WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:08.500 --> 00:00:14.429 Herbert W. Armstrong died peacefully in his home at Pasadena, California, on the morning 00:00:14.429 --> 00:00:24.130 of January 16, 1986. He was in his 94th year. In this special program, we review the life 00:00:24.130 --> 00:00:30.000 and work of Mr. Armstrong, for over 50 years, the voice of the World Tomorrow. 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:39.700 The following is a special presentation of the World Tomorrow 00:00:49.230 --> 00:00:55.260 The World Tomorrow, with Herbert W. Armstrong, has always been a unique program, showing 00:00:55.260 --> 00:01:01.760 the relevance of the word of God to today's turbulent society. It explains the real cause 00:01:01.760 --> 00:01:10.860 of the troubles of this world, and the promise revealed in the Bible of a better world tomorrow. 00:01:10.860 --> 00:01:16.240 For over 50 years, Mr. Armstrong delivered this message of hope on television and radio 00:01:16.240 --> 00:01:23.060 stations around the world. The World Tomorrow program is seen and heard on over 350 stations 00:01:23.060 --> 00:01:32.340 throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Caribbean Islands. 00:01:32.340 --> 00:01:42.020 Subtitled versions of the program can be seen in France, Canada, Italy, and Scandinavia. 00:01:42.020 --> 00:01:47.520 It is planned to make the program available in several other languages. 00:01:47.520 --> 00:01:53.619 Herbert W. Armstrong was one of the pioneers of religious broadcasting. His voice was first 00:01:53.619 --> 00:02:01.560 heard on the air in 1933, when he was offered 15 minutes of airtime on Station KORE, then 00:02:01.560 --> 00:02:10.090 broadcasting with only 100 watts to the towns and villages of the Willamette Valley in Oregon. 00:02:10.090 --> 00:02:16.579 In later years, Mr. Armstrong would often reminisce about his early experiences in broadcasting. 00:02:16.579 --> 00:02:26.559 "Then, in October 1933, I had an opportunity to go on the local radio station five mornings, 00:02:26.559 --> 00:02:31.959 for 15 minutes. It was free time, and they couldn't get ministers in local churches to 00:02:31.959 --> 00:02:37.290 take the time, and so I was able to get it, and of course I didn't have to pay for it. 00:02:37.290 --> 00:02:42.329 Now that led to the Radio Church. There was quite a lot of mail coming in, and the manager 00:02:42.329 --> 00:02:49.370 of the station asked me then to start a regular Sunday program, and so the church went on 00:02:49.370 --> 00:02:56.939 the air, and I did the speaking." "On the first Sunday in 1934, we went on Sunday 00:02:56.939 --> 00:03:02.969 morning at 10:00, and the cost was two dollars and a half a week, and I only had the money 00:03:02.969 --> 00:03:07.639 pledged from the brethren for a dollar and a quarter a week. And I had to take the rest 00:03:07.639 --> 00:03:14.699 of it on faith. That was the beginning of the (what we call then the) Radio Church of 00:03:14.699 --> 00:03:21.339 God. February 1st, the Plain Truth came out with its first issue, mimeographed; only about 00:03:21.339 --> 00:03:28.930 350 copies were made." Although Mr. Armstrong did not realize it 00:03:28.930 --> 00:03:34.919 then, those first broadcasts and the mimeographed copies of the Plain Truth magazine were the 00:03:34.919 --> 00:03:40.049 beginning of what was to become a worldwide work, to fulfill the great commission that 00:03:40.049 --> 00:03:48.180 Jesus Christ gave his church. Mr. Armstrong himself wrote in his autobiography: "At last, 00:03:48.180 --> 00:03:53.680 in the light of fast-developing world-encircling events, it became apparent what was actually 00:03:53.680 --> 00:04:01.119 happening back in 1934 was precisely this - Jesus Christ was opening the gigantic mass-media 00:04:01.119 --> 00:04:06.829 door of radio and the printing press for the proclaiming of his same original gospel to 00:04:06.829 --> 00:04:12.129 all the world." "Today, my friends, we are in the time as 00:04:12.129 --> 00:04:18.359 foretold by Jesus, when he said that this is the beginning of sorrows, just the beginning 00:04:18.359 --> 00:04:23.669 of trouble and of sorrows in the world today. And so again today, my friends, I want you 00:04:23.669 --> 00:04:30.470 to notice first Jesus' Olivet prophecy found in the 24th chapter of the book of Matthew. 