CBS reported the following:

Flu and COVID-19 infections rise ahead of holiday gatherings
December 23, 2023
An increase in COVID-19 and flu infection rates could get worse in coming weeks, fueled by holiday gatherings and low vaccination rates. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/flu-and-covid-19-infections-rise-ahead-of-holiday-gatherings/
December 22, 2023
The new COVID-19 variant that scientists call JN.1 now makes up about 44.1% of COVID-19 cases across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Friday, marking another week of the fast-spreading variant’s steep rise in the U.S.
The increase is more than two times larger than the 21.3% that the CDC now estimates the strain made up of infections for the week ending Dec. 9, after Thanksgiving.
Among regions with enough data reported from testing labs to produce these latest projections, the CDC estimates that JN.1’s prevalence is largest in the Northeast region spanning New Jersey and New York, where the strain is 56.9% of cases in those states.
“JN.1’s continued growth suggests that the variant is either more transmissible or better at evading our immune systems than other circulating variants. It is too early to know whether or to what extent JN.1 will cause an increase in infections or hospitalizations,” the CDC said Friday. …
Data from early studies of the strain cited by the WHO in a risk evaluation this week also pointed to research suggesting JN.1 “displays a higher immune evasion” compared to its BA.2.86 parent, though not enough to prevent this season’s COVID-19 vaccines from being effective. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-covid-variant-jn-1-cases-cdc-new-york-new-jersey/

Not getting vaccinated does not cause people to get the flu or COVID. Furthermore, as we saw during COVID, the so-called “vaccines” (the RNA shots were different from what previously were called vaccines) did not work as the public was told.

Notice also the following:

December 19, 2023
Probiotics might be able to help people dodge the worst effects of COVID-19, new clinical trial results show.
Unvaccinated people who took a lactobacillus-laced probiotic had reduced COVID-19 symptoms and even delayed infection, researchers report in the January issue of the journal Clinical Nutrition.
The study suggests probiotics could be a simple and inexpensive way to treat folks who’ve been exposed to COVID-19, researchers said.
Probiotics are designed to boost the beneficial bacteria and yeasts that live inside the body, primarily the gastrointestinal tract. https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2023/12/19/probiotics-COVID-19/6031702994668/

Before there were any cases of COVID reportedly in the USA, I put out a video warning about superbugs and not relying on antibiotics and overhyped vaccines. However, YouTube removed it as “dangerous,” not because it was inaccurate, but because that was not a narrative it did not want people to know about. We had put up, on November 16, 2019, a video on YouTube with the following description:

The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a report in November 2019 that stated that an American died every 15 minutes from an antibiotic-resistant infection. It reported that an additional one dies about every 45 minutes from Clostridioides difficile. Another CDC report warned of the superbug Candida auris. In China, two recently died of the pneumonic plague, whereas in May 2019, to Mongolians died from the bubonic plague after eating a rodent kidney. Dr. Thiel explained that the flu is often associated with pigs and the Ebola virus from eating fruit bats. He also cited scriptures about which animals God said could be eaten and some of which should be avoided. Dr. Thiel also went over an NPR report which stated that more who get the live polio vaccine are paralyzed from that type of polio than the ‘wild’ kind. Dr. Thiel explains some scriptures about preventing disease as well as those that show that humans will not sufficiently repent and solve infectious disease problems before Jesus returns.

Even though I cited appropriate sources, it was unceremoniously censored and removed by YouTube sometime in 2022. However, because we do not trust Big Tech in general, nor YouTube in particular, we already had it up on other platforms, so it is still available. Here is a link to it from our BitChute platform: Superbugs, antibiotics, and vaccines.

Anyway, what I said was true back in 2019 and remains true today.

Why mention that here?

Well, one of the reasons that many people benefit from taking probiotic supplements is that they help replenish the intestinal flora, particularly for people who take antibiotics. The antiobiotics often destroy the probiotics, hence taking probiotic supplements can help such people.

