Herbert W Armstrong

The world, as the new year dawns, is poised on the brink of momentous change. Fast-paced events are already unfolding in Western Europe and in the Middle East as the world heads into the. Politically storm-filled mid 1980s. The stage has been set by two major events. The first was the stunning colla ...

I have just completed arrangements for continuing the EVERY- NIGHT broadcasts right thru the summer — now THE YEAR 'ROUND — and also for enlarging The PLAIN TRUTH to twice its present size, on better paper, two colors, and soon to come out EVERY MONTH! That, to all our Co-Workers, I'm sure will ...

Jesus had no doubt spent many months in Capernaum during each year over a span of at least 18 years. He knew many of the people; and He actually knew the families from which He would eventually choose His disciples. Millions assume that Jesus recognized His disciples through some mysterious, mystica ...

This chapter prophesied in great detail the events which shaped the Persian, Seleucid and Ptolemaic Empires down to the time of Christ (verses 1-32). It is an out­standing example of the historicity of the Bible and of fulfilled prophecy. The following lists of kings are given so that the interactio ...

Part Five: THE PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT CHILD REARING - Why should child rearing be the most misunderstood issue facing parents today? We pick up the story, in this installment, with the preadolescent or early school years. The preschool years are crucial in a child's development. So are the earlier scho ...

IT SEEMS to make little difference that famine, starvation and disease lurk in India, or Pakistan; or that the United States of Europe nears reality; or that nuclear overkill means each human being has, specially reserved just for him, at least 150 tons of TNT in explosive equivalent. The main thing ...

WHEN Moses struck the rock at Kadesh and no water came out, painful moments passed. Some of the people began to hoot and jeer. Moses and Aaron glanced nervously at each other. Vexed and impatient, Moses did the very next thing that came to his mind. He lifted the rod and again whacked it down on the ...

If there was one who was more deeply concerned in the tragic death of Nimrod than another, it was his wife Semiramis, who, from an originally humble position, had been raised to share with him the throne of Babylon. What, in this emergency shall she do? Shall she quietly forego the pomp and pride to ...

The basis of any society is the home! We are in God's society - the Church of God! Perhaps many of us do not realize how vitally important our home-life is in determining whether we receive eternal life! TIME is growing short! Gods work is surging ahead, leaping through newly opened doors, taking ...

The basis of any society is the home! We are in God's society - the Church of God! Perhaps many of us do not realize how vitally important our home-life is in determining whether we receive eternal life! TIME is growing short! God's work is surging ahead, leaping through newly opened doors, taki ...

Greetings from Pasadena. We are all fine here and in good health. The Personal Appearance Campaign, concluded here last night, went very well and we had about 550 average total attendance — even though we had earlier discouraged most of our Church people from coming. However, realizing that wi ...

The following article originally appeared in the Sept. 11 Pastor's Report, a publication for the worldwide ministry of the Worldwide Church of God. It is reprinted here for Good News readers on Mr. Armstrong's request. Fellow ministers, Satan tried again – God's Church has been through troubl ...

What will it be like once we are born into the family of God? What will we be doing? How long will it last? What is the purpose of it all? In this article we will explore some of the most awesome questions that the human mind can pose. PRESENT estimates - no doubt underestimates - put the ...

Can Protestants and Catholics get together in the coming Vatican Council? What does prophecy say will happen? Here's the startling answer in this sequel to last month's article. One stumbling block is keeping Protestants and Catholics from uniting. Protestants usually refuse to face it. It is th ...

Human beings have been given the wonderful gift of consciousness. We are aware of ourselves and our environment. We are able to appreciate the aesthetic beauties of the earth. We can readily perceive the past - or think we can - and the present and the future. We have the ability to perceive good an ...