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VOL. II, NUMBER 1

The NatIonal MagazIne ofAMBASSADOR COLLEGE

JANUARY, 19S2

WHY Russia Will NotInvade America!by Herbert W. Armstrong

FOR YEARS we have hovered on thebrink of war with Russia.Many who claim to be authorities onprophecy have been busy assuring peoplesuch a war is prophesied in Ezekiel 38.The United States, Great Britain, andthe democracies of northwestern Europeare actually modern ISRAEL..-descended from the so-called lost Ten Tribes.Therefore, they conclude, Ezekiel 38foretells a military invasion of the NorthAmerican continent from Russia.But this is not what the prophecy says.What Ezekiel 38 does foretell is trulyastounding. Let's understand it.The Time-Sequence of the ProphecyEzekiel's message is for our day-aprophetic warning for America andBritain, now!To understand the time, the place,and all the facts of the prophecy ofEzekiel 38, we need to begin at the 1stchapter of Ezekiel's prophecy and readthe book dear through.When we do this, we find a TIME-SEQUENCE flowing thru the Book.Let us skim thru it very briefly.Notice, in the very first verse, Ezekielwas among the Jewish captives who hadbeen taken in the captivity of Judah tothe River Chebar. I t was in the fifth yearof King Jehoiachin's captivity that thisprophecy began coming to Ezekiel thruvisions.I t is a PROPHECY. Ezekiel was beingshown things far into the FUTURE.Notice, the prophecy was inspired

and written after JUDAH'S ca,/,tivit'j'-more than 131 years after the Houseof ISRAEL had been taken captive toAssyria.The advance-guard of the Houseof Israel already had begun to arrive inthe British Isles before Ezekiel's visionand writing.Yet, Ezekielis a prophet to the HOUSEOF ISRAEL. His prophecy applies to thefar future-not to the captivity of Israelwhich had occurred more than 130 yearsbefore he wrote. Remember that!Notice, Ezek. 2:3, and 3:1,4-7, Ezekiel's message, a PROPHECY for the FUTURE, is for the HOUSE OF ISRAEL, notthe House of Judah.In chapter 3, beginning verse 17,Ezekiel is set a watchman to WARN theHouse of Israel.

Message to Israel, Not JudahNotice! Beginning chapter 3: Afterthe prophet "eats the roll"-that is, receives the prophetic warning messagehe is to "go speak unto the HOUSE OFISRAEL"-no r to the Jews among whomhe dwelt.Remember he is already among thecaptives of JUDAH. But the Eternal saysto him: "Go, get thee unto the Houseof ISRAEL." (Verse 4.)Surely we do not n eed to pause hereto explain to readers of the PLAINTRUTH that the twelve tribes of Israelhad long before this divided into twonations-the ren Tribes being the Houseof ISRAEL, while Judah and Benjamincomposed the House of JUDAH, who,

only! were nicknamed "Jews." For thebenefit of those readers .who do notunderstand this vital distinction-averitable' "key" without which theprophecies cannot be opened to undersranding-s-anoeber edition of the special booklet "The Unit ed States inProphecy" will shortly be published, andupon special request a copy will be sentfree.The Jewish people of today are descended from the House of JUDAH. Butthe white, English-speaking people ofthe United States and Great Britain arethe leading "birthright" tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, heads of the tentribed HOUSE OF ISRAEL.Ezekiel's Message is for our dayand it is, therefore, a message for Amer-ica and Britain, NOW!Notice chapter 4. The prophet is toplace before him a tile, and trace uponit the city of Jerusalem, and lay siegeagainst it. The sins pictured are thoseof Jerusalem, .capiral of JUDAH. But"this" (verse 3) "shall be a sign to theHOUSE of ISRAEL." Then follows thewell-known key to the "day for a year"method of reckoning prophecy.Continue chapter 5. "For," comes thewarning Message from the Eternal,"thereof SHALL a fire come forth intoall the HOUSE OF ISRAEL." (Verse 4.)Notice, this is to portray vividly a warning of some FUTURE destruction uponthe House of ISRAEL! No t upon Judah,already conquered by Nebuchadnezzarand in the midst of his sieges ..gainst


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Page 2Jerusalem. But upon ISRAEL-the tent ribed nat ion who had gone into its firstand original captivity one hundred thirtylong years before! The warning is notof the captivity alreacly so far back inhistory. I t says "thereof SHALL a fireCOME" upon Israel! I t is a prophecy rela ti ng to a FUTURE destruction and captivity.No such destruction and captivity hasever yet come to the House of Israelsince this was writ ten! Therefore it isstill in the future-IN OUR TIME! Andit is a warning to Britain and America-NOW!A Captivity of Israel Yet Future!Notice more of this grim warning!A third part of thee (America-Brit

ain) shall die wi th the pestilence, andwith famine shall they be consumed inthe midst of thee: and a third partshall fall by the sword round aboutthee; and I will scatter a th ird part intoall the winds" (i n captivi ty being removed from our own land and scatteredover the world). (Verse 12.)Coming to chapter 6, the local sceneof the vision shif ts to the mountainousland of Palestine-but the MESSAGE isintended for AMERICA AND BRITAIN,today!Will we heed it? God help us towake up!Listen! "Behold I, even I,'" says theEternal God (verse 3) , "will bring asword ( invasion) upon you, and I willdestroy your high places . . . and Iwill lay the dead carcasses of the children of ISRAEL before their idols; and

I will scatter your bones round aboutyour altars. In all your dwelling placesthe cities shall be laid waste (atomicbombing) . . . and ye shall know thatI am the Eternal." (Verses 5-7 ) .Just a small remnant shall escape andbe spared (Verse 8). These are described in Luke 21: 36.Continue: "Thus saith the EternalGod; ... Alas for all the evil abominations of (not Judah, but) the HOUSEOF ISRAEL! for they SHALL" (not did,in the captivity 130 years be foreEzekiel wrote, but SHALL) "fall by thesword, by the famine, and by the pestilence." (Verse 11).

The TIME Is FUTURE!This is not a popular message. Youprobably have never heard it before.

The preachers and teachers of prophecyalmost unanimously will rise up to denythis warning Message-to apply it to adifferent t ime or people. But the warning is from the Eternal God, and it issure! The reader will do well to heed!Notice the TIME!"All hands shall be feeble, and allknees shall be as weak as water." (Chap-

The GOOD NEWSter 7 verse 17). Compare: "Howl ye;for the DAY OFTHE LORD is at hand; . . .therefore shall all hands be faint, andevery man's heart shall melt: and theyshall be afraid." (Isa. 13:6-7). Plainly,the TIME is the "Day of the Lord"-yetin the immediate future.'Continue: "They shall cast their silverin the streets, and their gold shall beremoved: their silver and their goldshall not be able to deliver them inthe day of the WRATH OF THE LORD."(Ezek. 7: 19). Now compare that withZeph. 1: 14-18: "The great day of theLord is near . . . That day is a DAY OFWRATH ... And 1 (the Eternal) willbring distress upon men . .. Neithertheir silver nor their gold shall be ableto deliver them in the day of the Lord'sWrath:' Both are speaking of the sametime . . . a t ime short ly ahead of us now,in this present generation!"Wherefore," continues verse 24(Ezek. 7), "I will bring the worst ofthe heathen, and they shall possess theirhouses: and I will also make the pompof the strong to cease . . . DESTRUCTIONcometh; and they shall seek peace, andthere shall be none ... then shall theyseek a vision of the prophet; but thelaw shall perish from the priest." (Verses25-26).Yes, when this comes, our peoplefinally will cry out for a true prophetor minis ter of the Eternal God-but itwill be too late! For then shall havecome the time spoken by the prophetAmos, when there shall be a FAMINEof HEARING THE WORDS OF THE ETER-NAL- (Amos 8: 11) - a n END of trueGospel preaching! Already the peopleand their paid ministers have turnedthei r eyes and ears from God's law!Notice chapter 11 of Ezekiel's prophecy. I t is a Message addressed to theHouse of ISRAEL-verse 5. "I will bringthe sword upon you, saith the EternalGod. And I will bring you out of themidst thereof and deliver you into thehands of strangers, and will executejudgments among you. Ye shall fall bythe sword." (Verses 8-10). WHEN? I tis future from the t ime Ezekiel wrote,and it has not yet happened since then!GOD SAYS ITWILL HAPPEN!Chapter 12, verse 11: "they SHALLremove, and go into captivity:' It is yetfuture-and it is the House of ISRAEL!

Not Judah.When? "And they shall know I amthe Eternal, when I shall scatter themamong the nations, and disperse themin the countries." (Verse 15). The express ion "They shall know that I amthe Eternal" is used repeatedly thru theBook of Ezekiel-a-always referring tothe time of the SECOND COMING OFCHRIST, and Israel's final restoration backto the land of Palestine. Many prophecies

January, 1952show Israel is to be scattered in thislatter-day captivity when Christ comesto RESTORE them back to Palestine.

