Herbert W Armstrong

You may be surprised to learn that Abraham was not a polygamist - that David completely repented of it - that God's legal statutes made polygamy illegal in ancient Israel! God did not sanction polygamy in Old Testament times. Contrary to the suppositions many have accepted, God forbade it - and PU ...

You may be surprised to learn that Abraham was not a polygamist - that David completely repented of it - that God's legal statutes made polygamy illegal in ancient Israel! GOD did not sanction polygamy in Old Testament times. Contrary to the suppositions many have accepted, God forbade it - and PU ...

FORCIBLY LOWERED into the deep mire of a dungeon pit in the prison at Jerusalem, Jeremiah could feel himself gradually sinking. The more he struggled, the deeper he sank. His shouts for help were futile. (Jeremiah 38:1-6.) Now that his eyes had become adjusted to the gloom, he could see that the men ...

FORCIBLY LOWERED into the deep mire of a dungeon pit in the prison at Jerusalem, Jeremiah could feel himself gradually sinking. The more he struggled, the deeper he sank. His shouts for help were futile. (Jeremiah 38: 1-6.) Now that his eyes had become adjusted to the gloom, he could see that the me ...

Integrity, loyalty, resourcefulness and self-sacrifice for a worthy cause are exceedingly rare in our age. There is a need today for men and women with these qualities people w ho can carry "a message to Garcia." IT WAS 1898 - just weeks before the Spanish-American War. The War Department wante ...

What was Jesus Christ REALLY like? Why are so many of His characteristics MISSING in our modern Christianity? Do you know what constitutes true Christian Masculinity? What a confused scene! Here was a place of worship - a temple, actually - and yet it was filled with the smell of manure and the sigh ...

Television can be an effective tool for educating your children-or it can be harmful. Which role does television play in your home? No one is suggesting that television be banned for children. But comments like the following show something is not right: "I can't live without television," exclaim ...

News of war, overpopulation, pollution, famine, crime and disease fills our newspapers and our minds. Educators, theologians, politicians, ecologists - all responsible men and speaking as with one voice - warn us that humanity needs help! Something must be done if humanity is to be saved. Read this ...

One of the greatest responsibilities a Christian has in this life is to set a right example. Unfortunately, many fall short! This provocative article challenges you to become a true light to the world! God is often judged by the company He keeps - or should I say, by those who claim to keep company ...

Over our AP news teletype comes this illuminating story: Dark-haired Jackie Navarra, age 22, from Albion, N.Y., is one of a score of Army nurses at the 18th Surgical Hospital at Quang Tri, Vietnam. "Yesterday," she said, "we had quite a few mine accidents. It's really depressing, be ...

"THE KING IS DEAD!" FACED by an army of thousands of Philistines, Saul was desperately anxious to know how to escape what appeared to be certain defeat of Israel's forces. (I Samuel 28:1-6.) Having received no signs from God, he decided to go to a certain sorceress, a woman who reportedl ...

ISRAELI archaeologists recently discovered the remains of a victim of the ancient punishment of crucifixion in a hillside cave near Jerusalem. The skeleton found included the nail-pierced heel bones of a young man executed about 2,000 years ago. Some immediately speculated - could the skeleton be th ...

LIFE AMONG THE PHILISTINES, HAVING taken Saul's spear and canteen while the Israelite king was sleeping with his encamped army, David stood on the top of a hill and loudly lampooned Saul's chief officer for not watching over his leader. (I Samuel 26:5-16.) When it was discovered that Saul's sp ...

IN SPITE OF the Prophet Isaiah's declaration that no harm would be done to Jerusalem by the Assyrians, there was tension and fear among some of the citizens. (II Chronicles 32:9-10, 18-20; II Kings 19:32-34.) It was a dark night, and thousands upon thousands of enemy soldiers were out there where ...

Never before in the history of the world have so many felt so indebted to one man - Sir Winston Churchill. No funeral was ever attended by so many dignitaries. Many now realize the last of the world's truly great has passed into history. But few understand its prophetic significance for Britain' ...