Herbert W Armstrong

AFTER the destruction of the cities on the plain of Jordan, Abraham moved southwestward to a land called Gerar. As God promised, a son was born to Abraham and Sarah. An angel had already told them to name the baby Isaac. Abraham was a hundred years old when Isaac was born. Sarah was ninety. (Gen. 21 ...

Here is a shocking revelation! The frightening realization that some former brethren may have committed this solemn warning! WE HAVE been stunned! - then frightened into sending you immediately this WARNING - at the sudden realization that some former brethren may have blasphemed against the Holy Sp ...

Today is the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles 1981 in the Lake of the Ozarks and all around the world. After tomorrow, The Last Great Day we will all be returning to the world, to the conditions that we left 7 days ago, to be here together, to fellowship together and hear the messages, the sermo ...

The one most important attribute of a successful marriage has escaped millions. This story illustrates how that important facet can be in your marriage. Most of us are romantics at heart. We all enjoy a good love story. But have you ever stopped to ask what is the greatest love story of all time? Pe ...

There was a beautiful beach next to our small seaside town, but we were not allowed to visit it. You see, my family lived on the southeast coast of England and it was during World War II. All the beaches in that part of England had been put off limits. Just a few miles across the English Channel lay ...

This is the second installment of the unusual story of Mr. Armstrong's life - how he was led into the ministry, and how he found the one TRUE Church. Late in 1926 I was rudely challenged. My wife had taken up with "religious fanaticism" - that is - it seemed like fanaticism to me, becaus ...

In place of a "Co-Worker letter" this month I am sending you all - in all parts of the world - a letter I have just written to our Brethren in AUSTRALIA. For the past two years I have been laboring very hard to be Christ's servant and apostle in SETTING GOD'S CHURCH BACK ON THE TRACK. The en ...

Since I wrote you, a week ago, things have happened fast. Indeed, world events are racing on now at an ever-accelerating clip. I want to give you a little ADVANCE NEWS, which you will read in more detail in my Personal column. Page one, in the July PLAIN TRUTH. With this coming number, due off the p ...

Where and when did the custom of observing Lent originate? Here are amazing FACTS about this 40-day period of penitence that will surprise you! Believe it or not, Lent was observed 2,000 years before Jesus was born! It was still being observed during the lifetime of Jesus and in the days of the apos ...

I arrived here in the French capital only a few days ago, after five eventful weeks in the Republic of South Africa, where Mr. Herbert Armstrong spoke some 30 times before large and intimate audiences in Johannesburg, Capetown, Durban, Port Elizabeth, and South-West Africa. Mr. Armstrong was bringin ...

Several days after leaving Egypt, Joseph's brothers arrived safely at their father's home in Canaan. When the people of the household saw the caravan approaching, some of them rode out to meet it. Jacob waited at his tent, hopeful that he would have the strength to bear up if news were brought t ...

Suddenly the world spotlight is focused on Asia. First came the Pope's triumph in India. Now the U.S. attacks on North Vietnam. What does it all mean? To get the facts firsthand we sent two members of our Australian editorial staff throughout India and Southeast Asia. The first of their surprising ...

How is satan going to be able to deceive the world so that it will not recognize Jesus Christ at His return? Why will the world actually think when Jesus Christ returns that He is the anti-christ rather than the real Christ? Satan is a very, very clever deceiver, and satan is going to be deceiving t ...

"Would the following people please report to the dining hall at 7 a.m. tomorrow, wearing a T-shirt, shorts, jersey and sand shoes... Be prepared to be away from the camp for 24 hours. A list of items to be taken will be given to you." It was the last few days of summer camp at Motutapu Isl ...

In earlier days of critical study scholars were enamored of Egyptian history. Everything in the Bible was made to conform to the latest interpretation of Egyptologists. As with all fads, it wore thin. Then came an abundance of new material from Mesopotamia. Assyria proved particularly rich. In its b ...