People Won't Believe I t !Always the true prophets and ministers of God have stood almost alone,and opposed by the overwhelming majority in Israel. That is Israel's history

of old. It is true today.The 13th chapter shows the declarations of the popular ministry of thisday in Israel-in America and Britain."Son of man, prophecy against theprophets of Israel. . . . Woe un to thefoolish prophets, that follow their ownspir it and have seen nothing! 0 Israel,thy prophets are like the faxes in thedeserts. Ye have not gone up into thegaps, neither made up the hedge forthe HOUSE OF ISRAEL to stand in thebattle in the DAY OFTHELORD." (Verses2-5). I t is speaking of the soon-coming"Day of the Lord,"-not some ancienttime! ... "They have seduced my people, saying Peace; and there was nopeace." (Verse 10).Certa inly the popular minis try of today is saying to the people that weshall never be defeated in war, became,say those who understand our nat ionalidentity, we are the chosen people ofIsrael! But we were not chosen forspecial favors. We were chosen for aservice and righteous life we have failedto perform! Every time Israel of olddisobeyed God, departed from His lawsand ways, and went into the pagan customs (as we have done today, actuallydeceiving ourselves by calling those-customs "Chr is ti an!") they were invadedand conquered. Has God changed?Ezekiel catalogs our sins-our customs and ways which seem right in oureyes but which are contrary to God'slaws and an abomination in HIS sight.Some of them he mentions in the 8thchapter.In chapter 22: "Thou hast despisedmine holy things, and profaned my sabbaths," saysthe Eternal (verse 8) . "Thouhast taken usury and increase, and thouhast greedily gained of thy neighborsby extortion, and hath forgotten me,saith the Eternal. . . . And I will (notdid, but will) scatter thee among theheathen , and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthinessout of thee." (Verses 12, 15)."Her priests" (prophetically speakingof modern Israel) "have violated my law,and have profaned mine holy things:they have put no difference between theholy and profane, neither have theyshown difference between the uncleanand the clean (Lev. 11), and have hidtheir eyes from my sabbaths, and I amprofaned among them." (Verse 26).Please continue on page 13


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I Hold GOD Responsible!Milliol1s are born into this unhappy world without their ownknowledge or consent, Through ignorance and poverty and corruptcivilization millions exist in fear, suffering, starvation andfrustration! WHY?

by Herman HoehAdam "fell"!Most of his children ever since havelived in superstitution, squalor anddisease, ignorance and the fear of pove rty and war.Why?"The devil is the cause; he wreckedeverything for God"-say the churches.

"He thwarted the purpose of God inmaking Adam perfect."But how do the churches know? Didthey get their answer from the Bible?"W e certainly did," they say. "Didn'tGod have to let men kill His son Jesusso we could be rescored to what Adamlost?"Were God's Plans Wrecked?

Let's look at the Garden of Edenagain. Did the devil under the guise of aserpent sneak in, after God had laid allHis plans In well, and then wreck every-thing with the "fall"?

Did Satan really frustrate God's purpose by deceiving the woman?If that be true, then the churches makeSatan more powerful than God for themoment . Cleverly, Satan had been ableto alter God' s will."God, think fast!"And He did, the churches say. "Look,in the s truggle for supremacy He wasable to think out the plan of redemptionto restore His authority." Now He hadthe best of Satan. Then what?The Creator wai ted too long to startrepai ring the damage, it would seemand Satan has been able to be just onelong stride ahead of God in keepingthe world lost. Christ' s death just isn'trepairing the damage excep t for a few.

The world is still lost in sin!That's the kind of picture the churchesare painting of God! In their gospelsthey p ut H im in a gigantic controversywith Satan, and 10 and behold-Satanis winning the contest! Ignorance, poverty and war are the proofs that Godhasn't saved the world.

What a muddle! But then, where didyou read such a story in your Bible?What's th e Truth?

The truth is, Satan did not wreck thepurpose of God!The Creator knew from the beginning, and planned to have it so--that

the devil Should deceive man into sinning. God did not design the plan ofsalvation to repair the damage and restore mankind to the perfection Adam"lost."God purposed the plan of redemptionbefore the "fall!" Adam was not createdwith perfect character in the first place,or he couldn't have sinned.Adam was created so that he couldsin! Why?

Th e Reason fo r SinBecause Satan is not more powerfulthan God ami he could not frustrate theplans of God, we must conclude that

GOD IS RESPONSIBLE for what happened in Eden!"Oh, no!" shriek the churches. "Godcouldn't be guilty of SIN!"Who said God was guilty? I said Godis responsible.Responsibility is not guilt. God didnot force Adam to sin. Adam did nothave to sin-for God permitted h im yes, urged him-to take of the tree oflife. But God put human nature in Adamso he would want to sin unless he re-

sisted the pull of his nature. Adambecame guilty of disobeying a command.God was responsible for placing a natureand a mind in Adam and Eve so theyby themselves weren't able to resist thetemptation of the devil whom Goddeliberately permitted to enter theGarden.WHY?"For the creature was made subject tovanity, not willingly, but by reason ofHim who hath subjected the same inhope (Rom. 8: 20) ." Yes, HOPE!The Bible says God is responsible formaking man the kind of creature he i s

capable of sinning. God knew, therefore,that man would suffer, live in sorrow,poverty and war. God planned that thesethings should be, and tha t man shouldbe guilty of bringing these miseries upon himself and his children! Why?Because of a HOPE-a PURPOSEGod had in placing man upon the earth!And the present chaos is the way Godintended tha t H is plan should be perfected.

God placed in man, not according toman's wish, but according to God's purpose, a nature that would cause him to

sin. If He is responsible for that, thenHe must rectify i t -He must save manfrom it! God's responsibility compelsHim to deliver man from the bondageof sin in which he has gotten himselffrom ignorance and yielding to thetemptations of the flesh.Y hat is the why of the plan of redemption. Not to restore man from thedamage the devil did, but to perfect thehope God had from the begimling . Andwha t is tha t hope? What is God's PUR-POSE? The creation of God's own character in us! God is reproducing Himself!Hut why should there have been needof our gui lt?"That no flesh should glory in Hispresence" ( I Cor. 1: 29) . And again:"For by grace (an unmerited freegift) are ye saved (from guilt) throughfaith; and that not of yourselves: it isthe gift of God: not of works, test anyman should boast." Here is Ephesians2: 9 we see it reiterated that Godplanned that sins of the flesh and theproud wisdom of men (I Cor. 1:26-30)should not be pardoned by our humanwork" but by God, lest we boast.

God's WorkmanshipBut why does God carry our his purpose so we have no chance to boast?Let's read right on:"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works,which God hath before ordained thatwe should walk in them (Eph. 2: 11 ) .""Weare HIS WORKMANSHIP createdin Christ Jesus unto good works."Now we see-God is making us Hisworkmanship, not according to ourworks but according to His works towhich we yield to permit Him to per

fect in us. GOD IS REPRODUCING HIM-SELF!We human mortals were made subject to temptation and vanity so wewould LEARN BY EXPERIENCE IN SUF-

FERING AND POVERTY that the way contrary to the law and character of God isnot good-that we should repent ofbreaking God's law-that we shouldwant to live by the faith of Christthrough the Holy Spiri t so we can fulfillt ha t law by love and good works.

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Page 4 The GOOD NEWS January, 1952

Sent free on personal request, as theLord- provides. Addres s communications to the Edi tor, Box III, Pasadena,California.

