Subject: Hades shall not overpower the church? |
Bible Note: Perhaps this will aid: Notice Mat.16:18 "I will build.." letting us know that it had not happened yet. It wasn't until the day of Pentecost in Acts 2 that it went from going to exist to actually existing see Acts 2:38-47. Jesus spent a lot of his time specifically preparing his twelve Apostle's for the kingdom to come which is the church. There are many that believe that they are separate, but wisdom reveals otherwise, see Mat. 16:28. Here is one instance of what I mean by preparing them see Lk 24:47(to happen) compared to Acts 2:38,41(happened). The church could not come to pass until Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. Look at Jesus’ response regarding Peter’s statement after he told them of his impeding death see Mat.16:23. Jesus knew who was behind this statement and knew he was trying to prevent it from happening. P.S. Please see 2Pet.1:20. |