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ThafsNotOur Money!

G ET!That one little wordseems to sum up the fundamental natureof man. " There' s a little larceny in us all!"one sage of human behavior put it .

It's am azing how the prospect of gettingsom ething, especially getting something fornothing, can change a person 's wholeperspective, attitude and conduct. In likemanner, so can the prospect of losingsomething one already possesses.

An incident in my childhood, when I was about11 yea rs old , really brought that lesson home tome .

I had developed the hobby of raising pigeons inthe backyard of our Chicago , Ill inoi s, home. Ith ink at that time I probabl y had about 50 pair s,mostly rollers and homing pigeons.

It was about 1937. I used to visit theneighborhood businesses to collect their emptycigar boxes to use as nesting boxes for the birds.When I return ed home one afte rn oon wit h myarms full of cigar boxes, I was in for one of thesurprises of my life.

I went to the loft and began tearing the lids offthe boxes. When I picked up the third orfourth box in my stack, the one under it poppedwide open. I couldn't believe what I sawinside. The box was literally stuffed with hundreddollar bills!

When the initial shock wor e off, I began

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counting. The box contained $12,000 in hundreddoll ar bill s. My little heart was pounding so hard Ithough t t he neighbors could hear it.

W hat to do? I sealed the box and buried it deepin a hundred pou nd feed sack. I hardly slept thatnigh t, pon de ring how to spend that money .

For the next two days I couldn't concentrate inschool. I j ust sat and stared out the window, tryingto figure out the best way to begin using thosehun dreds . I kn ew I couldn't just walk in astore with a hu ndred dollar bill without raisingall kinds of questions. I realized nobody wouldbelieve an I I -year -old would lawfull y be carryingaround that kind of money. Especiallynot in 193 7.

I finally concluded I'd have to get my dadinvolved.

T hat evening after dinner I told my dad thestory about find ing the money.

"Well, what are you going to do with it ?" Heasked the question rather patiently. I was a littlesurprised that he d idn't seem as excited as I did.

I quickly told him how I thought he could payoff the mo rtgage on the house (we owed about$4 ,500 on the $6,500 purchase pr ice-rememberthose days?), buy a new car, get Mom newfurniture and kitchen gear, and get new clothes forthe fam ily ...

M y fat her didn ' t let me fini sh."What's the matter with you ?" he boomed.

" T hat 's not our money! You're going to take itback!"

" But I don't know where I got it ," I pleaded. "Idon't know which one gave it to me. "

"You're going to find out. "We walked to each store where I had 'asked for

boxes. He would wait outside while I went in. Hetold me I wouldn't have to say anything-that theywould remember me .

Finally, at the last business I could rememberhaving gone to, one of the owners saw me acrossthe store and started shouting, " T hat' s him! That'shim! T hat 's the boy!"

As it turned out, one of the two brothers whoowned the combination ice cream parlor, liquormarket and delicatessen had been acc usi ng th eother of stealing the (Continued on page 24)

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The steaming issue in Congresscame to a boil when the House ofRepresentatives overwhelminglypassed an unprecedented, block­buster trade bill that would re-

strain imports and mandatetrade retaliation against certainforeign competitors.

President Reagan chargedthat the House bill "wouldplunge the world into a tradewar, eroding our relationswith our allies and FreeWorld trading partners."

Next, the Senate must en­act its own trade bill, withthe two houses reaching acompromise on their twoversions. Unless it is suffi-

- ciently weakened, Mr. Rea­gan is certain to veto thefinal bill.

But even so, protection­ist legislation will not fadeaway. "The best the Ad­ministration can do at thispoint," observed the June9 Business Week, "is toslow the rush to protec­tionism on Capitol Hill."

As it stands, theHouse bill eliminatessome of the President'sdiscretionary authorityin dealing with tradecomplaints. Its mostcontroversial provisionrequires nations with"excessive trade sur­

pluses" with the United States­namely, Japan, Taiwan and WestGermany-to reduce the surplusesby 10 percent a year or face highertariffs and quotas.

The West German EconomicsMinistry labeled the pending U.S.legislation "devastating," addingthat it could lead to major distor­tions in world trade.

An official from Taiwan franklystated that the provision to man­date cutbacks in surpluses, if leftstanding, could lead to a full-blowntrade war.

President Reagan's own traderepresentative, Clayton Yeutter,said the legislation flagrantly vio­lated international agreements.

"If the United States becomes arogue elephant," he said, "rampag­ing through GATT [GeneralAgreement on Tariffs and Trade],obeying the rules it wants, stamp-

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of the Free World's leading indus­trial powers in Tokyo, Japan.

After three days of closed doormeetings, the leaders of the UnitedStates, Japan, West Germany,France, Italy, Britain and Canadaemerged at their closing press con­ference to announce that they weregenerally pleased with their accom­plishments. In the "Tokyo Eco­nomic Declaration," which theydrafted, the leaders said they reaf­firmed their "commitment to halt­ing and reversing protectionism,and to reducing and dismantlingtrade restrictions."

The words on the paper werehardly dry when U.S. PresidentRonald Reagan arrived home toface mounting pressure in Con­gress to enact stiff protectionisttrade legislation.

WT H remarkable sud­

denness, long-sim­mering disputes over

world trade are boiling over.They threaten the interre­

lated global economic systemthat has led to the unprece­dented prosperity of the pastfour decades.

The days of the United States asthe dominant economic power inthe Free World are numbered. Anew relationship between WesternEurope and Japan is already beingforged to assume the world leader­ship role .

Tokyo Summit

Earlier this year, this writer cov­ered the annual summit conference

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Politics Above All

Internal politics plays a big role inthe burgeoning trade crisis. "Forpolitical purposes," bluntly admit­ted one of the Administration's do­mestic foes, "the trade issue givesus a chance to be macho with WestGermany and South Korea. And itmakes the Republicans look kindof wimpy, frankly."

President Reagan's opponents,struggling to find a winnable 1986Congressional campaign issue, haveelevated the problem of the U .S.trade deficit out of all proportion toits real importance.

"The U.S. economy has been ex­periencing the strongest and possi­bly longest expansion on record,with more than eight million newjobs since President Reagan tookoffice," writes Alan Reynolds inthe May 9 National Review underthe foreboding title: "A Trade War

Could Wreck It All."

for a long time have been eachother's leading trading partner.

essentially with government livingyear-to-year beyond its means, pil­ing up enormous indebtedness cov­ered by massive borrowings eachyear. The trade deficit is a differ­ent issue. . explains Mr. Reynolds:

"A foreign exporter who tradesgoods to U.S. buyers in return fordollars has only two options for howto employ those dollars, both ofthem beneficial to the United States.He can use those dollars to buy U .S .goods, or he can use them to buyU.S. assets (stocks, bonds or real es­tate)-that is, to invest in the UnitedStates. In large part this is a tributeto the current strength of the Amer­ican economy."

This foreign investment actuallycreates jobs. In 1984 alone, directJapanese investment created80,000 jobs in the United States.

It's amazing to see legislationmoving through the AmericanCongress to "punish" the Japanesefor their trade surpluses with theU.S.-while at the same time, stateand municipal legislators vie witheach other to see which ones can

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~g~ offer the best deals to Japanese'"': companies to build autorno-

J~~~~~;~~~~i~~~~~~iii~~:tive or electronics assemblyplants in their localities!This leaves the

Japanese nothing butconfused. Their world­wide trade surplus (theequivalent of US$56 bil­lion last year, $50 billionwith the United States)is not going to disappearovernight, or quickenough to satisfy I\oliticaldemands in Washington.It will rise still further­perhaps $80 billion thisyear-simply becauseJapan now pays a lot lessfor oil, one of its biggestimported products.

With the prospect offewer dollars earned fromsales of products to America,manufacturers in Asia andEurope are already beginningto scale back on their produc­tive capacity. This means

Asian and European customers willbe purchasing fewer raw materials,synthetic fibers and machine tools,much of which until now has beenpurchased in the United Stateswith previous dollar earnings.

Disputes with EC, Canada

At the same time, Europe's Com­mon Market and Canada arelocked in separate trade disputeswith Washington.

The first arose when the twoIberian countries, Spain and Portu­gal, entered the European Commu­nity on January 1 of thisyear. This move threatens,over a period of time, con­tinued sales of U.S. grainproducts to the two coun­tries.

In response, authoritiesin Washington havedrawn up a list of quotasto be placed incremen­tally on Common Mar­ket food imports to theUnited States. The ECin turn has said it wouldmatch these measureswith quotas of its ownon other U.S. farmproducts.

The second disputeerupted in May whenWashington suddenlyimposed a 35 percenttariff on Canadian \ \cedar roofing materials. \ AFTER TH

!'-1an~ believe the Admin-~\. ::=;ST~APR'L 2 1986

istration acted partly to - '=-.- .--- - -- - --------.L.blunt Congressional criti- -~ -. -- - ---...c

cism that it wasn't doing enough ---~ ,in trade matters. Nevertheless, Admittedly,within days Canada responded most of these are in the servicewith tariffs on American books, area, rather than in manufacturing,magazines and some computer where jobs are still being lost tocomponents. overseas producers.

The actions jeopardize irnple- The trade deficit is not nearly somentation of a free trade agree- serious as the U.S. budgetaryment between the two nations, who deficit. The budgetary crisis deals

ing on others it finds inconvenient,it could topple the entire worldtrade structure."

Adding his own grave concerns,Japan's Prime Minister YasuhiroNakasone said his nation wouldmake renewed, all-out attempts toencourage imports and domesticconsumption.

Mr. Nakasone told a press con­ference: "The government is mak­ing efforts to reduce Japan's tradesurplus. We must give ammunitionto President Reagan to prevent aprotectionist trade bill whichcleared the U.S. House of Repre­sentatives ... from being passed bythe Senate."

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Stoltenberg, who has slashed hisgovernment's deficit by as much as50 percent. Bonn's governmentdeficit is the lowest in the Westernindustrialized world.

The United States, meanwhile,is turning inward. Its politiciansgenerally blame other nations forproblems that are essent iallyAmerica's own making. U .S . politi­cians have tried, for example, toencourage the Japanese public tosave less money, to spend more, toadopt more of the wasteful con­sumer habits of America, such asgreater credit purchasing.

"Stop being so successful. " isthe message that seems to comeacross from Washington to Tokyo.

Meanwhile, a new "economicaxis" is definitely under construc­tion.

While this writer was in Japan,two of Japan 's four English-lan­guage dailies presented in-depthspecial reports on the increasingcooperation between Japan and thenations of the European Commu­nity (Common Market).

Until recently, the nations ofWestern Europe were leery ofJapan's growing economic prowess.They feared the penetration oftheir markets by Japanese prod­ucts , especially automotive andelectronic goods.

This view is changing. Sinceearly 1985, reported the M ay 7Japan Times. " the overall tone ofthe EC's policy toward Japan hasconsiderably softened."

An altered Japanese approachtoward Europe has much to dowith this change. Tokyo has shiftedits primary trade effort from ex­ports to that of investing in Eu­ropean plants coupled with the ex­port of technology.

This policy, which means morejobs for a Europe still battling highunemployment, is meeting a muchbetter reception. Member states ofthe EC are actually beating a pathto Tokyo in search of investmentcapital.

Spain is particularly active inseeking Japanese help in its driveto catch up with its fellow ECmembers as quickly as possible.Japan, in turn, sees the Iberianpeninsula as a prime European op­erating base.

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The Japanese yen is powerful,having increased 30 percent invalue since a year ago. The fourlargest banks of the world areJapanese.

In Western Europe the WestGerman economy has recoveredfrom the doldrums of the late '70sand early '80s to become strongagain. Bonn ran a surplus ofUS$10.2 billion in its trade withWashington in 1985.

Observers attribute much ofWest Germany's success toFinance Minister Gerhard

Congressional protectionismthen, far from protecting certainindustries that probably wouldn'tsurvive in any case, threatens toratchet down t he en t ire worl deconomy, inch by inch.

"Economic Axis" Developing

Ever since the end of World WarII, the United States has been theworld's dominant economy. Now,the tables are turning-to the ad­vantage of America's primary Sec­ond World War foes , Japan andGermany.

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U.S. President Ronald Reagan, topphoto, meets Japanese PrimeMinister Yasuhiro Nakasone beforeTokyo Summit last May. WestGerman delegation, middle photo,led by Chancellor Helmut Kohl,center. To right is Finance MinisterGerhard Stoltenberg, credited withmuch of Bonn's recent success.Above, leaders of Free World'sseven leading industrial powers,plus top two officials of theEuropean Community.

by Ronald S. Toth

How society encourages itand what can be done tohalt the trend!

We don't need statis­tics to understandhow sex affectsteens.

All the government reports,all the articles and books' can'tcompare to personal experience.

Listen to this letter to us fromSally, an American teenager :"When I was 8 years old I first hadsex with a boy of 15. I did itbecause I lack love and attentionfrom my parents. I need love, andmy parents never show me any."