The national magazine ofAMBASSADOR COLLEGE

ministering to The Church of Godscattered abroad, andreporting on campus happenings

Herbert W. ArmstrongPublisher and EditorHerman Hoeh, Executive EditorRaymond Cole, Marion McNair,Raymond McNair, Paul Smith

Associate EditorsOwen Smith, Campus Editor

Kenneth Herrmann, Science EditorDick Armstrong, Picture EditorRod Meredith, Sports EditorBetty Bates, Society Editor

Great Day of Salvat ion!God will send His Son the secondtime to "destroy . . . the face of thecovering cast over all people, and thevail that is spread over all the nations,

. . . We have waited for Him, we will beglad and rejoice in his SALVATION."That is in your Bible, read it: Isaiah25:7-10.The God who blinded men and madethem unable to deliver themselves fromthe suffering and consequences of s in the God who concludes all in unbeliefthat He might have mercy upon all(Rom. 11:32) -even He shall removethe vail of blindness that hangs over allpeople so they shall come to the knowledge of the truth at last.God is a responsible Person! He istrustworthy! 'that's why He must bringall to a knowledge of salvation from sinand death. God could not be just otherwise.But why should God have chosen to

make us His sons-to raise us to theGodhead-by the path of human travailand woe? Is it worth it, will you ask?"I reckon that the sufferings of thispresent time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us (Rom. 8:18)."No t worth it, you say?Not worth having the power, themight and the Character of God? Notworth immortality and eternity and theinheritance of this earth as an everlasting possession?It is just because some of you wouldsay it isn't worth it, that God has per

mitted you to suffer, so you would cometo appreciate the great love He gives ininviting-ealling-you to become hisSons. So you would realize the AWE FULLresponsibilities that go with being coCREATORS with God!One in God's OFFICE can't afford tomake any mistakes. That is why youhave had to suffer the consequences ofignorance-to learn by bitter pain andsorrow the dire results of any other waythan the way, the character of God. Andthe way of God is love. the fulfillingof the LAW!God purposed that you and all thesons of Adam should disobey that perfect law of liberty (Jam. 2: 12) so youwould know what it means to breakit. By suffering sin, we learn obedienceto the Father as did Jesus (Heb, 5:9) .We will be carrying out His will, not ourown, for we shall have learned thatHis way is right.'the mighty wisdom of God in placing us in this environment! That wecome to know with all our heart-bysuffering-the weighty responsibility ofbeing God and governing the creationin LOVE.

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the truth, this is our only day of salvation-while leaving the other people indarkness?Because God is fulfilling in us throughHis workmanship, the hope He has forall the sons of Adam. And that hope isgiven in Romans 8: 21: "Because thecreature (man) itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruptioninto the glorious liberty of the childrenof God."We are to be made the Sons of God( I John 3: 1, 2), brought into the family of God (Eph. 3: 15), given the di-vine nature (2 Peter 1: 4) -made likeGod so we can be the Persons in theKingdom or family of God ruling withHim. We shall be God, as the Fatherand the Son are God now, for God isSpirit dwelling in the Persons of theFather, the Son and us. No wonder Godwon't let us boast! If we earned anything we would become proud with thepowers of God and DESTROY the universe by abuse of those powers.Adam was not made a perfect character in the beginning-not at all-buthe and his children were made to become perfect by inheri ting the divinenature so we could fill the officeof God'ssons. He and all his children have beenpermitted by God, according to God'sgreat Wisdom, to suffer from sin for sixthousand years. And then comes thegreat day of SALVATION!

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I Hold GODResponsibleContinued from page 3

our hearts by the Holy Spirit which isgiven unto us (Rom. 5: 5 )." "Love isthe fulfilling of the law (Rom. 13: 10) ."The Law of God expresses the Characterof God. God is a SPIRIT. The Holy Spiritis God's Law in action.By having the love of God in us thatfulfills the law, we become God's work-manship preparing us for the HOPE Hehad when He put Adam in Eden.

What Is That Hope?God is moulding in a few whom Hecalls today the very character-divinelove, wisdom, patience, faith---of GodHimself. But the vast majority of

Adam's children have been going theirown way, never hearing of the PURPOSEof God, and consequently reaping untoldsuffering because of ignorance. And Godpurposed that these suffering mortalsshould not in this age have the knowledge of His purpose. It is according toGod's plan, because He blinded the nat ions that He might have, in the future,mercy on all.Satan has deceived the nations according to the permission and plan of God!But why is God calling out a fewfrom the world today-for us who know


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ON THE CAMPUSRLLOWING are articles written by students on student activsties. The purpose of this entire section will be to give you the story of our jam-packedlives on the campus. We hope you won't mind if we occasionally poke a little fun at

ourselves-striving human beings are always funny-and no matter how serious minded,our frailties wink. (We don't think there is anyone here who would claim to be the acme ofperfection.) h ks! C . . . d . I d Th d'-t an s. rtttctsm an suggestIons we come e Campus E itor

Co-Workers RespondGenerouslyby Mary J0 Burrow

After three years of wear, wi th newstudents coming in each year, Mayfairlinen supply was becoming rather scarcerecently.Mrs. Armst rong wrote a let ter of explanation to some of our Co-Workersin Christ divulging a few facts aboutstudents' needs which they themselvescould not financially supply. Th e response was overwhelming. Many of youCo-Workers sent a large quantity oflinen, some slightly used and some newalong with generous portions of manetary help so that Mayfair now has asufficient supply of bedspreads, ba thtowels, sheets, pillowcases, blankets andbathmats. When we students go to bed,we have a very great deal to be thankfulfor. I hope this little article might express a minute portion of our grat itude.

W e were also able to procure a fewcooking utensils for the kitchen thatMrs. Wallace, our cook, needed badly.It did our hearts good to read yourletters in response to Mrs. Armst rongand see that you were not only willing,but anxious to help us whom many ofyou have never personally seen.Christians prove that they are the children of God by thei r deeds. Jesus set usthe example by giving. He stated that itis more blessed to give than to re c e iv e Acts 20:35. It is blessed to receive, bu t

more joy accrues from giving.Also "whosoever shall give a cup ofcold water only in the name of a disciple... shall not lose his reward"-Matt.10:42, Mark 9:41.If Jesus gave his all, how wonderful itis when we can give whatever Godmakes possible, and you did. You statedthat you were very happy to help.Th e students of Mayfair, Mrs. Mann,our housemother, and Mr. and Mrs.Armstrong deeply appreciate the interestof you Co-Workers who responded sogenerously to make ou r life of studiesa bit easier. Thank you.

Girls Work Too!by Doris Allen

In the last issue of the Good Newsyou read about some of the work thefellows do; now I am going to tell you alit tle about the girls' work.Ou r work here at Ambassador Collegesurely varies-office and secretarial duties, library training, cooking and housecleaning in Mayfair.For most of the girls, working hoursare spent in the office assisting the regular employees. Th e general office fromwhich the literature is sent you, is arranged in different depar tments wi theach of us be ing trained to do the workof our department. Some of us type theenvelopes for, and mail the literature requested by listeners af ter hearing Th eWorld Tomorrow broadcast.Th e mail containing requests for booklets only is called the "regular" mail.It is segregated from other mail in thereceiving room. After the booklets aremailed, the letters containing requeststo be pu t on the Plain Truth or GoodNews mailing list are sent to anotherpart of the office where each letter iscarefully checked through 'each file toprevent duplicat ions which can easilyhappen because of poor handwriting oraddress changes. Th e letters are thengiven to the students typing stencils,where a separate stencil is made for eachletter. After a box might be cut, anotherperson interfiles these stencils into thefile cabinets where they await themonthly publishing of the Good Newsor the Piain Truth.In the meantime some of the girls areworking very diligently on the mail fromyou Co-Workers who send in money tosupport this wonderful work of God thatthe Gospel might be preached to everynation. For each person who thus support s this work there is a personal cardon which is typed the date and amountof money sent in. Each Co-Worker's cardhas a stencil corresponding to it.Other officework, which requires special a ttent ion of one of the girls, is thechecking of mail that has been returned

for various reasons. For example, somepeople have moved, some are deceasedand there is the possibility of our havingtyped the address incorrectly because ofdifficulty in reading the correct address.These letters are checked through allthe files and the incorrect s tenci l is destroyed. When the correct address is discovered, the mail is sent out once again.No w you can see how very importantit is that those who request literature

write their name and latest addressplainly.Letters requesting booklets only arepu t in one large carton after 'the literature is mailed. I f the literature is mailedwi th the wrong address it would be impossible to search among the thousandsof letters for the original one. This iswhy some few people never receive theliterature asked for. I t is important thateveryone write clearly because with anaverage of a thousand letters a day requesting literature the work is retardedimmensely if we girl students have tostop and look at each name for a longtime.When the Plain Truth, the Good

News or a bulletin to you Co-Workersis being published each of us leaves herusual job to help wi th the mailing procedures. The stencils are pu t into theaddressing machines and with one person operating each machine, the addresses are stamped directly on the magazines or bulletins. Another person checkseach address for mistakes or misprints.After all pieces of literature are dividedinto separate states and cities, tied intoseparate bundles, they are then pu t intomail bags and taken to the post office inthe evening.I have described only a small portionof the work done in the general office,bu t at least you have a concise summaryof the kind of work we students do. Andnow for the first t ime perhaps you havean idea of what the mailing office isreally lik e -to say nothing of the printing office, the mail receiving office orthe managerial departments.Aside from the office work there arethe other duties I mentioned at first.Charlene Glover acts as assistant librarian


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Page (,and spends most of her hours out of classworking there. Her work consists ofchecking out books, accessioning books,keeping in contact with the s tudents incase they arc needed for work, welcoming visitors and giv ing information toanyone who may desire it.Isabell Kunkel and Elise Bernard assist Mrs. WalIace, our cook, in preparingthe delicious meals served at Mayfair,the students' residence. This demands agreat deal of thought and preparationand we are very grateful and appreciative for the great effort put forth bythem.Much time is offered by Elise Bernardwho believes "cleanliness is indeed nextto Godliness." Her duty is to keep thefirst floor of Mayfair clean, which requires the cooperation of all the students.Elva Russell, the faculty secretary, hasher own private office in the college.She types, checks papers, and operatesthe mimeograph machine for the facultymembers. Also many of the Good Newsmanuscripts are retyped by her afterinit ia l corrections have been made.

