Herbert W Armstrong

THE NAPOLEONIC attempt to restore the Roman Empire in the West is but a short-lived success. Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo in 1815 sends the onetime master of Europe into lonely exile on the rocky island of St. Helena in the south Atlantic. And his dream of a unified Europe follows him into ...

Israel Comes to Egypt; Everyone is familiar with the story in the Bible of how Jacob and his children came to Egypt where Joseph was. But history books do not tell when this occurred. Nor do they explain how this event fits into the history of Egypt. The coming of the Israelites had an important and ...

What will it "feel like" to be eternal? What does inherent life (John 4:14; 5:26) really mean? This is the most awesome quality any human being could possibly hope to attain. And God the Father and JESUS Christ want to share it with us. ISAIAH 57:15 contains one of the most incredible phras ...

Chemical warfare, nerve gases, biological toxins, atom bombs and thermonuclear warheads are lethal weapons. But there is another weapon which has destroyed the lives of far more people than all of these put together! WHAT is the world's most devastating weapon? Most people would probably say the H ...

Today's religious customs do not come from the Bible! Here are the facts of their origin! Synopsis: The preceding articles have revealed amazing facts which most people are afraid to face! An impelling force-Satan-working behind the scenes and before Christ's time, caused surprising, counterfeit ...

You are in a war! Your eternal life depends on the outcome! Read in this article what and how to fight. EVERYBODY likes a fight. No one knows this better than movie producers. That's why nearly every western, spy thriller, or even comedy situation has its fight scene. In many cases the picture bui ...

INTERNATIONAL DESK - They didn't know each other, but in late October 1933, two editors sat not far from here putting their publications together. The editor of the Jefferson Review never claimed his newspaper to be one of the world's major newspapers. Its job in the Great Depression was, once a ...

Never has our faith been so severely tried. This financial "tight squeeze" not only is still on — it is squeezing harder than ever before. Physical APPEARANCES make the situation look hopeless! LISTEN! I have to ask every one of you to take this to heart. On the one hand, a flood of wonder ...

Here we are at the end of the SHORTEST MONTH of the year! I must rush this emergency letter to you, for in one more day this month will be gone. First, the new magazine for all our Co-Workers is coming along. We now hope to send you Volume I Number I by or before April 1st. We are not yet completely ...

History knows, in general, that the Gauls are the true ancestors of the French; but there again, there are very divided opinions on the origin of this Celtic people. Who then were the Gauls? Where did they come from? What is their true origin? What were their characteristic traits, their customs, th ...

Why, despite our vaunted scientific knowledge, is modern man at the mercy of the elements? What is the real cause of today's upset weather patterns? As this is being written, Typhoon Winnie is howling through the Philippine Islands. Terrific 90- to 95-mile-per-hour winds have killed scores. Most c ...

The Napoleonic attempt to restore the Roman Empire in the West is but a short-lived success. Napoleon's fin al defeat at Waterloo in 1815 sends the onetime master of Europe into lonely exile on the rocky island of St. Helena in the south Atlantic. And his dream of a unified Europe follows him into ...

This article was written in Israel, where I visited many of the sites associated with David's life Bethlehem, David's birthplace, and the surrounding hills where he tended his father Jesse's sheep. The wilderness where he fled from Saul. The cities of the Philistines where David sought refuge ...

Readers of The PLAIN TRUTH are responsible for the KNOWLEDGE they receive! Are you ACTING on it? Do you know what JOB will be your reward in the literal GOVERNMENT of God soon to be set up on this earth? WORLD events are speeding up. Prophecy is being fulfilled with almost terrifying speed! Strange ...

The very name of the CARIBBEAN spells vacation, fun – and excitement! It is the dreamland of millions of tourists. But life over there is for from being all "rosy." Here is a firsthand report about the actual condition - the UNTOLD story of these exotic islands. Barbados, West Indies. "Where do I fi ...