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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
Tokyo, Japan
September 24, 1973
Dear Co-Workers in Giving God's
Last Message to a Dying World:
I am writing from Tokyo where I look forward on the night
of day after tomorrow, to a very great opportunity. It may be the
first time in all history such a thing has happened. I am invited
by Prince Mikasa, brother of the Emperor, to explain the Bible --
proclaim Christ's Gospel of the Kingdom of God -- to a most
impressive audience. It is the most impressive audience before
which I have ever been given opportunity to give Christ's Message.
I am informed that what I originally thought was to be a
private Bible study with the Prince alone, will now include some
fifty or more of the very top people of this nation -- members of
the government, scholars and heads of universities, and their
wives.
I want you to realize how VERY IMPORTANT this is to the
Work of the living God. The Work is moving forward at greatly
accelerated pace now, taking on an ENTIRELY NEW DIMENSION in giving
God's LAST MESSAGE to a dying world in these last days!
God's end time Commission to us, just before the END of
this present civilization, is that "this Gospel of the Kingdom
shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations,
and then shall the END (of this world's society and civilization)
COME" (Matt. 24:14).
In the Bible, a king, or chief of government, often
represents and stands for the nation. In one sense when Christ's
Message is delivered to the heads of government, it has been
delivered to THE NATION.
This Work of God started very small -- from the most humble
beginning. It began at the grass roots, not the top rulers. It
spread until it has now reached uncounted MILLIONS all over the
world -- by radio, by television, by printing press -- and by
personal preaching to large audiences. But the time has come when
GOD HAS OPENED THE DOOR to get His Message to many HEADS OF STATE.
And through them to THE PEOPLE OF THEIR NATIONS!
THINK WHAT THIS MEANS! For 18 1/2 centuries Christ's true
GOSPEL was NOT PROCLAIMED to the world. They preached CHRIST --