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mp3 rm stream	World Tomorrow by Mr Armstrong	Hebrews part 8 - The Priesthood of Christ broadcast 1980s - played Wales UK 15 Nov 2025
"My friends, there are two great portions of the bible that are almost wholely neglected. You almost never hear about them - that nearly one third of the entire bible is devoted to world conditions today..." (3.0 Mb)

mp3 rm stream	Bible Study by Jon Bowles	Philadelphia Part 2. given Wales 12 Oct 2002 - played Wales UK 15 Nov 2025
The bible study is part of a series on Philadelphia, and examines the remaining points brought out within Rev 3 that indicates some of the main things we are to "hold fast" to as per Rev 3:11 that no man (including ourselves) takes our crown. This second part examines 3. They have kept my word, 4. They have not denied my name, 5 they have been loved by God, 6. They have kept the word of my patience. (8.7 Mb)

Pastor’s Report - 14 Nov 2025

The Gospel in the Sample Prayer

"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven ..." (Matthew 6:9)

Along with "God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son..." (John 3:16) this section of scripture in Matthew 6 and Luke 11 – commonly known as "the Lord's Prayer" – is without a doubt one of the most well known in the traditional Christian world today. It is even repeated word for word – as a kind of chant – in many of their "worship services" each week, in spite of the previous two verses discouraging such "vain repetition". We must conclude therefore that Christ gives it more as an outline, a framework on which to base our daily prayers,

But the question then has to be, "why this framework?" And why does Christ point out, in this context, "for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him", (Matthew 6:7) – If He knows already what we need, why pray about such things? And the answer is given at the end of the chapter, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33) Considering that "the Good news of the Kingdom of God" was Christ's overarching message when He was on earth, and that God Himself has His mind very much on it also, it stands to reason that within the sample prayer, that Good News, i.e. the Plan of God, would also be prominent. There is much, much more to this sample prayer than immediately meets the eye. It behoves us therefore, as sons of God, to think deeply within this outline as we pray, as it is has been given to help us focus on the true depth of our calling, and what God has in mind for ALL mankind.

Our Father

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, (Ephesians 3:14,15)

Applying that concept to the first two words allows us to grasp a transcendental aspect of the gospel Christ brought to the world, and sums up in effect the whole Plan of God. First of all, it is "OUR" – and not just "MY". God regards ALL humanity as His potential children (Isaiah 1:2, Jeremiah 3:14), whether He is working with them now, or at a later date. So we can elaborate on this framework, because it certainly does not preclude praying for others, as we know God's overall intention is for ALL mankind – Jew and Gentile – to become part of His family, as outlined in the Holy Days and the two harvest periods.

In his sermon "Another Civilization, given October 2nd, 1982, Mr. Armstrong makes it very plain:

”GOD” is THE FAMILY NAME! We come into that Family. We are begotten into the Family. “As many of you as are LED by the Spirit of God, you ARE the children of God;” and we are named after our Father. The Church; and it is not the church of Luther. It is not the church of Calvin or Wesley. This is the Church OF GOD! God is a Family name, and we are going to be begotten into that Family; and God is reproducing Himself. NO CHURCH ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH BELIEVES THAT! NO CHURCH BELIEVES THAT. DO YOU BELIEVE IT?

Brethren, I didn’t believe it until two or three years after Ambassador College was established here in Pasadena; and it was established 35 years ago. I had seen it in the Bible. I had seen it here and there all through the New Testament. I had seen it in the Old Testament. But I said, “Well, it can’t be true. I … I … I … Apparently it can’t mean that. It would be blasphemy to believe that we’re going to become God – that He’s going to reproduce Himself and we’d be born as His own children. We’d be like Him. We’ll be God – in the God Family.” Finally, I saw it so many places in the Bible; and it is consistent all the way through the Bible in the whole purpose of God. That is the purpose of God! (Sermon - Another Civilisation)

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. (II Corinthians 6:17,18)

Which art in Heaven

Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. (Isaiah 40:21-23)

The word translated as "heaven" also carries the meaning of on high, and comes from a root meaning lofty, "He who commands the highest position in the universe", "Lord of heaven and earth" (Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21, Acts 17:24) indicating the position of power this Almighty God holds. But even so, we have been given the incredible privilege of being able to contact Him – as our Father – any time day or night, because of the Passover sacrifice of Christ, the very first stage of God's Plan.

Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the [breath].
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. (Revelation 8:4)

Hallowed be thy name

Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,
That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD. (Leviticus 22:32,33)

And having addressed God as our Father initially, we are denoting that we're of the same family, having the same spiritual DNA – something which brings with it a heavy weight of responsibility! Just as Christ hallowed the name of His father by His perfect lifestyle and actions, then so must we.

