Herbert W Armstrong

AFTER King Manasseh had repented, he started leading Judah back to the worship of God. But he died before he completed the gigantic task of reforming the nation. His son and successor, Amon, did not follow the good example of Manasseh's latter years, but followed, instead, the bad example of his e ...

The nations of the Western world are religious - at least according to statistics. Many people profess a deep interest in Christianity. Religion has even become fashionable for many people in America and Britain. And with the advent of the "Jesus movement" about three years ago, many young ...

Here's how you can properly rejoice before God at the Feast of Tabernacles. A feast is made for laughter," wise King Solomon observed (Eccl. 10:19). Obviously, then, the great God, possessor of heaven and earth (Gen. 14: 19), enjoys laughter and joy a great deal. He commands seven annual feas ...

You've probably all heard during your lifetime that you should repent — BUT HOW? What do you repent of? Where does it come from? Read in this article the steps to TRUE repentance. ...

The flower children are gone. This one-time Mecca for hippie youth is now a fading memorial to Utopian dreams. WHAT happened? WHY did it fail? To find out, we sent one of our reporters to the once-famed hippie capital of the world-HAIGHT-ASHBURY. He filed this sobering report. San Francisco, People ...

I am having to write you this letter from England with a heavy heart. WHY, Oh WHY does it have to be, dear Brethren, that of all the opposition, persecution, and trials I have to meet and hurdle over, the most discouraging and disappointing experiences have to come from a few of you who profess to b ...

Why do families fail? What makes teen-agers get involved in drugs, illicit sex and other life-wrecking situations? Here are THREE important ways to prevent such a tragedy from occurring in YOUR home. The mother sat looking out her front window. It was late at night and the neighborhood was quiet. Th ...

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 ...

There are specific spiritual pitfalls that some of God's people fall into every year. You need to BEWARE of them! In this article, the Director of the Headquarters Guidance and Counselling Office shows what these pitfalls are, and HOW you can AVOID them! EACH YEAR, God's Church loses fewer membe ...

Churchgoers and pastors alike admit that traditional religion is on the skids. In an age of insecurity and few moral guidelines, the churches' failure to provide spiritual leadership has been a crushing blow to Western society. "We churchmen are gifted at changing wine into water - watering down r ...

Life is a series of decisions leading to success or failure. How would you like to be able to make the right decision EVERY TIME. Learn how, in this vital article that can change your life. HOW many times has your life, your happiness, your self-respect been upset and disturbed because you've made ...

Nuclear World War III, the unthinkable, will there even be the day after? Only Biblical prophecy can tell. On Sunday night, November the 20th 1983 one hundred million in the United States were shocked out of complacency by the television movie "The Day After". It has been talked about and discussed ...

Why were you called? What progress are you making toward qualifying for your ultimate job? What does God expect of the lay member in His Church? Just how do you measure up? - don't take it for granted. Read this article before it's too late! MANY changes have occurred in your life since you bega ...

"There have ALWAYS BEEN false prophets, wars and rumors of war, famines, pestilences and earthquakes..." some will claim. "It's nothing new." How can you KNOW whether this really IS the end-time generation? Can you PROVE it? ...

Far too many of today's songs advocate obscenity, premarital sex, illicit sex, drugs, the occult, even revolution. Most caring parents would be shocked if they knew what their children are being told to do-all to the sound of music! Public and parental pressures, we are told, keep deviant films an ...