Why I am a member of the church of Christ;because of the prophesies concerning the church.Lesson 1

Acts 2:14-16

Opponent to the Prophecy of the Church1. Stop-gap measure/ after-thought belief

2. Belief that there is nothing said about the church in any prophecy.

3. The belief that the kingdom is still to come; still in the future.

Prophecies and the Church1. The Kingdom or the Church? Which is it?

Prophecies and the ChurchAnd I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 16:18

Prophecies and the ChurchAnd I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.“

Matthew 16:19

Prophecies and the Churchbut if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

1 Timothy 3:15

The Prophecies1. Isaiah 2:1-3

The PropheciesThe word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the Lord's house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it.

The PropheciesMany people shall come and say," Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths. "For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. - Isaiah 2:1-3

The Prophecies1. Isaiah 2:1-3

2. Daniel 2:28-35;44-45

The PropheciesBut there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these: As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be.

The PropheciesBut as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart. " You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome.

The PropheciesThis image's head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.

The PropheciesThen the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Daniel 2:28-35

The PropheciesAnd 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.

The Prophecies Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold —the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.“

Daniel 2:44-45

The Prophecies1. Isaiah 2:1-3

2. Daniel 2:28-35;44-45

3. Joel 2:28-32

The Prophecies"And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

The Prophecies"And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord

The PropheciesAnd it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the Lord has said, Among the remnant whom the Lord calls.

Joel 2:28-32

The Prophecies1. Isaiah 2:1-3

2. Daniel 2:28-35;44-45

3. Joel 2:28-32

4. Matthew 3:1-3

The PropheciesIn those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, " Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: "The voice of one crying in the wilderness:' Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight. '“ Matthew 3:1-3

The PropheciesThe voice of one crying in the wilderness:" Prepare the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God.

Isaiah 40:3

The Prophecies1. Isaiah 2:1-3

2. Daniel 2:28-35;44-45

3. Joel 2:28-32

4. Matthew 3:1-3

5. Matthew 16:18

The PropheciesAnd I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 16:18

The PropheciesAnd I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

The Truth Unfogged

1. The prophesies reveal the only church that Christ ever built.

2. One true church makes other “churches” false

The Truth Unfogged

1. How many churches are mentioned in prophecy?

2. How many churches did Christ build?

3. Which church will teach Christ’s law?

4. Which church will provide an entrance into eternal life?