We all take much delight in doing ourwork. In very few places would we haveso many opportun it ies to work our waythrough College and to make that workso practical in exper ience for later life.We realize this is God's College inwhich He is using us girls as instrumentsto carry Out that part of His work whichyoung women can do.The Messiahby Elise Bernard"An oratorio, now JUSt where have Iheard that?" I muttered as I searchedin the dim recesses of my mind for theanswer hidden, perhaps, in some remotecrevice or cranny. Slowly the answer began to creep forth and I remembered.Sometime in years back, perhaps inhigh school, T had read of. Handel'sMessiah and it was qui te na tural to linkthe two together. It dawned on my

mind that I would now be privi leged tosee in Pasadena an oratorio, The Mes-siah, composed over 200 years ago inthe British Isles.F rom the dic tionary I learned tha t anoratorio is a dramatic poem text, usuallyfound in the Bible, set to music and sungin arias or choruses with an orchestralaccompaniment, but without the usualaction, scenery or costumes found in anordinary stage play.The Messiah was produced in Dublinover 200 years ago by Handel and, contrary to popular belief, it was not createdfor a Christmas entertainment eventhough it is usually presen ted near thattime. The Messiah is divided in threesections, the nativity of Jesus Christ, thepassion, and resurrection.

The GOOD NEWSThe MefJiah was presented by the cityof Pasadena and the Pasadena CivicMusic Association on Sunday, December16, 1951.I t was produced by the Pasadena CivicSymphony Orchestra, the Pasadena CivicChorus, and the Senior Glee Club ofEliot Junior High School. About twelvestudents of Ambassador attended, as

they obtained free tickets two weeks before this occasion.Slowly the curtain went up on thegreat stage and to my intense pleasurethe music rose in beautiful majestic tonesas though heralding the arrival of animportant personage. The story of thenativity had begun. I t was beautiful!One by one the artists performed butto my sad displeasure my soaring imagination had to come back to earth andtake an extreme let down. Why? Simplybecause wherever mere mortal man undertakes something of this kind withoutthe divine guidance of God he is bound

to err by misapplying scripture. I thinkyou will understand as I try to narratethe story for you.The recitative tenor began with theprophecy of Isaiah 40: 1-5. "The voice ofhim tha t crieth in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, makestraight in the desert the highway of ourGod." Then the chorus sang "Every val-.ley shall be exalted, and every mountainand hill shall be made low; and thecrooked shall be made stra ight and therough places plain. And the glory of theLord shall be revealed, and all flesh shallsee it together: for the mouth of the

Lord hath spoken it."The beginning of these verses refers tothe time of John the Baptist, but thesescriptures carry into the time of thesecond coming of Christ for we knowthat it is then when his glory shall berevealed. As Matthew 25: 31 expresses it,"when the son of man shall come in hisglory and all the holy angels with him,then shall he set upon the throne of hisglory." The time of his glory refers tothe time when he shall sit on his throneand before him shall be gathered allnations. This, we know, is future.One thing I remember well at thispoint. One performer sang Haggai 2:6-8."Yet once, it is a little while, and I willshake the heaven and the ear th and thesea and the dry land; and I will shakeall nations, and the desire of all nationsshall come: and I will fill this housewith glory."This same event is related again inJoel 3: 16 where the t ime of the secondcoming of Christ is described in detailas the day of the Lord.

"The Lord also shall roar out of Zion,and utter his voice from Jersualem; andthe heaven and the earth shall shake."Thi s is the time begun by the sun and

January, 1952moon being darkened. An apt description of this is found in Revelation 6: 1214 where there is a great earthquake, thestars fall from heaven, the sun becomesblack, and "every mountarn and islandwere moved out of their place." In otherwords "the heaven and earth will shake"and men shall flee from the face of Himthat sirteth on the throne for "the greatday of his wrath has come."The story then turned to Malachi 3: 13, when Jesus shall send his messengerbefore his face which according to Matthew 11: 10 and Mark 1:2 was John theBaptist. Then we read "But who mayabide the day of his coming and whoshall stand when he appeareth? for heis like a refiner's fire, and like fuller'searth. And he shall sit as a refiner andpurifier of silverand he shall purify thesons of Levi and purge them as goldand silver, that they may offer unto theLord an offering of righteousness:" Thisis the day of his coming when men willnot want to stand before him because ofhis wrath "For the great day of his wrathis come; and who shall be able to stand?"Rev. 6: 17.

The beautiful, persuasive voice of therecitative alto then told the story of thenativity from Isaiah 7: 14 where Jesus isto be born of a virgin. The triumphantvoices of the chorus then rang out theglad tidings of Isaiah 40:9. "0 Zion,that bringest good tidings, get thee upinto the high mountain; 0 Jerusalemthat bringest good tidings, lift thyvoice with strength: lift it up be norafraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God." In actuality this refersalso to the time of bis second comingfor in the next verse it says the Eternal"will come with a strong hand and hisarm shall rule for him."We know that this time of his ruleis in the future. Only in a typical sensewere these words fit ting for the birth ofChrist, indeed a time of rejoicing.

The beautiful descriptive voice of thebasso then arose in the words of Isaiah60: 1-3."Arise, shine, for thy light is comeand the glory of the Lord is risen uponthee ... but the Lord shall arise uponthee and his glory shall be seen uponthee."And the Genti les shall come to thylight and kings to the brightness of thyrising."Here, the glory of Christ's secondcoming, the t ime when Gentiles cometo him seeking salvation is ascribed tohis first coming. Those who sang probably did not understand that, at his secondcoming, there will be the great harvest ,of souls when nations will seek Christand "the law shall go forth out of Zion."But my imagination reached the eli-

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Portion of ou r magl1ificel1t campus-showing semi-circular l awn p at io and rose garden off east portico oflibrary an d class-room building. Is Ambassador College too beaut iful?This is th e place of GOD's choosing-not ours. It came to us thru ac;ombination of almo5t unbelievable pl"ovidential drcumstances. Godp la ced Adam in t he Gar de n of Eden-more beautiful than o ur m indscan conceive-Paradise! God's Temple at Jerusalem was magnificentawe-inspiring. Today God's col lege is sti ll small-but beaut if ul ! And t he

facilities provided by these propert ies actually save more money we wereobliged to payout in the expenses of proclaiming the Gospel than we ar epaying on the properties-which means, in fact, circumstances ar e suchthat w e ar e being paid to accept an d occupy these fine buildings andmagnificent grounds! They ar e costing less than nothing! Yes, this isGOD's doing!


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NERVE-CENTERHere ar e grouped five pictures showing thedynamic nerve-center of this great work. Atlet t, cen te r, " Th e Wo rl d Tomorrow" is ONTHE AIR, viewed f rom control room of broadcast studio in Ambassador College. In foreground is Dick Armstrong, sen of Mr. an dMrs. Armdrong, at ~ o n t r o l s . Thru th e doubleglass Herbert W. Armstrong is shown in mainstudio speaking i nt o mic rophone, w ith Mrs.Armstrong at his s id e. Above, left, a close-up of Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong during broadc as t. Above , right, opening an d reading atypical morning's mail in mail-receiving room.


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OF THE WORKLeft to right, Mrs. Esthe r Olson, Mrs. Arms tr ong, Mr. Armstrong, and Ella-Mae Cole.Map on wall shows where mail comes f rom.Below, left, a corner of Our printing office,showing Herman Olson , lef t, and James A.GOII, right, turning out thousands of attractivehaoklfl}ts. Bel ow , r ight , a portion of largemailing office, showing the December "GoodNews" bei ng addressed, sorted an d placedlnte dozens of mail sacks . At right foregroundare shown hundreds of booklets ready fo rmailing. Tons an d tons of precious gospelliterature are mailed out from this busy office.

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View from Lower Gardens-The view on page 7 wa s looking directly toward this view. This picturereveals a portion of wha t w as on beyond, and not shown on page 7.Netice "u r beautiful oe t-door baptistry between the pillars of the pergola ,running water flowing from the three lips of the fountain a bove downinto the bap ti st ry b el ow, wit h the scenic pool in the foreg round, thelibrary and class-room building across the campus up above. This picture

reveals a hitherto unpublished view of the magnificent landscaping ofthe Ambassador College campus. At the other end of the lower gardens,to the left, not shown in this p ic tu re , is the unusual Garden Theatre, withth e distinctive Tempietta as a rostrum, where religious services, assemblies,an d commencement exercises ar e held.