Be obedient children, instead of moulding yourselves to passions that once ruled the days of your ignorance,
as He who called you is holy, so you must be holy too, in all your conduct –
For it is written, You shall be holy because I am holy. (I Peter 1:14-16 Moffat)

As brought out in the scripture in Leviticus, we too have been brought out of the "land of Egypt" and through the Plan of God revealed in the spring holy days, we realise we have to leave sin far behind in our lives, and with the help of God, become part of His kingdom of priests, a holy nation. Part of the God Family, and as such:

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. (Psalm 45:16,17)

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven

I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. (Daniel 7:13,14)

Just a matter of a few weeks ago we kept the Feast of Trumpets and were reminded of this phenomenal event that will take place in the near future. So after getting our minds focused on the central role of this Almighty being – who identifies Himself as our Father – the very next thing we're to concentrate our thoughts on is what IS God's will for humanity, (including ourselves as the firstfruits) and indeed for the whole of creation, which is pictured by "the feasts of the Eternal" (Leviticus 23).

Thankfully we know Satan's vile influence will be nullified, pictured by the events on the Day of Atonement. We are assured that ... " They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. (Isaiah 11:9) during the millennial reign, pictured by the Feast of Tabernacles. And additionally, that:

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us–ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (II Peter 3:9)

That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. (John 1:9)

And the only way that is going to happen is by the incredible miracle of the second resurrection, pictured by the Last Great Day ... "In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink." (John 7:38)

Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. (Ezekiel 37:12-14)

Give us this day our daily bread

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. (John 6:32,33)

Throughout the scriptures God encourages us to ask for what we need, and we should indeed take our requests to God, as Paul encourages us in Philippians 4:6, but keep uppermost in our minds that the most vital need we have each and every day is NOT physical, but rather the indwelling and renewing of the Holy Spirit. Even Christ acknowledged that on His own He could do nothing (John 15:19) and yet so many times we attempt to battle our way through each day, to a great deal depending on our own human strength. Christ warns us that we can't "come as you are"! Immense change has to take place, and can only be achieved through the power of God's Holy Spirit, granted to His church on the Day of Pentecost:

And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:3)

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Matthew 6:14,15)

And without the forgiveness of OUR sins, we have no future whatsoever! Since this is the only section of the sample prayer that was then elaborated on in the very next verse, we would do well to think deeply about what Christ is pointing out here. It is certainly painful when others sin against us in some way, and it can turn to bitterness if we are not very careful, and that would disqualify us from being a son of God!

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:31,32)

As the apostle James points out when discussing the problem of the human tongue ... "For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able to bridle the whole body" (James 3:2) I don't think any of us can claim to be perfect, so the chances are we have sinned against others in some way, and would be thankful to have their forgiveness. In the whole scheme of things, it is far more important to recognise that all and any sin is against God, the Lawgiver, as king David – guilty of adultery and murder – recognised:

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. (Psalm 51:4)

First of all, we have to recognise who is the author of sin, and who stirs us up to sin against God and each other, and then realise we don't have to go down Satan's route of bitterness and resentment, because we understand that it is not just for us individually, but that ALL of us can have our sins covered by Christ's perfect sacrifice.

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Revelation 12:10,11)

And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. (I Corinthians 10:13)

Because of the understanding we've been given concerning the Plan of God, we realise that it's not a case of "accepting Christ" and being whisked off to heaven, because our calling as Firstfruits involves training, which therefore tends to involve trials – sometimes with a capital "T", because – as in the case of Abraham – God needs to know us inside out before we can be given the kind of power that goes along with being a son of God. But we can pray for God to be merciful when it comes to the trials. As Mr. Armstrong pointed out in the GN article of June/July 1985 "Why Trials and Troubles?"

David suffered constant criticism and false accusation, his enemies continually tried to unseat him and his trials were so great sometimes it seemed God would never come to his rescue – yet God always did!

Truly these trials teach us to be patient – for it often seems an eternity before God finally delivers us. How often I have experienced this personally. Yet, always God has intervened before it was too late! ...

... Perhaps a chosen servant of God may be called upon to endure more trials and tests than other Christians but every Christian shall suffer persecution and meet fiery trials, sorrow, troubles, tests of faith. All our readers who are Christians will understand. Let us not grumble. Let us have FAITH, and endure in our faith patiently.

