The Pentecost question is one that can be made very complex and complicated. Also it can, and I feel should (especially before brethren), be made quite simple. To simplify it, I do NOT like to say the issue is WHETHER we count 50 days from a Sunday inclusively or exclusively. In ENGLISH, 50 days FRO ...

The purpose of this course is to help the leading men in God's Church to become more effective leaders in their congregations and to provide them with the knowledge they need to assist their Pastor in a spiritual capacity as they qualify. The first section of the course covering Preparation for Le ...

Mr. Armstrong listed 18 restored truths in a sermon titled; Mission of the Philadelphia Church Era, given December 17, 1983. Mr. Armstrong added the 19th restored truth in a Bible Study titled; The Spiritual Law vs. Rituals, given January 21, 1984. Mr. Armstrong added the 20th restored truth in a se ...

Books of the Bible Abbreviations for Indexes of the Periodicals. Note: These abbreviations are slightly different from those normally used. They were selected to harmonize with our computer programming requirements. ...

Seven Laws of Success, Seven Proofs God Exists, Seven Laws to Radiant Health, Seven Keys to Understanding the Bible, Seven Proofs of the Church of God, Seven Eras of God's True Church, Bible - Seven Fold, The Number Seven (7) in the Book of Revelation, Twelve Tribes and Who They Are, Twelve Apostl ...

This study paper is preliminary! And it is just that both preliminary and a study paper. It is not the last word in every technical point. We prepared it for your information, future sermons, Bible Studies, personal counseling, etc. It represents only a fraction of research material available. But I ...

To all the ministry of Jesus Christ around the world: Greetings in Jesus' name! I have just read the following two documents, which represent the slightly edited copies of my comments from two of our widescale meetings on the subject of tithing. The first was a meeting conducted in my own office w ...

What are the fundamentals upon which a study of the Hebrew or Greek text must be based? The first and fundamental principle is very simple: God has told us in the Bible that He has indeed revealed His will to man by (1) inspiring men to write or say certain things; and (2) to have it preserved. In s ...

Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea - The word Ephesus means "desirable." It is also said to carry the meaning of "having relaxed" or "let go." It was considered the most desirable city of the province and of Asia Minor. It was located ...

Hair, Mountains, Hill, Water, Waters, Beast, Serpent, Dragon, Lamb, Little Horn, Horns, Woman, Oil, Lion, Bear, Leopard, 3 Ribs, Stone, Pale Horse, White Horse, Black Horse, Red Horse, Four, Twelve, Nineteen, 3 and 6, 666, Jerusalem, Trumpets, Leavening, Sin, Babylon, Lamp, Sword, Flood, Living Wate ...

From time to time it has been suggested that a fresh translation of the New Testament into English be made by the Church. With this partly in mind, the third year Theology class of 1958-'59 has prepared the following summary of the Greek New Testament for consideration in a Graduate School Transla ...