Herbert W Armstrong

It is with deepest disappointment that I regret that I am forced, once again, by hostile actions by my son, Garner Ted, to bring you up to date with the PLAIN TRUTH. Diametrically contrary to what he has always said he would never do, he has, not only "raised a hand against his father," in ...

Another issue of The BULLETIN is past due, but I have been so busy broadcasting eight time a week from Des Moines — every week day, and twice on sundays — in addition to preparing and recording programs also for all the other stations, that I have not had time to prepare it. And so I find it necessa ...

Are YOU an "Armstrongite"? Were you "baptized into ARMSTRONG"? Do you KNOW what you believe? Have you really PROVED, beyond a shadow of a doubt, this is the TRUE CHURCH OF GOD? CAN YOU PROVE this is God's Church? Even if you feel you would have difficulty proving it to others - ...

What is YOUR responsibility in asking to be anointed? What extremes should you avoid? How sick should you be before you ask? These - and many more - everyday questions are answered in this article. HAVE you ever wondered just how sick you should be before you call on the Elders for anointing and pra ...

For the first time in the world, the weapons of mass destruction exist that can blast all humanity off the face of this earth. Our number one problem today is that of human survival. And this is very important that you open your ears, that you open your minds, that you listen. This world is in troub ...

GREETINGS, again, to you all, in Jesus' name, from your pastor and fellow co-worker, called by will of God to be used in the most important work on earth. The great work of God IS AT THE CROSS-ROADS! It's my duty to tell you the true FACTS! We have reached the supreme crisis of the entire histor ...

Jesus Christ died an agonizing death so you could be reconciled to God. How should Jesus' incredible sacrifice affect you? On a hot, stifling day in July, 1941, a prisoner escaped from his labor detail at Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp in Poland. The camp commander warned that 10 men from ...

Few Beliefs are more widely held than that of the "immortal soul." Virtually everyone is familiar with the concept. The average religious person, if asked, would state it something like this: A human person is both body and soul. The body is the physical flesh-and-blood "shell" t ...

PRE-EXISTENCE BEFORE THE MATERIAL UNIVERSE I have explained to you the awesome potential of man. But why? Why does the Creator God purpose all this? Why did the living God decide to create man and put him on earth? God does not do things without a reason. To understand - to comprehend the whole pict ...

With the death of the apostle Paul and with the Roman persecution on both Christians and Jews, the whole tenure of Church history took a change. From a rapidly growing organization reaching into the scores and scores of thousands throughout the empire, the Church all of a sudden becomes nearly unhea ...

Among the greatest and most profound of all biblical teachings are the parables of Jesus Christ. During His 3 1/2-year ministry, Jesus expounded from 30 to 50 parables (depending on whose estimate you wish to accept). There are some important reasons why Jesus used the parabolic method of teaching. ...

Where did the idea of an "immortal soul" come from? The Bible? Few beliefs are more widely held than that of the "immortal soul." Virtually everyone is familiar with the concept. The average religious person, if asked, would state it something like this: A human person is both body and soul. The bod ...

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 ...

Simply to show the fact that there is in Biblical history that which is styled the Sceptre, and also that there is a something which is designated as the Birthright, we quote the following: "The Sceptre shall not depart from Judah, etc." (Genesis 49:10). "For Judah prevailed above his ...

Why be baptized? WHAT IS baptism? Is it a religious "rite" required by this or that church? Should it be done in infancy? Should you be sprinkled, poured upon, dabbed at with a damp cloth - or immersed? What IS a valid baptism in God's sight? "Repent!" screamed the panting, perspiring ev ...