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WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
WORLD HEADQUARTERS
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91123
HERBERT W. ARMSTRONG
President and Pastor
June 28, 1978
DEAR BRETHREN OF GOD'S CHURCH AND CO-WORKERS WITH CHRIST,
This is the most difficult letter I have ever been called on
to write. I would give my left arm rather than write it if that
could nullify what Satan has done to make this letter necessary.
In the past few weeks JESUS CHRIST, LIVING HEAD of God's
Church, has moved dynamically to set God's Church and Work BACK ON
THE TRACK--restoring God's BIBLE form of organization and
administration of the Work--restoring HARMONY and PEACE in the
administration of the Work--powerfully calling on all of us to
rededicate our lives. Even with the FASTING AND PRAYER--to stir
up again within us the SPIRIT of the living GOD.
All this is GOOD NEWS--wonderfully good news, but I have to
remind you that Satan is ALERT to move instantly, powerfully, and
with all his cunning to DECEIVE the people of God. He is moving
with lightning speed to THWART God's move toward PEACE and HARMONY
and in getting the Work back on multiple radio and television
stations, with the TRUE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST thundering out in
greater POWER than ever!
Brethren, I have said many times that all you who have God's
Holy Spirit are directly or indirectly my spiritual children in
the Lord.
Jesus Christ, the living HEAD of God's Church, started and
built the present era of the Church.
HE DID IT!
But He used me as His human instrument and ONLY APOSTLE OF OUR
TIME in this powerful WORLDWIDE Work. We are in the very LAST DAYS
of this present evil world of Satan's. Satan knows he now has but
a SHORT TIME.
It is desperately important that we know that too! Christ,
through me--with you BACK OF ME 100% (as so many of you have written
me)--is now proclaiming IN POWER and IN ALL THE WORLD the fact that
Christ and the KINGDOM OF GOD--and the abolishment of Satan--is SOON
to happen--IN OUR PRESENT LIVING GENERATION!
But now I must come to what is the most difficult and painful
letter I have ever had to write. My second son, Garner Ted, was not
yet even born when God called and started His Work through me. He
was only three years old when God raised up our parent Church for
this time in 1933. The living Christ BLESSED IT--caused it to GROW
at approximately 30% per year for 35 years--a record UNMATCHED!