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aysbut don't you believe it!

Science

YOU MAY have heard of Darwin'stheory, or Newton's law of gravitation, or the Planetesimal Hypothesis of Chamberl in and Moulton.These men are acclaimed great scientistsby many of their fellow students and bythe world in general.But don't you believe these scientificworks for that reason alone.The pathway of science, as well asother studies, has left behind many anoble idea as new evidence proved it tobe but a half tru th, a near truth, or evena complete contradiction of the truth.Just how does a scientist arrive atthese conclusions? What are his theories,his laws, and his hypotheses? Let's lookat a few examples of science in action.

The Beginning of a LawIn God's creation, there is an orderwhich can often be expressed in a simple statement. Scientists have writtenthese statements down as laws, sometimes imperfectly, as they discoveredthem.The next step is to check and perfectthis newly founded "law." Years of careful research and experimentation oftenshow that the facts of nature do notquite bear out the simple statement or

law which the scientist had at firstthought was the complete answer.Does this mean his first conception ofthe law was of no value? No t at all. Itincreased man's understanding of natureat the time. But now a new more perfectlaw must be formulated in place of theold one, or perhaps the old one is correctand the var iat ion from it found by experimentation is but the influence ofanother, unknown law.Here is where hypotheses come in.Defined by men of science they are "pos-sible soletions to problems." How shouldthis affect our view of anything labeleda "hypothesis" by science?In an attempt to explain the unknown, the scientist, after perhapsmonths and sometimes years of thinking, comes up with an idea which seemsto him to answer all known facts. Someday it may, with minor changes, be accepted by others in his field as anotherlaw.For the present it is called a hypothe-sis. It may be laughed at by the worldat the time. It may be right; it may bewrong. Perhaps none realizes this morethan its author. His most dar ing hope isthat his hypothesis is at least partially

by Kenneth Herrmanncorrect and a step in the direction of amore perfect knowledge.One unfor tunate result of the publi cation of his idea is its acceptance asgospel truth by those unacquainted withthe methods of science, yet who are wellaware of the advances in knowledgemade by men who use such methods. Itmay be tha t had the scientist had accessto some of the facts possessed by his avidfollowers, he would have come up with aquite different idea.A hypothesiJ, then, is a possib]e sola-t ion to a problem.What is a theory? A theory, definedby men of science, is a "tested and accepted hypothesis." Note well that itdoes not say a proven hypothesis butmerely an accepted one. A theory maybe broad in scope, sometimes kni tt ingtogether dozens of hypotheses and laws.

From Hypothesis to LawColumbus had the idea the world wasround (Many others in his day and evenlong before his day believed it also ). Wemight call that his hypothesis.Magellan's ship sailed around thisround earth. The hypothesis became es

tablished as a law-it was tested andproven; the earth must be round like asphere or ball.Years later the discovery was madethat the earth was not quite a perfectsphere. It is somewhat flattened at thepoles and bulged around the equator.The fact that the earth is round stillstands, though the law of gravity, whichis t rying to make it a perfec t sphere, hashad to give a little ground to the pull ofcentrifugal force which acts in accordwith the law of inertia to flatten theearth at the poles.Should Bible students have known theearth was round when many men, butnot all, in science in that day thoughtotherwise? Yes, Bible students shouldhave known the earth was round thoughthey might not be held accountable forthe knowledge of the fact that it is a little flattened at the poles and bulged atthe equator.They might have known both that itwas round and that it rotated. Its roundness is indicated in Isaiah 40; 22 whereit speaks of the circle of the earth. I t isthe opinion of some Hebrew students

that the English word sphere would be amore exact translation of the Hebrew.

Proof of its rotat ion is found in reading Job carefully. "It (the earth) isturned as clay to the seal." Job 38: 14.Letters in Job's t ime were writ ten ona block of soft clay with a stylus; theclay then baked; another coating of claymolded around it, which besides beinglettered with a stylus, was rolled againsta flat seal, which left its imprint uponthe curved surface of the clay letter. Theletter was again baked before being sentto its destination.Luke gives us another proof that theearth is round. In chapter 17: 34-36,Christ, speaking of his return, said tWOwould be in bed, i.e, at night; tWOwould be grinding meal, work customarily done in the early mornine or forenoon; and two would be in the field,work customarily done later in the day.Only a round earth could explain thesestatements; a round ear th where night,morning, and afternoon are in progressin di ff erent places at the same t ime.Knowing that it is round or spherical,a moment's contemplation shows theneed of its rotation to make the sun rise;the direction of rotat ion being towardthe east as that is where the sun, moon,and stars rise.The foregoing example shows our ad-vantage ooer the scientist who deals withmaterial things alone By accepting thewords of the Bible to be inspired byGod, we can take a shortcut to new material knowledge. We can untangle thepuzzle of the history of mankind and ofthe earth, which could not be easily ascertained in a laboratory by extensiveexperiments or years of costly research.

What's Wrong with Science?The main weakness of science is thatit deals, in general, only with materialthings, which, in effect, limits it to the

view of an atheist. It is as a method,without God. accepting only what can bedemonstrated over and over before itsdoubting and critical eyes.

It calculates the speed of rotation ofthe earth; utilizes the first law of motion, and reaches the conclusion that thisplanet of ours has been rotating at afairly uniform speed for a long time.But it can only conclude, because of itslimited view, that the scripture waswrong when it said that the sun stoodstill in the heavens for about a day(] oshua 10: 12) or that the sun cameback a number of degrees in its course.Please continue on page 15


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f&estion ~ o xYour questions answered in tbese coltemns! Your oppor tuni ty to have

those puzzling queries, needing only a shor t reply, solved. If yours are nothere, then write them to us. As space permits they will be printed if ananswer is possible. Of course, questions demanding lengthy replies cannotbe placed in these columns. Edited by the Students.

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Are Al l Americans Racially Israelites?We know from the Bible tha t America is nationally of Israelite descent buthow are we to account for so manyraces living here? Before you finish thisquestion, be sure to read Mr. Armstrong's booklet "The Uni ted States inProphecy" which explains our nationalidentity.But now to racial identity. The vastmajoru y of Americans have come fromthe stock of Isr.icl which today is found

in rhe vasr Bri tish Commonwealth, andth e democracies of western norrheroEurope. But there are mil lions of peopleliving here who are Oriental, Negroid orsou thern European. Are these all of Israel?There is grear possibility tha t someof these people auualJy arc the scatteredremnants of the House of Israel as theypassed through cer ta in countries of Europe migrating from the Caucasus tothe North and Baltic Seas. But most ofthese people are not Israelites. Does thismean rhar America is not predominantlyof the tribe of Manasseh? Not at all.Above all peop le of the world, the Israelites had many foreigners dwel lingin their midst of old, just as today. Amixed group of people went up withthe sons of Jacob out of Egypt. Manyof these were married to Israelites orlived among them in their own familygroups. See Ex. 12: )8 ; Deut. 10: 19.Many, many of the laws of God given

to Israel were guides as to how to livewith strangers and foreigners dwell ingin the land. Exodus 2) : 9-12 is a goodexample of this. The Israelites were commanded not to d is cr iminate or mist reatstrangers, for they were strangers inEgypt and ought to remember what theyonce suffered.Rather than disproving our nationalidemity, the fact of foreigners in ourmidst is onc of the st rongest proofs, because many of them have come due tothe material birthright promises givento Abraham which have been found inour own United States to such abundance. These people of foreign nationality have come to enjo- peace and prosperi ry in our land and we ought to treatthem with equal justice according tothe laws God gave our ancestors to regulate Just these matters.

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Did the Apostle John Write All theBooks Bearing His Name?

Over certain of the five works bearingJohn's name, there has been some doubtas to the authorship, There is no disputing the authorship of the Gospel ofJohn. John 21: 24 states that the authorwas the disciple, and later the apostle,John.

There is almost universal consentthat he also wrote I John. Even thedoubting modernists admit tha t its language is tha t of the Apostle. I John, thefirst verse, knocks all doubts away. Itspeaks of Jesus "which we have heard,which we have seen with our eyes, whichwe have looked upon, and our handshave handled." Beside its sentiment, thisis absolute proof of the Apostle 's authorship.

The next two epist les or let ters are by'The elder" and although to specific individuals, were to be circulated to thechurches. Both of these let ters have thesame tone or thought and wording.Adam Clark says: "The authority of theFirst Epistle of John being established,little need be said concerning the secondand third; if we regard the lunguage andthe sentiment only ... there can be nodoubt that he who wrote one, wrote allthe three."

