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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.l, NO.5
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
NOW G O D SPEAKS TO
YOU MINISTERS
by Herbert W. Armstrong
SEPTEMBER 5, 1979
Years ago I proclaimed on the air a great deal from the Book of Ezekiel.
Ezekiel was among the Jewish captives of the 604-585 B.C. captivity by
Babylon of the Kingdom of Judah. This was more than 125 years after the
Kingdom of ISRAEL had been invaded, conquered, and moved from Palestine to
Assyria on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea. But both the Assyrians
and their slave Israelites had long since migrated northwestward into
western Europe and Britain when JUDAH was made captive by Babylon.
When Ezekiel wrote as God inspired, he was among the Jewish slaves
beside the River Chebar. Yet the Message Ezekiel was inspired by God to
write was written primarily to ISRAEL, not Judah.
Ezekiel's Message is NOT to the Jewish slaves among whom Ezekiel was
living. It was to the HOUSE OF ISRAEL (Ezek. 2:3 and 3:1). The prophet
Ezekiel was never able to break loose from Babylonian slavery and proclaim
his message to the Kingdom of Israel, by then dwelling in western Europe
and Britain.
THE MESSAGE OF THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL IS GOD'S MESSAGE TO US TODAY--FOR
WE ARE THE PEOPLE of the ancient House of ISRAEL, of the tribe of Manasseh.
(See--and you'd better BELIEVE--our booklet on the United States
in Prophecy.)
Since the original writer, �zekiel, was not able to go to the people
of the House of ISRAEL, God showed me years ago that it remained for God
to raise up a "modern Ezekiel" to carry this Prophetic Message to the modern
Israel of today--and that means, primarily, the English-speaking people.
I have proclaimed the Ezekiel Messages to our peoples by radio, tele
vision, by personal appearance and in print for more than 40 years. NO ONE
ELSE HAS!
The Church of God is founded on the apostles and the prophets, Jesus
Christ being the chief cornerstone. The PROPHETS, upon whom the Church is
founded, are NOT New Testament prophets. Only four-are mentioned--and NOT
ONE OF THEM contributed any doctrines or beliefs to the Church--but the
apostles did, and they quoted at great length from so-called "Old Testament"
prophets.
THEREFORE EZEKIEL'S MESSAGE IS FOR US TODAY! That is, for GOD'S CHURCH
to proclaim to the English-speaking nations.
There has been a system for many years now, of putting the ministers
of God's Church today under a man at Pasadena, in most cases of which! was
cut off from the ministry.