Herbert W Armstrong

What is a new moon? How does God want us to regard new moons today? At creation week God made the day to consist of evening and morning (Gen. 1:5). He also created the Sabbath day to make the week complete (Gen. 2:2-3). The month, according to God's method of reckoning time, begins at the new moon (Gen. 1:14). We visually recognize the beginning of a new month by the first, thin crescent in the we ...

It was the weekly Sabbath, and the disciples accompanied Jesus to Capernaum's synagogue (Mark 1:21). As usual, Jesus was asked to read from the sacred scrolls and to teach. He stepped to the raised platform near the center and, taking a chair, accepted a scroll. When He was finished reading He explained the meaning of the scriptures with words that carried unmistakable authority. ...

Untold millions have died without ever having had an opportunity for salvation. God's seventh and final Holy Day reveals when and how they will have their day of salvation. ...

This surprising second installment uncovers the hidden causes of poverty. It explains why such a paradox as a "war on poverty" could occur in the world's richest nation. It makes plain how poverty will be eradicated from the earth. PART II. GOD Almighty put Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. He commanded Adam to "dress it and keep it" (Gen. 2:15). But today too many want to lie down on the job - ...

Please announce the following paragraph in Sabbath services; Attention all prospective Ambassador College students. The Admissions Committee is now accepting students for the 1978 fall semester. Completed applications will be given immediate attention and applicants should be notified within a few weeks time as to the Admissions Committee's decision. ...

What is the next festival, or annual Sabbath, of the seven described in Leviticus 23? Verses 23-24. The Day of Trumpets depicts primarily the triumphant return of the powerful living Christ to set up the government of God on earth and to rule as King of kings (Rev. 11:15; 19:16) - You will remember that the first resurrection also occurs at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, which is anno ...

The alarm sounds, and signs of life begin to emerge from within the Rogers household. Scott's been up since 6:30, trying to make it to high school band practice on time for a change. Eddie, who's studying advanced physics at the university, is contemplating the relative relationship between perpendicular placement and the causal effect of obliquity. (He's deciding if getting up is worth ...

You are specifically commanded by God to rejoice at the Feast of Tabernacles. But why? And what should you rejoice about? There's no doubt about it. We all like to be happy. God designed us that way. He knows happiness is the best state to be in. I Timothy 1:11 calls God the "blessed God." The word blessed here actually can be translated "happy." God is the "happy God." And that is the way He want ...

MOSES BREAKS TEN COMMANDMENTS AARON leaped to his feet when he heard Moses and Joshua were coming. "Send out men to the base of the mountain!" he ordered. "But don't you want to meet them?" the officer queried. "No. Not yet," Aaron answered hesitantly, waving the officer off to his duty. "Let Moses see for himself what is going on first." Moses Arrives A little later, when Moses and Joshua came in ...

WHAT BOTH OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS REVEAL; Many believe, today, that Jesus healed and performed miracles only to demonstrate He was the Christ, but we read of miraculous healings all through the Old Testament. The Israelites, on their trek out of Egyptian slavery, came to Marah. The water was too bitter to drink. Of course the people griped and blamed Moses. Moses cried out to God, who performed a m ...

GREETINGS again from Pasadena! Mrs. Armstrong and I have arrived safely back at World Headquarters of God's Work, in Pasadena. We stopped over four days in New York, and another four in Chicago, where, with the president of our Advertising Agency, many contacts were made with radio station managers, and station representatives. As a result, 14 additional radio stations already have been added to T ...

Was Jesus three days and three nights in the grave, as He said in Matthew 12:40? Can you figure three days and three nights between sunset "Good Friday" and sunrise Easter Sunday? It is commonly supposed today that Jesus was crucified on Friday, and that the resurrection occurred about sunrise on Easter Sunday morning. Few professing Christians have ever thought to question or to prove this "Good- ...

The lawyer had talked himself into a corner, and he knew it. He had intended to trick Christ, to somehow embarrass this upstart Nazarene carpenter. But his plan had backfired. He wasn't tempting Christ; rather, Christ was convicting him. The lawyer had asked Christ, "Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" (Luke 10:25). Christ turned the question around: "What is written in the law? How ...

How well do you perceive the purpose and intent of God's law? It was Saturday, the Sabbath. Jesus and His disciples had entered the synagogue in order to worship. Jesus noticed a crippled man sitting among the worshipers. One of the man's hands, terribly deformed, hung useless at his side. The man turned and recognized Jesus. This was the wonder-worker from Nazareth! Summoning up all his courage, ...

We know you brethren long for local church fellowship. We know you need it. BUT, should you assemble by yourselves without a minister whom God has sent to feed the local flock? RECENTLY we were again brought face to face with this serious problem. In California, Arkansas, Florida, and even as far away as Hawaii groups want to assemble each sabbath. The desire usually commences after learning of ne ...