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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, April 3, 1981
on earth--Radio Luxembourg in Europe. And that was precisely 100 time
cycles from the time Paul wrote (Gal. 1:6-71 of its suppression!
God's TIMING is perfect. When the first real persecution against
the entire Church struck, January 3, 1979, God had already providentially
moved me to Tucson, Arizona. The State shut off our mail privilege at
the Pasadena Post Office. We immediately began operating outside this
state, and from Tucson.
The fact God seems to have now inspired me to make this trip back
to Pasadena (although my home and residence are still Tucson), indicates
another possible crucial date.
Right now the situation is TENSE in Poland. It is reported the
Soviet forces are poised ready to strike in Poland. And April is the
best month in the year for a Soviet military invasion in massive form.
The Poles are tensely alerted. They might move even faster than the
slower-moving Russian Bear. They might, under the Polish Pope, start
the long-prophesied revival of the medieval "Holy Roman Empire." For
some time now, I have foreseen the possibility of this revived "Beast"
power being almost half from Russian satellite nations, such as Poland,
Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary--instead of the
Israelitish northern European nations such as Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
Holland, Belgium. They were not in the old Roman Empire--but these
Balkan nations were!
The disturbance and crisis in Poland might start several of those
nations becoming Fascist, into the lightning-quick Fascist, German-led
United Europe!
I am beginning again a more in-depth study of the Scriptures on the
flight of the Church into her place of safety, as foretold in Revelation
12 and many other Scriptures.
Meanwhile, with the Church basically back on the track doctrinally,
WE NEED TO BE CALLING TIMES OF INTENSE FASTING AND PRAYER TO GET OURSELVES
CLOSER TO GOD, MORE FILLED WITH HIS HOLY SPIRIT--FARTHER FROM THE WAYS
AND PLEASURES AND INTERESTS OF THIS WORLD!
We need to be "UP" for what's soon coming! HOW MUCH, AND HOW
FERVENTLY ARE YOU PRAYING? Right now the ministry, and the whole Church,
are closer together and to Christ than ever before--but this is the very
time Satan will try to strike his hardest blow. PRAYER, and closeness
to GOD and to CHRIST is our only protection and way of deliverance!
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RESTATEMENT OF POLICY
RE: PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT
by Herbert W. Armstrong
The Pastor General's Report is intended as precisely what it is
named--a confidential and private report from the Pastor General of the
Worldwide Church of God to the ordained ministry of the Church. It is
my vehicle to communicate privately and in confidence with you ministers
who, under me and Jesus Christ the living HEAD of this Church, are pastor
ing and feeding the flock whom God Himself has added to His Church.