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Letter to the Brethren: October 22, 2026

Letter to the Brethren: October 22, 2026

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Dear Brethren and Co-Workers in Christ:

Greetings to all of you from Grover Beach, California.

Revealing Revelation 

As many of you are aware, as part of our Going Thru the Bible plan,  so far, we have covered every verse of 26 books of the 27 books of the New Testament.

Links to those can be found at the following:

MATTHEW Here are links to twelve sermons covering the 28 chapters of Matthew: Matthew 1-2: Greek or Aramaic, Jesus, and the Star?, Matthew 3-5: John the Baptist, Temptations, and the Beatitudes, Matthew 6-7: Charitable Deeds, the Rosary, Prayer, the Golden Rule, and Faith, Matthew 8-10: Married Clergy, Faith, Coming Persecution, and the Ecumenical Agenda, Matthew 11-12: John the Elijah, Sodom, Unpardonable Sin, & 3 Days and 3 Nights, -14: Parables, Mustard Seeds, Birthdays, and Faith, Matthew 15-16: Tradition, Signs of the Times, and The Rock & Peter, Matthew 17-18: Transfiguration, Elijah to Come, Taxes, and Forgiveness, Matthew 19-20: Transgender? Divorce? Purgatory? The first shall be last?, Matthew 21-23: ‘Palm Sunday,’ Come as You Are?, and the Greatest Commandments, Matthew 24: Temple Destruction, Sorrows, Tribulation, and the Return of Jesus, and Matthew 25-28: Midnight Cry, False Christians, Resurrection, & Teaching what Jesus Taught. Exploring the Sermon on the Mount: Insights from Matthew 5-7 and Beyond This article has quotes from Jesus related to His message from the Mount from Matthew 5-7 (all verses covered) and Luke’s accounts as well as other scriptures and comments from Church of God writers about this. Here are links to two related sermons: Sermon on the Mount: Beatitudes & Priorities and Sermon on the Mount: Prayer and Priorities.
MARK Here is a link to a sermon covering all of Jesus’ words in the Gospel of Mark: What did Jesus teach in the Book of Mark? Here is a link to six sermons covering all the verses in the Gospel of Mark: Mark 1-2: Author, Prophecy, & Miracles, Mark 3-5: Healing, Demons, and Parables, Mark 6-9: Tradition, John’s beheading, Elijah, and Restoration, Mark 10-12: Marriage, Divorce, Needle Eye, Greatest Command, & Taxes, Mark 13: Temple, Four Horsemen, Troubles, Great Tribulation, and Gospel Proclamation, and Mark 14-16: Jesus’ Priorities & Betrayal, the Resurrection, Signs, and Reaching the World.
LUKE Here are links to eight sermons covering the entire ‘Gospel of Luke’: Luke 1-2: John the Baptist, Mary, and the Census, Luke 3-6: John the Baptist, Jesus’ genealogy, Satan’s Influence, and the Sermon on the Mount, Luke 7-9: Miracles, Purpose of Parables, Kingdom of God, and Women Supporting the Ministry, Luke 10-11: The 70, Doing the Work, the Good Samaritan, Prayer, and Signs, Luke 12-13: Priorities, Delayed Fruit Bearing, Little Flock, Prophecy, and the Narrow Way, Luke 14-16: The Lost Sheep, the Prodigal Son, the Rich Man and Lazarus, Luke 17-20: Faith, the Kingdom, Gathering, Prayer, & Rewards, and Luke 21-22: Giving, Sorrows, Persecution, Tribulation, Fig Tree, and Violence. The last sermon also covers Jesus’ words in the Book of Acts.
JOHN Here are links to a seven-part sermon series covering the entire ‘Gospel of John’: John 1-3: Anti-unitarian, Wine, Being Born Again, & Heaven, John 4-6: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman, Miracles and the Bread of Life, John 10-12: Sheep, Hirelings, Lazarus/Soul Sleep and ‘Palm Day’, John 13-15: Footwashing and the Words of Jesus, John 16-18: Truth, Trinity, and Pontius Pilate, and John 19-21: Do not only try, do what God wants.
ACTS Here is an article: The Book of Acts. Here is a link to related sermons: Book of Acts 1-2: Jesus Left, New Testament Church Began, Acts 3-5: Miracles, Trials, Proclamation, and Persecution, Acts 6-9: Widows, Stephen, Saul, and Simon Magus, Acts 10-12: Visions, Dreams, and Gentiles, Acts 13-16: Prophets, Poisoning, and Proclamation,Acts 17-19: Travels, Anointed Cloths, & the Gospel of the Kingdom, Acts 20-22: James, Sunday, and Prejudice, and Acts 23-25: Vows, Secrets, Cults, & Criticisms, and Acts 26-28: Shipwreck, the Kingdom of God, & Amen.
ROMANS Comments on the Book of Romans. Here are links to six related sermons: Romans 1-2: Believe the Truth of God, Romans 3:-6: Sin, Law, Grace, Salvation, Romans 7-8: God’s Spirit and Guarantee, Romans 9-10: Grace, Mercy, Salvation, Romans 11-12: Gentiles, Jews, and the Fulness, and Romans 13-16: Obedience, Gentiles, Love, and Women.