00:04:30.470 --> 00:04:34.530 Matthew 24...." It was a small and humble beginning, but like 00:04:34.530 --> 00:04:42.960 the proverbial grain of mustard seed, the Work was destined to grow. By 1944, the World 00:04:42.960 --> 00:04:49.240 Tomorrow radio program could be heard throughout the United States. In 1953, it went on the 00:04:49.240 --> 00:04:54.840 most powerful station on Earth at that time - Radio Luxembourg, broadcasting to the British 00:04:54.840 --> 00:05:02.449 Isles and the continent of Europe. [The World Tomorrow] The World Tomorrow first 00:05:02.449 --> 00:05:08.340 became a television program in 1955, when television was a relatively new medium. "The 00:05:08.340 --> 00:05:13.159 World Tomorrow.... broadcaster and editor, Herbert W. Armstrong, reveals the startling 00:05:13.159 --> 00:05:18.819 significance behind today's world troubles, with the prophecies of the World Tomorrow 00:05:18.819 --> 00:05:24.659 when wild animals shall be tamed - a lion and a lamb, playing together, and a little 00:05:24.659 --> 00:05:33.300 child leading them, in a world of peace at last. Ladies and Gentlemen: Mr. Armstrong." 00:05:33.300 --> 00:05:42.349 "Well, greetings, friends! The real significance behind today's world disturbances is simply 00:05:42.349 --> 00:05:49.770 this: that we're now near world peace, believe it or not!" Later, Mr. Armstrong was to make 00:05:49.770 --> 00:05:55.780 many telecasts from the studio of the World Tomorrow in Pasadena, powerfully proclaiming 00:05:55.780 --> 00:06:03.000 the gospel of Jesus Christ. "If Jesus Christ was here today, he would preach the same thing 00:06:03.000 --> 00:06:12.249 that you hear me preach! Look into your Bible, don't believe me! Look into your own Bible, 00:06:12.249 --> 00:06:17.810 and you'll see that everything that I'm telling you comes right out of the Bible. It is God 00:06:17.810 --> 00:06:25.900 speaking, and it is the very message of God." As the World Tomorrow program began to be 00:06:25.900 --> 00:06:33.530 heard worldwide, the Plain Truth circulation also began to grow, first in thousands, and 00:06:33.530 --> 00:06:41.009 then in millions. The Plain Truth is unique among the world's mass circulation magazines, 00:06:41.009 --> 00:06:46.389 carefully analyzing the real meaning behind the news of the day, foretelling trends in 00:06:46.389 --> 00:06:52.819 world events with an accuracy that is based on the prophecies of the Bible. New languages 00:06:52.819 --> 00:07:03.529 were added over the years: German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, and Norwegian. 00:07:03.529 --> 00:07:09.779 Today, the Plain Truth has a circulation of eight million, with readers in nearly every 00:07:09.779 --> 00:07:18.319 country on Earth. Mr. Armstrong remained active as editor-in-chief until the end of his life. 00:07:18.319 --> 00:07:23.999 He was present at the printing plant of R.R. Donnelly in Glasgow, Kentucky when the 50th 00:07:23.999 --> 00:07:30.389 anniversary edition of the Plain Truth rolled off the presses. This 50th anniversary edition 00:07:30.389 --> 00:07:35.340 is still sent as an introductory copy to all new subscribers. 00:07:35.340 --> 00:07:44.379 In 1967, a remarkable door was opened for Mr. Armstrong to begin to reach some of the 00:07:44.379 --> 00:07:52.249 most important and influential men and women in the world. For almost 20 years, Mr. Armstrong 00:07:52.249 --> 00:07:59.279 traveled thousands of miles, meeting with kings, emperors, presidents, prime ministers, 00:07:59.279 --> 00:08:06.259 and leaders of many nations. The walls of his study are lined with mementos of those 00:08:06.259 --> 00:08:11.069 visits, gifts from the leaders of nations great and small. 