Herbert W Armstrong

Astronomy is a most popular subject and there is no lack of fascinating information that today's layman might study. Yet few are aware of the type of knowledge men in the second millennium B.C. had access to, nor could the average man care less. "Our ancestors were frightened by the phenomena of t ...

Paul said to "study to show yourself approved unto God." He said the man of God must be "thoroughly furnished unto all good works." What did he mean? And, more important, what are you doing about it? IN WRITING his New Testament epistles, the Apostle Paul lost no opportunity to stress with ...

The century and a half prior to Christ's coming was one of religious turmoil. More than anything else, the history of this period shows the need for a change in the human heart. This is precisely what Christ came to offer. (Part II) ...

There are many false prophets in the world. Do you know the scriptural way to tell the difference between them and the true servants of God? The apostle John wrote: "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the ...

IT IS revealed that Jesus was "Emmanuel" - that is, "God with us" - GOD in the human flesh. He was both God and man. He was divine, as well as human. Can God die? Was Jesus really dead, or did only his body die? Was Jesus the Divine One alive during the three days and three nights a body was in the ...

The logician's problem: to find which door leads to freedom, even though one of the guards always lies. The logician's solution: "If I ask the other guard if this is the correct door, will he say 'yes'?"... ...

QUESTION: "Please explain Proverbs 27:14 - 'He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.'" ANSWER: This short biblical verse represents just one proverb among many. Solomon actually spoke 3,000 in all, although only a p ...

Which form of government is proper, for the Church? Incredible as it seems, while most thinking people have at least paused to ponder the merits of various civil governments, hardly anybody stops to notice the type of government in the church he or she attends, or to ask if it is indeed biblical. ...

Increasing numbers of babies are being born as a result of test-tube technology. But why has the real cause of infertility been overlooked? Everyone can understand the desire of the childless couple to have a child of their own. No one can fault that desire. It is legitimate. In fact, it is that ver ...

Why do the Jews hold THEIR Passover a day later than the Passover observed by Moses, Nehemiah and Jesus? How and when did this change come about? WHY DO THE JEWS have double Holy Days - keep Passover one day late - then Pentecost on Sivan 6? Why do they reckon only 5723 years from creation? What is ...

To many Americans Thanksgiving Day means sumptuous turkey dinners, family reunions and football games. Most seem to forget that the very name of this traditional holiday means to give thanks. But give thanks to whom? For what? And why? In 1630 the little 350-ton Arbella was plowing westward through ...

Which form of government is proper for the Church? Incredible as it seems, while most thinking people have at least paused to ponder the merits of various civil governments, hardly anybody stops to notice the type of government in the church he or she attends, or to ask if it is indeed biblical. ...

Jesus said He would be in the grave three days and three nights after His crucifixion. Then could the thief have been WITH Christ in Paradise that very day? Notice Luke 23:43 carefully. Jesus said that the crucified malefactor would be WITH Him in Paradise. If we can prove where Jesus went when He d ...

Heaven! This one short word summarizes the blessed goal of all Christians. It gives the very meaning of the purpose of life, and the essence of the hope of life after death. Or does it? Millions of professing Christians think so. But are they correct? Is heaven what they think it is - namely, the pr ...

How often do we hear one say, "He IS so SPIRITUAL";... or, "Those people are not very spiritual." What is true spirituality - do you know? We need, just now, to be warned against being deceived into a false standard of spirituality. We need to examine the true scriptural standard ...