Beyond Today Magazine: November–December 2017

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A century ago the Russian revolution toppled Czar Nicholas II and led to a communist takeover of the Russian Empire. How did that revolution come about? What was it like for the people who lived under the communist system? What were the results of this misguided experiment to create a human utopia without God? And why is it so hard to create a human government that really works? Download this issue in PDF.

Table of Contents

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The eyes of a bear.
12 minutes
The communist revolution that began in Russia 100 years ago ultimately swept up many nations in its grip. And although the Soviet Union collapsed in...
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A Bible with "Holy Bible" on a leather cover.
13 minutes
Are communism, socialism and today’s capitalism endorsed in Scripture? Plus, what does the Bible explain is the astounding future of government on...
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Exhibit at the Gulag Museum in Moscow.
4 minutes
Every form of human government has failed to some extent—though obviously some more spectacularly than others. Clearly human government has its...
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A photo illustration of pulling back a photo of destruction and revealing a beautiful peaceful landscape.
17 minutes
Over the centuries mankind has tried to build human utopias, but all have failed. One day all of humanity will be living a life that many can only...
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Arthur Balfour and his 1917 declaration of sympathy for a Jewish homeland.
12 minutes
Do you know the story of how a little-known document issued in Great Britain 100 years ago helped set the stage for a key fulfillment of Bible...
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A sunset over a mountain range.
6 minutes
The search for the best government has occupied mankind for thousands of years. And still, no one would ever call any of the systems in place today...
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Scenes from the 1917 Russian revolution that led to a communist takeover.
20 minutes
A century has passed since the 1917 October Revolution that led to the birth of the Soviet Union and a worldwide communist movement. How did that...
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A man sitting in a chair across from a Christmas tree.
12 minutes
Many feel that Christmas marks Christ’s birthday and that it honors Him. After all, can 2 billion professing Christians be wrong? At the same time...
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Photos of the author when she was young living in the USSR.
12 minutes
I grew up in the Soviet Union and experienced it firsthand. The system was founded on the dream of a worker’s paradise where all would share and every...
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An older person looking into a store window at night.
6 minutes
Lying—almost everybody does it and for a variety of reasons. But how does God view it, and what can we do about it?
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Letters from readers of the Beyond Today magazine.
5 minutes
Readers of Beyond Today magazine share their thoughts in the November/December 2017 issue.
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A waterfall.
8 minutes
The biblical story begins, transitions and ends with life in a garden. In this third part in a series, we consider the last setting.
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Photo illustration of missiles, the North Korean flag and the United States flag.
8 minutes
An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the November/December 2017 issue of Beyond Today.