GOODWIN, LLOYD L — Prophecy Concerning Israel

Des Moines, IA: Gospel Assembly Church, 1975. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket, The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. There is also some rubbing to the rear book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Rev. Goodwin founded the Des Moines Gospel Assembly in 1979 and was leader of an organization of more than 100 gospel churches worldwide. He and the Rev. Leander Ray were scheduled to leave for Africa on Monday to spread the Gospel Assembly''s message. Ray said the Rev. Goodwin was firm and passionate on the pulpit while tender and generous in counseling. "His pulpit mannerisms and his compassion for people were unmatched," said Ray, who was a pastor at the Des Moines Gospel Assembly under the Rev. Goodwin for several years. "He was the greatest man I''ve ever met." The Rev. Goodwin was born in Evansville, IN. He lived in Des Moines for many years and watched the Gospel Assembly''s membership grow steadily and helped the church build a new parish in Urbandale at 7135 Meredith Drive. The church was often challenged for its beliefs that Jesus Christ would return to Earth during the 1990s and a war of Armageddon would soon follow. Cristicism of the Gospel Assembly reached fever pitch after the Branch Davidian diasaster in Waco, Texas, in 1993. The Rev. Goodwin bought a six-page advertising supplement to The Register in July 1993 to rebut charges that his church was a cult that brainwashed people. The ad, written almost entirely by the Rev. Goodwin, quoted heavily from the Bible and denounced idle curiosity by other Christians." (from Remembermyjourney website). Very Good .