All these problems, troubles and trials are allowed to test us, strengthen us in faith and character and prepare us for joy eternally in God’s Kingdom. Paul wrote, “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the GLORY which shall be revealed in us” (Romans 8:18). (Why Trials and Troubles – GN June/July 1985)

The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. (Psalm 145:18-20)

For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory for ever, Amen

I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. (Daniel 7:13,14)

Notice ... for THINE is the kingdom! Satan may be the ruler of this earth right now, but his reign is temporary and the resurrected saints will be co-rulers in this eternal, universe-ruling kingdom:

And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. (Daniel 7:27)

Just sixty-six words – a prayer that could be rattled off in under a minute, yet loaded with meaning for those with ears to hear. Summing up the awesome plan God has for His creation, the ending paragraphs from the last sermon given by Mr. Armstrong on the Feast of Trumpets 1985:

And according to the second chapter of Hebrews and the eighth chapter of Romans, the whole universe is in decay–waiting for the appearance of the sons of God, resurrected; and finally God’s purpose in humanity completed. And then we are going to restore all of these planets from decay, like this earth. And this earth is just a place of starting. This life, brethren, is one of qualifying. This life is one of qualifying to reign and rule with Christ. Not just to get saved, not just to get into the Kingdom; but to qualify for a big position. And this earth then will be made as it should be and as all planets should be.

And this is where we are, practising so that we can then begin to go throughout ALL ETERNITY into ALL THE UNIVERSE. And the Second Corning of Christ is that event which will start everything in the government of God to doing that for the first time. It will be the greatest event that has ever happened in the history of THE UNIVERSE. Not just the history of man, not just the history of this earth; but the greatest event that has ever happened in the history of the universe–when Christ comes to take over the government of God and to rule the earth. And the earth will be the headquarters of God. He didn’t create all these planets and all this great universe in vain. It’s in decay now, and it is in vain. Of course, a thousand years are like a day and a day is like a thousand years to God. And there is a lot of time. Eternity is a long time ahead. And ultimately God is going to make something beautiful out of this entire vast universe.

Jesus said, if we overcome, we will sit with Him on that throne. We will be given power over the nations. Are you overcoming, brethren? Examine your own self. That’s something I can’t do for you. I can teach you. Did you listen, and did it sink in? Well, keep it there; and meditate on it, and be sure and make your calling and election sure. Thank you, brethren. (Sermon - Feast of Trumpets 1985)

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen (Jude 1:24, 25).

News Review - 7 Nov 2025

The world’s largest economy …173,000 troops deployed in 159 countries …750 foreign military bases across 80 countries…

Is America Really

Too Big To Fail?

A brief overview of the American military shows just how powerful the nation really is. This awesome power costs - around $841 billion dollars for the current year - but as we shall see, there is an “elephant in the room”. First, a look at the power:

“The ever-expanding American military footprint covers nearly every continent. While the United States has long had a military presence in other nations, the scope significantly expanded following the passage of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, which, in the wake of 9/11, permitted the support of foreign forces against various terrorist groups.

The US has since had 173,000 troops deployed in 159 countries as of 2020 and currently maintains at least 750 foreign military bases across 80 countries, according to the Conflict Management and Peace Science journal.

As the top military power in the world, according to the Global Firepower index, the US has a vested interest in the national security of countries across the globe. In situations that do not warrant combative military intervention or would threaten relations with allies, the government may oversee or aid more minor disputes within countries, such as counterterrorism efforts. This type of involvement is known as a ‘shadow war,’ a somewhat covert military operation conducted on behalf of a smaller power.” (kxnet.com)

Some Areas Of US Involvement

US involvement in the Ukraine/Russia war
US involvement in China/Taiwan dispute
US involvement in Venezuela
US involvement in Europe
US involvement in Japan
US involvement in Nigeria …

With the largest economy by far in the world, over 750 military bases around the world and massive military might, surely they are all powerful?

Where Are US Troops Stationed?

“As of March 2025, the US military consisted of 2,862,089 active-duty, reserve, and civilian personnel worldwide. The US has a strong military presence both domestically and overseas, with 1.5 million active-duty service members stationed at home or abroad.

In addition to millions of troops, the Department of Defense manages 568,000 facilities, covering 27 million acres, across 4,790 military sites worldwide.

As of March 2025, the US had 2.6 million military personnel, including active-duty troops, reserve, and civilian workers stationed domestically. Of these, 1.1 million were active-duty troops across 50 US states, Washington, DC, and 5 US territories.

In terms of overseas deployments, there were over 243,048 US military and civilian personnel stationed in foreign countries as of March 2025:

177,209 active-duty
29,445 National Guard/reserve
36,394 DoD civilians

In early 2025, the United States had nearly eighty-four thousand US service members in Europe, according to the United States European Command (EUCOM). The total amount varies due to planned exercises and regular rotations of troops in and out of the continent.