00:08:11.069 --> 00:08:20.389 "I probably have visited more heads of government in their own offices than any other man. What 00:08:20.389 --> 00:08:26.599 do I talk about? I talk about the conditions that they're confronted with. I talk about 00:08:26.599 --> 00:08:32.909 world conditions and problems, problems that are far greater than they themselves are able to 00:08:32.909 --> 00:08:41.579 cope with. I talk about the cause of these conditions. I go as an ambassador, an unofficial 00:08:41.579 --> 00:08:49.240 ambassador for world peace, and they receive me as an ambassador for world peace. But I 00:08:49.240 --> 00:08:55.449 have to tell them why we don't have peace. I have to show them how peace is going to 00:08:55.449 --> 00:09:00.870 come, and why we don't have it. And you know, that makes sense to heads of state. They're 00:09:00.870 --> 00:09:06.889 practical men. They see these things about them all the time, and they begin to listen 00:09:06.889 --> 00:09:14.220 when I talk about those things. Do I talk about the kingdom of God? Yes, I do. And God 00:09:14.220 --> 00:09:19.990 is going to intervene, and sometimes I tell them that straight out." 00:09:19.990 --> 00:09:30.630 "They have called me an unofficial ambassador for world peace, and so I am. But let me say 00:09:30.630 --> 00:09:38.920 that there has to be a reason why we don't have peace. And you cannot have peace until 00:09:38.920 --> 00:09:47.850 there is something that will cause that peace. And there has to be a reason why something 00:09:47.850 --> 00:09:55.970 has caused us to have just the opposite of peace in this world today. And I'm afraid 00:09:55.970 --> 00:10:07.320 so many don't understand that. Now in the world today, there are many different ideologies 00:10:07.320 --> 00:10:13.630 and philosophies and religions, and everybody seems to think that their own, of course, 00:10:13.630 --> 00:10:20.730 is the right one, and the only one that is true and correct. And I did not come to bring 00:10:20.730 --> 00:10:33.750 any religion or philosophy or ideology, but just to state a few facts that are facts. 00:10:33.750 --> 00:10:42.310 We do not have peace, and will not have peace, until human nature has been changed." 00:10:42.310 --> 00:10:49.690 Mr. Armstrong was able to view the 20th century from a unique perspective. In his long life, 00:10:49.690 --> 00:10:57.949 he saw the coming of the inventions that made possible this modern age: the airplane, radio, 00:10:57.949 --> 00:11:09.240 and television, the computer, and space travel - inventions that had changed our world, but 00:11:09.240 --> 00:11:26.829 not our thinking. In August 1914, Europe erupted in war. For 00:11:26.829 --> 00:11:32.300 four terrible years, the great powers battled each other, until they reached a standstill 00:11:32.300 --> 00:11:42.800 in the fields of France and Belgium. When the conflict was over, and the armistice signed, 00:11:42.800 --> 00:11:49.430 a generation of young men had been slaughtered. The world was sobered. Weapons had become 00:11:49.430 --> 00:11:56.230 so powerful, the destruction so complete - surely civilization could not survive another war 00:11:56.230 --> 00:12:06.779 like this. This had to be the War to End All Wars. 00:12:06.779 --> 00:12:12.399 Following the armistice, King Albert I of Belgium visited a battlefield in his shattered 00:12:12.399 --> 00:12:18.690 kingdom. Appalled by the scenes of ruin and slaughter, the king ordered an iron shell 00:12:18.690 --> 00:12:26.759 casing found on the battlefield to be cast into four watchcases. He intended to present 00:12:26.759 --> 00:12:32.480 the watches to the four individuals who he felt had made the most significant contribution 00:12:32.480 --> 00:12:39.579 to peace. One watch went to Field Marshal Ferdinand 00:12:39.579 --> 00:12:46.899 Foch, head of the Allied Supreme Command. Another was given to General John Jake Pershing, 00:12:46.899 --> 00:12:53.560 commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Force. The third watch was presented to France's 00:12:53.560 --> 00:13:00.550 Premier, Georges Clemenceau, for his inspiring leadership in the dark days of war. But King 00:13:00.550 --> 00:13:08.050 Albert did not find anyone qualified to receive the fourth watch. When King Albert died, it 00:13:08.050 --> 00:13:16.389 was passed to his son, King Leopold III. In 1970, half a century after the end of World 00:13:16.389 --> 00:13:23.440 War I, King Leopold presented this fourth watch to Herbert W. Armstrong. In accepting 00:13:23.440 --> 00:13:29.790 it, Mr. Armstrong said, "I feel it was the highest honor that king could have paid anyone. 