My heart went out to her andmy stomach knotted as I continuedto read her letter. "Nothing reallychanged at home, and at 15 I be­came pregnant. My boyfriendblamed me and left. I had nowhereto turn, I was trapped, so I had anabortion. Now I'm afraid to dateanyone, and I cry myself to sleepevery night."

Different Pressure Today

Many of our readers never experi­enced the pressures upon teens to­day. This makes it difficult forsome parents to understand theproblems their teens confront.

Early in this century, male-fe­male relationships were clearly de­fined and understood. Men whopressured women to sleep withthem were regarded as lecherousrather than "heroes." A girl whosurrendered her virginity beforemarriage often felt she had dis­graced herself, her family and God.

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BritishTeenMoralsEnglish papers have had their

share of sad stories about therole of teen mothers in the

bab y boom in the United States." For every 1,000 girls between 15and 19 in America," wrote NewYork correspondent George Gor­don, " 96 of them are pregnant.T hat is more than double the fig­ure for England and Wales (45) , inCanada the rate is 44, in France43, Sweden 35 and the Nether­lands 14."

The comparison is based on arepo rt from the Alan GuttmacherInst itute in the United States.

Many observers in the UnitedKin gdom fear that the intensity ofthe Amer ican plight of teen moth­ers-wed and un wed-will crossthe Atlan tic . Those fears are nowbeing realized . Illegitimate birthsare rising to record levels in En­gland and Wales.

But there is some cause for hope.The Brit ish Government has finallyformally recognized the seriousnessof teen mora l breakdown-andcontem plated its consequences forEnglish society . Reports journalistJames Wightman in The DailyTelegraph: " A move to change sexeducation in the schools was an­nounced by the Government lastnight with the aim of encouragingpupils to have due regard for moralconsiderations and the value offamily life" (3 June, 1986).

British Prime Minister MargaretThatcher wishes to put a brake onpermissive society attitudes gener­ated in th e 1960s. Lord Denningreflected Mrs. Thatcher's concern

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when he said : "The pillars ofmarriage have been almost brokendown. Surely we must do in ourschools everything we can to buildup th e respect for family life ."

M any observers are openly dis­satisfied with the present conditionof state sex education. Aspects of itare manifestly decadent. An aid toeducators put out by a prominentmedical association almost recom­mends homosexuality as an alterna­tive life-style. Also sibling incest isspoken of as a " loving relationship"in some fem inist educational aidsemployed in certain schools. Thegross details are unprintable.

Ronald Taylor, " a professor ofobstetrics and gynaecology, has hitout at sex educators for their reluc­tance to warn against the healthrisks involved with early or promis­cuous sex" (Doctor, 29 May,1986). He continued, " S exuallytransmitted infections now causemore long term damage in terms ofchronic ill health , sterility andtubal pregnancies than ever before,despite stronger antibiotics."

Lord Halbury, president of theNational Council for ChristianStandards in Society, spoke out ingeneral support from a moralstandpoint. He said, "Those whoexplain sexual techniques to theyoung without explaining what be­ing jilted can mean to them, whatbeing jilted when pregnant canmean, what a dose of VD can be,are morally vicious" (op. cit.).

Nonetheless, the school is notthe chief culprit, nor should it bethe place where children receive acorrect, primary, moral education.The onus is on the home. A reportin The Daily Mail expressed along-forgotten truism . It said," W hat is often forgotten is thestate in which the parents offertheir child up to be educated-ofhow well they have performed theirfunction as parents during thosecrucial formative years" (2 June,1986).

And although The Plain Truthapplauds any effort on any govern­ment's part to impart proper moralvalues to children, real progresscan only come when the averageBritish home is itself, once again, ahaven of moral fiber .

- John Ross Schroeder

Even just 30 years ago a preg­nant teenager brought shame toher family.

Today these once fundamentalstandards are gone. Why?

What has occurred in ' modernsociet y to encourage free sex thatisn 't free?

Society essentially arouses inteenagers a craving to express theirsexuality rather than promote theneed to guide and control sexuality.Sexually graphic music, moviesand TV-directed to the teen audi­ence-depict the delusion thatteenage sex is normal, healthy andsensational.

Teens witness the growing ranksof their promiscuous and/or preg­nant, but still unmarried, heroes:movie, music and sports stars.

They hear authorities, social ex­perts, educators and even religiousleaders proclaiming this life-styleas an acceptable form of behaviorfor moderns.

This puts considerable pressureupon teens to commit fornication .The young person who abs tainsfrom sleeping around is lookedupon by certain peers as odd.

One teenage boy admitted to meprivately, " I have to sleep aroundto demonstrate I'm not homosex­ual. " A 15-year-old girl confided,"I want to show others I can at­tract boys ." And if she becomespregnant, friends may give her ababy shower! It's no wonder teenshave a problem.

The Misinformed Teens

Some 12 million Americanteenagers are sexually active, somebeginning at age 13 or younger.

In Britain many young people nolonger discuss whether they willsleep together, but whether theycan bring their partners home forthe night.

These sexually active teens usu­ally lack understanding about con­traception and pregnancy. Oneteen asked, "I had sex when I was14; am I still a virgin?" Anotherconfused teenager said, "In orderto prevent pregnancy you get upquickly and shower." Social ex­perts cite this kind of ignorance asevidence of the need for sex educa­tion in schools. Educators say ineffect, " Young people will sleep

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The Secret,

ofthe Human MindThis article is from the script of a recent telecast by David Albert.

WH A T makes themind of man so su­perior to the brainof even the most in­

telligent animals? What isthe secret of the human'mind?

It is a secret that psychologyknows nothing about, and reli­gion has never properly ex­plained.

To look at them, human brainsand animal brains look very muchalike. They have the same generalshape, structure and composition.As to size, the brain of a chim­panzee, one of the most intelligentanimals, is smaller than man's, butthe brains of elephants and dol­phins are actually larger thanman's. Size and shape alone can'taccount for the vast difference.Then what does?

Animals can communicate with

each other; many of them havehighly developed senses of sight,touch and hearing. But they don'tuse letters, words, sentences, gram­mar, syntax. They don 't add andsubtract, multiply and divide. Theycertainly can't comprehend alge­bra, geometry, trigonometry andcalculus.

Animal minds don 't deal in ab­stractions and theories. But clearlyour minds do . Why? What's thedifference? The theory of evolutionhas never adequately explained thedifference-it sees man as just an­other animal.

But there are other critical dif­ferences as well. The animal mind

A particularly gifted beaver does not design an improved dam, then teach the newmodel to others. Man can do both.

works by the principle of instinct.Beavers don't go to engineeringschool to learn to build dams. Theyknow how to do it instinctively.But they always build the samekind of dam, using the same basictechnique. You don't see a particu­larly gifted beaver designing an im­proved dam, and then teaching thenew model to others.

It's the same when birds build~ . nests, or when bees build hives.§ But human beings are vastly dif­i ferent. Their behavior is much

more governed by free choice thaninstinct. Their range of possibilitiesis much greater. They learn, andgrow , and experiment, and create.They even invent. machines to dosome of their thinking for them!

Man does not simply have abrain-he has a mind.

The difference between themind of man and animals is a spir­itual difference. And science re­fuses to look at the possibility of a

spirit component in the mind ofman. Scientists, with very few ex­ceptions, will not admit the possi­bility of the nonphysical or extra­physical component in the humanbrain.

According to psychology, man isonly physical, and his thinking andeven his emotions-such as love,anger, joy and frustration--can beexplained by physical chemical re­actions. That's the dominant viewin all serious academic psychologytoday; but I want you to under­stand that this is a relatively recentand modern idea.

It seems to have had its originwith Charles Darwin, the father ofevolution, back in the 1830s. (Be-

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fore that time, philosophers andtheologians assumed that man hada soul or spirit or something non­physical that explained humanthought and behavior.) Man is thusreduced to matter alone. The Dar­winian view comes straight down toour time through academic . psy­chology in both the United Statesand Europe to the university cam­puses of our day and age.

So today, to even consider thepossibility of nonphysical or spiri­tual forces present and active in themind of man would be seen as un­scientific and hardly worthy of se­rious discussion by most psycholo­gists.

In this connection, one eminentbrain researcher, Dr. SolomonSnyder, from Johns Hopkins Uni­versity, was asked by a leading psy­chology magazine this question:"Does this mean that what we havecalled 'free will' can be reduced tothe interplay of brain chemicals?"

Dr. Snyder's reply is interesting.He said, " That goes right to theheart" of the question of how themind relates to the brain. We don'tknow the answer."

Science can only investigatephysical things. The whole spiritrealm lies outside of man's researchcapability. The methods of scienceare limited to physical knowledge.Spiritual matters, including thepossibility of a spirit in man, haveto be approached by differentmeans. And that is divine revela­tion through the Word of God, theHoly Bible.

For those of you who are willingto examine the other side of theargument, let me now show you

what is revealed in God's Word,and look at a whole new set ofpossibilities.

God, in ' his inspired Word, saysvery plainly in Job 32:8: "There isa spirit in man."

Notice it's not called a "soul," oran immortal soul; it's called "aspirit in man."

Man isn't spirit; he's physical,that's true. But the Bible teachingis that he has a spirit. You have aspirit, a nonphysical or extraphysi­cal component in you right thisminute that imparts the spark ofintellect to your mind. Did youknow that?

According to the Bible, it is thepresence of that spirit in man thatseparates man from the animals,and that makes the difference be­tween the human mind and theanimal brain. The spirit in man isthe secret of the human mind, asecret God reveals in his Word.Most people have never heard of

the spirit in man before,even if · they're religious,because churches onlyspeak of the "immortalsoul"-which is nowherementioned in the Bible.

Notice the existence ofthis little-understoodspirit in man, as ex­plained in the New Testa­ment. In I Corinthians2: II we read: "For whatman knoweth the thingsof a man, save the spiritof man which is in him?"

What is it, according tothe Bible, that explainswhat a man knows and

how he thinks? It's the "spirit ofman," according to the apostlePaul-writing here under inspira­tion in the New Testament.

That's vitally important informa­tion that you'll not hear explainedproperly anywhere else .

You need to understand why the.spirit in man is there, and how itoperates, and how it relates toGod's purpose for you. It's notenough to simply know about it.

The free booklet What ScienceCan't Discover About the HumanMind will give you the understand­ing and will explain the secret ofthe human mind in greater detailthan I have had time for in thisprogram. Write for your copy. ' 0

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MYST AGEMystery of

the Kin m ofGodWe continue, with this twelfth installment, the serial

publication of Herbert W. Armstrong's last book, Mystery of the Ages.

JUST what do you mean,"the kingdom of God"?That, too, is an unsolvedmystery, not only to all in

the world but to the world'schurches, theologians and"Bible scholars" as well.

Actually that mystery is con ­nected with its associated mys­tery, the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Why do the churches disagreeon what actually is "the gospel ofJesus Christ"? During the firsttwenty or thirty years after thefounding of the Church in A.D. 31a violent controversy arose over thevery question of what is "thegospel of Jesus Christ." There en­sued a hundred years in which allhistory of the New TestamentChurch was destroyed. It has beencalled "the lost century of Churchhistory." When the curtain lifted,about the middle of the secondcentury, there appeared an entirelydifferent type of church calling it­self Christian, but in the mainpreach ing its own gospel ABOUTC hrist, not the gospel OF Christ.T he gospel OF Christ was thegospel Christ proclaimed. Jesuswas a Messenger sent from Godwith a message, and that messagewas THE KINGDOMOFGOD. Christ'smessage was Christ's gospel-thegospel OF Christ. It had not been

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proclaimed to the world until thefirst week in 1953 , when for thefirst time in about 1,900 years-acentury of time cycles-it went outon the world's most powerful radiostation, Radio Luxembourg in Eu­rope.

It seems that today all churcheshave lost the gospel of JesusChrist. They preach primarily theirgospel ABOUT Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ came preaching thegospel of the kingdom of God. Yetfew preach about the kingdom ofGod today, for they have lost allknowledge of what it is! But doesany, except God's true Church,proclaim the true gospel of thekingdom of God today?

A prominent evangelist said to aworldwide radio audience that thegospel of the kingdom of God isnot for us today. Some denomina­tions proclaim a "gospel of grace";some what they call a " gospel ofsalvation"; most a gospel aboutChrist; some a social gospel; somethe "Science of Mind" or "Reli­gious Science."

Not One Is Right!

Some churches claim either thattheir particular denomination, or"Christianity" as a whole, consti­tutesthe kingdom of God. Aprominent television evangelistsai d, "The kingdom of God iswithin you ." Some have even

quoted Luke 17:21: " The kingdomof God is within you." The mar­ginal correction, as well as the Re­vised Standard. the Moffatt andother translations, shows it shouldread «in the midst of you"-thatis, Jesus Christ was in the midst ofthem. He is the King of the futurekingdom of God, and the Bible inDaniel 7 and other places uses theterms king and kingdom inter­changeably, that is, the king is, orrepresents, the kingdom he rules.

