even supposed to be in the Bible?
The above drawing is also used by some trinitarians to explain the trinity, even though it clearly violates laws of logic. It was basically developed because although most who profess Christ claim to believe in theSome claim that 1 John 5:7-8 is proof of the Greco-Roman trinity (and that the above diagram ‘explains’ the trinity).
But should that verse be used as proof?
Furthermore, is what some think 1 John 5:7-8 states really even supposed to be in the Bible?
The above drawing is also used by some trinitarians to explain the trinity, even though it clearly violates laws of logic. It was basically developed because although most who profess Christ claim to believe in the …
Saw the following unusual article at World Net Daily by Scott Lively:
It is fairly well-known in Christian circles that J.R.R. Tolkien intended his masterpiece, “The Lord of the Rings,” to be at least in part a Christian allegory. …
Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of “The Lord of the Rings” preserved many elements of the Christian allegory …
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 son of Pethuel.
2 Hear this, you elders, And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land! Has anything like this happened in your days, Or even in the days of your fathers? 3 Tell your children about it, Let your children tell their children, And their children another generation. …
Extreme weather has hit many parts of the world.
A reader tipped me off to the following from Michael Snyder:
We Are Starting To Experience The Apocalyptic Weather Of The End Times
July 12, 2023
Have you noticed that we are being hit by an endless series of weather emergencies? Here in the middle of 2023, farms in the Midwest are being devastated by a seemingly endless drought, massive dust storms are happening as far north as Illinois, residents of Vermont just experienced the worst …
Over the decades, science fiction movies have sometimes shown that computers with advanced programming, now called “artificial intelligence” (AI), have concluded that they can run the world better that humans and hence they takeover or at least attempt to.
Well, the United Nations put something out that is in line with that. Let me add that the tweet at the beginning of this post came from the Twitter account of Sophia, the AI-enabled humanoid robot mentioned below: …