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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, February 28, 1980
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Now Acts 25. The Jews came down from Jerusalem to accuse Paul,
standing before Festus. They accused him of many things, just as our
former resentful members have accused us--BUT COULD PROVE NOTHING--as
neither can our accusers�
But the politician Festus was willing to do the Jews a favor, and
suggested Paul go to Jerusalem to be tried. Then said Paul: "I stand
at Caesar's judgment seat where I ought to be judged" [verse lOJ. Paul
DEFENDED HIMSELF. Some of our former members would say Paul was surely
wrong. Then Paul APPEALED TO CAESAR, just as we today are appealing to
the Supreme Court, and by prayers to the Supreme Court of Heaven where
Jesus Christ sits with the Father on the Throne!
The Apostle Paul did not fight against the Jews at Jerusalem, nor
against Caesar's Government. We today do not fight against, to harm, our
false accusers, and we do not fight against the State of California.
Was Paul wrong?
Are we wrong, following the same identical procedures?
Romans 13 I have gone into a number of times. That is referring to
any citizen of a country being subject, as an individual, to the law of
man. In that respect we are all SUBJECT in the same way. But this is
NOT a CHARGE of law violation against an individual. It is an attack to
TAKE OVER, CONFISCATE ALL PROPERTY, AND RULE GOD'S CHURCH, on no evidence.
This is a horse of an altogether different color!
The High Court of Heaven will give us the victory. Meanwhile GOD'S
WORK GOES ON STRONGER THAN EVER!
We expected persecution. Satan has thrown at us his "trump card"
this time. Jesus Christ has never, and will never, forsake us!
* * * * * *
THE BIG NEWS RIGHT NOW
by Herbert W. Armstrong
The BIG NEWS in world "progress" backward toward the GREAT TRIBULA
TION and ARMAGEDDON is what's going on secretly between heads of European
nations and the Vatican--and what's going on with equal secrecy between
Leonid Brezhnev and other Kremlin leaders.
Important news is happening right now--but the newspapers and TV news
are not getting it.
Meanwhile sports-minded people in the U.S.A. are recovering from
watching the Winter Olympic Games on ABC-TV and the winners being embraced
by President Carter at the White House. And, of course, politically
minded America is awaiting breathlessly the results of the first Presiden
tial Primary in the small-population state of New Hampshire. TV news this
evening [Feb.25} is showing political candidates in New Hampshire showing
off their best smiles (smiles won the election for President Carter) and
the usual kissing of babies.