Herbert W Armstrong

Here is a letter I am sending to some 75,000 people who receive The PLAIN TRUTH and our other literature, but are not Co- Workers. I just thought that YOU, TOO, might like to read this letter — so here it is: I may have never written you before, but you have written to me, and now I just want to sit ...

Toward the end of the period of Judges (c.' 1130 B.C.), about 50 years after Gideon, God punished Israel at the hand of the Philistines. He allotted the enemy 40 years to exact tribute (Judg. 13: 1). But God also planned a deliverer. Birth of Samson - a miracle. God chose to bring a c ...

The historic relationship between Europe and the Church is a relationship that has shaped the history of the Western World. Europe today stands at a momentous crossroads. Events taking shape there will radically change the face of the Continent - and the world. To properly understand today's news ...

DAVID A NATIONAL HERO, DAVID was disappointed because of the Israelite soldiers' fear of Goliath — the giant Philistine soldier. For loudly voicing his opinion to some of the troops, David was taken to Saul. King Saul asked for an explanation. Saul was surprised when David blurted out that he woul ...

Here's how to think "BIG"! How to have real wisdom to make the right decisions. Read and USE these vital principles. ...

With increasing numbers of economists predicting a recession in the United States for 1979 (a mild one, they hope), it might be good to examine how well the U.S. economy has fared since the last slowdown about three and-a-half years ago. The answer: not well at all. The relative prosperity Americ ...

JACOB FALLS IN LOVE, ISAAC had just sent away his son Jacob to stay with Uncle Laban in Haran for a while. With Jacob gone, his brother Esau did not take the trouble to pursue his brother. Instead, he tried to please his parents by marrying a woman who was not a Canaanite, as were his previous wives ...

One thousand years of Persian history is missing from today's history textbooks. Most writers begin their account of Persia about the time of Cyrus the Great. A few archaeological notes usually precede the story. But the real history of Persia (or Iran) for a thousand years before Cyrus has been d ...

Many modern Protestants have assumed that the Reformation was purely a religious movement. They see visions of multitudes of sincere men throughout Germany and Europe wholeheartedly seeking a return to Apostolic faith and practice. But this is not a true picture. It is an historical fact that there ...

Many are surprised to learn that the Bible says so much about ruling in the coming government of God on earth. Some doubt that" they could ever rule over people, while others have no desire to rule at all. Perhaps you have thought: But I don't want to rule in the world tomorrow. I just want t ...

Do miraculous healings really take place during religious revival meetings? What about so-called psychic healing? Does it actually work? What is behind the new surge of interest - even by medical researchers-in what many claim to be "faith healings"? "The blind see, the deaf hear, the lame ...

Jesus Christ came to earth more than 1,900 years ago to announce the good news of the coming Kingdom of God. That Kingdom will rule over all nations, and the supreme ruler will be Christ Himself. But Christ will not rule all by Himself, while spirit-born saints take an eternal vacation. The Bible sh ...

Ever attend a Political Convention? Ever listen in on a used-car salesman's pitch? Ever listen to builders, owners and architects haggle? Ever heard the method used in Real Estate sales? How much TRUTH did you hear? How much HONESTY? How much TRUST, FAITH, INTEGRITY? If this article sickens you - ...

"WE WANT A KING!", THE immense gathering of Israelites at Mizpeh in the autumn of the year had resulted in many thousands repenting and pledging themselves to greater obedience to God. (I Samuel 7:6.) It was the season of the Feast of Tabernacles. As soon as it was over the news came that ...

What is success? Is making a lot of money, and experiencing the pleasures of life, real success? Is achieving fame and fortune and status in the eyes of others true success? Let's learn what real success is from One whose life was the most outstanding success story of all time. What goal did Jesus ...