A House of Prayer for All Nations

April 11th, 2011 | Eschatology | No Comment  
House of Prayer One might think that eschatology has nothing to do with the house of prayer, but that would be incorrect. We have established the relationship of the body of Christ, i.e. the Christian church as the hope of Israel (Col. 2:17; Eph. 1:13-14; 3:21) and the local church as having continued relevance in the present church age (Zech 4:1-2; Rev. 1:19). This naturally leads us to ask questions about worship? Should we worship? Does worship and prayer have any relevance in the kingdom today? In prophecy, God spoke of the inclusive body of Christ as the house of prayer. During the ...
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The Local Church Survived the Great Tribulation

March 31st, 2011 | Christian Prophecy | 4 Comments  
The Local Church Post 70AD? What is the status of the local church post 70 AD? Some see no relevance for the local church after Christ's returned in the first century. They believe that the church only continued up to that point, claiming it was a Jewish institution. We dealt with that fallacy in the previous article on Israel's Hope - The Body of Christ. We strongly encourage you to look at some of the points we made. Since we discussed the "body of Christ" in particular, our focus was on the church as the divine institution sent down from heaven by ...
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