by Herbert W. Armstrong
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
 Contradiction in a Nutshell, 2007-11-27
Armstrong begins the book with an abundant criticism of people who just 'accept' what they are taught throughout their lives, rather than truly thinking upon their beliefs and why they hold them. For the rest of the book, however, he makes it a point to cram beliefs into the reader's head in desperate attempt to make them believe something based on his thinking. The book is for the weak-minded individual, who, although dissatisfied with their belief in a Supreme Creator, continue to yearn to constitute their faith in something beyond the material realm of empirical observation in order to not feel insignificant so as to not feel as nothing more than electrically charged bodies of water and carbon. The book fully exploits the human necessity to find purpose, and pathetically tries to counteract advancement of man's inherent 'god complex'. Armstrong capitalizes on boasting absurd claims as being the ONE person (in, let's say, nearly 2000 years) worthy enough of speaking God's praise. The book builds up, promising to answer questions that probably shouldn't be answered, regardless of Armstrong's attempt to convince the reader that he is the one worthy enough of translating the Bible for all of mankind.
Very deceptive.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 The Kingdom of G-D, 2007-10-30
I respect all honest opinions. I hope you will respect my own honest opinion of Mystery of the Ages.
First, does Scripture teach that King David will be resurrected having a likeness like G-D?
Psalm 71:20-21:
20:20: Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
20:21: Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
Psalm 17:15: As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Second, does Scripture teach that G-D Almighty will have a Kingdom on the Earth?
Jeremiah 30:9: But they shall serve the LORD their G-D, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
* The Prophet Jeremiah lived over 400 years after King David.
Ezekiel 34:23-24:
34:23: And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
34:24: And I the LORD will be their G-D, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.
Ezekiel 37:24-25:
37:24: And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
37:25: And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
* The Prophet Ezekiel lived about 400 years after King David.
Hosea 3:5: Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their G-D, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
* The Prophet Hosea lived about 200 years after King David.
If you answered 'no' this book is not for you.
If you answered 'maybe' then this book is for you.
In my opinion Mystery of the Ages is the 'second' greatest book ever written.
JAA
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Loma, I think we found the Family Business, 2007-08-19
I grew up in the WCG and a few of its offshoots and read this book as well as all of Armstrongs books and booklets.
While Armstrong saw this as his greatest work it is really nothing more than all of his previous books rolled into one. If this is the first Armstrong book you read, there's no need to read the rest of them. Needless to say, if you're going to waste your time, do it the quickest way possible.
Like all of Armsrong's works and cult propaganda in general, this book is extremely repetitive, especially if you've read his other works first. This is because in order to make you "obedient" you must have that propaganda beaten into your skull over and over.
Armstrong's arrogance and self-righteous attitude permiates not only throughout this book but in his devout worshippers as well. That should be apparent to anybody here who gives a bad review or a dissenting comment to a good review.
Mystery of the Ages teaches a false gospel conjured up by a salesman who took doctrines form various other cults like the Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, and Mormons and created a false gospel that tore apart families, destroyed childhoods, deprived church membership of medical treatment for severe illnesses, and left many people poor and barely able to make ends meet. For what?
All so Armstrong could have the money he wanted to build shrines for himself to stroke his own ego as he sipped champagne and ate prime rib with his Young Ambassadors in Pasadena.
7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
more like MISERY of the ages, 2007-02-27
for those who were duped by this false preacher. He predicted over 200 FALSE
prophecies, which kept his followers on the edge of their seat, waiting for
the end of the world. Many minds are still enslaved by this nonsense.
PROVE what is right. You can easily search the exitsupportnetwork for the
real scoop from those who were emotionally, financially and spiritually
abused by these evil groups. See the "Questioning Herbert W Armstrong"
section for a chapter by chapter in depth review of the doctrines.
5 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
The natural man's fallen mind tries to interpret God's Word... again, 2007-01-28
Just by reading the preface, it is clear to see that this author does not have a clear understanding of God's Word, nor of who God really is.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only Begotten from the Father), full of grace and reality.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, I am the way and the reality and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.
Titus 2:13
Awaiting the blessed hope, even the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
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