That said, if people do what the Bible says, and “eat what is good” (Isaiah 55:2), they tend to have sufficient intestinal flora and probably do not need to also take probiotic supplements. For what it’s worth, I did not take any probiotic supplements during the pandemic, nor did I ever get COVID.

I did, however, take other immune supporting steps. Plus, also made a video titled: COVID-19: Eat what is good!

YouTube also censored that and sent the following in an email.

Hi BibleNewsProphecy,
Our team has reviewed your content, and, unfortunately, we think it violates our medical misinformation policy. We’ve removed the following content from YouTube:
Video: COVID-19: Eat what is good!

We know that this might be disappointing, but it’s important to us that YouTube is a safe place for all. If content breaks our rules, we remove it. If you think we’ve made a mistake, you can appeal and we’ll take another look. Keep reading for more details.
How your content violated the policy
YouTube doesn’t allow claims about COVID-19 vaccinations that contradict expert consensus from local health authorities or the World Health Organization (WHO). …
How this affects your channel
Your channel now has 1 strike. You won’t be able to do things like upload, post, or live stream for 1 week. A second strike will prevent you from publishing content for 2 weeks. Three strikes in the same 90 day period will result in your channel being permanently removed from YouTube.

This was outrageous, but with much of the media being biased against the truth, such things happen.

The video did not provide medical misinformation.

It states that there are things other than just vaccines that pubic health officials should be promoting.

Here is what I wrote as my appeal to YouTube:

In science, there are facts, opinions, and positions in-between. The science on COVID-19 is not settled and suppression of information does not serve science. Diverse views push science ahead. I am a scientist who holds a Ph.D. and a scientist license by the State of Alabama, plus have papers published in the NIH medical database called PubMed. The US Center for Allergies and Infectious Disease twice concluded that my nutritional protocols against viruses had “significant scientific merit.” My video did not tell people to not get vaccinated. What it did was offer hope and alternatives to just living in fear by listing steps that public health officials should have also taken. Removing the video will hurt lives as there are steps people can take related to COVID-19 other than only vaccines. Please reinstate.

Note that YouTube limits appeals to 800 characters–the above used all 800 so that was all I could basically tell them at this stage.

Sadly, YouTube and much of the media push an agenda that is often anti-biblical and anti-scientific.

The good news is that years before this happened, when I saw that YouTube was effectively ‘shadow banning’ our videos, we in the CCOG decided to go on additional platforms.

Here is information and a link to the YouTube censored video that we still have up at BitChute:

Feb 21, 2021
COVID-19: Eat what is good!
US President Joe Biden said on 2/19/21 that the USA may NOT “return to normal” in 2021 because of vaccine and mutation issues. Is there another approach? Would it make sense to improve nutrition to strengthen the immune system and to help people with COVID-19? What about zinc, selenium, vitamin C, and vitamin D? What about avoiding unclean meats? What about eating more fruits and vegetables and items such as pumpkin seeds and Brazil nuts? What about eating bovine glandulars? What about herbs? Could fasting help? What about exercise and sunlight? What about masks, lockdowns, junk food, obesity, and weight gain? Dr. Thiel, who possesses a US regionally accredited PhD. in nutrition science from the Union Institute and University, a Master of Science degree from the University of Southern California, and a natural scientist license from the State of Alabama, explains why people may wish to consider approaches for their immune system. He also goes over scriptures related to worse pandemics coming (associated with the ride of the fourth horseman of the Apocalypse–Revelation 6:7-8), and the fact that the Bible teaches to “eat what is good” (Isaiah 55:2).
A written article, with references, of related interest is also available titled “Joe Biden: life may not return to normal this year due to COVID mutations; Paul Roberts: The Covid Pandemic Is The Result of Public Health Authorities Blocking Effective Treatment” URL: https://www.cogwriter.com/news/prophecy/joe-biden-life-may-not-return-to-normal-this-year-due-to-covid-mutations-paul-roberts-the-covid-pandemic-is-the-result-of-public-health-authorities-blocking-effective-treatment/

Here is a link to the censored video: COVID-19: Eat what is good!

