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Good News Magazine

September—October 1997

Was the promise of Jesus— return simply an empty pledge, a vain attempt to foster hope in weak people who need the crutch of the hopeful expectation inherent in the gospel message? Was Jesus merely a great leader who imparted to mankind lofty humanitarian—ideals?

Will Christ Return?

Do you believe in the return of Jesus Christ? Should you believe in it? What difference does it make?

Why can't we know when Christ will return?

Now one can know the day or hour Christ will return (MATT 24:36). Why?

Why Will Christ Return?

Many churches understand and teach that Jesus Christ will return. Far fewer know why He will return and what will happen when He arrives.

Belief in Christ's Imminent Return Shook Europe a Thousand Years Ago

Belief in the imminent return of Jesus Christ and the dawn of a new age has existed since the days of the apostles. Nearly 1,000 years ago an interpretation of prophecies in the book of Revelation led to a belief that spread throughout Europe that Christ would soon return to earth.

Does Prophecy Tell Us When Christ Will Return?

Since the days of the apostles, people have predicted Jesus Christ's return. Does Bible prophecy indicate when this long-awaited event will at last come to pass?

Armageddon: The End of the World?

What is the biblical Armageddon? Does it signal the end of the world? When and where will it take place?

Famous Battles at Megiddo

Many battles have taken place in Megiddo, the place where the armies will gather in the end times.

Why the Early Church Observed the Biblical Festivals

Peter, Paul, all the other apostles and the entire early christian church kept God's Holy Days. They had good reason to

World News and Trends: The real significance of Hong Kong

The Hong Kong handover is being interpreted in at least two ways.

World News and Trends: Trouble with remnants of an empire

Even after the recent loss of Hong Kong, Britain still bears residual responsibility for 180,000 people in its remaining dependent territories.

World News and Trends: Cousteau's environmental warnings

With the recent death of French underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, the environment has lost one of its greatest champions.

World News and Trends: The high cost of immorality

Even if AIDS or HIV infections are not considered, the United States leads all other nations in the rate of sexually transmissible diseases, according to health-care experts representing the Institute of Medicine, affiliated with the National Academy of Sciences.

World News and Trends: Supergerm resists antibiotics

Health researchers are studying something they hoped they would never see, a deadly staph bacterium that can resist every drug in science's infection-treatment arsenal.

World News and Trends: Divorce's long-term effect on children

The impact on children of divorce is cumulative and long-lasting, according to psychologist Judith Wallerstein, author of a quarter-century research study on the subject.

World News and Trends: South Africa still in trouble

An article in a major newsweekly characterized South Africa as emerging from "a post-apartheid slump with a high-growth budget and Olympian hopes."

World News and Trends: America leads in child murders

America has the highest rate of childhood murders and suicide of the world's 26 wealthiest nations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Profiles of Faith: Gideon - When a Few Make a Majority

Gideon's example proves to us that, through the faithfulness of a few, many can be delivered and become conquerors. With God the outcome doesn't depend on human might and strength.

The Bible and Archaeology: Archaeology and the Book of Judges

During this period of more than 300 years, God periodically raised up judges to rescue and rule over Israel as the Israelites struggled with indigenous peoples over control of the land.

The Bible and Archaeology: The First Mention of Israel

An archaeological find from the 19th century clearly establishes Israel as a nation inhabiting Palestine in the 13th century BC.

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