Herbert W Armstrong

There is tremendous meaning back of what's going on in the world today. Because there is a purpose being worked out here below and God almighty is doing the working out. These events aren't just happening; these events are not meaningless. Now the very next tremendous world-shaking event conditi ...

THE story begins around A.D. 42 when Agabus foretold a famine that began in the reign of Claudius Caesar (Acts 11:27-28). Claudius ruled from A.D. 41 to A.D. 54. Around the spring of A.D. 55 (during this famine), Paul wrote to the Corinthians concerning the plight of the Christians of Judaea. Read c ...

What kind of character do you have? What makes a person unpredictable? Is God unpredictable? Here's what God's Word says about this point of character. "CALL ME irresponsible. Call me unreliable, Throw in undependable too... Call me unpredictable. Tell me I'm impractical. Rainbows I'm i ...

Question: How should we view the American custom of celebrating Thanksgiving Day? Answer: The Thanksgiving holiday was established in comparatively recent years. It is, of course, not mentioned in Scripture - but the principle of attending and celebrating national holidays is made clear in scripture ...

Is it possible to know? YES! — you can be sure — you can PROVE — which day of the week today, is the same seventh day God rested on, blessed, and set apart at Creation! Here is the PLAIN TRUTH — seven separate proofs — each conclusive and irrefutable. YES, you can be SURE! ...

FEW MYSTERIES of the Bible have attracted more interest than the mystery of the identity of Melchizedek. Who is he? You will read in Hebrews 6:19-20 that Jesus Christ, after His resurrection, is High Priest "after the order of Melchizedek." The plainer English of the Moffatt translation words it: ". ...

Fellow Ministers, you who will speak at a Festival site, be sure to bring out the following: The MEANING of these Festivals is of supreme importance to God's Church, to keep reminding us, year by year, of GOD'S MASTER PLAN for the SPIRITUAL HARVEST of MAN. God's creation of MAN is a DUAL creat ...

What do your neighbors and relatives think of you? It is time to take a good look from their point of view as well as from God's, to see if you are a real Christian. LOOK at yourself from your neighbor's point of view. Does he know that you are a true Christian - a disciple of the living Christ? ...

Question: I grew up to believe that a saint is a special Christian of some kind. Is this true, and if so, how is he special? Answer: Probably you have heard the common teaching that a saint is a very special kind of Christian - one who has usually died! People have come to assume that a saint is a p ...

Here is a clear, simple explanation showing how YOU can keep God's festivals if you live with unconverted relatives. HOW SHOULD you observe the annual festivals if you are at home with unconverted members of the family? How can you keep from offending them? What should you do if you are unable to ...

PART FOUR: A WORLD HELD CAPTIVE - Here is the concluding installment of this eye-opening series! Now once again, let's Understand the dual relationship concerning the first man Adam, and Jesus Christ the SECOND Adam. The first human, Adam, was mortal. And the tree of LIFE, freely offered him, symb ...

A boulder balanced at the edge of a cliff will fall if given a push. We know it won't go floating off into space, because the physical law of gravity always operates the same way when an object is allowed to fall. There are other laws just as sure as gravity that, if adhered to, will result in a h ...

In this series of studies covering God's seven annual festivals, we have learned that God has a plan for reproducing Himself through mankind. The first six festivals show how those called of God through the ages - especially since the first coming of Christ to the end of the Millennium - fit into ...

A surprising report has just been submitted to me by Mr. Raymond F. McNair, Senior Editor of The PLAIN TRUTH. It had come to my attention that a growing uncertainty was occurring among some in the Church over the matter of counting the day of Pentecost. More than a quarter century ago, when the Head ...

We like to remember the accomplishments of our fellow human beings. We set up philanthropies and foundations named after great individuals in the hope that what they've done won't fade like the proverbial blade of grass. But there's one unique memorial that honors someone who's still alive-a ...