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AMBASSADOR COLLEGE
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
HERBERT W. ARMSTRONG, Chairman
Publisher of The PLAIN TRUTH Magazine
EXTENSION DEPARTMENT
An educational service at all levels
for all people worldwide
July 30, 1973
Dear Co-Workers in the
Work of the Living God:
A month ago I told you I hoped to have a most exciting
announcement to make in this letter. Plans were in the formative
stage to launch what we hope may be the biggest drive to get the
Gospel into many nations in the history of the Work.
The plans are developing. It is going to take a little
time, but I can now tell you more about it. As you all know, I
have had invitations during the past three or four years to have
personal conferences with several heads of state -- kings,
presidents, prime ministers and other top-level officials of
several governments. In most instances there have been from two to
several such meetings with these people. I say these "people"
because three prime ministers at the helm of three nations are
women -- and I have had meetings with all three.
I told you also that on my next visit to Japan it is now
definitely planned to have a full-time Bible study with some of
the nation's highest officials. I feel sure it will be a real
eye-opener to them, especially in the light of already-fulfilled
prophecy and prophecies for the immediate future involving their
own nation, among others.
Our leading ministers and officials here at Headquarters
are VERY enthusiastic over this new program that is developing.
It is now possible we feel sure -- the way has opened -- as a
result of the unique and unusual favor God has given me in the eyes
of these leaders in many nations, TO GET CHRIST'S GOSPEL BEFORE
THESE NATIONS AS A WHOLE.
Remember, THAT Gospel has not been preached for more than
18 1/2 centuries, except by this Work.
I realize that when ministers and evangelists of this world
and its organized denominations claiming to have the "CHRISTIAN
religion" preach ABOUT CHRIST, urge people to accept Christ, to
believe on Christ, to "make their decision for Christ," etc., that
they are "preaching the Gospel." BUT THAT IS NOT THE GOSPEL!
Christ is NOT the Gospel -- He was the Messenger who BROUGHT the
Gospel! The GOSPEL was the MESSAGE He brought from God, as the
MOST IMPORTANT AND SENSATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT ever made to mankind.