Not one is right! Could anythingseem more incredible? Yes , to themind reared in this world's con­cepts, one thing is, indeed, stillmore incredible! And that is thePLAIN TRUTH about what the king­dom of God really is!

The truth is not merely surpris­ing-it is shocking-staggering! Itis a Great Mystery! Yet it is trulyGOOD NEws-t he most gloriousGOOD NEWS ever to enter humanconsciousness! .

CHRIST'S Gospel

What is the one and only gospel ofJesus Christ? THE WORLD DOESNOT KNOW! It has not beenpreached for 19 centuries, strangeas that may seem. Look into yourBIBLE. Look at it from the verybeginning!

"The beginning of the gospel ofJesus Christ" you'll read in Mark1:1. " N ow after that John was put

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in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, .preaching the GOSPEL OFTHE KING­DOM OFGOD. and saying, The timeis fulfilled, and the kingdom of

. God is at hand: repent ye, andbelieve the gospel" (Mark 1:14­15) .

It is necessary to believe thatGOSPEL to be saved! And how canyou believe it , unless you knowwhat it is? And for 1,900 years, theworld did . not know. That gospelwas suppressed and replaced byman's gospel about Christ.

Jesus went everywhere preach­ing the GOOD NEWS of the KING­DOM OFGOD. He taught in parablesabout the KINGDOM OF GOD. Hesent out seventy men preaching,and commanded ' them to preachTHE KINGDOM OFGOD (Luke 10:9).He sent the apostles, on whom theChurch of God was founded, topreach only THE KINGDOM OF GOD(Luke 9:1-2). After the resurrec­tion, before ascending to heaven,Jesus taught his disciples about thekingdom of God (Acts 1:3).

Isn't it amazing that the worldhas LOST the knowledge of what itis?

The apostle Paul preached THEKINGDOM OF GOD (Acts 19 :8;20:25; 28 :23, 31). And GodAlmighty, through Paul , pro­nounced a double curse on man orangel that would DARE preach anyother gospel! (Gal. 1:8-9).

Why, then, do so many DARE topreach so many other gospels? Thegood news of THE KINGDOM OFGOD is something you must under­stand. and BELIEVE. in order to besaved! Jesus Christ said so! Youhad better be finding out what itis!

That gospel-the kingdom of .God-is the subject of this chap­ter. It follows the chapter. on themystery of the Church, becausethe kingdom of God follows theChurch. The purpose of theChurch, remember, is to prepare"called-out ones" to teach and torule in -the kingdom of GOd.

Daniel Knewl

Haven't you heard men speak ofthe kingdom of God something likethis: "By Christians everywhereworking together to bring aboutworld peace, tolerance and broth­erly love, the kingdom of God may

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at last be established in the heartsof men."

Because they rejected Christ'sgospel 1,900 years ago, the worldhad to supplant something else inits place. They had to invent acounterfeit! So we have heard thekingdom of God spoken of asmerely a pretty platitude-a nicesentiment in human hearts-re­ducing it to an ethereal, unrealNOTHING! Others have misrepre­sented that the "CHURCH" is thekingdom. Others confuse it withthe millennium. Still others have,earlier in our century, claimed theBritish Empire is the kingdom ofGod. But no one makes that claimany longer. How DECEIVED CANTHIS WORLD GET?

The prophet Daniel, who lived600 years before Christ, knew thatthe kingdom of God was a realkingdom-a government rulingover literal PEOPLE on the earth.

Jesus Christ brought additionalknowledge about it that theprophet Daniel might not haveknown. Still, Daniel knew therewas going to be a real, literal king­dom of God on the earth.

Daniel was one of four extraordi­nary, intelligent and brilliant Jew­ish lads in the Judean captivity.These four men were stationed inthe palace of King Nebuchadnez­zar of the Chaldean Empire, intraining for special responsibilitiesin the Babylonian government.Daniel was a prophet who had beengiven special understanding in vi­sions and dreams (Dan. . 1:17).

Nebuchadnezzar was the firstreal world ruler. He had conquereda vast empire, including the nationJudah. This king had a dream soimpressive it troubled him-movedhim to tremendous concern. He de­manded that his magicians, as­trologers and sorcerers tell himboth what he had dreamed, andwhat it meant. They could not.They were baffled. Then Danielwas brought before the king.

Daniel disclaimed any more hu­man ability to interpret dreamsthan the Chaldean magicians,"BUT," he said, "there is a GOD inheaven that revealeth secrets, andmaketh known to the king N eb­uchadnezzar what shall be in thelatter days" (Dan. 2:28).

First, God's purpose was to re-

veal to this world-ruling humanking that there is a GOD inheaven-that GOD IS SUPREMERULER over , all nations, govern­ments and kings-that God RULESTHE UNIVERSE! It was God whoplaced the cherub Lucifer on thethrone of the earth and Lucifer,who has become Satan the Devil,remains on earth's throne only be­cause God allows it, and only untilGod sends Jesus Christ to sit onthat throne when he removes Sa­tan. This Chaldean king knew onlyabout the many pagan demon gods.He knew nothing of the true livingALMIGHTY God. Like people andrulers, even today, he did not knowthat GOD is the living, REAL. active,RULING and GOVERNING PERSON­AGE who actually and literally gov­erns not only what is on earth, butthe UNIVERSE ENTIRELY!

The whole purpose of thisDREAM was to reveal GOD'S GOV­ERNMENT-the fact that GodRULES-the truth of THE KINGDOMOFGOD-the very thing that is theone and only true GOSPEL OFJESUS

.CHRIST! And, secondly, to reveal-preserved in writing for us TO­DAv-what is to happen "in thelatter days"-actually within thenext two decades-THIs LAST HALFOF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY!

For US, Todayl

This is no dry, dull, dead writingfor a people of 2,500 years ago.This is LIVING. TREMENDOUS. BIGNEWS for OUR DAY! It is ad­vance news for us, NOW. Newsbefore it happens--of the most·colossal event of all earth's historycertain to occur in your lifetime­during the very next few years!

This is THE TRUE GOSPEL! It isthe very gospel Christ preached! Itis intended for you and me TODAY!It is vital that you UNDERSTAND!

Read, in your own Bible, Daniel2, verses 28 through 35. In hisdream, this king had seen a vaststatue-larger than any image orstatue ever built by man-sotremendous it was terrifying, evenin a dream. Its head was of finegold, its breast and arms of silver,the belly and thighs of brass, legsof solid iron, feet a mixture of ironand clay. -

There was a time element. Neb­uchadnezzar had viewed it until a

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your Bible. See it with your owneyes in your own Bible. Here, inPLAIN LANGUAGE. is God's explana­tion of what the KINGDOM OF GODIS:

"And in the days of thesekings .. ."-it is here speaking ofthe ten toes. part of iron and partof brittle clay. This, by connectingthe prophecy with Daniel 7, andRevelation 13 and 17, is referringto the new UNITED STATES OF Eu­ROPE that is now forming. out ofthe European Common Market,before your very eyes! Revelation17:12 makes plain the detail that itshall be a union of TEN KINGS ORKINGDOMS that (Rev. 17:8) shallresurrect the old ROMAN EMPIRE.

So, mark carefully the time ele­ment! "In the days of thesekings"-in the days of these tennations or groups of nations thatshall , IN OUR TIME. resurrectbriefly the Roman Empire-noticewhat shall happen:

" . .. shall the God of heaven setup a kingdom, which shall never bedestroyed ... but it shall break inpieces and consume all these king­doms, and it shall stand for ever"!

Yes, in OUR TIME!

Now here we have described FOURuniversal world empires-the onlyfour that ever existed! Revelation13 and 17 show that, after the fallof the original Roman Empire,there would be ten revivals­SEVEN of which would be ruledover by a gentile CHURCH-the"daughter" of ancient BABYLON­a church claiming to be Christian,but actually named by God"M YSTERY, BABYLON the great"­or , more plainly, BABYLONIANMYSTERIES!

Six of those have come and gone.The seventh is now forming-thelast, final, brief resurrection of theRoman Empire by ten Europeangroups or nations. These are re­vealed in Daniel 2 as the ten toesof iron and clay mixed.

In their days-and they shall lastbut a very short space, possibly nomore than two to three-and-a-halfyears-shall the GOD OF HEAVENSET UP A KINGDOM that shallnever be destroyed.

This, then, shall be THE KING­DOM OF GOD!

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What IS a Kingdom?

Notice! This is speaking of KING·DOMS. It is referring to kingdomsthat bear rule over the people onearth. It is speaking of GOVERN·MENTS! It is not speaking of ethe­real sentiments "set up in thehearts of men." It is not speaking

of churches. It is speak­ing of the kind of GOV·ERNMENTS that bearRULE and AUTHORITYover nations of PEOPLEhere on earth. It is literal.It is specific. There is nomisunderstanding, here,as to what is meant bythe word kingdom.

There is no misunder­standing the interpreta­tion. GOD gives his owninterpretation through

the prophet Daniel. The greatmetallic image represented nationaland international GOVERNMENTS­real, literal KINGDOMS.

It represented a succession ofworld-ruling governments. Firstwas the head of gold. That repre­sented Nebuchadnezzar and hiskingdom-the Chaldean Empire.After him-later, in time se­quence-was to come a second,then a third KINGDOM "which shallbear RULE over all the earth"­world empire!

Then, verse 40, the legs of ironrepresent afourth world empire. Itwas to be strong. even as iron isstrong-stronger militarily than itspredecessors. Yet, as silver is lessvaluable than gold, brass than sil­ver, iron than brass, though eachmetal was harder and stronger, thesuccession would deterioratemorally and spiritually. The twolegs meant the fourth empirewould be divided.

After the Chaldean Empirecame the still larger Persian Em­pire, then the Greco-Macedonian,and fourth, the Roman Empire. Itwas divided, with capitals at Romeand Constantinople.

Now-verse 44! Read it! Get

"Thou," continued Daniel to thishuman emperor, "art this head ofgold. And after thee shall arise an­other KINGDOM inferior to thee,and another third KINGDOM ofbrass, which shall bear rule over allthe earth" (verses 37-39).

t seems that today all .churches have lost thegospel of Jesus Christ.They preach primarily theirgospel about Jesus Christ.

the written Word of God, to ustoday-to reveal important facts ofthe TRUE GOSPEL!

"This is the dream," said Daniel(verse 36), " and we will tell theinterpretation thereof before theking."

This, then, is GOD'S interpreta­tion. It is decidedly not HerbertW. Armstrong's interpretation.Men ought never to interpret theBible. The Bible gives us GOD'SOWN INTERPRETATION! Here it is:

"Thou, 0 king, art a king ofkings"-he was the first realWORLD RULER over a world empire!" ... for the God of heaven hathgiven thee a kingdom, power, andstrength, and glory." God was re­vealing himself to this humanworld-dictator as the MOST HIGHRuler over al/.

People today, like this Chaldeanking, seem not to think of God asa RULER-as the Supreme Onewho GOVERNS-as the Head ofGOVERNMENT. The Eternal was re­vealing himself through Daniel toNebuchadnezzar-and through theBible to you and to me TODAY-asa SOVEREIGN . ALL·POWERFUL.GOVERNING GOD who is to beobeyed!

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supernatural STONE came fromheaven, smashing the statue on its .feet. Then the whole of the statuebroke into small pieces, and wasactually blown away by the wind­it disappeared! Then this STONE ex­panded miraculously and quicklybecame a great MOUNTAIN-SOgreat it filled the whole earth!

What did it mean? Did it havemeaning? Yes, because this wasGod's doing. Unlike ordinarydreams, this one was caused byGod to convey the message ofGod's sovereignty to Nebuchad­nezzar-and, because it is part of

Communicationwith

the Dead...

by Keith W. Stump

Can you "make contact" with dead relatives andfriends? Here is an eye-opening look at a topic that has intrigued millions!

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Messages "from the Other Side" ~

Death, the spiritists declared, is ' ~

merely a door to continuing life- ~

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tapped ou t by invisible hands! TheFox sisters had established a dia­logue with the unseen presencecausing the noises!

They then asked the presencequestions that could be answered" yes" (one rap) or "no" (two raps) .The presence willingly supplied an ­swers.

Painstaking sessions employingvarious types of codes enabled theFox sisters to acquire detailed in­formation about the presence.Amazingly, it claimed to be thespirit of a dead peddler, CharlesB. Rosma, murdered many yearsearlier in the basement of thecottage now occupied by the Foxfamily!

News of the goings-on in theFox hou se spread rapidly, creatingconsiderable stir. Neighbors wereinvited in to hear the "conversa­tions. " Many became convincedthat the Fox sisters were in actualcontact with the dead .

