Greetings from Grover Beach, California.
We hope you had a spiritually uplifting week.
A while back, I began writing a book related to popes and the final Antichrist. I remain of the view that the final Antichrist will be the last pope based on biblical and other writings. Kristy Gorman edited the book for me, and basically all I was waiting on was the name of Pope Francis’ replacement as well as some details about him. Anyway, once it was announced that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was Pope Leone XIV, Pope Leo XIV in English (he did NOT make his initial papal statements in the English language), I was able to finalize the book. Information about him and papal-related prophecies are in the recommended sermon for this Sabbath. Here is a link: Pope Leo XIV & Antichrist Prophecies. That sermon has already had over 900 views.
One of the reasons to get that book out was because it looks like it will open some doors to be on new podcasts or at least be able to be on other times on podcast programs I have already been on. And that looks like it will be helpful.
In other book-related matters, Theresa DiLiddo finished editing the book Mysteries of God: What is God?
It now has been submitted to the printer, who is Amazon Kindle Direct.
The plan is to get it printed and sent to our supporters by the end of next month.
Speaking of writing, I had been a bit behind on writing the Bible News Prophecy magazine, so that is something else I have been working on.
Radio
Last evening I was interviewed by Rob McConnell for his X-Zone radio program, which is out of Ontario, Canada. I have been a guest on that program off and on over the years. The first time I was on there as back in 2009.
We mainly covered prophetic and other matters related to US President Donald Trump, though I did mention our hope in the Kingdom of God. He was vehemently opposed to President Trump and I endeavored to put more balance in that interview. Anyway, that radio interview is scheduled to air at 7:00 pm EDT tonight.
Being a radio or a podcast guest allows us to reach people that we normally would not be able to reach.
Both can be considered as “doors” to reach and teach (cf. 1 Corinthians 16:9).
Michigan Sabbath Services
As mentioned back before, my family and I are planning on coming to Michigan in May. We are looking at having Sabbath services on May 24, 2025. We are looking at a location near South Lyon/Whitmore Lake as the most likely location for services.
Anyone who wishes to attend can email me. My email address remains: COGwriter@aol.com
Suggested Sabbath Service
Here is a suggested Sabbath day service for our scattered brethren and other interested people:
- 2-3 hymns (our songbook, The Bible Hymnal, contains the materials from the 1974 Bible Hymnal from the old WCG with new covers, plus ten additional hymns; there is also some Choral Accompaniment online).
- Opening prayer.
- The suggested sermonette is titled: Artificial Intelligence – A False Friend. Other sermonettes are available at our Prophecy channel on BitChute https://www.bitchute.com/channel/prophecy/
- Announcements (if any; though for many it will be this letter) and one hymn.
- The suggested sermon, which for most who receive this letter via email will be: Pope Leo XIV & Antichrist Prophecies. Other sermons are also available at the COGTube channel on BitChute https://www.bitchute.com/channel/cogtube/
- Final hymn.
- Closing prayer.
Note: If you have a slow internet connection, you can watch these by starting the video, then below it (and towards the right) look for an outline of a gear–if you click on that, it will allow the YouTube video to be played with lower video quality, but at least it will not stop often–you can select a quality as low as 144p. If your internet connection is still too slow (as my home one is) and/or you prefer audio messages to audio-visuals ones, go to the YouTube link for the message, click on SHOW MORE related to the description. You will then see something that says, “Download MP3.” Below that is a link to an MP3 file. Most computers (and even some mobile telephones) will allow MP3 files to be downloaded and played. This is an option we have made available (but we are also looking into ways to improve that as well)–and, of course, we have written article options. Some people have found that if their internet connections are not fast enough, that they can simply listen to the messages that are found at the Bible News Prophecy online radio channel.
IN CASE YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A ‘LETTER TO THE BRETHREN’ FOR ANY WEEK, REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE MANY SERMON MESSAGES ON THE ContinuingCOG channel AND MANY SERMONETTE MESSAGES ON THE Bible News Prophecy channel. There are also some messages at the CCOGAfrica channel. There are also messages in the Spanish language at the CDLIDDSermones channel.
In case one or more of our video channels are unavailable, down, restricted, or ?, understand that we are on multiple platforms.
For sermons in English:
ContinuingCOG YouTube channel. Dr. Thiel has produced video sermons for this channel.
Also available at BitChute COGTube https://www.bitchute.com/channel/cogtube/
For sermonettes in English:
Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel BibleNewsProphecy https://www.youtube.com/user/BibleNewsProphecy.
Bitchute Prophecy https://www.bitchute.com/channel/prophecy/,
Vimeo at Bible News Prophecy https://vimeo.com/channels/biblenewsprophecy
Brighteon Bible News Prophecy https://www.brighteon.com/channel/ccogbnp.
