Herbert W Armstrong

The beginning of the Sanhedrin, the origin of the "traditions of the elders," the usurpation of authority by laymen - these are discussed in this installment. IN previous installments we followed the Egyptian rule of Palestine until 198 B.C. In that year the Syrian kingdom on the north invaded and c ...

Does Colossians 2:14-17 prove the Ten Commandments, Sabbaths and Holy Days were "against us," "contrary to us," and were therefore blotted out - "nailed to the cross"? Just what do these verses really mean? Could YOU EXPLAIN them? NINETEEN hundred years ago, on a stony slab of ground jutting u ...

Question: "Where and when did the custom of observing Lent originate?" Answer: Believe it or not, Lent was observed 4000 years ago! The apostle Paul commanded the Gentile-born Christians to cease observing it! Many have supposed Lent is taught in the Bible. But they have never looked into ...

The consequences of the great compromise of the fourth century, which was discussed earlier, have been untold human suffering and woe! History has recorded the results of this mistake. The facts are terrible and hard to imagine. Those facts are going to be given in this chapter. God's instructions ...

Millenniums ago Bible prophecy foretold a powerful United Europe for our day! The world little realizes the awesome outcome of the present drive to unite Europe into one economic, political and religious bloc! Yet, you can know the long-prophesied outcome, and recognize ahead of time the effect it w ...

How often do we hear one say, "He IS so SPIRITUAL";... or, "Those people are not very spiritual." What is true spirituality - do you know? We need, just now, to be warned against being deceived into a false standard of spirituality. We need to examine the true scriptural standard ...

HOW OFTEN do we hear one say, "He is so SPIRITUAL";... or, "Those people are not very spiritual." What is true spirituality - do you know? We need, just now, to be warned against being deceived into a false standard of spirituality. We need to examine the true scriptural standard ...

Continuing the quote: They fulfill their promises with all good faith, and live for the most part in poverty. They protest that they alone preserve the apostolic life and doctrine. On this account, they assert that the power of the church resides with themselves as being the innocent and true discip ...

Here it is, mid-autumn—it will be November before this letter reaches you. The brown dead leaves are falling from trees here in England—we are nearing the end of the year 1963. TIME WHIPS ON AT JET-PLANE SPEED. AND IT IS LATER THAN WE PROBABLY REALIZE!! The college here starts a month or six weeks l ...

Several years ago — in 1964 — we published and offered free of charge to subscribers of The PLAIN TRUTH, as an educational service, a 334-page book on the subject of sex and marriage. It was a seriously needed book. Never before had there been a book like it! But the moral revolution has accelerated ...

The resurrection of Christ was NOT on Sunday morning. Yet today it is almost a universal custom among professing Christians to celebrate Sunday as the "Lord's Day." WHY? The incredible TRUTH about the origin of Sunday observance is published for the first time in The PLAIN TRUTH. BELIEVE ...

"And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."—Revelation 17:5 There is this great difference between the works of men and the works of God, that the same minute and searching investigation, which displays the de ...

Articles of Ancient Confession of Faith: The articles of their ancient confession of faith, they have listed here. Article one, we believe and firmly hold all that which is contained in the twelve articles of the symbols which is called the apostles' creed, accounting for heresy whatsoever is disa ...

Why do the churches of traditional Christianity observe Sunday? The people of the Muslim religion the entire Arab world observe Friday and the Jewish people of Judaism the religion of Judaism observe Saturday. There is one God and yet we have so many religions and so many beliefs. There is one Chris ...

If ever we, who compose the CHURCH OF GOD, need to WAKE UP it is now!! Here we are, in the second month of this new decade of the 1960's. Time is flashing by, faster and faster. The really BIG work Christ is doing in and through His Church must be accomplished during this decade. In constantly gre ...