Germany 38,600
United Kingdom 10,000
Italy 12,600
Poland 14,000
Spain 3,500
Romania 2,150
Turkey 1,700
Greece 600

More than forty US military bases span the continent, from northwestern Greenland to Turkey’s border with Russia. The bulk of bases are concentrated in central Europe —primarily in Germany, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom.” (cfr.org)

The Cost Of Equipping An American Soldier

“The standard infantry soldier could range from $5,000-50,000. A Javelin anti tank missile could cost $200,000-400,000. Nobody is an army of one. For every trigger puller there are about 6–8 people who make it possible for them to do what they do where they do it. During WWII for the USA it was 1 to 14. The US military spends about $900 billion every year on about 3 million troops. That’s about $300,000 each. Most of that is personnel costs (pay, benefits, food, clothing, housing, medical).

When it comes to military equipment, especially individual gear, there’s a wide range of quality — and with it, price. Example: Ukraine is using a variety of sniper rifles. The cheapest ones are probably the American Savage 10, which cost around $700 each, while the excellent Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifles go for $5,000.

Of course, you can buy really expensive items, but I usually opt for ‘very good quality but not crazily overpriced’ gear. Below are the typical costs (all prices in US dollars):

Ballistic helmet: $500
Ear protection (Earmor or Peltor): $250
Night vision (PVS-14): $3,300
Combat uniform (M-Tac Ukraine): $250
Boots (Lowa Zephyr): $200
Plate carrier vest (Tasmanian Tiger): $200
Plates (Level 4): 2 x $300 = $600
Pouches for the plate carrier vest (Tasmanian Tiger): $150

Hi-tech soldiers’ equipment can be very pricey. A helmet for an F-35 pilot - for example - is about $400,000.” (quora.com)

US: Largest Air Force In The World 2025

“Air force aircraft - 5,057
Army aircraft - 5,714
Navy aircraft - 2,438

It is hard to take in the military might of the USA. It’s simply huge!

The Cost:

The Tomahawk cruise missiles - $1 million each.
The current most expensive fighter is the F-22 Raptor, at $143 million.
F35 Lightening ll - $109 million.
Boeing F18 - super hornet - $73 million.” (aerotime.aero)

Surface-To-Air Missiles

“The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile, last line of defense against imminent threats, comes in at $950,000.

The Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile, clocks in at a cost of $1,490,000 per missile.

The Block IIIAZ variant of the SM-2 has a price tag of $770,000.

Finally, the SM-6 is currently the only missile capable of intercepting hypersonic weapons, although only under certain circumstances. The cost for arguably the Navy’s most flexible missileis $4,270,000 per round.

The SM-3 specializes in knocking out ballistic missiles at long ranges while they’re flying outside of the atmosphere. The extremely high tech multi-stage SM-3s come in at $12,510,000 for the Block IB, and $28,700,000 for the Block IIA.” (twz.com)

Aircraft Carriers

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier:

“Cost - US$1.98 billion in 1975 ($11.4 billion in 2024) According to the US Navy’s budget reports, the total lifecycle cost of the USS Nimitz is around $23 billion.” (wikipedia.org)

The US has 10 such aircraft carriers and…

“The Navy is aiming to build 12 Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines at a cost of $132 billion.” (portal.ct.gov)

How can a nation of this size and power be destroyed? It doesn’t seem possible. But it is going to happen - and suddenly.

The question is - how?

The Elephant In The Room

The metaphorical elephant in the room represents an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about.

And Here It Is!

DEBT!

US national debt as at October 4th 2025 stands at $38 trillion …

See US debt grow in real time

(usdebtclock.org)

Here are the top 4 expenses … the big spend items!

Social Security $1,447 billion
Medicare $965 billion
Net Interest $933 billion
National Defense $841 billion

(pgpf.org)

“At current interest rates, the US is paying nearly $3 billion a day in interest on its public debt. Recently released data showed that annualised interest payments on US public debt rose to $928 billion in the first quarter of this year.” (tavexbullion.co.uk)

The US is having to spend more on the interest on their loans than they spend on Defence.

As long as they are able to borrow money, the power is still there. But the more they borrow, the higher the interest payments. Many are pointing out that the increase in borrowing is unsustainable.

America’s ‘power’ is being paid for by borrowed money.

Finance: The Major End Time Problem

Mr Armstrong was inspired when he said:

“…I can see now the event that is going to trigger the formation of reunification in Europe; the resurrection of the Medieval Holy Roman Empire that we’ve been looking forward to that is prophesied to come.