Modern spi ritism was born.Within a few decades, the con­

troversial movement had gainedmillions of followers around theglobe.

tant as that of man's ultimate des­tiny. Is there a life beyond thegrave? If so, is it possible to com­municate with those who have"passed over"?

Virtually all civilizations sincethe beginning of history have pos­sessed some form of belief in anafterlife. And not surprisi ngly, at­tempts to communicate with thedead go back to earliest antiquity.

The belief that th e spi ri ts ofthose who have " passed over" canmake contact with ' the living isknown today as sp iritualism orspiritism. Modern spiritism had itsbirth in Hydesville, New York, inthe middle of the last cent ury­specifically, March 31, 1848.

It is an interesting story. Forseveral nights, mysterious rappingsand strange noises had kept theFox family awake. As far as JohnFox could deter min e , the d is­turbing sounds could not be at­tributed to mice, rats or the wind .

History is full of " h a u n t edhouses" of this ty pe. But in thiscase, even ts took a un ique turn .

O n March 31, John Fox 's twoyoung daugh ters playfull y issued achallenge to th e noises- a chal­lenge to repeat thei r own pattern sof raps . Remarkably, th eir exactpatterns were repeated-seem ingly

SO M E time ago we re ­ceived a curious taperecording from a PlainTruth reader.

The unusual recording pur­ports to contain excerpts fromactual voice conversa tions withpe rsons who have di ed and"passed into the higher planes."

This two-way , telephone-likecommunication was reputedly ac­complished by means of an elec­tr onic instrument invented by agroup of American scientists andpsychic investigators.

Many of you have probably seennewspaper or magazine art iclesabout this alleged " breakthrough."Some may have heard the actualrecordin gs. A few have written toT he Plain Tr uth asking about thisextraordinary device.

Is this-at last-concrete evi­dence of the continuance of con ­scious personality after death? Arethese really the voices of the de ad?

If not, what are they?An d what about "mediums" and

"seances"? Can they really provideus with a link to the dead ?

Invi sible Hands

. Few questions are as vitally impor­

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The Fox sisters of Hydesville, New York,gained worldwide attention in 1848 byesta blishing contact with the "spirit world."

in the "spiri t world." Moreover,they said, we can establish commu­nication with those on the " otherside."

This contact is usually made.through the agency of a medium at. a seance. A seance (French for " asitting") is a meeting for the pur­pose of obtaining spiri t istic phe­nomena. The medium (usually awoman) is the focal , point of aseance and acts as the organ ofcommunication with "departedspirits."

Seances became the rage in fash­ionable society throughoutEurope and America in thelast century. In brief, a seanceis conducted as follows:

A small group of people sitin a circle around a table, usu­ally holding or at least touch­ing hands. The room is quietand dark. The medium thengoes into a trance or semi­trance, a state resembli ngdeep hypnosis.

While in the trance, themedium purports to con veymessages from the spir itworld to those around thetable. The messages oftencome by way of a "control," adeparted spi rit that associatesitself with the medium andpasses on messages from otherspirits .

Sometimes the mediumsimply repeats to the partici­pants around the table whatshe is told by her "control"­or describes what she sees inthe sp irit world . At othertimes, the control spirit or an­other sp irit speaks d irectlythrough the medium.

On occasion, the partici­pants t hem se lves hear sp ir itvoices coming from outside themedium, often from somewhereoverhead. In rare instances, aspirit creates a vague visible for mfor itself and partially material­izes--creating a ghostly appari­tion .for all to see!

Many have come away fromseances conv inced of the authentic­ity of the phenomena. Others havesuspected fraud. What is the truth ?

Is communication between the"two worlds" possible?

The famous stage mag icianHarry Houd ini ( 18 7 4- 19 2 6 )

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sought an answer to this question .He th rew out challenges to medi­ums to prove to his satisfaction theauthenticity of their activities. Heclaimed he could duplicate bypurely physical means any effectthey produced in the course of aseance.

During the course of 30 years ofwitnessing alleged examples ofcommunications with the "nextworld," Houdini declared he hadnot " found one incident that sa­vored of the genuine."

What Houdini often did uncover

wer e extremely clever frauds andski llful illusions perpetrated bycharlatans and unscrupulous medi­ums on trusting victims.

Darkened rooms provided theperfect setting- for fraud. Con­cealed microphones, wires, mir­rors, projectors, ventriloquism,sleigh t of hand and other inge­nious techniques combined to pro­duce a variety of spectacular ef­fects conv incing to the gullible.Houdini caught scores of embar­rassed mediums red-handed insuch frauds.

Based on his investigations ,

Ho udini concluded that spmtismwas riddled with trickery, deceitand fraud. O ther investigators haveagreed that the percentage of fraudis high.

But are all mediums fakes ?By no means! There are many

serious mediums who have stoodup under the most rigorousscrutiny of investigators. Despitemeticulous testing, they have givenno evidence of any type of fraud .

Are these mediums, then, reallyin contact-as they believe- withthe dead?

Spi rit Photographs

The art of photography-inits infancy when modernspiritism was born-sooncame to the aid of spiritists inconvincing the public of lifebeyond the grave.

Hundreds of photographshave been taken over thedecades purporting to showvaguely materialized spiritsactua lly caught by the cam­era! Many spirit ists consider

. such photos to be ' the out­standing proof of their beliefs.

A large percentage of thesephotos, however, have beenshown to be bogus-the re­sults of " doctored" or re­touched negatives, double ex­posures, trick lighting effectsor other deceptions. But oth­ers have stood up to the tests

~ of investigators.~ But again-are these pho­~ tos proof of life after death?

Electronic Communication

And now-a spectacular fur­ther development in the worldof spiritism.

As mentioned at the beginningof this article, experimentationhas reportedly produced an elec­tronic device enabling the opera­tor to engage in two-way, tele­pho ne-like conversat ions with thedead- a type of Ouija board witha voice! .

It was the great inventor ThomasEd ison who first conceived the pos­sib ility of instrumental communi­cation with the dead. But experi­menters had to admit failure inestablishing an electronic link withthe spirit world-until the late1950s.

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Spectators view the reputed materialization of a long-deadwoman during a Philadelphia seance in 1874.

In 1959, the Swedish filmmakerand painter Friedrich Jurgensonplayed back tapes of bird calIs hehad recorded in a Swedish forest.To his astonishment, he heard whathe believed to be his dead mother'svoice on the tape! This began aseries of experiments to recordspirit voices. Hundreds of voiceshave appeared on his tapes.

Other researchers have claimedto have recorded the spirit voices ofChurchill, Hitler, Stalin, Tolstoyand many other famous men andwomen of history. .

Many years of such researchand experimentation have nowproduced the two-way machinepreviously mentioned. The devicetunes in on certain ra­dio frequencies thatprovide · a channelover which "those inthe higher planes"­the reputed dead­can convey their mes­sages.

There is no appar­ent reason to doubtthe sincerity or the in­tegrity of those whohave worked on thisproject or of other re­searchers in the fieldof EVP (electronicvoice phenomena). Itis unlikely that thevoices have been fakedin any way. There areno indications of fraudor hoax. It is apparentthat the researchersare in actual voicecontact with spirit en­tities.

By what means doesthe device work? ..It does work,"remarks one of its inventors, "butwe don't fulIy know those underly­ing laws yet." He also admits thatmediumship is involved to somedegree...It [the device] requires anoperator with a very special type ofpsychic energy."

Are these the voices of the dead?Some investigators have sug­

gested that these reputed "mes­sages from the dead" might actu­alIy be coming somehow from thesubconscious of the machine's op­erator himself, and not from the"other side." The same explanationhas often been put forward to ac-

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count for the messages of mediumsin seances.

Many other explanations havebeen suggested for this and otherspirit phenomena-alI of which attimes have probably played a role.But again, not all spirit phenomenacan be adequately explained awayby such theories. There remaincertain manifestations for which noentirely satisfactory explanationhas been offered--other than ac­tual spirit contact.

But has contact been made withthe dead? Or might there be an­other explanation?

No Immortal Soul

From time to time The Plain

Truth publishes articles challeng­ing the widely held belief in an"immortal soul." The age-old be­lief in the separate existences ofthe body and the soul can beproved to be without support inthe Bible!

We explain what is the truescriptural definition of the wordsoul. demonstrating that "soul"designates man's physical life­that a soul is what man is. notwhat he has. Man has no inher­ent . immortality. The soul ismortal and can die (Ezek. 18:4,20) .

The Bible shows, in both Old

and New Testaments, that the dead"sleep" in insensibility in theirgraves until a future resurrection­a rising from the dead.

Readers often write in, inquiringhow one can explain "ghosts,"seances, spirit photography and re­'lated phenomena. If these are notthe spirits of the dead-what arethey? The explanation is found inthe Bible!

World of Spirits

The Bible reveals that there is in­deed a world of spirits! But theyare not the spirits of the dead­though some may masquerade asspirits of the dead! This spiritworld is the world of angels-and

demons (falIen angels).Angels were created

by God eons ago--Iongbefore the creation ofthe earth . Thearchangel whom wecalI Lucifer and onethird of these createdangels ultimatelyre­belled against God(Isa. 14; Ezek. 28; IIPet. 2:4; Rev. 12:4).

The disobedient Lu­cifer became Satan."the Adversary." Theangels who followedhim in rebellion be­came demons.

~ Satan and his-c demonic cohorts exert~ enormous influence on~ this world. The Bible~ calIs Satan "the god of

this world" (II Cor.4:4). In that role , hehas succeeded in de-ceiving the whole

world (Rev. 12:9).Satan and his demons pretend

to bring light (II Cor. 11:14-15).Demons have, for : millennia,been turning mankind fromtruth into spiritual darkness,falsely calling that darkness"light." The Bible warns of thedangers of humans dabbling inthe world of spirits.

Notice just a few of these pas­sages:

"Regard not them that have fa­miliar spirits [the "control" or"guide" that associates itself with awitch or medium], neither seek af-

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1910-"somehow failed to ma­ture" and "remained deplorablyself-indulgent." So much so thathis father , George V, gave him ayear to survive on the throne. Helasted 11 months.

In 1910 George V created Ed­ward Prince of Wales. It must besaid here that "Contrary to popularbelief, the King's eldest son doesnot by right become the Prince of

Wales. If the King shoulddecide that his first sonwas unfit to bear the title,he could withhold it" (AKing's Story , page 73) .But Prince Edward wasstill in his mid teens andGeorge V had no realinkling of what was tofollow .

" A c c o r di n g t o theCountess of Ar l i c ,George V had said a fewmonths before his death,41 pray to God that myoldest son will nevermarry and have chil-dren .. .''' (Robert Lacy,Majesty , page 83, 1977) .That prayer was wonder­full y answered if not inever y det ail.

Few kings ' had everbeen better prepared foroffice than Edward VIII.As the prophecy said , hedid undertake various in­ternational tours in behalfof Britain. Personally hewas the possessor of acharming personality andunlike his brother, theDuke of York, tended tobe gregarious and outgo­ing.

A fatal attraction tomarried women was tomar Edward's earlyadulthood.

These attractions cul­minated in his introduction to andsubsequent friendship with WallisWarfield Simpson , a marriedwoman from Baltimore, Maryland.Edward's relationship with Mrs.Simpson coincided with the finalsickness and death of his fatherGeorge V. A constitutional crisiswas impending. It was simply notpossible for an English King tomarry a divorced woman. TheBritish monarchy was in serious

by John Ross Schroeder

the precedent which has alreadybeen set, he will be sent on a tourround the world, and probably ru­mours of a morganatic marriagewill follow, and the end of it will bethat the country will be called uponto pay the bill" (A King's Story,page 2, 1951):

This prophecy has proved aston­ishingly accurate in its essentials.According to one royal author, thePrince of Wales-as he became in

newly-born child will be calledupon, some day, to reign over thisgreat Empire. But, up to thepresen t , we certainly have nomeans of knowing his qualificationsor fitness for the position. From hischildhood this boy will be sur­rounded by sycophants and flatter­ers by the score, and will be taughtto believe himself as a superior cre­ation. . .. In due course, following

Howthe

BritishMonarchy

WasSaved

The Abd ication Cris is

The summer of 1894 brought thebirth of King George V's first son,the future Edward VIII. There wasmuch rejoicing except for one lonevoice. A senior Scottish MP rose inthe Commons to prophesy. Hestunned his audience with thesewords:

"The assumption is that the

The 20th century hasbeen no easy road forEuropean royalty. Twoworld wars and a wave

of republicanism have takentheir toll.

When the late Duke of Wind- .sor-the future Edward VIII­was born in 1894, 20 monarchsruled on the Europeancontinent. By 1951 sixsurvived. One, theSpanish throne, hassince been restored.

Let's be plain! Modernconstitutional monarchyexists largely by publicapprobation-and thatapproval to quite a degreeis contingent on the evi­dence of solid moral val­ues . In the long run badbehavior simply is not tol­erated. Overall England'sHouse of Windsor has seta splendid example.That's why the BritishRoyal Family is so uni­versally admired.

