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The <strong>Beast</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Revelation</strong><br />

The rapid succession <strong>of</strong> events in Eastern and Central Europe<br />

in 1989 didn’t catch everyone by surprise, however. There was a<br />

source that anticipated and reported on this startling turn <strong>of</strong><br />

events a half-century ahead <strong>of</strong> time! Notice what an editorial<br />

writer stated in <strong>the</strong> Hendersonville, Tennessee, Free Press on<br />

December 7, 1989:<br />

2<br />

Like a great many Americans I have been watching <strong>the</strong> current<br />

political situation in East Germany with interest. While many have<br />

expressed surprise at <strong>the</strong> recent events and at East German cries for<br />

reunification <strong>of</strong> East and West Germany, I have to admit I haven’t<br />

been too surprised by <strong>the</strong>se events. The reason I haven’t been particularly<br />

surprised is that for years I have occasionally read <strong>the</strong><br />

publications <strong>of</strong>... <strong>the</strong> late Herbert W. Armstrong.... Armstrong predicted<br />

that <strong>the</strong> Berlin Wall would some day come down and <strong>the</strong> two<br />

German states would once again reunite into a powerful nation.<br />

As far back as April 1952, Herbert W. Armstrong, our predecessor<br />

in this current Work <strong>of</strong> God, had written in <strong>the</strong> Plain<br />

Truth magazine that East Germany would be reunited with<br />

West Germany and that Russia would “be forced to relinquish<br />

her control over Hungary, Czechoslovakia and parts <strong>of</strong> Austria”<br />

(p. 16). In 1956, following <strong>the</strong> Soviet invasion <strong>of</strong> Hungary,<br />

when it seemed that <strong>the</strong> “Iron Curtain” had inexorably rung<br />

down on <strong>the</strong> nations <strong>of</strong> Eastern Europe, Mr. Armstrong stated,<br />

“The way is being prepared for a colossal third force in world<br />

politics—a European Federation <strong>of</strong> Nations more powerful<br />

than ei<strong>the</strong>r Russia or <strong>the</strong> United States!... We have shown years<br />

in advance what would happen to Russia’s ill-fated Empire in<br />

Eastern Europe” (The Plain Truth, Dec. 1956, p. 3).<br />

How could he possibly have known? You’ll find out in <strong>the</strong><br />

pages <strong>of</strong> this booklet!<br />

The prophetic messages <strong>of</strong> your Bible have far more to do with<br />

current world conditions and where <strong>the</strong>y are headed than most people<br />

could ever imagine. Destined to soon play a defining role in world<br />

events is <strong>the</strong> mysterious “<strong>Beast</strong>” <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> book <strong>of</strong> <strong>Revelation</strong>. For a clear<br />

understanding <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> identity <strong>of</strong> this mysterious <strong>Beast</strong> and its astounding<br />

relevance to your life in <strong>the</strong> years immediately ahead, read on!

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