00:13:29.790 --> 00:13:35.319 Whatever contribution to world peace I may be making is not through war, but through 00:13:35.319 --> 00:13:40.079 education, teaching millions worldwide the way to peace." 00:13:40.079 --> 00:13:49.690 "The world has tried everything that man can conceive of for world peace. They have worked 00:13:49.690 --> 00:13:56.050 for world peace, they have fought for world peace, they have striven for world peace, 00:13:56.050 --> 00:14:02.509 but nothing has brought world peace. World War I was supposed to be the war that would 00:14:02.509 --> 00:14:10.149 end all wars. It didn't end wars. Then came World War II, and it was labeled as the war 00:14:10.149 --> 00:14:18.740 to end all wars. But as a matter of fact, more than 140 wars have occurred since the 00:14:18.740 --> 00:14:29.000 end of World War II. This book, the Holy Bible, says that the way of peace they know not. 00:14:29.000 --> 00:14:34.680 But men do not know the way to world peace. There has to be a cause for everything that 00:14:34.680 --> 00:14:41.209 has happened." In these last decades of the 20th century, 00:14:41.209 --> 00:14:46.740 many philosophers, commentators, and newscasters see that the problems of the world have reached 00:14:46.740 --> 00:14:55.620 a crisis point. Many leaders have recognized that we may indeed be approaching Armageddon. 00:14:55.620 --> 00:15:01.250 Mr. Armstrong, through his understanding of Biblical prophecy, grasped the true significance 00:15:01.250 --> 00:15:07.870 of these times. He has been a voice of sanity in the decades of confusion. 00:15:07.870 --> 00:15:15.579 "A staggering turn in world events is soon going to erupt, that will astound the whole 00:15:15.579 --> 00:15:23.889 world. As a matter of fact, two absolutely unthinkable world events are going to occur 00:15:23.889 --> 00:15:33.250 in the approximate future. First, the unthinkable nuclear World War III that could wipe every 00:15:33.250 --> 00:15:40.149 man, woman, and child off the face of this Earth, annihilate all civilization, is definitely 00:15:40.149 --> 00:15:48.639 going to come. But it will be stopped before any such fate finally happens. And then, just 00:15:48.639 --> 00:15:56.899 as unthinkable, is world peace, an absolute utopia on Earth, and that too is definitely 00:15:56.899 --> 00:16:05.160 going to happen in the approximate future." "The world is asleep. The world doesn't know 00:16:05.160 --> 00:16:10.829 what is about to strike. The world is going on as if things are going to continue just 00:16:10.829 --> 00:16:19.689 as they are. And I am warning you, they will not. There is only one authority that can 00:16:19.689 --> 00:16:24.779 tell us what is going to happen, that can give us the cause of what has happened and 00:16:24.779 --> 00:16:31.879 what will happen, so far as that is concerned, and that is the book we call the Holy Bible, 00:16:31.879 --> 00:16:38.170 and its prophecies." This is the commission that Jesus Christ gave 00:16:38.170 --> 00:16:44.069 to his church, to preach the gospel of the kingdom to all the world before the end of 00:16:44.069 --> 00:16:49.769 the age, and the establishment of the kingdom of God, the coming time of world peace and 00:16:49.769 --> 00:16:57.129 happiness that Mr. Armstrong called the World Tomorrow. That World Tomorrow is not here 00:16:57.129 --> 00:17:03.720 yet, and so the Work that God began through Herbert Armstrong will go on. This program 00:17:03.720 --> 00:17:11.360 will continue, and the Plain Truth magazine will continue as they have since 1934 - dynamic, 00:17:11.360 --> 00:17:17.730 up-to-date, giving people around the world understanding with hope and reassurance of 00:17:17.730 --> 00:17:25.160 a better world tomorrow. Before his death, Mr. Armstrong appointed 00:17:25.160 --> 00:17:30.960 his deputy, Joseph W. Tkach, to succeed him as Pastor General of the Worldwide Church 00:17:30.960 --> 00:17:39.230 of God. On the morning of January 16, Mr. Tkach addressed the employees of the church 00:17:39.230 --> 00:17:45.990 assembled in the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena: "This undoubtedly is one of the 00:17:45.990 --> 00:17:55.000 most sobering