And today 's Queencontinues to commandthe admiration of hersubjects.

Her courtesy is leg­end-instilled by the ex-ample of the QueenMother. Alastair Cookehas defined a professionalas one who does one'sbest even when not feel-ing like it. The Queen isa professional.

From birth she wasPrincess Elizabeth­daughter of the Duke ofYork-not the daughterof the Prince of Wales.She was but 10 when theBritish monarchy came tocrisis.

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The New King and Queen

It was the 10th of Decem­ber, 1936-the day beforethe Duke of York offi-cially became the newKing. On that day thePrime Minister, StanleyBaldwin, said in the Houseof Commons: "The Crownin this country through thecenturies has been de­prived of many of its pre­rogatives, but today, whilethat is true, it stands formore than it has ever donein history. The impor­tance ofits integrity is, be­yond all question, far

greater than it has ever been . . . the .guarantee in this country, so long asit exists in that integrity, againstmany evils" (Parliamentary De­bates, Commons, 5th Series, 1936­1937, emphasis ours).

How did George VI and Eliza­beth together save the monarchy?

By 'their integrity!Public roles and private inclina­

tions must match up. They did in(Continued on page 24)

her." Elizabeth brought efferves­cence and a fresh spirit into theRoyal Family. Her marriage be­came a model. The Duke andDuchess' behavior was above re­proach-and in sharp contrast tothat of the Prince of Wales.

George V was increasingly dis­pleased with his eldest son-andincreasingly pleased with PrinceAlbert and Elizabeth. Marriage to

Elizabeth was bringingout the best in the Dukeof York. He even beganto conquer his stutter.They rehearsed hisspeeches together.

Anne Morrow haswritten: "The Duke andDuchess of York werebasking in an aura ofachievement in the sum­mer of 1927. They wonthe hearts of the people,and the regard of thatstern taskmaster, theking" (page 68). Perhapsthey were being preparedfor what Providence knewwas to follow. A decadepassed and they came tothe throne.

after." This saying sums up theDuke's marriage. It was storybookin every sense of the word.

The Royal Family accepted Eliz­abeth Bowes-Lyon at once. WroteAnne Morrow: "He [George V]sounded surprised that the hesitantBertie [as his family called him]should have found such a winner"(The Queen Mother, page 25,1984). More importantly, "Therewas not a hint of scandal about

beth Bowes-Lyon was ideal for therole of future Queen Consort.

The Duke of York proposed twicein the early 1920s-and twice hewas put off. His intended wife wasreluctant, but he was one of thosemen who can only love one woman.The Duke knew she was right. Hepersisted! She surrendered!

In Winston Churchill's words:"I married and lived happily ever

In the days of the Abdicationin 1936, confidence in

English royalty had waned. Yet theroyal biographer Anne Morrow

could happily report:"George VI and his Queen were to

save the monarchy."

Two New Kings in One Year

After Edward did abdicate on 11December, 1936, his brotherPrince Albert, the Duke of York,became George VI. Three Britishkings occupied the throne in 1936.Not since 1483 had the Englishtwo new kings in oneyear. It remained for thenew king to restore confi­dence. War clouds werelooming in Europe.Steady leadership wassorely needed.

Humanly speaking,George VI seemed illsuited for this great con­stitutional office. Hetended to be shy and re­tiring with a frustratingspeech impediment. Helacked the natural confi­dence of his brother. Hehad never been Prince ofWales. His training wasroyal, but not obviouslydirected to future king­ship.

The King himself toldLord Mountbatten: "Thisis terrible, Dickie. I neverwanted this to happen.I'm quite unprepared forit. David [as Edward VIIIwas known to his family]has been trained for it allhis life, whereas I'venever seen a State paper.I'm a naval officer. It'sthe only thing I knowabout" (Majesty, page127). Mountbatten didnot agree. He answered:"George, you're wrong.There is no more fittingpreparation for a kingthan to have been trainedin the Navy."

Sometimes human beings arecalled to take on roles for whichthey may appear unsuited. Conven­tional wisdom may say, "No." Cir­cumstances often dictate, "Yes."Most possess unrealized resourcesthat have never been fully tapped.

The Duchess of York

But George VI had married theright girl in his youth. Lady Eliza-

straits. Public confidence was wan­ing . Disillusionment was setting in.Abdication seemed inevitable.

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Communication(Continued from page 17)ter wizards , to be defiled bythem . .. " (Lev. 19:31).

"There shall not be found amongyou anyone ... that useth divina­tion [obtaining secret knowledgeby supernatural means] , or an ob­server of times, or an enchanter, ora witch, or a charmer, or a consul­ter with familiar spirits, or a wiz­ard, or a necromancer [one whoinquires of the dead]. For all thatdo these things are an abominationunto the Lord . . . " (Deut. 18:10­12) .

In the New Testament-in Acts16-the apostle Paul exorcised aspirit of divination from a youngwoman.

Now notice a biblical example ofjust how seriously God takesspiritism!

In I Samuel 28, we find an ac­count of an ancient "seance" in­volving king Saul . of Israel. Sauldesired to know about the ou tcomeof a great battle with thePhilistines in which he was aboutto engage. He inquired of God, butreceived no answer (verse 6). Godrefused to listen to Saul because ofhis rebellious attitude.

Saul then defied God's clearcommands in the law and orderedhis servants: " Seek me a womanthat hath a familiar sp irit. that Imay go to her, and inquire of her"(verse 7).

Saul was told that there was awoman at Endor that had a famil­iar spirit. She is referred to as awitch in some translations, as amedium in others.

So Saul disguised himself andwent to the woman by night andsaid: "I pray thee, divine unto meby the familiar spirit, and bring mehim up, whom I shall name untothee" (verse 8). The practice of"consulting the dead" was rifeamong ancient Israel's heathenneighbors. Saul had been influ­enced by their practices.

Now notice what happened.The medium asked whom she

should bring up . Saul said : "Bringme up Samuel" (verse 11) .

The woman then saw a form thatshe believed to be Samuel. Saulhimself did not see the spirit, forhe asked the woman to describe it

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to him. As a result of the descrip­tion , Saul " perceived that it wasSamuel" (verse 14) :

The spirit-st ill in vi sible toSaul-then spoke directly to Sauland prophesied of his impendingdefeat at the hands of thePhilistines (verses 18-19).

The spirit that appeared was notSamuel. Samuel was dead (verse3) , and "the dead know not anything" (Eccl. 9:5, 10). At death,one's thoughts perish-as the Bibleplainly teaches (Ps. 146:4) .

Moreover, Scripture tells usthat God refused to answer Saulby prophets (I Sam. 28:6). ButSamuel was a prophet (Acts13:20). The spirit that spoke toSaul thus could not have reallybeen Samuel.

What had appeared to themedium and spoke to Saul wassimply a form that looked likeSamuel-a demon impersonatingSamuel! It was deception. how­ever sincere the medium mayhave been. There is no other ex­planation within the teachings ofthe Bible!

Saul assumed the demon wasSamuel-just as spiritists assumethey are contacting the spirits ofthe dead.

Saul sinned by seeking a witch.God takes' the sin of spiritism veryseriously. "So Saul died for his trans­gression . . . " (I Chron. 10:13).

Works of Darkness

Demons are spirits of darkness.Spiritism is a work of darkness.Little wonder that it is normal

. spiritist practice to conduct seancesin a darkened room. Strong liglit,say spiritists, . hinders communica­tions with the spirits. This fact initself should tell them somethingabout what kind of spirits they aredealing with!

One might also ask of spiritistswhy the "afterlife" is apparently soconcerned with such trivia as isoften manifested in seances and"hauntings": knocks and rappings, .eerie noises , screams, table levitat­ing and the like. Is there not moreto this alleged afterlife than theplaying of childish pranks and usu­ally trivial conversation? .

The answer should be clear! It isnot the dead with whom we aredealing!

The dead cannot communicatewith the living! The reason?They're DEAD-not alive in somesort of "spirit world." No such sur­vival is taught anywhere in theBible! (Why not write for our freebooklet Lazarus and the Rich Manfor the explanation to one of themost misunderstood passages inthis regard.)

It is the world of demons-seek­ing to perpetuate the false doctrineof the immortal soul-that is be­hind the spirit manifestations inseances, spirit photographs andelectronic voice phenomena. Mas­querading as "spirits of the dead,"they deceive the biblically un­learned-just as king Saul was de­ceived at Endor!

Such manifestations are accom­plished by demon power-not bythe Spirit of God! Most spiritistsrefuse to admit this possibility.

Man's True Destiny

There is only one mediator be­tween God and man-Jesus Christ(I Tim. 2:5-6). Mediums and theirfamiliar spirits are not the sourceof reliable spiritual knowledge, butrather perpetuate a false concept ofman's destiny.

The Bible has much to say abouteternal life- and how one can re­ceive it as a gift. But this truth ismuch different than what manyhave been led to believe!

If you would know the TRUTHabout man's destiny, go to theTRUE SOURCE of such knowledge­the Bible-and write for our freebooklets Life After Death? andWhat Will You Be Like in theResurrection?

Do not risk the dangers of dab­bling in the spirit world. · Followthe example of the Ephesians,who burned their books of sor­cery, magic and divination whenthey heard the truth! (Acts19:19) .

Heed the clear words of theprophet Isaiah (8 :19-20, Moffatttranslation) , who declared:

"When they tell you to consultmediums and ghosts that cheep andgibber in low murmurs, ask them ifa nation should not rather consultits God. Say, ' W hy consult thedead on behalf of the living? Con­sult the Message and the Counselof God!'" 0

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the Holy Land and the streets ofJerusalem more than 1,900 yearsago is coming again. He said hewould come again. After he wascrucified, God raised him from thedead after three days and threenights (Matt. 12:40; Acts 2:32; ICor. 15:3-4) . He ascended to theThrone of God, Headquarters ofthe Government of the Universe(Acts 1:9-11; Heb. 1:3; 8:1; 10:12;Rev. 3:21).

He is the "nobleman" of theparable, who went to the Throne ofGod-the "far country"-to becoronated as King of kings over allnations, and then to return to earth(Luke 19:12-27).

Again, he is in heaven until the

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These scriptures tell youPLAINLY that GOD is supremeRULER. They tell you in plainestlanguage that Jesus was born to bea KING-that he . is going to RULEALL NATiONs-that his kingdomshall rule eternally.

But all this is only part of thefantastic, amazing, actually SHOCK­ING TRUTH about the KINGDOM OFGOD.

The KINGDOM OF GOD will ruleover the peoples and nations of theearth. Yet these mortal peoples andnations will NOT be the kingdom,not even in the kingdom of God.They shall be merely RULED OVERBY IT!

How Utopia Will Cornel

But now let's be specific.Let's see just how tomorrow's

utopia is to be ushered in . Remem­ber, this wonderful world-state willnot be achieved all at once.

Every major step of these soon­coming events is laid bare beforeour eyes in biblical prophecy.

The same Jesus Christ whowalked over the hills and valleys of

he kingdom of Godreal kingdom-agovernment ruling overliteral people onthe earth.

They then shall become the king­doms-the GOVERNMENTS--of theLord JESuS CHRIST. then KING ofkings over the entire earth.

This makes completely PLAINthe fact that the KINGDOM OFGODis a literal GOVERNMENT. Even asthe Chaldean Empire was a KING­DOM-even as the Roman Empirewas a KINGDOM-SO the KINGDOMOF GOD is a government. It is totake over the GOVERNMENT of theNATIONS of the world.

Jesus Christ was BORN to be aKING-a RULER!

.When he stood, on trial for hislife, before Pilate, "Pilate thereforesaid unto him, Art thou a kingthen? Jesus answered, Thou sayestthat I am a king. To this end wasI born, and for this cause came Iinto the world." But Jesus also saidto Pilate: "My kingdom is not ofthis world"-(John 18:37, 36).HQw amazing-what a tragedy­that in church services and gospelpreaching today, one seldom, ifever, hears of Christ as a comingking and world ruler. Spiritualprincipalities and powers of evil(Eph. 6:12) are ruling theworld today. It is these

. earthly governments ofSatan that will be de­stroyed and replaced byChrist at his SecondComing. Christ's king- (dom is of THEWORLD TO­MORROW!

Have you not readwhat the angel pro­claimed to Mary, themother of Jesus, prior tohis birth? Jesus told Pi-late he was born to become a KING.The angel of God said to Mary:" ... thou shalt conceive in thywomb, and bring forth a son, andshalt call his name JESUS. He shallbe great, and shall be called theSon of the Highest: and the LordGod shall give unto him theTHRONE of his father David: and heshall reign over the house of Jacobfor ever; and of his kingdom thereshall be NO END" (Luke 1:31-33).

