The Bible Verse Matthew 16: 18
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Matthew 16: 18
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Loading ...And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
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Peter(Petros)= a small rock(John 1:42).—see my commentary on v16….
Rock(Petra)= a large or massive stone
The Church will be built upon the revelation of Peter.In other words,Christ is the foundation of the Church.(I Cor.3:11;Eph.2:20)
Church=”ecclesia” -”Called out”-meaning “assembly.” The Church is the organized community of believers who accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour & Lord.The word “Church”is found only twice in the Gospels.(Matthew
16:18;18:17).The Gospel of Matthew is the link between the Nation of Israel of the Old Testament & the Church of the New Testament.The Church is built by Christ.
“My Church”-The Church belongs to Christ.”..the Church of God which he purchased with His own blood”Acts 20:28. Jesus Christ gave Himself for the church.Eph.5:25
“the gates of hell”-death
Luke10:19″Behold,I give you the authority to trample on serpents & scorpions and over all the power of enemy and nothing by any means hurt you.”
Is.27:1,2.In that day,sing to her,”A vineyard of red vine!I,the Lord,keep it, I water it every moment;Lest any hurt it,I keep it night & day.” The vineyard is the Church.God protects the church from the attacks of satan.The forces of evil will not overcome the Church.
“You are of God,little children,and have overcome them,He is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”I John 4:4