The possible doubts that might remainare adequately answered from this fact:II John 4 and 5 imply that the eiderwho wrote this Epist le had the power togive commandments which he receivedof the Lord. Peter was an elder and anapostle; so this elder also appears to havehad such a prerogative.Knowing that the thi rd Epistle is thesame style, we can have almost absolute

proof t hat the Apostle wrote it roo; forthis e lde r has the power of an Apostlealso, in being able to punish a rebelliouslocal elder, Diotrephes. Paul bore thesame authori ty . See 2 Cor. 1):2, 3, 10.Notice also that the author of thisEpistle separates himself from the brethren by saying that the fellow prates"against us" and also does not "receivethe brethren."

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Continued from page 6max in the words of Isaiah 9:6."For unto us a child is born, unto usa son is given: and the government shallbe upon his shoulder: and his nameshall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,The Mighty God, The everlasting Father,The Prince of Peace."Though this part of the oratorio begins with the birth of Christ there is agreater promise instilled in these words."The government shall be upon hisshoulder"-the government of o ther nations will be put down. Jesus Chris t isnot now ruling the nations for there isconfusion and "God is not the authorof confusion."

The story of Jesus' birth was told inmusic and song from Luke 2: 8-14. Itwas very beautiful and was pervadedwith an air of rejoicing which was altogether appropriate.Then came his triumphant entry intoJerusalem as the lowly king "tiding uponan ass and upon a colt the toal of anass." Zechariah 9:9.Then came the promises of Zion' s redem pr ion in Isaiah 35: 5-6. "Then theeyes of tbe blind shall be opened, and theearsof the deaf shall be unstopped, Thenshall the lame man ieaj! as a hart, andthe tongue uf i be dumb shall sing."As a type, Isaiah 35:5-6 pertains co

our time. For we who are chosen andcalled of God in this age can by faithhave our eyes and ears opened spirituallyas well as physically. But the greater fulfillment of this will come during the timeof the reign of Jesus Christ when theearth will en joy a sabbath rest of onethousand years. During this t ime Satanwill not do any work of sin and thepeople will be given l ight and healing.The passion and resurrect ion is thetheme of part two of The Mes.riah. It began wi th John 1:29. "Behold the Lambof God which taketh away the sins ofthe world."Then came his trial and death as depicted in Isaiah 53: 3-8. "He was despisedand rejected of men ... Surely he hathborne our g rief and carried our sorrows.. . He was wounded for our transgres

sion, he was bruised for our iniquities. . . He was taken from prison and judgment . . . for he was cut out of the landof the living." Bur he was not to remain"cut out," for he rose and in the wordsof the chorus "I know that my redeemerl iveth and that he shall s tand at the lat terday upon the earth." Job 19: 25.So we came to the Hallelujah Chorus(Rev. 9: 6,16) an appropriate ending forso wonderful an event.

I f you should ever come to Pasadenaat this season it would be time well spentif you would see The Messiah.


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Should Christians Swearby an Oath?Most everyone has heard the words of

Jesus "Swear nor at all." But we do norseem to bel ieve they were for us. W h y ~Where can we prove that Jesus cold thepeople a falsehood?Do we t hink the Bible is con trad iccory when it says, "Thou shalt swear byhis name"?This seems co be the usual thought

tha t the Bible is full of contradictionsand so we just take what pleases us andfollow what the people in the world CUJ-tomarily do. Because it is custom toswear, we swear, when actually the lawof the United States permit: UJ to affirm or aeny a Jtatement-that is, sayyeJ or no-without miJing the hand tosuear.The teaching of Jesus and of the t rueearly church was not 10 stuear linda anycircumstances. James 5: 12 reads: "Butabove all tbings, my brethren, swear nor. . . but let your yes be yes; and your nobe no; lest ye fall into condemnation."Read also Jesus' instruction in Mr. 5:3317 and 21: 16-22.Here Jesus warns against swearing because we can no t per fo rm the oath, andwe would be taking the name of God in

uain' No t only is it wrong to lie deliberarely under oarh (Leviticus 6: 3 and19: 12 ), bur we as human beings are soprone to mistaken judgment or lack ofknowledge, that any error we wouldmake unde r oath would be to take thename of God in vain. I t' s sin!Bur if we merely say yeJ or no ro thebest of our understanding, then we arenor gui lry of using God 's name in vain.Also, raking a vow, as in marriage, isanother matter. It is merely a "yes" ur

RussiaWillNot InvadeContinued [ro-n paRe .2

Our people today can 't see where thewrhings make ,lOY difference' Bur Ezekielsays the preachers have deceived the people, and led them astray. They have condoned all these things, unt il the peop lehave lost God 's pure TRUTH!And so the prophecy continues onrhru the Book. Ezekiel digresses rhru

eight chapters, 25 thru 32, co prophesyagainsr a number of foreign Gentilenations who have come in direct contactwith Israel. In chapter 33, rhe prophetreturns to pleading with the House oflsrael. 'Turn ye, rum ye," God pleads,"from your evil ways; for why will yedie. a House of Israel?" Here, too,

by Herman Hoeb"no" co God and we are held accountable co keep our word co Him. If webreak the vow we have lied to God. Burit would not be sin if we rake it, neitherwould it be raking the name, of God invain.

Supposed Contradict ionsKnowing these truths, how can we ac

count for God's command in ancient Israel co rake the name of God in an oath(Deut. 10:20; 6:13; Ex. 2 2 : 1 l ) ~ Andwhy did the patriarchs, David and themen of old swear? See Genesis 2I :31and 31: 42 and 53 for the patriarchs; 1Samuel 20: 3 for David and numerousother passages showing ir was the common practice in those days.Above all, how can we account forthe fact that God swears by Himseli,

when Jesus cold us nor CO swear? (Hebrews 6:13-17; Psalm 110:4; Luke 1:73abour t he oath co Abraham). In Isaiah45: 23, God has sworn that every kneeshall yer bow co Him.Christians, who now are nor allowedto swear, shall do so after being bornagain into the Kingdom of God that willrule Israel and all the narions! (Isaiah65:16 and Jer. 4:2)Are these contradictions? Does Godchange His ways though He denies doing so? Never! God has one and onlyone way by which he conducrs Himself.How can we reconcile the matter?Very easily,The principle of r aking God's namein an oarh is correct and right. But we

Ezekiel is again set a warchman coWARN Israel-AMERICA AND BRITAINTODAY!-ar the rime when rhis prophes ied fore ign sword is coming! Ezekielwro te the Message-bur ir remains forus to whom God has revealed it todayactually co shour and proclaim it to thepeople. God help us to be faithful inthis solemn arid grave commission!In rhe 34rh chap ter , God tells him toprophesy against the ministers of ourland. They have fed themselves, andnor the flocks. They have preached whaLpeople wanted to hear (I I Tim. 4: 3-4)in order to ger their salaries!

The Coming of Christ!And now the Eternal inspires the

propher to come co the solution'

rnrist not do it t oda. because we are subjeer CO error and ~ ' o u l d be taking it inrain, When we are made on the plane ofGod, we shall swear by God because wesliall be God and can nor lie or swearfalsely. And being in the family of Godwe JbdII ban the power of performingour oaths. This we can't do now.Jesus in the flesh did nor swear, to setus an example. Bur He swore to thefathers before being born of Mary, justas we shall swear later. So we see rhatthe principle of swear ing is nor wrong;but God commands us nor co now in Hislove co protect us from using His namein va in and bringing sin on ourselves.God perrnitred the men of old coswear because He gave them the law

only in the letter and according to theletter it is right to swear. The purposefor doing so was co reach Israel in theflesh that their righteousness (Deut.6:24-2'5) could nor fulfill the law. Godgave man and has continued cogive manthe opporruniry to prove by hard exper ience that he can nor keep the law and befree from sin in an oath. Furtherrnore,the patriarchs and men of old were nortold, and hence could nor know, rhar, fora man to swear led to sin. It remainedfor Chrisr co make the law honorableand magnify it ( Isa. 42: 21 ). Bur people are held accountable according rothe knowledge possessed.We know from the words of Jesus iris wrong co swear. And we have theSpiri r co obey the law in the spi ri r ofirs meaning. Those men of old had

not the Spirit as we do (John 7:39;Deut, 5: 29 ). God did nor require ofrhern what they did nor know."Thus sairh the Eternal God: Behold,I am against the shepherds; and I will

require my flock at their hand, and causethem to cease from feeding the flock. , ,Behold I, even I, will borh search mysheep and seek them our ... and willdeliver them our of all places wherethey have been scat tered in the cloudyand dark day (the DAY OF THE LORD-ye r furure). And I will . . . garherthem from the countries, and bringthem co rheir own land (Palestine j , andfeed them (spir irual food) upon themountains of Israel by the rivers, andin all the inhabited places of the eOLIntry." (Verses 10-14).Chrisr Himself-for He is the Erernal-shall come and rescue our people, noronly from the coming captivity and