Why do the churches of thisworld never mention any of thesescriptures? Millions have attendedchurches all their lives and neverheard any of these scriptures aboutChrist becoming a king or aboutthe coming kingdom of God.

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Compare with Revelation 17.Here is pictured a church. Not asmall church-a GREAT church.She rules over "many waters"(verse l),which are described inverse 15 as different nations speak­ing different languages. She posedas the Church of GOD-whichScripture says (Eph. 5:23; Rev.19:7; Matt. 25:1-10; etc.) is theaffianced "bride" of CHRIST. to bespiritually MARRIED to him at hisSecond Coming.

But she has committed fornica­tion. How? By having direct polit­ica/ union with HUMAN GOVERN­MENTS of THIS WORLD! She Ysaton" (Rev. 17:3) 'all seven of theseresurrections of the Roman Em­pire-called the "Holy RomanEmpire." She RULED OVER the hu­man kingdoms-as a common-lawand unmarried "wife" ruling her

.paramour "husband"-a totallyunnatural and ungodly relation­ship.

She is, therefore, to "sit on" thislast "head of the Beast"-this finalresurrection of the Roman Empire.It will be a union of church andstate. It is to endure but a veryshort time. It is to FIGHT AGAINSTCHRIST at HIS SECOND COMING!That will be its END.

We see it in process of rising,now. (The members of the Eu­ropean Common Market are proba­bly not the same ten that will res­urrect the Holy Roman Empire.)Therefore we are CLOSE to thecoming of Christ! Weare now verynear the END of this world!

Christ to Rule All Nations

When Christ comes, he is comingas KING of kings, ruling the wholeearth (Rev. 19:11-16); and HISKINGDOM-t.he KINGDOM OFGOD-said Daniel, is to CONSUMEall these worldly kingdoms.

Revelation 11: 15 states it inthese words: "The kingdoms of thisworld are become THE KINGDOMSOF OUR LORD. AND OF HIS CHRIST;and he shall reign for ever andever"!

This is THE KINGDOM OFGOD. Itis the end of present govern­ments-yes, and even the UnitedStates and the British nations.

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"times of restitution of all things"(Acts 3:19-21). Restitution meansrestoring to a former state or con­dition. In this case, the restoring ofGod's government on earth, andthus, the restoring of world peace,and utopian conditions.

Present world turmoil, escalatingwars and contentions will climax inworld trouble so great that, unlessGod intervenes, no human fleshwould be saved alive (Matt. 24:22).At its very climax when delaywould result in blasting all lifefrom off this planet, Jesus Christwill return. This time he is comingas divine God. He is coming in allthe power and glory of the uni­verse-ruling Creator (Matt. 24:30;25:31). He is coming as "King ofkings, and Lord of lords" (Rev.19:16), to establish world super­government and rule all nations"with a rod of iron" (Rev. 19:15;12:5). Why do the professingChristian churches omit all thesescriptures about Christ coming andof his ruling the earth? Jesus' verygospel was that of the kingdom ofGod he shall then establish onearth. The millions of churchmembers have never heard thesescriptures or the actual gospel ofJesus Christ.

Think of it. The glorifiedChrist-coming in all the splendor,the supernatural power and theglory of God Almighty-coming tosave mankind alive-coming tostop escalating wars, nuclear massdestruction, human pain and suf­fering-coming to usher in peace,abundant well-being, happiness andjoy for all mankind. But will he bewelcomed by the nations?

World-famous scientists now sayfrankly that the only hope for sur­vival on earth is a supreme world­ruling government, controlling allmilitary power. They admit that isimpossible for man to accomplish.Christ is coming to give us justthat.

But will he be welcome?A leading American newsweekly

gave the following surprising ap­praisal of man's only hope: Theonce optimistic hope of Americans,the article said, for a well-orderedand stable world, is fading. Expen­ditures close to a trillion dollarshave failed to provide stability.Rather conditions have worsened.

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This appraisal indicated thatamong officials, the prevailing viewis gaining acceptance that tensionsand world problems are becomingtoo deep-seated to be solved "ex­cept by a strong hand from some­place."

"A strong hand from some­place." God Almighty is going tosend a very strong Hand from"someplace" to save humanity!

Christ Unwelcome?

But will humanity shout with joy,and welcome him in frenzied ec­stasy and enthusiasm? Will eventhe churches of traditional Chris­tianity?

They will not! They will believe,because the false ministers of Satan(II Cor. 11:13-15) have deceivedthem, that he is the Antichrist. Thechurches and the nations will beangry at his coming (Rev. 11:15with 11:18), and the military forceswill actually attempt to .fight himto destroy him (Rev. 17:14)!

The nations will be engaged inthe climactic battle of the comingWorld War III, with the battle­front at Jerusalem (Zech. 14:1-2)and then Christ will return. In su­pernatural power he will "fightagainst those nations" that fightagainst him (verse 3). He will to­tally defeat them (Rev. 17:14)!"His feet shall stand in that dayupon the mount of Olives," a veryshort distance to the east ofJerusalem (Zech. 14:4).

How NatIons Will Submit

When the glorified all-powerfulChrist first comes again to earth,the nations will be angry. The mil­itary forces gathered at Jerusalemwill try to fight him! I said "try."But far more powerful armies fol­low Christ from heaven-all theholy angels (Rev. 19:14, identifiedin Matt. 25:31).

Want to see a description of thatbattle-and what will happen tothose hostile human armies?

In Revelation 17, the armies ofthe now-rising United States ofEurope-the resurrected RomanEmpire-are referred to in verse14: "These shall make war with theLamb [Christ], and the Lamb shallovercome them: for he is Lord oflords, and King of kings...."

But how will he overcome them?

We find that in the 14th chapter ofZechariah:

"And this shall be the plaguewherewith the Lord will smite allthe people [armies] that havefought against Jerusalem; theirflesh shall consume away whilethey stand upon their feet, andtheir eyes shall consume away intheir holes, and their tongue shallconsume away in their mouth"(Zech. 14:12).

Perhaps it is even plainer in theRevised Standard Version: "Andthis shall be the plague with whichthe Lord will smite all the peoplesthat wage war against Jerusalem:their flesh shall rot while they arestill on their feet, their eyes shallrot in their sockets, and theirtongues shall rot in their mouths."

This rotting of their flesh offtheir bones will happen almost in­stantaneously-while they are stillon their feet.. What a divine retribution

against armies that will fightagainst Christ. What a demonstra­tion of the divine power with whichthe glorified Christ will rule allnations. Rebellion against God'slaw and God's rule must, andspeedily will be, put down.

Can you realize that every un­happiness; every evil that has cometo humanity, has been the result oftransgressing God's law?

If no one ever had any other godbefore the true God; if all childrenwere reared to honor, respect andobey their parents, and all parentsreared their children in God'sways; if no one ever allowed thespirit of murder to enter his heart,if there were no wars, no killing ofhumans by humans; if all mar­riages were kept happy and therewere no transgressions of chastitybefore or after marriage; if all hadso much concern for the good andwelfare of others that no one wouldsteal-and we could throwaway alllocks, keys and safes; if everyonetold the truth-everyone's wordwere good-everyone were honest;if no one ever coveted what was notrightfully his, but had so muchoutgoing concern for the welfare ofothers that he really believed it ismore blessed to give than to re­ceive-what a happy world wewould have!

In .such a world, with all loving

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Satan will then be restrained fromcontinuing to broadcast it, whathas been acquired as habit will notbe automatically removed.

Yet God has made us humansfree moral agents. He has given uscontrol over our own minds, exceptas we may be blinded by Satan'spull of evil by deception.

But no longer will earth's mortalhumans be deceived! Now the all­powerful Christ, and the immortalsaints ruling under him, will beginremoving the scales that haveblinded human minds.

That is why I say completeutopia cannot be ushered in all atonce. Multiple millions will stillhold to the attitude of rebellion­of vanity, lust and greed. But withChrist's coming shall begin theprocess of re education-of openingdeceived minds-of undeceiving

.minds, and bringing them to a vol­untary repentance.

From the time of Christ's super­natural takeover, and Satan's ban­ishment, God's law and the word ofthe Eternal shall go forth fromZion, spreading over the wholeearth (Isa. 2:3) .

The 6,000-year sentence Godplaced on Adam's world, of beingcut off from God, will be ended.Christ will begin calling all mortalson earth to repentance and spiritualsalvation! God's Holy Spirit shallflow out from Jerusalem (Zech.14:8) .

What glory! A new day shallhave dawned. Peace shall sooncome. Men shall turn from the wayof "get" to the way of "give"­God's way of love .

A NEW CIVILIZAnON shall nowgrip the earth!

But what kind of a new worldtomorrow will from then be devel­oped? In Isaiah 2:2-4 and in Micah4:1-3 it says: "And it shall come topass in the last days, that themountain of the Lord's house shallbe established in the top of themountains, and shall be exaltedabove the hills; and all nations shall

. flow unto it. And many peopleshall go and say, Come ye, and letus go up to the mountain of the .Lord, to the hou se of the God ofJacob; and he will teach us of hisways, and we will walk in his paths:for out of Zion shall go forth thelaw , and the word of the Lord

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Human Nature Not to Disappearat Once

But that does not mean that theacquired satanic attitude will disap­pear from .human minds immedi­ately. The multiplied millions shallhave acquired it. And even though

This most glorious event in allearth's history-the supernaturalmajestic descent to earth; in theclouds, of the glorified all-powerfulChrist-will at long last put an end

to the subtile, deceitful,invisible rule of Satan.

The coming of Christin supreme glory as Kingof kings and Lord of lordsis recorded in Revelation19. But what other greatevent will have to takeplace before there can bepeace, HAPPINESS andJOy on the earth? SATANthe Devil will have to beremoved from the throneof the earth. '

.But in Revelation 20: 1-3, the ad­vance news is recorded: " And I sawan angel come down from heaven,having the key of the bottomlesspit and a great chain in his hand.And he laid hold on . .. that oldserpent, which is the Devil, andSatan, and bound him a thousandyears, and cast him into the bot­tomless pit, and shut him up, andset a seal upon him, that he shoulddeceive the nations no more, tillthe thousand years should be ful­filled: and after that he must beloosed a little season."

The day of man, swayed, de­ceived, misled by Satan for 6,000years, will be over.

No longer will Satan be able tobroadcast through the air into thespirit in man. No longer shall he beable to inject into unsuspecting hu­mans his satanic nature-which wehave been misled into calling "hu-man nature." -

of the clouds, and stand with him,therefore, that very same day, onthe Mount of Olives (Zech. 14:4­5).

These changed, converted saints,now made immortal, will then rulethe nations-nations of mortals-s- :under Christ (Dan. 7:22; Rev .2:26-27; 3:21).

Satan Removed at Last!

esus was born to be aking-he is going torule all nations-his kingdom shall ruleeternally.

fering . There would be , on the con­trary , vigorous, vibrant goodhealth, filled with dynamic interestin life, enthusiastic interest in con­structive activities bringing happi­ness and joy. There would becleanliness, vigorous activity, realprogress, no slums, no degeneratebackward races or areas of earth.

Resurrected Saints

As the resurrected Christ ascendedto heaven in clouds, so he shallreturn to earth in clouds (Acts 1:9­11; Matt. 24 :30). Just as he isreturning (I Thess. 4:14-17), thedead in Christ-those who havereceived and been led by God'sHoly Spirit (Rom. 8:11, 14)-willrise in a gigantic resurrection,made immortal-including all theprophets of old (Luke 13 :28).Those who have the Spirit of God,then living, shall be instanta­neously changed from mortal toimmortal (I Cor. 15:50-54) and,together with those resurrected,shall rise to meet the descendingglorified Jesus Christ (I Thess .4:17) in the clouds in the air.

They shall be with him, wherehe is, forever (John 14:3). Theyshall-with him--come down out

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and worshiping God with all theirminds; hearts and strength-withall having. concern for the welfareof all others equal to concern forself-there would be no divorce­no broken homes or families, nojuvenile delinquency, no crime, nojails or prisons, no police except forpeaceful direction and supervisionas a public service for all, no wars,no military establishments.

But, further, God has set in mo­tion physical laws that operate inour bodies and minds, as well asthe spiritual law. There would beno sickness, ill health, pain or suf-

from Jerusalem. And he shalljudge among the nations, and shallrebuke many people: and they shallbeat their swords into plowshares,and their spears into pruninghooks:nation shall not lift up swordagainst nation, neither shall theylearn war any more."

Think of it! No more wars. Nofear of man or beast. World peaceat last. Something will have tocause that peace. The law of God,which a professed "Christianity"teaches was done away, shall go outfrom Jerusalem and the earth willbe as full of the knowledge of

Monarchy(Continued from page 19)George VI and Elizabeth. Theycontradicted in Edward VIII, who,it has been often assumed, gave upall for love. Some observers believethe King was infatuated ratherthan truly romantically in love withMrs. Simpson.

