The latest issue of The Journal is online.
This issue covers past history of the church and college with the sale of Big Sandy to Alert Academy. Alert Academy is the brainchild of Bill Gothard who has been accused of sexual improprieties and other things. Many class ALERT as a cult. See: Owners of Big Sandy Campus (ALERT Academy) Being Sued
There is an article about Vik Kubik and UCG members helping clean up after Hurricane Harvey.
There is a couple of small announcement about Joe Tkach retiring and his replacement, Greg Williams.
The article by Brian Knowles has some interesting tidbits about Herbert Armstrong, such as:
Herbert W. Armstrong was sitting at his desk reviewing Plain Truth copy with me. It was either 1978 or 1979. I was serving as managing editor of the Worldwide Church’s flag- ship publication.
Mr. Armstrong took a personal interest in every word that appeared in it. He then elaborated on his discovery that he could detect similarities between himself and the pontiff: “Brian, I have reserved the setting of all doctrine to myself.”
By the mid-’70s Mr. Armstrong had a limited capacity to study Scriptures and even to read.
He was running mostly on memory and momentum.
His short-term recollection often failed him. On one occasion he denied from the pulpit that Wayne Cole, Robert Kuhn and I had been to see him in Tucson about the “STP,” the Systematic Theology Project. We had all gone together in Mr. Armstrong’s own plane, but guess who people believed.
On another occasion he denied having attended the Feast in Florida. That people were able to produce videotapes of his preaching there didn’t seem to phase him.Herbert Armstrong's denial from the pulpit that he knew nothing about the STP was a blatant lie. Many of those papers went straight to his desk and he read them. At this same time he was so mad at GTA that he would do anything to discredit him and this was his chance
Dave Havir has an article on prophecy and it will cause major butthurt for Almost-ordained Bob Thiel and Pharisee Malm:
People who are familiar with my writing and speaking are probably familiar with my approach to prophecy.
I am interested in hearing the prophecy interpretations of people.
I have no interest in hearing the prophecy interpretations of people who claim to speak for God with their dogmatic proclamations.
Alton Billingsley is back with another of his bat-shit crazy articles. Apparently, the eclipse of 1918 was a sign of when Jesus started using Herbert Armstrong. Also, the name Eugene, OR was prophetically significant for Herbert's rise to power.At times I am willing to share my interpretations of prophecy, but I have learned to avoid the mistake of being a dogmatic proclaimer. Every dogmatic proclaimer I have heard (including those among the Church of God) has proven to earn the classification of a false prophet
The 1918 eclipse began in Bend, Oregon, very close to Eugene, Oregon, where Jesus Christ began using Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong in 1933 (Eugene = Good Birth). History reveals that year was the turning point in World War I, for Germany began losing the war against France, Britain and America.According to Billingsley, Hillary Clinton is still going to be elected and the eclipse of 2017 was a sign of the end times.
You can read Issue 198 here: The JournalPresident Hillary Clinton (?)—She will be the 45th president (cf. Isaiah 3:12; Nahum 3:13). This adds up to the number NINE and has the meaning of divine judgment; the final president before being conquered by the Holy Roman Empire.
Foreboding of Doom
—As already noted, the recent total solar eclipse has the dreaded and terrible meaning of doom for Manasseh (Ezekiel 5:12; 7:5-9). It is truly a time of fasting and prayer.