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THE TRUTH READING REVOLUTIONഀ
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July 2017ഀ
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An Amazing Fact: Johannes Gutenberg’s printingഀ
press has been called the most important invention of theഀ
last thousand years. In the 1450s, it revolutionized bookഀ
production. The Gutenberg Bible was the first major bookഀ
printed on the new invention, and only 150 copies wereഀ
produced. Amazingly, 49 of them still exist today and areഀ
considered the most valuable books in the world. Each one isഀ
worth over $35 million.ഀ
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     It’s incredible that a person could own a Bible worth $35 million and never read it.ഀ
Yet these original Gutenberg Bibles typically sit in dark vaults or highly secured museumഀ
displays.ഀ
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     How tragic to own a Bible worth $35 million and never experience the treasureഀ
worth even more inside! But I’m thrilled that, with your help, millions of seekers areഀ
reading Amazing Facts Bibles, Study Guides, and hundreds of books and magazinesഀ
produced by our publishing team each year. And it is growing!ഀ
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     Before Gutenberg, books were copied by hand on paper or thin leather. Only theഀ
rich could afford these volumes. Perhaps that’s why, up until that time, there were onlyഀ
an estimated 30,000 books in all of Europe. Yet 50 years later, that number shot up toഀ
nearly 20 million!ഀ
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     The printing press brought a revolution of reading, but naturally, Bibles andഀ
Christian books were not the only things printed. The devil saw to it that stores andഀ
libraries were soon overflowing with evil writings that distracted people from the Wordഀ
of God.ഀ
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     Sadly, even after 500 years, there are still multitudes around the world locked inഀ
biblical ignorance. Just glance at the news and you’ll know what I mean. But there isഀ
something you can do to bring another revolution of reading truth!ഀ
Paper Still Pleasesഀ
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     I see it frequently when I fly—a sharply dressed, young businessperson sitting acrossഀ
the aisle working on a laptop. Then he puts away the computer and pulls out a real-ഀ
life book as thick as a brick. These young professionals are clearly into state-of-the-artഀ
technology, but when they want to relax and read, they opt for an old-fashioned bookഀ
they can hold in their hands.ഀ
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                                                                                                                                                  (over, please)