Edward VIII could not remainKing. But this much must be saidfor the late Duke of Windsor. Oncehe really saw what the choiceswere, he chose to abdicate. He didnot plunge the country into a con­stitutional crisis by trying to stayon as King, as well as marryingMrs. Simpson. '

Make no mistake about it. Ed­ward still had quite a large follow­ing in the country. Some voiceswere urging him to fight on. Hechose to give up his vocation, adecision he may have regretted theremainder of his life.

God's way of life as the ocean bedsare full of water.

Even the wild animals will betamed and at peace: " T he wolf alsoshall dwell with the lamb, and theleopard shall lie down with the kid;and the calf and the young lion andthe fatling together; and a littlechild shall lead them. And the cowand the bear shall feed; their youngones shall lie down together: andthe lion shall eat straw like the ox.And the sucking child shall play onthe hole of the asp, and the weanedchild shall put his hand on thecockatrice' den. They shall not hurt

It was not easy for the new Kingeither. The Abdication had a trau­matic effect. Humanly the officewas foreign to his nature. ButGeorge VI proved equal to the oc­casion and performed his new taskwith integrity and dignity. RobertLacey tellingly adds: "George VIwas sustained by the strength of hiswife" (Majesty, page 110). Shewas a living "testimony to thepower of loyal and unquestioningaffection."

King George died in 1952. Hiswife assumed a new role as theQueen Mother. His eldest daugh­ter became Elizabeth II-the newreigning Queen, who, togetherwith her husband Prince Philip,has continued the integrity of herparents.

It is now nearly 50 years sincethe Abdication. The QueenMother continues to grow in pop­ularity and usefulness. She worksa full and busy schedule, even

nor destroy in all my holy moun­tain: for the earth shall be full ofthe knowledge of the Lord, as thewaters cover the sea" (Isa. 11:6-9) .

Now picture the changed condi­tions!

Look now at the solved prob­lems!

See, now, a glimpse into a worldof no illiteracy, no poverty, nofamine and starvation, into a worldwhere crime decreases rapidly ,people learn honesty, chastity, hu­man kindness and happiness-aworld of peace, prosperity, abun­dant well-being. 0

now in her mid-80s. As PrinceCharles expressed it : " Ever sinceI can remember, my grandmotherhas been a most wonderful exam­ple of fun, laughter, and warmthand above all , exquisite taste inso many things. For me she hasalways been one of those extra­ordinary, rare people whose touchcan turn everything intogold .. .. She . belongs to thatpriceless brand of human beingswhose greatest gift is to enhancelife for others through her owneffervescent enthusiasm for life"(The Queen Mother, page 13) .The Prince may be biased, butwill be agreed with by the vastmajority.

Nothing is more important tofuture kings ' and queens than thegood example of parents andgrandparents. And in Walter Bage­hot's words, the British people " be­lieve it is natural to have a virtuoussovereign." 0

PERSONAL(Continued from page 1)money, which was their entire savings. Like manyothers, they had come to distrust banks since thecrash of 1929. That missing cigar box was theirbank. Of course, the brother hadn't stolen it ; he'djust accidentally given it to me.

You can imagine how happy the accusedbrother was to see me with that box. He set meon the counter, called over all the customers totell them what happened. He gave me a hundreddollar bill, and told me to bring in my friendsanytime for free ice cream for the rest of mylife!

No $12,000 gift would have been worth morethan what my father taught me that day. Whatseems right is not always right. Good judgmentis based upon the law of God, not on what one

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may selfishly want to get for himself.The way of God is not the way of GET. It is a

way not natural to man-the way of GIVE. JesusChrist lived that way of give during His humanlifetime on the earth. It is the way that produceshappiness, peace and joy. It is the way of life thatGod has revealed to mankind in his Word, theHoly Bible. And it is the way that will be restoredto the earth when Jesus Christ returns to establishthe kingdom of God. The Plain Truth iscommitted to proclaiming that way of life , and thatcoming kingdom.

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UnderstandingWorld Events and Trends

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Temple MountConflict

J erusalem's sensitiveTemple Mount is

increasingly becoming apoint of conflict betweenJews and Muslims. Jewishact ivists are demanding thatIsrael establish direct controlover the holiest site inJudaism, which is also oneof Islam's holiest places.

Israelis, however, aredivided over whether Jewishlaw allows entry to the area,which was captured byIsrael in 1967 but turnedover to Muslim religiousauthorities to administer.Israel's chief rabbis andmost rabbinical authoritiesforbid Jews from enteringthe Temple Mount area forfear of violating its sanctityby inadvertently walking overthe site of the " Holy ofHolies," the innermostsanctuary of their ancient

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Temple . Instead, most Jewspray at the foot of thewestern ("Wailing") wall, theone remnant left of theoutermost enclosures ofHerod's Temple.

Now, small butincreasingly vocal religiousgroups have begun lobbyingfor Jewish prayer on theTemple Mount. Some areeven advocating thebuilding of a synagoguethere.

An Israeli specialist ofJewish-Arab relationsobserved that a Jewishattempt to take over theMount " could trigger aconfrontation of apocalypt ic

Fishing inTroubledWaters

Nations such as Kiribati,formerly the Gilbert

Islands, and the Solomon

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proportions." Observersagree that such an actionwould arouse the full wrathof the world 's 800 millionMuslims, with majorrepercussions for the Jewishstate. _

Islands receive most of theireconomic vitality from fishswimming near their coasts.These island states all claim" exclusive economic zones"of 200 miles around theircoasts . The United Statesdoes not recognize theseclaims, as far as tuna isconcerned .

The U.S. position angersthese island nations. Theyinsist American fishing boatsply their waters illegally inviolation of international"Law of the Sea"regulations. These boatsconstantly fish within the200-mile zones withoutpaying for the right to fish inthese waters.

The United States, whichalso claims a 200-mile zone,points to the irony of anisland perhaps only 15 mileswide with only a fewthousand people and no

navy claiming 200 miles ofocean to either side.

Collectively, these islandsin the Pacific claim about5.6 million square miles ofsovereign territory-almosttwice the size of thecont inental UnitedStates-closing off much ofthe Pacific to open fishing.

The older generation ofisland leaders , whoremember the U.S. Marinesliberation in World War II,have been largelysucceeded by youngerleaders susceptible to Sovietoffers of economicassistance.

The Soviets haven't mademany inroads yet. OnlyKiribati accepted theSoviets' offer of aboutUS$1 million a year to fish intheir waters, and theagreement may not beextended . _

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J ust how foolish can some areas of U.S. societyget? A ts-yeer-ot« girl wants to go on a school

field trip. She needs a parental consent form signed.She wants to get her ears pierced; again she needsparental consent. But if she wants an abortion, shecan have it without her parents ever knowing. _

Murder in New Zealandbrainwash a generation intobelieving that there can beaction without consequence :that violence is fun, evenacceptable.' ,

The Herald 's editorsoffered a solution: " Ifindividuals, parents , andpeers begin to care forothers there is hope thatwe may treat the diseaseand not just the symptoms.New Zealand has oftenshown it is a caring societyfor those in obvious need.The challenge is to instillthose feelings as anall-pervasive code for everycitizen."

It will be difficult to " instillthose feelings" in an agedominated by thrill-a-minuteentertainment. Like the restof the Western world, NewZealand too is affected bythe ills of these perilous lastdays, during which, we aretold, individuals wouldincreasingly be "withoutnatural affection " (II Tim.3:1,3). _

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In the United States,around 500,000 persons arebelieved to be heroinaddicts and perhaps twomillion others use the drugoccasionally. The use ofblack tar " by individuals inthe middle-income andhigh-income brackets ," theU.S. Government's DrugAbuse Warning Networksays, " seems to be adeveloping trend." _

on both accounts . It offereda greater reduction of LDLcholesterol than a low-fatdiet, but it did not lowerbeneficial HDL levels.

The results of thisresearch could bolster salesof olive oil, which hadsuffered in the past from a"too rich and heavy"image. _

C ompared with crimelevels in other

developed countries, that ofNew Zealand is low.

But the chilling fact iscrime is increasing at analarming rate.

Overall crime in NewZealand rose 6.5 percent in1985 over the previous year.But last year's record 61murders represented anincrease of 110 percentover 1984. Fewer murderswere of the traditional type,meaning the result ofpassion or domestic strife.Much more frequent weremindless, cold-bloodedkillings, the kind most fearedby the public.

One in every fiveoffenders was age 14 to 16and one in three wasbetween the ages of 17 and20. The March 7, 1986, NewZealand Herald editorialized:

" Synthetic violence servedup on video, film andtelevision to an insatiablepublic has helped to

few years ago the newheroin, which is produced innorthern Mexico andsmuggled across the border ,could be found in only fourU.S. states. Now it can befound in about 30. Black tarsells for as little as $2.50 onthe street for an averagedose of 10 milligrams,whereas conventionalMexican heroin sells forabout $24 for such a dose.

the low-fat andmono-unsaturated fat dietslowered LDL levels in twodifferent regimens. In bothcases, however, the low-fatdiet also lowered HDL levelswhereas themono-unsaturated diet didnot.

Use of olive oil wastherefore seen to be good

is becoming a big worry toU.S. drug enforcementofficials. Black tar- itresembles roofing tar incolor and consistency-hasextraord inary potency thatrapidly produces drugoverdoses . It may alreadybe responsible for hundredsof deaths.

The new heroin is asmuch as 40 times strongerand 10 times cheaper thanusual heroin. Unlike thepowdered heroin with astreet purity of 2 to 6percent , the new heroin is60 to 90 percent pure. A

interesting alternative:greater use ofmono-unsaturated oleicacid-the best example ofwhich is olive oil.

In an article appearing inThe New England Journal ofMedicine, Dr. Grundy pointsout that both bloodcholesterol levels andincidents of coronary heartdisease are relatively low inthe Mediterranean countries,such as Greece and Italy,compared to other areas.This, says Dr. Grundy, isdue to a traditional diet highin olive oil.

In a study at the VeteransAdministration MedicalCenter at Dallas, Texas, Dr.Grundy compared theresults of mono-unsaturatedand low-fat diets for theiraffects on both LDL andHDL cholestero l.

Cholesterol is transportedin the bloodst ream bysubstances known aslipoproteins. Low-densitylipoprotein (LDL) increasesthe risk of heart disease, buthigh-density lipoprote in(HDL) reduces the risk ofheart trouble.

The study found that both

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A n unusually potent andM dangerous new form ofheroin known as " black tar"

A ccording to the AmericanMHeart Association,people with elevatedcholesterol levels shouldrestrict fats to 20 percent oftheir daily calorie intake.

For some, this meanscutting fat intake in half. Inthe United States, forexample, typically 40percent of the calorie intakeis fat. But until now, thetasteless tedium of low-fatdiets has kept some fromtackling their elevatedcholesterol problem.

Dr. Scott Grundy of theUniversity of Texas HealthCenter at Dallas offers an

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TEEN PREGNANCY(Continued from page 6)together, so society should providethem with free--or very low cost­contraceptives, and if necessary,abortions." In addition some ex-

" perts want young people exposed topublic sex education startingaround age 5.

Little or no mention of moralityor responsibility for one's actions,or that this form of behavior couldbe wrong!

The sexual fantasies presentedyoung people inadequately revealthe real world. Teens constantlysee idealized, problem-free, boy­girl situations, showing how glori­ous they feel about each other, howmuch in love they are as a couple.

But the real world is different.In the United States, for example,an estimated one-half millionteenagers contracted gonorrhea lastyear. Syphilis and genital herpesare at epidemic levels in the 1980s.

M iscarriages, stillbirths, congen­itally deformed children and casesof blindness, deafness and muchmore have been caused by sexuallytransmissible diseases acquiredthrough premarital or extramaritalsex. Not to mention depression,anxiety and a feeling of loneli­ness-like Sally-when a partnerleaves.

A pregnant girl terminates thelife of her innocent unborn child byabortion primarily to conceal theresult of her permissiveness. And ifshe keeps the baby, she usuallyfaces poverty, if forsaken by thefellow . If she receives no help fromher own father or mother, an un­married teenage mother finds theonly alternative is welfare.

And if the young parents-to-bedecide on marriage, they don'thave a rudimentary economic foun­dation to support themselves. Al ­most all such teen marriages end indivorce.

No, it's a far cry from the one­sided media portrait. Free love orfree sex is not free. The debitsincurred are venereal disease, ille­gitimate babies, abortions, forcedmarriages or forced separations,upset or broken homes and brokenrelationships, scars carried even af­ter this life-style is discontinued.Teenage boys learn too late they

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have established irresponsiblehabits that will haunt them the restof their lives.

The Neglected Solution

The consequences of teenage sex­ual experimentation are far -reach­ing, often permanently scarring,physically and mentally. Socialworkers grappling with the prob­lem recommend education inschool. If parents seem afraid toget involved, then someone has toteach them.