…I believe that some event is going to happen suddenly just like out of a blue sky that is going to shock the whole world and is going to cause the nations of Europe to realize they must unite.

Well, now I think I can see what may be the very event that is going to trigger it and that is THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE WORLD.

NOW WHEN THE FINANCIAL STRUCTURE BREAKS DOWN, ALL CIVILIZATION IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN. I just wanted to say that much - maybe you can begin to see how serious this thing can become!” (Sermon - July 1984)

Privileged Information

There is also end time information that we get from God’s apostle that we can get nowhere else. Again this is understanding that we must not take for granted because there are many in the church at large today who have no idea what this is all about.

Information regarding the 1260, 1290, and 1335 days.

“Never before have we understood these periods of 1260, 1290, and 1335 days. But is seems evident, now, a blessing is pronounced on us – GOD’S CHURCH – who wait and endure until the 1335 days – approximately 1335 days prior to Christ’s coming.

…But apparently that is the time when OUR WORK SHALL END.

That will be a time when the UNITED EUROPE shall appear – the revival of the medieval ‘Holy Roman Empire.’

We shall then be warned, and readied to be taken to a place of refuge and safety from the Great Tribulation.

[At the 1290 day mark:] Forty-five days later ‘the beast’s’ armies will surround Jerusalem.

[At the 1260 day mark:] Thirty days later the Great Tribulation will probably start with a nuclear attack on London and Britain – and possibly the same day or immediately after, on United States and Canadian cities.” (Pastor General’s Report - 1979-11-20 - The Time We Are In, Now.)

Before The 1290 Day Mark

Before “the beast’s” armies will surround Jerusalem - and stop the daily sacrifices, another major event has to happen. It’s easy to read over this verse, but this is a major event! This has to occur just before the 1290 day mark.

“And at the time of the end shall the king of the south [an Arab confederation?] push at him: and the king of the north [Europe] shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.” (Daniel 11:40)

It seems that the US is not involved at this point!

The Message Has Never Changed

Keep in mind that when Mr Armstrong wrote the following, the situation in the world was very different. The cold war was in full swing. The Berlin wall divided Germany. Germany was actually two very different nations - East Germany was communist controlled while West Germany was a free democratic nation.

From the beginning of Mr Armstrong’s ministry, the warning went out to watch for the resurrection of the Holy Roman Empire.

End Time events revolve around this event!
This warning still stands!

“Follow the Money” - The Trigger

Mr Armstrong links the breakdown in the world’s financial structure with the formation of the resurrected Holy Roman Empire.

“ …I can see now the event that is going TO TRIGGER THE FORMATION OF REUNIFICATION IN EUROPE; the resurrection of the Medieval Holy Roman Empire … and that is THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE WORLD. NOW WHEN THE FINANCIAL STRUCTURE BREAKS DOWN, ALL CIVILIZATION IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN.” (Sermon - July 1984)

Since 1927

“The Bible foretells that third round – and it spells DOOM for us, as God’s punishment, because we, as a nation, have forsaken Him and His ways! The third round is termed, in prophecy, an invasion by ‘BABYLON’ – a resurrected Roman Empire – a European Union. I have been proclaiming that since 1927.” (The Autobiography, Volume 2 - Chapter 49)

A UNITED GERMANY

“Germany — a UNITED GERMANY with her former territories restored — is ready to emerge as the strongest nation on earth at the head of a revitalized and resurgent Europe! This power colossus is then going to deal a death blow to the United States and Britain…” (The Plain Truth, October 1964)

The Frankenstein Monster

Talking about the Holy Roman Empire, Mr Armstrong wrote:

“In its final phase, to appear in our day, will merely be a restoration of that ancient Roman Empire – a United States of Europe which we are beginning to foster within the confines of the ancient Roman Empire! We are building the Frankenstein Monster that is destined to destroy us!” (The Plain Truth, June 1955)

A Final Warning From God’s End Time Apostle

We would all do well to take heed.

“…And politics will enter into it and I can see where it is going to cause Europe to unite and turn against the United States. And if you want to know what will happen…

Read the last chapter in the book ‘United States and Britain in Prophecy.’

Now you may have read it, go home and read it again.

Brush up on it and refresh your mind on it…

BECAUSE WE’RE COMING TO THE TIME WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.” (Sermon - July 1984)

Transcript - 31 May 2022

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HWA Bible Study:
I Corinthians 1 and 2	20 Jul 1980

Listen to Me, You who know righteousness, You people in whose heart is My Law: …I have put My words in your mouth, I have covered you with the shadow of My hand, That I may plant the heavens, Lay the foundations of the earth, and say to Zion, “you are My people” (Isaiah 51:7,16)