Herbert W Armstrong

Why didn't the Jews understand the prophecies of Christ's first coming? Why weren't they ready to receive the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost? The answer will surprise you! EVER since the time of Adam man has rebelled against the government of God. As the Supreme Ruler of the universe, God ...

THE ruler of Egypt would have been much more troubled if he could have known about the woes to come shortly. God instructed His people through Moses to ask their Egyptian neighbors to pay for the many services the friendly Israelites had provided them over the years. Most Egyptians were generous in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Easter Sunday does not commemorate the resurrection! Christ did not die on Good Friday! Here is the astounding truth, rejected by most of Christianity. How shocking! The vast majority of Christians - theologians, scholars and lay members alike - today reject the only sign Jesus gave to prove He was ...

QUESTION: "Please explain Exodus 23:19: 'Thou shalt not seethe [boil] a kid In his mother's milk.' Is this verse saying It Is wrong to eat meat and milk together?" ANSWER: In analyzing the context of this particular verse, we notice that it does not refer to just any kind of meat or ...

Exactly what caused the death of Jesus Christ? Did His heart rupture as professing Christianity assumes? Did He suffocate? Or did He just pretend to be dead, and did His disciples later resuscitate Him? Can anyone know? And how important is it anyway? To BECOME the Savior of mankind, Jesus Chri ...

What do you think of when someone mentions Easter- brightly colored eggs, bunny rabbits, hot cross buns, Easter parades and sunrise services? Have you ever wondered whether these traditional customs of Easter have any logical connection with the resurrection of Jesus Christ? Very few have ever thoug ...

In the beginning God had a plan. That plan is still being worked out under the active leadership of Jesus Christ. Each year, the Church of God pictures the divine plan of salvation by the observance of seven annual holy days. Writing to the Church of God at Ephesus, the apostle Paul said: "For ...

What do you think of when someone mentions Easter - brightly colored eggs, bunny rabbits, hot cross buns, Easter parades and sunrise services? Have you ever wondered whether these traditional customs of Easter have any logical connection with the resurrection of Jesus Christ? Few have ever thought a ...

Jesus promised to build HIS CHURCH. But the churches of this world are in utter confusion. They have lost the inspired, divinely instituted practices of Jesus which the original true New Testament church observed. Here's the TRUTH about Sunday. THE WORLD today is in utter confusion. Hundreds of ch ...

Millions will be celebrating Easter next Sunday, but listen to this shocking truth. The resurrection of Jesus Christ did not occur on an Easter Sunday morning or any other Sunday morning! It's commonly supposed that Jesus was crucified on Friday and therefore it's been called - for at least in t ...

The ancient priests of Jerusalem had a ritual. One in which - astonishingly - the entire secret of the death-resurrection-mission of Christ the Messiah, and the birth, life and destiny of the true Christian Church was acted out. It was no accident that multitudes of first-century Jews, knowi ...

A very sincere "hello" to all YOU fellow ministers and your wives. It's exciting to be working again with you in our mutual service to the people of God in His Church, and our fellowman in reaching out with the beautiful message Christ brought - the "pearl of great price" - the ...

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 ...