However the tragedy is notsolved solely by sex education inschool. The tragedy goes back toparents, who a generation agoblazed new trails, who began topractice sexual freedom, and todayare embarrassed to talk to theirchildren about sex.

One mother, anticipating herdaughter's permissiveness, draggedher down to the local clinic to ac­quire contraceptives. "She's goingto do it anyway, and I don't wanther coming horne pregnant," is herpathetic reason. This is not the wayto educate children.

Parents, you need to guide youroffspring, fully discussing all as­pects of sex thoughtfully, candidlyand openly according to eachchild's level of understanding. Ifyou want help in providing thisinformation, why not request ourfree book The Missing Dimensionin Sex. Your copy is on reserve foryou in our mailing room.

And to teenagers, there is addi­tional help and advice freely avail­able for you . The irony is, thisadvice was understood, and livedby, long before you were born; itbecame neglected and yet it appliestoday. This advice comes out of theHoly Bible. Within its pages, sex­ual advice to teenagers is revealedplainly and unencumbered.

What a tragedy, many teenshave little knowledge of the Bible.God put laws in place from thebeginning to help today's teenager.These laws show young people howto live. God set out certain rules ofbehavior that show what is rightand what is wrong. And how andwhen to use one's sexuality.

This authoritative Word states:"Flee fornication" (I Cor. 6:18,Authorized Version). Or, in mod­ern terms, say , "NO!"

The apostle Paul understood theenormous problem of peer pressurewhen he wrote: "Not to keep com­pany with anyone . . . who is a for­nicator ..." (I Cor. 5:11, RevisedAuthorized Version, except wherenoted).

In addition , the book ofProverbs-an instruction manualwritten by a father to his chil­dren-teems with many warningsagainst embracing permissive sex.

God established basic laws andprinciples to protect and sanctifymarriage. One of the Ten Com­mandments says: "You shall not "commit adultery" (Ex. 20 :14). Theseventh commandment directly for­bids adultery as violating the sacredrights of the marriage union. But thecommandment also covers in princi­ple all other forms of illicit sex.

What of those who continue toteach it's OK to indulge in permis­sive sex? "Do not be deceived .Neither fornicators . .. nor adulter­ers . . . will inherit the kingdom ofGod" (I Cor. 6:9-10).

Few realize God gives us twochoices-two basic ways of life. "Ihave set before you life and death,blessing and cursing . .." (Deut.30:19). Then God commands us tochoose life (verse 19). To theirhurt many humans choose wrongly.

Authorities, social experts, edu­cators and religious leaders whocondone teenage permissiveness asnormal or healthy are in violationof basic biblical law. You shouldignore them.

God's Purpose in Sex

God created sex to be a private,loving, binding relationship be­tween a husband and a wife, notcasual sex partners.

Sexual relations within marriagebecome a unifying force, some­thing beautiful and rewarding.Outsiders can see the result-inhappy faces and the sense of loy­alty to one another-and in antici­pation of children that may comealong.

Perhaps you can't change societynow. But be courageous to goagainst the flow. Maintain your in­tegrity. Don't give in. Don't com­promise. Allow God to bestowupon you his rewards by obeyinghim. You'll never regret it.

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Why THE PLAIN TRUTHHas No Subscription PriceFor more than half a century The Plain Truth has given its readers

an understanding of how a world surcharged with incredible progresscan be so afflicted with appalling troubles.

Yet this magazine of understanding you are now holding in yourhands is made available without a subscription or newsstand price.

Why?When Herbert W. Armstrong first conceived of the idea, in 1927, of

publishing a magazine called The Plain Truth, he believed it must bea different kind of magazine. It would have no outside advertising, noprice. Mr. Armstrong had learned that God says we should "buy thetruth, and sell it not" (Prov. 23:23) . Indeed, he learned that God's wayis simply the way of " give."

Today, The Plain Truth is a mass-circulation magazine spanning theglobe in seven languages with a circulation in English alone of morethan seven million copies monthly.

So many ask: "How can you publish such a high-quality magazinewithout advertising revenue?"

The answer is as simple as it is astonishingI It is a paradox. JesusChrist's message of world peace-his gospel-cannot be sold likemerchandise. Yet it does cost money to publish Christ's TRUTH andmail it to all inhabited continents on earth. It does have to be paid for!This is Christ's work. We solve this problem Christ's way!

Jesus said, "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached [orpublished-Mark 13:10, Authorized Version] in all the world for awitness unto all nations" (Matt. 24: 14) at this time, just before the endof this civilization, this age of human governments. A price must bepaid for printing the magazine, for postage, for the television and radiobroadcasts, for the Ambassador College Bible CorrespondenceCourse and other literature.

But HOW?Christ forbids us to sell it to those who receive it : "Freely ye have

received," said Jesus to his disciples whom he was sending toproclaim his message, "freely give." " It is more blessed," he said,"to give than to receive. " .

God's way is the way of love-and that is the way of giving. ThePlain Truth is provided free of charge through the tithes and offeringsof the membership of the Worldwide Church of God and others.

As those of you who had been receiving the 48-page edition know,The Plain Truth is now 32 pages worldwide. In several major nationsthe 1986 postage rates for magazines have risen drastically, by about25 percent. To keep your Plain Truth subscription coming to your homefreely each month we have had to cut the weight of the magazine forthe present to keep within our postal budgets worldwide.

TRADE WARS(Continued from page 4)

The economic linkage betweenJapan and the Common Market isdestined to grow, especially as bothexperience difficulties in their rela­t ions with t he United States.Jacques Delor, president of the Eu­ropean Commission, recently re­marked that the U .S. can no longerbe expected to serve as the locomo­tive for the world's economy. "It isclear that Japan and Europe musttake up the slack," he added.

Dr. W. Dekker, president ofPhilips, the European electronicsgiant, told the Mainichi DailyNews that "global cooperation willbe of interest to both regions"-re­ferring to Japan and Europe. "Thatmeans that I would like to seemuch more Japanese investment inEurope. .. . In my opinion, Japan isnow beginning a new phase of in­ternationalization."

Budding cooperation with-andcompetition from-the Japanese,moreover , is accelerating calls byexperts in Europe for the continentto complete its long-stalled plansfor economic unity.

A European Community Com­mission "White Paper" last Juneset out a detailed timetable toachieve a full economic union ofthe 12 EC states by 1992.

The pressure of both Americanand Japanese competition, reportsthe Mainichi Daily News, " willcreate an enhanced awareness ofthe urgent need for a Communityapproach in Europe . . . [to imple­ment] the decisions set out in theWhite Paper."

Watch for the economic axis be­tween Tokyo and Brussels (ECheadquarters) to accelerate in themonths and years ahead. Watchalso as the y en and the deutschemark-and eventually the EC'sECU (European Currency Unit)­replace the dollar as the kingpin ofworld trade.

Commission President Delor, inhis interview with the MainichiDaily News, looked well into thefuture when he remarked that " theEC Commission will strive, step bystep, to develop the. role of theECU to transform it progressivelyinto an international currency, the'same as the yen ."

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With America retreating intoeconomic isolation to its ownhurt, watch Europe and Japan as­sume, for a short while in thisend-time age, center stage globalattention.

Trade conflicts will spill overinto the strategic sphere. Demandswill increase in Washington to cut

military links to both Western Eu­rope and Northeastern Asia/Japan.This will force both regions to dofar more in their own defense, anominous consequence for U .S. se­curity.

The world is indeed heading forsignifican t geopolitical real ign­ments. 0

The PLAIN TRUTH

.LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Acid Rain

Like so many articles onacid rain you refer to sulphurdioxide mixing with moist ureto form sulphuric acid . Sorry,but it is an incontrovertibleelementary chemical fact thatsulphur dioxide is insoluble inwater . It will not dissolve inwater (or mix with it) toform sulphuric acid .

In any case even if it diddissolve, the simple equationH20 (water) + S02 (sulphurdioxide) cannot equa l H2S04(sulphuric acid) as, to put itsimpl y, there is a (oxygen)short.

It is sulphur trioxide (S03)-which can provide the missingextra "a" and producesulphuric acid. Sulphurtr ioxide dissolves readily inwater, but sulphur trioxide isonly a very minor constituentof industrial emissions .

Som e sulphur dioxide iscatalysed in nature to sulphurtrioxide by lightning andother means and adds to theother relatively smalI amountfrom original emissions . Thesequantities of sulphur trioxidedo produce some acid rainbut sulphur dioxide itself doesnot and cannot.

P.R. AllenNorth Tawton, Devon

«It would (or should) comeas a surprise to students tobe told that sulfur dioxide(S 02) is not soluble in water.A characteristic of anonmetal is that it is an acidformer. The basic laboratoryexperiment to demonstratethis is to burn sulfur in pureoxygen , collect the gas(sulfur dioxide) and dissolvethe gas in distilled water.The distilled water is thentested with blue litmus paperand it turns pink indicatingan acid.

However. sulfur dioxide.though not as soluble assulfur trioxide, is fairly

soluble in water. It formssulfurous acid (H;zS03) notsulfuric acid (H;zS0 4). But,the sulfur dioxide in theatmosphere readily reactswith atmospheric oxygen toform the trioxide. "Sulfurdioxide in polluted air reactsrapidly with oxygen to formsulfur trioxide in thepresence of certain catalysts.Particulate matter, orsuspended microparticles,such as ammonium nitrateand elemental sulfur. act asefficient catalysts for thisoxidation." (Principles ofChemistry, Davis. Gailey andWhitten, page 718).

Most chemical reactionsare more complex than theequations generally imply.But the reactants and theend products are all thatmost people are interested inand the reactant here issulfur dioxide, and the endproduct is sulfuric acid-amain constituent of acid rain.

St ill Governo r

In [a] picture caption youreferred to James R.Thompson as formerGovernor.

When did Big Jim retirefrom office?

John J. Fa bishEvergreen Park, Illinois

- Our apologies. ReaderFabish and others notedoversight .

Everybody's Doing It?

The most striking articlethat I have read in yourPlain Truth magazine isentitled "Are You SureEverybody's Doing It?" I ama teenager who has a fulIcontrol on myself speciallywhen it comes to sex.

I also choose my friends­that's why I have few friends,but alI of them are educatedand can be trusted. But whenI read the article, it gave memoral support.

Bobby CaravanaBalagtas, Bulacan

Philippines

Obituary

May I convey mycondolences to alI concernedafter reading the obituary onHerbert W. Armstrong: Ionce had the fortune ofmeeting him in my earlieryears .

David T.B. SmallPaglesham, Essex

Bible-Superstition orAuthority?

I have read a veryinteresting article written byMr . Herbert W. Armstrong,entitled "T heBible-Superstition orAuthority?"

As a matter of fact , onNovember 2, 1917, thewell-known BalfourDeclaration was signedassigning as a homeland forthe Jews the territory ofPalestine, and making it thuspossible for them to return totheir ancient promised landafter nearly 2,000 years ofpersecutions. In spite of thatofficial Declaration, theBritish only alIowed the entryin Palestine of 500,000 Jewswith special certificates;instead of some 5-6 milIion.Had this not been the case,there is no doubt at alI thatthe terrible genocideperpetrated by Hitler and hishordes would welI have beenavoided.

Yitzhak KentKiron, Israel

Famine

A most captivating articlewas "Famine on OurDoorstep?" Famine must begiven as the most importantamong natural disasters inthis overpopulated 20thcentury. It is realIy verypainful to see people dyingbecause of hunger. TheAfrican leaders must be

uselessly losing fabulous sumsof money in buyingarmaments. Instead, the ycould have used the money infood production. On the othe rhand the Governments of theThird World must be alsoblamed for not educatingtheir population aboutdemography. People are dyingof hunger, but they arecontinuing to increase worldpopulation. This shows theirtotal ignorance of "FamilyPlanning Education."

Maybe this article " Famineon Our Doorstep?" will havesome impact on theirmentality.

o Cha mrooPort-Lardier, Mauritius

Plain Truth Above Poli t ics

I must admit that I havehad doubt s about thenonpolitical standing of ThePlain Truth . That is why Iwas very pleased to readKeith Stump's article "ThePlain Truth Is AbovePolitics."

My doubts sprang from afeeling I had when I readHerbert Armstrong's Successbook, which was so kindlyforwarded to me. A veryprominent political war-figuredated from pre-World War IIdays, Winston Churchill, wasbeing quoted as a successfulman.

After reading the saidarticle I realise that I amoversensitive because of theEnglish/Boer war in the1900s and the subsequentoppression of the Afrikanersin this land .

Thank you for making meunderstand and bringing backbalance in my thinking. If westrive for world peace inwhich God's principles willreign supreme, we will notlose our perspective becauseof past wrongs.

H. BothaBoksburg East

South Africa

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THE SECRETOF THE HUMAN MINDWhat makes the mind of man so superior tothe brain of even the most intelligentanimals?

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