Herbert W Armstrong

How should we view unofficial information that comes to us through several people? YOU may have heard about how a certain military message became garbled in transmission. The story goes something like this: It seems an important colonel gave the following set of instructions to his second-in-command ...

Have you ever wondered how the many facets of preparation for the Feast of Tabernacles are accomplished? An advance crew prepares the way to help guarantee the success of God's Holy Convocation every year. We call that preparation group the "Early Crew." Read about their work and learn how YO ...

QUESTION: "Do you have a booklet on how to read and understand the Bible? Could you advise me what Bible to buy? I have a New Testament called 'Good News for Modern Man.' Is that okay? What about 'The Living Bible'?" ANSWER: We have two free booklets entitled Read the Book and How ...

Well greetings friends. This is Herbert W Armstrong with the Good News of the World Tomorrow. Why is it my friends, that today, we hear a so-called way of salvation proclaimed that is exactly the opposite of the way that Jesus Christ proclaimed that we should receive eternal life? Why is it that we ...

Why did God allow Israel, which He Himself had called out of "Babylon" (Egypt), to be deceived? In Leviticus chapter 26, God said He would bless Israel above all nations if they would obey Him — five would chase a hundred of their enemies and one hundred would put ten thousand to flight (v ...

Question: If God took one of Adam's ribs in order to create Eve, why don't we find men today with one less rib? Doesn't this prove the Bible unscientific? Answer: Disprove the Bible? Not at all! Adam was created with the same number of ribs all normal human beings have. Suppose Adam were alive ...

Where and when did the custom of observing Lent originate? Here is an article revealing amazing FACTS hidden for centuries - facts that will surprise you! BELIEVE it or not, Lent was observed 4000 years ago! It was still being observed when Christ was born - during His ministry - and in the days of ...

Do you know what the Holy Spirit really IS? Do you realize the POWER it can make available to you? Are you plagued with fears, worries and personal frustrations? Do you have bad habits which seem almost impossible to break? Do you have an exciting, challenging PURPOSE in life? Or are you often despo ...

Here are Scriptures to baffle most professing Christians. How could Christ, Himself, have been born AGAIN - WHEN? One year ago, in The PLAIN TRUTH of February, 1962, appeared an article captioned "Just What do You MEAN - BORN AGAIN?" It warned: "Don't be too sure you know! Many reli ...

Question: How can Revelation 14:9-11 be reconciled with Malachi 4:3, which says "the wicked shall be ASHES under the soles of our feet"? Answer: The Bible does NOT contradict itself! (John 10:35). Malachi 4:3 proves that the wicked will DIE - they will be burned up so that only ASHES remai ...

The following was written by Pastor General Herbert W. Armstrong en route from Big Sandy, Texas, to his Tucson home February 19. I have spent the entire afternoon on the Big Sandy campus. It was a revelation! I had forgotten how beautiful it is! And many of the inside facilities are actually superio ...

We have received some helpful torments in response to the two articles on transfers and cost of living in the June 25 and July 2 Pastor's Reports. We appreciate the input that has been sent in and welcome any of you who would like to, to send in any ideas or information that you feel should be con ...

Where and when did the custom of observing Lent originate? Here is an article revealing amazing FACTS hidden for centuries - facts that will surprise you! Believe it or not, Lent was observed 4000 years ago! It was still being observed when Christ was born - during His ministry - and in the days of ...

HAVE you ever tried to read the Bible, only to throw up your hands and exclaim; "I can't understand it"? You're not alone if you have. Here is an eye-opening example of the appalling lack of biblical understanding and outright ignorance of the "Book of all books" among professing Christ ...

Personal from Herbert W Armstrong - Recently I sat down and allowed myself to reminisce for a few moments on my life. It has been a RICH life, full of the joys of accomplishment and also full of opposition and bitter persecution. My mind went back to age 19, when I had a job just a few miles north o ...