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ported on the grow–
ing crime and moral
decay, racial prob–
lems and urban
blight. Forecasts of
the decline of the
dallar, the siphoning
away of the once–
massive U. S. gold
borde and inter–
national trade prob–
lems have for years
been seen through–
out the pages of
The
PLAIN TRUTH.
Our guide - and we make no
attempt lo hide il - has been the
broad outline of Bible prophecy.
Few realize that the Bible
is
one–
third prophecy - with the majority
of prophetic events yet to occur.
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The
PLAIN TRUTR
has alerted its read–
ers to the impor–
tance of lhe Middle
Prophecies ofthe Bible are compared
to "a light that shineth
in
a dark
place" (11 Peter 1: 19). Such a light
doesn't reveal every significan! event,
but gives lhe needed broad outline!
Without this understanding, world
conditions have little meaning. The
pieces of the puzzle present no clear
picture. But equipped with a back–
ground knowledge ofrecent and past
history and an understanding of lhis
general outline of Bible prophecy,
the staff of
The
PLAIN TRUTH is able
to presenl current developments on
the world scene in their proper per–
speclive.
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factor of oil. Only
in pursuit of the news behind the
news.
The
PLAIN TRUTH has striven
not merely to report the news, but to
give meaning and perspective lo the
hectic, fast-moving and complex
times in which we live.
Since 1934, this publicatíon has
antícipated many of lhe major de–
velopments of our time - years
in
advance of their fulfillment. During
lhe collapse of Hitler's Third Reich,
for example,
The
PLAIN TRUTH told
its audience tbat the German nalion
would emerge, phoenix-like, from
the ashes of defeat to become a ma–
jor economic power in the Western
world.
Years before World War 11,
The
PLAIN TRUTH predicted the even–
tual formation of a "Uníted Eu–
rope," which has only begun to be
realized since 1958, with the forma–
tion of lhe European Economic
Community or Common Market.
The
PLAJN TRUTH also foretold
the decline of Britain to third-rate
nation status, with the demise of the
empire and gradual disintegration
of the Commonwealth.
PLAIN TRUTH editors - even
while the United States was at the
pinnacle of world power - foretold
America's domestic crises and - if
the nation does not change its ways
- its eventual collapse. We 've re-
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1974
lately - with the ad–
vent of the now much-publicized
energy crisis - has this vital issue
grabbed full, public attention.
And
The
PLAIN TRUTH wamed
long ago that there would even–
tually come a time of upset weather
patterns, worldwide droughls, floods
and famines - prospects which now
1oom just over the horizon, accord–
ing to world food and weather au–
thorities.
Overall,
The
PLAIN TRUTH has
stressed the awesome impact of our
Providing The Mi ssing
Dimension
What the whole world needs is a
"spiritual recrudescence" and im–
provement of human character which
will match giant advances in science,
art, literature and all material and
cultural developments of the past
2,000 years. "It must be ofthe spirit if
we are to save the fiesh," warned the
late General Douglas MacArthur.
The
PLAIN TRUTH magazine pro-
The Plain Truth not only reports
what's going on behind the scenes, but
also ''gets it all together'' from the
perspectiva of the Bible.
nuclear age - a time when all
human life can be wiped from the
face of the earth - and has ex–
plained its import for the average
man on the street.
We Can Know
How could we have been sure of
the trends in international affairs?
How could we know the overview of
future history? How could our staff
researchers and writers know what
to look for among the confusing
maze of national events?
vides that missing element - that
overlooked dimension - in the vari–
ous areas of human involvement. It
provides an understandíng of the
theological roots and spiritual an–
swers lacking elsewhere.
It
goes far
beyond the physical , circumstantial
or obvious.
lt
probes into the heart
and core - the spiritual - side of
each and every issue, and thus
presents the real solutions which are
otherwise unattainable. This is how
The
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