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say, for the first time, "THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM HAS BEEN
PREACHED, AND PUBLISHED, IN ALL THE WORLD FOR A WITNESS UNTO ALL
NATIONS" (as in Matthew 24:14).
Until then we had not really reached Japan, or the
Scandinavian nations. During the last half of 1971 we did.
Recently, November-December GOOD NEWS, page 5, we published the
circulation figures of The PLAIN TRUTH and TOMORROW'S WORLD. These
were number of COPIES only, not number of readers. At least three
or four read every copy.
At the bottom of the page were listed a number of countries
-- mostly very small, generally unheard of countries, NOT now
receiving these magazines. But in several of these we formerly DID
HAVE a number of subscribers, and in MANY OF THEM we have reached
these countries BY RADIO. For example, CHINA. We have been
broadcasting into Red China for MANY YEARS, twice a week, over
superpower RADIO TAIWAN, Chiang Kai-shek's station. I happen to
know that SEVERAL COPIES do go into Vatican City, though not mailed
direct. Actually, there may be a very FEW such little countries as
Qatar, Rwanda, Gabon, Chad, etc., we have not reached. But, within
the meaning of Bible terms, WE HAVE, DEFINITELY, NOW FOR THE FIRST
TIME, PROCLAIMED GOD'S MESSAGE INTO ALL NATIONS.
But, in some of them, we have reached them only
superficially -- NOT INTENSIVELY. How intensively does God want
us to reach all nations? He has not said! Except that by opening
the GIANT DOOR of Reader's Digest at the very beginning of our 39th
year, He shows us we must reach these nations STILL MORE
THOROUGHLY!
Therefore, let us GO ON, with increased ZEAL and
INSPIRATION, where the living Christ is LEADING us! Let us make
renewed sacrifices financially that the Work may take full
advantage of this new Reader's Digest opening. It will mean
thousands of additional changed lives this year -- but it depends
on all pulling together, doing our part with greater zeal than
ever!
Today ministers are pouring in here from all over the world
for the annual Ministers' Conference, which begins tomorrow. The
evangelist-rank ministers are waiting for me for a meeting in our
Board Room now, so must close this and run.
With LOVE, in Jesus' name,
Herbert W. Armstrong