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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, DECEMBER
16, 1986
Another typical example would be someone entering Ambassador College who
has already started a third-tithe cycle. In this case, the Passover of
his sophomore year happens to begin the sixth year of his cycle. He
would not pay third tithe in that year, however, because he
is
an
Ambassador College student. He is baptized soon after the Feast of
Tabernacles in his junior year, but this does not alter his already
established cycle. The seventh year
of
his cycle would begin with the
Passover of his junior year. His cycle would start over again with the
Passover of his senior year. He would pay third tithe two years later.
A third example would be a young lady who is in her third-tithe year
when she enters Ambassador College. She would stop paying third tithe
upon entering the college, but would not alter her cycle. Her third-
tithe cycle would remain the same until she is married, at which time
she would adopt the cycle of her husband.
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Literature Revisions
As we mentioned in the last "Pastor General's
Report," when it becomes necessary to reprint a piece of our literature,
it is standard procedure to reedit it as instructed by
Mr.
Armstrong
years ago. This ensures a regular review and updating.
We will 'give you these updates in the "Pastor General's Report" as they
are available. Please review them.
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"The World Won't End This Way!"
This booklet was previously titled "Are We in the Last Days?" The old
title was an excellent way to present the topic to an earlier
generation. But the new generation
of
television viewers simply did not
respond to this prophetic title as they do to other brochures and
booklets on prophecy. Apparently they surmised the answer
is
"yes" and
saw little reason to request the booklet under the old title.
Editorial and Television found a solution in the new title and cover (a
picture of a nuclear mushroom cloud). To link the text with the new
title and cover, the original text
is
now designated "Part
TWO"
and a
five-page "Part One" by Michael Snyder has been added from articles that
appeared in "The Plain Truth" in
1982.
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"What Is the Reward of the Saved?"
No
significant editorial updating, except for a revision of the last
sentence on page
17,
which now reads:
"...
a world-ruling government
headed and ruled by Christ, occupying the very land promised Abraham--
from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates."
This sentence
is
reworded
so
as to avoid identifying the River of Egypt.
The author thought it was the Nile and used that definition instead
of
the expression in the Bible, "the River of Egypt." The new wording
is
in keeping with Bible terminology and with both historical and modern
understanding. The River of Egypt was originally the border between
Egypt and Canaan. It was not the Nile. Later, when the Philistines
occupied a part of Canaan, the River
or
Brook of Egypt was the border
between Philistia and Egypt. Modern Israeli policy is based on this