Herbert W Armstrong

This fourteenth and final installment reveals why the Jews knew the Old Testament was not to be all of Scripture - and why the Jews rejected Jesus as the Christ when they knew better! Synopsis: IN THE last installment we discovered that Christ recognized the authority of the Scribes and Pharisees wh ...

Here is the third installment - revealing what really happened under Ezra and Nehemiah, and how the Government of God functioned in the Old Testament Church. THE religious condition of the Jews during the time of Christ had not evolved in just a few years. It took over 200 years for Judaism to firml ...

Which books belong in the Old Testament? What about the Apocrypha? In this fourth installment you will learn how and by what authority the canon of the Old Testament was determined. THE LAST installment revealed how Ezra and Nehemiah reestablished God's Government in the Old Testament church. The ...

When was the Old Testament completed? Who authorized the building of synagogues in Judea? In this fifth installment you will learn how the Jews continued under the Government of God to the time of Alexander the Great. THE canonization of the Old Testament by the members of the Great Assembly was the ...

At last we come to that shocking period in Jewish history when "Judaism" commenced. Here is how Greek tradition replaced the Law of Moses in the third century before Jesus' birth. THE ONE hundred years following Ezra and Nehemiah can properly be described as a time of peace and prosperity for ...

We continue the shocking period in Jewish history when "Hellenism" spread. Here is bow Egyptian tradition replaced the Law of Moses in the second century before Jesus' birth. LAST installment we discovered that the coming of the Egyptians and finally the Syrians, caused violent changes a ...

The beginning of the Sanhedrin, the origin of the "traditions of the elders," the usurpation of authority by laymen - these are discussed in this installment. IN previous installments we followed the Egyptian rule of Palestine until 198 B.C. In that year the Syrian kingdom on the north invaded and c ...

The Pharisees seize authority from the priests, the "traditions of the elders" replace the Bible, laymen claim to be prophets - these surprising facts are discussed in this ninth installment. THE last installment revealed how laymen came to power through "Judaism" - how they called pagan customs the ...

People assume that Judaism is the religion of Moses - that Jesus brought a message opposed to the Old Testament - that He came to nullify the teaching of Moses. It is taken for granted that the New Testament presents a Gentile religion and that the Old Testament teaches Judaism! Yet all these assump ...

How much do you know about the Jewish sects mentioned in your New Testament - the Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes, and the Herodians and Zealots? Were they all really God's Old Testament Church? HUNDREDS of denominations and splinter sects are represented in so-called Christianity today. It is possi ...

The United Nations said "NO!" - but the Jews did it anyway. Here is an on-the-spot report from our correspondent in Jerusalem on the Israeli Independence Day Parade - and its real meaning. Jerusalem. The Israeli Independence Day Parade has passed without incident. In spite of the United Na ...

The old view of the Orient - a land of hungry little yellow men eating a bowl of rice - is finished. The West has been brought face to face with a new giant - the rising influence of the Far East in world affairs. Here's why Japan speaks out for Asia - and why the West needs to listen! Tokyo, Japa ...

God's Work is forging ahead in Jerusalem. Drs. Dorothy and Martin have just returned from the war-torn Middle East with their firsthand report. Jerusalem: GOD HAS begun a new phase for His work! We have just returned from the Israeli occupied territories of old Jerusalem and the west bank of Jorda ...

Ever since David made it his capital some 3000 years ago, Jerusalem has been a "cup of trembling" and a "burdensome stone" to all nations. Read here the history of this city which is claimed as a holy place by Jew, Christian and Moslem alike, and the significant role Bible prophecy assigns to it in ...

In February a conference of 750 Jewish leaders in Belgium considered the plight of Jews in the Soviet Union. Here is a dual report by two of our correspondents tracing the important historical reasons for today1s problems and what the outcome might be in the future. Brussels, Belgium The eternal ho ...