1 CORINTHIANS Comments on the 1st Epistle to the Corinthians. Here are links to  related sermons: 1 Corinthians 1-2: God’s Spirit & the Ways of the World, 1 Corinthians 3-4: Christianity Requires Repentance, 1 Corinthians 5-6: The Church and Bad Apples, 1 Corinthians 7-8: Sex, Remarriage, and Christian Love, 1 Corinthians 9-10: Authority, Idols, and Love, 1 Corinthians 11-12: Hair, Veils, & Spiritual Gifts, 1 Corinthians 13-14: Love, Prophecy, and Tongues, and 1 Corinthians 15-16: Resurrection Hope, Collections, and Love.
2 CORINTHIANS Comments on the 2nd Epistle to the Corinthians. Here is a links to related sermons: 2 Corinthians 1-2: Church of God Suffering and Open Door; 2 Corinthians 3: The New Covenant, Jews, & Gentiles; 2 Corinthians 4-5: Guaranteed Immortality; 2 Corinthians 6: Salvation and Persecutions; 2 Corinthians 2:7-9: Be a Philadelphian Giver; 2 Corinthians 10-11: Faithfulness, Speaking, and Fables; and 2 Corinthians 12-13: Problems and Philadelphian Proofs.
GALATIANS Comments on Galatians Did the Apostle Paul do away with God’s law as some claim the Book of Galatians teaches? What is the false gospel? Related sermon videos related to Galatians are available: Galatians 1 and the False Gospel and Galatians 2 & 3: What Law was Added? What was Abolished? and Galatians 4 & 5: Who Does Not Inherit the Kingdom? and Galatians 5 & 6: The Gifts of the Spirit.
EPHESIANS Comments on Ephesians. Here is a link three related sermons: Ephesians 1-2: Predestination, Mysteries, & Grace. Ephesians 3 -4: Godhead, Immortality, Your Purpose, and Ephesians 5-6: Put on the Whole Armor of God, Marriage, Child Rearing.
PHILIPPIANS Comments on Philippians. Here are two related sermons: Philippians 1-2: God will not give up on you and Philippians 3-4: Faith, Love, and Polycarp.
COLOSSIANS The Book of Colossians. Here is a link to a related sermon: Book of Colossians.
1 THESSALONIANS Comments on 1 Thessalonians. Here is a link to a related sermon: 1 Thessalonians & the Return of Jesus.
2 THESSALONIANS Comments on 2 Thessalonians. Here is a link to a related sermon: 2 Thessalonians, Falling Away, & Man of Sin.
1 TIMOTHY Comments on 1 Timothy. This article has each and every verse of the Apostle Paul’s first letter to Timothy. Here are links to related sermons: 1 Timothy 1-2: God Wants All Saved, Be Modest, 1 Timothy 3-4: Be Faithful to the Word of God, and 1 Timothy 5-6: Godliness.
2 TIMOTHY Comments on 2 Timothy. This article has each and every verse of the Apostle Paul’s first epistle to Timothy, the prophetic evangelist. Here is a link to a related sermon: 2 Timothy 1-2: Sound Mind and Satan and 2 Timothy 3-4: Scripture and Truth Restored.
TITUS Comments on Titus. This article has each and every verse of the Apostle Paul’s epistle to Titus, a Christian leader who was in Crete. Here is a link to a related sermon: Philemon and Titus.
PHILEMON Comments on Philemon. This article has each and every verse of the Apostle Paul’s epistle to his friend Philemon. Here is a link to a related sermon: Philemon and Titus.
HEBREWS Comments on Hebrews. Dr. Thiel goes over verses in the Book of Hebrews. Here are links to related sermons: Hebrews 1-2 & Angels: An Introduction, Hebrews 3-4: Belief & the Sabbath, Hebrews 5-7: Teach & Melchizedek the High Priest, and Hebrews 8-10: Entering the New Covenant, Hebrews 11-12: Faith–Yes, the Diligent are Rewarded, and Hebrew 13: Let Philadelphia Continue.
1 PETER Here is a link to an article: 1 Peter: Scriptures and Commentary. Here is a link to a related sermon covering 1 Peter: 1 Peter: Humbly love, God’s plan is eternal.
2 PETER & JUDE Here is a link to an article: Second Peter & Jude: Scriptures and Commentary. Here is a link to a related sermon covering those books: 2 Peter & Jude: Lusts, Prophecy, & 144,000?
JAMES was the half-brother of Jesus. Here are links to sermons covering the Book of James: Strong Meat: James 1-2 and Strong Meat: James 3-5. Here is a link to a related article Living as a Christian: Strong Meat.
1,2,3 JOHN The Apostle John wrote three epistles. They covered topics such as love, sin, being begotten, and the Antichrist.Commentary on 1,2,3 John The Apostle John wrote three epistles. They covered topics such as love, sin, being begotten, and the Antichrist. 1 John 1-3: Love and Sin, 1 John 4-5: Love, Begotten, Trinity, and 2 John, 3 John, and the Antichrist.