The suppression of truth by YouTube and others brought the following scriptures to mind:

1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: (2 Timothy 3:1)
18 … unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness (Romans 1:18)
2 For men will be …3 … despisers of good, … 12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. 13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. (2 Timothy 3:2,3,12-13)

That said, Jesus prophesied sorrows including pestilences:

7 And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. (Matthew 24:7-8)

The ride of the fourth horseman of the Apocalypse (Revelation 6:7-8) will result in the deaths of one-fourth of humanity, and death by diseases is part of this.

So, we look to see steps that will lead to that soon. Vaccines will not prevent this from happening.

Furthermore, the ride of the fourth horseman will help lead to the rise of the totalitarian Beast of Revelation. Related to that, the Continuing Church of God put out the following sermon on its ContinuingCOG channel:

1:16:57
Fourth Horseman, COVID, and the Rise of the Beast of Revelation
The 6th chapter of the Book of Revelation tells of the ride of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. What do each represent? Is the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, part of the fourth horseman? Does the Bible point to around 2 billion people dying from hunger, war, and the beasts of the earth? Was the ancient Roman Empire impacted by pestilences? What about the black death, also known as the Bubonic plague? Are disease epidemics part of the beginning of sorrow and troubles that Jesus spoke about in Matthew 24 and Mark 13? Does the pale green horseman represent Islam? Could genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or synthetic biology cause or contribute to coming pandemics? Is chemical and biological warfare (CBW) a real threat to humanity? What about a doomsday bug or antibiotic resistant superbugs? Is fear a contagion that will help people move away from democracy? Will scientists be able to stop what is coming? Is the good news that the Kingdom of God will? Could COVID-19 be setting the stage for the rise of the ‘prince,’ who will become the totalitarian Beast of the Sea (also known as 666 and the King of the North)? Is this leader similar to the Great Monarch of Greco-Roman Catholic prophecies? When is the Great Monarch supposed to arise according to the Eastern Orthodox? Why might Europe be less affected by the ride of the third horseman that the US, Canada, and the UK? Are governments taking steps now, consistent with the words of Adolf Hitler? What seal represents the start of the Great Tribulation? Which Christians did Jesus promise to protect from the coming “hour of trial”?

Here is a link to the sermon: Fourth Horseman, COVID, and the Rise of the Beast of Revelation.

As far as YOUR health goes, while there may be a time and place for vaccines, it is ALWAYS the time to try to be healthy and “eat what is good” (Isaiah 55:2).

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Biological Warfare and Prophecy. Is biological warfare possible? Was it prophesied? Scientists have long warned that pathogenic organisms like the coronavirus could be weaponized. Furthermore, back in 2017, there were concerns that the biological research facility being constructed in Wuhan, China was risky and that a coronavirus from it could be released. On January 25, 2020, China’s President Xi Jinping publicly stated that the situation with the Wuhan-related strain of the coronavirus was grave. Did Church of God writers like the late evangelist Raymond McNair warn that engineered viruses (the “Doomsday bug”) were consistent with prophecies from Jesus? Did a warning from CCOG leader Bob Thiel warn about risks of genetically-modified (GMO) mosquitoes come to pass? Could human research and/or the consumption of biblically-unclean animals such as bats and snakes be a factor in current outbreaks or coming future pestilences? What about famines? How devastating have pestilences been? How devastating are the prophesied ones going to be? Dr. Thiel addresses these issues and more in this video.

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World War III: Steps in Progress Are there surprising actions going on now that are leading to WWIII? Might a nuclear attack be expected? Does the Bible promise protection to all or only some Christians? How can you be part of those that will be protected? A related video would be Is World War III About to Begin? Can You Escape?

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