occasions that we will experience in a lifetime. I'm sure we all dearly loved 00:17:55.000 --> 00:18:01.990 Mr. Armstrong. We are a product of his dedication and his service for all of these years, especially 00:18:01.990 --> 00:18:08.970 the last 53 years that he has dedicated himself to serving the great living God." 00:18:08.970 --> 00:18:16.600 "This is not a time, although it is sobering, but not a time for great grief, as those who 00:18:16.600 --> 00:18:22.770 are without knowledge or understanding, the purpose of life and death. But we can rejoice 00:18:22.770 --> 00:18:29.260 knowing that Mr. Armstrong died in the faith, doing the Work that God has called him to 00:18:29.260 --> 00:18:35.850 accomplish. Even in the last year of his life, with declining strength, he completed probably 00:18:35.850 --> 00:18:44.290 the greatest work that he has accomplished, in the book The Mystery of the Ages." 00:18:44.290 --> 00:18:49.260 Mystery of the Ages was originally written for the students at Ambassador College. In 00:18:49.260 --> 00:18:56.050 August 1985, Mr. Armstrong personally presented the new book to the students of the Fundamentals 00:18:56.050 --> 00:19:03.060 of Theology class. It would be prove to be one of the last times he would speak in public. 00:19:03.060 --> 00:19:11.140 "When the Bible speaks, that is God speaking, not a man. Now it's true, Moses wrote the 00:19:11.140 --> 00:19:17.930 first five books, but it wasn't really Moses writing it. God was having him write it, and 00:19:17.930 --> 00:19:26.550 it was God writing it. But that was really inspired. And then when we come to prophets 00:19:26.550 --> 00:19:34.700 like Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, then when we come to the New Testament books, God inspired 00:19:34.700 --> 00:19:45.840 them. They are the infallible words of God. This book is not. I don't make any such claim 00:19:45.840 --> 00:19:55.180 for this book whatsoever." "But I think in a way God inspired it, but 00:19:55.180 --> 00:20:03.450 not in a sense that it is the word of God. It's as God inspired Herbert Armstrong, and 00:20:03.450 --> 00:20:10.250 I tried to yield myself to him, and I hope I was able to yield myself, if not 100%, 97 00:20:10.250 --> 00:20:23.330 or 98 or 99%. The Bible is like a book that had been sort of cut up into about 2,000 or 00:20:23.330 --> 00:20:29.890 3,000 pieces, and you have to get them all put together in the right order, or you can't 00:20:29.890 --> 00:20:37.560 understand them. This book puts them together, and yet this book is only a synopsis." 00:20:37.560 --> 00:20:46.180 "You could say it's the gist of the Bible, the synopsis. It doesn't cover all of it. 00:20:46.180 --> 00:20:50.600 But it covers the main thread of the Bible, so you can understand the Bible and understand 00:20:50.600 --> 00:20:57.350 the other details when you read them in the Bible. It'll open up the Bible so you understand 00:20:57.350 --> 00:21:09.060 it. That's what it is for - make the Bible plain and clear and understandable, and God 00:21:09.060 --> 00:21:14.440 is such a great God when you come to really know him, and who and what he is, and how 00:21:14.440 --> 00:21:19.820 real he is." "And I want to say that you need to read every 00:21:19.820 --> 00:21:25.260 word, and you need to go over it more than once. You aren't going to get the full meat 00:21:25.260 --> 00:21:30.300 of this book in one reading. This is a book that, after you've read it, you can read it 00:21:30.300 --> 00:21:35.990 a second time, and then later a third time. This book is not intended to take the place 00:21:35.990 --> 00:21:42.040 of the Bible; it's intended to make it so you will understand the Bible. You must read 00:21:42.040 --> 00:21:48.560 the Bible with it, and this is to make the Bible clear and understanding to you as you 00:21:48.560 --> 00:21:53.440 read it, and to bring its meaning out as you never saw it before." 