Although we have covered many parts and verses of the remaining New Testament book, I have now begun a new sermon series that is intended to cover every verse of the Book of Revelation.

However, unlike the previous series on other books of the Bible, I only expect to cover perhaps one sermon per month or so related to the Book of Revelation.

Why?

Well, for one, I do not want to rush the process.

And for another, we may be seeing the fulfillment of certain prophesied events which will allow me to better see how certain events may tie in with prophecies in the Book of Revelation.

That said, here is a link to the recommended sermon for this Sabbath: Revealing Revelation 1:1-9.

Once the series is done, which will likely take over 2 years, we may produce a book on this.

Bible News Prophecy International

Received the following email:

Hello Dr. Thiel,

We had enough hours/time to add another language to the radio program so I researched populations and religions and thought that Russian (primarily Eastern Orthodox) would be a good fit. So I wanted to let you know I added Russian to the Bible News Prophecy Radio program. (We now play 11 languages around the clock). On the radio (and on BNPI.net) we already have 39 sermonettes, 9 sermons and 1 audiobook in Russian. It grows every week as I try to take your weekly sermonettes and create them in all 11 languages for broadcast. We have over 300 sermonettes, sermons and audiobooks in those 11 languages at BNPI.net. The library is growing. I don’t have any stats yet for Russian listeners as I just added it 2 weeks ago. Once I get some, I’ll send them to you.

​We have more gentile languages than Israelite ones. I still try to convert sermonettes to other languages not listed below but sometimes AI translation software and my time hinder that. But we will have information on BNPI, Radio, and CCOG sites to be a witness when the time comes, God willing.