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Page 14dispersion, but from the false Babylonish teachings which have been palmedoff to our people cloaked as "Christianity." He will then set His hand againthe second rime to recover the remnantof His people Israel (Isa. 11: 11). Thespiritual blindness shall then be removed, and all Israel shall be saved!(see Romans 11:25-26). The KINGDOMOF GOD shall be established. Men shallbe tired of their own ways, and seekGod's ways-and His law shall go forthof Zion (Micah 4: 2-3). And the nationsshall find PEACE!The 35th chapter reveals the end ofthe Turkish nation, to occur at this time,because of their treachery against GreatBritain-all yet to be fulfilled. This tiesup with the prophecy of Obadiah.In the 36th chapter, the Eternal addresses Palestine: "Prophesy unto themountains of Israel . . . Thus saith theEternal God to the mountains, and tothe hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys,to the desolate wastes, and to the citiesthat are forsaken ... But ye, 0 mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth yourbranches, and yield your fruit to mypeople of Israel; for they are at handto come ... And I will multiply menupon you, all the HOUSE OF ISRAELeven ALL of it: and the cities shall beinhabited, and the wastes shall be builded: and I will multiply upon you manand beast." (Verses 1,4,8,10-11).Yes, the House of Israel is picturedreturning to Palestine, not from a condition of wealth and prosperity fromBritain and America-not in the position of a people victorious in a greatworld war-but as a slave and captivepeople, scattered thru the nations of theworld! ALL prophecies picturing thisrescue and re-gathering of Israel atChrist's coming give us the same prophetic picture! Why be blinded to thetruth?

Both Houses United in PalestineIn chapter 37, the first par t picturesthe "valley of dry bones." This represents (Verse 11), the whole House ofIsrael-including Judah. It has a dualsignificance. It pictures the re-birth andresurrection of Israel as a nation, from

captivity, dispersion and slavery. It pictures, too, the literal bodily resurrectionof the individual who has long sincedied, after which the knowledge of theTruth-spiritual knowledge-shall berevealed, and he shall be converted, andGod's Spirit shall enter within, and heshall be saved.Beginning the 15th verse, the illustration of the two sticks shows the twoHouses, or nations, Israel and Judah,being once more united,under Christat His second coming, in the land ofPalestine.

The GOOD NEWS"Thus saith the Eternal God; BeholdI will take the children of Israel from"

(from the British Isles, and Americafrom a position of wealth and affluence,recent victors in the world war? No,but) "from among the heathen, whitherthey be gone, and will gather them onevery side, and bring them into theirown land: and I will make them onenation in the land upon the mountainsof Israel; and one king shall be Kingto them all: they shall be no more twonations, neither shall they be dividedinto two kingdoms any more at all:neither shall they defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with theirdetestable things, nor with any of theirtransgressions ... And they shall dwellin the land that I have given unto Jacobmy servant, wherein your fathers havedwelt ... they, and their children, andtheir children's children forever. . . .Moreover, I will make a couenaat ofpeace with them; it shall be an EVER-LASTING COVENANT." (The NEW Covenant). (Verses 21-26).

And Now Comes Gog!Notice, now, the story-flaw-thetime-sequence! The prophet has carriedus thru the sins of Israel, the cominginvasion and captivity and dispersion,the terrible yet-future DAY OF THE LORD,the Coming of Christ as DELIVERER to

RESTORE the fortunes of Israel. We havecome to the t ime when bo th Israel andJudah shall be re-united into one nation,rescued from captivity and dispersion,and re-gathered again in PALESTINE,once again made prosperous, havinglearned our lesson, now living God's way,under His laws, enjoying His richestblessings, both material and spiritual!And now we come to chapter 38!And this chapter finds Israel restoredin Palestine-"the land that is broughtback from the sword," (Verse 8). Wefind Israel now at rest, dwelling SAFELY,yet totally UNPREPARED for war-having "neither bars nor gates" (Verse 11);in the desolate places of Palestine, nowinhabited, (verse 12) -yes, inhabited(same verse) by the people that aregathered out of the nations-and nowonce again restored to great materialprosperity-"which have gotten cattle,and goods, that dwell in the midst of theland."Notice it!This prophecy does not picture theBritish Isles and America! It picturesthe land of PALESTINE. It pictures ourpeople having been taken there from adispersion and captivity and slavery,gathered out of the nations where wehad been scattered, now once again richand increased with goods!Notice it! The TIME of this prophecy is AFTER-not before, but AFTER

January, 1952the Second Coming of Chris t-AFTERthe Great Deliverer has come and rescued our people and restored us to Palest ine-AFTER Israel and Judah are reunited! Certainly the "latter years"(Verse 8) .The PLACE of this battle is not Britain or America-it is PALESTINE!"Thou shalt come into the land thatis brought back from the sword, and isgathered out of many people, againstthe MOUNTAINS OF ISRAEL, which havebeen always waste (once a perpetualwaste-Moffatt translation)." (Verse8.) The "mountains of Israel" is an expression used all thru the Book of Ezekiel, and always refers to the literal mountainous land of Palestine.Our people shall have regained somuch wealth that Gog and allies-Russia and numerous Genti le allies-shallcome to "take a spoil" (Verse 13), "tocarry away silver and gold, to take awaycattle and goods, to take a GREAT spoil."

Christ's Reign Contested!But this very fact-that this invasionwill not come until after the SecondComing of Christ-will seem preposterous to many, at first thought.That is because we have been accustomed merely to ASSUME things thatare not true. We have blindly ASSUMED that when Christ comes, therewill be no opposition. Every person andpower on earth, we have thought, willsimply submit meekly and instantly toHim and His power. But that is nottrue!The very battle at Armageddon is abattle between the "BEAST" and Christ.

The power who undoubtedly shall finally conquer and disperse Israel, prior toChrist's coming-the power who shallthen enforce the "mark of the Beast"and martyr many saints (Mat. 24: 9;Rev. 6: 11) - th is last coming Europeanrevival of the Roman Empire by a federation of European nations, will fightChrist. The "Beast" and "False Prophet"who heads the organized religion Christshall abolish, shall both CONTEST Christ'sright to rule.Israel will turn to Him immediatelybecause Israel shall have lost all hercolossal wealth and power, been reducedto slavery, scattered and dispersed thruthe nations. When Christ comes He willfind Israel humbled, repentant. Jeremiahsays Israel and Judah together shall go,WEEPING, and seeking the Eternal, andasking the way to salvation. (Jer. 50:4-6). Ezekiel says they shall "loathethemselves" for all the evils they havecommitted (20:42-44).But the Gentile nations who haveschemed to conquer and rule the world- they shall not submit until forced to.The European Axis power shall be sub-


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January, 1952dued and conquered at Armageddon.But Russia, and the populous Or ien ta lnations who know not God or Christ,shall still have to be brought to submission'

"Gog" Is RussiaIt is conclusively proved as all studentsof prophecy know, that "Gog" in the

land of "Magog" is RUSS1A. "Meshech"is Moscow. "Tubal" is Tobolsk. Themargin says "Pr ince of Rosh" which isRussia.Notice the allies who come withRussia in this future battle. You willfind "Gomer," "Togarmah," "Magog,""Meshech,' "Tubal," identified in Genesis 10 as the sons of JAPHETH, fatherof the yellow races. Eth iopia and Libya(or Phut ) are descended from Ham.Any Bible map will show that the descendants of Japheth migrated north andnortheast into the territor ies occupiedtoday by Russia, and the Orienta l races.Therefore, this prophecy of Ezekiel38 shows that it is RUSS1A, not Japan ,who shall finally succeed in marshallingall the yellow races into a gigantic invasion upon OURpeople.Russia is a Communist nation. Communism is atheism-it fights God!

When God rules the world, thru Christ-w i th HIS chosen people restored togleal wealth in Palestine, the veryCENTER of the land surface of the earth(verse 13, Moffatt translation), Russiashall finally rise up with the most overwhelming armies ever assembled byman'The mighty air-force of Russia in thatday will make those of the last warlook puny. "Thou shalt ascend," theEternal says of Russia, "and come likea s torm (i n the air), thou shalt be likea cloud TO COVER THE LAND." (Verse9) . There shall be so many planes thentha t they will hide the sun off the groundbelow, like a huge dark shadow!The END of World Conquest

Thi s will be the final effort of rebellious, God-resisting man to conquer theworld in the lust for power and material wealth.Our people Israel shall not be armed

or prepared. "When my people Israeldwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?asks the Eternal . "And thou shalt comefrom thy place out of the north parts(Russia is due north of Palestine) , thou,and many people (al lies) with thee . . .a mighty army: and thou shalt come upagainst my people of Israel, as a cloudto cover the land; it shall be in thelatter days, and I will bring thee againstmy land, that the heathen may knowme (note the purpose), when I shallbe sanctified in thee, 0 Gog, beforetheir eyes." (Verses 14-16).