00:21:53.440 --> 00:21:59.850 "And I hope it'll be a blessing to you. I hope you will enjoy it, it'll give you great 00:21:59.850 --> 00:22:06.240 happiness and enjoyment. I hope you'll enjoy reading it, and I hope more than any other 00:22:06.240 --> 00:22:14.480 book you've ever read, except the Bible. And perhaps in a sense, this makes even the Bible 00:22:14.480 --> 00:22:22.210 more clear and plain, and you'll enjoy the Bible more from now on. But you'll forgive 00:22:22.210 --> 00:22:28.130 me if I get a little bit of thrill that this was then done now [laughter], book was out 00:22:28.130 --> 00:22:35.350 now. Today is a pretty big day in my life, when I can hand copies of this book out to 00:22:35.350 --> 00:22:41.820 each of you." And now, in this special tribute to Herbert 00:22:41.820 --> 00:22:48.950 W. Armstrong, we are pleased to offer a free copy of Mystery of the Ages to our viewers. 00:22:48.950 --> 00:22:57.890 Time may prove Mystery of the Ages to be one of the most significant books ever written. 00:22:57.890 --> 00:23:04.100 There is a great paradox in our world today. In this 20th century, we have made incredible 00:23:04.100 --> 00:23:11.640 progress in nearly every field of knowledge: science, technology, medicine, transportation. 00:23:11.640 --> 00:23:18.750 But in spite of this progress, we still live in a world of appalling evils and suffering, 00:23:18.750 --> 00:23:26.890 famine, poverty, sickness, and war. Why is it, when knowledge is exploding, do 00:23:26.890 --> 00:23:33.380 we still not know the answers to the most fundamental questions? What is man? Why was 00:23:33.380 --> 00:23:43.000 he created? What is the purpose for human life, or even is there a purpose? Over 60 00:23:43.000 --> 00:23:49.700 years ago, Herbert W. Armstrong was challenged to make an in-depth study of the Bible. He 00:23:49.700 --> 00:23:58.890 began to see that this book so often misunderstood, did indeed contain answers. Over the years, 00:23:58.890 --> 00:24:03.960 he continued to study, developing a unique understanding of the questions that have always 00:24:03.960 --> 00:24:09.120 perplexed mankind. Mystery of the Ages is the product of that 00:24:09.120 --> 00:24:15.550 understanding, a labor of love written in the last year of Mr. Armstrong's long and 00:24:15.550 --> 00:24:23.280 productive life. Mystery of the Ages will help you understand. Each chapter will give 00:24:23.280 --> 00:24:29.370 you the keys to solving some of the most perplexing questions that have puzzles scholars and philosophers 00:24:29.370 --> 00:24:35.270 for thousands of years. You will see that the answers have been there all the time, 00:24:35.270 --> 00:24:41.050 hidden in the pages of the Bible. Mystery of the Ages will help you understand 00:24:41.050 --> 00:24:51.090 your Bible as never before. Who is God? What is he like? What is the truth about angels 00:24:51.090 --> 00:24:58.020 and evil spirits? Did God create a devil? And then, one of the greatest mysteries of 00:24:58.020 --> 00:25:06.160 all time - what is man, and how did he come to be on the Earth? Did he evolve or was he 00:25:06.160 --> 00:25:13.970 created? And if he was created, why? What is the purpose of his existence? Or, is there 00:25:13.970 --> 00:25:20.000 indeed any purpose? How did this world come to be the way it is? 00:25:20.000 --> 00:25:26.660 Are wars, famines, disasters, and poverty inevitable, or is there a fundamental reason 00:25:26.660 --> 00:25:34.050 why things are going wrong? What is the church? Why are there so many different religions, 00:25:34.050 --> 00:25:40.630 all claiming to be true? How can you tell if a church is right or not? Or does it even 00:25:40.630 --> 00:25:49.160 matter? Finally, the mystery of the kingdom of God - what is it? Is it in heaven, or on 00:25:49.160 --> 00:25:56.720 the Earth? Or is it, as some believe, set up in our hearts when we accept Christ? 00:25:56.720 --> 00:26:02.760 Mr. Armstrong devoted his life to understanding these mysteries. He wrote Mystery of the Ages 00:26:02.760 --> 00:26:11.020 to share that understanding with others. In this special tribute to his life and work, 00:26:11.020 --> 00:26:16.900 we would like to offer Mystery of the Ages to all our viewers. For your free copy, write 00:26:16.900 --> 00:26:27.730 to the World Tomorrow, Pasadena, California, 91123. That's the World Tomorrow, Pasadena, 00:26:27.730 --> 00:26:38.470 California, 91123. Or better still, call toll-free 1-800-423-4444. 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