Herbert W Armstrong

We have been seeing the last couple of classes how Sabbath keepers begin to, as we say, come out of the wood work because by now we are coming to the end of that 1260 years in which they would have to be in the wilderness which began, again depending on how you count it sometime in the 300's aroun ...

Religion today seems to come in every size and shape. The many faces of religion represent every persuasion from the staid, straitlaced types to rock opera with all the gimmicks of modern-day evangelism. Religion has been so heavily influenced by the gospel of Madison Avenue that you can shop for it ...

Mark down the date of December 24th. Remember that date. It is very likely that on that day, Pope Pius will make a speech heard by radio in all parts of the world announcing officially that the bones of the Apostle Peter have been found in a forgotten tomb under St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. It wi ...

Question 1: What is the name of the true Church? Does it have a definite title? Question 2: Would you please explain Matthew 11:12? What, exactly, did Jesus Christ mean when He said "the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force." Question 3: What is the meanin ...

The Gospel and the Church are concerned with government. God, in creating people, has a program in mind and He made us first physical. So, first it started with the first Adam, the first man was called Adam. But then the spiritual phase of God's whole program begins with Jesus Christ, and Christ i ...

THE GRAND smash climax of six thousand years of human experience is upon us! World news events are rapidly fitting together into the breath-taking and ominous picture that God foretold thousands of years ago! We in God's Church have the opportunity of being right on the scene - on the inside as it ...

Many of our brethren have become astounded at their own credulity in embracing the Lodge with pride, now that they became truly familiar with the Scriptures. They are now overawed with the fact that Masonry is pagan - not Christian - in origin. Here, in this installment of the series to our church m ...

Few people in the world today keep God's Holy Days. But what significance do they have for God's Church? My wife and I attended our first service in the Church of God in August, 1951. We were living near Portland, Ore., and had heard from friends that Herbert W. Armstrong would be preaching ...

Are we the true Church of God? Jesus said of His people: "Ye are the light of the world - Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:14, 16). I want you to read a letter I received from a restaurant operator ...

Elevating his personal teachings above the Bible, and preaching a "no-works" doctrine of salvation, Simon Magus soon had a universal, popular following. Deified by the Romans, he was buried on Vatican Hill. Read how it happened in this article. SIMON Magus, just like his Samaritan forefathers, delib ...

Should we preach the Gospel from door to door? This is one of our constant questions. Jesus Christ has solemnly commanded His true ministers to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom in all the world as a witness to all nations before the end of this present age (Matt. 24:14). He also said that the Gosp ...

Is it all right to be a Mason? What is membership in the Lodge like? It is a highly respected Christian organization, isn't it? Here are surprising answers based on Mr. Elliott's revealing book in this second of a series of articles to our Church brethren. THE FIRST installment of this series ga ...

Christ did not rise on Easter Sunday! Here's an article explaining what Christ did command His church to observe. HAVE you ever stopped to consider why you believe the things you believe? Where did you learn the custom of observing Easter? "I learned it from childhood," you reply. Of course you le ...

Thousands of you have heard of the millennium. But do you know what it is, when it will occur, and where it will take place? MILLIONS today are under a curse because they are believing a counterfeit gospel. The apostle Paul pronounced a double curse on any man or angel who would preach any other gos ...

Can you be a true Christian and not be involved with God's Church? Millions may think so, but what does the Bible say? Will Rogers once said, "I belong to no organized political party. I am a Democrat." Leaving aside the accuracy of the famed humorist's witticism about the political si ...