The GOOD NEWSBut our people shall not have to fightin that battle. We shall have learnedby then that God fights our battlesfor us!"And it shall come to pass at thattime when Gog shall come against theland of Israel (Palestine), saith theEternal God, that MY FURY shall comeup in my face." (Verse 18). "So that

... all the men tha t are upon the faceof the earth shall shake at MY PRES-ENCE." (Verse 20). It is AFTER Christ'scoming! Note it!"I will summon an utter panic againsthim (Gog), says the Lord the Eternal,till every man in his host shall drawthe sword against his fellow: I willpunish h im with pestilence and bloodshed, I will rain on him and his hordesand all the nations in his train an overpowering flood, with hailstones, fire"and brimstone . I will let ALL THE NATIONS see MY MIGHT AND DREAD DI -VINITY-to teach th em that I am theEternal!" (Verses 21-23, Moffatt) .Not ice, these heathen nations do notsee and recognize the dread DIVINITY,the MIGHT, and POWER of the EternalChrist, even after He has returned. Hehas to TEACH them that HE is theETERNAL!The 39th chapte r shows in more detail the RESULT of this great battle, inwhich Christ, with supernatural power,causes five-sixths of these heathen armiesto be slain in this batt le.Notice, again, the time: "Now willI bring again the captivity of Jacob,and have mercy upon the whole Houseof Israel (I srael and Judah), and willbe jealous for my holy name; . . . whenI have brought t hem again from thepeople, and gathered them out of their

ENEMIES' LANDS, and am sanctifiedin them in the sight of many nations;then shall they KNOW that I AM THEETERNAL!" (Ch. 39:25-28).Notice again! At Christ's SecondComing, He shall gather Israel-s-ourBr itish and Amer ican people-out ofour enemies' land, no t ou t of our ownland of weal th and power, North America and the British Isles!But then we shall be thoroughlychastened. We shall have learned our

lesson. We shall live by GOD'S rules,and obey His Law. "For I have pouredout MY SPIRIT upon the House of Israel,saith the Eternal God." (Verse 29).

And then, beginning chapter 40, theremainder of the Book of Ezekiel reveals the ideal THEOCRACY-Gad's NEWORDER of divine government upon earth- t he permanent forms and institutionswhich shall express the ideal relationbetween Gael anel man'In the meant ime, our job is to WARNAmerica and Britain of what lies ahead!To shout the warning to come out of

Page 15BABYLON (Rev. 18:4)-that those whoheed may find God now-may comeunder His divine protection (Psalm 91 ) ,and by a t rue Spirit-f illed life obedientto GOD'S WAYS and laws, be preparedto become a ruler or a teacher in Chris t' ssoon-coming glorious Kingdom!

Science SaysContinued from page 11I I Kings 20:9. Each of these instances requires the earth's rotation to stop andthe lat ter requires it to turn back in theopposite d irec tion before resuming itsnormal rotation.The error the scientist makes is hisconclusion that, because he does notkrtow of arty power capable of stoppingand restarting the rotation of the earth,there is no such power and thus theevent did not happen.In his pr iva te life he may feel there is

a God, yet in his scientific me thod andcalculation God is rejected as a factor be-cause He can no t be seen or measured ina laboratory.

Why Pu t Faith in Scientists?People look to the progress made andright ly conclude that credit is to be given to these men, who in order to arriveat new facts, set aside prejudices andseek only for the t ru th.However, caution should be practicedas the men who use this scientific method are human and cannot liue up to theideal of the method. Neither do all ofthem realize its shortcomings. The re

sult is they may make extravagant claimsand people may carelessly believe theclaims to be truth.Limitations of Science

Science does not deal with spiritttalthings; neither does it accept as evidencefacts which are supposed to have happened in the past. I t requires that a phenomena be demonst ra ted over and overagain before its prying eyes. This leavesit difficult for one trained in the scientific method to grasp the reality of amiracle with the same ease that he doesan event cont rol led purely by materialfactors.

Pure ScienceFew of the lines of education can beclassified as pure science. Mathematics isone, though some of its applications havebeen unscientific. Astronomy could beclassed as pure science where it is a combination of observation and mathematicsalone."Factual" material pu t out by a line ofeducation must be free from speculationand assumption to be classed as purescience. Historical geology has practical-ly no information of this sort and is lit-


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Page 16tie more than a very inaccurate history.In this generat ion people have madethe error of accepting any new idea aslong as it has the name science attachedto it, whether it is right or wrong.

Accept "Science" with CautionIn his efforts to use knowledge to thebenefit of the world, man appears to be

losing; but in the field of acquisitionand compiling of knowledge, i.e. science, he is making rapid progress.People have seen the progress of scientists in their acquisition of this knowledge. Scientists have, in a few hundredyears, accumulated a storehouse of factsabout this universe that has gained themthe admiration of the world.Nevertheless, they need to exercisegreater care that people do not lookupon their dreams, fancies, theories, andhypotheses as fact and swallow them asfact simply because they have seen theprogress of men who think scientifically,and have come to regard all their statements, whether facr or' theory, as gospeltruth.Many scientists do set for th their hypotheses and theories with care. Here isa warning from their own lips: "a hypothesis is an explanation which is notadequarelv substantiated, while a theoryis a tested and accepted hypothesis."Note again that it says an accepted one,not a proven one.Do scientists value their theories toohighly? "The greatest value of a theoryis not the correctness of its assumptionsbut rather the fact that it may lead tonew generalizations without the necessity of gathering a great deal of data."In other words, it is not set forth asbeing correct but as a rough tool helpfulin exploring the unknown. Yet peoplehave been accepting theory as provenfact because science uses its theories astools to gain new facts.

IE the hypotheses and theories of sci-

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The GOOD NEWSence are to be handled with such caution, what of their laws? Here is thewarning of men of science concerningtheir laws. "Pew, if any, laws as statedby man are exact, i.e., few laws hold trueunder all conditions."

Then are these laws of sciencechanged from time to time? "Most ofour scientific laws have been revisedrepeatedly as addit ional informationshowed they were inaccurate or inadequate."These have been quotations for Man'sPhysical Universe by Bawden and MacMillan. They are not accusations againstscience, or against scientists, or theirmethods but admissions by scientists designed to warn us that all that glitterswi th the name of science is not gold.

Has Science Failed?Has the method of science beenweighed and found wanting?It has supplied the world with materi

al knowledge, the main portion of whichHOLY DA Y CALENDAR

for 1952Passover, after sunset , Tuesday,

April 8th.Days of Unleavened Bread, beginning sunset, Wednesday, April9th, ending sunset, Wednesday,April 16th. Thursday, April 10th,and Wednesday, April 16th, areannual Sabbaths.Pentecost, Monday, June 2nd, beginning previous sunset.Festival of Trumpets. Saturday.September 20th.

Day of Atonement, fa st day, Monday, September 29th.Festival of Tabernacles, begins sunset, Friday, October 3rd, endssunset, Saturday, October 11th.

January, 1952is true and acceptable. The philosophy ofthis world has not caught up with thelead taken by the material sciences; elsethe world would enjoy great benefits.One shortcoming of the scientificmethod is that it dos not acknowledgethe existence of God and thus ha per-mitted numerous wrong conclusions.Another is that it has supplied man withknowledge and power that it is not inthe human heart to use for hi, own andhis neighbors' good. Except for these twomain shortcomings we can look .o science for material knowledge.No, science has not failed. The truthis that the main portion of the knowledge obtained through its method is trueand dependable, and as researchers pushahead into the unknown, the supposedknowledge of today will be replaced bythe more nearly true knowledge of tomorrow.Science is still searching, correcting,and adding to its knowledge. Are youa scientist?

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the persecution of Diomitian in 95 A.D.which would agree with the book (Rev.1:9).Halley's Bible Handbook states that"in the opinion of the great body ofChris tian scholars, the author was theApostle John." Being somewhat differentfrom the other works, as to its nature,it seems that the Apostle specifically affixed his name to it so there would beno doubt concerning its authorship.Furthermore, John directs himself inRev. I: 4 to the seven churches in themanner of an apostle as the direct representative of God. There being no validproof against this or any of the conelusions, we can accept the preponderance of proof that John the Apostlewrote them all by inspiration.

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