Herbert W Armstrong

Are you a potential killer? You need to understand the true scope of the Sixth Commandment. THIS IS AN age of hate and violence. It is an age of intense competition, strife and personal tensions. The nations of the earth, and the individuals within them, are conditioning their minds and consciences ...

We continue the shocking period in Jewish history when "Hellenism" spread. Here is bow Egyptian tradition replaced the Law of Moses in the second century before Jesus' birth. LAST installment we discovered that the coming of the Egyptians and finally the Syrians, caused violent changes a ...

Personal from Herbert W Armstrong - YOU live in a world of frustration and despair, whose greatest problem is the very question of SURVIVAL! In this troubled world, The Good News of the World Tomorrow comes to bring hope, assurance and TRUTH. Our commission IS to proclaim to the world the GOOD NEWS ...

Personal from Herbert W Armstrong - WHY DO some religious people feel that their religious life must be one of giving up all the fun and enjoyment of living - that in order to please God, they must endure a life of morbid gloom? For that matter why do some nonreligious people feel that to become a C ...

One year ago today Satan launched his most devastating attempt to DESTROY this Work of the living God, including The PLAIN TRUTH, Ambassador College, the Worldwide Church of God, and the Ambassador International Cultural Foundation. I want to tell you the real significance of that massive attack by ...

Saul, the people's choice for king, failed with God in the execution of his office. Self-centered, unrepentant and egotistic, though handsome and head-and-shoulders taller than his subjects, Saul was not God's choice. Instead, God chose an insignificant shepherd boy, David, while Saul yet reigne ...

Decorative hearts, winged cupids, drawing lots, exchanging names - what's it all about? Read of the surprising origin of this day. WHAT IS the true origin of St. Valentine's Day? What significance lies behind the date of February 14th? What purpose is there in keeping it? Have you ever wondered ...

Did this blow to Nimrod's plans stop him in his conquest for power? No, it made conditions more difficult and his rule less close-knit, but with increased zeal he extended his power: he did more construction work on the city of Babel. For the protection of three of the larger groups of people who ...

Do you realize that with the ending of 1982 we are completing 50 YEARS in the PHILADELPHIA era of the CHURCH OF GOD! The first of those 50 years — 1933 — was the year of transition from the Sardis era (Rev. 3:1-6) into the Philadelphia era (verses 7-13). In late February of that year I reentered the ...

A month ago I told you I hoped to have a most exciting announcement to make in this letter. Plans were in the formative stage to launch what we hope may be the biggest drive to get the Gospel into many nations in the history of the Work. The plans are developing. It is going to take a little time, b ...

Question 1: Just what is a "saint"? Question 2: If God changed His mind in Exodus 32 about destroying Israel, how can I be completely assured that He won't change His mind about healing me? Question 3: Recently, while reading the account of creation in the first chapter of Genesis, I noticed that ...

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 ...

Now, what about you? How do you come to believe? What you believe? People have their ideas, their conceptions, and they'll stand up and fight for it. They bristle up if anyone disagrees with them. But how did they come to believe that? How do they know that what they believe is true? Do you ever s ...

NBC News asked me, "Do you believe the world is going to end soon?" I had to say, "No, I don't. And as a matter of fact, the gospel of Jesus Christ has nothing whatsoever to do with the end of the world." Oh no, that's gonna be like a cold shower to some people. Why them fighting words, didn't ...

Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong - Why do some religious people feel that their religious life must be one of giving up all the fun and enjoyment of living-that in order to please God, they must endure a life of morbid gloom? For that matter, why do some nonreligious people feel that to become a C ...