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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPoRT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.2, N0.26
PASADENA,
CALIFORNIA
GREAT SIGNIFICANCE OF
SUMMIT CONFERENCE
by Herbert W. Armstrong
JUNE 27, 1980
"Heads of Europe no longer see eye to eye with Washington," said Dan
Rather Monday night on a special CBS News roundup.
He said the European heads of state no longer trust American leader
ship, and President Carter's image has materially decreased in Europe.
European leaders have gained confidence in themselves. They regard
Americans as blundering amateurs in world diplomacy.
Mr. Carter's Olympic boycott, his debacle in attempting to rescue the
hostages in Iran without first conferring with U.S. allies,and his Middle
East agreement with Begin and Sadat, especially, have brought discredit
on Carter in their eyes.
All these things are extremely significant. Europe is rapidly moving
toward a European political union, and a hostile attitude toward the
United States. The time is RIPE for Pope John Paul II to move in as the
STRONG MAN to weld Europe together in a resurrection of the Holy Roman
Empire of 554-1814 A.D. as prophesied.
Mrs. Thatcher, Britain's Prime Minister, stands alone with the United
States. Britain will not be in the "Holy Roman Empire." But Britain will
be DESTROYED by it, along with the United States!
When this European empire is perfected, the great Work God is doing
through this Church will be quickly completed--finished.
Jesus spoke of observing signs in the sky predicting tomorrow's
weather, then asked whether we could discern the "signs of the times."
What are "signs?" A sign identifies. A sign on a store identifies the
kind of store as well as its owner. It is a signal identifying in advance
a soon-coming or imminent event. Jesus' disciples asked Him what would
be the sign of His coming, and the end of this age. That is, the signal
identifying its irnminency. The sign He gave was that which He is doing
through us--proclaiming for the first time in 1900 years to the world the
Gospel of the KINGDOM OF GOD (Matthew 24:14).
But next, after our work, is to come the GREAT TRIBULATION (verses
21-22. That shall be ended, verse 29, by supernatural, frightful signs in
the sun, moon, and stars; signaling the "day of the Lord"--see also Joel
2:31). Then quickly; the coming of Christ. See also Daniel 12:1.
Events now occurring SWIFTLY in the world are SIGNS of the irnminency
of the Great Tribulation. No one will be allowed to proclaim Christ's