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We need, as never before, to pray: "THY Kingdom come --
THY will be done on earth, as it is in heaven." Our mission is to
SHOUT to the world in awakening POWER the advance news of the
imminency of the coming of CHRIST as WORLD RULER -- as KING of
kings -- to rule over all nations, and to bring this unhappy and
violent world PEACE!!
Think of it! When the living, glorified all-powerful
CHRIST appears, and sets up the GOVERNMENT OF GOD over all nations,
acts of violence are going to stop! Under Christ, ruling over our
American and British Commonwealth nations, and those of
northwestern Europe, will be King David -- resurrected, immortal!
Ruling over each nation descended from the twelve tribes of old,
will be the original twelve apostles of the first century A.D. --
resurrected, in bodies composed of SPIRIT, not matter.
Then ALL NATIONS will have rulers who shall have been
changed to immortality -- from material flesh and blood to SPIRIT
-- from mortal to immortal -- from human to divine!
NO DEMENTED, FANATICAL, VICIOUS ASSASSINS WILL THEN BE
ABLE TO KILL OUR RULERS! They will all be immortal, no longer
subject to death! THAT IS A PART OF THE GOOD NEWS God is spreading
to the whole world through you and me, under the guidance and
leadership of the living Jesus Christ!
We need, now as never before, to dedicate ourselves to
the task to which the Eternal God has called us! We need to
sacrifice for it as never before -- to PRAY FOR IT as never before
-- to press on with an inspired sense of URGENCY as never before!
In my general letter of November 10, I mentioned a heart
condition, and irregular pulse beat, which caused me to be
concerned -- and VERY CAREFUL. I do sincerely appreciate, and am
inspired by, the concern so many of you have expressed -- and from
the bottom of my heart thank you for your prayers. This condition
is somewhat improved -- not now so noticeable, especially the past
two or three days. My blood pressure on returning to Pasadena was
too high, but has since been reduced below the danger point --
though I feel the need of reducing it still further. I will take
every precaution to be careful in every way -- and if you continue
your prayers, I'm sure I will soon be as good and energetic as
ever. There has been nothing like a real heart attack, or stroke,
or anything like that -- just a sort of heart-flutter I could feel,
and irregular pulse. I took it as a WARNING to be careful.
There's no cause for worry or alarm -- but I DO need your prayers.
There are those who would like to do to me what this
warped-minded assassin did to President Kennedy. Satan himself
would do away with me, and my son Garner Ted Armstrong -- if God
would allow. We have no Secret Service bodyguard -- but something
better! It is through God's protection that we are enabled to
remain alive. I do think you ought to realize that.
And now, finally, here we are again in the Christmas
shopping season. Right on the heels of this stunned apathy