Has the Lords Church Existed Since Pentecost I

Daniel 2: 44 “And in the days of these kings the God of heaven

Has the Lord’s Church Existed Since Pentecost? II. Apostasy. Gr. apostasia (ŽpostasÛa) - “falling

Has the Lord’s Church Existed Since Pentecost? III. Limits of History • Dominant Forces

The Stele of Pharaoh Merneptah II (ca. 1220 BC. ) “Israel lies desolate, its

The Stele of Pharaoh Merneptah II (ca. 1220 BC. ) The oldest reference to

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Has the Lord’s Church Existed Since Pentecost? I. Prophecy • Daniel 2: 44

Daniel 2: 44 “And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. ” (NKJV)

Has the Lord’s Church Existed Since Pentecost? I. Prophecy • Daniel 2: 44 • Colossians 1: 13, 14 • Mark 9: 1 • Acts 1: 8

Has the Lord’s Church Existed Since Pentecost? II. Apostasy. Gr. apostasia (ŽpostasÛa) - “falling away. ” • II Thessalonians 2: 1 -4 • Acts 20: 29 -31 • II Timothy 4: 3, 4 • II John 9 -11 • Revelation 1: 20 -2: 7

Has the Lord’s Church Existed Since Pentecost? III. Limits of History • Dominant Forces

The Stele of Pharaoh Merneptah II (ca. 1220 BC. ) “Israel lies desolate, its seed is no more”

The Stele of Pharaoh Merneptah II (ca. 1220 BC. ) The oldest reference to Israel outside of the Bible But Israel existed! The seed of Israel continued.

Has the Lord’s Church Existed Since Pentecost? III. Limits of History Dominant Forces • I Kings 19: 14 -18 • II Kings 19: 29 -34 • Romans 9: 25 -27

Has the Lord’s Church Existed Since Pentecost? III. Limits of History • Dominant Forces • Issues of the day Small groups are not the focus of history • Acts 19: 7 • Matthew 7: 13, 14