Herbert W Armstrong

The ruins of an ancient desert temple bear an important message for us today! The first view of the ruined city is unforgettable. As you approach the ancient site, the narrow road begins to curve around low hills. Soon, a final turn - and there it is! You suddenly look down on a spectacular array of ...

Personal From Herbert W Armstrong - My new book titled Mystery of the Ages is appearing serially in The Plain Truth. This issue carries chapter 3 - "The Mystery of Man." What and why is man? What is human mind? Is there purpose to life? These questions have puzzled humans for thousands of ...

Well, greetings friends and brethren in Pasadena. I want to tell you that God is still on His throne. Of course, you know that He won another battle for us this week. The receiver is gone. But the war is still on - it's not over yet. Our attorneys are doing a fine job, but the massive court action ...

As world conditions worsen with increasing acceleration, the rich blessings of God upon his Work through the living Christ also mount with increasing acceleration. Throuqh Christ, God is increasingly opening new doors for spreading his true Message. Truly, as we read in Ephesians 1:8 (Moffatt versio ...

The system that has led to competitive power blocks within God's Church, from the Director of the Ministry on down, is now a thing of the past. There is no room for special power blocks seeking competitive political power in God's Church. We in the Church of God are ONE BODY, under Jesus Christ ...

Dutch-Speaking Region: Mr. Bram de Bree, Regional Director of the Dutch-speaking Work, reports that the income for that area, comprising the Netherlands and the Flemish part of Belgium, is holding its own at a year-to-date increase of four percent. De Echte Waarheid (PT), circulation 18,425, added 1 ...

Question: Jesus said: "Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled" (Luke 21:24). Are the "times of the Gentiles" now completed since the Jews have regained control over Jerusalem? Answer: The prophesied "times of the Gentiles ...

Eggs, rabbits and hot cross buns are Easter symbols familiar to us all. Yet many of us might be shocked or surprised at the real origin and meaning of many of our allegedly "Christian" Easter customs. Nearly all of the symbols and customs involved in the modern "Christi an" obser ...

ENOCH was "translated." Where did he go? Was he taken to heaven! NO! Because Jesus himself said : "No man hath ascended UP to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man." (John 3:13.) Here are Jesus' own words that no man, except Himself, had been in heaven! ...

The DEATH of Pope Paul VI may trigger drastic change in world events. This change could plunge the world into the most terrifying crisis ever experienced by man. But I hasten to add if this catastrophic World War III does explode, that will be the definite ASSURANCE that WORLD PEACE in the utopian W ...

Chronic inflation is a fact of our age. Like the first of the plagues of Egypt, God has not spared His people from its ravages. But what does inflation mean for the future? What should Church members know - and do - about this economic ill? Few of us realize the kind of disruption, the social bre ...

Is this really "baptism"? This article explains the correct method according to the Bible. Is water baptism necessary for salvation? Does it matter how it is done or who performs it? Are there any pre-conditions to baptism? Does the Bible sanction infant baptism? ...

What assurance have we that our departed loved ones have gone to heaven? By WHAT AUTHORITY have we believed that we shall go to heaven if we're saved? THIS may be a little shocking - but I want to ask you a candid question: Did you ever look into your Bible to see whether it really does say you wi ...

Why did Jesus Christ forewarn that during our time, many - even in His Church - will become calloused, hard, unsympathetic? Will you be one who will let your love grow cold? How can you make certain this doesn't happen to you? IN THE Olivet Prophecy, Jesus foretold the world-shaking events leading ...

"Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil" Thus begins the account of a cosmic battle of wills unique in all the history of the world. Jesus spoke at great length, in private, to His disciples about His encounter with Satan. The accounts of both Ma ...