Rumble https://rumble.com/c/biblenewsprophecy.
DailyMotion https://www.dailymotion.com/dm_e24c8ac0050c5e7445cd5573711869c6/videos
For animations in English:
CCOG Animations YouTube channel.
Also available at BitChute COGAnimations https://www.bitchute.com/channel/coganimations/
Sermons and sermonettes in Spanish:
CDLIDDSermones channel.
African videos:
CCOGAfricaYouTube channel.
Also available at BitChute COGAfrica https://www.bitchute.com/channel/cogafrica/
Audio messages:
Bible News Prophecy radio. This is an audio version of the Bible News Prophecy videos on one of our internet stations as well as our radio broadcasts in English. The BibleNewsProphecy.net website also has information about our international radio presence for Europe, Asia, and North America. That page is also available as a mobile app.
Bible News Prophecy International radio. This has links to our non-English language online radio station as well as materials in multiple languages.
There is also additional information at the Continuing Church of God Multimedia page.
World News Items
The USA has temporarily paused increased tariffs rates to China. Its President Donald Trump insulted the European Union by stating that they were more difficult than the Chinese to make a deal with (see US pauses increased tariffs on China, inflation rate down, as Donald Trump disses European Union). Donald Trump’s statements and actions are pushing Europe further away as an ally–ultimately Europe will end up as a destructive and conquering enemy (cf. Lamentations 1:1-2; Daniel 11:39).
Speaking of trade, the UK got its genetically modified/manipulated pork approved to be imported to the USA, whereas the USA is looking to export more pork to China (see Trade talks, China, pork, UK, and CRISPR). Pork is not a clean food for humans (Deuteronomy 14:8), yet many want to push it. It remains my opinion that the consumption of unclean animals by humans has been a major contributor to the production of various pathogenic viruses. It is likely that many of the pestilential deaths associated with the ride of the fourth horseman of the Apocalypse (Revelation 6:7-8) will related to unclean meat consumption and/or genetic manipulations.
As mention at the beginning of this letter, there is a new pope. American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV (see Pope Leo XIV: Could he be the last pope, the final Antichrist?). The day he was elected I speculated about why he probably chose that name and he later confirmed my speculation (see Robert Prevost speaks in Vatican City and also explains why he chose name Pope Leo XIV). I have also speculated that Satan and his demons could have long knew he would be pontiff (see Did the demons know that Robert Prevost would become Pope Leo XIV?). None of those reasons mean he must be the last pope and final Antichrist. He has made a few statements that suggests he is now. However, if Pope Leo XIV does perform certain “great signs,” etc. (cf. Revelation 13:11-17) he would be.
Concluding Comments
Notice the following from the last chapter of the Book of Joshua:
1 Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. 2 And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, dwelt on the other side of the River in old times; and they served other gods. 3 Then I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River, led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac. 4 To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt. 5 Also I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to what I did among them. Afterward I brought you out.
6 ‘Then I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea; and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea. 7 So they cried out to the Lord; and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, brought the sea upon them, and covered them. And your eyes saw what I did in Egypt. Then you dwelt in the wilderness a long time. 8 And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, who dwelt on the other side of the Jordan, and they fought with you. But I gave them into your hand, that you might possess their land, and I destroyed them from before you. 9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose to make war against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you. 10 But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he continued to bless you. So I delivered you out of his hand. 11 Then you went over the Jordan and came to Jericho. And the men of Jericho fought against you — also the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. But I delivered them into your hand. 12 I sent the hornet before you which drove them out from before you, also the two kings of the Amorites, but not with your sword or with your bow. 13 I have given you a land for which you did not labor, and cities which you did not build, and you dwell in them; you eat of the vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.’
14 “Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord! 15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
16 So the people answered and said: “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods; 17 for the Lord our God is He who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way that we went and among all the people through whom we passed. 18 And the Lord drove out from before us all the people, including the Amorites who dwelt in the land. We also will serve the Lord, for He is our God.”
19 But Joshua said to the people, “You cannot serve the Lord, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. 20 If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you, after He has done you good.”
21 And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the Lord!”
22 So Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the Lord for yourselves, to serve Him.”
And they said, “We are witnesses!”
23 “Now therefore,” he said, “put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord God of Israel.”
24 And the people said to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey!” (Joshua 24:1-24)
Despite pledging to obey, the Israelites often failed to do so.
Unlike the ancient Israelites, you brethren, have God’s Holy Spirit.
You WILL NOT FAIL IF YOU DO NOT GIVE UP.
Notice a promise in the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Philippians:
6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; (Philippians 1:6)
Yes, brethren, once you have made up your mind to “serve the Lord,” you will not fail if you continue to strive to obey God.
Sincerely,
Bob Thiel
Pastor and Overseer