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Herbert W. Armstrong (July 31, 1892 – January 16, 1986) was an American evangelist who founded the Worldwide Church of God (WCG). An early pioneer of radio and television evangelism, Armstrong preached what he claimed was the comprehensive combination of doctrines in the entire Bible, in the light of the New Covenant scriptures, which he maintained to be the restored true Gospel. [3]
United States in Prophecy was the original title of a publication that became known by its longer name of United States and British Commonwealth in Prophecy and published in various editions and formats after 1945. It was written under the byline of Herbert W. Armstrong who had assistance from staff members of Ambassador College.
Following his ouster from his father's church in mid-1978 and his subsequent founding of his own church, the Church of God International, [2] Herbert W. Armstrong resumed the presentation. The broadcasts largely involved analysis of how current events in the world tied into the church's views of Biblical prophecies. [4]
Herbert W. Armstrong – Founder of the Radio Church of God, which later became the Worldwide Church of God. His teachings are the basis for Armstrongism today. Garner Ted Armstrong – Herbert W. Armstrong's son and a long-time WCG evangelist; he later had a falling-out with his father who excommunicated him
Herbert W. Armstrong: Armstrong, Pastor-General and self-proclaimed "Apostle" of the Radio Church of God, and then the Worldwide Church of God, felt the return of Jesus Christ might be in 1975. Of particular note was the book 1975 in Prophecy! written by Armstrong and published by the Radio Church of God in 1956. Though, never explicitly ...
After the prophecy failed, he changed the date three more times. [107] 1941 Jehovah's Witnesses: A prediction of the end from the Jehovah's Witnesses, a group that branched from the Bible Student movement. [108] 1943 Herbert W. Armstrong The first of three revised dates from Armstrong after his 1936 prediction failed to come true. [107] 1947
The Philadelphia Church of God claims that it looks to the Bible for all guidance and believes that the Bible is the full word of God. [1]Claiming to follow WCG founder Herbert W. Armstrong's teachings, the Philadelphia Church of God rejects the orthodox Christian doctrine of the Trinity, teaching that the Holy Spirit is not a separate aspect of God but rather is the "power of God".
Launched in February 1990, it initially focused on the doctrines of Herbert W. Armstrong's "Plain Truth" magazine after Armstrong's death in 1986. [1] The magazine primarily features articles about current events, societal commentary, and Bible-themed self-help topics, often interpreting Biblical writings as prophecies relating to world events.