Our 11 languages broadcast around the clock are:

Chinese

Japanese

Vietnamese

Korean

Hindi

Russian

French

German

Portuguese (Brazilian)

Spanish

Swahili

Sermons relate to: Fatima, Mary the Mother of Jesus, 10 Commandments, 1st Commandment and Priorities, Repentance, Sabbath, Passover Examination, Halloween, Christmas, and Predestination. These are some of the topics that were suggested by some of our CCOG members. If you have other sermons that you’d like me to do please let me know.

-Kristy

I emailed Kristy back and said that we are pleased to have Russian as well as any other language we can get.

Joan Galloway reported this week that our The Gospel of the Kingdom of God book is now available in 125 languages online and that she and others are working to get additional translations.

The Bible shows that the proclamations will ultimate results in massive numbers of followers from all over and in all languages:

8 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying:

“You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.” (Revelation 5:8-10)

9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” (Revelation 7:9-11)

11 For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.” (Romans 14:11)

Thus, it makes sense to get materials into whatever languages God will open up to us (cf. Revelation 3:7-8).

Students of Bible Study Program

Last week, I mentioned that Ezekiel Ombaso Oanda has an educational program in his part of Kenya (see Letter to the Brethren: October 15, 2026).

As a follow-up, he sent the following:

Shalom and good evening from Kisii highlands Kenya. We have received more rain here after a long wait.

 As I mentioned to you that will share with some pictures of the students who attend Bible class here. I want to confirm that the picture attached is a Bible class who attended today.

      Other pictures and maybe a video will share on Facebook messenger.

   Thank you so much and remain blessed in Jesus’ name.

     Yours fellow disciple of the Christ,

        Ezekiel Ombaso Oanda.

Being taught through sermons, Bible study, church literature, etc. prepares us for many things, including supporting the short work of Romans 9:28 (see also Preparing for the ‘Short Work’ and The Famine of the Word).

Suggested Sabbath Service 

Here is a suggested Sabbath day service for our scattered brethren and other interested people:

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 cellular 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.

World News Items

There have been riots and protests in France and other parts of Europe (see Migrant attacks and protests in Europe– 46% of Muslims in France claim they will leave if Marine Le Pen wins and Has France fallen? Destructive riots in Paris and Marseille). Some of the destruction has targeted Jewish, but not Islamic, businesses (see France, Antisemitism, and PCG on ten kings).

After a Frenchman warned that a similar fate of riotous protests could await the USA, Republican politicians and others tried to use that and the French protests to warn against voting for their Democratic party political opponents. This, as well as other actions by Republicans such as US President Donald Trump, has further incensed the Europeans who blame Donald Trump and the USA for various things (see Europeans angry at Donald Trump for climate, Ukraine-Russia, French comments, etc.–what will be the result of ‘unintended consequences’ of his presidency?). This will not end well for the USA per Daniel 11:39 and Lamentations 1:1-2.

Over in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had hoped to attack Iran again with USA assistance earlier this month, but that did not happen (see Israeli PM Netanyahu pushes for new strikes against Iran–Turkey looking to supply troops to Saudi Arabia–plus signs a defense deal with Qatar, Pakistan, and Indonesia). Many expect an attack after the November elections in the USA.

In other Middle East news, Egypt’s President Sisi has floated the idea to help defend Saudi Arabia (see Egypt’s Sisi’s offer to Saudi Arabia seems like a King of the South nudge). Furthermore, Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan, and Indonesia signed a defense agreement this week–plus Turkey is also looking to possibly supply troops to Saudi Arabia (see Israeli PM Netanyahu pushes for new strikes against Iran–Turkey looking to supply troops to Saudi Arabia–plus signs a defense deal with Qatar, Pakistan, and Indonesia). These steps towards greater military cooperation among Islamic nations, particularly those in the Middle East and North Africa, are consistent with helping set the stage for a leader that the Bible refers to as the King of the South (Daniel 11:40-43).

Concluding Comments

The Apostle John was inspired to write:

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants — things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. (Revelation 1:1-3)

Brethren, consider that our expected sermon series on the Book of Revelation should be a blessing to you as you hear (and many will likely also read) the words of that prophecy.

Sincerely,

Bob Thiel
Pastor and Overseer